Port-to-port visual identification system

A distribution system for distributing electrical or fluid communications from a central location to a number of remote locations, the distribution system comprising:

• a plurality of central ports;
• a plurality of remote ports remote from and spaced away from the plurality of central ports;
• each central port being connected to a respective remote port by a transmission line for electrical or fluid communication between the central port and the remote port through the transmission line;
• the plurality of central ports defining a plurality of sets of central ports, each set of central ports being connected to a respective set of remote ports by the transmission lines extending between the central ports of the set of central ports and the remote ports of the set of remote parts;
• an identification system comprising a plurality of signal paths, a plurality of signal receivers, and a plurality of output devices, each signal path of the plurality of signal paths being physically separated from and not being attached to the transmission lines connecting the central ports and the remote ports, each signal path of the plurality of signal paths being physically separated from and not being attached to both the plurality of remote ports and the plurality of central ports;
• each signal path being connected to and extending between a respective signal receiver disposed at one end of the signal path and a respective output device disposed at an opposite end of the signal path from the first end, the signal receiver being configured to inject a signal into the signal path, the output device being configured to generate a visual, auditory, or tactile output signal when a signal is injected into the signal path;
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• each signal receiver being disposed at a physical location associated with a respective set of central ports or each signal receiver being disposed at a physical location associated with a respective set of remote ports, and the output device connected to the signal receiver being disposed at a physical location associated with the other of the set of central ports or the set of remote ports connected to the respective set of central ports or respective remote ports associated with the signal receiver whereby each signal path is associated with a respective connected set of central ports and set of remote ports.