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US 2012/0072137 A1Published application
Patch panel monitoring device
AssigneeVerizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
InventorJohn E. Rathke
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Abstract
A system and method including at least one patch panel device interconnected with at least one media line and configured to at least one of receive and transmit a communication signal; and at least one measurement device interconnected with the patch panel through at least one monitoring jumper, wherein the measurement device is configured to capture at least one of a voltage and an impedance from the monitoring jumper, wherein the monitoring jumper is configured to selectively receive an electronic label.
Claims25
A method comprising:
- attaching a monitoring jumper to an interface selectively connected to a communication device;
- connecting a measurement device to the monitoring jumper;
- taking a measurement from the monitoring jumper;
- and
- labeling the monitoring jumper with an electronic label.
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A monitor jumper comprising:
- at least one media cable extending between a first end and a second end;
- at least one connector affixed to at least one of the first end and the second end;
- and
- at least one conductive element extending between the first end and the second end, wherein the conductive element is configured to receive a configuration pattern.
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A device comprising:
- a patch panel;
- a monitoring jumper in communication with the patch panel;
- a measurement device in communication with the monitoring jumper;
- wherein the measurement device is configured to read a monitoring jumper configuration pattern;
- and
- an electronic label affixed to the monitoring jumper, wherein the electronic label is configured to receive a value corresponding to the configuration pattern.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.