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US 5,448,675 AGranted
Telecommunications distribution frame with tracing
AssigneeAT&T IPM Corp.
InventorsFrank S. Leone, Richard J. Pimpinella
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Abstract
Disclosed is a distribution unit which provides means for tracing patch connections. Each module is electrically connected to a shelf controller through a backplane. The shelf controllers are, in turn, coupled to a host computer. Pressing a button on one module lights an LED on that module and on the module which should be connected thereto based on the data base in the host computer.
Claims10
A telecommunications distribution frame comprising:
- a plurality of shelves;
- a plurality of modules within each shelf for connecting a cable to jumper cables;
- means comprising a backplane including busses for electrically connecting each module to a host computer which includes a data base of which modules should be connected together by a jumper cable;
- means associated with a first module for directing a first signal to said host computer through said backplane to locate a second module to be connected thereto;
- means associated with the first and second modules for receiving a second signal from the host through said backplane, and for visually indicating that the second signal has been received,
- whereby the said modules are identified by such visual indications.
3 more elements
A module for connecting a cable to a jumper cable comprising:
- means for signaling a host computer coupled to the module through a backplane, which host includes information as to where the module should be connected;
- and
- visual means for indicating that said signal has been sent to and received from the host computer through the backplane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.