Patent ID: 11924591
Assignee: FIBER MOUNTAIN, INC.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 8:
9. A networking system comprising:
at least one network device;
at least one network appliance; and
a fiber port management system in communication with the at least one network device and the at least one network appliance, wherein the fiber port management system comprises:
a plurality of low density fiber connectors, wherein at least two of the plurality of low density fiber connectors are arranged as paired fiber connectors;
a plurality of high density fiber connectors;
at least one cable connected to one of the plurality of high density fiber connectors and at least to the paired low density fiber connectors;
at least one indicator associated with each of the paired fiber connectors;
at least one indicator associated with each of the plurality of high density fiber connectors; and
a controller used to control the operation of the at least one indicator associated with each of the paired fiber connectors based upon a status associated with the paired fiber connectors, wherein control the operation of the at least one indicator associated with each of the paired fiber connectors includes controlling a color of the at least one indicator and controlling a blinking pattern of the at least one indicator, and the controller is used to control the operation of the at least one indicator associated with each of the plurality of high density fiber connectors based upon a status associated with the plurality of high density fiber connectors, wherein control the operation of the at least one indicator associated with each of the plurality of high density fiber connectors includes controlling a color of the at least one indicator and controlling a blinking pattern of the at least one indicator.