Patent ID: 9507113
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: G02B,H04B,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A system comprising: a management entity; a communication assembly configured to receive a plurality of communication sub-assemblies in a plurality of positions, the communication assembly comprising: a controller; and a switch communicatively coupled to the controller, the switch including a plurality of ports; a plurality of cables, each cable being attached to a respective one of the ports of the switch and routed and attached to the communication assembly so that each cable can be attached to a communication sub-assembly inserted into a predetermined one of the positions in the communication assembly, wherein each port of the switch is associated with a particular location; wherein the controller is configured to communicate port mapping information to the management entity; and wherein the management entity is configured to use the port mapping information to associate location information with a communication sub-assembly inserted into the communication assembly.