Patent ID: 9515962
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A communication apparatus comprising: a communication port to which a communication cable is detachably connected; a connection notification transmitting unit configured to transmit, to a server, communication port identification information for identifying said communication port to which said communication cable is connected; and a first notification device configured to indicate, in a viewable manner, a communication port corresponding to a first notification instruction received from the server as a communication port to which the communication cable is required to be connected, wherein the first notification device is capable of communicating with a plurality of network interfaces of the server, the plurality of network interfaces include network ports capable of connecting the communication cable, wherein a first unit of server specifies a pair of the network ports, which are connected via the communication cable, according to information related to connectivity of the network ports; wherein the first notification unit receives instructions from a second unit of the server, and wherein the instruction is to connect a first end of the communication cable to a first port corresponding to the specified port, and to connect a second end of the communication cable to a second port corresponding to the specified port, wherein the server comprises a memory storing program instructions and a processor configured to execute the program instructions to implement the first unit and the second unit.