Patent ID: 9723379
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04Q

Claim:
1. An automated infrastructure management system, comprising: a plurality of intelligent patch panels, each comprising a plurality of connector ports connected to individual communication channels, wherein a telecommunications outlet is located at the end of at least some of the communication channels; a plurality of patch cords configured to selectively interconnect respective connector ports of the at least one intelligent patch panel with ports of at least one network switch; a processor in communication with at least some of the intelligent patch panels that obtains real time physical location information for the communication channels; memory coupled to the processor; and computer program code residing in the memory that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to turn Power over Ethernet (PoE) on at a corresponding network switch port according to an energy management policy assigned to a telecommunications outlet in response to connection of a powered device to the telecommunications outlet.