Patent ID: 7934022
Filing Date: 2011-04-26
Classification: H01R,H04L

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for deriving connectivity information among telecommunications devices in a network, the apparatus comprising: a system including a database identifying the telecommunications devices and ports associated with each of the telecommunications devices; a bus master consolidation point (BMCP) in communication with the system over a network; a data and power consolidation point (DPCP) in communication with the BMCP over a first bus connection; a patch panel in communication with the DPCP over a second bus connection, the patch panel including a controller for transmitting and receiving port identification data; the patch panel forwarding received port identification data to the DPCP over the second bus connection, the DPCP forwarding port identification data to the BMCP over the first bus connection and the BMCP the forwarding port identification data and their associated connections to the system over the network; the system receiving port identification data and connection information and using said data to determine connectivity among the telecommunications devices in the network; wherein the patch panel includes a plurality of ports; the controller in the patch panel transmits a signal during a time slot, each time slot uniquely associated with one of the ports.