Patent ID: 9065658
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: H04L,H04Q

Abstract:
1. A system for identifying connections in a communication network having an Ethernet switch and a network management system, said system comprising: a plurality of electronic outlets, each of said electronic outlets including a communication path providing a connection between said Ethernet switch and an endpoint device, each of said electronic outlets being connected to said Ethernet switch via a first plurality of wire pairs and further connected to an endpoint device via a second plurality of wire pairs, each of said electronic outlets storing identification information in memory and having a transmit mode and a receive mode, wherein a termination impedance measured along said communication path of said electronic outlet includes a first termination impedance when said electronic outlet is in said transmit mode and a second termination impedance when electronic outlet is in said receive mode, said first and said second termination impedances being different.