Patent ID: 9210049
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. An infrastructure management system comprising: a plurality of networking devices, each networking device having a plurality of ports; a connectivity manager coupled to each of the plurality of networking devices via a first network, wherein the connectivity manager is configured to communicate with the plurality of networking devices to obtain status of each of the networking devices and port status of each of the plurality of ports; a database coupled to the connectivity manager and configured to store the port status and networking device status obtained by the connectivity manager; an infrastructure management device coupled to the connectivity manager via a second network, wherein the infrastructure management device is configured to communicate with the connectivity manager to obtain the port status and networking device status of the plurality of ports; wherein the infrastructure management device is configured to display one or more virtual networking devices based on the obtained port status and networking device status, each virtual networking device representing one of the plurality of networking devices; wherein the infrastructure management device is further configured to monitor the port status of a first port and a second port corresponding to a work order, the work order defining one or more characteristics of a desired cable to couple the first port to the second port; wherein when the infrastructure management device determines that one end of a cable is inserted into the first port, the infrastructure management device obtains cable data from the connectivity manager, the cable data including one or more characteristics of the cable inserted into the first port; wherein the infrastructure management device compares the one or more characteristics of the inserted cable with the corresponding one or more characteristics of the desired cable defined by the work order and provides a notification to a user indicating whether or not the one or more characteristics of the inserted cable match the one or more characteristics defined by the work order.