Patent ID: 9104897
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A transceiver locking assembly, comprising: at least one processor device; a network device, in a network environment, in communication with the least one processor device; a transceiver in communication with the network device; a transceiver port, coupled to the network device, defining a first slot opening in at least one of a plurality of positions of the transceiver port and configured for selectively receiving the transceiver; and a dynamically controlled locking mechanism, controlled by the at least one processor device, and coupled to the transceiver port: wherein, upon a command being issued to the network device, the dynamically controlled locking mechanism is one of selectively positioned into the first slot opening to lock the transceiver into the network device and selectively removed away from the first slot opening to unlock the transceiver from the network device.