Patent ID: 7978480
Filing Date: 2011-07-12
Classification: H04Q,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A patch panel comprising: a back plane having a front major surface and, a back major surface facing in an opposite direction; a plurality of pairs of termination locations mounted to the back plane, each termination location including a patch cord jack having electrical contacts connected to the back plane for electrically connecting to conductors in a patch cord; a plurality of interconnect locations mounted to the back plane, each interconnect location defining a card edge socket with normally connected contact pairs connected to the back plane, each normally connected contact pair electrically connected in the absence of an interconnect module introduced into the card edge socket; and circuitry on the back plane connecting each pair of termination locations at opposed normally connected contact pairs of one of the interconnect locations such that, upon introduction of an interconnect module into the card edge socket, the normally connected contact pairs electrically connecting the pair of termination locations are disconnected.