Patent ID: 7023809
Filing Date: 2006-04-04
Classification: H04L,H04Q,H04W

Abstract:
1. A computer network, comprising: one or more work centers, each comprising work center devices; one or more powered, intelligent, multiplexing devices located at one or more of said work centers, said powered, intelligent, multiplexing devices communicatively coupled with said work center devices via cabling, said one or more powered, intelligent, multiplexing devices providing an access control point, said one or more powered, intelligent, multiplexing devices further automatically providing a tamper alert signal to a network management source in the event of a physical breach; one or more network servers, each connected with one or more of said powered, intelligent, multiplexing devices, each connection via a single industry standard communications cable, wherein signals between said work center devices and said network servers are multiplexed in said cabling and said single industry standard communications cable; and one or more network administrator consoles, each network administration console implementing and managing said access control point of said one or more powered, intelligent, multiplexing devices.