Patent ID: 8203450

Claim:
A patch panel having a front side and a rear side, the patch panel comprising: a mounting frame; a plurality of Multi-fiber Push On-to-Multi-fiber Push On couplers that are mounted on the mounting frame, each Multi-fiber Push On-to-Multi-fiber Push On coupler including a first connector port that is accessible from the front side of the patch panel and a second connector port that is accessible from the rear side of the patch panel; a first set of antennas, wherein each antenna in the first set of antennas is adjacent the first connector port of a respective one of the plurality of Multi-fiber Push On-to-Multi-fiber Push On couplers and is configured to read an identifier that is included in or on a first Multi-fiber Push On connector terminated cable that is inserted in the first connector port of the respective one of the plurality of Multi-fiber Push On-to-Multi-fiber Push On couplers; and a second set of antennas, wherein each antenna in the second set of antennas is adjacent the second connector port of a respective one of the plurality of Multi-fiber Push On-to-Multi-fiber Push On couplers and is configured to read an identifier that is included in or on a second Multi-fiber Push On connector terminated cable that is inserted in the second connector port of the respective one of the plurality of Multi-fiber Push On-to-Multi-fiber Push On couplers.