Patent ID: 8562358

Claim:
A patch panel assembly for operatively interconnecting together a plurality of work area outlets of a data network to at least one network device, the patch panel assembly comprising: a first circuit board having first and second opposing surfaces, the first circuit board including a plurality of first connectors disposed thereon, the first connectors being adapted to connect to network cables extending to the work area outlets; a second circuit board having first and second opposing surfaces and being spaced away from the first circuit board, the second circuit board including a plurality of indicators disposed thereon for selectively indicating at least one of the first connectors, the first and second circuit boards cooperatively defining a hollow nest therebetween; first integrated circuits disposed on the first circuit board, and operatively connected to the first connectors by first circuitry, for monitoring the status of the work area outlets; and second integrated circuits disposed on the second circuit board, and operatively connected to the indicators by second circuitry, for selectively operating the indicators.