 described in the following United States Patent Applications, all of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference: U.S. Pat. No. 0,000,000, titled "SYSTEM FOR MONITORING CONNECTION PATTERN OF DATA PORTS", U.S. Pat. No. 0,000,000, titled "SYSTEM FOR MONITORING CONNECTION PATTERN OF DATA PORTS", U.S. Pat. No. 0,000,000, titled "SYSTEM FOR MONITORING CONNECTION PATTERN OF DATA PORTS", U.S. Pat. No. 0,000,000, titled "SYSTEM FOR MONITORING CONNECTION PATTERN OF DATA PORTS", 