Publication number: 20140061297
Abstract: Identification elements (e.g., tracking elements, tracing elements, locating elements, etc.) (22A, 100) are provided on various communication components (20, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 35, 36, 40, 42, 48, 49, 60, 62, 64, 120) provided within a communication network such as a fiber optic network or a copper network. Fiber optic hubs 20 can be identified and/or managed. Data centers (110) with patch panels (120) can also be identified and/or managed. Example passive identification elements include bar codes (e.g., 2d barcodes) and radio frequency identification (RFID) tags. In certain embodiments, RFID tags and the bar codes can include network information included therein. In certain embodiments, bar codes can be used to direct technicians to network links at which additional information stored elsewhere is provided. In certain embodiments, identification elements can be provided on communication components through an application downloaded to a mobile device by scanning the bar code.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 16, 2012
Publication date:
March 6, 2014
Applicants:
TYCO ELECTRONCS RAYCHEM BVBA, ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Inventors:
Trevor D. Smith, Danny Ghislain Thijs, Didier Claeys, Heidi Bleus