Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Paul Gardon, Esq.
  • Patent number: 6688910
    Abstract: The present invention provides for automatic addressing of devices on a rack controller bus. As each tracing interface module in a rack is powered up, the device identifies its electronic serial number (ESN) to the rack controller via the rack controller bus. The ESN includes information identifying the type of module, and the number of ports on the module to the rack controller. The rack controller maps the module's ESN to a unique address, which it sends back to the module. In subsequent communications, the module uses this address to identify itself to the rack controller, and the rack controller uses this address to track the location of patch connections to the module. If a module is replaced, the rack controller tracks the replacement using the same address assigned to the original module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: Avaya Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Daniel Warren Macauley