Local area networks for intelligent patching system controllers and related methods, controllers and communications interfaces

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8939798-B2
Application number	US-201213664618-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 31, 2012
Priority date	Dec 12, 2011
Publication date	Jan 27, 2015
Grant date	Jan 27, 2015

Abstract

Communications interfaces are provided that include a connector port that has housing that defines a plug aperture and at least first through eighth contacts that extend into the plug aperture. These communications interfaces further include an Ethernet interface (e.g., an Ethernet switch) and a multi-drop communication interface (e.g., an RS-485 transceiver). First through fourth conductive paths are provided that electrically connect the respective first through fourth contacts of the connector port to the Ethernet interface. Fifth and sixth conductive paths are provided that electrically connect the respective fifth and sixth contacts of the connector port to the multi-drop communication interface.

First claim

That which is claimed is:

1. A communications interface, comprising:
a connector port that includes housing that defines a plug aperture and at least first through eighth contacts that extend into the plug aperture;
an Ethernet interface;
a multi-drop communication interface;
first through fourth conductive paths that electrically connect the respective first through fourth contacts to the Ethernet interface; and
fifth and sixth conductive paths that electrically connect t…

Assignees

• Commscope Inc

Inventors

• Oberski Jeffrey A

Classifications

• H01R24/64 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04L12/40032

  Electricity · mapped topic