Intelligent wiring device and wiring method

Abstract

The invention relates to the field of wiring, in particular to an intelligent wiring device and a wiring method.The device comprises a wiring board, an acquisition board, a controller and an electronic tag, and the electronic tag comprises a plug tag and a board tag for identifying the address of the wiring board; the acquisition board is detachably mounted on the distribution board, the acquisition board is provided with an electronic tag read-write module and antennas, the acquisition board is provided with an antenna corresponding to each port of the distribution board, and each antenna is numbered according to the port; the controller is connected with the acquisition board, supplies power to the acquisition board through the controller, and controls the antenna to read the electronic tag; the disc label is fixedly arranged at any port of the distribution disc, and the disc label is read through the antenna corresponding to the port; the plug label is fixedly arranged on the cable plug, and the plug label is read through the antenna corresponding to the connected port. According to the invention, the port and the cable plug can be accurately and effectively paired, the acquisition board does not need to be bound with the address of the distribution board, the movement and replacement are convenient, and the upgrading and reconstruction requirements of field wiring can be better met.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of wiring technology, and in particular to an intelligent wiring device and a wiring method. Background Art

[0002] The statements in this section merely provide background information related to the present invention and do not necessarily constitute prior art.

[0003] Due to the lack of effective intelligent management methods for the port resources of ODF racks and optical cross-connect boxes on optical distribution networks, existing paper label management methods have led to discrepancies between the corresponding link routing connections, port and patch cord pairings, and the specific physical location of fiber core resources in backend systems. To address the shortcomings of existing paper label-based resource management, manufacturers have proposed some intelligent management methods.

[0004] One approach involves installing RFID tags on fiber optic distribution frames (ODFs), optical cross-connect ports, and optical connectors. Keeping a pair of RFID tags close together, each port tag is bound to a port address. An RFID reader then reads and identifies the pair simultaneously. The RFID reader operates in close-range reading mode, ensuring that only the closest pair of RFID tags is identified, while ignoring other tags in the surrounding area. This allows the reader to read the information from the RFID tags on the fiber optic port and connector pair. By identifying each pair of RFID tags installed on each fiber optic port and connector pair by pair, the correspondence between fiber optic ports and optical fibers within the cross-connect box can be recorded and managed. However, each ODF and optical cross-connect device typically has hundreds of ports. This pair-by-pair identification method is labor-intensive, inefficient, and prone to omissions and errors.

[0005] Another approach is to upgrade and transform passive facilities into active ones. RFID tags are installed on fiber connectors in ODFs and optical cross-connects, and data acquisition boards that recognize RFID tags are installed on the trays. These boards are then assigned addresses. Active control devices are deployed within the facilities and connected to the data acquisition boards, enabling real-time management of wiring resources. Because data acquisition boards require address binding, maintenance and replacement are inconvenient. Furthermore, the variety of tray types and structures in ODFs and optical cross-connects on site makes it difficult for the data acquisition board's antenna to match the plug's RFID tag, leading to missed reads and cross-reading.

[0006] In view of the above-mentioned defects, the present invention has made improvements. Summary of the Invention

[0007] In order to overcome the shortcomings of the background technology, the present invention provides an intelligent wiring device and wiring method, which can accurately and effectively realize the pairing of ports and cable plugs. The acquisition board added to the wiring board does not need to be bound to the wiring board address, which is convenient for movement and replacement, and can better meet the upgrade and transformation needs of on-site wiring.

[0008] To achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following technical solutions:

[0009] In a first aspect, an intelligent wiring device is provided, the wiring device comprising a wiring panel, an acquisition board, a controller, and an electronic label, the electronic label comprising a plug label for identifying a cable plug and a panel label for identifying an address of the wiring panel;

[0010] The acquisition board is detachably mounted on the wiring board. The acquisition board has an electronic tag reading and writing module and an antenna. Each port of the wiring board corresponding to the acquisition board is provided with one antenna, and each antenna is numbered according to the port.

[0011] The controller is connected to the acquisition board, supplies power to the acquisition board through the controller, and controls the antenna of the acquisition board to read the corresponding electronic tag;

[0012] The disk tag is fixed to any port of the distribution board, and the disk tag is read by the antenna corresponding to the port;

[0013] The plug tag is fixed on a cable plug for connecting to a port of a distribution board, and the plug tag is read by an antenna corresponding to the connected port.

[0014] Further,

[0015] At least one positioning post is provided on the acquisition board, and a limiting convex edge is provided on each side of the acquisition board to form a limiting slot. The wiring tray is provided with a positioning slot adapted to the positioning post, and the front ends of the panels on both sides of the wiring tray are respectively inserted into the limiting slots on both sides of the acquisition board, and the two limiting convex edges respectively contact the front end surfaces of the panels on both sides of the wiring tray.

[0016] Further,

[0017] The acquisition board is provided with a plurality of protrusions facing the ports of the distribution board, and one antenna is arranged on each of the protrusions.

[0018] Further,

[0019] The disk label and the plug label both have unique IDs, and the disk label and the plug label use different numbering rules.

[0020] Further,

[0021] Among all electronic tags, the disk tag is located in the most unfavorable position for antenna reading.

[0022] In a second aspect, an intelligent wiring method is also provided, which is applied to the intelligent wiring device as described above, and the method includes:

[0023] The controller controls the antenna of the acquisition board to read the disk label to obtain the wiring disk address;

[0024] The port position is determined by the patch panel address and antenna number, and the controller controls the antenna of the acquisition board to read the plug label of each port of the patch panel one by one to achieve pairing of the plug label and the port.

[0025] Further,

[0026] Among all electronic tags, the disk tag is located in the most unfavorable position for antenna reading; the method further comprises:

[0027] According to the recognition of the disk label, the antenna power is adaptively adjusted through the acquisition board control;

[0028] The plug label is judged whether it is missed according to the recognition result of the disk label. If the disk label is read, it indicates that the plug label is not missed, and the wiring disk address is obtained.

[0029] Further,

[0030] The disk label is fixedly mounted on the first port of the distribution board, and the antenna corresponding to the first port is numbered as antenna #1. The controller controls antenna #1 of the acquisition board to read the disk label and plug label of the first port of the distribution board, including:

[0031] If a plug label and a disk label are read, the plug label and the port are paired and the next antenna is collected;

[0032] If a plug label is read but the disk label is not read, the data is collected again. If the disk label is still not read after N collections, an alarm is issued and a prompt is given that the disk label is not installed.

[0033] If a disk label is read but a plug label is not read, the acquisition is repeated. If the plug label is still not read after N acquisitions, it is prompted that the port is idle and the acquisition of the next antenna is carried out;

[0034] If the electronic tag is not read, the collection is repeated. If the electronic tag is still not read after N collections, an alarm is issued, and it is prompted that the disk label is not installed or the label is missed.

[0035] Further,

[0036] The collecting of the next antenna includes:

[0037] If a plug label is read, the plug label is paired with the port and the next antenna is collected;

[0038] If the electronic tag is not read, the acquisition is repeated. If the electronic tag is still not read after N acquisitions, the port is prompted to be idle and the acquisition of the next antenna is carried out.

[0039] Further,

[0040] The adaptive adjustment of antenna power by the acquisition board control according to the recognition of the disk label includes:

[0041] If a plug label is read but the disk label is not read, the acquisition is repeated. If the disk label is not read after N acquisitions, the antenna power is increased by one level and the acquisition is repeated N times. If the disk label is still not read, an alarm is issued and a prompt is given that the disk label is not installed.

[0042] If the tag is not read, repeat the collection. If the tag is still not read after N collections, increase the antenna power by 1 level and repeat the collection N times. If the tag is still not read after N collections, increase the antenna power by 1 level again and repeat the collection N times. Increase the antenna power in the above way. If the disk label is still not read when the set maximum antenna power is reached, an alarm will be issued and the disk label will be prompted that the disk label is not installed.

[0043] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0044] 1. The port location can be determined by the patch panel address and antenna number. The acquisition board's antenna reads the plug label of each port on the patch panel one by one, thereby accurately and effectively pairing the port with the cable plug. The acquisition board does not need to be bound to the patch panel address, making it easy to move and replace, and can better meet the needs of on-site wiring upgrades and renovations.

[0045] 2. Set the disk label as the most difficult electronic label for the antenna to read. With this design, if the antenna can capture the disk label, it can also capture the plug label on the same port, and other antennas can also capture the corresponding plug label. In other words, the disk label recognition result can be used to determine whether the plug label is missed.

[0046] 3. In view of the disc label recognition situation, an adaptive adjustment of antenna power is added to improve the reading effect and effectively reduce missed readings.

[0047] Other features and advantages of the present invention will be described in the following description, and in part will become apparent from the description, or will be understood by practicing the present invention. The purpose and other advantages of the present invention can be realized and obtained by the structures pointed out in the description, claims and drawings.

[0048] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0049] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying any creative work.

[0050] Figure 1 This is a schematic structural diagram of an intelligent wiring device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0051] Figure 2 This is a schematic structural diagram of an acquisition board according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0052] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the installation of a collection board according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0053] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of a first installation position of a disc label according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0054] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of a second installation position of a disc label according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0055] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of a third installation position of a disc label according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0056] Figure 7 A schematic diagram of a flow chart of an intelligent wiring method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0057] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the process of antenna acquisition in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

[0058] Figure 9 This is a flow chart of adding adaptive adjustment of antenna power in antenna acquisition in embodiment 1# of the present invention.

[0059] Markings in the figure: 1- distribution board, 2- acquisition board, 3- controller, 4- plug label, 5- tray label, 6- antenna, 7- jumper, 8- cable plug, 9- power supply & communication interface, 10- positioning column, 11- limiting convex edge, 12- limiting card slot, 13- panel, 14- front end surface, 15- upper cover, 16- lower shell, 17- protrusion, 18- positioning card slot, 19- first port, 20- indicator light. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0060] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the present invention more clear, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of them. All other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field based on the embodiments of the present invention without making any creative efforts shall fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0061] like Figure 1 As shown, the first embodiment of the present invention provides an intelligent wiring device, which includes a wiring panel 1, an acquisition board 2, a controller 3 and an electronic tag, wherein the electronic tag includes a plug label 4 for identifying a cable plug 8 and a disk label 5 for identifying the address of the wiring panel 1; the acquisition board 2 is detachably mounted on the wiring panel 1, and the acquisition board 2 has an electronic tag reading and writing module and an antenna 6. The acquisition board 2 is provided with an antenna 6 at each port corresponding to the wiring panel 1, and each antenna 6 is numbered according to the port; the controller 3 is connected to the acquisition board 2, and the acquisition board 2 is powered by the controller 3, and the antenna 6 of the acquisition board 2 is controlled to read the corresponding electronic tag; the disk label 5 is fixed on any port of the wiring panel 1, and the disk label 5 is read by the antenna 6 corresponding to the port; the plug label 4 is fixed on the cable plug 8 used to connect to the port of the wiring panel 1, and the plug label 4 is read by the antenna 6 corresponding to the connected port.

[0062] In the above technical solution, the plug label 4 is used to identify the AZ end of the jumper 7, and the tray label 5 is used to identify the location of the patch panel 1 (i.e., the address of the patch panel 1). A collection board 2 is added to the patch panel 1 for easy assembly and disassembly. Antennas 6 are set on the collection board 2 to correspond one-to-one with the ports of the patch panel 1 (i.e., the number of antennas 6 on the collection board 2 corresponds one-to-one with the number of ports of the patch panel 1). This facilitates reading electronic tags. Each antenna 6 is numbered according to the port number. The tray label 5 is installed at any port of the patch panel 1, allowing the antenna 6 to read and obtain the patch panel 1 address. The port location can be determined by the patch panel 1 address and the antenna 6 number. The antenna 6 of the collection board 2 reads the plug label 4 of each port of the patch panel 1 one by one, thereby accurately and effectively pairing the port with the cable plug 8 (i.e., pairing the port with the plug label 4). The collection board 2 of the above solution does not need to be bound to the tray address (i.e., the address of the patch panel 1), making it easy to move and replace, and better meeting the needs of on-site wiring upgrades and modifications. In specific implementation, both the plug label 4 and the tray label 5 are RFID tags.

[0063] In this embodiment, the antenna 6 of the acquisition board 2 corresponds one-to-one to the port of the distribution board 1. The antenna 6 identifies the disk label 5 to obtain the address of the distribution board 1, and determines the port address corresponding to each antenna 6 according to the antenna 6 number; the antenna 6 identifies the electronic label of the plug (that is, the plug label 4), thereby realizing the pairing of the port and the jumper 7 plug.

[0064] In some embodiments, the acquisition board 2 further includes a power module and a communication module, and is connected to the controller 3 via a power supply and communication interface 9. The controller 3 supplies power to the acquisition board 2 and controls the antenna 6 on the acquisition board 2 to read the ID of the electronic tag. In specific implementations, the acquisition board 2 and the controller 3 can be connected by a cable or wirelessly. The power supply and communication interface 9 described above is used to connect an external read-write controller 3. In specific implementations, an indicator light 20 can be added to the acquisition board 2 to guide operations. The indicator light 20 on the acquisition board 2 is used to identify the distribution board 1. Alternatively, an indicator light 20 can be added to each protrusion 17 to identify each port.

[0065] During specific implementation, the on-site transformation mainly includes the following aspects: installing a panel label 5 on a certain port of the distribution panel 1 to identify the address of the distribution panel 1; installing a unique ID number electronic tag on each cable plug 8; adding an acquisition board 2 to the distribution panel 1, and connecting the acquisition board 2 to the controller 3 to control the antenna 6 on the acquisition board 2 to read the panel label 5 and the plug label 4.

[0066] As a preferred technical solution, Figures 2 to 3 As shown, at least one positioning post 10 is provided on the acquisition board 2, and a limiting convex edge 11 is provided on each side of the acquisition board 2 to form a limiting slot 12. The wiring tray 1 is provided with a positioning slot 18 adapted to the positioning post 10, and the front ends of the panels 13 on both sides of the wiring tray 1 are respectively inserted into the limiting slots 12 on both sides of the acquisition board 2, and the two limiting convex edges 11 respectively contact the front end surfaces 14 of the panels 13 on both sides of the wiring tray 1.

[0067] In this embodiment, the acquisition board 2 is installed on the wiring tray 1. During assembly, the positioning column 10 is inserted into the positioning slot 18 of the wiring tray 1 (lower shell 16) to ensure that the antenna 6 and the port on the acquisition board 2 are accurately positioned. At the same time, the front ends of the two side panels 13 of the wiring tray 1 (lower shell 16) are respectively inserted into the limiting slots 12 on both sides of the acquisition board 2, and the limiting ridges 11 on the left and right sides respectively contact the front end surfaces 14 of the two side panels 13 of the wiring tray 1 (lower shell 16), which can be used for the front and rear and rotation limiting of the acquisition board 2. The positioning column 10 of this embodiment is set on the bottom surface of the acquisition board 2. The structural design of the positioning column 10 plus the limiting ridges 11 on both sides can quickly and accurately realize the installation and positioning of the acquisition board 2 on the wiring tray 1, and can be well adapted to the on-site tray (wiring tray 1) modification and quick installation. For the installation of the above-mentioned acquisition board 2, there is no need to punch holes on site, and the existing wiring tray 1 structure is not changed, which is suitable for rapid on-site modification. The specific structure of the acquisition board 2 in this embodiment is as follows Figure 2 shown.

[0068] There are many types of wiring trays 1 in the existing network, and the port spacing of wiring trays 1 of different manufacturers is different. In order to reduce the cumulative deviation of the port spacing, it is preferred to position it with the middle port to reduce the position offset of the antenna 6 at both ends and the wiring tray 1. For the mainstream 12-core wiring tray 1 in the existing network, the acquisition board 2 is positioned with port 6 or port 7. In specific implementation, the acquisition board 2 can be embedded in the wiring tray 1, or it can be installed externally on the wiring tray 1. The wiring tray 1 includes an upper cover 15 and a lower shell 16. When installing the acquisition board 2, the upper cover 15 is removed for installation. This embodiment adopts embedded installation and adopts port 6 positioning (that is, positioning port 6). The positioning column 10 is inserted into the adapter slot of port 6 (that is, the aforementioned positioning slot 18) to realize the positioning of the acquisition board 2, ensuring that the position of the 6# antenna and port 6 is accurate, and the plug label 4 of port 6 can be positioned in the ideal reading position of the 6# antenna. The limiting convex edges 11 on both sides of the acquisition board 2 are respectively attached to the front end surfaces 14 of the panels 13 on both sides of the wiring board 1 to limit the acquisition board 2. Finally, the acquisition board 2 is fixed after the upper cover 15 is installed.

[0069] As a preferred technical solution, the acquisition board 2 is provided with a plurality of protrusions 17 facing the ports of the distribution board 1 , and one antenna 6 is arranged on each of the protrusions 17 .

[0070] Antenna 6 is located on acquisition board 2 (i.e., PCB) and is a printed circuit on the PCB (in practice, it can be printed on either the top or bottom of the PCB). To facilitate the placement of antenna 6, acquisition board 2 in this embodiment is provided with multiple right-angled trapezoidal protrusions 17 (which, when installed, face the cable plug 8). Each protrusion 17 houses an antenna 6. The number of antennas 6 corresponds to the number of ports on the patch panel 1, facilitating the reading of corresponding electronic tags.

[0071] As a preferred technical solution, the disk label 5 and the plug label 4 both have unique IDs, and the disk label 5 and the plug label 4 use different numbering rules.

[0072] In this embodiment, both the disk label 5 and the plug label 4 have a unique ID, that is, each electronic label has a unique ID, and the disk label 5 and the jumper label (that is, the plug label 4, the same below) use different numbering rules. In this way, the label ID can be used to effectively distinguish whether the label belongs to the plug label 4 or the disk label 5, which can facilitate the actual label identification work.

[0073] As a preferred technical solution, among all electronic tags, the disc tag 5 is located in the most unfavorable position for antenna 6 to read.

[0074] In this embodiment, by detecting the read disk label 5, it is possible to determine whether the plug label 4 is missed. Specifically, the disk label 5 is set as the electronic label that is least conducive to reading by the antenna 6 among all electronic tags. After adopting this design, if the antenna 6 can collect the disk label 5, then the antenna 6 can also collect the plug label 4 of the same port, and other antennas 6 can also collect the corresponding plug labels 4. That is, based on the recognition result of the disk label 5, it can be determined whether the plug label 4 is missed. If the disk label 5 is read, it indicates that the plug label 4 is not missed.

[0075] In summary, the embodiments of the present invention provide a new intelligent patching device that can intelligently transform the patch panel ports and inserted optical fiber plugs without disconnecting the network, with good adaptability and high transformation efficiency.

[0076] like Figure 7 As shown, the second embodiment of the present invention provides an intelligent wiring method, which is applied to the intelligent wiring device as described above, and the method includes: controlling the antenna 6 of the acquisition board 2 by the controller 3 to read the disk label 5 to obtain the address of the distribution board 1; determining the port position by the address of the distribution board 1 and the number of the antenna 6, and controlling the antenna 6 of the acquisition board 2 by the controller 3 to read the plug label 4 of each port of the distribution board 1 one by one, so as to realize pairing of the plug label 4 with the port.

[0077] In the above technical solution, since the disk label 5 identifies the address of the distribution disk 1, the antenna 6 on the acquisition board 2 can obtain the distribution disk 1 address of the current distribution disk 1 after reading the disk label 5. Since the number of the antenna 6 on the acquisition board 2 corresponds one-to-one to the port serial number of the distribution disk 1, the port position can be quickly and accurately determined through the distribution disk 1 address and the antenna 6 number. Then, after the antenna 6 on the acquisition board 2 reads the plug label 4 of each port of the distribution disk 1 one by one, the plug label 4 and the port can be accurately and effectively paired.

[0078] As a preferred technical solution, among all electronic tags, the disk label 5 is located in the most unfavorable position for antenna 6 to read; the method further includes: according to the recognition of the disk label 5, adaptively adjusting the power of the antenna 6 through the acquisition board 2; judging whether the plug label 4 is missed based on the recognition result of the disk label 5, if the disk label 5 is read, it indicates that the plug label 4 is not missed, and obtaining the address of the wiring board 1.

[0079] Due to differences in the port spacing between patch panels 1 from different manufacturers in the retrofit scenario, the distance and relative position between the acquisition board antenna 6 and the tag will vary. Furthermore, the sensitivity of RFID tags varies between manufacturers and batches. Setting the acquisition board antenna 6 power too high can easily lead to cross-reading, while setting the antenna 6 power too low can easily lead to missed reads. Therefore, this embodiment incorporates adaptive antenna 6 power adjustment based on the patch panel 1 tag recognition (i.e., based on the recognition of the panel label 5, which in this embodiment is also written as the patch panel 1 label). This improves reading performance and effectively reduces missed reads. Furthermore, the recognition results of the panel label 5 are used to determine whether the plug label 4 has been missed.

[0080] As a preferred technical solution, the disk tag 5 is fixed on the first port 19 of the distribution board 1, and the antenna 6 corresponding to the first port 19 is numbered as antenna 1#. The controller 3 controls the antenna 1# of the acquisition board 2 to read the disk tag 5 and the plug tag 4 of the first port 19 of the distribution board 1 (i.e., the antenna 1# is used to collect data, such as Figure 8 shown), including:

[0081] If a plug label 4 and a disk label 5 are read, the plug label 4 is paired with the port, and the next antenna 6 is collected;

[0082] If a plug label 4 is read but the disk label 5 is not read, the data is collected again. If the disk label 5 is still not read after N collections, an alarm is issued and a prompt is given that the disk label 5 is not installed.

[0083] If a disk label 5 is read but the plug label 4 is not read, the acquisition is repeated. If the plug label 4 is still not read after N acquisitions, it is indicated that the port is idle and the acquisition of the next antenna 6 is carried out;

[0084] If the electronic tag is not read, the acquisition is repeated. If the electronic tag is still not read after N acquisitions, an alarm is issued, and it is prompted that the disk tag 5 is not installed or the tag is missed (the distance between the tag and the antenna 6 is too large or the tag sensitivity is low).

[0085] In a specific implementation, the disk label 5 can be fixed on any port of the patch panel 1 (i.e., the disk label 5 can be installed on any port adapter), can be fixed to the port adapter by a clamp, or can be fixed in the port slot by adhesive. The jumper label (i.e., plug label 4) is located on the cable plug 8 at both ends of the jumper 7. After the cable plug 8 is inserted into the port adapter, the position of the plug label 4 is fixed relative to the adapter. To ensure that the antenna 6 reads the disk label 5 and the plug label 4 at the same time, the disk label 5 and the plug label 4 are on the same plane or overlapped vertically, or can be perpendicular to the plug label 4, such as Figures 4 to 6 As shown, in this embodiment, the disk label 5 is fixed to the adapter of port 1 (i.e., the disk label 5 is fixed to the first port 19 of the distribution board 1). The cumulative deviation between antenna #1 of acquisition board 2 and port 1 is the largest, making it more difficult for antenna #1 to read the corresponding plug label 4 than the other antennas 6. When the disk label 5 and plug label 4 are misaligned and overlap, the disk label 5 is below the plug label 4, making it easier for antenna 6 to read the upper plug label 4. The misalignment of the upper and lower labels improves the reading of the disk label 5 below. The acquisition board antenna 6 covers both the plug label 4 and the disk label 5, allowing simultaneous reading of both. Of all electronic tags, the disk label 5 is in the most unfavorable position for antenna 6 to read. By detecting the read disk label 5, it is determined whether the plug label 4 will be missed.

[0086] like Figure 4 As shown, the disk label 5 and the plug label 4 are arranged on the same plane; specifically, the disk label 5 and the plug label 4 are arranged side by side on the jumper 7 plug.

[0087] like Figure 5 As shown, the disk label 5 and the plug label 4 are vertically offset and overlapped; specifically, the disk label 5 is fixed on the port adapter, and the plug label 4 is fixed on the jumper plug 7. After the plug is inserted into the adapter, the plug label 4 and the disk label 5 are vertically offset and overlapped.

[0088] like Figure 6 As shown, the disk label 5 is perpendicular to the plug label 4 ; specifically, the plug label 4 is fixed to the plug of the jumper 7 , and the disk label 5 is fixed to the position of the upper cover 15 facing the first port 19 .

[0089] Due to the varying port spacing between trays (distribution panels 1) from different manufacturers, in this embodiment, acquisition board 2 is positioned at the center port (i.e., using positioning port 6). Antennas 6 on either side (antenna #1 and antenna #12) have the greatest deviation from the port center, meaning they are the farthest from the label, making reading difficult. Antenna 6 presents roughly the same difficulty reading both the tray label 5 and the plug label 4 on port 1. Regardless of the label layout used, a single antenna 6 (ignoring the cumulative deviation caused by differences in port spacing) achieves similar reading performance for both the plug label 4 and the port label.

[0090] The disk label 5 of this embodiment is installed on the first port 19 adapter, and the disk label 5 and the plug label 4 are positioned vertically and overlapped (as shown in FIG. Figure 5 As shown, acquisition board antenna 6 is numbered 1 through N according to the ports of distribution board 1. Acquisition board 21# antenna can simultaneously read both the disk label 5 and the label 4 of the jumper 7 plug inserted into that port. Antennas 62 through 6N only read the label 4 of the jumper 7 plug connected to that port. The port location is determined by reading the disk label 5 and the antenna 6 number, and then combined with the read plug label 4 to bind the jumper 7 plug to the port.

[0091] Taking the 12-core patch panel 1 (a popular device in the existing network) as an example, during on-site retrofitting, each patch panel 1 is installed with a patch panel 1 electronic tag (i.e., panel tag 5), fixed to the same port number (e.g., port 1). After the patch panel 1 tag is installed, the patch panel 1 tag address is entered. For example, select the patch panel 1 in the app, then use the reader to identify the patch panel 1 tag and bind the patch panel 1 tag ID to the patch panel 1 address. For example, bind the panel tag 5 ID to the patch panel 1's wiring device, surface, frame, and panel number.

[0092] The acquisition board 2 is provided with 12 antennas 6 (such as Figure 3 As shown, they are numbered 1 to 12 from left to right), corresponding to the positions of the 112 ports of the distribution board (i.e., ports 1 to 12 from left to right). For example, if the first antenna 6 (antenna #1) collects the label address of the distribution board 1 as A side-1 frame-8 disk, the jumper label ID is paired with A side-1 frame-8 disk-1 port, and the second antenna 6 (antenna #26) reads the jumper label ID, which is paired with A side-1 frame-8 disk-2 port. The acquisition board 2 of this embodiment is not bound to the address of the distribution board 1, and the address does not need to be configured when moving or replacing the acquisition board 2.

[0093] Port 1 is far away from positioning port 6, and the offset distance between acquisition board 21# antenna and plug label 4 of port 1 is the largest. Since the disk label 5 of all electronic tags is in the most unfavorable position for antenna 6 to read, if antenna 1# can collect the label of distribution board 1, it can collect plug label 4, and other antennas 6 can also collect the corresponding plug label 4.

[0094] The acquisition board 2 of this embodiment starts to read the tag from the antenna 61. To improve the accuracy of the read data, the antenna 6 is set to repeat the acquisition. Each antenna 6 reads at most N times. Taking the reading efficiency into consideration, N in this embodiment is 3 times.

[0095] As a preferred technical solution, the acquisition of the next antenna 6 (for example, acquisition of antenna 6 #2) includes:

[0096] If a plug label 4 is read, the plug label 4 is paired with the port, and the next antenna 6 is collected;

[0097] If the electronic tag is not read, the acquisition is repeated. If the electronic tag is still not read after N acquisitions, it is prompted that the port is idle and the acquisition of the next antenna 6 is carried out.

[0098] As a preferred technical solution, the adaptive adjustment of the power of the antenna 6 by the acquisition board 2 according to the recognition of the disk label 5 includes:

[0099] If a plug label 4 is read but the disk label 5 is not read, the acquisition is repeated. If the disk label 5 is not read after N acquisitions, the power of the antenna 6 is increased by one level and the acquisition is repeated N times. If the disk label 5 is still not read, an alarm is issued and a prompt is given that the disk label 5 is not installed.

[0100] If the tag is not read, the collection is repeated. If the tag is still not read after N collections, the power of antenna 6 is increased by 1 level, and the collection is repeated N times. If the tag is still not read after N collections, the power of antenna 6 is increased by 1 level again, and the collection is repeated N times. The power of antenna 6 is increased in the above manner. If the disk label 5 is still not read when the maximum power of antenna 6 is set, an alarm is issued, and a prompt is given that the disk label 5 is not installed.

[0101] In this embodiment, the 12 antennas 6 (numbered 1 to 12) on the acquisition board 2 work in turn, starting with antenna 61. After antenna 61 determines the power, the other antennas 6 (numbered 2 to 12) use the same power reading. The power of the antennas 6 is controlled by the acquisition board 2.

[0102] In view of the tag recognition situation of the patch panel 1, this embodiment adopts adaptive adjustment of the power of antenna 6 to improve the reading effect and reduce missed readings. The following is further explained using antenna 61 as an example.

[0103] 1# Antenna collection, refer to Figure 9 As shown:

[0104] 1.1) Read a plug label 4, a disk label 5, the plug label 4 is paired with the port, and the next antenna 6.

[0105] 1.2) A plug label 4 is read but the disk label 5 is not read. Repeat the acquisition. If the disk label 5 is not read after N acquisitions, increase the power of antenna 6 by one level and repeat one round (N times). If the disk label 5 is still not read, an alarm is issued and the disk label 5 is not installed.

[0106] 1.3) A disk label 5 is read but a plug label 4 is not read. Repeat the acquisition. If the plug label 4 is not read after N acquisitions, the next antenna 6 is used and the port is idle.

[0107] 1.4) If the tag is not read, repeat the acquisition. If the tag is not read after N acquisitions, increase the power of antenna 6 by one level and repeat the acquisition N times. If the tag is not read after N acquisitions, increase the power of antenna 6 by one level and repeat the acquisition N times. If the disk tag 5 is still not read at the set maximum power of antenna 6, an alarm is issued, indicating that disk tag 5 is not installed.

[0108] It should be noted that for the sake of simplicity, the aforementioned method embodiments are described as a series of actions. However, those skilled in the art should be aware that the present invention is not limited by the order of the actions described, because according to the present invention, certain steps can be performed in other orders or simultaneously. Secondly, those skilled in the art should also be aware that the embodiments described in this specification are all preferred embodiments, and the actions involved are not necessarily required by the present invention.

[0109] In the above embodiments, the description of each embodiment has its own focus. For parts that are not described in detail in a certain embodiment, reference can be made to the relevant descriptions of other embodiments.

[0110] Parts not involved in the above embodiments are the same as the existing technology or can be implemented by using the existing technology, and will not be further explained here.

[0111] Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments, or make equivalent replacements for some of the technical features therein; and these modifications or replacements do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. An intelligent wiring device, characterized in that: The wiring device includes a wiring panel, a collection board, a controller and an electronic label, wherein the electronic label includes a plug label for identifying a cable plug and a panel label for identifying an address of the wiring panel; The acquisition board is detachably mounted on the wiring board. The acquisition board has an electronic tag reading and writing module and an antenna. Each port of the wiring board corresponding to the acquisition board is provided with one antenna, and each antenna is numbered according to the port. The controller is connected to the acquisition board, supplies power to the acquisition board through the controller, and controls the antenna of the acquisition board to read the corresponding electronic tag; The disk tag is fixed to any port of the distribution board, and the disk tag is read by the antenna corresponding to the port; The plug tag is fixed on a cable plug for connecting to a port of a distribution board, and the plug tag is read by an antenna corresponding to the connected port.

2. The intelligent wiring device according to claim 1, characterized in that: At least one positioning post is provided on the acquisition board, and a limiting convex edge is provided on each side of the acquisition board to form a limiting slot. The wiring tray is provided with a positioning slot adapted to the positioning post, and the front ends of the panels on both sides of the wiring tray are respectively inserted into the limiting slots on both sides of the acquisition board, and the two limiting convex edges respectively contact the front end surfaces of the panels on both sides of the wiring tray.

3. The intelligent wiring device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The acquisition board is provided with a plurality of protrusions facing the ports of the distribution board, and one antenna is arranged on each of the protrusions.

4. The intelligent wiring device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The disk label and the plug label both have unique IDs, and the disk label and the plug label use different numbering rules.

5. An intelligent wiring device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: Among all electronic tags, the disk tag is located in the most unfavorable position for antenna reading.

6. An intelligent wiring method, applied to the intelligent wiring device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The method comprises: The controller controls the antenna of the acquisition board to read the disk label to obtain the wiring disk address; The port position is determined by the patch panel address and antenna number, and the controller controls the antenna of the acquisition board to read the plug label of each port of the patch panel one by one to achieve pairing of the plug label and the port.

7. The intelligent wiring method according to claim 6, characterized in that: Among all electronic tags, the disk tag is located in the most unfavorable position for antenna reading; the method further comprises: According to the recognition of the disk label, the antenna power is adaptively adjusted through the acquisition board control; The plug label is judged whether it is missed according to the recognition result of the disk label. If the disk label is read, it indicates that the plug label is not missed, and the wiring disk address is obtained.

8. The intelligent wiring method according to claim 7, characterized in that: The disk label is fixedly mounted on the first port of the distribution board, and the antenna corresponding to the first port is numbered as antenna #1. The controller controls antenna #1 of the acquisition board to read the disk label and plug label of the first port of the distribution board, including: If a plug label and a disk label are read, the plug label and the port are paired and the next antenna is collected; If a plug label is read but the disk label is not read, the data is collected again. If the disk label is still not read after N collections, an alarm is issued and a prompt is given that the disk label is not installed. If a disk label is read but a plug label is not read, the acquisition is repeated. If the plug label is still not read after N acquisitions, it is prompted that the port is idle and the acquisition of the next antenna is carried out; If the electronic tag is not read, the collection is repeated. If the electronic tag is still not read after N collections, an alarm is issued, and it is prompted that the disk label is not installed or the label is missed.

9. The intelligent wiring method according to claim 8, characterized in that: The collecting of the next antenna includes: If a plug label is read, the plug label is paired with the port and the next antenna is collected; If the electronic tag is not read, the acquisition is repeated. If the electronic tag is still not read after N acquisitions, the port is prompted to be idle and the acquisition of the next antenna is carried out.

10. An intelligent wiring method according to claim 8 or 9, characterized in that: The adaptive adjustment of the antenna power by the acquisition board control according to the recognition of the disk label includes: If a plug label is read but the disk label is not read, the acquisition is repeated. If the disk label is not read after N acquisitions, the antenna power is increased by one level and the acquisition is repeated N times. If the disk label is still not read, an alarm is issued and a prompt is given that the disk label is not installed. If the tag is not read, repeat the collection. If the tag is still not read after N collections, increase the antenna power by 1 level and repeat the collection N times. If the tag is still not read after N collections, increase the antenna power by 1 level again and repeat the collection N times. Increase the antenna power in the above way. If the disk label is still not read when the set maximum antenna power is reached, an alarm will be issued and the disk label will be prompted that the disk label is not installed.

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