Automated Fixed Port Location Configuration via Wireless Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
The complex and labor-intensive process of configuring fixed port locations in network environments, particularly in large enterprises, requires manual tracing and configuration of physical sockets and cabling, leading to significant labor costs and inefficiencies.
Innovation Solution
A system and method utilizing a location detection device with a wireless link, such as Wi-Fi or GPS, to determine the location of fixed ports and communicate this information to a server for configuration, enabling automated identification and management of port locations through a network of location anchors and APIs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If manual tracing and configuration of physical sockets and cabling is performed, then accurate port location configuration is achieved, but labor costs and time consumption increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical tracing and configuration processes with an automated system using wireless communication technology. The location detection device automatically determines port locations through wireless signals (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS) and communicates this information to the server, eliminating the need for manual cable tracing and physical socket configuration while maintaining accurate port location mapping.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a location detection device as an intermediary between the physical port infrastructure and the network management system. This device acts as a mediator that automatically captures location information and transmits it to the server, replacing the direct manual connection-making process and significantly reducing configuration time and labor costs.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple pieces of computer hardware are deployed in server racks, then network functionality is enhanced, but cable tracing and system management become increasingly complex and costly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a digital copy or representation of the physical port location information through the location detection device. Instead of physically tracing cables to map port locations, the system uses wireless location data to create an accurate digital map of port positions, which can be stored and managed in the server's database, greatly simplifying system management despite having multiple hardware components.
Solution Approach 2:
The location detection device serves multiple functions: it determines port locations, communicates this information to the server, and enables automated configuration. This multi-functional approach replaces multiple separate manual processes (tracing, mapping, configuring) with a single integrated system, reducing overall complexity despite the presence of multiple hardware pieces.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This approach significantly reduces labor costs and improves efficiency by automating the configuration of fixed port locations, allowing for continuous updates and secure authentication within network environments.
Implementation Method 1
determining a location of a location detection device using a wireless link
Data Source
AI summary
A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes determining a location of a location detection device using a wireless link; determining an identity of a fixed port to which the location detection device is connected, where the location of the location detection device is proximate to the fixed port; and communicating a location of the fixed port to a location anchor. In more specific examples, the location of the fixed port is linked to a point of attachment in order to configure the fixed port. Additionally, the location of the fixed port can be presented to a server for application to a point of attachment via an application program interface (API).