Fabric Connection Transceiver Identification via Wireless EEPROM
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Solution Overview
Problem
The manual identification and configuration of transceiver devices for connecting networking devices to a fabric is error-prone and time-consuming, often leading to delays and inefficiencies due to incorrect device selection, port connections, and configuration mismatches.
Innovation Solution
A fabric connection assist system utilizing a mobile computing device with a fabric connection assist engine and a transceiver device equipped with a wireless EEPROM system that provides wireless access to transceiver operating information when positioned within a threshold distance, enabling automated identification of compatible transceiver devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual identification and configuration of transceiver devices is performed, then flexibility and adaptability are maintained, but error rates increase and time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The transceiver device automatically provides identification information through its EEPROM when approached by the mobile computing device, eliminating the need for manual reading. The system performs self-identification and compatibility verification without requiring technician intervention for data retrieval, thereby maintaining operational flexibility while improving connection accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical operations (physically reading EEPROM, manually configuring devices) with wireless automated communication. The mobile computing device wirelessly accesses transceiver information and automatically verifies compatibility, substituting manual mechanical processes with automated electronic communication to reduce errors and time consumption.
2Adaptability or versatility
If manual identification and configuration of transceiver devices is performed, then adaptability to different devices is maintained, but time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
Compatibility verification is performed in advance before the actual connection process. The mobile computing device queries the transceiver's EEPROM for identification information and automatically determines compatibility with the networking device, allowing technicians to prepare and verify all necessary information beforehand, thereby reducing overall configuration time while maintaining full adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a digital copy of the transceiver's identification and compatibility information stored in its EEPROM. This digital copy is wirelessly transmitted to the mobile computing device for processing, eliminating the need for manual copying and interpretation of physical device specifications, thereby reducing time consumption while preserving complete adaptability information.
3Ease of operation
If manual selection of transceiver devices is performed, then technician judgment is utilized, but human error increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile computing device receives feedback from the transceiver's EEPROM regarding its identification information and compatibility status. This automated feedback mechanism provides real-time verification of whether the selected transceiver is compatible with the networking device, reducing human error while preserving technician discretion through automated information provision.
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments the selection process into two parts: automated information retrieval and verification (handled by the mobile computing device and transceiver EEPROM), and final technician confirmation (preserving human judgment). This segmentation allows automated processes to handle error-prone data retrieval while maintaining technician discretion for final verification, thereby reducing human error without completely eliminating professional judgment.
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AI summary
A fabric connection assist transceiver device identification system includes a transceiver device having a chassis. A board housed in the chassis includes a networking device connector that is configured to connect to a networking device, a fabric connector that is configured to connect to a fabric, an antenna, and a wireless Electronically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM) device that is coupled to the networking device connector and the antenna. The wireless EEPROM device stores first transceiver operating information in at least one first storage element included in the wireless EEPROM device, and provides wireless read access to the first transceiver operating information to a mobile computing device via the antenna when the mobile computing device is positioned a threshold distance from the antenna while the networking device connector is not connected to a networking device.