METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONNECTING DEVICES IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
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Applicant
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
Inventor
Sergio MOSTI; Claudio D’INCÁ; Paolo DEBENEDETTI; Raoul FIORONE
IPC Classification
CPC Classification
The disclosure provides, inter alia, a communication device comprising: a plurality of connector ports for receiving corresponding connectors affixed to cables carrying optical signals, the plurality of connector ports comprising a first connector port configured to receive optical signals having a first value for a signal characteristic, and a second connector port configured to receive optical signals having a second value for the signal characteristic; a plurality of visible indicator devices associated with the connector ports, the plurality of visible indicator devices comprising a first visible indicator device located adjacent to the first connector port, and a second visible indicator device located adjacent to the second connector port; and short-range wireless communication circuitry configured to: receive, from a short-range wireless communication device, an indication of a value of the signal characteristic for a communication signal carried by a cable; and, responsive to a determination that the indicated value for the signal characteristic corresponds to the first value, activate the first visible indicator device.
Original (Chinese)
The disclosure provides, inter alia, a communication device comprising: a plurality of connector ports for receiving corresponding connectors affixed to cables carrying optical signals, the plurality of connector ports comprising a first connector port configured to receive optical signals having a first value for a signal characteristic, and a second connector port configured to receive optical signals having a second value for the signal characteristic; a plurality of visible indicator devices associated with the connector ports, the plurality of visible indicator devices comprising a first visible indicator device located adjacent to the first connector port, and a second visible indicator device located adjacent to the second connector port; and short-range wireless communication circuitry configured to: receive, from a short-range wireless communication device, an indication of a value of the signal characteristic for a communication signal carried by a cable; and, responsive to a determination that the indicated value for the signal characteristic corresponds to the first value, activate the first visible indicator device.
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