CN102326407A - 交叉连接接线引导系统 - Google Patents

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CN102326407A
CN102326407A CN2010800088597A CN201080008859A CN102326407A CN 102326407 A CN102326407 A CN 102326407A CN 2010800088597 A CN2010800088597 A CN 2010800088597A CN 201080008859 A CN201080008859 A CN 201080008859A CN 102326407 A CN102326407 A CN 102326407A
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提供了智能网络接线场管理系统和专用交叉连接电缆，以在交叉连接接线环境中帮助引导、监测并报告连接和断开接插线插头的过程。该系统还能监测接插线连接，以检测接插线或插头的插入或移除。在两个电缆插头中，均为交叉连接电缆提供LED。当只有交叉连接电缆中的一个插头被插入一端口之中时，与该插头相关的LED被切换出这个电路，而未被插入的插头中的LED仍然留在该电路中并可仍由该系统点亮。

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交叉连接接线引导系统
技术领域
本申请涉及网络文件编制及修订系统，且更具体地涉及用于实现智能交叉连接接线及引导的系统。
背景技术
通信网络的数量和复杂度在增大，且不断地互连以满足客户需求。接线板在通信网络中被用作端点设备(诸如计算机和电话)和上游设备之间的中间部件(诸如网络交换机)。在LAN中，例如，接线板将网络的计算机连接到交换机或路由器，这些交换机或路由器能够将该LAN连接到因特网或其它广域网(WAN)。这些连接是用接插线来实现的。接线板允许通过插入或拔出这些接插线来安排和重新安排这些连接。
当增加、移动、或移除端点设备和网络交换机之间的物理连接时，接线板是技术人员在接线场内完成所需的接插线的安装或移除的那些点。接线板给技术人员提供了便利，允许技术人员快速改变所选信号的路径。
接线板一般按下列两种配置中的一种来部署：交叉连接；和互连。在交叉连接配置中，两个接线板被置于终端用户设备与网络交换机之间；而在互连配置中，仅有一个接线板被置于终端用户设备与网络交换机之间。
与数件网络通信装置之间的物理电缆连接的实现和维护相关联的人为错误可能对网络造成显著的负面影响。通过改进网络技术人员所实现的网络电缆安装和移除工序的控制和验证，可避免这种负面影响。也期望提供一种容易理解的指示系统，能使技术人员在接线场内执行接插线和连接的移动、增加或改变(MAC)时遵循该指示系统，这包括在MAC过程中可遵循的步骤的视觉引导。
发明内容
在本发明的一些实施例中，提供了用于在交叉连接部署中引导接插线安装与移除的系统。在接插线插头中，为接插线提供电路和光源(比如发光二极管(LED))，以容许将易于遵循的指令提供给在交叉连接的接线场中执行接插线MAC的技术人员。
根据本发明的系统使用了带有导体和触点的接插线，提供这些导体和触点是为了接插线管理。根据本发明实施例的接插线是“十线”接插线。此处使用的术语是与传统的“八线”铜制以太网接插线相联系的，该“八线”铜制以太网接插线包括四个导电对。根据本发明的“十线”接插线具有专用于接插线管理的两个额外导体，这两个额外导体可被称为“接插线管理导体”。尽管术语“十线”以及“第九”和“第十”导体将被用于描述本发明，但是可以理解的是本发明的原理可扩展到具有比八个导体更多或更少的铜制接插线，还可扩展至光学接插线和铜纤维混合接插线。
在以下具体描述中参考附图向本领域普通技术人员解释本发明的这些以及其它方面。要理解，本文中所记录的实施例不旨在限制本发明的范围。
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图1示出本发明实施例使用的十线接插线所连接的交叉连接部署中的智能接线板的接线板端口；
图2是在交叉连接配置中的智能接线板与十线接插线内的电路的示意图；
图3是智能接线板与十线接插线内的电路的示意图，示出了当接插线的一个插头被插入智能接线板端口中时的操作；和
图4是智能接线板与十线接插线内的电路的示意图，示出了当接插线的两个插头都被插入智能接线板端口中时的操作。
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图1示出用于本发明的一个实施例的十线交叉连接接插线10。该十线交叉连接接插线10具有第一插头12，适于插入第一智能接线板16的端口14中；和第二插头18，适于插入第二智能接线板22的端口20中。虽然第一插头12和第二插头18是特别为用于本发明而设计的，但是在一个实施例中这些插头被设计为能插入任何RJ-45插孔中。尽管图示为每个接线板仅有一个端口，但是可以理解的是优选地为根据本发明的接线板提供多个端口。例如，在一个实施例中，可在每个接线板上提供有24个端口。
除了标准通信触点23之外，第一插头12具有第九和第十触点24a和24b，适于与第一智能接线板16的端口14处所提供的第九和第十接线板触点25a和25b相接触。也为第二插头18提供第九和第十触点26a和26b，适于与第二智能接线板22的端口20处所提供的第九和第十接线板触点27a和27b相接触。为第一插头12和第二插头18中的每一个提供一种开关机构，分别为28和30，这种开关机构容许确定插头是否被插入到智能接线板的端口内，如下文进一步详细叙述的那样。
如图1所示，端口14和20被连接到相应的水平通信电缆32和34。智能接线板16和22被连接到机壳接地和基础设施接地36。
如图2所示，智能接线板16和22被提供有控制与探测线路38和40。该控制与探测线路38和40能控制在第九和第十导线上的电压并基于所得的电状态来探测接插线插头的插入或移除状态。为每个控制与探测电路提供电压输入46和多个控件w、x和z。还提供了数字输入/输出门48和49，并容许在接线板之间的数字通信以及接线板内的连接管理信号的产生与路由(其可能依次与网络管理系统相连接)。
分别为第一插头和第二插头12和18中的每一个提供插头电路50和52。每个插头的插头电路含有：电容器54a、b；发光二极管56a、b；和开关58a、b，该开关58a、b被开关机构30a、b中的柱塞(plunger)60a、b所致动。根据一个实施例，电容器54a、b是完全一样的且具有电容值为4.7μF。
在图2中，接插线10没有被插入到任何一个智能接线板端口中，且因此在接线板的第九和第十接线板触点(25a、b和27a、b)与接插线10的第九和第十触点(24a、b和26a、b)之间没有电连接。智能接线板端口14和20处于“准备”状态，且其准备探测插头12或18插入到接线板端口14或20之中。在图2所示实施例中，该第一智能接线板14的控制与探测电路38与第二智能接线板端口20的控制与探测电路40是完全一样的，而第一插头12的插头电路50与第二插头18的插头电路52是完全一样的。
在一个实施例中，在图2所示状况中，在控件w＝on、控件x＝off和控件z＝on时，通过读取智能接线板电路中的数字输入/输出门48或49，可确定没有接插线插入到任何一个智能接线板中的探测。如果数字输入/输出门处的读取结果为逻辑高且没有经由数字输入/输出门48和49在接线板之间的通信，那么可确定没有接插线插入到任何的接线板端口中。如果数字输入/输出门处的读取结果为逻辑低，或者如果数字输入/输出门48和49之间有通信，那么该系统可确定有接插线已被插入且接下来必须确定接插线的类型。
图3示出在第一插头12插入第一智能接线板端口14而第二插头18没有插入任何接线板端口时的状况中的电连接。为说明目的，插头12没有被显示成物理地插入到端口14中，不过用线62表示了在触点25a和24a之间以及25b和24b之间相应的电连接。在已被插入到端口14中的插头12中，柱塞60被压下，所以开关58a已有效地将发光二极管56a从所形成的电路中移除。在未被插入的第二插头18中，柱塞60b保持在其延伸状态中。因此，开关58b允许发光二极管56b仍然留在该电路中，从而在电流流经第九和第十导线42和44时其可被点亮。
在第一端口14处控件w＝on、控件x＝off和控件z＝on时，电流如图3中带箭头的线所表示的那样在控制与探测电路38中流动。通过读取来自电容器54b的特性电容，可探测到接插线的存在。通过将控件w和z调到on来点亮LED56，从而容许点亮接插线的“松开的一端”并在安装操作中提示技术人员。
图4示出在第一插头12插入第一智能接线板端口14且第二插头18插入第二智能接线板端口20时的状况中的电连接。同样地，插头12和18并未被显示成物理地插入到端口14和20中，连接线60表示了在智能接线板端口14与20的第九与第十触点与接插线10上相应的的第九与第十触点之间的电连接。在这个状况中，一旦相应的插头12和18插入到端口14和20中，柱塞60a和60b均被压下。因此，LED56a和56b均被有效地从所形成的电路中移除。在这个状态中，LED56a和56b不可被流经第九和第十导线42和44的电流点亮，因此第九和第十导线42和44可被用于在第一和第二端口14与20之间传递信号而没有来自LED56a和56b的干扰。我们注意到，尽管导线42和44被称为“第九和第十”导线，但是它们可被认为是第一和第二接插线管理导体。插头12和18均被插入其相应端口14和20时的插入状态可由端口14和20彼此之间的通信能力探测到，例如经由数字输入/输出门48和49。控制与探测电路38和40中所示的箭头表示在接插线10连接这些端口时端口14和20之间的信号路径。
根据本发明的智能接线板系统优选地提供有电路与逻辑，以确保与十线交叉连接接插线配合的多个功能，包括在交叉连接部署中引导接插线的增加或移除。
在可视的接插线追踪操作中，该系统还可通过点亮设置在邻近智能接线板端口处的LED来可视地标识出连接在两个智能接线板端口之间的特定接插线的接插线端点。如上所述的接插线连接的探测可容许监测并报告在接线板端口处的非授权的接插线移除或插入。
参看图1，根据本发明实施例的示例接插线的增加过程开始于智能面板端口14和20将其相应的端口LED64和66点亮以引导技术人员将接插线插头插入到正确的端口中的时候。接着接插线10的第一个插头被插入到上述端口中的一个，相应插头内设置的LED就被切换到信号路径之外了。例如，参看图1，如果第一插头12被插入第一端口14，在这个步骤中，与第一插头12相对应的LED56a就被从含有接插线10的第九和第十导线的信号路径中移除。接着，点亮与未插入的插头18相关的LED56b，从而向技术人员指明要被插入第二端口20的正确的插头(其LED66仍然被点亮着)从而引导技术人员到该端口。一旦该系统证实已连接了正确的端口，与端口14和20相关的LED64和66就被关闭，且LED56a和56b保持在两个端口之间的信号路径之外。
在只有一个插头被插入一端口时，也能够实现接插线追踪功能。在这种追踪功能中，点亮与该端口有关的端口LED，并且接插线的未插入的插头中所设置的LED也被点亮。这一点在接线场内有数个接插线时特别有益处，否则确定哪个接插线插头是正确的就可能牵涉到从接线板端口到接插线未插入的一端处的正确插头这种费时的人工追踪接插线。
尽管在本文中术语“第九”和“第十”已应用于触点、导体等，但是这是在使用四对以太网电缆的示例性上下文中实现的。从本发明的管理功能的角度来看，可认为它们是第一和第二部件。
尽管已经示出并描述了本发明的特定实施例，但是对本领域内技术人员而言，很明显可在不背离本发明一般范围内做出变化与变型。在上文中的描述与相应附图中仅以阐释而非限制的方式提供了事项。在基于现有技术而查看其合适前景时，本发明的实际范围意在受限于随附的权利要求。

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1.一种用于引导接插线插入及移除的系统，包括：
带有第一插头和第二插头的接插线，所述接插线包括第一和第二接插线管理导体，所述第一插头具有分别与所述第一和第二接插线管理导体进行电接触的第一和第二插头触点，且所述第二插头具有分别与所述第一和第二接插线管理导体进行电接触的第一和第二插头触点；
第一智能接线板，包括多个端口，所述端口中的每一个包括第一和第二接线板触点，所述第一和第二接线板触点适于在所述插头插入所述端口时与所述插头的第一和第二插头触点进行接触，所述第一智能接线板还包括第一控制与探测电路；
第二智能接线板，包括多个端口，所述端口中的每一个包括第一和第二接线板触点，所述第一和第二接线板触点适于在所述插头插入所述端口时与所述插头的第一和第二插头触点进行接触，所述第二智能接线板还包括第二控制与探测电路；
其中，所述第一和第二控制与探测电路包括控制电路和数字输入/输出门，且当控制电路位于预定状态时通过读取数字输入/输出门的状态来完成对接插线插入到第一和第二智能接线板的端口中的探测。
2.如权利要求1所述的系统，其特征在于，为所述第一和第二插头中的每一个提供含发光二极管的插头电路。
3.如权利要求2所述的系统，其特征在于，所述第一和第二插头中的每一个中的所述插头电路还包括开关。
4.如权利要求3所述的系统，其特征在于，所述第一和第二插头中的每一个还包括用于致动所述开关的柱塞。
5.如权利要求3所述的系统，其特征在于，所述第一和第二插头中的开关根据所述开关是打开的还是关闭的来使所述发光二极管启用或停用。
6.如权利要求5所述的系统，其特征在于，所述第一和第二插头之一中的发光二极管在所述插头被插入到所述端口之一中时被停用。
7.如权利要求1所述的系统，其特征在于，为所述第一和第二插头中的每一个提供包括电容器的插头电路，且通过读取来自该电容器的特性电容值，探测所述智能接线板的所述端口中有没有插头。
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