	US 7,519,000 B2
	Systems and methods for managing a network
Jack E. Caveney, Hinsdale, Ill. (US); Ronald A. Nordin, Naperville, Ill. (US); Michael V. Doorhy, Mokena, Ill. (US); Elizabeth Farrimond, Orland Park, Ill. (US); Kenneth C. Kozicki, Chicago, Ill. (US); Richard J. Conneely, Gilroy, Calif. (US); Masud Bolouri-Saransar, Orland Park, Ill. (US); Alan Farrimond, Orland Park, Ill. (US); and Steven A. Jacks, Villa Park, Ill. (US)
Assigned to Panduit Corp., Tinley Park, Ill. (US)
Filed on May 16, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/439,716.
Application 10/439716 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/353640, filed on Jan. 29, 2003.
Application 10/353640 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/366093, filed on Feb. 13, 2003.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/357017, filed on Feb. 14, 2002.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/352826, filed on Jan. 30, 2002.
Prior Publication US 2004/0073597 A1, Apr. 15, 2004
Int. Cl. G01R 31/08 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 370—242 [370/363; 370/368; 439/620.21]

11 Claims

1. A communications system comprising:

at least one active jack adapted to be connected to at least one networking device via horizontal cabling, said at least one active jack comprising a network-side connection, a user-side connection, a storage component storing identification information associated with said at least one active jack, and at least one indicator light indicating a connection status of said at least one active jack, said at least one active jack further adapted to be connected to at least one user device at said user-side connection of said at least one active jack, said at least one active jack being adapted to report to said at least one networking device the status of its connection to said at least one user device thereby enabling the sectionalizing of faults along a communication pathway between said networking device and said user device, said at least one active jack comprising a printed circuit board (PCB) containing said storage component and a power management component adapted to provide power to said storage component and to said user devices through said user-side connection, said at least one active jack further comprising a heat dissipation component, said heat dissipation component containing a conductive member extending from said power management component to a user-side panel housing said user-side connection.