KR20180129439A - Patch panel with diagnostics and display of network communication status - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a patch panel and, more specifically, is to provide a patch panel with a function of diagnosing and displaying a two-way network state, which can autonomously diagnose network states by direction by separating an upper direction and a lower direction of the network by communication port with respect to the patch panel, and can display the diagnosis results to the outside (in particular, visually). In addition, the patch panel with a function of diagnosing and displaying a two-way network state, which is included between a communication relay device and an outlet for communication connection or distribution, comprises: a link diagnosis module which divides and diagnoses the normal transmitting and receiving state of a data line (hereinafter, referred to as ″uplink″) connected to the communication relay device and the normal transmitting and receiving state of a data line (hereinafter, referred to as ″downlink″) connected to the outlet, respectively, with respect to the patch panel; and a display lamp which, when at least one between the uplink and the downlink is in the abnormal state of transmitting and receiving data from the diagnosis results, displays the same to the outside so that a user is able to identify which link is in an abnormal state of transmitting and receiving data.

Description

A patch panel capable of diagnosing and displaying network communication status,

The present invention relates to a patch panel, and more particularly, to a patch panel having a bi-directional network status diagnosis and display function that separates and diagnoses the network status of a patch panel according to directions and displays the result in a distinguishable manner.

As the development of the high-speed information communication network is accelerating, the information communication service is becoming more diversified. Therefore, a patch panel capable of collecting and distributing it at a place where many electronic communication devices such as offices and apartments are used is used.

That is, the patch panel is a device that is connected to a communication relay device (switch, router, etc.) connected to a server through a communication network and exchanges signals with a client through a communication network in an intra-company communication network or an apartment complex of an enterprise. Cables are respectively connected, and the cables of the respective clients are connected through the outlets and are electrically connected to each other.

 Accordingly, a communication system to which a patch panel is applied (hereinafter referred to as a 'patch panel system') includes a data line (uplink) connected in the direction of the communication relay device with respect to the patch panel, And a data line to be connected (downlink).

However, in the conventional patch panel, when a problem occurs in the network state of the patch channel system, it is determined whether a problem occurs on the uplink side based on the patch panel or whether a problem occurs on the downlink side, There was no limit.

Accordingly, when a failure occurs in the patch channel system, it is not easy to grasp the point where the problem occurs (that is, the network direction), so that the checking and repairing process becomes longer and inconveniences the user, There is a problem that the responsibility of the wiring installer and the downward wiring installer becomes unclear when considering the difference.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a patch panel that separates an uplink and a downlink direction for each communication port, And to provide a patch panel having a bi-directional network status diagnosis and display function capable of diagnosing and maintaining the device very quickly and conveniently by self-diagnosis and displaying the result to the outside (in particular, visually).

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a patch panel provided with a bidirectional network status diagnosis and display function, the patch panel interposed between a communication relay device and an outlet for communication connection or distribution, Reception state of a data line (hereinafter, referred to as 'uplink') connected to the communication relay apparatus side and a normal transmission / reception state of a data line (hereinafter referred to as 'downlink') connected to the outlet side And a display lamp for externally displaying a link diagnostic module and a link capable of discriminating which link is in a data abnormal transmission / reception state when at least one of the uplink and the downlink is in a data abnormal transmission / reception state as a result of the diagnosis .

According to the patch panel having the bidirectional network status diagnosis and display function according to the present invention, when a problem occurs in the network of the patch panel system, the user (operator) can quickly determine whether the problem occurred in the uplink or the downlink , It is easy to maintain and repair, and as for the construction worker, it is possible to provide clear and intuitive delivery inspection to the client when the wiring work is completed, and the user and the manager can receive prompt inspection and repair, There is an excellent effect that the convenience of the manager and the economical and temporal efficiency can be greatly improved.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a patch panel system having a bidirectional network status diagnosis and display function according to the present invention; FIG.
2 is an exploded perspective view of a patch panel having a bidirectional network status diagnosis and display function according to the present invention.
3 is a front view of a patch panel having a bi-directional network status diagnosis and display function according to the present invention.
4 is a block diagram illustrating a main configuration of a patch panel having a bidirectional network status diagnosis and display function according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

The present invention separates uplink and downlink directions for each communication port on the basis of a patch panel, self-diagnoses the network status for each direction, and displays the result to the outside (in particular, visually) Discloses a technology feature that can quickly and conveniently diagnose and maintain a device.

In the following, preferred embodiments, advantages and features of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of a patch panel system having a bidirectional network status diagnosis and display function according to the present invention.

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A patch panel system having a bidirectional network status diagnosis and display function of the present invention includes a communication network 1, a communication relay apparatus 3, a patch panel 10, an outlet 5 and a terminal 9.

The communication network 1 is a predetermined communication network such as the Internet, a local area network, and the like, and exchanges signals with a client through a communication network in a company internal network or apartment complex through a communication relay apparatus 3 such as a hub, a switch or a router.

The patch panel 10 is a terminal box in which a plurality of cables extending from the communication relay device 3 for exchanging signals with the communication relay device 3 are respectively connected and the cables of the respective clients are connected and electrically connected to each other.

The outlet 5 is connected to a plurality of communication cables (UTP cables) extending from the patch panel 10 so that each terminal 9 can be connected to the communication cable.

In the patch panel system configured as described above, the communication relay apparatus 3 connected to the communication network 1 is connected to the patch panel 10, a plurality of cables are connected to the patch panel 10, And the terminal 9 is connected to the outlet 5, which is connected to each of these cables.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a patch panel having a bidirectional network status diagnosis and display function according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a front view of a patch panel having a bidirectional network status diagnosis and display function according to the present invention.

2 and 3, a patch panel having a network status diagnosis and display function according to the present invention includes a terminal block 20, a jack port 30, a wire connector 40, a link diagnostic module 70, (60).

The terminal block 20 according to the embodiment of FIG. 2 comprises a base 21 formed of a rectangular plate-shaped member, and an upper side plate and a bottom plate bent rearward at the upper corner and the lower corner of the base, And a cross-sectional shape of 'c'.

A bolt fastening hole 22 is formed through both ends of the base on the left and right sides of the base so that the base can be fixed to a housing or equipment such as a terminal box using a screw bolt or the like.

A plurality of portholes 23 are formed in the base to support the jack port 30 and to be exposed to the outside. The portholes 23 are formed in the shape of a hole into which each of the jack ports 30 can be inserted one by one Or a hole having a size such that jack ports (6 to 8) of one unit can be inserted all at once.

The portholes 23 may be formed in a shape in which the portholes 23 are arranged in a row along a longitudinal direction of the long axis of the base, or in a structure in which a plurality of paired rows are arranged in an overheated state.

Meanwhile, when a modular jack including the jack port 30, the circuit board 50, and the wire connector 40 is mounted on the terminal block 20, a separate bracket or a housing for firmly coupling the modular jack to the terminal block 20 Of course.

A plurality of display lamps 60 are provided on the base of the terminal block 20. Preferably, a lamp hole 65 is formed in the base

And the display lamp 60 is inserted into the lamp hole 65 and exposed to the front side of the base.

The display lamp 60 is provided at least one position in a position corresponding to a mounting position of each jack port 30 coupled to the base (for example, a vertical upper portion and / or a lower portion of each jack port) The information about the network status of the network is visually displayed.

The patch panel according to the preferred embodiment of FIG. 3 is configured such that two display lamps 60 are assigned to one jack port 30, wherein one display lamp (hereinafter referred to as a first display lamp) And the other display lamp (hereinafter, referred to as 'second display lamp') displays information on the network status of the uplink connected to the corresponding jack port 30, And displays information on the network status of the downlink.

Meanwhile, the display lamp 60 of FIG. 3 is formed of an LED lamp so that a user or an operator can easily grasp network status information intuitively through blinking or color change of an LED element.

Here, various light emission operations of the display lamp 60 according to the network status are determined by the link diagnostic module 70, and a detailed description thereof will be described later.

The jack port 30 is a constituent part to which the patch cord 7 is inserted and communicatively connected, and the patch cord 7 insertion port is mounted so as to be exposed to the front side of the base. Generally six to eight jack ports 30 form a modular jack of one unit.

One of the jack ports 30 typically has eight pins, two of which correspond to the transmit pins Tx + and Tx- and two of which correspond to the receive pins Rx + and Rx- do.

A plurality of jack ports 30 are arranged at the front of the circuit board 50 and a plurality of wire connectors 40 are provided at the rear of the circuit board 50 to correspond to the jack ports 30. The front jack port 30, Are electrically connected to each other through the wiring of the circuit board (50).

A communication cable (for example, a UTP cable) is connected to each wire connector 40, and a communication cable connected to the wire connector is extended to the outlet side to be connected to the outlet, whereby each terminal can be communicatively connected to the communication cable through an outlet .

4 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a patch panel having a bidirectional network status diagnosis and display function according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

A patch panel having a bidirectional network status diagnosis and display function according to the preferred embodiment of FIG. 4 is interposed between the communication relay device and the outlet to perform a communication connection or distribution function, The network status of the downlink and the network status of the downlink are diagnosed and the diagnosis result is displayed to the outside through the display lamp (60).

As used herein, the term "uplink " as used in the present invention means a data line including a communication cable connected in the direction of the communication relay apparatus on the basis of the patch panel 100, And a data line including a communication cable connected to the patch panel 100 in the outlet direction.

The link diagnostic module 70 of the present invention is a component for determining whether the data is normally flowing in the patch panel system. Specifically, in determining the network status, the link diagnosis module 70 divides the uplink direction and the downlink direction, And diagnose the network status.

In addition, if the network status of the uplink is determined to be abnormal due to the diagnosis of the network status by the direction, the link diagnostic module 70 may be configured to determine that the user (worker) And displays a corresponding indication to the outside. If the network status of the downlink is determined to be abnormal, the user (operator) displays a corresponding indication (i.e., downlink) To the outside.

 In the case of the external display method of the diagnosis result, the operation control unit 75 of the link diagnosis module 70 controls the blinking or display color of the display lamp 60 according to the normal or abnormal status of the link, You can mark it as possible.

Therefore, when a problem occurs in the network of the patch panel system, the user (operator) can quickly ascertain whether the uplink or the downlink is abnormal, and thereby perform maintenance and repair efficiently.

According to the above configuration, if red light (or light off) is displayed on the first display lamp 60a, the user can intuitively understand that a problem has occurred in the uplink direction network, and the second display lamp 60b The user (the operator) intuitively grasps that a problem has occurred in the downlink direction network.

Therefore, when a problem occurs in the network of the patch panel system, the user (operator) can quickly grasp the direction in which the uplink and downlink problems have occurred, which makes maintenance and repair easy, Upon completion, it is possible to provide the customer with a clear and intuitive delivery inspection, and the user and the manager can receive prompt inspection and repair, thereby realizing excellent convenience and economical efficiency.

While the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described and illustrated above using specific terms, such terms are used only for the purpose of clarifying the invention, and it is to be understood that the embodiment It will be obvious that various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Such modified embodiments should not be understood individually from the spirit and scope of the present invention, but should be regarded as being within the scope of the claims of the present invention.

10: Patch panel 20: Terminal block
30: Jack port 40: Wire connector
50: circuit board 60: display lamp
70: link diagnosis module 71: switch section
75:

Claims (1)

A patch panel interposed between a communication relay device and an outlet for communication connection or distribution,
A normal transmission / reception state of a data line (hereinafter referred to as an 'uplink') connected to the communication relay apparatus side and a normal transmission / reception state of a data line (hereinafter referred to as a 'downlink' A link diagnostic module for diagnosing the transmission / reception status separately; And a display lamp for displaying an external LED to indicate which link is in a data abnormal transmission / reception state when at least one of the uplink and the downlink is in a data abnormal transmission / reception state as a result of the diagnosis. Patch panel with status diagnosis and display function.
Wherein the display lamp is an LED lamp,
The LED lamp includes:
A first LED lamp that displays the transmission detection result in a distinguishable manner; And
And a second LED lamp for displaying the reception detection result in a distinguishable manner.

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