VALIDATING CONNECTION, STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS AND POSITIONING OF CABLE CONNECTORS

摘要

In one or more aspects, a determination is made as to whether a connector is securely fastened, whether the connector connected within a socket structure is the expected connector for that socket structure, and/or whether connectors coupled to one another via one or more cables are properly positioned for communication between them. Information on selected physical connection elements of a connector is used to determine one or more structural characteristics of the cable(s) connected to the connector and to determine whether the connector is the expected connector for a particular socket structure.

主权项

1. A computer program product comprising:
a computer readable storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method comprising:
obtaining, from a connector connected to a socket structure, an identifier of a cable coupled to the connector at one end of the cable, the obtaining comprising reading information from a plurality of physical connection elements of the connector to obtain the identifier, wherein the identifier serves as an indication of whether the cable is properly physically engaged in the socket structure;determining, based on the identifier, whether the cable is properly physically engaged in the socket structure; andperforming processing based on the determining whether the cable is properly physically engaged in the socket structure.