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 for validating connections of connectors, said 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;determining, based on the identifier, whether a structural characteristic of the cable is an expected structural characteristic for that socket structure;based on determining the structural characteristic of the cable is the expected structural characteristic for that socket structure, continuing validation of connection of the connector; andbased on determining the structural characteristic of the cable is not the expected structural characteristic for that socket structure, providing an indication that the connector is not as expected.