A connector arrangement includes a plug nose body; a printed circuit board positioned within a cavity of the plug nose body; and a plug cover that mounts to the plug nose body to enclose the printed circuit board within the cavity. The printed circuit board includes a storage device configured to store information pertaining to the electrical segment of communications media. The plug cover defines a plurality of slotted openings through which the second contacts are exposed. A connector assembly includes a jack module and a media reading interface configured to receive the plug. A patch panel includes multiple jack modules and multiple media reading interfaces.

A connector arrangement includes a plug nose body; a printed circuit board positioned within a cavity of the plug nose body; and a plug cover that mounts to the plug nose body to enclose the printed circuit board within the cavity. The printed circuit board includes a storage device configured to store information pertaining to the electrical segment of communications media. The plug cover defines a plurality of slotted openings through which the second contacts are exposed. A connector assembly includes a jack module and a media reading interface configured to receive the plug. A patch panel includes multiple jack modules and multiple media reading interfaces.

A routing system is provided for intelligent routing of instant messages between clients connected to a data network and customer service representatives connected to the network. The system comprises at least one instant message server and at least one intermediate server connected to and addressable on the network, the intermediate server capable of routing and accessible to the instant message server. Clients connecting to the instant message server through instant message software assert a connection link advertised by the instant message server to establish bi-directional communication between the client machine and the intermediate server. In preferred application, the intermediate server interacts with the client for identification of client and client software. The client request is then routed to an appropriate customer service representative running compatible software according to enterprise rules establishing an active instant message connection between the client and the selected customer service representative.

A method and apparatus for transmitting a report message in a wireless communication system is provided. A user equipment (UE) receives a configuration of measurement, i.e. minimization of drive tests (MDT) configuration, via system information or broadcast/multicast control channel, i.e. multicast control channel (MCCH). If the UE detects a problem for reception of a broadcast/multicast service, the UE immediately transmits a report message.

The present invention addresses method, apparatus and computer program product for resource management within a distributed system in a core network element, comprising organizing computing resources of the core network element into sets, wherein a first set is always active, setting an upper threshold and a lower threshold for the load of the sets, wherein the sets in operation are loaded as long as the average load of the sets in operation reaches the upper threshold, and when the upper threshold is exceeded, a new set is activated, whereas, when the load thereof falls below the lower threshold, the last activated set is deactivated, assigning a priority number to each set, segmenting an interval of random numbers for randomizing a request distribution in subintervals which are allocated to the computing resources of the active sets, wherein the length of each subinterval is determined based on the priority number of the set of the respective computing resource, and allotting a random number out of the interval to an incoming request, and forwarding the request to such computing resource which belongs to the subinterval that contains the allotted random number.

A data communication network includes a plurality of network nodes coupled together via optical links and a network controller. Each network node includes a reflectometry analyzer that provides a characterization of physical properties of the optical links coupled to the associated network node. The characterization for each particular optical link provides a unique fingerprint of the physical properties of the particular optical link. The network controller determines a network path between a first network node and a second network node, wherein the network path traverses a first optical link, receives a first fingerprint for the first optical link from a first reflectometry analyzer, defines a signature for the path, the signature including the first fingerprint, receives a second fingerprint for the first optical link from the first reflectometry analyzer, the second fingerprint being different from the first fingerprint, and determines that the network path is not secure based upon the difference between the first fingerprint and the second fingerprint.

A data communication network includes a plurality of network nodes coupled together via optical links and a network controller. Each network node includes a reflectometry analyzer that provides a characterization of physical properties of the optical links coupled to the associated network node. The characterization for each particular optical link provides a unique fingerprint of the physical properties of the particular optical link. The network controller determines a network path between a first network node and a second network node, wherein the network path traverses a first optical link, receives a first fingerprint for the first optical link from a first reflectometry analyzer, defines a signature for the path, the signature including the first fingerprint, receives a second fingerprint for the first optical link from the first reflectometry analyzer, the second fingerprint being different from the first fingerprint, and determines that the network path is not secure based upon the difference between the first fingerprint and the second fingerprint.

A connector arrangement includes a plug nose body; a printed circuit board positioned within a cavity of the plug nose body; and a plug cover that mounts to the plug nose body to enclose the printed circuit board within the cavity. The printed circuit board includes a storage device configured to store information pertaining to the electrical segment of communications media. The plug cover defines a plurality of slotted openings through which the second contacts are exposed. A connector assembly includes a jack module and a media reading interface configured to receive the plug. A patch panel includes multiple jack modules and multiple media reading interfaces.

A connector arrangement includes a plug nose body; a printed circuit board positioned within a cavity of the plug nose body; and a plug cover that mounts to the plug nose body to enclose the printed circuit board within the cavity. The printed circuit board includes a storage device configured to store information pertaining to the electrical segment of communications media. The plug cover defines a plurality of slotted openings through which the second contacts are exposed. A connector assembly includes a jack module and a media reading interface configured to receive the plug. A patch panel includes multiple jack modules and multiple media reading interfaces.

A connector arrangement includes a plug nose body; a printed circuit board positioned within a cavity of the plug nose body; and a plug cover that mounts to the plug nose body to enclose the printed circuit board within the cavity. The printed circuit board includes a storage device configured to store information pertaining to the electrical segment of communications media. The plug cover defines a plurality of slotted openings through which the second contacts are exposed. A connector assembly includes a jack module and a media reading interface configured to receive the plug. A patch panel includes multiple jack modules and multiple media reading interfaces.