Methods and systems for providing management in a telecommunications equipment shelf assembly using a shared serial bus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7644215
APP PUB NO 20060129731A1
SERIAL NO

11272478

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A method for connecting an externally accessible shared serial port to one of a plurality of target serial ports is provided. The target serial ports are associated with a plurality of different application cards within a shelf assembly. The method includes receiving, from an external device connected to an externally accessible shared serial port, a request for a connection between the externally accessible shared serial port and one of a plurality of target serial ports within a shelf assembly associated with a plurality of different application cards, and determining whether shelf resources are available to connect the externally accessible shared serial port to the requested target serial port. In response to determining that shelf resources are available, the externally accessible shared serial port is connected to the requested target serial port.

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  • SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION @ UNM;TEKELEC GLOBAL, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bonds,, Jr Thomas L Raleigh, US 6 176
Jerzak, Phillip C Raleigh, US 4 60
Messer, Gary Conly Raleigh, US 1 42
Prather, Donald Wayne Raleigh, US 1 42
Wallace, Robert L Apex, US 24 3962

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