US Patent 10003527 Devices and methods to assist with network cabling

A device is described for assisting network technicians and other users with network cabling. The device can be provided to a technician, where the technician plugs a loose cable end into the device, and if the other end of the cable is attached to a switch (e.g. Euclid switch), the device indicates to the technician via a display where on the network the cable should be plugged in (which port on which switch). When the device is connected to a switch via a cable, the switch can make available its information to the device. The device can also consult a data store to determine where the other end should be attached. The information that is used to determine where the cable should be attached can include the number of layers in the network; the number of switches in each layer; and the number of ports on the switches.