ConnectMaster manages devices, components, cables and other elements of a signal or communication network. These elements have a unique position within the network.

 

Example:

Company “ABC” manages a signal network from Linz to Wels. There is a room for external interconnections on the first floor of the respective distributing centres. These rooms have cable distribution cabinets, which are in turn subdivided into several bays. The bays contain patch connectors to which the respective cables are connected.

 

ConnectMaster now manages the components that illustrate this signal network (see Chapter “Components”). For this purpose, components must be allocated to exact positions. For instance, the following attributes can be allocated:

 

•Locations:        Linz, Wels

•Company:        ABC

•Building:            Distributing centre

•Floor:                1st “Floor”

•Room:                B101

•Cable distribution cabinet:                Any name, e.g. RV1, RV2,

•Bays:                B1, B2, ...

•Components:        Strips, cables, ... (X1, X2, X3, ..)

 

For the exact identification of individual components, it is enough to specify the component with all its locations in one single row, e.g.

“Linz - ABC – Distributing centre – 1st floor – B101 - RV1 - B1 - Strip A”

As can be seen from this example, the position of the component “Strip A” within the signal network can be determined unambiguously by indicating the locations “Linz...external” and the components “RV1 B1”.

Because the component “Strip A” is an element of “RV1”, it inherits its locations. Hence the strip is hereinafter referred to by its full name “RV1 B1 Strip A”.

 

ConnectMaster realises a system for the exact positioning of top components taking this into account.

As can be seen from the above example, a unique position must be defined for each top component in ConnectMaster.

This is where the “Locations” concept comes into play.