The prior art discloses systems where RFID transponders are imbedded in network plugs and used to identify a network plug when it is inserted into a receptacle of an item of networking equipment. One drawback of such systems is that the networking equipment must be equipped with a system for powering the RFID transponders and sending identification information to an asset management system. Legacy systems typically are not equipped to power and communicate with the RFID transponders. As result, such legacy systems must typically be replaced.
What is needed therefore, and an object of the present specification, is a system which can provide identifiable interconnections without replacing the networking equipment.