labeling the ports
we do our labeling based on which cable closet the ports go, which rack in that cable closet, which panel in that rack and which port in that panel. Then we have a spreadsheet with a table that maps that port with another label that shows the building, the floor in the building and the grid in the building based on pillars so when the walls move you can still find it.
for example closet 1, rack 1 panel A port 42
the label would be
config_if#description 11A42
the label is in both the user side and the closet side so when the user phones you can just ask them port tell you the port number they are in and you know where they are
if you are the one tracking them down you can look at the port label and check it with the building grid table and you know how to track the user down. You could also add the building grid in the label also
hope this helps someone out there planning on organizing their network or someone just starting fresh
