Trace function termination option

[AWurzHoD]

Dear community,

i would like to ask for recommendations regarding trace function specifically when using trace in infrastructure environment (multiple patchpanel, duplex to simplex ports ...).
I am very thankfull and appreciate every idea/support for following questions i have using the trace funtion.

• Trace funtion if termination is not of type interface:
  It looks like a trace can only be carried out if i have connected type interface on both ends. If i use circuit termination trace does not show a result which is not helpfull if i want to document provider/carrier circuits. Also there is no other option to set a patchpanel frontport to terminated, just to get a trace from A to B side? If i only need a trace between unconnected ports and not between end devices/interfaces this seems not be possible and i need to create a pseude termination device to just get trace running. MY focus is docmenting and perfoming cable trace in regards to cabling infrastructre of cross-connects and patched and there is no need (and not possible) to document every connected end device to a patchpanel front port. A trace between patchpanel frontports which are connected by rearports to other patchpanels would really be essential.

• Trace from A to B via patchpanels which have mix of duplex and simplex ports
  In fiber cabling infrastructure there can be situations, where you have duplex ports on one patchpanel and simplex ports on opposite side patchpanel. Like having LC/PC (duplex) on one side and SC/PC simplex or LSH/APC on other side. Altough you are able to map a duplex connection to two simplex connection (connecting e.g. one rear port to two rear ports on opposite side), trace will show you only the cable route till the split to the two simplex connections and says "Path split!". OK, at least you see a trace from both sides till the duplex connection splits to two simplex connections but it would be comfortable if full path would be displayed because the mapping is distinct and i see no issue to display both half pathes as one path in trace.

I appreciate your ideas- maybe there is a way of configuration working around the one or other issue bothering me id o not know yet.

Thanks alot!