Optical fiber connectors with identification circuits and distribution terminals that communicate therewith
First Claim
1. An optical fiber connector comprising:
- an optical fiber interface;
an identification circuit connected to the optical fiber interface; and
an electrical interface that is communicatively connected to the identification circuit.
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Abstract
An optical fiber connector can include an optical fiber interface, an identification circuit, and an electrical interface that is communicatively connected to the identification circuit. The identification circuit may be a non-volatile memory such as, for example, a read only memory, a magnetic random access memory and/or a flash-random access memory. The identification circuit may include a housing that can be releasably connected to a Light Guide Cross Connect (LGX). The identification circuit may generate an electrical signal that identifies a fiber, a fiber bundle, a fiber type, a connector type, who manufactured an optical fiber, when an optical fiber was manufactured, and/or when an optical fiber was installed. Related optical fiber distribution terminals are also discussed.
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23 Claims
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1. An optical fiber connector comprising:
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an optical fiber interface;
an identification circuit connected to the optical fiber interface; and
an electrical interface that is communicatively connected to the identification circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An optical fiber distribution terminal comprising:
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a plurality of terminal connectors, each of the terminal connectors comprising an electrical interface and an optical interface and configured to releasably connect to an optical fiber connector having an electrical interface and an optical interface, and wherein each of the terminal connectors is configured to communicatively couple its electrical interface and optical interface to a respective electrical interface and optical interface of a connected optical fiber connector; and
a controller that is configured to communicate through the electrical interface of at least one of the terminal connectors and an electrical interface of a connected optical fiber connector to obtain identification information from the connected optical fiber connector. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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