MANAGED FIBER CONNECTIVITY SYSTEMS
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1. A fiber optic connector comprising:
- a connector body configured to terminate at least one optical fiber, the connector body defining a key area; and
a storage device mounted to the connector body at the key area, the storage device including memory configured to store physical layer information, the storage device also including at least one contact member that is electrically connected to the memory.
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Abstract
A communications connection system includes a fiber optic connector including a storage device having memory configured to store physical layer information. The storage device also includes at least one contact member that is electrically connected to the memory. Certain types of fiber optic connectors have the storage device mounted to a key of the fiber optic connector. Certain types of fiber optic connectors have the storage device mounted in a cavity defined in the fiber optic connector.
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38 Claims
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1. A fiber optic connector comprising:
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a connector body configured to terminate at least one optical fiber, the connector body defining a key area; and a storage device mounted to the connector body at the key area, the storage device including memory configured to store physical layer information, the storage device also including at least one contact member that is electrically connected to the memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A connectorized optical fiber comprising:
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an optical fiber having a first end; a ferrule coupled to the first end of the optical fiber; a connector body housing the ferrule, the connector body defining a key area; and a storage device mounted to the connector body at the key area, the storage device including memory configured to store physical layer information pertaining to the connectorized optical fiber, the storage device also including a plurality of contact members that are electrically connected to the memory. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A fiber optic connector comprising:
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a connector body configured to terminate at least one optical fiber, the connector body defining an opening leading to a cavity having an open top defined in the connector body; and a storage device positioned in the cavity defined in the connector body, the storage device including memory circuitry facing an interior of the cavity, the storage device also including a plurality of contact members at the open top of the cavity, the contact members being electrically connected to the memory circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A connectorized optical fiber comprising:
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an optical fiber having a first end; a ferrule coupled to the first end of the optical fiber; a connector body housing the ferrule, the connector body defining an open cavity; and a storage device positioned in the cavity of the connector body, the storage device including memory configured to store physical layer information pertaining to the connectorized optical fiber, the storage device also including a plurality of contact members that are electrically connected to the memory. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38)
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