Media converter
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1. A media converter comprising:
- a housing;
an optical transmit port and an optical receive port disposed on one end of the housing;
an electrical plug disposed on the housing comprising;
a first pin dedicated for transmitting a first electrical signal;
a second pin dedicated for receiving a second electrical signal; and
a third pin associated with at least one of a TxD signal and a RxLOS signal; and
circuitry configured to convert a third electrical signal received by the optical receive port into the first electrical signal and to convert the second electrical signal into a fourth electrical signal transmitted by the optical transmit port.
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Abstract
Media converters for use in optical-to-electrical and electrical-to-optical conversion. A media converter includes an outer housing, an electrical plug disposed on one end of the outer housing, an optical cable disposed on an opposite end of the outer housing, and circuitry that connects to both the electrical plug and the optical cable. In this example, the circuitry receives electrical signals from the electrical plug and outputs corresponding optical signals to the optical cable. In addition, the circuitry also receives optical signals from the optical cable and outputs corresponding electrical signals to the electrical plug.
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1. A media converter comprising:
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a housing; an optical transmit port and an optical receive port disposed on one end of the housing; an electrical plug disposed on the housing comprising; a first pin dedicated for transmitting a first electrical signal; a second pin dedicated for receiving a second electrical signal; and a third pin associated with at least one of a TxD signal and a RxLOS signal; and circuitry configured to convert a third electrical signal received by the optical receive port into the first electrical signal and to convert the second electrical signal into a fourth electrical signal transmitted by the optical transmit port. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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