Active optical cable electrical adaptor
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1. An adaptor comprising:
- an optical transceiver electrical connector having physical and electrical characteristics that are defined by an optical transceiver standard;
an active cable electrical receptacle having at least some physical characteristics that are defined by the optical transceiver standard and electrical characteristics that are defined by an electrical connection standard that differs from the optical transceiver standard, the active cable electrical receptacle configured to electrically connect to an electrical connector of an active cable that communicates over much of its length using optics, the active cable electrical receptacle being in electrical communication with the optical transceiver electrical connector;
circuitry coupled between the optical transceiver electrical connector and the active cable electrical receptacle, the circuitry being configured to perform adaptation of a plurality of electrical signals communicated between the optical transceiver electrical connector and the active cable electrical receptacle; and
a power conditioner configured to regulate power between a power supply of the adaptor and a power supply of the active cable.
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Abstract
An adaptor that mechanically and/or electrically adapts to and/or from an electrical connector that is integrated with an active cable at one end of an active optical cable, wherein the optical cable is configured to communicate over much of its length using one or more optical fibers. The cable may be an electrical to optical cable, and electrical to electrical cable, or one of many other potential configurations.
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1. An adaptor comprising:
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an optical transceiver electrical connector having physical and electrical characteristics that are defined by an optical transceiver standard; an active cable electrical receptacle having at least some physical characteristics that are defined by the optical transceiver standard and electrical characteristics that are defined by an electrical connection standard that differs from the optical transceiver standard, the active cable electrical receptacle configured to electrically connect to an electrical connector of an active cable that communicates over much of its length using optics, the active cable electrical receptacle being in electrical communication with the optical transceiver electrical connector; circuitry coupled between the optical transceiver electrical connector and the active cable electrical receptacle, the circuitry being configured to perform adaptation of a plurality of electrical signals communicated between the optical transceiver electrical connector and the active cable electrical receptacle; and a power conditioner configured to regulate power between a power supply of the adaptor and a power supply of the active cable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An adaptor comprising:
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a mechanism including an optical transceiver electrical connector having physical and electrical characteristics that are defined by an optical transceiver electrical connector standard; an active cable electrical receptacle having physical and electrical characteristics that are defined by an electrical connection standard that differs from the optical transceiver electrical connector standard, the active cable electrical receptacle configured to electrically connect to an electrical connector of an active cable that communicates over much of its length using optics, the active cable electrical receptacle being in electrical communication with the optical transceiver electrical connector; a signal mapping component coupled between the optical transceiver electrical connector and the active cable electrical receptacle to map a plurality of electrical signals communicated between the optical transceiver electrical connector and the active cable electrical receptacle, the electrical signals including a power signal to power active circuitry in the active cable; a printed circuit board that is electrically connected to the active cable electrical receptacle by way of the signal mapping component, and the optical transceiver electrical connector comprising an edge connector of the printed circuit board; and a power conditioner configured to condition the power signal for use by the active circuitry in the active cable.
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