Single-piece plug nose with multiple contact sets
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1. A connector arrangement comprising:
- a plug nose body having a first side and an opposite, second side, the first side of the plug nose body being configured to hold a first set of contacts, which are electrically connected to conductors of an electrical segment of telecommunications media, the second side of the plug nose body defining a cavity;
a pivotal cover coupled to the plug nose body at the cavity, the pivotal cover being configured to move from an open position to a closed position, the pivotal cover allowing access to the cavity when in the open position and covering the cavity when in the closed position; and
a storage device positioned within the cavity of the plug nose body, the storage device including memory configured to store information pertaining to the electrical segment of telecommunications media, the storage device being electrically connected to a second set of contacts, which are electrically isolated from the first set of contacts, the second set of contacts being configured to enable the stored information to be read from the storage device by a media reading interface.
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Abstract
A connector arrangement includes a single-piece plug nose body defining a cavity in which a storage device is held. The storage device provides physical layer information (PLI) functionality as well as physical layer management (PLM) functionality to the connector arrangement. A pivotable cover for the cavity is attached to the plug nose body by a living hinge. Example storage devices include an EEPROM on a printed circuit board. The storage device is electrically isolated from primary contacts of the connector arrangement.
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1. A connector arrangement comprising:
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a plug nose body having a first side and an opposite, second side, the first side of the plug nose body being configured to hold a first set of contacts, which are electrically connected to conductors of an electrical segment of telecommunications media, the second side of the plug nose body defining a cavity; a pivotal cover coupled to the plug nose body at the cavity, the pivotal cover being configured to move from an open position to a closed position, the pivotal cover allowing access to the cavity when in the open position and covering the cavity when in the closed position; and a storage device positioned within the cavity of the plug nose body, the storage device including memory configured to store information pertaining to the electrical segment of telecommunications media, the storage device being electrically connected to a second set of contacts, which are electrically isolated from the first set of contacts, the second set of contacts being configured to enable the stored information to be read from the storage device by a media reading interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A connector arrangement comprising:
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a single-piece plug nose body defining a first set of slots and a second set of slots, the second set of slots being spaced apart from the first set of slots, the plug nose body defining a cavity beneath the second set of slot, the set second of slots including a living hinge extending across the slots to define a cover for the cavity in the plug nose body, the cover being moveable from an open position to a closed position; a plurality of first contacts retained within the plug nose body beneath the first set of slots; a plurality of second contacts retained within the cavity of the plug nose body beneath the second set of slots, the second contacts being electrically isolated from the first contacts. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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