Fiber optic terminals, systems, and methods for network service management
First Claim
1. A fiber optic terminal, comprising:
- a first optical path configurable to provide a first network service by providing one of a first network-side optical fiber and a second network-side optical fiber connected to one of a first subscriber-side optical fiber and a second subscriber-side optical fiber; and
a second optical path configurable to provide a second network service by providing one of the first network-side optical fiber and the second network-side optical fiber not provided in the first optical path, connected to one of the first subscriber-side optical fiber and the second subscriber-side optical fiber not provided in the first optical path,wherein the first optical path is reversibly changeable between the first network-side optical fiber and the second network-side optical fiber, and is reversibly changeable between the first subscriber-side optical fiber and the second subscriber-side optical fiber, andwherein the second optical path is reversibly changeable between the first network-side optical fiber and the second network-side optical fiber, and reversible changeable between the first subscriber-side optical fiber and the second subscriber-side optical fiber.
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Abstract
Fiber optic terminals, systems, and methods for providing differentiated network services to subscribers of a fiber optic network are disclosed. In certain embodiments, fiber optic terminals and methods are disclosed for providing more than one network service to subscribers supported by the same fiber optic terminal. In one embodiment, a fiber optic terminal is provided comprising a first optical path connected to a first network-side optical fiber providing a first network service to a first subscriber-side optical fiber. The fiber optic terminal also comprises a second optical path connected to a second network-side optical fiber providing a second network service differentiated from the first network service to a second subscriber-side optical fiber. In this manner, differentiated network services can be provided to subscribers supported by the fiber optic terminal by configuring connections of the subscribers to either the first optical path or second optical path in the fiber optic terminal.
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1. A fiber optic terminal, comprising:
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a first optical path configurable to provide a first network service by providing one of a first network-side optical fiber and a second network-side optical fiber connected to one of a first subscriber-side optical fiber and a second subscriber-side optical fiber; and a second optical path configurable to provide a second network service by providing one of the first network-side optical fiber and the second network-side optical fiber not provided in the first optical path, connected to one of the first subscriber-side optical fiber and the second subscriber-side optical fiber not provided in the first optical path, wherein the first optical path is reversibly changeable between the first network-side optical fiber and the second network-side optical fiber, and is reversibly changeable between the first subscriber-side optical fiber and the second subscriber-side optical fiber, and wherein the second optical path is reversibly changeable between the first network-side optical fiber and the second network-side optical fiber, and reversible changeable between the first subscriber-side optical fiber and the second subscriber-side optical fiber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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