Optical device, and system and method for managing optical device

• US 9,172,465 B2
• Filed: 03/05/2013
• Issued: 10/27/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Wu, Shiquan, Sun, Faxian, Li, Yangxian
• Primary Examiner(s): Bello, Agustin
• Application Number:
  US13/786,171
• Publication Number:
  US 20130188966A1
• Time in Patent Office: 966 Days
• Field of Search: 398135-139
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/3895 identification of connection, e.g. right plug to the right socket or full engagement of the mating parts keying element on the plug or adapter G02B6/3831; keying element on the ferrule G02B6/3851; keying element for electrical connection H01R13/64
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4452 Distribution frames
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/44528 Patch-cords; Connector arrangements in the system or in the box routing arrangements H04Q1/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 10/27 Arrangements for networking

Abstract

The present invention relates to an optical device, including: an optical module, configured to implement an optical function of the optical device and including several outlet ports; and an identification module, containing identification information for identifying the optical device. The present invention further relates to a system and method for managing an optical device, where the system includes: an interface apparatus, configured to couple multiple optical devices; an identification information obtaining apparatus, configured to obtain identification information of the optical devices and/or identification information of outlet ports of the multiple optical devices through the interface apparatus; and a control apparatus, configured to manage the optical devices according to the obtained identification information.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

an optical splitter module configured to implement an optical function, the optical splitter module comprising,

an optical splitter input end having an optical fiber adapter configured to receive optical information from a first connector, wherein;

the optical fiber adapter comprises identification information for identifying the optical fiber adapter; and

the first connector comprises identification information for identifying the first connector, and

a plurality of optical splitter output ends each configured to receive a pigtail and a second connector, each second connector comprising identification information for identifying the second connector;

memory comprising identification information identifying the optical splitter module;

an interface coupled to the memory and configured to connect to an external control apparatus, and wherein when the interface is connected to an external control apparatus, the external control apparatus is configured to read the identification information from the memory through the interface;

a read unit configured to read identification information of the first connector when inserted into the optical splitter input end and provide the read identification information to the external control apparatus through the interface;

a recognition unit configured to recognize, according to the identification information read by the read module, whether the inserted first connector is the one to which the optical splitter module expects to connect; and

wherein a corresponding relationship exists between the identification information in the memory and the identification information of the first inserted connector.

2. The optical device according to claim 1, wherein the identification information comprises at least one item of the following information:

manufacture information of the optical device, attribute information of the optical device, and a recognition code of the optical device.

3. The optical device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a device indicator, configured to indicate a state of the optical device, wherein the device indicator is coupled to the external control apparatus through the interface, and is lit, is extinguished, or flickers under control of the external control apparatus.

4. The optical device according to claim 1, further comprising:

at least one port indicator, configured to indicate a performed operation on or an operation state of one of the outlet ports, wherein the port indicator is coupled to the external control apparatus through the interface, and is lit, is extinguished, or flickers under control of the external control apparatus.

5. A system for managing an optical device, the system comprising:

an interface apparatus, configured to couple multiple optical devices;

an identification information obtaining apparatus, configured to obtain identification information of the optical devices and/or identification information of outlet ports of the multiple optical devices through the interface apparatus; and

a control apparatus, configured to manage the optical devices according to the obtained identification information;

wherein the optical device, comprising;

an optical module, configured to implement an optical function of the optical device and comprising a plurality of outlet ports; and

an identification module, containing identification information for identifying the optical device;

an interface module, coupled to the identification module;

wherein, the identification module is coupled to an external control apparatus through the interface module; and

the external control apparatus is configured to read the identification information in the identification module through the interface module;

a read module, configured to read identification information of a connector which is inserted into the outlet port, and provide the read identification information for the external control apparatus through the interface module; and

a recognition module, configured to recognize, according to the identification information read by the read module, whether the inserted connector is the one to which the optical device expects to connect;

wherein the optical module in the optical device is an optical splitter module; and

each of an outlet ports comprises an optical splitter input end where an optical fiber adapter is adopted, and an optical splitter output end having a pigtail and a connector;

the identification module contains identification information for identifying the optical splitter module; and

the optical fiber adapter and the connector contain identification information for identifying the optical adapter or the connector; and

the read module is configured to read identification information of a connector and another optical device which is inserted into the optical splitter input end; and

the recognition module is configured to recognize the inserted connector according to the read identification information;

wherein a corresponding relationship is a relationship between the identification information in the identification module of the optical splitter module and identification information of a connector of the pigtail exists.