Managed fiber connectivity systems
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1. A fiber optic connector comprising:
- a connector body configured to terminate at least one optical fiber, the connector body defining a key area that defines a cavity, the cavity including an outer ledge, the outer ledge being interrupted by surfaces recessed from the outer ledge; and
a storage device mounted to the connector body at the key area, the storage device being seated on the outer ledge within the cavity at the key area, the storage device including memory configured to store physical layer information, the storage device also including at least one contact member that is electrically connected to the memory, the contact member being configured to engage with a contact of a media reading interface of an adapter when the connector body is slid into a passage of the adapter.
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Abstract
A communications connection system includes a fiber optic connector including a storage device having memory configured to store physical layer information. The storage device also includes at least one contact member that is electrically connected to the memory. Certain types of fiber optic connectors have the storage device mounted to a key of the fiber optic connector. Certain types of fiber optic connectors have the storage device mounted in a cavity defined in the fiber optic connector.
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1. A fiber optic connector comprising:
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a connector body configured to terminate at least one optical fiber, the connector body defining a key area that defines a cavity, the cavity including an outer ledge, the outer ledge being interrupted by surfaces recessed from the outer ledge; and a storage device mounted to the connector body at the key area, the storage device being seated on the outer ledge within the cavity at the key area, the storage device including memory configured to store physical layer information, the storage device also including at least one contact member that is electrically connected to the memory, the contact member being configured to engage with a contact of a media reading interface of an adapter when the connector body is slid into a passage of the adapter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A fiber optic connector comprising:
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a connector body configured to terminate at least one optical fiber, the connector body including a raised portion defining an open cavity, the cavity including an outer ledge, the outer ledge being contoured with a periodic pattern to increase surface area of the outer ledge; and a storage device positioned in the cavity defined in the raised portion of the connector body, the storage device including memory circuitry facing an interior of the cavity, the storage device also including a plurality of contact members at an open top of the cavity, the contact members being electrically connected to the memory circuitry, the contact members being configured to engage with contacts of a media reading interface of an adapter when the connector body is slid into a passage of the adapter. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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