Power and optical fiber interface
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1. A powered fiber optic system for providing power and data to at least one active device comprising:
- a hybrid cable including at least one optical fiber for transmitting an optical signal and electrical conductors for carrying power;
an Ethernet cable having twisted pair conductors; and
a housing including;
electrical power management circuitry adapted to be coupled between the electrical conductors of the hybrid cable and the twisted pair conductors of the Ethernet cable, the electrical power management circuitry having a DC-to-DC voltage converter for raising the voltage received from the hybrid cable to compensate for voltage loss over a length of the hybrid cable and to output a desired voltage level to the Ethernet cable; and
optical-to-electrical conversion circuitry adapted to be coupled between the at least one optical fiber of the hybrid cable and the twisted pair conductors of the Ethernet cable, the optical-to-electrical conversion circuitry being configured to convert the optical signal from the hybrid cable into an electrical signal that is transmitted to the twisted pair conductors of the Ethernet cable.
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Abstract
A power and optical fiber interface system includes a housing having an interior. A cable inlet is configured to receive a hybrid cable having an electrical conductor and an optical fiber. An insulation displacement connector (IDC) is situated in the interior of the housing configured to electrically terminate the conductor, and a cable outlet is configured to receive an output cable that is connectable to the IDC and configured to output signals received via the optical fiber.
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1. A powered fiber optic system for providing power and data to at least one active device comprising:
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a hybrid cable including at least one optical fiber for transmitting an optical signal and electrical conductors for carrying power; an Ethernet cable having twisted pair conductors; and a housing including; electrical power management circuitry adapted to be coupled between the electrical conductors of the hybrid cable and the twisted pair conductors of the Ethernet cable, the electrical power management circuitry having a DC-to-DC voltage converter for raising the voltage received from the hybrid cable to compensate for voltage loss over a length of the hybrid cable and to output a desired voltage level to the Ethernet cable; and optical-to-electrical conversion circuitry adapted to be coupled between the at least one optical fiber of the hybrid cable and the twisted pair conductors of the Ethernet cable, the optical-to-electrical conversion circuitry being configured to convert the optical signal from the hybrid cable into an electrical signal that is transmitted to the twisted pair conductors of the Ethernet cable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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