Managed fiber connectivity systems
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1. A connectorized optical fiber comprising:
- an optical fiber having a first end;
a ferrule coupled to the first end of the optical fiber;
a connector body having a top, a bottom, a first side, and a second side, the connector body housing the ferrule, and the connector body including an inner body that is axially moveable relative to an outer body, wherein ridges of the inner body extend through slots defined in the outer body at the first and second sides of the connector body, and wherein a cavity is defined in the top of the connector body at a location offset towards the first side of the connector body; and
a storage device mounted to the connector body, the storage device including memory configured to store physical layer information pertaining to the connectorized optical fiber, the storage device also including a plurality of contact members that are electrically connected to the memory, wherein tops of the contact members are generally flush with an exterior surface of the connector body.
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Abstract
A communications connection system includes an SC 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. The communications connection system also includes a fiber optic adapter module having one or more media reading interfaces. Each media reading interface is configured to read physical layer information stored on one of the fiber optic connectors received at the adapter module. Certain types of media reading interfaces extend between an internal passage of the adapter module and an external surface of the adapter module.
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21 Claims
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1. A connectorized optical fiber comprising:
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an optical fiber having a first end; a ferrule coupled to the first end of the optical fiber; a connector body having a top, a bottom, a first side, and a second side, the connector body housing the ferrule, and the connector body including an inner body that is axially moveable relative to an outer body, wherein ridges of the inner body extend through slots defined in the outer body at the first and second sides of the connector body, and wherein a cavity is defined in the top of the connector body at a location offset towards the first side of the connector body; and a storage device mounted to the connector body, the storage device including memory configured to store physical layer information pertaining to the connectorized optical fiber, the storage device also including a plurality of contact members that are electrically connected to the memory, wherein tops of the contact members are generally flush with an exterior surface of the connector body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13)
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9. An SC-type connector kit comprising:
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an inner housing defining a first through-passage along a first length of the inner housing, the inner housing also defining a channel in an exterior surface along a portion of the first length of the inner housing; an outer housing defining a second through-passage along a second length of the outer housing, the outer housing being configured to slideably receive the inner housing in the second through-passage, the outer housing also defining a cavity in an exterior surface of the outer housing, at least a portion of the cavity configured to align with the channel of the inner housing when the inner and outer housings are slideably mated; and a storage device disposed within the cavity of the outer housing, the storage device protruding into the channel of the inner housing. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An SC-type connector kit comprising:
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an inner housing defining a first through-passage along a first length of the inner housing, the inner housing also defining a channel in an exterior surface along a portion of the first length of the inner housing; an outer housing defining a second through-passage along a second length of the outer housing, the outer housing being configured to slideably receive the inner housing in the second through-passage, the outer housing also defining a cavity in an exterior surface of the outer housing, at least a portion of the cavity configured to align with the channel of the inner housing when the inner and outer housings are slideably mated; and a storage device configured to fit within the cavity of the outer housing, wherein the storage device includes an EEPROM mounted to a circuit board.
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21. An SC-type connector kit comprising:
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an inner housing defining a first through-passage along a first length of the inner housing, the inner housing also defining a channel in an exterior surface along a portion of the first length of the inner housing; an outer housing defining a second through-passage along a second length of the outer housing, the outer housing being configured to slideably receive the inner housing in the second through-passage, the outer housing also defining a cavity in an exterior surface of the outer housing, at least a portion of the cavity configured to align with the channel of the inner housing when the inner and outer housings are slideably mated, wherein the cavity defines a well aligned with the channel, the well being recessed relative to the cavity.
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