Single cable optical data/power transmission ethernet port adapter system
US12355496B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 29, 2023 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/10
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A single cable optical data/power transmission Ethernet port adapter system includes a single cable optical data/power transmission powering device (“powering device”) coupled to a powered device using an optical data/power transmission cable (“cable”) and a single cable optical data/power transmission Ethernet port adapter device (“adapter device”). The adapter device includes an Ethernet port coupled to the powered device, and an optical data/power connector connected to the cable and including optical data conduit(s) and optical power conduit(s) with a greater cross-section area than the optical data conduit(s). A data communication system receives optical data from the powering device via the optical data conduit(s) and uses it to transmit electrical data via the Ethernet port to the powered device, and a power transmission system receives optical power from the powering device via the optical power conduit(s) and uses it to transmit electrical power via the Ethernet port to the powered device.
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