Fiber optic operations center
US5689604A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 9, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 18, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 9, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/564
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed is a fiber optic operations center intended for use in a central office which is responsible for the administration, monitoring, testing, and repair of a multiplicity of fiber optic cables entering the central office from subscribers. The operations center is housed in a bay which is arranged to protect fiber optic cables and route then to an optical switch which connects one or more selected cables to a test device which launches and receives optical signals. The test device is under the control of a system controller which has a variety of input and output means which enable craftpersons in the central office and in remote locations to access the operations center.
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