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Hybrid 8P8C RJ-45 modular plug configured with both optical and electrical connections for providing both optical and electrical communications capabilities, and a method

US8376630B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Avago Technologies Fiber IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. · SG

Inventors

Tak Kui Wang · San Jose, US
Chung-Yi Su · Hsinchu, TW

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 31, 2011
Grant date	Feb 19, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 31, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49174
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A hybrid RJ-45 plug is provided that has both an electrical coupling configuration and an optical coupling configuration. The electrical coupling configuration is an 8P8C electrical wiring configuration that complies with the RJ-45 electrical wiring standard. The optical coupling configuration includes an optics system that provides the plug with optical communications capabilities. The hybrid RJ-45 plug is backwards compatible with an existing RJ-45 jack that implements an RJ-45 electrical wiring standard. However, the hybrid RJ-45 plug is also configured to mate with an optical jack that has only optical communications capabilities and to mate with a hybrid RJ-45 jack that has both optical and electrical communications capabilities.

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