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Managed fiber connectivity systems

US9453971B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 11, 2013
Grant dateSep 27, 2016
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Expiry dateAug 10, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06K2007/10485
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

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 electrical contacts or an RFID antenna coil connected to the memory for transmitting information to a management system. 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. Example media reading interfaces include electrical contacts and RFID readers.

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