Single line passive optical network converter module
US9900108B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 30, 2014 |
| Grant date | Feb 20, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 30, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4269
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A single line converter module comprises a housing; an environmentally hardened fiber optic connector located in the housing and configured to be optically coupled to a service terminal for receiving downstream optical frames; a single electrical connector located in the housing and coupled over a metallic medium to a network terminal providing a service to respective customer premise equipment (CPE); and an optical-to-electrical (O/E) converter located in the housing and configured to convert the downstream optical frames to an electrical signal for transmission over the metallic medium to the network terminal.
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