Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Reduced fiber count networks, devices, and related methods
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Application No.: US14310280Application Date: 2014-06-20
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Publication No.: US10541754B2Publication Date: 2020-01-21
- Inventor: Tsutomu Watanabe , William Dmytro Charuk , Jamie Joshue Seawell , Yukihiro Yokomachi
- Applicant: Sumitomo Electric Lightwave Corp. , Sumitomo Electric Industries, LTD
- Applicant Address: US NC Raleigh JP Osaka
- Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Lightwave Corp.,Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Lightwave Corp.,Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Raleigh JP Osaka
- Agency: Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt P.A.
- Main IPC: H04B10/12
- IPC: H04B10/12 ; H04B10/27 ; H04B10/25 ; H04B10/40 ; G02B6/38 ; G02B6/44 ; G02B6/42

Abstract:
Optical fiber networks, devices, and related methods are disclosed herein. In some aspects, an optical fiber network includes network devices having optical fibers for transmitting and receiving data. In the network, 100% of the optical fibers are utilized end-to-end across the plurality of network devices. Networks herein are also devoid of converters and include only a single direction connection between fibers at interconnect points between devices. Network devices may include ferrules, where at least some of the ferrules are devoid of an optical fiber. A method for providing an optical fiber network includes providing network devices having optical fibers for transmitting and receiving data and transmitting data using 100% of the optical fibers end-to-end across the network devices.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150326316A1 REDUCED FIBER COUNT NETWORKS, DEVICES, AND RELATED METHODS Public/Granted day:2015-11-12
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