Communication media and methods for providing indication of signal power to a network entity

    公开(公告)号:US10374920B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-06

    申请号:US15277721

    申请日:2016-09-27

    Inventor: Joseph C. Coffey

    Abstract: Communication media for providing indication of signal power to a network entity include communication paths extending from a first end to a second end; and a connector assembly terminating the first end of the communication paths, the connector assembly including a physical layer management (PLM) interface that is isolated from signals on the communication paths. The connector assembly includes a signal sensor that senses signal power propagating through the connector assembly to/from the communication paths; a programmable processor coupled to the signal sensor and the PLM interface; and data storage devices that include first instructions that cause the programmable processor to receive a signal from the signal sensor corresponding to the signal power detected by the signal sensor, and to send an indication of the signal power propagating through the connector assembly, the programmable processor sending the indication over the PLM interface to a network entity.

    Systems and methods for using active optical cable segments

    公开(公告)号:USRE47365E1

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-23

    申请号:US15600121

    申请日:2017-05-19

    Abstract: First and second active optical modules that terminate first and second active optical cable segments, each of which having a respective active end and a respective passive end, can be authenticated by: reading information from active-end storage devices attached to the respective active ends of the first and second active optical modules; providing information read from the active-end storage devices to an aggregation point; reading information from passive-end storage devices attached to the respective passive ends of the first and second active optical cable segments; providing information read from passive-end storage devices to the aggregation point; and authenticating the first and second active optical modules using information provided to the aggregation point.

    PHYSICAL LAYER MANAGEMENT CONFIGURED ACTIVE OPTICAL MODULE WITH NATIVE AND NON-NATIVE NETWORK ELEMENT SUPPORT
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    发明申请
    PHYSICAL LAYER MANAGEMENT CONFIGURED ACTIVE OPTICAL MODULE WITH NATIVE AND NON-NATIVE NETWORK ELEMENT SUPPORT 有权
    物理层管理配置有源和非网络元素支持的活动光模块

    公开(公告)号:US20160352429A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-01

    申请号:US15167478

    申请日:2016-05-27

    Inventor: Joseph C. Coffey

    CPC classification number: H04B10/40 H04B10/25 H04B10/27 H04L69/323

    Abstract: Systems for a PLM configured active optical module (AOM) with native and non-native-network element support are provided. A system includes a non-native network element having a first port with a first inventory interface; a first pluggable AOM installed in the first port and coupled to the first inventory interface, where in response to a request to read a standard table entry the first pluggable AOM provides PLM information to the non-native network element in a format complying with a MSA or a standard for the inventory interface; an extended network element having a second port with a second inventory interface; and a second pluggable AOM installed in the second port and coupled to the second inventory interface, where in response to a request to read a non-standard table entry, processing devices provide PLM information to the extended network element in a format for a physical layer management system.

    Abstract translation: 提供了具有本机和非本机网元支持的PLM配置的有源光模块(AOM)的系统。 一种系统包括具有第一端口和第一库存接口的非本地网络元件; 安装在第一端口中并耦合到第一库存接口的第一可插拔AOM,其中响应于读取标准表条目的请求,第一可插拔AOM以符合MSA的格式向非本地网络元件提供PLM信息 或库存界面的标准; 具有第二端口和第二库存接口的扩展网络元件; 以及安装在第二端口中并耦合到第二清单接口的第二可插拔AOM,其中响应于读取非标准表条目的请求,处理设备以物理层的格式向扩展网元提供PLM信息 管理系统。

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