Systems, devices and methods for managing distribution of fiber optic signals within structures

A method of providing internet access within a structure allocated into multiple independent spaces comprising the steps of

• interfacing with an optical fiber internet connection provided by a service provider,
• supplying at least one local power line,
• receiving at a gateway power from the at least one local power line and communications from the optical fiber provided by the service provider,
• transforming the communications received from the service provider into a protocol usable by local downstream equipment,
• distributing from the gateway to a plurality of network branches at least one of WAN and LAN signals together with power configured to enable operation of at least some customer premises equipment, and
• separately monitoring power consumption on each of the network branches.

A system for monitoring power usage within a local optical distribution network comprising

• a local optical network having a plurality of branches of optical fiber, at least some of which are configured to provide internet communications to customer premises equipment,
• at least one gateway configured to receive power from a source and to distribute power to downstream portions of the local optical network,
• a local power line configured to receive power from the at least one gateway and to distribute that power across at least some of the plurality of branches adjacent to the optical fiber for enabling operation of at least some customer premises equipment,
• at least one optical tap per network branch configured to receive power from the local power line and optical communications via the optical fiber,
• at least one fiber media converter configured to receive power from an associated optical tap and to provide power to at least some downstream customer premises equipment,
• wherein the gateway is configured as a master device and sensors in one or more of the at least one optical tap and the at least one fiber media converter are configured as slave devices for monitoring power usage in at least some of the plurality of branches.