Automatic configuration of optical cross-connector at manual connection
AssigneeWavium AB
InventorStefan Larsson
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Abstract
An optical cross-connector for a signal connection between fiber-optical wires, including a plurality of ports for connection of fiber-optical connectors. A signal connection is configured to connect optical signals from the connectors between the ports, and a contact sensor is configured to register when fiber-optical connectors are connected to the ports. The signal connection is configured to automatically establish a signal connection from a first registered connection connector to a second registered connection connector. The optical cross-connector can be set to a position for automatic configuration in pairs of point-to-point signal connections, for broadcasting signal connection, or to a position without automatic configuration.
Claims14
Device for signal connection between fiber-optical wires, comprising:
- a plurality of ports for connection of fiber-optical connectors;
- signal connection means for connecting optical signals between said ports;
- a contact sensor configured to register when fiber-optical connectors are connected to said ports;
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- wherein said signal connection means is configured to automatically establish a signal connection from a first registered connected connector to a second registered connected connector according to one of a plurality of automatic configuration modes.
Method for configuration of optical cross-connectors, comprising:
- manually connecting a first and a second fiber-optical connector to a first and a second port of an optical cross-connector, respectively;
- automatically sensing, by a contact sensor, the connection of the first fiber-optical connector to the first port, and the connection of the second fiber-optical connector to the second port;
- registering said connections chronologically;
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- automatically connecting optical signals from the first registered connection to the second registered connection by a signal connection according to one of a plurality of connection modes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.