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US 8,078,028 B2Granted
Optical patch panel device
AssigneeEvertz Microsystems Ltd.
InventorsEric Fankhauser, Rakesh Patel
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Abstract
Various embodiments of patch panel devices are enclosed. In some embodiments, signals received are in an electrical or optical form and converted to the other form. The converted signal is provided as an output signal. A version of the original input may also be provided as an input. A signal injector can inject a optical or electrical signal that is selectively injected into the output signals. Various embodiments also include sensor to detecting the connecting of an electrical or optical line.
Claims24
An optical patch panel device comprising:
- an optical input port for receiving an input optical signal;
- an electrical output port for transmitting an output electrical signal;
- an optical-to-electrical converter for generating the output electrical signal in response to the input optical signal;
- a signal monitor for monitoring at least one of the input optical signal or the output electrical signal;
- a signal injector having an active and an inactive mode;
- wherein, when the signal injector is in its active mode:
- the signal injector is operative to allow injection of an injected optical signal or an injected electrical signal;
- the output electrical signal corresponds to the injected signal;
- if the injected signal is an optical signal, the converter is adapted to generate the output electrical signal corresponding to the injected signal;
- if the injected signal is an electrical signal, the converter is inoperative (or alternatively switched out of the circuit);
- and
- wherein, when the signal injector is in its inactive mode, then the converter generates the output electrical signal corresponding to the input optical signal.
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An optical patch panel device comprising:
- an electrical input port for receiving an input electrical signal;
- an optical output port for transmitting an output optical signal;
- an electrical-to-optical converter for generating the output optical signal in response to the input electrical signal;
- a signal monitor for monitoring at least one of the input electrical signal or the output optical signal;
- a signal injector having an active and an inactive mode;
- wherein, when the signal injector is in its active mode:
- the signal injector is operative to allow injection of an injected optical signal or an injected electrical signal;
- the output optical signal corresponds to the injected signal;
- if the injected signal is an electrical signal, the converter is adapted to generate the output optical signal corresponding to the injected signal;
- if the injected signal is an optical signal, the converter is inoperative (or alternatively switched out of the circuit);
- and
- wherein, when the signal injector is in its inactive mode, then the converter generates the output optical signal corresponding to the input electrical signal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.