Wall-mountable media converter
AssigneeADC Telecommunications, Inc.
InventorMichael K. Pratt
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a media converter comprises a power interface that extracts power from a communication medium coupled to the media converter for powering the media converter. In another embodiment, a connector comprises a first media attachment interface to physically attach a first communication medium to the connector and a second media attachment interface to physically attach a second communication medium to the connector. The connector further comprises a mounting interface to physically attach the connector to a structure. The connector communicatively couples the first communication medium and the second communication medium. The connector processes management data communicated over at least one of the first communication medium and the second communication medium.
Claims20
A media converter comprising:
- a first media attachment interface to physically attach a first communication medium to the media converter;
- a second media attachment interface to physically attach a second communication medium to the media converter;
- a media conversion module, communicatively coupled to the first media attachment interface and to the second media attachment interface, that converts first signals received from the first communication medium via the first media attachment interface for transmission on the second communication medium via the second media attachment interface;
- a mounting interface to physically attach the media converter to a structure;
- a power media attachment interface to physically attach a third communication medium to the media converter, wherein power is injected onto the third communication medium and wherein the third communication medium is different from the first communication medium and the second communication medium;
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- a power interface, coupled to the power media attachment interface, that extracts power from the third communication medium and supplies power to the media converter;
- wherein the media converter is configured so that the mounting interface, the power media attachment interface, the first media attachment interface, and the second media attachment interface are directly attached to the structure to which the media converter is physically attached.
A method of media conversion comprising:
- physically attaching a first communication medium to a first media attachment interface of a media converter;
- physically attaching a second communication medium to a second media attachment interface of the media converter;
- converting first signals received from the first communication medium via the first media attachment interface for transmission on the second communication medium via the second media attachment interface;
- physically attaching a mounting interface of the media converter to a structure;
- physically attaching a third communication medium to a power media attachment interface of the media converter, wherein power is injected onto the third communication medium and wherein the third communication medium is different from the first communication medium and the second communication medium;
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- extracting power from the third communication medium and supplying power to the media converter;
- wherein the media converter is configured so that the mounting interface, the power media attachment interface, the first media attachment interface, and the second media attachment interface are directly attached to the structure to which the media converter is physically attached.
A media converter comprising:
- means for physically attaching a first communication medium to a media converter;
- means for physically attaching a second communication medium to the media converter;
- means for converting first signals received from the first communication medium for transmission on the second communication medium;
- means for physically attaching the media converter to a structure;
- means for physically attaching a third communication medium to the media converter, wherein power is injected onto the third communication medium and wherein the third communication medium is different from the first communication medium and the second communication medium;
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- means for extracting power from the third communication medium and supplying power to the media converter;
- wherein the media converter is configured so that the means for physically attaching the media converter to the structure, means for physically attaching a third communication medium to the media converter, the means for physically attaching the first communication medium to the media converter, and means for physically attaching the second communication medium to the media converter are directly attached to the structure to which the media converter is physically attached.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.