Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110058774 | Connector System with Physical Security Feature - A connector system comprising: a multi-plug connector, each plug having a housing and a ferrule, said housing having a front and back orientation and having a front face defining an opening, said ferrule being disposed within said opening, said housing defining a first keying element on said front face around said opening, at least two housings of said multi-plug connector having different said first keying elements. | 03-10-2011 |
20110299266 | AGGREGATOR FOR A SWITCH RACK SYSTEM - An aggregator for interconnecting a hydra with an breakout box, said aggregator comprising: (a) a bottom wall, two sides walls, and at least one faceplate; (b) adapters for multi-conductor connectors arranged in at least one column on said faceplate; and (c) wherein at least two adapters of each column are secure adapters. | 12-08-2011 |
20110299822 | SWITCH RACK SYSTEM - In one embodiment, the system comprises: (a) a chassis; (b) one or more cards mounted in the chassis, each card having a plurality of switch ports, the plurality of switch ports being aligned in one or more columns; (c) an aggregator mounted adjacent the chassis, the aggregator having a plurality of bays, each bay being aligned with a card in the chassis, at least one of the bays having a faceplate comprising at least first and second aggregator ports aligned in a column; (d) at least first and second hydras, wherein each hydra comprises at least (i) a first connector; (ii) a plurality of second connectors; (iii) a plurality of conductors, each conductor connecting the first connector to one of the second connectors, the plurality of conductors being bundled together to form a trunk portion from the first connector to a breakout point, the plurality of conductors being separated into breakout portions from the breakout point to the second connectors; (iv) wherein the trunk portion of the first cable is longer than that of the second cable; and (e) wherein the first connector of the first hydra is connected to the first aggregator port and the second connectors of the first hydra are connected to a first set of switch ports, and the first connector of the second hydra is connected to the second aggregator port and the second connectors of the second hydra are connected to a second set of switch ports, wherein the first set of switch ports are further away from the aggregator than the second set of switch ports. | 12-08-2011 |
20120145874 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING RACK COMPONENTS ON RACKS - The invention pertains to a system for mounting components to a rack comprising brackets that can be mounted to the rear of the rack through the opening in the front of rack before the component is inserted into the slot, which brackets fit into mating sleeves running along the sides of the components. The brackets include arms that extend forwardly towards the front of the slot. After the brackets are attached, the component can be slid into the slot from the front with the sleeves sliding over and engaging the brackets, thereby providing support for the component along a substantial portion of the depth of the component without the need to fixedly attach the component to the bracket after the component is in the rack. Accordingly, a component can be installed in a rack without the need for any access except from the front of the rack. | 06-14-2012 |
20130064508 | OPTICAL NETWORK TERMINAL SYSTEM USING PHYSICAL SECURITY FEATURES - Methods and apparatus for incorporating physical barriers to unauthorized network access through an Optical Network Terminal (ONT). The output terminals of an ONT are equipped with connectors having physical features unique to the networks to which they correspond so that only persons having a cable with a matching complementary connector can connect a computer or other electronic device to the ONT output terminal corresponding to that network and not to the output terminal corresponding to any other network. The input terminal of an ONT may be equipped with similar technology. | 03-14-2013 |
20130156378 | FIELD TERMINATING METHOD AND DEVICE - A method of terminating a fiber in a connector using a device comprising: (a) positioning a stripped fiber on the device such that the bare fiber portion extends into a first fiber channel of a cleaver; (b) securing the fiber to a fiber retainer slidably attached to the substrate to move along an x axis at a first position; (c) cleaving the bare fiber portion to form a cleaved end; (d) sliding the fiber retainer away from the cleaver along the x axis; (e) causing to be presented a second fiber channel of a connector held in a connector retainer along the x axis; (f) sliding the fiber retainer to the first position along the x axis, thereby causing the cleaved end to extend into the second fiber channel; and (g) actuating the connector while the fiber retainer is at the first position. | 06-20-2013 |
20130163984 | Fiber Optic Wall Plate with Redundancy System - An optical splitter/coupler may be disposed at a subscriber network access location to provide primary and back-up service to the subscriber network access location. The optical splitter/coupler includes first and second optical fibers that are optically coupled to a third optical fiber. The first and second optical fibers of the optical splitter/coupler are optically coupled to a service provider location. The third optical fiber is optically coupled to the subscriber network access location. | 06-27-2013 |
20140090867 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ROUTING CABLES - A cable routing device is provided for mounting and managing cables to telecommunications equipment. The cable routing device includes a support body with a plurality of cable channels defining a curved shape. A cable securing device secures the cables to the support body. The cable routing device can be mounted to the equipment after securement of the cables to the cable routing device. A variety of cable securing devices is provided including separate clips, hinged clips, and straps. Trunk cables can be mounted to the equipment, with cable breakouts extending into the equipment. The trunk cables transition from a vertical direction to a horizontal direction for entry into the equipment. | 04-03-2014 |