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| 20090067800 | Fiber optic adapter module and tray - A fiber optic adapter module and tray. The fiber optic adapter module supports fiber optic adapters for fiber optic connections. The fiber optic adapter module may be included on an extendible tray portion of a fiber optic equipment tray and selectively configured to be tilted when extended for providing enhanced access to the fiber optic adapter module. In one embodiment, an adapter module panel of the fiber optic adapter module that supports fiber optic adapters contains at least two forward facing panel surfaces angled to one another to provide more surface area for supporting a higher density of fiber optic adapters and/or for neat routing and organizing of fiber optic connections. One or more fourth flared panel surfaces may also be included on an end(s) of the adapter module panel to provide sufficient interior space for fiber optic connections adjacent or proximate to sides of the fiber optic equipment tray. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090180737 | OPTICAL FIBER INTERCONNECTION DEVICES AND SYSTEMS USING SAME - Optical fiber interconnection devices, which can take the form of a module, are disclosed that include an array of optical fibers and multi-fiber optical-fiber connectors, for example, two twelve-port connectors or multiples thereof, and three eight-port connectors or multiples thereof. The array of optical fibers is color-coded and is configured to optically interconnect the ports of the two twelve-port connectors to the three eight-port connectors in a manner that preserves transmit and receive polarization. In one embodiment, the interconnection devices provide optical interconnections between twelve-fiber optical connector configurations to eight-fiber optical connector configurations, such as from twelve-fiber line cards to eight-fiber line cards, without having to make structural changes to cabling infrastructure. In one aspect, the optical fiber interconnection devices provide a migration path from duplex optics to parallel optics. | 07-16-2009 |
| 20100098428 | Optical interconnection modules for hybrid electrical-optical networks - An optical interconnection module ( | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100195955 | OPTICAL FIBER INTERCONNECTION DEVICES AND SYSTEMS USING SAME - Optical fiber interconnection devices, which can take the form of a module, are disclosed that include an array of optical fibers and multi-fiber optical-fiber connectors, for example, a twenty-four-port connector or multiples thereof, and three eight-port connectors or multiples thereof. The array of optical fibers is color-coded and is configured to optically interconnect the ports of the twenty-four-port connector to the three eight-port connectors in a manner that preserves transmit and receive polarization. In one embodiment, the interconnection devices provide optical interconnections between twenty-four-fiber optical connector configurations to eight-fiber optical connector configurations, such as from twenty-four-fiber line cards to eight-fiber line cards, without having to make structural changes to cabling infrastructure. In one aspect, the optical fiber interconnection devices provide a migration path from duplex optics to parallel optics. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100278500 | Mounting Assembly for Fiber Optic Equipment - A mounting assembly for mounting fiber optic equipment to a cable tray is disclosed. The mounting assembly includes a support frame adapted to attach to fiber optic equipment. A mounting device attaches to the support frame. The mounting device is adapted to removably attach the support frame and, thereby, the fiber optic equipment to the cable tray. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100322554 | OPTICAL INTERCONNECTION METHODS FOR HIGH-SPEED DATA-RATE OPTICAL TRANSPORT SYSTEMS - Optical interconnection methods for high-speed data-rate optical transport systems are disclosed that optically interconnect active assemblies to a fiber optic cable in a polarization-preserving manner. The methods include defining active-assembly-wise connector ports that connect to active assembly transmit and receive ports, and defining or establishing a pairings method between the active-assembly-wise connector ports. In a first optical interconnection assembly, an active-assembly-wise port is optically connected to a cable-wise port. In the second optical interconnection assembly, the cable-wise port that corresponds to the connected cable-wise port in the first optical interconnection assembly is optically connected to a select active-assembly-wise port as defined by the pairings method. The optical connection process is then repeated from the second to the first optical interconnection assembly. The optical interconnection acts are repeated until all of the active-assembly-wise ports are connected. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100322562 | Optical Interconnection Assemblies and Systems for High-Speed Data-Rate Optical Transport Systems - Fiber optic assemblies and systems for high-speed data-rate optical transport systems are disclosed that allow for optically interconnecting active assemblies to a trunk cable in a polarization-preserving manner. The fiber optic assembly includes at least first and second multifiber connectors each having respective pluralities of first and second ports that define respective pluralities of at least first and second groups of at least two ports each. The first and second multifiber connectors are capable of being disposed so that the at least first and second groups of ports are located on respective termination sides of each ferrule. The fiber optic assembly also has a plurality of optical fibers that connect the first and second ports according to a pairings method that maintains polarity between transmit and receive ports of respective active assemblies. At least one of the first and second groups are optically connected without flipping the fibers, and at least one of the first and second groups are optically connected by flipping the fibers. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100322576 | Fiber Optic Module Assembly Having Improved Finger Access and Labeling Indicia - A fiber optic module assembly is disclosed herein having improved finger access, the module assembly of the disclosure also having pairs of adapters received in common adapter apertures perpendicular to a longitudinal axis for improved finger access. The fiber optic module assembly of the disclosure, the housing further having labeling indicia relating to port locations and optical input/output channels associated with the port locations, and the assembly also including a universal wired fiber optic harness. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100322579 | HIGH-DENSITY FIBER OPTIC MODULES AND MODULE HOUSINGS AND RELATED EQUIPMENT - High-density fiber optic modules and fiber optic module housings and related equipment are disclosed. In certain embodiments, a front opening of a fiber optic module and/or fiber optic module housing is configured to receive fiber optic components. The width and/or height of the front opening can be provided according to a designed relationship to a width and/or height, respectively, of a front side of a main body of the fiber optic module and/or fiber optic module housing. In this manner, a high density of fiber optic components and/or connections for a given space of the front side of the fiber optic module can be supported by the fiber optic module and/or fiber optic module housing. The fiber optic modules and fiber optic module housings disclosed herein can be disposed in fiber optic equipment including but not limited to a fiber optic chassis and a fiber optic equipment drawer. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100322581 | High Fiber Optic Cable Packing Density Apparatus - A fiber optic apparatus comprising a fiber optic equipment and a routing region at the fiber optic equipment is disclosed. At least 98 optical fibers, at least 434 optical fibers, at least 866 optical fibers, and at least 1152 optical fibers route in the routing region per 1-U shelf space, wherein a maximum 10 | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100322582 | High Capacity Fiber Optic Connection Infrastructure Apparatus - A fiber optic apparatus for use with components for managing data is disclosed. The fiber optic apparatus comprises fiber optic equipment configured to provide optical connectivity for the transmission of data over optical fiber between at least two components. The fiber optic equipment supports the transmission of at least about 7300 terabytes of data per forty-two (42) U shelf spaces. The at least 7300 terabytes of data is the data managing capacity of the at least two components. One of the at least two components may be a data storage facility, a server or a switch. The fiber optic equipment may be mounted in a fiber optic equipment rack in a data center which may be configured to occupy between about 3.20 and about 3.76 square feet of floor space of the data center. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100322583 | High Density and Bandwidth Fiber Optic Apparatuses and Related Equipment and Methods - High-connection density and bandwidth fiber optic apparatuses and related equipment and methods are disclosed. In certain embodiments, fiber optic apparatuses are provided and comprise a chassis defining one or more U space fiber optic equipment units. At least one of the one or more U space fiber optic equipment units may be configured to support particular fiber optic connection densities and bandwidths in a given 1-U space. The fiber optic connection densities and bandwidths may be supported by one or more fiber optic components, including but not limited to fiber optic adapters and fiber optic connectors, including but not limited to simplex, duplex, and other multi-fiber fiber optic components. The fiber optic components may also be disposed in fiber optic modules, fiber optic patch panels, or other types of fiber optic equipment. | 12-23-2010 |
