MANAGED FIBER CONNECTIVITY SYSTEMS

摘要

A communications connection system includes an SC fiber optic connector including a storage device having memory configured to store physical layer information. The storage device also includes at least one contact member that is electrically connected to the memory. The communications connection system also includes a fiber optic adapter module having one or more media reading interfaces. Each media reading interface is configured to read physical layer information stored on one of the fiber optic connectors received at the adapter module. Certain types of media reading interfaces extend between an internal passage of the adapter module and an external surface of the adapter module.

主权项

1. A connectorized optical fiber comprising:
an optical fiber having a first end; a ferrule coupled to the first end of the optical fiber; a connector body having a top, a bottom, a first side, and a second side, the connector body housing the ferrule, and the connector body including an inner body that is axially moveable relative to the outer body, wherein detent flanges of the inner body extend through slots defined in the outer body at the first and second sides of the connector body, and wherein a cavity is defined in the top of the connector body at a location offset towards the first side of the connector body; and a storage device mounted to the connector body, the storage device including memory configured to store physical layer information pertaining to the connectorized optical fiber, the storage device also including a plurality of contact members that are electrically connected to the memory, wherein tops of the contact members are generally flush with an exterior surface of the connector body.