Adtran Gmbh

James B Wiese

Daniel M Joffe

Steven M Robinson

Jason Ryan Ferguson

Robert S Kroninger

Joseph H Christ

Timothy N Ardley

A surge protection device includes an isolating transformer configured to conduct an Ethernet data signal on a wire pair and configured to provide voltage surge protection for Ethernet equipment coupled to the wire pair, and a power supply coupled to the isolating transformer and configured to conduct a DC voltage signal from the wire pair and configured to provide voltage surge protection for the Ethernet equipment coupled to the wire pair.

System and method for isolating and protecting a PoE (power over ethernet) device

Methods, systems, and apparatus for protecting electrical components are disclosed. In one aspect a system includes a first gas discharge tube connected to a first conductor of a first twisted wire pair; and a second gas discharge tube connected to a second conductor of the first twisted wire pair. The first gas discharge tube can also be connected to a third conductor of a second twisted wire pair, and the second gas discharge tube can be connected to a fourth conductor of the second twisted wire pair.

Gas tube impulse protection

The present disclosure generally pertains to systems and methods for swapping span power modules that are used for supplying power to network interface units (NIUs). A span power module in accordance with one exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure has logic capable of communicating with logic of another span power module. When one module is to be swapped for the other module, the module being swapped-in is configured to automatically disable the other module shortly after it has powered up and is supplying electrical power across a span line. The amount of time that both modules supply power to the span line is sufficiently small such that damage to electrical communication equipment receiving power from the span line is prevented.

Systems and methods for swapping span power modules in telecommunication networks

The present disclosure generally pertains to surge protection systems that protect outside plant equipment from high-energy surges. In one exemplary embodiment, a protection system is used for protecting Ethernet equipment that is coupled to an outside Ethernet cable. The protection system provides protection and remains capable of coupling signal energy between an Ethernet cable and Ethernet equipment without significantly degrading Ethernet performance. However, the protection system, while allowing the desirable Ethernet signals to pass between the cable and the equipment, prevents the electrical voltages and currents of high-energy surges, such as surges from lightning or AC power faults, from damaging the Ethernet equipment.

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James B Wiese