Sbc Knowledge Ventures, L.p.

Sbc Technology Resources, Inc.

At&t Labs, Inc.

Stephen Weinert

Michael L Yeilding

Mark A Russell

Edward C Granger

Jack B Spencer, Jr

Douglas A Florence

Jeffrey Lynn Langley

Mary A Cerniglia

A service to a user is prevented by providing, to the user, at least one communication link used to provide multiple services to the user. The plurality of services are activated over the at least one communication link. Transmission for the prevented service is prevented based on at least one characteristic of the at least one communication link over which the prevented service would be provided.

Method and apparatus for spectral containment over telephone service lines

An apparatus includes a trough for routing jumpers along a surface of the trough. The apparatus further includes a spool assembly having a spool supported on a mount. The mount has an adhesive surface. The adhesive surface is attached to the trough surface to attach the spool to the trough such that the spool stores slack of jumpers routed along the trough surface upon the jumpers being wrapped around the spool.

Apparatuses having spool assembly for absorbing jumper slack

A method for providing spectral containment over telecommunications service lines is provided. The method includes selecting a filter having spectral characteristics corresponding to a predetermined passband. The method also includes connecting the filter in series to at least one loop used to provide at least one telecommunications service to a customer. The method further includes activating service over the at least one loop. The filter attenuates signals transmitted on frequencies outside of the predetermined passband over the at least one loop.

A spool assembly includes a spool supported on a mount. The mount has an adhesive covered by a cover capable of being peeled off from the adhesive. The adhesive is attached to a structure such as a trough or a panel in order to attach the spool to the structure such that the spool stores slack of jumpers adjacent to the structure upon the jumpers being wrapped around the spool.

A router includes tubular segments interconnected to one another. Each tubular segment surrounds an interior which accommodates fiber optic jumpers within the tubular segment. A latch of a first one of the tubular segments connects to a connector hole of a second one of the tubular segments to interconnect the first and second tubular segments.

Router having interconnected tubular segments

A frame includes a cabinet, a door, and a bracket. The cabinet has an opened front face. The door has a door frame and an inner door section. The door frame is connected to the cabinet for the door to open and close relative to the front face of the cabinet. The bracket connects the inner door section to the door frame such that the inner door section is offset from the front face of the cabinet by a separation distance and covers the front face of the cabinet from the separation distance when the door is closed. The bracket has a sufficient length such that the separation distance between the inner door section and the front face of the cabinet when the door is closed permits fiber optic components to extend through the front face of the cabinet without being compressed by the inner door section.

Frame having offset inner door section

A fiber optic component testing apparatus includes first and second transceiver devices respectively placed on proximal and distal ends of a fiber optic component. The first transceiver device transmits a visible light signal from an optical transmitter into the proximal end for the fiber optic component to conduct to the distal end. An optical reflector of the second transceiver device reflects the light signal at the distal end back towards the proximal end. A sensor of the first transceiver device monitors the light signal reflected by the optical reflector to determine whether a power level of the reflected light signal is greater than a given threshold. The sensor activates an indicator light to flash for a technician to view (and activates an indicator speaker for the technician to hear) when the power level of the reflected light signal is greater than the given threshold.

Method and apparatus for providing visual information indicative of tested fiber optic component

A fiber distribution frame includes an enclosure having an exposed face. A door is connected to the enclosure for opening and closing with respect to the exposed face. A post is connected to the enclosure, a strap is connected at a first end to the post, and a latch is connected to the door. The latch has a receptacle for receiving a fastener, and a a conduit for receiving the strap. The receptacle and the conduit adjoin one another such that, when the door is closed and a second end of the strap is inserted through the conduit, a fastener fastened into the receptacle holds the strap in the conduit in order to connect the latch to the post and thereby lock the door closed. A diffuser component is attachable to the door for absorbing radiation from fiber optic components disposed within the enclosure when the door is closed.

Fiber distribution frame

A fiber distribution frame includes a cabinet which houses fiber optic components. A door frame is connected to the cabinet for the door to close relative to a front face of the cabinet. The door frame surrounds an opened area which exposes the front face when the door is closed for the components to extend out from the cabinet. Brackets connect an inner door section to the door frame such that the door section is offset from the front face by a separation distance when the door is closed. The brackets have a sufficient length such that the separation distance permits the components to extend out of the cabinet and maintain a minimum bend radius without being compressed by the door section when the door is closed. A component router is connected to the cabinet and positioned within the separation distance for directing the components to outside of the cabinet.

Fiber distribution frame having offset inner door section and fiber optic component router for maintaining minimum bend radius of fiber optic components

A system for routing fiber optic jumpers from a fiber optic jumper trough to network equipment includes fiber optic jumper enclosures. Each enclosure has a tubular segment surrounding an interior. The interior of each tubular segment accommodates the placement of fiber optic jumpers within the tubular segment. Some of the enclosures have connector holes in the tubular segments and some of the enclosures have latches connected to ends of the tubular segments. First, second, third, etc., enclosures interconnect with one another to form a router for routing fiber optic jumpers between a fiber optic jumper trough and the network equipment. A latch of the first enclosure connects to a connector hole of the second enclosure in order to interconnect the first and second enclosures to form the router. A post associated with one of the first and second enclosures mounts the router to the network equipment.

Fiber optic jumper routing and securing system having a series of interconnected and anchored enclosures

A fiber distribution system includes a fiber distribution frame. A door is connected to the frame to open and close relative to the frame. A first actuator is associated with the door and a second actuator is associated with the frame. The actuators engage one another upon actuation to lock the door to the frame when the door is closed relative to the frame. A controller remotely controls actuation of the actuators.

System having centralized control of actuators associated with a fiber distribution frame to remotely control access to the fiber distribution frame

A routing conduit assembly for routing fiber optic jumpers from a raceway includes interconnected hood, curved neck, and vertical body conduits. The conduits have slits which are aligned with one another when the conduits form the assembly. A connector connects the vertical body conduit to a horizontally oriented raceway to mount the assembly to the raceway with the hood conduit positioned above the raceway. The connector includes a fulcrum component which enables the assembly to tilt relative to the raceway. A support stabilizer connects to the vertical body conduit for receiving tubular containers such that the tubular containers are aligned and secured with respect to the assembly. The conduit slits receive jumpers from the raceway for the assembly to enclose and route between the raceway and fiber optic equipment located below the raceway such that the jumpers transition between horizontal and vertical orientations while maintaining a minimum bend radius.

Adjustable routing device and method for routing fiber optic jumpers from fiber optic jumper raceways

A fiber optics system includes a relay rack having network equipment bays inserted therein. A raceway extends over the relay rack for routing fiber optic jumpers to the bays. A spool assembly for absorbing and storing slack or excess length of the jumpers is selectively incorporated in the system. The spool assembly includes a cylindrical spool supported on a mount having an adhesive surface. The adhesive surface attaches to the relay rack in order to attach the spool to the relay rack such that the spool is positioned adjacent to the bays in order to store the slack of jumpers connected between the raceway and the bays upon the jumpers being wrapped over or around the spool. The spool has a radius larger than a minimum bend radius of the jumpers such that the jumpers are not bent beyond the minimum bend radius when wrapped over or around the spool.

Spool assembly for absorbing slack of fiber optic jumpers routed through raceways and network equipment

A device for routing jumper cables includes a conduit connected to a raceway containing multiple jumper cables to form a routing conduit assembly. The conduit has a slit for receiving jumper cables. The conduit includes a hood conduit portion, a curved neck conduit portion, and a vertical body conduit portion. Each conduit portion has a slit portion for receiving jumper cables. The conduit slit portions receive jumpers from the raceway for the conduit to enclose and route between the raceway and fiber optic equipment located below the raceway such that the jumper cables transition between horizontal and vertical orientations while maintaining a minimum bend radius.

Adjustable routing device for routing jumpers from jumper raceways

A fiber distribution frame arrangement includes a fiber distribution frame. Fiber optic component panels are housed within the fiber distribution frame at respective positions. Doors are connected to the fiber distribution frame for the doors to open and close relative to the fiber distribution frame. Each door corresponds to one of the fiber optic component panels such that the door opens and closes relative to the corresponding fiber optic component panel when the door opens and closes relative to the fiber distribution frame. Actuators corresponding to the doors are positioned on the corresponding doors in order to lock the corresponding door to the fiber distribution frame upon actuation when the corresponding door is closed. A cable extends between each actuator for connecting the actuators together. A controller communicates with the actuators via the cable in order to control actuation of the actuators and monitor actuation status of the actuators.

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Stephen Weinert