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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 1996
Filed:
Sep. 14, 1993
Joseph E Sutherland, Raleigh, NC (US);
Alcatel Network Systems, Inc., Richardson, TX (US);
Abstract
A method and system to connect an optical network unit with a plurality of user sites. The invention includes the steps of and circuitry for connecting a plurality of line circuits to a cross-connect matrix. The optical network unit contains both the line circuits and the cross-connect matrix. In the invention, a plurality of drop connectors connect the cross-connect matrix to a plurality of user sites such as homes. The method and system further include circuitry that remotely controls the cross-connect matrix from a central office or network management system to connect selected ones of the line connectors to selected ones of the drop connectors and, thereby, electrically connect the optical network unit to the plurality of user sites.