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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2002
Douglas Edward Bain, Cincinnati, OH (US);
David Frederick Dibiase, Warren, NJ (US);
George Andrew Holz, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Robert Ellis Richton, Madison, NJ (US);
Douglas Edward Bain, Cincinnati, OH (US);
David Frederick DiBiase, Warren, NJ (US);
George Andrew Holz, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Robert Ellis Richton, Madison, NJ (US);
Loopexpert Technologies, Inc., Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Abstract
A cost-effective technique for inserting a switching module into a line pair of a local telecommunications network is disclosed. In particular, the illustrative embodiment does not replace a punch-down block at a cross-connect, but rather inserts the switching module between the modular connectors that are usually co-located with the punch-down block and that connect the cable pairs to the punch-down block. In other words, the illustrative embodiment provides for a technician to disconnect a pair of modular connectors and to insert a switching module between them, wherein the switching modules inputs and outputs are provided via modular connectors.