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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2006
Shadi Khoshaba, Skokie, IL (US);
Bruce Barnes, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Wayne Heinmiller, Elgin, IL (US);
Nikhil Marathe, Chicago, IL (US);
Chuck Stahulak, Chicago, IL (US);
Henry Towster, Barrington, IL (US);
Shadi Khoshaba, Skokie, IL (US);
Bruce Barnes, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Wayne Heinmiller, Elgin, IL (US);
Nikhil Marathe, Chicago, IL (US);
Chuck Stahulak, Chicago, IL (US);
Henry Towster, Barrington, IL (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
Optical fiber cable from a Central Office (CO) to a Service Area Interface (SAI) Optical Line Terminal (OLT) box may have a plurality of optical fibers, each fiber having at least one conductive sheath to can propagate an identifying signal. Optical fibers that emit a signal with identifying information, or other useful information, may be advantageous when, for example, the fiber optic cable holds fibers owned by more than one content or service provider. A further advantage may be that a signal may be designated to a particular address, thereby facilitating the installation of fiber optic service to a customer.