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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2011
Richard C. Walker, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Richard C. Walker, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Corning Cable Systems LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
Active optical cable assemblies, and systems, methods, and adapter modules and integrated circuits for facilitating communication between a host and a client device over a fiber optic cable are disclosed. In one embodiment, an active optical cable assembly includes a fiber optic cable having at least one optical fiber, a host active circuit, a client active circuit, a host connector, and a client connector. Upon a connection between the host active circuit and a host device, the client termination switch closes to couple the client termination impedance to the ground reference potential. Upon a connection between the client active circuit and a client device, the host termination switch closes to the couple the host termination impedance to the ground reference potential. In another embodiment, a method includes enabling a host termination impedance upon a connection of an active optical cable to a client device.