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Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014

Filed:

Dec. 10, 2012
Applicant:

Emulex Design & Manufacturing Corporation, Costa Mesa, CA (US);

Inventors:

Alan Frank Jovanovich, Port Ludlow, WA (US);

Jeffrey Douglas Scotten, Granite Bay, CA (US);

Assignee:

Emulex Corporation, Costa Mesa, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/00 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Provided herein are various schemes for transmitting out of band (OOB) signals over optical connections that may not support the transmission of such signals. One scheme may involve converting the OOB signals to different types of signals that are supported by the optical connection, while another scheme may utilize a separate parallel connection that supports the transmission of out of band signals in order to extend the optical connection. Yet another scheme modulates the reference clock of the original (in-band) signal to transmit and receive the OOB information.


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