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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2012
Applicants:
Kevin B Leigh, Houston, TX (US);
George D Megason, Spring, TX (US);
David W Sherrod, Tomball, TX (US);
Inventors:
Kevin B Leigh, Houston, TX (US);
George D Megason, Spring, TX (US);
David W Sherrod, Tomball, TX (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP, Houston, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/46 (2006.01); G02B 6/44 (2006.01); G02B 6/36 (2006.01); G06F 1/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/4459 (2013.01); G02B 6/36 (2013.01); G02B 6/4452 (2013.01); G02B 6/46 (2013.01); G06F 1/183 (2013.01);
Abstract
In the present idsclosure inter-rack optical plenum may be used to route optical fibers between multiple racks of a system. An intra-rack optical plenum may be coupled to one of the racks and the inter-rack optical plenum. The intra-rack optical plenum may route an optical fiber between a first connector configured to mate with a first device and a second connector conifugred to mate with the inter-rack optical plenum.