Abstract: An electronic circuit card having a central processing unit and a port electrically connected to the central processing unit is provided. The port is electrically connectable to a monitor and control system via a backplane of a housing for containing the electronic circuit card and a panel located externally of the housing. The monitor and control system is located externally of the housing and the panel. The port is adapted to convey signals between the central processing unit and the monitor and control system for at least one of monitoring and altering the operation of one or more software programs of the central processing unit.

Abstract: A cable exit trough is mountable to a lateral trough section either during initial assembly of the cable routing system, or at a later date. The exit trough includes a bracket portion mountable to the top edge of one of the sides of the lateral trough section. Two lead-ins are provided to lead the cable in an upward direction from the lateral trough section to the exit trough. The exit trough includes an exit trough portion extending from the bracket portion upwardly away from the lateral trough section. The exit trough portion includes a convexly curved bottom trough surface, and two convexly curved upstanding sides. The exit trough portion and the lead-ins define a cable pathway from the lateral trough section to an exit point of the exit trough portion which can either lead downwardly relative to the lateral trough section, or horizontally.

Abstract: An integrated plain old telephone service (POTS) and metallic loop testing (MLT) card provides lifeline telephone service with multiple channel data service. The integrated card can be piggybacked with an ADSL card to provide a single package of POTS, MLT, and ADSL services.

Abstract: A power supply is filtered while the amount of in-rush current required by the capacitive charging of the filter is limited. A resistor may be placed in parallel with a relay where the parallel combination is in series with the filtering capacitor. The relay is open upon applying power to the filter and remains open while the capacitor at least partially charges to cause charging current to pass through the resistor and thereby limit in-rush current. The relay is closed thereafter to provide a short circuit around the resistor and thereby unrestrict filtering by the capacitor. Alternatively, a common mode choke is disposed between a capacitor across input nodes and a capacitor across output nodes, whereby the size of the capacitors may be reduced to limit the in-rush current due to the common mode choke. The power supply filter may be included as part of a power distribution panel.

Abstract: A microelectromechanical relay and a method of fabricating the same that combines electrostatic actuation with electromagnetic actuation. The relay has very low contact resistance when the relay is in its ON state and enhanced contact-to-contact isolation when the relay is in its OFF state. The relay includes a substrate having a trench formed therein, a first pair of contacts located in the trench and an actuator for controllably establishing electrical contact between the first pair of contacts. The actuator includes spaced apart supports on the substrate and a movable beam extending between the supports. A contact cross bar is located on the movable beam facing the first pair of contacts. A first electrode is located on the movable beam and a second electrode is located on the substrate. Electromagnetic force is used to deflect the movable beam towards the substrate and then electrostatic force is used to bring the contact cross bar in physical contact with the first pair of contacts.

Abstract: A module for containing a circuit is provided that attenuates emitted signals without the use of a cover. The module includes a housing and a receptacle. The housing has a front having a certain thickness and the receptacle is accessible from the front of the housing. The receptacle is shaped to receive a circuit component and forms a waveguide.

Abstract: A monitor circuit for indicating whether a digital cross-connect bay has a cross-connect jack that cross connects equipment being tested that includes a non-intrusive sensor for sensing current changes in a power feed line of the bay being monitored. The non-intrusive sensor is operatively coupled to a sensor device that generates a signal to activate an external sensor if a current change is detected by the sensor. The sensor device is powered from the same power supply as the bay it is monitoring.

Abstract: A communication system includes primary and secondary interface cards. A switching circuit allows both of the interface cards to selectively communicate over a medium without inducing reflection. Further, an automatic detection system is provided to allow a management circuit to identify which interface card is coupled as the primary or secondary card.

Abstract: A current sharing circuit provides redundant power supplies with current sharing through the use of multiple feedback loops and existing circuit diodes to generate shared load current within predefined load voltage regulation requirements. A method of sharing current allows adjustment of the feedback loops to accommodate characteristics of the circuit.

Abstract: A method for automatic provisioning of ATM traffic is provided. The method includes receiving upstream asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) data from customer premises equipment, detecting the port number at which the upstream ATM data is received, and reading a first virtual path identifier (VPI) number of the upstream ATM data from the header information. The method further includes acquiring a new VPI number for the upstream ATM traffic based on the receiving port number and the first VPI number, attaching the new VPI number to the upstream ATM traffic, and directly mapping the ATM traffic onto one or more TDM transmission lines.

Abstract: A process for selecting for analysis data units from multiple threads of traffic through a single data switch is provided. The process includes capturing all data units of one thread of traffic when said thread is selected by a system administrator, encapsulating data units matching first criteria with identification and forwarding information, and triggering on said captured data units according to second criteria selectable during said process. The process further includes filtering said captured data units according to third criteria selectable during said process and forwarding said filtered data units to a data unit analyzer.

Abstract: A jack includes a body having a plurality of electrically conductive spring contacts and a first and second plurality of connection locations, and a plurality of conductive pins secured to the body and projecting from walls of the body. A circuit board is secured to the body and provides circuit paths to make electrical contact between the spring contacts and the connection locations. The jack is usable in a chassis to form a jack and chassis assembly, wherein the chassis has an open front face and an open back face. The open back face permits accessibility to the projecting pins of the jack, such that it may be wire connected. Secured to the chassis is a circuit board having a plurality of sockets. The sockets provide power and ground connections to each jack. Methods of assembling and providing DSX connections include structures as described herein.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide light-pipes having improved alignment and light collection capability. In one embodiment, a light-pipe is provided that has a first end for collecting light from a light source, a second end for outputting the light collected at the first end, and a shaft interconnecting the first and second end for transferring the light from the first end to the second end. The first end has a concavity for receiving a lens of the light source therein.

Abstract: A telecommunications cable management system includes a planar base element including a planar top surface and side edges. Side elements are mounted with a mating arrangement to the base element. The side elements may include one or more of the following: upstanding wall portions, side exits extending horizontally, and downspouts. The base elements and the upstanding wall portions may have a continuous cross-section, and can be cut to the desired length for the cable management system. The downspout and side exit elements may also include multiple components wherein a central section of each can be cut to the desired width.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a rack for telecommunications equipment. The rack includes a frame defining a bay opening sized and shaped for receiving a plurality of jack modules. The rack also includes a first set of cable management brackets that define a first vertical channel arranged and configured for receiving and vertically managing a plurality of cross-connect cables. Each of the cable management brackets includes a pivot portion that is pivotally movable relative to the frame. The pivot portions are pivotally movable between first positions in which the pivot portions extend partially across a front of the bay opening, and second positions in which the pivot portions are generally offset from the front of the bay opening. The present disclosure also relates to a rack for telecommunications equipment that includes rear cable management structure that defines a plurality of vertical channels along a back side of the rack.

Abstract: A telecommunications electrical connector positions the contacts in a manner to reduce crosstalk problems. An insert assembly positions the spring contacts within a jack for electrical contact with the contacts of a plug. The insert assembly staggers the relative positions of adjacent spring contacts in the y-direction, and staggers the spring contact pivot points in the x-direction, yet maintains a common contact region for all the spring contacts for contacting the contacts of the plug. The distal ends of alternating spring contacts are positioned so as to increase the isolation between adjacent springs. The insert assembly includes selected air passages between spring contacts mounted to the insert assembly to increase isolation and selected dielectric to increase crosstalk cancellation.

Abstract: A telecommunications termination cabinet includes first and second connector bulkheads, the first bulkhead located in forward position relative to the second bulkhead. The first bulkhead is pivotally mounted to the cabinet. A splice cabinet is positioned below the termination cabinet.

Abstract: A tunable fiber optic connector and method for assembling a tunable connector. The connector may include a ferrule mounted to an optical fiber and a hub. A front housing of the connector includes a bore for receiving a rear housing, an anti-rotation seat configured to engage the hub, and a cavity coupled to the anti-rotation seat. A length of an elongated cylindrical rear portion of the hub is sized so that the anti-rotation portion of the hub can be pushed completely into the cavity and rotated to tune the connector when the rear housing is partially inserted into the front housing, and an end of the elongated cylindrical rear portion of the hub abuts the rear housing so that the anti-rotation portion of the hub cannot be completely pushed back into the cavity and rotated when the rear housing is completely engaged with the front housing.

Abstract: An adapter having a housing, a ground clip and an adapter subassembly all located in the housing. The adapter subassembly includes a proximal portion that can be coupled to a coaxial connector and a distal portion that can be coupled to a printed circuit board. A central conductor in the form of an elongated shaft that runs through the subassembly and has a ball contact end for contacting a conductor located on a printed circuit board and the elongated shaft is tapered in a region near the bal contact.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for handling traffic on an SDH/SONET access network in which there are one or more central units and associated remote units, the remote units slaved to the frames generated by the central unit.