Patents Assigned to Inlight Telecom Inc.
  • Switchable fiber termination
    Patent number: 8233792
    Abstract: An apparatus, system and method are provided for a switchable fiber termination (SFT) incorporated into an optical network device that responds to a test signal received via an optical network carrying data. The test signal may be a part of a multiplexed signal carrying data and is separated from the data by a wavelength division multiplexer. The SFT may be used to determine the characteristics of an optical network, including the operational status of optical network devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignees: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Inlight Telecom Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas M. Gilbert, Jeremy E. Parsons