US 12,088,977 B2
Systems and methods for preventing service interruption when troubleshooting a passive optical network
Tiejun J. Xia, Richardson, TX (US); and Glenn A Wellbrock, Wichita, KS (US)
Assigned to Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US)
Filed by Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US)
Filed on Jun. 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/808,731.
Prior Publication US 2023/0421932 A1, Dec. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. H04Q 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC H04Q 11/0067 (2013.01) [H04Q 11/0071 (2013.01); H04Q 2011/0009 (2013.01); H04Q 2011/0075 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device, comprising:
a first portion comprising a plurality of slots configured to receive a plurality of fiber optic cables,
wherein each fiber optic cable, of the plurality of fiber optic cables, is connected to a respective port of a plurality of ports of a passive power splitter, and
wherein each fiber optic cable, of the plurality of fiber optic cables, is received in a respective slot of the plurality of slots;
a second portion comprising a plurality of protruding members configured to bend the plurality of fiber optic cables, received in the first portion, to cause the plurality of fiber optic cables to emit light, and
a light detection unit comprising a plurality of light sources,
wherein each light source, of the plurality of light sources, is associated with a respective slot of the plurality of slots, and
wherein the light detection unit is configured to:
determine whether light emitted by a fiber optic cable of the plurality of fiber optic cables is detected; and
provide an indication regarding a port of the plurality of ports based on determining that the light, emitted by the fiber optic cable, is detected,
wherein the fiber optic cable is connected to the port.