公开(公告)号：JP2002250847A

公开(公告)日：2002-09-06

申请号：JP2001317723

申请日：2001-10-16

Applicant: LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC

Inventor： BONCEK RAYMOND K ,  LAMPERT NORMAN R ,  PATTILLO JAMES C

IPC: G02B6/42 ,  G02B6/00 ,  G02B6/38 ,  G02B6/44 ,  H02G1/06 ,  H02G3/16 ,  H02G9/00 ,  H04B10/12 ,  H04B10/135 ,  H04B10/14 ,  H04B10/2581 ,  H04B10/13

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tracing system for a jumper cable containing both optical fibers and electrical wires. SOLUTION: Conventional problems are solved by a system composed of optical receptacles, which are mounted on a pair of patch panels and which contain metallic conductors, and jumper cables which contain optical fibers and electrical wires terminating in a plug connector at each end and which are connected to the optical receptacles by the plug connectors. Each patch panel includes manually operated switches and electrical circuitry containing a light emitting device, with each circuit electrically connected to a metallic conductor inside the optical receptacle on each patch panel. If the switch on one patch panel is in the active state, a voltage in the metallic conductor is applied, making the light emitting device give off light in the corresponding receptacle on the other patch panel. If the switch is in the normal state, the light emitting device gives off no light.