NETWORK CABLE AND CONNECTOR FOR CABLE IDENTIFICATION

Abstract: a network cable is disclosed. the network cable includes a plurality of network cable conductors. the plurality of network cable conductors include a first end and a second end. the network cable includes a connector coupled to the first end of the network cable conductors. the connector is configured to engage with a jack. the network cable includes a fiber-optic cable attached to the plurality of network cable conductors along a length of the plurality of network cable conductors. the fiber-optic cable includes a first end positioned on the connector to align with a light source adjacent to the jack. light from the light source is transmitted within the fiber-optic cable to a second end of the fiber-optic cable opposite to the first end.

Inventor(s): Ananthakrishnan Narayanan, Robert R. Wolford, Fernando Santiago, Jerry D. Ackaret, Brian C. Totten, James C. Loebach, Paul Klustaitis

CPC Classification: G02B6/3893 (OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS)

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