18819359. POWER DELIVERY THROUGH AN OPTICAL SYSTEM (Cisco Technology, Inc.)

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POWER DELIVERY THROUGH AN OPTICAL SYSTEM

Organization Name

Cisco Technology, Inc.

Inventor(s)

Joel Richard Goergen of Soulsbyville CA (US)

Charles Calvin Byers of Wheaton IL (US)

Robert Gregory Twiss of Chapel Hill NC (US)

D. Brice Achkir of Livermore CA (US)

Chad M. Jones of Doylestown OH (US)

POWER DELIVERY THROUGH AN OPTICAL SYSTEM

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18819359 titled 'POWER DELIVERY THROUGH AN OPTICAL SYSTEM



Original Abstract Submitted

In one embodiment, a method includes receiving power delivered over a data fiber cable at an optical transceiver installed at a network communications device and transmitting data and the power from the optical transceiver to the network communications device. The network communications device is powered by the power received from the optical transceiver. An apparatus is also disclosed herein.