TW201910839A - Fiber jumping guiding system - Google Patents

Abstract

A fiber jumping guiding system, which includes a mobile apparatus and a guiding apparatus, is provided. The mobile apparatus receives a working order and generates a control command according to the working order. The guiding apparatus includes a box body, a fiber connecting socket set disposed at the box body, illuminating members disposed aside to the fiber connecting socket set, and a control module. The control module receives the control command and control the illuminating members to light according to the control command. Accordingly, the illuminating members can guide a maintenance operator of fiber to the home (FTTH) to perform fiber jumping operation, quickly and correctly jump to a fiber connecting sockets of passive fiber member, a user end and a server end, to achieve the objective of fiber transmission communication. The guiding apparatus is a newly full opticalized equipment, which helps establishment of FTTH.

Description

Direct fiber jumper system

The present invention relates to a fiber optic patching technique, and more particularly to a guiding fiber optic patching system.

Due to the existing telecom transfer box for the existing telecommunication network, its internal space has been contained and stuffed with various types of telecommunications copper terminal, telecommunication active transmission equipment, DC power supply equipment, backup battery, heat sink and other equipment and equipment, resulting in Subsequent fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) transmission requires fiber optic connectors, fiber jumpers, passive fiber optic components, and fiber optic splices to be built and the difficulty of loading and unloading is greatly improved. In the past, FTTH related equipment only considered the number of required fiber optic connector sockets, passive fiber optic component connection trays and fiber patch cords. However, in order to save space, the components were often crowded, and the convenience of jumper connection during installation and maintenance was not considered. The inspectors need to count one by one according to the work order data to judge and find the fiber optic connector and socket that need to be plugged and unplugged, and plug and unplug the connection, which is time consuming and has a high probability of misplugging. The result is only a single user, but a serious one may cause huge business losses for important customers. Therefore, relying on the jumper mode of the self-determination of the inspectors is not conducive to the high-speed and high-quality broadband network service efficiency of the telecommunications company. It can be seen that there are still many shortcomings in the above-mentioned methods of use, which is not a good designer, but needs to be improved.

In view of the above, the present invention provides a guiding fiber jumper system, which can guide the inspectors to perform jumper connection, improve the probability of misjudgment of human judgment, ensure the correctness of plugging and unplugging, and thereby accelerate the installation and maintenance operation time of the optical fiber line. Ensure the quality of the line physical layer service.

The present invention provides a direct fiber optic patching system that includes a mobile device and a pointing device. The mobile device receives the work order information and generates a control command according to the work order information. The indicating device comprises a box body, a fiber connecting socket set in the box body, a light emitting member disposed beside the fiber connecting socket group, and a control module. The control module receives the control command and controls the illumination of the illuminating device according to the control command.

Therefore, the inspector can insert and remove the correct fiber optic connector with reference to the position indicated by the light-emitting member, so that the inspector can conveniently operate, thereby improving the efficiency of the fiber jumper.

The above described features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a schematic diagram of a direct fiber jumper system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The guidance fiber optic patching system 1 includes a mobile device 100 and a pointing device 200.

The mobile device 100 can be an electronic device such as a desktop computer, a notebook computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a smart phone, or a thin client. The mobile device 100 includes a wireless network module (such as Bluetooth, Near Field Communication (NFC) or Wi-Fi, etc.), an input unit (such as an image scanning unit, a touch unit, at least one button, and the like). Storage unit (such as fixed or removable random access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM), flash memory or similar components, and used to store control programs (APP) and fiber optic connection sockets The correspondence between the group nickname and the number of the cable core number) and the processing unit (such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor (Microprocessor), a digital signal processor (DSP), a programmable controller, and the like).

2 is a schematic diagram of a system hierarchy of a mobile device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The system hierarchy includes an APP presentation layer, a management program logic layer, an image control layer, a fast response code (QR Code) encoding/decoding layer, and a network. Road Control Layer, Bluetooth Control Layer, Bluetooth Module, Physical Network Layer and Bluetooth Connection Protocol. The input unit of the mobile device 100 can scan the work order QR code, perform authentication, and obtain user jump information.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the pointing device 200 includes a box 210 , an optical fiber connection socket group 220 is disposed in the box 210 , the light emitting unit 230 is respectively disposed adjacent to the fiber connecting socket group 220 , the control module 240 is connected to the light emitting unit 230 , and the lead plug is connected. The housing assembly 250 is detachably mounted to the housing 210 (as shown in FIG. 5, the lead plug housing assembly 250 is separated from the housing 210, and the lead plug housing assembly 250 is coupled to the housing 210).

Referring to FIG. 3, the housing 210 has a panel 211 for the fiber optic connection socket set 220 and the illuminating member 230, the lead plug housing assembly 250, and the optical fiber splicing tray 260. The box body 210 is a metal material that can be placed in an outer shape in an outer casing. The fiber optic connection socket set 220 includes a plurality of sockets 221 arranged in a strip shape, and may be, for example, a standard connector (SC), a metal connector (FC), a Lucent connector (LC), or other optical fiber transmission. Interface socket. Hundreds of sockets 221 are sequentially fixed on the metal panel 211. Each socket 221 is optimized for the upper and lower and left and right spacings to achieve minimum space requirements, and the light characteristics of adjacent jumper points are not affected when the personnel are plugged and unplugged.

Each of the illuminating members 230 includes a plurality of illuminating units 231 (eg, LED bulbs, fluorescent lamps, tungsten wires, etc.) forming a light bar and disposed above the socket 221, the light bar substrate 233, the power supply and control circuit wires 235, and the circuit Wire plug 237. It should be noted that the light-emitting unit 231 of the embodiment uses a miniature high-intensity LED bulb to improve the recognition. The light-emitting unit 231 is embedded and aligned on each of the sockets 221, and the metal panel 211 is inclined, and the plug-in convenience and the nickname recognition degree are increased. The light-emitting units 231 respectively correspond to the plurality of sockets 221 of the fiber-optic connection socket group 220 (that is, a socket 221 is disposed under the light-emitting unit 231), and each socket 221 corresponds to an apostrophe. It should be noted that the appearance, adjacent spacing, arrangement, and quantity of the light-emitting unit 231 can be adjusted according to requirements.

The control module 240 includes a wireless network module (such as Bluetooth, Near Field Communication (NFC) or Wi-Fi, etc. (corresponding to the communication technology of the mobile device 100), and a storage unit (such as RAM, ROM, Flash or similar component, and used to record the correspondence between the nickname of the fiber optic connection socket set 220 and the number of the cable core number), the circuit lead socket 247, and the processing unit (such as a CPU, a microprocessor, a DSP, a programmable controller, etc.) By). The control module 240 can directly connect to the commercial power by using a commonly used mobile power source, other power supply devices, or connecting an electric socket through an extension cable, and supply the required amount of power to the control module 240 via the power supply interface.

Each of the circuit lead plugs 237 and the circuit lead receptacles 247 are interconnected to form a collection of light strips and wireless control modules 240. The circuit lead plug 237 and the circuit lead socket 247 include the RJ-11 type or other electrical transmission interface socket. In other embodiments, the light emitting unit 230 and the control module 240 can be plugged and connected by other international methods, and even Direct welding.

4 is a schematic diagram showing a system hierarchy of a control module according to an embodiment of the present invention. The system hierarchy includes a system logic presentation layer, a management program logic layer, a calculation and storage operation layer, and a light-emitting component (LED of the embodiment) driving module. FLASH control layer, core operation control layer, Bluetooth control layer, Bluetooth module and physical hardware layer.

Figure 5 is a lead plug housing assembly 250 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention that is removably designed without any tools. When the lead plug receiving component 250 is detachable from the housing 210, the optical connector plug of the desired jumper number can be easily taken out in the miscellaneous optical fiber lead 251, and can be neatly received when reinstalled and fixed to the housing 210. Fiber optic leads to avoid entanglement and scattering. Through the optimization of various components and convenient operation, the efficiency of fiber jumper can be improved.

The foregoing is related to the structure and component description of the fiber optic patching system 1. The following will be described in conjunction with the foregoing components.

In a scenario, assuming that there is a QR code on the work order, the inspector can read the QR code (ie, work order information) through the mobile device 100, and the mobile device 100 can determine the number of the cable core number indicated in the QR code. The fiber optic connection socket group 220 has the nickname to be jumped, and the control command is determined according to the nickname to be jumped. It should be noted that the inspector can also directly input the control code on the work order on the mobile device 100 to obtain the work order information. The mobile device 100 transmits a control command to the pointing device 200 wirelessly (through Bluetooth technology). After the control module 240 obtains the control command, the light-emitting unit 231 corresponding to the nickname to be jumped may be controlled to emit light according to the nickname to be jumped as indicated by the control command. When the corresponding light-emitting unit 231 of the socket 221 is turned into a light, the light-emitting display shows the FTTH user's machine room end, the passive component input and output end, and the fiber-optic jumper point of the user end, which can visually guide the inspector to insert Pull the jumper. There is no need for the inspector to manually input the jump data, reducing the probability of human error and shortening the interpretation time.

On the other hand, the mobile device 100 and/or the pointing device 200 can also be connected to the remote server to directly transmit the connection and jump data of the pointing device 200 to the telecommunication company cloud database to achieve database management and physical device management. Synchronize to ensure correct control.

Features and effects

The visualized fiber optic patching system 1 provided by the present invention has the following advantages when compared with other conventional technologies:

The assembly of the miniature high-intensity LED light bar (ie, the light-emitting component 230) and the control module 240 proposed by the invention is small in size and can be quickly and firmly installed on various optical modules including optical fiber connectors to provide LED visualization. The hub of guidance.

The light bar formed by the innovative light-emitting component of the invention adopts a flexible circuit wire with a plug, and the control module adopts a socket type, and the two are flexible and convenient.

The control module of the invention adopts a memory type in which data is not lost due to power failure, and a design mechanism with high LED brightness but low power consumption, requires only a small amount of power supply during use, is convenient and greatly reduces the failure rate of the assembly, and is suitable for Various environments outside the house.

The invention utilizes the universalized mobile device as the operation and maintenance interface of the work order information scanning, the Bluetooth output control LED light number, and the cloud management database, which is simple, feasible and cost-saving for the inspecting personnel.

The invention not only does not need any tool removable lead plug accommodating assembly, can properly accommodate the fixed optical fiber connector plugs, avoids entanglement and scattering of each other, and can be separated from the box body, convenient to take out the plug, and plug in, to improve the optical fiber. The efficiency of the jumper.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and any one of ordinary skill in the art can make some changes and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

1‧‧‧Guide to fiber optic patching system

100‧‧‧ mobile devices

200‧‧‧ indicating device

210‧‧‧ cabinet

211‧‧‧ panel

220‧‧‧Fiber connection socket set

221‧‧‧ socket

230‧‧‧Lighting parts

231‧‧‧Lighting unit

233‧‧‧Light strip substrate

235‧‧‧Power and control circuit leads

237‧‧‧Circuit wire plug

240‧‧‧Control Module

247‧‧‧Circuit wire socket

250‧‧‧Lead plug housing assembly

251‧‧‧Fiber lead

260‧‧‧Fiber connection tray

1 is a schematic diagram of a guiding optical fiber jumper system according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a system hierarchy of a mobile device according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a disclosure of a directing device according to an embodiment of the present invention; 4 is a schematic diagram of a system hierarchy of a control module according to an embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a lead plug housing assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (10)

A fiber optic patching system includes: a mobile device, receiving a work order information, and generating a control command according to the work order information; and a pointing device, comprising: a box; a fiber optic connection socket group, disposed at the a box; at least one illuminating member disposed beside the fiber optic connection socket group; and a control module receiving the control command and controlling the at least one illuminating member to emit light according to the control command. The guiding optical fiber jumper system of claim 1, wherein the mobile device records a correspondence between a nickname of the optical fiber connection socket group and a number of optical cores of the optical cable, wherein the mobile device is instructed according to the work order information. The number of the cable core number determines the nickname to be jumped in the fiber connection socket group, and the control command is determined according to the nickname of the desired jumper. The guiding fiber optic patching system of claim 2, wherein the at least one illuminating member has a plurality of illuminating units respectively corresponding to the plurality of sockets of the fiber optic connection socket group, each of the sockets corresponding to the nickname. The directional optical fiber hopping system of claim 3, wherein the control module controls the illuminating unit corresponding to the nickname to be illuminated according to the nickname to be jumped as indicated by the control command. The guiding optical fiber jumper system of claim 1, wherein the mobile device comprises an image scanning unit, a touch unit, and at least one of the at least one button. The guiding optical fiber jumper system of claim 1, wherein the indicating device further comprises: a lead plug receiving component, removably disposed in the casing, and configured to fix a fiber optic connector plug. The guiding fiber optic patching system of claim 3, wherein the sockets are arranged in a strip shape, and the light emitting units form at least one light bar and are disposed above the sockets. The guiding fiber optic patching system of claim 7, wherein the casing has a panel for the fiber optic connection socket set and the at least one illuminating member. The guiding fiber optic patching system of claim 1, wherein the fiber optic connector socket group comprises a standard connector (SC), a metal connector (FC), a Lucent connector (LC), and at least a Lucent connector (LC). One. The directed fiber optic patching system of claim 1, wherein the mobile device wirelessly transmits the control command to the pointing device.