Patent ID: 9304269
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: F16L,G02B,H01R,H02G,H04B

Claim Text:
1. A subsea cable termination assembly for a subsea cable that includes an optical fiber for data transmission, the subsea cable termination assembly comprising: a chamber that has a liquid tight seal against an ambient medium surrounding the subsea cable termination assembly; a media converter arranged in the chamber, the media converter comprising an optical interface and an electrical interface, the media converter configured to convert an optical signal received via the optical interface into an electrical signal and configured to convert an electrical signal received via the electrical interface into an optical signal, the optical interface being connectable to the optical fiber of the subsea cable; and an electric contact arranged outside the chamber and electrically connected to the electrical interface of the media converter arranged inside the chamber, wherein the media converter is configured to receive a signal of the optical signal and the electrical signal on one interface of the electrical interface and the optical interface and to transmit the converted signal on the other interface of the electrical interface and the optical interface, and wherein the media converter further comprises a monitoring interface configured to provide information about at least an optical link established via the optical interface, the monitoring interface being accessible via the electric contact or via one or more further electrical contacts provided outside the chamber and electrically connected to the monitoring interface.