Patent ID: 9654350
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: H04B,H04L

Claim:
1. A network demarcation device, said network demarcation device comprising: a circuit board with one or more chips; wherein said one or more chips supports demarcation functionality; wherein said network demarcation device is a small form factor pluggable; an optical transmitter; an optical receiver; wherein said optical transmitter and said optical receiver are mounted on said circuit board; wherein electrical power for said network demarcation device is provided via a host equipment that said network demarcation device attaches to, and said network demarcation device does not require separate power supply; wherein said network demarcation device comprises at least two ports, with at least one of said at least two ports having its own media access control and physical layers; wherein said one or more chips supports all following functions: wherein said network demarcation device is located between a service provider and a customer equipment; and wherein said service provider directly monitors, manages, or checks connection provided for said customer equipment through said network demarcation device.