Patent ID: 9703061
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: F16L,F16M,G02B,H02G,H04Q

Claim:
1. A method of replacing a first optical switch or router with a second optical switch or router, the first optical switch or router having a first plurality of optical ports, the second optical switch or router having a second plurality of optical ports, the method comprising: supporting the first optical switch or router in a component rack, each of a plurality of optical cables being optically coupled with the first optical switch or router via a respective one of the plurality of optical ports; coupling a holding fixture to the component rack, the holding fixture having a plurality of receptacles such that the plurality of receptacles are disposed adjacent to the first optical switch or router supported in the component rack; decoupling each of the optical cables from the first optical switch or router supported in the component rack; coupling each of the optical cables with the holding fixture such that each of the optical cables is supported via a respective one of the plurality of receptacles; removing the first optical switch or router from the component rack; mounting the second optical switch or router in the component rack; and transferring each of the optical cables from the respective receptacle of the holding fixture to a respective one of the optical ports of the second optical switch or router.