Patent ID: 9002201
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a transmission module that transmits an optical signal at a first optical power level on a first optical port of an optical assembly, the optical assembly comprising the first optical port, a second optical port, and one or more of an optical cable and an optical waveguide connecting the first optical port to the second optical port, the optical assembly installed in an assembled computer, the assembled computer in a state suitable for an end user; a measurement module that measures a received optical power level of the optical signal received at the second optical port; and a determination module that determines a quality level for the optical assembly by determining if the received optical power level is below a quality threshold value, the transmission module, the measurement module, and the determination module functioning within the assembled computer, wherein the transmission module, the measurement module, and the determination module comprise one or more of logic hardware and executable code, the executable code stored on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium.