Patent ID: 7477847
Filing Date: 2009-01-13
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
1. A transceiver for use in connecting a host with an optical network, the transceiver comprising: an input port that receives electrical signals from a host, the input port being in communication with an optical transmitter for generating an optical signal for transmission to the optical network; an output port that sends electrical signals to the host, the output port being in communication with an optical receiver that receives optical signals from the optical network and converts the optical signals into electrical signals; a loopback path for selectively coupling an incoming electrical signal from the input port to the output port; a pass-through port operable to send the incoming electrical signal to a device external to the transceiver; and a pass-through path configured to bypass the optical transmitter in selectively coupling the incoming electrical signal from the input port to the pass-through port.