Patent ID: 9219543
Filing Date: 2015-12-22
Classification: H04B,H04Q

Abstract:
1. A tracking system comprising: an optical module including a housing defining an optical input port, a plurality of optical output ports, and a monitor port, the optical module also including an optical splitter arrangement disposed within the housing, the optical splitter arrangement being configured to receive optical signals from the optical input port of the housing, the optical splitter arrangement being configured to split the received optical signals so that some split optical signals are provided to the optical output ports; a plurality of media reading interfaces disposed at the optical output ports, each media reading interface including an electrical contact accessible from the optical output port; an optical receiver arrangement disposed within the housing, the optical receiver arrangement being configured to receive other split optical signals from the optical splitter arrangement, the optical receiver arrangement being configured to measure power of the other split optical signals, and the optical receiver arrangement being configured to provide a measurement signal to the monitor port of the housing, the measurement signal indicating the measured power of the other split optical signals; a circuit board disposed within the housing, the circuit board electrically connecting the media reading interfaces and the optical receiver with the monitor port of the optical module; and a tracking arrangement including a processor, memory, and at least a first interface port, the first interface port being electrically coupled to the monitor port of the optical module, the processor being configured to analyze signals obtained by the media reading interfaces and to analyze the measurement signals of the optical receiver, and the memory being configured to store the measurement signals of the optical receiver.