Patent ID: 8982726
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A network demarcation device, said network demarcation device comprising: a network demarcation module on a system-on-chip circuit; a short form factor pluggable optical module; wherein said network demarcation module is mounted to said short form factor pluggable optical module's circuit board; wherein electrical power for said network demarcation module is provided by said short form factor pluggable optical module, without having a separate external power supply; wherein said network demarcation module 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 a management function module, comprising a management software, is operated on said network demarcation module; said management function module supports all following functions: wherein said in-band management function is configured via a simple network management protocol or a network management system interface; wherein said network demarcation device is located between a service provider and a customer equipment; wherein said service provider directly monitors, manages, or checks a status and health of connections and services for said customer equipment through said network demarcation device.