Patent ID: 8308375

Claim:
A device, comprising: a female connector to receive a male network connector of a network conduit, the device enabling selection of a particular type of transceiver for receiving the male network connector of the network conduit, when the device is utilized with an optical power meter; a first male connector optically communicating with the female connector, the first male connector being associated with a first indicator that identifies a first wavelength optical signal; a second male connector optically communicating with the female connector, the second male connector being associated with a second indicator that identifies a second wavelength optical signal that is different than the first wavelength optical signal, the second indicator being different than the first indicator; and a wavelength splitter to: receive an optical signal from the network conduit via the female connector, provide the optical signal to the first male connector when the optical signal corresponds to the first wavelength optical signal, a transceiver of a first type being selected when the optical signal corresponds to the first wavelength optical signal and when the device is utilized with the optical power meter, and provide the optical signal to the second male connector when the optical signal corresponds to the second wavelength optical signal, a transceiver of a second type being selected when the optical signal corresponds to the second wavelength optical signal and when the device is utilized with the optical power meter.