Patent ID: 7350981

Claim:
A device comprising: a housing having a first end and a second end; a first fiber optic connector near the first end of the housing, the first fiber optic connector having a first interface style; a second fiber optic connector near the second end of the housing, the second fiber optic connector having a second interface style, and wherein the second interface style of the second fiber optic connector is different than the first interface style of the first fiber optic connector, and wherein the second fiber optic connector is in optical communication with the first fiber optic connector, and wherein the second interface style of the second fiber optic connector is compatible with and mateable to a physical contact fiber optic connector; a first optical fiber in optical communication with both the first fiber optic connector and the second fiber optic connector; and a second optical fiber in optical communication with both the first fiber optic connector and the second fiber optic connector.