Patent ID: 7336883

Claim:
A device comprising: an indexing adapter having only three fiber optic connector receptacles, the indexing adapter includes: a first fiber optic connector receptacle of the only three fiber optic connector receptacles, a second fiber optic connector receptacle of the only three fiber optic connector receptacles, the second fiber optic connector receptacle adjacent to the first fiber optic connector receptacle, and a third fiber optic connector receptacle of the only three fiber optic connector receptacles, the third fiber optic connector receptacle adjacent to the second fiber optic connector receptacle, and the third fiber optic connector receptacle is separated from the first fiber optic connector receptacle by the second fiber optic connector receptacle; a first port monitor associated with the first fiber optic connector receptacle; a second port monitor associated with the third fiber optic connector receptacle; a light source optically associated with the second fiber optic connector receptacle; a first fiber optic connector, the first fiber optic connector has only a first optical fiber; and a second fiber optic connector, the second fiber optic connector has only a second optical fiber, and the second fiber optic connector is mechanically associated with the first fiber optic connector, and, wherein, in a first position of the device, the first fiber optic connector is plugged into the first fiber optic connector receptacle, and the second fiber optic connector is plugged into the second fiber optic connector receptacle so that the second optical fiber of the second fiber optic connector is optically associated with the light source, and wherein, in a second position of the device, the first fiber optic connector is plugged into the second fiber optic connector receptacle so that the first optical fiber of the first fiber optic connector is optically associated with the light source, and the second fiber optic connector is plugged into the third fiber optic connector receptacle.