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(12) United States Patent (10) Patent N0.2 US 8,144,736 B2

Farley et al. (45) Date of Patent: *Mar. 27, 2012

(54) FIBER OPTIC MULTIPLEX MODEM 6,356,369 B1 3/2002 Farhan

_ 6,751,239 B2 6/2004 Raman et al.
(75) IHVBIIIOFSI J 0561111 13- Farleys Warwwk, MA (Us); 6,862,380 B2 3/2005 Chaudhuri et al.
Gary W. Vincent, Lunenburg, MA (US); 7,010,031 B2 * 3/2006 Sugahara ............... .. 375/24001
Brian A. Rusiecki, Sterling, MA (US); -
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Kenneth E savage Jr" FltChburg MA 7,352,966 B2 4/2008 Chaudhuri et al.
(Us) 7,474,672 B2 * 1/2009 Barri et al. .................. .. 370/466
(73) Assignee: SimpleXGrinnell LP, Westminster, MA 2004/0022545 A1 2000 Chm
(Us)
(*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this OTHER PUBLICATIONS
patent is extended or adjusted under 35 International Fiber Systems, Incorporated, Product Speci?cation for
U.S.C. 154(1)) by 200 daYS. 8-Channel Full-Duplex Data Multiplexer D8000 Series.
This patent is subject to a terminal dis- * Cited by examiner
claimer.
(21) Appl. No.: 12/496,355 _ _ _
_ Primary Examiner * AyaZ Shelkh
(22) Flled' JUL 1 2009 Assistant Examiner * Mounir Moutaouakil
(65) Prior PUblication Data (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm * Brinks Hofer Gilson &
US 2009/0263128 A1 Oct. 22, 2009 Lione
Related US. Application Data
(63) Continuation of application No. 10/770,249, ?led on (57) ABSTRACT
Feb' 2 2004 HOW pat NO' 7570672' A ?re alarm network ?ber optic multiplex modem includes
(51) Int- Cl- plural local interfaces, a ?ber optic interface, a multiplexor, a
H04] 3/04 (2006-01) ?ber optic modem, and a demultiplexor. The multiplexor
US. Cl. ...................................... .. combines data received at the local interfaces into an outg0_
(58) Field of Classi?cation Search ........ .. 370/352i358, ing data stream. The ?ber optic modem transmits, at a ?rst
370/386, 389, 391, 400, 401, 402, 404, 406, wavelength, the outgoing data stream to the ?ber optic inter
370/419, 487, 493, 535, 537, 539, 359 face and receives, at a second wavelength, an incoming data
See application ?le for complete search history. stream via the ?ber optic interface. The demultiplexor sepa
rates the incoming data stream into separate data streams, and
(56) References Cited forwards each of the seP arate data streams to its corres P ond
ing local interface.
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