The present disclosure relates generally to communications networks, and more particularly, to power delivery in a communications network.
Power over Ethernet (PoE) is a technology for providing electrical power over a wired telecommunications network from power sourcing equipment (PSE) to a powered device (PD) over a link section. In conventional PoE systems, power is delivered over the cables used by the data over a range from a few meters to about one hundred meters. When a greater distance is needed or fiber optic cables are used, power must be supplied through a local power source such as a wall outlet due to limitations with conventional PoE. Furthermore, today's PoE systems have limited power capacity, which may be inadequate for many classes of devices.
Corresponding reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views of the drawings.
Overview
In one embodiment, a method generally comprises receiving power delivered over a data fiber cable at an optical transceiver installed at a network communications device and transmitting data and the power from the optical transceiver to the network communications device. The network communications device is powered by the power received from the optical transceiver.
In another embodiment, an apparatus generally comprises an optical interface for receiving optical signals on an optical fiber in a fiber and power cable at an optical transceiver, an electrical interface for receiving power on an electrical wire in the fiber and power cable at the optical transceiver, an optical component for converting the optical signals to electrical signals, and a power component for detecting and monitoring the power at the optical transceiver and providing the power to a network communications device.
In yet another embodiment, an apparatus generally comprises an optical transceiver comprising an optical interface for transmitting optical signals on an optical fiber in a fiber and power cable and an electrical interface for transmitting power on an electrical wire in the fiber and power cable, and a power supply unit for receiving the power external from a communications network and providing the power to the optical transceiver for transmission in the communications network.
In another embodiment, a method generally comprises transmitting power over a data fiber cable from an optical transceiver installed at a network device and transmitting data on the data fiber cable from the optical transceiver. The power and the data are transmitted over a communications network and received at network communications devices powered by the received power.
Further understanding of the features and advantages of the embodiments described herein may be realized by reference to the remaining portions of the specification and the attached drawings.
The following description is presented to enable one of ordinary skill in the art to make and use the embodiments. Descriptions of specific embodiments and applications are provided only as examples, and various modifications will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art. The general principles described herein may be applied to other applications without departing from the scope of the embodiments. Thus, the embodiments are not to be limited to those shown, but are to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and features described herein. For purpose of clarity, details relating to technical material that is known in the technical fields related to the embodiments have not been described in detail.
In conventional Power over Ethernet (PoE) systems used to simultaneously transmit power and data communications, power is delivered over the same twisted pair cable used for data. These systems are limited in range to a few meters to about 100 meters. Furthermore, the maximum power delivery capacity of standard PoE is approximately 100 Watts, but many classes of powered devices would benefit from power delivery of 1000 Watts or more. When a larger distance is needed, fiber optic cabling is used, or larger power delivery ratings are needed, power needs to be supplied to the device through a local power source.
The embodiments described herein provide power delivery through an optical transceiver by supplying power integrated with fiber cabling over the same fiber/optical transceiver system so that power may be supplied at greater distances (e.g., up to 10 km), in greater quantity (e.g., up to several kilowatts), and may be provided in locations where local power is difficult to deliver. By incorporating power in the fiber cable and delivering from a building entrance, power does not need to be supplied throughout a data center room and a full zoned system may be deployed without building out a data room. The embodiments effectively deliver communications and power on a large enough scale that equipment in a data room can entirely be powered from an equipment/premise entrance point of the building. Thus, electrical power distribution equipment may be removed from the floor data room and switches, routers, access points, lighting systems, and other electronic devices or equipment may be placed outside of the 100 m range of traditional PoE systems. Through a combination of PoE or pulsed power with a modified optical transceiver and connector system, power can be delivered to equipment in a zone, data room on a floor, or an access point anywhere in the building.
Internet of Things (IoT) applications like remote sensors/actuators and fog computing can also take advantage of the greater reach and power delivery capacity of this system. With an extended reach (e.g., one to ten km), all power to communications equipment throughout a building or across a neighborhood can be delivered from one source, along with the communications link for the equipment, thereby providing a user with complete control of the location of communications equipment without the 100 m limitation of traditional PoE. As described in detail below, one or more embodiments may be used to deliver power to and from a network (e.g., switch/router) system using an optical transceiver and fiber connector system modified to incorporate electrical wires to deliver power through the optical transceiver and to powered devices. The system is referred to herein as PoE+Fiber (PoE+F).
Referring now to the drawings, and first to
The network is configured to pass electrical power along with optical data to provide both data connectivity and electric power to network devices such as switches, routers, access points, or other electronic components and devices. Signals may be exchanged among communications equipment and power transmitted from power sourcing equipment to powered devices. As described in detail below, the PoE+F system delivers power to and from a network (e.g., switch/router system) using an optical transceiver (optical module) configured to receive and transmit both data and electrical power, and a cabling system comprising both optical fibers and electrical wires (e.g., copper wires).
As shown in the example of
The network device 10 comprises a power supply unit (PSU) 11 for receiving power (e.g., building power), a fabric 12, and a plurality of line cards 13. In the example shown in
The network may include any number or arrangement of network communications devices (e.g., switches 14, access points 15, routers, or other devices operable to route (switch, forward) data communications). In one example each group of access points 15 is located on a different floor or zone. One or more network devices 14, 15 may also deliver power to equipment using PoE, as described below with respect to
Cables 18 extending from the network device 10 to the switches 14 and access points 15 are configured to transmit power over data fiber cabling and include both optical fibers and electrical wires. In one example, the cables 18 comprise two copper wires and two fibers. The cables 18 may be formed from any material suitable to carry both electrical power and optical data (e.g., copper, fiber) and may carry any number of electrical wires and optical fibers in any arrangement. As described below with respect to
The optical transceivers (optical module, optical device, optics module, transceiver, silicon photonics optical transceiver) 16 are configured to source or receive power, as described in detail below. The transceiver modules 16 operate as an engine that bidirectionally converts optical signals to electrical signals or in general as an interface to the network element copper wire or optical fiber.
In one or more embodiments, the optical transceiver 16 may be a pluggable transceiver module in any form factor (e.g., SFP (Small Form-Factor Pluggable), QSFP (Quad Small Form-Factor Pluggable), CFP (C Form-Factor Pluggable), and the like), and may support data rates up to 400 Gbps, for example. Hosts for these pluggable optical modules include line cards on the switches 14, access points 15, or other network devices. One or more of the line cards 13 in network device 10 may also host optical modules. The host may include a printed circuit board (PCB) and electronic components and circuits operable to interface telecommunications lines in a telecommunications network. The host may be configured to perform one or more operations and receive any number or type of pluggable transceiver modules configured for transmitting and receiving signals.
The optical transceiver 16 may also be configured for operation with AOC (Active Optical Cable) and form factors used in UWB (Ultra-Wideband) applications, including for example, Ultra HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface), serial high bandwidth cables (e.g., thunderbolt), and other form factors.
Also, it may be noted that the optical transceivers 16 may be configured for operation in point-to-multipoint or multipoint-to-point topology. For example, QFSP may breakout to SFP+. One or more embodiments may be configured to allow for load shifting.
As described in detail below, the optical transceiver 16 is modified along with a fiber connector system to incorporate copper wires to deliver power through the optical transceiver to the powered devices 14, 15 for use by the network communications devices. The optical transceiver 16 provides for power to be delivered to the switches 14 and access points 15 in locations where standard power is not available. As described further below, the optical transceiver 16 may be configured to tap some of the energy and make intelligent decisions so that the power source 10 knows when it is safe to increase power on the wires without damaging the system or endangering an operator.
In one embodiment, one or more network devices may comprise dual-role power ports that may be selectively configurable to operate as a PSE (Power Source Equipment) port to provide power to a connected device or as a PD (Powered Device) port to sink power from the connected device, and enable the reversal of energy flow under system control, as described in U.S. Pat. No. 9,531,551 (“Dynamically Configurable Power-Over-Ethernet Apparatus and Method”, issued Dec. 27, 2016), for example. The dual-role power ports may be PoE or PoE+F ports, for example.
In addition to the network devices 14, 15 comprising optical transceivers 16 operable to receive and transmit power over electrical wires and optical data over fibers, the network may also include one or more network devices comprising conventional optical modules that only process and transmit the optical data. These network devices would receive electrical power from a local power source such as a wall outlet. Similarly, specialized variants of transceivers 16 could eliminate the optical data interfaces, and only interconnect power (perhaps moving data interconnection to wireless networks).
The PoE fog node arrangement shown in
It is to be understood that the network devices and topologies shown in
It is to be understood that the process shown in
Memory 64 may be a volatile memory or non-volatile storage, which stores various applications, operating systems, modules, and data for execution and use by the processor 62. For example, components of the PoE+F optical module 68 (e.g., code, logic, or firmware, etc.) may be stored in the memory 64. The network device 60 may include any number of memory components.
The network device 60 may include any number of processors 62 (e.g., single or multi-processor computing device or system), which may communicate with a forwarding engine or packet forwarder operable to process a packet or packet header. The processor 62 may receive instructions from a software application or module, which causes the processor to perform functions of one or more embodiments described herein.
Logic may be encoded in one or more tangible media for execution by the processor 62. For example, the processor 62 may execute codes stored in a computer-readable medium such as memory 64. The computer-readable medium may be, for example, electronic (e.g., RAM (random access memory), ROM (read-only memory), EPROM (erasable programmable read-only memory)), magnetic, optical (e.g., CD, DVD), electromagnetic, semiconductor technology, or any other suitable medium. In one example, the computer-readable medium comprises a non-transitory computer-readable medium. Logic may be used to perform one or more functions described above with respect to the flowchart of
The interface 66 may comprise any number of interfaces or network interfaces (line cards, ports, connectors) for receiving data or power, or transmitting data or power to other devices. The network interface may be configured to transmit or receive data using a variety of different communications protocols and may include mechanical, electrical, and signaling circuitry for communicating data over physical links coupled to the network or wireless interfaces. For example, line cards may include port processors and port processor controllers. The interface 66 may be configured for PoE+F, PoE, PoF, or similar operation.
The PoE+F optical module 68 may comprise one or more components of the optical transceiver 16 in
It is to be understood that the network device 60 shown in
Pulsed power or advanced PoE driving voltages beyond 60V up to +/−450V, for example, may create electromagnetic interference with the optical circuitry 72. In one embodiment, the power components 74, 76, 78 are isolated from the optical components 72 via an isolation component 79 (e.g., isolation material or element). The isolation component 79 electromagnetically isolates the power circuit from the optical components 72 to prevent interference with operation of the optics.
The power detection module 74 is operable to detect power, energize the optical components 72, and return a message to the power source for fiber or the powered cabling. The return message may be provided via state changes on the power wires or over the optical channel. In one embodiment, the power is not enabled by the power enable/disable module 78 until the optical transceiver 70 and the source have determined that the device is properly connected and the network device to be powered is ready to be powered.
The power monitor and control device 76 continuously monitors power delivery to ensure that the system can support the needed power delivery, and no safety limits (voltage, current) are exceeded. The power monitor and control device 76 may also monitor optical signaling and disable power if there is a lack of optical transitions or communication with the power source.
As previously described, the optical transceiver may comprise different types of optical transceivers, including for example, an optical transceiver module or silicon photonics optical transceiver. The term “optical transceiver” as used herein may refer to any type of optical component, module, or device operable to receive and transmit optical signals.
Referring now to
In one example, the copper wires may be 18 AWG (American Wire Gauge) or another size/capacity (e.g., 10 AWG), or any other suitable size or capacity according to any applicable standard. The copper wires 92 may be bonded separately to the optical connector, which allows a modified LC connector system to be implemented without extending a bulkhead connection. As described below, a crimp system may be used to connect the copper wires 91 to the respective plus/minus (plus/return, power/return) connections. It is to be understood that the optical fiber and electrical wire arrangement of the cable 90 shown in
In the connector 94 shown in the example of
In another dual LC connector 98 example shown in
In one or more embodiments, a spring loaded slide cover 109 (shown partially open in
It is to be understood that the connector shown in
In one embodiment, a hook/post arrangement 114 is used to slide the protective cover 109 out of the way to allow for contact between the external contact plate 106 on the connector 102 and the internal electrical power input tab 113 on the optical module 110.
As shown in the rear view of
As previously noted, the power and fiber cable may also include cooling.
It is to be understood that the configuration, arrangement, and number of power/ground wires and fibers shown in
As can be observed from the foregoing, the embodiments described herein may provide many advantages. For example, one or more embodiments may allow for lengths from a building entry point to end points of up to 10 km. Network communications devices such as routers, switches, and access points, and electronic devices such as lighting systems and other applications may be located outside of the 100 m range of traditional PoE systems. This allows all electrical power to be removed from floor data rooms. Use of a modified connector system allows for fiber compatibility between systems where one or both sides may not be using power over copper delivery to power network equipment. For example, the connector assembly may be configured for operation with PoE+F optical systems or conventional non-power optical systems.
Although the method and apparatus have been described in accordance with the embodiments shown, one of ordinary skill in the art will readily recognize that there could be variations made to the embodiments without departing from the scope of the invention. Accordingly, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description and shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.
The present application is a divisional application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/601,153, entitled POWER DELIVERY THROUGH AN OPTICAL SYSTEM, filed Oct. 14, 2019, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/707,976, entitled POWER DELIVERY THROUGH AN OPTICAL SYSTEM, filed Sep. 18, 2017, and issued as U.S. Pat. No. 10,541,758, which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties.
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