US 7,463,722 B2
Splitter system with test access
Steve Swam, Shakopee, Minn. (US); Michael Hanahoe, Eden Prairie, Minn. (US); Jennifer Miller, Farmington, Minn. (US); and Todd Bade, Inver Grove Heights, Minn. (US)
Assigned to ADC Telecommunications, Inc., Eden Prairie, Minn. (US)
Filed on Oct. 18, 2002, as Appl. No. 10/277,172.
Prior Publication US 2004/0088171 A1, May 06, 2004
Int. Cl. H04M 1/24 (2006.01); H04M 3/08 (2006.01); H04M 3/22 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 379—15.01  [379/9; 379/22; 379/27.07; 379/93.05; 379/93.07; 379/399.01] 28 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A telecommunications device comprising:
an assembly including a chassis and sets of LINE, DATA and VOICE connectors, the chassis including splitter card mounting locations, the chassis also including at least one central processing unit card mounting location;
telecommunication splitter cards that are each electrically connected to a corresponding set of the LINE, DATA and VOICE connectors when mounted at the splitter card mounting locations of the chassis, the splitter cards including test access devices that are inactive when the central processing unit card mounting location is vacant, the telecommunications splitter cards including telecommunications splitters that are operable even when the central processing unit card mounting location of the chassis is vacant; and
a central processing unit card that mounts at the central processing unit card mounting location;
wherein the telecommunications splitters are operable without requiring power to be supplied to the splitter cards, and wherein power is provided to the splitter cards when the central processing unit card is mounted at the central processing unit card mounting location.