Touchless fiber network
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1. A method, comprising:
- placing one or more first lines in one or more first channels in a first ground surface, the one or more first lines comprising a plurality of first optical fiber lines, the plurality of first optical fiber lines being associated with at least one of a first service provider or a first service;
placing one or more second lines in one or more second channels in a second ground surface, the one or more second lines comprising a plurality of second optical fiber lines, each of one or more second optical fiber lines of the plurality of second optical fiber lines serving each of one or more customer premises of a plurality of customer premises, wherein each of the one or more second lines comprises eight main optical fiber lines and four spare optical fiber lines;
placing a filler material in one or more of at least a portion of the one or more first channels or at least a portion of the one or more second channels;
communicatively coupling each of at least one first optical fiber line of the plurality of first optical fiber lines with each of the one or more second optical fiber lines of the plurality of second optical fiber lines via a first cable distribution device disposed within a fiber distribution hub (“
FDH”
) disposed in a third ground surface, wherein the FDH comprises a container that is disposed in the third ground surface, a top portion of the container being substantially level with a top portion of the third ground surface, wherein the FDH further comprises a pedestal that is disposed above the third ground surface and above the top portion of the container, wherein the one or more first lines communicatively couple at least one of a central office or a digital subscriber line access multiplexer (“
DSLAM”
) of a telecommunications service provider with the FDH, wherein the one or more second lines communicatively couple the FDH with a network access point (“
NAP”
); and
communicatively coupling each of at least one third optical fiber line of a plurality of third optical fiber lines with each of at least one second optical fiber line of the plurality of second optical fiber lines via a second cable distribution device disposed within the FDH, by communicatively coupling each of the at least one third optical fiber line with each of one or more of the four spare optical fiber lines, the plurality of third optical fiber lines being associated with at least one of a second service provider or a second service.
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Abstract
Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing point-to-point fiber insertion within a passive optical network (“PON”) communications system. The PON communications system, associated with a first service provider or a first service, might include an F1 line(s) routed from a central office or DSLAM to a fiber distribution hub (“FDH”) located within a block or neighborhood of customer premises, via at least an apical conduit source slot, an F2 line(s) routed via various apical conduit components to a network access point (“NAP”) servicing customer premises, and an F3 line(s) distributed, at the NAP and from the F2 Line(s), to a network interface device or optical network terminal at each customer premises via various apical conduit components (e.g., in roadway surfaces). Point-to-point fiber insertion of another F1 line(s), associated with a second service provider or a second service, at either the NAP or the FDH (or outside these devices).
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1. A method, comprising:
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placing one or more first lines in one or more first channels in a first ground surface, the one or more first lines comprising a plurality of first optical fiber lines, the plurality of first optical fiber lines being associated with at least one of a first service provider or a first service; placing one or more second lines in one or more second channels in a second ground surface, the one or more second lines comprising a plurality of second optical fiber lines, each of one or more second optical fiber lines of the plurality of second optical fiber lines serving each of one or more customer premises of a plurality of customer premises, wherein each of the one or more second lines comprises eight main optical fiber lines and four spare optical fiber lines; placing a filler material in one or more of at least a portion of the one or more first channels or at least a portion of the one or more second channels; communicatively coupling each of at least one first optical fiber line of the plurality of first optical fiber lines with each of the one or more second optical fiber lines of the plurality of second optical fiber lines via a first cable distribution device disposed within a fiber distribution hub (“
FDH”
) disposed in a third ground surface, wherein the FDH comprises a container that is disposed in the third ground surface, a top portion of the container being substantially level with a top portion of the third ground surface, wherein the FDH further comprises a pedestal that is disposed above the third ground surface and above the top portion of the container, wherein the one or more first lines communicatively couple at least one of a central office or a digital subscriber line access multiplexer (“
DSLAM”
) of a telecommunications service provider with the FDH, wherein the one or more second lines communicatively couple the FDH with a network access point (“
NAP”
); andcommunicatively coupling each of at least one third optical fiber line of a plurality of third optical fiber lines with each of at least one second optical fiber line of the plurality of second optical fiber lines via a second cable distribution device disposed within the FDH, by communicatively coupling each of the at least one third optical fiber line with each of one or more of the four spare optical fiber lines, the plurality of third optical fiber lines being associated with at least one of a second service provider or a second service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A communications system, comprising:
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an apical conduit system, comprising; one or more first lines disposed in one or more first channels in a first ground surface, the one or more first lines comprising a plurality of first optical fiber lines, the plurality of first optical fiber lines being associated with at least one of a first service provider or a first service; one or more second lines disposed in one or more second channels in a second ground surface, the one or more second lines comprising a plurality of second optical fiber lines, each of one or more second optical fiber lines of the plurality of second optical fiber lines serving each of one or more customer premises of a plurality of customer premises, wherein each of the one or more second lines comprises eight main optical fiber lines and four spare optical fiber lines; and a filler material disposed around at least one of the one or more first lines in at least a portion of the one or more first channels or around at least one of the one or more second lines in at least a portion of the one or more second channels; and a fiber distribution hub (“
FDH”
), comprising;a container disposed in a third ground surface, a top portion of the container being substantially level with a top portion of the third ground surface, wherein the one or more first lines communicatively couple at least one of a central office or a digital subscriber line access multiplexer (“
DSLAM”
) of a telecommunications service provider with the FDH, wherein the one or more second lines communicatively couple the FDH with a network access point (“
NAP”
);a pedestal that is disposed above the third ground surface and above the top portion of the container; a first cable distribution device disposed within the FDH and configured to communicatively couple each of at least one first optical fiber line of the plurality of first optical fiber lines with each of the one or more second optical fiber lines of the plurality of second optical fiber lines; and a second cable distribution device disposed within the FDH and configured to communicatively couple each of at least one third optical fiber line of a plurality of third optical fiber lines with each of at least one second optical fiber lines of the plurality of second optical fiber lines, by communicatively coupling each of the at least one third optical fiber line with each of one or more of the four spare optical fiber lines, the plurality of third optical fiber lines being associated with at least one of a second service provider or a second service. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for implementing point-to-point fiber insertion within a passive optical network (“
- PON”
) communications system, the PON communications system comprising an apical conduit system which comprises;one or more first lines disposed in one or more first channels in a first ground surface, the one or more first lines comprising a plurality of first optical fiber lines, the plurality of first optical fiber lines being associated with at least one of a first service provider or a first service; one or more second lines disposed in one or more second channels in a second ground surface, the one or more second lines comprising a plurality of second optical fiber lines, each of one or more second optical fiber lines of the plurality of second optical fiber lines serving each of one or more customer premises of a plurality of customer premises, wherein each of the one or more second lines comprises eight main optical fiber lines and four spare optical fiber lines; and a filler material disposed around at least one of the one or more first lines in at least a portion of the one or more first channels or around at least one of the one or more second lines in at least a portion of the one or more second channels; the method comprising; receiving, from a subscriber associated with a customer premises among the plurality of customer premises that are connected via the apical conduit system to the PON communication system, a request to receive through the PON communication system a second service separate from the first service, the second service being associated with one of the first service provider or a second service provider; communicatively coupling a second optical fiber line of the one or more second optical fiber lines with a third optical fiber line of a plurality of third optical fiber lines associated with the second service via a cable distribution device disposed within a fiber distribution hub (“
FDH”
), by communicatively coupling each of the at least one third optical fiber line with each of one or more of the four spare optical fiber lines, the second optical fiber line serving the customer premises associated with the subscriber, wherein the FDH comprises a container that is disposed in the third ground surface, a top portion of the container being substantially level with a top portion of the third ground surface, and wherein the FDH further comprises a pedestal that is disposed above the third ground surface and above the top portion of the container.- View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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Current AssigneeCenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC (Lumen Technologies, Inc.)
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Original AssigneeCenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC (Lumen Technologies, Inc.)
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InventorsBarnett, Jr., Thomas C., Elford, Michael L., Winterrowd, Michael P., Schwengler, Thomas
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Primary Examiner(s)TRAN, DZUNG D
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Application NumberUS14/973,458Publication NumberTime in Patent Office929 DaysField of SearchUS Class CurrentCPC Class CodesG02B 6/4442 Cap coupling boxesG02B 6/501 underground installation of...G02B 6/504 Installation in solid mater...H04L 41/5051 Service on demand, e.g. def...H04Q 11/0003 DetailsH04Q 11/0067 Provisions for optical acce...H04Q 2011/0079 Operation or maintenance as...Y10T 29/4998 Combined manufacture includ...
