Fiber to the antenna
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1. A fiber optic cable assembly for connection to remote transceivers on a cell tower, the fiber optic cable assembly comprising:
- a housing defining an access opening at one end, the access opening being environmentally sealed, the housing including first and second pieces that cooperatively define a closed interior of the housing, the interior of the housing being environmentally sealed;
a main cable including a plurality of optical fibers, the main cable having a length suitable for extending from the ground to an upper region of the cell tower, the main cable extending through the access opening of the housing, the optical fibers of the main cable being broken out within the housing;
a spool about which at least part of the main cable is coiled; and
a plurality of break-out cables coupled to the housing, the break out cables being optically coupled to the optical fibers of the main cable which are broken out within the housing, the break-out cables including multi-fiber connectors adapted for connection to the remote transceivers.
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Abstract
A cell site includes a tower, a multi-service terminal mounted to the tower and a base transceiver station in communication with the multi-service terminal. The multi-service terminal includes a housing and a plurality of adapters mounted to the housing. Each of the adapters includes an outer port accessible from outside the housing and an inner port accessible from inside the housing.
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1. A fiber optic cable assembly for connection to remote transceivers on a cell tower, the fiber optic cable assembly comprising:
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a housing defining an access opening at one end, the access opening being environmentally sealed, the housing including first and second pieces that cooperatively define a closed interior of the housing, the interior of the housing being environmentally sealed; a main cable including a plurality of optical fibers, the main cable having a length suitable for extending from the ground to an upper region of the cell tower, the main cable extending through the access opening of the housing, the optical fibers of the main cable being broken out within the housing; a spool about which at least part of the main cable is coiled; and a plurality of break-out cables coupled to the housing, the break out cables being optically coupled to the optical fibers of the main cable which are broken out within the housing, the break-out cables including multi-fiber connectors adapted for connection to the remote transceivers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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