Optical fiber interconnect cabinets, termination modules and fiber connectivity management for the same

• US 20070036507A1
• Filed: 10/20/2006
• Published: 02/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/20/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CommScope Technologies, LLC (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Barry Allen, Douglas Dowling, Jack Smith
• Inventors: Allen, Barry, Smith, Jack, Dowling, Douglas
• Granted Patent: US 7,298,952 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 385/135
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4441 Boxes
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4452 Distribution frames
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4454 with splices

Abstract

Interconnect cabinets for optical fibers include an enclosure and a splitter and termination panel mounted in the enclosure. The splitter has a plurality of optical fiber-connectorized pigtails extending therefrom. Each of the connectorized pigtails is associated with an optical fiber feeder cable to be coupled to a central office. The termination panel has a plurality of optical fiber connection members, ones of which are associated with respective subscriber locations. The connectorized pigtails have a cable length sufficient to allow connection to the plurality of connection members.

Claims

1. An interconnect cabinet for optical fibers, comprising:

an enclosure;

a splitter mounted in the enclosure that is configured to optically couple a plurality of optical fibers to a single optical fiber and having a plurality of optical fiber connectorized pigtails extending therefrom, each of the connectorized pigtails having a first end optically coupled in the splitter to an optical fiber feeder cable to be coupled to a central office and a second end having an optical connector thereon with an optical fiber extending from the first end to the second end; and

a termination panel mounted in the enclosure and having a plurality of optical fiber connection members, ones of which are associated with respective subscriber locations;

wherein the connectorized pigtails have a cable length from the first end to the second end, without a connector therebetween, sufficient to allow connection to the plurality of connection members and have substantially the same length and wherein the splitter further comprises at least one input optical fiber and wherein the splitter is configured to splice the at least one input optical fiber to the plurality of connectorized pigtails.