SLACK LIMITING FIBER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR AN OPTIC FIBER DISTRIBUTION HUB

• US 20080080828A1
• Filed: 05/15/2007
• Published: 04/03/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Emerson Network Power Energy Systems North America Incorporated (Emerson Electric Company)
• Original Assignee: Emerson Network Power Energy Systems North America Incorporated (Emerson Electric Company)
• Inventors: Leon, Eduardo, Wakileh, George I., Sedlecky, Daniel
• Granted Patent: US 7,474,828 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 385/135
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4452 Distribution frames
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/44526 Panels or rackmounts covering a whole width of the frame or rack
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/44528 Patch-cords; Connector arrangements in the system or in the box routing arrangements H04Q1/00

Abstract

In accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure, an incremental slack limiting fiber management system for reducing slack in at least one optic fiber extending between an optic splitter module and a distribution module within a fiber optic distribution hub is provided. The incremental slack limiting fiber management system includes a plurality of slack limiting spools mounted to an internal panel of the distribution hub between the splitter and the distribution module.

Claims

1. An incremental slack limiting fiber management system for reducing slack in at least one jumper fiber extending between an optic splitter module and a distribution module within a fiber optic distribution hub, said system comprising a plurality of slack limiting spools mounted to an internal panel of the distribution hub between the splitter and the distribution module.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the slack limiting spools comprise a plurality of splitter module rack slack limiting spools mounted to the internal panel in a substantially vertical arrangement along opposing sides of a splitter module rack.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the slack limiting spools comprise at least one of:

a plurality of splitter module rack slack limiting spools mounted to the internal panel in a substantially vertical arrangement along opposing sides of a splitter module rack; and

a plurality of intermediate slack limiting spools mounted to the internal panel in a substantially vertical arrangement at a center portion of the internal panel.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the slack limiting spools comprise at least one of:

a plurality of splitter module rack slack limiting spools mounted to the internal panel in a substantially vertical arrangement along opposing sides of a splitter module rack;

a plurality of intermediate slack limiting spools mounted to the internal panel in a substantially vertical arrangement at a center portion of the internal panel; and

a plurality of side slack limiting spools mounted to the internal panel in a substantially vertical arrangement along a distribution module side portion of the internal panel.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the slack limiting spools comprise at least one of:

a plurality of splitter module rack slack limiting spools mounted to the internal panel in a substantially vertical arrangement along opposing sides of a splitter module rack;

a plurality of intermediate slack limiting spools mounted to the internal panel in a substantially vertical arrangement at a center portion of the internal panel;

a plurality of side slack limiting spools mounted to the internal panel in a substantially vertical arrangement along a distribution module side portion of the internal panel; and

a plurality of bottom slack limiting spools mounted to the internal panel in a substantially horizontal arrangement along a bottom portion of the internal panel.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the slack limiting spools comprise at least one of:

a plurality of splitter module rack slack limiting spools mounted to the internal panel in a substantially vertical arrangement along opposing sides of a splitter module rack;

a plurality of intermediate slack limiting spools mounted to the internal panel in a substantially vertical arrangement at a center portion of the internal panel;

a plurality of side slack limiting spools mounted to the internal panel in a substantially vertical arrangement along a distribution module side portion of the internal panel;

a plurality of bottom slack limiting spools mounted to the internal panel in a substantially horizontal arrangement along a bottom portion of the internal panel; and

a plurality of park bay slack limiting spools mounted to the internal panel in a substantially vertical arrangement along at least one side of a jumper park bay.

7. A method for limiting slack in at least one optic fiber extending between an optic splitter module and a distribution module within a fiber optic distribution hub, said method comprising non-linearly routing the at least one fiber around at least one of a plurality of slack limiting spools mounted to an internal panel of the distribution hub.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein non-linearly routing the at least one fiber comprises routing the at least one fiber around at least one of a plurality of splitter module rack slack limiting spools mounted to the internal panel in a substantially vertical arrangement along opposing sides of a splitter module rack.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein non-linearly routing the at least one fiber comprises at least one of:

routing the at least one fiber around at least one of a plurality of splitter module rack slack limiting spools mounted to the internal panel in a substantially vertical arrangement along opposing sides of a splitter module rack; and

routing the at least one fiber around at least one of a plurality of intermediate slack limiting spools mounted to the internal panel in a substantially vertical arrangement at a center portion of the internal panel.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein non-linearly routing the at least one fiber comprises at least one of:

routing the at least one fiber around at least one of a plurality of splitter module rack slack limiting spools mounted to the internal panel in a substantially vertical arrangement along opposing sides of a splitter module rack;

routing the at least one fiber around at least one of a plurality of intermediate slack limiting spools mounted to the internal panel in a substantially vertical arrangement at a center portion of the internal panel; and

routing the at least one fiber around at least one of a plurality of side slack limiting spools mounted to the internal panel in a substantially vertical arrangement along a distribution module side portion of the internal panel.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein non-linearly routing the at least one fiber comprises at least one of:

routing the at least one fiber around at least one of a plurality of splitter module rack slack limiting spools mounted to the internal panel in a substantially vertical arrangement along opposing sides of a splitter module rack;

routing the at least one fiber around at least one of a plurality of intermediate slack limiting spools mounted to the internal panel in a substantially vertical arrangement at a center portion of the internal panel;

routing the at least one fiber around at least one of a plurality of side slack limiting spools mounted to the internal panel in a substantially vertical arrangement along a distribution module side portion of the internal panel; and

routing the at least one fiber around at least one of a plurality of bottom slack limiting spools mounted to the internal panel in a substantially horizontal arrangement along a bottom portion of the internal panel.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein non-linearly routing the at least one fiber comprises at least one of:

routing the at least one fiber around at least one of a plurality of splitter module rack slack limiting spools mounted to the internal panel in a substantially vertical arrangement along opposing sides of a splitter module rack;

routing the at least one fiber around at least one of a plurality of intermediate slack limiting spools mounted to the internal panel in a substantially vertical arrangement at a center portion of the internal panel;

routing the at least one fiber around at least one of a plurality of side slack limiting spools mounted to the internal panel in a substantially vertical arrangement along a distribution module side portion of the internal panel;

routing the at least one fiber around at least one of a plurality of bottom slack limiting spools mounted to the internal panel in a substantially horizontal arrangement along a bottom portion of the internal panel; and

routing the at least one fiber around at least one of a plurality of park bay slack limiting spools mounted to the internal panel in a substantially vertical arrangement along at least one side of a jumper park bay.

13. A method for limiting slack in at least one optic fiber extending between an optic splitter module and a distribution module within a fiber optic distribution hub, said method comprising non-linearly routing the at least one fiber around at least one of a plurality of splitter module rack slack limiting spools mounted to the internal panel in a substantially vertical arrangement along opposing sides of a splitter module rack, around at least one of a plurality of intermediate slack limiting spools mounted to the internal panel in a substantially vertical arrangement at a center portion of the internal panel, and around at least one of a plurality of side slack limiting spools mounted to the internal panel in a substantially vertical arrangement along a distribution module side portion of the internal panel.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising non-linearly routing the at least one fiber around at least one of a plurality of bottom slack limiting spools mounted to the internal panel in a substantially horizontal arrangement along a bottom portion of the internal panel.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein further comprising non-linearly routing the at least one fiber around at least one of a plurality of park bay slack limiting spools mounted to the internal panel in a substantially vertical arrangement along at least one side of a jumper park bay.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein further comprising non-linearly routing the at least one fiber around at least one fiber around at least one of a plurality of bottom slack limiting spools mounted to the internal panel in a substantially horizontal arrangement along a bottom portion of the internal panel;

and around at least one of a plurality of park bay slack limiting spools mounted to the internal panel in a substantially vertical arrangement along at least one side of a jumper park bay.