High density fiber optic hardware
First Claim
1. A multi-port optical connection terminal for interconnecting optical fibers of one or more fiber optic drop cables with a fiber optic distribution cable, the multi-port terminal comprising:
- a housing defining an exterior wall and an interior cavity;
a stub cable in optical communication with the fiber optic distribution cable;
a stub cable port provided in the exterior wall of the housing through which the stub cable passes into the interior cavity of the housing;
a plurality of connector ports provided on the exterior wall of the housing, wherein the connector ports are adapted to receive at least one fiber optic connector of an optic fiber in optical communication with the stub cable from inside the terminal and a connectorized end of a fiber optic drop cable from outside the terminal; and
a stub cable slack storage compartment defined within the interior cavity of the housing, wherein supplementary length of the stub cable is selectively retractable from the stub cable slack storage compartment.
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Abstract
There is provided fiber optic hardware and hardware components adapted to provide a desired amount of fiber optic connectivity and/or functionality for a desired amount of volume, materials, etc. The fiber optic hardware components include, but are not limited to multiports, local convergence points (LCPs), particularly LCPs for multiple dwelling units or similar applications, network interface devices, equipment frames, and fiber distribution hubs. Certain fiber optic hardware components are adapted to accommodate microstructured optical fiber or other bend performance optical fiber.
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23 Claims
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1. A multi-port optical connection terminal for interconnecting optical fibers of one or more fiber optic drop cables with a fiber optic distribution cable, the multi-port terminal comprising:
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a housing defining an exterior wall and an interior cavity; a stub cable in optical communication with the fiber optic distribution cable; a stub cable port provided in the exterior wall of the housing through which the stub cable passes into the interior cavity of the housing; a plurality of connector ports provided on the exterior wall of the housing, wherein the connector ports are adapted to receive at least one fiber optic connector of an optic fiber in optical communication with the stub cable from inside the terminal and a connectorized end of a fiber optic drop cable from outside the terminal; and a stub cable slack storage compartment defined within the interior cavity of the housing, wherein supplementary length of the stub cable is selectively retractable from the stub cable slack storage compartment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An optical connection terminal for interconnecting optical fibers of one or more fiber optic subscriber cables with a fiber optic network cable, the terminal comprising:
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a housing defining an exterior wall and an interior cavity, wherein the interior cavity is selectively accessible through at least one moveable wall portion; at least one opening through the exterior wall for the ingress and egress of the one or more fiber optic subscriber cables and one or more fiber optic network cables; and at least one splitter module within the interior cavity to split the optical signal of at least one fiber optic network cable to at least two fiber optic subscriber cables, wherein the fiber optic subscriber cables comprise subscriber fibers; wherein the housing is adapted to define a density of subscriber fibers to unit of volume of the interior cavity of at least 50 fibers/ft3. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A fiber optic equipment rack for interconnecting optical fibers of one or more fiber optic subscriber cables with a fiber optic network cable in an indoor environment, the equipment rack comprising:
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a frame comprising at least two vertical supports and at least one horizontal support joined therebetween; and at least one subscriber termination module selectively mounted to the frame, wherein the at least one subscriber termination module provides for selective optical connection of one or more fiber optic subscriber cables with one or more fiber optic network cables at a subscriber termination; wherein the at least one subscriber termination module defines a density of subscriber terminations to unit of volume of the subscriber termination module of at least 80 terminations/ft3. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A fiber distribution hub for interconnecting optical fibers of one or more fiber optic subscriber cables with a fiber optic network cable, the fiber distribution hub comprising:
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a housing defining an exterior wall and an interior cavity, wherein the interior cavity is selectively accessible through at least one moveable wall portion; at least one opening through the exterior wall for the ingress and egress of the one or more fiber optic subscriber cables and one or more fiber optic network cables; at least one splitter module within the interior cavity to split the optical signal of at least one fiber optic network cable to a plurality of network pigtails; and at least one subscriber termination field mounted within the housing and adapted to selectively optically connect the network pigtails to the fiber optic subscriber cables at subscriber terminations; wherein the housing defines a density of subscriber terminations to unit of volume of the housing of at least 100 terminations/ft3. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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