Tapered Cable For Use In Fiber To The Premises Applications
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1. A tapered fiber optic distribution cable, comprising:
- a plurality of drop cables bundled together; and
a breakout point located along the tapered fiber optic distribution cable,wherein one of the drop cables has a first length shorter than a second length of the tapered fiber optic distribution cable and has an end terminating at the breakout point.
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Abstract
A tapered fiber optic distribution cable that includes a plurality of drop cables (2) having at least one predetermined breakout location where a drop cable is withdrawn from the tapered distribution cable. The drop cables are bound together to form the tapered fiber optic distribution cable by binding members (5) or helical winding. Each drop cable (2) contains a plurality of optical fibers which may be reconnectorized according to a user'"'"'s preferences.
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1. A tapered fiber optic distribution cable, comprising:
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a plurality of drop cables bundled together; and a breakout point located along the tapered fiber optic distribution cable, wherein one of the drop cables has a first length shorter than a second length of the tapered fiber optic distribution cable and has an end terminating at the breakout point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14)
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12. A tapered fiber optic distribution cable, comprising:
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a first drop cable having a first predetermined length and containing a first number of optical fibers; a second drop cable having a second predetermined length and containing a second number of optical fibers; and a binding member to secure the first drop cable and the second drop cable together, wherein each of the first number of optical fibers and each of the second number of optical fibers are different and the first predetermined length and the second predetermined length are different. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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15. A method of making a tapered fiber optic distribution cable, the method comprising;
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providing a plurality of drop cables; cutting one of drop cables to a predetermined breakout length to make a cut drop cable; and binding the drop cables together. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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