EXPANDABLE FIBER MANAGEMENT
First Claim
1. A communications equipment management system comprising:
- a first cabinet, the first cabinet comprising a first access feature for routing a communications fiber from the first cabinet;
a second cabinet, the second cabinet comprising a second access feature for routing the communications fiber to the second cabinet;
an attachment provision to attach the first cabinet to the second cabinet;
a sealing provision to seal a junction between the first cabinet and the second cabinet; and
a pass-through for routing the communications fiber from the first cabinet through the pass-through and the first access feature to the second cabinet through the second access feature.
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Abstract
A communications management system includes a cabinet, a chassis, and a panel for mounting optical circuits. In one implementation, the chassis is coupled to the cabinet and slides outward from the cabinet and the panel is coupled to the chassis and pivots about an axis that is perpendicular to the direction that the chassis slides. A communications management system my include a cabinet with substantially parallel first and second surfaces. In one implementation, one of the surfaces contains a provision for attaching the cabinet to a second cabinet and a feature for passing a communications fiber from the cabinet to the second cabinet. A second communications management system includes panel for mounting optical circuits. In one implementation, the panel includes a feed adapter for terminating optical fibers that are in use and a parking lot for terminating optical fiber that are not in use.
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20 Claims
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1. A communications equipment management system comprising:
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a first cabinet, the first cabinet comprising a first access feature for routing a communications fiber from the first cabinet; a second cabinet, the second cabinet comprising a second access feature for routing the communications fiber to the second cabinet; an attachment provision to attach the first cabinet to the second cabinet; a sealing provision to seal a junction between the first cabinet and the second cabinet; and a pass-through for routing the communications fiber from the first cabinet through the pass-through and the first access feature to the second cabinet through the second access feature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of managing communications equipment comprising:
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providing a first cabinet to manage a communications fiber, the first cabinet comprising a first access feature and a pass-through for routing the communications fiber from the first cabinet, wherein the pass-through isolates a first area containing the communications fiber from a remaining portion of the first cabinet; providing a second cabinet for managing a communications fiber, the second cabinet comprising a second access feature for routing the communications fiber to the second cabinet; placing the second cabinet proximate the first cabinet such that the communications fiber may pass from the first cabinet through the pass-through and the first access feature to the second cabinet through the second access feature; and attaching the first cabinet to the second cabinet with at least one connector. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A cabinet for managing communications equipment comprising:
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a first surface, the first surface comprising a first access feature; a second surface, the second surface substantially parallel to the first surface and comprising a second access feature; and an attachment provision for attaching the cabinet to a second cabinet for managing communications equipment, the attachment provision proximate at least one of the first and second access features. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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