RAPID DEPLOYMENT INDEXING TERMINAL ARRANGEMENT
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1. A fiber optic distribution terminal comprising:
- an enclosure including a base and a cover that is moveable relative to the base between an open position and a closed position, the enclosure defining a first cable port, a second cable port, and a plurality of subscriber ports;
a cable spool disposed within the enclosure and being configured to rotate relative to the enclosure;
an optical power splitter carried by the cable spool so that the optical power splitter rotates in unison with the cable spool relative to the enclosure; and
a termination region carried by the cable spool so that the termination region rotates in unison with the cable spool relative to the enclosure, the termination region including a plurality of single-fiber optical adapters and a multi-fiber optical adapter, each of the single-fiber optical adapters defining an adapter port that faces one of the subscriber ports of the enclosure, and the multi-fiber optical adapter defining an adapter port that faces the second cable port.
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Abstract
A fiber optic distribution terminal includes a cable spool rotatably disposed within an enclosure; an optical power splitter and a termination region carried by the cable spool; an optical cable deployable from the enclosure by rotating the cable spool by pulling on a connectorized end of the optical cable; and splitter pigtails extending between the optical power splitter and the termination region. One fiber of the optical cable extending between the connectorized end and the splitter input. The other fibers of the optical cable extend to a multi-fiber adapter.
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20 Claims
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1. A fiber optic distribution terminal comprising:
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an enclosure including a base and a cover that is moveable relative to the base between an open position and a closed position, the enclosure defining a first cable port, a second cable port, and a plurality of subscriber ports; a cable spool disposed within the enclosure and being configured to rotate relative to the enclosure; an optical power splitter carried by the cable spool so that the optical power splitter rotates in unison with the cable spool relative to the enclosure; and a termination region carried by the cable spool so that the termination region rotates in unison with the cable spool relative to the enclosure, the termination region including a plurality of single-fiber optical adapters and a multi-fiber optical adapter, each of the single-fiber optical adapters defining an adapter port that faces one of the subscriber ports of the enclosure, and the multi-fiber optical adapter defining an adapter port that faces the second cable port. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A fiber distribution system comprising:
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a network access node receiving a network cable from a fiber optic network; a plurality of distribution terminals mounted at separate locations remote from the network access node; and a plurality of optical cables routed between the network access node and the distribution terminals so that optical signals carried by the network cable are carried to each of the distribution terminals along a first path in a first indexing direction and along a second path in a second indexing direction, wherein at least some of the optical cables are paid out from the distribution terminals and wherein excess length of the optical cables are stored in the distribution terminals. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A fiber optic distribution terminal comprising:
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an enclosure defining a first cable port, a second cable port, and a plurality of subscriber ports; a cable spool disposed within the enclosure and being configured to rotate relative to the enclosure; an optical power splitter carried by the cable spool so that the optical power splitter rotates in unison with the cable spool relative to the enclosure; an optical cable wrapped around the cable spool, the optical cable including a plurality of optical fibers, first ends of the optical fibers being terminated at a first optical connector, a second end of a first of the optical fibers being routed to a splitter input, and second ends of others of the optical fibers being terminated at a second optical connector, wherein the others of the optical fibers are indexed between the first and second optical connectors; a termination region carried by the cable spool so that the termination region rotates in unison with the cable spool relative to the enclosure, the termination region including a plurality of single-fiber optical adapters and a multi-fiber optical adapter, each of the single-fiber optical adapters defining an adapter port that faces one of the subscriber ports of the enclosure, and the multi-fiber optical adapter defining an adapter port that faces the second cable port, the multi-fiber optical adapter receiving the second optical connector; and a plurality of splitter pigtails extending between the optical power splitter and the single-fiber optical adapters. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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