Fiber distribution hub with modular termination blocks
First Claim
1. A fiber distribution hub adapted to provide an interface between an incoming fiber and a plurality of outgoing fibers, the fiber distribution hub comprising:
- a cabinet having a front and a rear, the cabinet including a front door for accessing an interior of the cabinet from the front of the cabinet;
a bulkhead positioned within the interior of the cabinet, the bulkhead including a front side that faces toward the front of the cabinet and a rear side that faces toward the rear of the cabinet, the bulkhead defining a termination region and a splitter region, the termination region defining a plurality of spaced openings that are elongated along a top-bottom direction;
a plurality of termination modules mounted at the termination region of the bulkhead, each termination module being disposed in one of the elongated opening, each termination module including a housing holding a plurality of termination adapters, each of the termination adapters having a front port facing the front of the cabinet and a rear port facing the rear of the cabinet, each termination module also including a latching member extending upwardly from a top of the termination module to releasably secure the termination module to the opening; and
a plurality of optical splitter modules mounted at the splitter region of the bulkhead, each of the optical splitter modules being elongated between a front side and a rear side, the front side of each optical splitter module facing the front of the cabinet and the rear side of each optical splitter module facing the rear of the cabinet.
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Abstract
A fiber distribution hub includes a cabinet; a termination region positioned within the interior of the cabinet; at least one termination module mounted in at least one opening defined at the termination region; fiber optic connectors coupled to termination adapters of the termination module; intermediate fibers extending rearwardly of the fiber optic connectors; and a multi-fiber connector terminating the intermediate fibers. The termination module includes a housing enclosing the termination adapters. One or more termination modules can be incrementally added to the fiber distribution hub.
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1. A fiber distribution hub adapted to provide an interface between an incoming fiber and a plurality of outgoing fibers, the fiber distribution hub comprising:
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a cabinet having a front and a rear, the cabinet including a front door for accessing an interior of the cabinet from the front of the cabinet; a bulkhead positioned within the interior of the cabinet, the bulkhead including a front side that faces toward the front of the cabinet and a rear side that faces toward the rear of the cabinet, the bulkhead defining a termination region and a splitter region, the termination region defining a plurality of spaced openings that are elongated along a top-bottom direction; a plurality of termination modules mounted at the termination region of the bulkhead, each termination module being disposed in one of the elongated opening, each termination module including a housing holding a plurality of termination adapters, each of the termination adapters having a front port facing the front of the cabinet and a rear port facing the rear of the cabinet, each termination module also including a latching member extending upwardly from a top of the termination module to releasably secure the termination module to the opening; and a plurality of optical splitter modules mounted at the splitter region of the bulkhead, each of the optical splitter modules being elongated between a front side and a rear side, the front side of each optical splitter module facing the front of the cabinet and the rear side of each optical splitter module facing the rear of the cabinet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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