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Multi-level distributed fiber optic architectures

  • US 8,737,837 B2
  • Filed: 11/25/2008
  • Issued: 05/27/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/14/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A fiber optic network including a multi-level architecture, the fiber optic network comprising:

  • a first level of the fiber optic network comprisinga first branch comprising a plurality of first branch optical fibers optically coupled to respective optical fibers of a distribution cable and a first branch fiber optic network device, the first branch fiber optic network device is configured to optically couple a first one of the plurality of first branch optical fibers to a respective first sub-branch optical fiber according to a first predetermined port mapping scheme, and a second one of the plurality of first branch optical fibers to a respective second sub-branch optical fiber according to the first predetermined port mapping scheme; and

    a second level of the fiber optic network comprisinga sub-branch comprisinga first sub-branch fiber optic network device, anda second sub-branch fiber optic network device,wherein the first sub-branch fiber optic network device is configured to optically couple a first drop cable with the respective first sub-branch optical fiber and thereby to the distribution cable, and the second sub-branch fiber optic network device is configured to optically couple a second drop cable with the respective second sub-branch optical fiber and thereby to the distribution cable according to the first predetermined port mapping scheme.

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