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1. A fiber optic cable assembly for connection to remote transceivers on a cell tower, the fiber optic cable assembly comprising:
- a main cable including a plurality of optical fibers, the main cable having a length suitable for extending from the ground to an upper region of the cell tower;
an environmentally sealed housing adapted to be mounted to the cell tower, the housing defining an access opening at one end through which the main cable enters the housing, the access opening being environmentally sealed;
the optical fibers of the main cable being broken out within the housing; and
a plurality of break-out cables coupled to the housing, the break out cables being optically coupled to the optical fibers of the main cable which are broken out within the housing, the break-out cables including multi-fiber connectors adapted for connection to the remote transceivers.
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Abstract
A cell site includes a tower, a multi-service terminal mounted to the tower and a base transceiver station in communication with the multi-service terminal. The multi-service terminal includes a housing and a plurality of adapters mounted to the housing. Each of the adapters includes an outer port accessible from outside the housing and an inner port accessible from inside the housing.
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1. A fiber optic cable assembly for connection to remote transceivers on a cell tower, the fiber optic cable assembly comprising:
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a main cable including a plurality of optical fibers, the main cable having a length suitable for extending from the ground to an upper region of the cell tower; an environmentally sealed housing adapted to be mounted to the cell tower, the housing defining an access opening at one end through which the main cable enters the housing, the access opening being environmentally sealed; the optical fibers of the main cable being broken out within the housing; and a plurality of break-out cables coupled to the housing, the break out cables being optically coupled to the optical fibers of the main cable which are broken out within the housing, the break-out cables including multi-fiber connectors adapted for connection to the remote transceivers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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