Apparatuses, systems, and methods for fiber optic communication via duct installation
AssigneeFacebook, Inc.
InventorsKarthik Yogeeswaran, Ryan S. King
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Abstract
The disclosed method may include (1) mechanically coupling a first fiber optic cable duct to a powerline conductor, (2) attaching an end of the first fiber optic cable duct to a first port of a duct coupler, (3) attaching an end of a second fiber optic cable duct to a second port of the duct coupler, where the duct coupler forms a contiguous channel with the first fiber optic cable duct and the second fiber optic cable duct, (4) mechanically coupling the second fiber optic cable duct to the powerline conductor, and (5) installing a contiguous fiber optic cable within the contiguous channel. Various other methods, apparatuses, and systems are also disclosed.
Claims8
A method comprising:
- mechanically coupling a first fiber optic cable duct to a powerline conductor, wherein the first fiber optic cable duct comprises a first plurality of microducts located within the first fiber optic cable duct;
- attaching an end of the first fiber optic cable duct to a first port of a duct coupler;
- attaching an end of a second fiber optic cable duct to a second port of the duct coupler, wherein the second fiber optic cable duct comprises a second plurality of microducts located within the second fiber optic cable duct, and wherein the duct coupler forms a contiguous channel with the first fiber optic cable duct and the second fiber optic cable duct and forms a separate contiguous channel with each microduct of the first fiber optic cable duct and corresponding microduct of the second fiber optic cable duct;
- mechanically coupling the second fiber optic cable duct to the powerline conductor;
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- installing a contiguous fiber optic cable within the contiguous channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.