Configurable fiber cassette

A data communication apparatus comprising:

• a cassette having a first end opposite a second end, the first end having a first geometry symmetrical, about at least one axis, to a second geometry of the second end;
• a first connector fastening station arranged in the first end of the cassette and including a first plurality of receptacles, the first plurality of receptacles fastening an adapter and one or more plugs;
• a second connector fastening station arranged in the second end of the cassette and including a second plurality of receptacles, the second plurality of receptacles fastening a plurality of connectors;
• and
• wherein the first plurality of receptacles of the first connector fastening station are symmetrical, about the at least one axis, to the second plurality of receptacles of the second connector fastening station.

A data communication apparatus comprising:

• a cassette having a first end opposite a second end, the first end having a first geometry symmetrical, about at least one axis, to a second geometry of the second end;
• a first connector fastening station arranged in the first end of the cassette and including a first plurality of receptacles, the first plurality of receptacles fastening (1) a first plurality of connectors, or (2) an adapter and one or more plugs;
• a second connector fastening station arranged in the second end of the cassette and including a second plurality of receptacles, the second plurality of receptacles fastening a second plurality of connectors;
• and
• wherein the first plurality of receptacles of the first connector fastening station are symmetrical, about the at least one axis, to the second plurality of receptacles of the second connector fastening station.