# US 12,601,887 B2 · Telecommunications apparatus > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,601,887 B2 - Document ID: US12601887B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/043,115 - Filed: 2021-08-06 - Published: 2023-10-05 - Granted: 2026-04-14 - Earliest claimed: 2020-08-28 - Assignees: British Telecommunications public limited company - Applicants: British Telecommunications Public Limited Company - Inventors: Robert Coombs; Ian Pippard; James Harriott-Gadd - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12601887B2 ## CPC - G02B 6/44528: {Patch-cords; Connector arrangements in the system or in the box (routing arrangements H04Q1/00)} - G02B 6/4452: {Distribution frames} - G02B 6/4454: {with splices} - G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS ## Abstract A telecommunications interconnection terminal can include a housing including a first set of ports for coupling to a connectorized multi-fiber cable; a second set of ports for coupling to a connectorized single-fiber cable; a third set of ports, including an aperture and an engagement for receiving and engaging a non-connectorized fiber optic cable; and a splice distributor for receiving and accommodating spliced optical from optic cables that are received from ports of at least any two of the first, second and third sets of ports. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A telecommunications interconnection terminal comprising: a housing comprising: a first set of connectorized ports for coupling to a connectorized multi-fiber cable, a second set of connectorized ports for coupling to a connectorized single-fiber cable, a third set of ports comprising an aperture and an engagement for receiving and engaging a non-connectorized fiber optic cable, and a splice distributor for receiving and accommodating spliced optical fibers from fiber optic cables that are received from ports of at least any two of the first set of connectorized ports, the second set of connectorized ports, and the third set of ports. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The telecommunications interconnection terminal according to claim 1, wherein the first set of connectorized ports comprise at least one of a Bayonet Neill-Concelman (BNC) port or a Multiple-fiber Push-On (MPO) port. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The telecommunications interconnection terminal according to claim 1, wherein the second set of connectorized ports comprise at least one of a Subscriber Connector (SC) or a Ferrule Connector (FC). ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The telecommunications interconnection terminal according to claim 1, wherein the aperture is suitable for receiving at least one of Blown Fiber Tubing (BFT) ducts or sub ducts or Cable Optical Fiber (COF) cables. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The telecommunications interconnection terminal according to claim 1, wherein the first set of connectorized ports and the second set of connectorized ports are arranged on a same side of the housing. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The telecommunications interconnection terminal according to claim 1, wherein the third set of ports is arranged opposite at least one of the first set of connectorized ports or the second set of connectorized ports. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The telecommunications interconnection terminal according to claim 1, wherein a port of the third set of ports is aligned with a port of at least one of the first set of connectorized ports or the second set of connectorized ports. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The telecommunications interconnection terminal according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the first set of connectorized ports, the second set of connectorized ports, or the third set of ports comprises a seal for sealing a fiber optic cable. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The telecommunications interconnection terminal according to claim 1, wherein the third set of ports comprises a knockout wall member formed as part of the housing, wherein the knockout wall member is detachable from the housing to expose the aperture. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The telecommunications interconnection terminal according to claim 1, further comprising a routing guide for receiving and routing an optical fiber to the splice distributor from a port of at least one of the first set of connectorized ports, the second set of connectorized ports, or the third set of ports. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The telecommunications interconnection terminal according to claim 1, wherein the first set of connectorized ports comprises at least two different types of connectorized ports, each type of connectorized port for connecting to a different kind of connectorized multi-fiber cables. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The telecommunications interconnection terminal according to claim 1, wherein the second set of connectorized ports comprises at least two different types of connectorized ports, each type of connectorized port for connecting to a different kind of connectorized single-fiber cables. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The telecommunications interconnection terminal according to claim 1, wherein the splice distributor is arranged within the housing between the first set of connectorized ports, the second set of connectorized ports, and the third set of ports. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The telecommunications interconnection terminal according to claim 1, wherein the first set of connectorized ports, the second set of connectorized ports, and the third set of ports and the splice distributor are arranged such that an optical fiber from any of the first set of connectorized ports, the second set of connectorized ports, or the third set of ports is available to be received by the splice distributor within a bend radius tolerance of the optical fiber. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The telecommunications interconnection terminal according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the first set of connectorized ports, the second set of connectorized ports, or the third set of ports is provided on a perimeter of the housing. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The telecommunications interconnection terminal according to claim 1, wherein the housing is formed of a complementary body and a cover, and wherein the cover is oversized relative to the body. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The telecommunications interconnection terminal according to claim 1, wherein the splice distributor is suitable for receiving and accommodating spliced optical fibers from fiber optic cables that are received from ports of all three of the first set of connectorized ports, the second set of connectorized ports, and the third sets of ports. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) A telecommunication network comprising: a distribution-side fiber optic telecommunications cable; a customer-side fiber optic telecommunications cable; and an interconnection terminal according to claim 1, wherein the distribution-side fiber optic telecommunications cable is connected to a port of the third set of ports and the customer-side fiber optic telecommunications cable is connected to a port of the first set of connectorized ports or the second set of connectorized ports, and wherein distribution-side fiber optic telecommunications cable and the customer-side fiber optic telecommunications cable are interconnected via the splice distributor.