Port Mapping for Series Connected Fiber Optic Terminals

A fiber optic terminal, comprising:

• a housing;
• a first plurality of optical ports in the housing and connected to a plurality of optical fibers in a distribution cable extending inside the housing;
• and
• a fiber optic cable having a plurality of optical fibers disposed therein between a first end of the fiber optic cable according to a first optical fiber mapping and a second end of the fiber optic cable according to a second optical fiber mapping;
• wherein the plurality of optical fibers on the first end of the fiber optic cable are connected to the first plurality of optical ports.

A fiber optic assembly, comprising:

• a plurality of first optical ports in a first fiber optic terminal;
• a plurality of second optical ports in a second fiber optic terminal;
• and
• a fiber optic cable having a plurality of optical fibers disposed therein between a first end of the fiber optic cable according to a first optical fiber mapping and a second end of the fiber optic cable according to a second optical fiber mapping;
• wherein the plurality of optical fibers on the first end of the fiber optic cable are connected to the plurality of first optical ports, and the plurality of optical fibers on the second end of the fiber optic cable are connected to the plurality of second optical ports.

A fiber optic network, comprising:

• a branch cable having a plurality of optical fibers optically connected to a distribution cable;
• a first fiber optic terminal adapted to receive a first segment of the branch cable, comprising:
• a first plurality of ports configured such that predetermined ones of the first plurality of ports comprise one or more of a first drop port operable for optically connecting a first respective predetermined one of the plurality of optical fibers to a first drop cable;
• and
• a first pass-through port operable for optically connecting a second respective predetermined one of the plurality of optical fibers to a second segment of the branch cable external to the first fiber optic terminal;
• and
• a second fiber optic terminal adapted to receive the second segment of the branch cable, comprising:
• a second plurality of ports configured such that a predetermined one of the second plurality of ports comprises a second drop port operable for optically connecting the second respective predetermined one of the plurality of optical fibers to a second drop cable;
• and
• a fiber optic cable assembly connecting the first and second fiber optic terminals, wherein the fiber optic cable assembly provides port mapping between the first and second fiber optic terminals.