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US 2011/0217015 A1Published application
Fiber distribution hub with connectorized stub cables
AssigneeADC Telecommunications, Inc.
InventorsTrevor D. Smith, Thomas G. LeBlanc, Soutsada Vongseng
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Abstract
A fiber distribution hub includes an enclosure; a splitter region; a termination region including a plurality of adapters; at least a first feeder stub cable; and at least a first subscriber stub cable routed into the enclosure. The subscriber cable includes at least two optical fibers that each have a connectorized end inserted into one of the adapters at the termination region. The subscriber cable is terminated at a remote end by a multi-fiber connector.
Claims20
A fiber distribution hub comprising:
- an enclosure;
- a splitter region positioned within the enclosure, the splitter region including at least one splitter;
- a termination region positioned within the enclosure, the termination region including a plurality of adapters;
- at least a first feeder cable routed into the enclosure, the feeder cable including at least one optical fiber that is optically coupled to the splitter at the splitter region;
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- at least a first subscriber stub cable routed into the enclosure, the subscriber cable including at least two optical fibers that each have a connectorized end inserted into one of the adapters at the termination region, the subscriber cable being terminated at a remote end by a single, ruggedized multi-fiber connector, the remote end being located outside of the enclosure.
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A fiber distribution hub comprising:
- an enclosure;
- a splitter positioned within the enclosure;
- a termination region positioned within the enclosure, the termination region including a plurality of adapters;
- at least a first feeder cable routed into the enclosure, the feeder cable including at least one optical fiber that is optically coupled to the splitter;
- a plurality of subscriber stub cables routed into the enclosure, each subscriber stub cable extending a distance of no more than about ten feet, each subscriber stub cable including at least two optical fibers and at least one strength member;
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- a plurality of multi-fiber connectors terminating the subscriber stub cables, each of the multi-fiber connectors anchoring the strength member of the respective subscriber stub cable.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.