System and method for plug and play fiber distribution panels
AssigneeVerizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
InventorsJesse C. Saenz, Dennis Macy
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Abstract
The techniques described herein may be used to deploy a digital kiosk, within a fiber optic network, in a manner that is efficient and that minimizes the risk of damaging the kiosk during the installation process. This may include manufacturing the kiosk with a Fiber Distributed Panel (FDP) that functions as an interface between a fiber optic stub (that connects the kiosk to a fiber optic network backbone) and individual, internal components of the kiosk. A technician therefore may install the kiosk without having to physically open the kiosk and/or configure the fiber cabling and internal components inside the kiosk.
Claims20
A digital kiosk, comprising:
- a small cell radio configured to provide cellular network connectivity to User Equipment (UE) devices of a wireless telecommunication network;
- a Wi-Fi access point configured to provide Wi-Fi connectivity to the UE devices;
- a fiber distribution panel (FDP) configured to:
- receive a fiber optic stub that includes a plurality of optical fibers,
- arrange a first portion of the plurality of optical fibers as a plurality of pass-through fibers,
- convert a second portion of the plurality of optical fibers into a plurality of splitter fibers,
- connect, via the plurality of pass-through fibers, to a router that is connected to the Wi-Fi access point of the digital kiosk, and
- connect, via the plurality of splitter fibers, to the small cell radio.
A digital kiosk, comprising:
- a small cell radio configured to provide cellular network connectivity to User Equipment (UE) devices of a wireless telecommunication network;
- a fiber distribution panel (FDP) configured to:
- receive a fiber optic stub that includes a plurality of optical fibers configured to connect the digital kiosk to a fiber optic network backbone,
- arrange a first portion, of the plurality of optical fibers, as pass-through fibers, and
- convert a second portion, of the plurality of optical fibers, into splitter fibers, and
- connect one or more of the splitter fibers to the small cell radio,
- an Optical Network Terminal (ONT) configured to:
- receive, from the FDP, the pass-through fibers, and
- connect the pass-through fibers to a Network Interface Device (NID) configured to provide an interface between components of the digital kiosk and an Ethernet network inside the digital kiosk,
- the Ethernet network including:
- a Wi-Fi access point configured to provide Wi-Fi connectivity to the UE devices, and
- a controller that includes:
- a non-transitory memory device storing a plurality of processor-executable instructions, and
- a processor configured to execute the processor-executable instructions, to:
- provide network and multi-media services to the UE devices via the small cell radio, the wi-fi access point, the camera, the display, and the user interface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.