Method of deploying an optical fiber cable in a telecommunications network
AssigneeBritish Telecommunications public limited company
InventorsVioleta NOVAKOVIC, Trevor MORSMAN, Malcolm HUBERT
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Abstract
This disclosure provides a method of deploying an optical fiber cable in a telecommunications network, the optical fiber cable being configured to connect a first optical fiber interface unit in the telecommunications network and a second optical fiber interface unit in a dwelling.
Claims16
A method of deploying an optical fiber cable in a telecommunications network, the optical fiber cable being configured to connect a first optical fiber interface unit in the telecommunications network and a second optical fiber interface unit in a dwelling, the method comprising:
- positioning an optical fiber subduct connector on an optical fiber duct so as to align an aperture in the optical fiber subduct connector with an aperture in the optical fiber duct;
- connecting an optical fiber subduct with an optical fiber subduct connection interface of the optical fiber subduct connector such that any overlap of the optical fiber subduct and optical fiber subduct connection interface extends up to and not exceeding the aperture of the optical fiber duct, the optical fiber subduct connection interface being configured to resist disconnection of the optical fiber subduct and optical fiber subduct connection interface;
- rotating the optical fiber subduct connection interface such that a major axis of the first section of the optical fiber subduct connection interface is offset to the major axis of the optical fiber duct;
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- deploying an optical fiber cable between the first optical fiber interface unit in the telecommunications network and the second optical fiber interface unit in the dwelling by routing the optical fiber cable through optical fiber duct, the optical fiber subduct connector, and the optical fiber subduct.
An optical fiber subduct connector for deploying an optical fiber cable in a telecommunications network, the optical fiber subduct connector comprising:
- a body defining an aperture for alignment with an aperture of an optical fiber duct when the optical fiber subduct connector is positioned on the optical fiber duct;
- an optical fiber subduct connection interface for connecting to an optical fiber subduct such that any overlap of the optical fiber subduct and optical fiber subduct connection interface extends up to and not exceeding the aperture of the optical fiber duct, the optical fiber subduct connection interface being configured to:
- resist disconnection of the optical fiber subduct and optical fiber subduct connection interface, and
- rotate such that a major axis of the first section of the optical fiber subduct connection interface is offset to the major axis of the optical fiber duct,
- wherein the optical fiber duct, optical fiber subduct and optical fiber subduct connector provide a route for deploying the optical fiber cable between the first optical fiber interface unit in the telecommunications network and the second optical fiber interface unit in the dwelling.
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