Fiber optic cable guide boot

A fiber optic cable assembly, comprising:

• a connector;
• a fiber optic cable terminating at said connector;
• and
• a boot assembly for controlling said cable upon exiting from said connector, said boot assembly comprising:
• a termination plug adjacent said connector for receiving the fiber optic cable and restraining the fiber optic cable from twisting and rotating in relation thereto;
• and
• a guide boot mateable with said termination plug, said guide boot including:
• a first end opposite said termination plug for receiving said fiber optic cable;
• a termination portion adjacent said termination plug and from which said cable extends;
• and
• a body disposed between said first end and said termination portion and defining an inner passageway for said cable.

A method of inserting a fiber optic cable into a connector comprising a guide boot having a first end and a termination port, and a termination plug having a first end and a second end, comprising:

• inserting the fiber optic cable into the first end of the guide boot, through an inner passageway of the guide boot, and out the termination port;
• inserting the end of the fiber optic cable received from the termination port into the first end of the termination plug;
• rotating said guide boot in relation to the termination plug so that the end of the fiber optic cable rotates and twists in relation to a portion of the fiber optic cable positioned within the guide boot;
• and
• engaging the guide boot and the termination plug.