Assembly for installing an optical access network
AssigneePrysmian S.p.A.
InventorsIan Griffiths, Arnaud Le Dissez
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Abstract
An assembly for installing an optical access network includes at least one in-line optical cable and a drop cable. The assembly includes a duct suitable for housing the at least one in-line optical cable and an optical transition box for snaking an optical connection between the at least one in-line optical cable and the drop cable. The duct has a window. The optical transition box has a base with two sidewalls. Each of the two sidewalls has a first opening allowing the in-line optical cable to enter and exit the base. The base is suitable for being partially inserted in the duct through the window in such a way that, when the base is partially inserted in the duct, the first opening is contained within the duct.
Claims14
An assembly for installing an optical access network comprising at least one in-line optical cable and a drop cable, comprising a duct capable of housing the at least one in-line optical cable and an optical transition box for making an optical connection between the at least one in-line optical cable and the drop cable, wherein:
- said duct has a window;
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- said optical transition box has a base with two sidewalls, each of said two sidewalls having a first opening allowing the in-line optical cable to enter said base and to exit said base, said base capable of being partially inserted in said duct through said window in such a way that, when said base is partially inserted in said duct, said first opening is within said duct.
A method for installing an optical access network comprising at least one in-line optical cable laid down in a duct and a drop cable, comprising:
- a) providing a window in the duct;
- b) providing an optical transition box having a base with a first opening allowing the in-line optical cable to enter said base and to exit said base;
- c) inserting at least partially a base of said optical transition box within said duct through said window in such a way that said first opening is contained within said duct;
- d) causing a portion of said in-line cable to exit and enter said base through said first opening;
- e) introducing an end of said drop optical cable in said optical transition box;
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- f) making an optical connection between at least one optical fiber of said in-line optical cable and at least one optical fiber of said drop optical cable within said optical transition box.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.