Universal remote radio unit fiber optic cable assembly
AssigneeAndrew Corporation
InventorNahid Islam
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Abstract
A fiber optic cable has a cable core that includes at least one optical fiber coupled to a fiber optic connector. A cable adapter sleeve is axially mounted on the cable core to surround the cable core, the cable adapter sleeve including a body portion that has a first outer diameter, a collar that has a second outer diameter that is greater than the first outer diameter, and a stop that has a third outer diameter that is greater than the first outer diameter.
Claims18
A fiber optic cable mateable with a plurality of remote radio unit configurations, comprising:
- a cable core that includes at least one optical fiber;
- a fiber optic connector that receives the at least one optical fiber;
- a monolithic cable adapter sleeve that is axially mounted on the cable core to surround the cable core, the cable adapter sleeve including a body portion that has a first outer diameter, a collar that has a second outer diameter that is greater than the first outer diameter, and a stop that has a third outer diameter that is greater than the first outer diameter;
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- an armor tube surrounding the cable core has a fourth outer diameter that is greater than the first outer diameter but less than the second outer diameter, the protective armor tube coupled to an internal passageway of the collar.
A method for manufacturing a fiber optic cable mateable with a plurality of remote radio unit configurations, comprising:
- providing a cable core that includes at least one optical fiber;
- coupling a fiber optic connector that to the at least one optical fiber;
- mounting a monolithic cable adapter sleeve axially on the cable core to surround the cable core, the cable adapter sleeve including a body portion that has a first outer diameter, a collar that has a second outer diameter that is greater than the first outer diameter, and a stop that has a third outer diameter that is greater than the first outer diameter;
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- coupling an armor tube to an internal passageway of the collar, the armor tube provided with a fourth outer diameter that is greater than the first outer diameter but less than the second outer diameter.
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