METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISTRIBUTING FIBER OPTIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TO LOCAL AREA

摘要

A fiber optic drop terminal assembly includes a housing, a spool and a fiber optic distribution cable. The housing has a first exterior surface and an oppositely disposed second exterior surface. A plurality of ruggedized adapters is mounted on the first exterior surface of the housing. The ruggedized adapters include a first port accessible from outside the housing and a second port accessible from inside the housing. The spool is engaged with the second exterior surface and includes a drum portion. The fiber distribution cable is coiled around the drum portion. The distribution cable includes a first end and an oppositely disposed second end. The second end is disposed inside the housing.

主权项

1. A fiber optic assembly comprising:
a spool including first and second flanges and a drum portion positioned axially between the first and second flanges, the drum portion having an exterior surface; a fiber optic cable arranged in a coil around the drum portion and contained between the first and second flanges, the fiber optic cable having a first end and a second end; a terminal device including an environmentally sealed terminal housing that defines an enclosed interior, the terminal device also including a plurality of ruggedized fiber optic adapters carried with the terminal housing, each one of the plurality of ruggedized fiber optic adapters including an exterior adapter port accessible from outside the terminal housing and an interior adapter port inside the terminal housing; the fiber optic cable including a plurality of optical fibers separated at the second end of the fiber optic cable, at least some of the separate optical fibers having connectorized ends, the connectorized ends of the separate optical fibers being plugged into respective ones of the interior adapter ports of the plurality of ruggedized fiber optic adapters within the enclosed interior of the terminal housing; wherein the spool rotates about a central spool axis when the fiber optic cable is dispensed from the spool, and wherein the terminal housing is carried with the spool such that when the fiber optic distribution cable is dispensed from the spool, the spool and the terminal housing rotate in unison with one another.