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1. A secure cable housing system for use within a secure fiber optic communications network comprising:
a non-secure cable box comprising:
a plurality of walls defining a non-secure interior cavity, wherein at least one of the walls of the non-secure cable box is moveable between opened and closed positions to provide access to the non-secure interior cavity;a first opening through one of the walls configured to receive an optical cable into the non-secure interior cavity, wherein the non-secure cable box is configured to support the optical cable; anda second opening through one of the walls configured to provide access to at least one optical fiber of the optical cable; and a secure network equipment box comprising:
a bottom wall;a plurality of sidewalls coupled to the bottom wall, each sidewall having an outer surface and an inner surface;a moveable wall coupled to the plurality of sidewalls, wherein the bottom wall, the sidewalls and the moveable wall define a secure interior cavity, wherein the moveable wall is moveable between opened and closed positions to provide access to the secure interior cavity, wherein the non-secure cable box is smaller than the secure interior cavity such that the non-secure cable box fits within the secure interior cavity;a locking mechanism configured to lock the moveable wall of the secure network equipment box in the closed position; anda slot formed through a first sidewall of the plurality of sidewalls, the slot having an entrance at an edge of the first sidewall and a closed bottom end located within the first sidewall, the slot providing a passage extending between the outer surface and the inner surface of the first sidewall, wherein the slot allows the optical cable to be received through the first sidewall into the secure interior cavity without disconnecting the fiber optic cable from the non-secure box. |
