Fiber optic cassette, system, and method

摘要

A fiber optic cassette including a body defining a front and an opposite rear and an enclosed interior. A cable entry location is defined in the body for a cable to enter the interior of the cassette. The cable which enters at the cable entry location is attached to the cassette body and the fibers are extended into the cassette body and form terminations at connectors. The connectors are connected to adapters located at the front of the cassette. A front side of the adapters defines termination locations for cables to be connected to the fibers connected at the rear of the adapters. A cable including a jacket, a strength member, and fibers enters the cassette. The strength member is crimped to a crimp tube and is mounted to the cassette body, allowing the fibers to extend past the crimp tube into the interior of the cassette body. A strain relief boot is provided at the cable entry location.

主权项

1. A fiber optic cassette comprising:
a body defining a front and an opposite rear and an enclosed interior; a cable entry location defined in the body for a cable to enter the interior of the cassette, wherein a cable that enters at the cable entry location is attached to the cassette body, and fibers are extended into the cassette body and form terminations at first connectors that are non-traditional connectors, wherein each of the first connectors are formed of only a ferrule terminating a fiber and a ferrule hub mounted to the ferrule; wherein the first connectors are connected to a rear side of adapters located at the front of the cassette, wherein the rear side of each adapter defines a structure for receiving the ferrule and the ferrule hub of one of the first connectors; wherein a front side of the adapters define termination locations for cables to be connected to the fibers connected at the rear of the adapters, wherein the termination locations are configured to receive second connectors having a different format than the first non-traditional connectors connected to the rear side of the adapters, wherein each second connector is a traditional connector including one of an SC or an LC connector; and wherein the cable includes a jacket, a strength member, and fibers, wherein the strength member is crimped to a crimp tube and is mounted to the cassette body, allowing the fibers to extend past the crimp tube into the interior of the cassette body, and wherein a strain relief boot is provided at the cable entry location.