TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONNECTION CABINET WITH HOLDER FOR STORING FIBER OPTIC CONNECTORS AND CORRESPONDING METHOD

摘要

A telecommunications connection cabinet (100,200,300,400,500,600) having in its interior (136) a fiber optic splitter (102) for receiving a first fiber optic cable (104,106) and splitting an optical signal carried by the cable into a plurality of optical signals carried by fiber distribution cables (114) which are terminated by fiber optic connectors (180) having a polished end face (182); an adapter array (120) at which a plurality of fiber optic adapters (123) are mounted, each adapter (123) including a first receptacle at which the fiber optic connectors (180) can be inserted and a second, opposite receptacle at which a connectorized end of one of the cables (108) is inserted for optical coupling; and a bulkhead (124,224) positioned at a storage area (118) at which a plurality of connector holders (122) can be removeably mounted, each connector holder (122) holding the fiber optic connectors (180) of a plurality of the distribution cables (114), the polished end faces (182) of the fiber optic connectors (180) that are held by the connector holders (122) being protected from contamination by dust caps mounted over the polished end faces (182) when the fiber optic connectors (180) are held by the connector holders (122).