BURIED FIBER OPTIC SYSTEM INCLUDING A SUB-DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS

摘要

A buried fiber optic cable system (20) includes a distribution cable (22) extending along a buried route, a splice enclosure (24) connected to the distribution cable (22) along the buried route, and a first sub-distribution fiber optic system (30) extending along the buried route in a first directio n away from the fiber optic splice enclosure (24). The first sub-distribution system (30) may include spaced apart fiber optic taps along the buried route , a first sub-distribution fiber optic cable between the fiber optic splice enclosure (24) and a first fiber optic tap (32a), and at least one second su b- distribution fiber optic cable (34b-34n) between adjacent fiber optic taps s o that the first sub-distribution fiber optic cable (34a) and the at least one second sub-distribution fiber optic cable (34b-34n) are arranged in end-to-e nd relation. The system may also or alternately include a similar lateral sub- distribution system.