Optical communication signal distribution enclosure
View Patent ↗A method for configuring an enclosure used in a communications network is described. The method may include providing a group of pigtails. The method may further include routing the group of pigtails circumferentially around a subscriber termination field, where the group of pigtails is associated with an optical splitter module used to convey optical signals to a destination, and where the routing is performed in a manner that does not substantially obstruct access to at least one of a group of subscriber terminations that are associated with the subscriber termination field.
1. An enclosure for distributing optical communication signals, the enclosure comprising:
a subscriber termination field having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the subscriber termination field including a plurality of subscriber terminations, each of the plurality of subscriber terminations being associated with a subscriber;
a splitter region located below the subscriber termination field;
at least one splitter mounted to the enclosure at the splitter region;
a storage region located below the subscriber termination field;
at least one module mounted at the storage region, the at least one module configured to receive and store a plurality of connectors;
a transition member located above the subscriber termination field;
a ribbon cable extending from the at least one splitter, along the first side of the subscriber termination field, to the transition member; and
a plurality of pigtails extending from the transition member, along the second side of the subscriber termination field, to the storage region, each of the plurality of pigtails including a connector, wherein at least some of the connectors couple to the at least one module at the storage region.
2. The enclosure of claim 1 , further comprising a vertical channel positioned adjacent the second side of the subscriber termination field and adjacent the storage region.
3. The enclosure of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of pigtails are stored within the vertical channel in a half-loop configuration.
4. The enclosure of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of pigtails has a length, and the length of each pigtail is equal to the length of each other pigtail.
5. The enclosure of claim 1 , wherein each of the pigtails has a length sufficient to extend from the transition member to any of the plurality of subscriber terminations in the subscriber termination field.
6. The enclosure of claim 1 , further comprising a second subscriber termination field located adjacent the second side of the subscriber termination field, the second subscriber termination including a plurality of subscriber terminations.
7. The enclosure of claim 6 , wherein each of the pigtails has a length sufficient to extend from the transition member to any of the plurality of subscriber terminations in either the subscriber termination field or the second subscriber termination field.
8. The enclosure of claim 6 , wherein the storage region is located on the at least one splitter.
9. An enclosure for distributing optical communication signals, the enclosure comprising:
at least a first subscriber termination field including a plurality of subscriber terminations, each of the plurality of subscriber terminations being associated with a subscriber;
a transition member located above the subscriber termination field;
a storage region located below the subscriber termination field;
a plurality of pigtails, each of the plurality of pigtails including a connector, each pigtail including a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion, the first portion of each pigtail extending from the transition member, along the first subscriber termination field, and past the storage region, the second portion of each pigtail forming a half-loop, and the third portion extending from the second portion back to the storage region.
10. The enclosure of claim 9 , wherein each of the plurality of pigtails has a length, and the length of each pigtail is equal to the length of each other pigtail.
11. The enclosure of claim 9 , wherein each of the pigtails has a length sufficient to extend from the transition member to any of the plurality of subscriber terminations in the first subscriber termination field.
12. The enclosure of claim 9 , further comprising a second subscriber termination field located adjacent the first subscriber termination field, the second subscriber termination including a plurality of subscriber terminations.
13. The enclosure of claim 12 , wherein each of the pigtails has a length sufficient to extend from the transition member to any of the plurality of subscriber terminations in either the first subscriber termination field or the second subscriber termination field.