Fiber distribution hub with half-loop pigtail storage
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. A fiber distribution hub comprising:
an enclosure;
a subscriber termination field mounted within the enclosure, the subscriber termination field having a first end and a second end vertically spaced from the first end, the subscriber termination field also having a side extending between the first and second ends the subscriber termination field including a plurality of subscriber terminations, each of the subscriber terminations being associated with a subscriber;
an optical splitter module mounted within the enclosure; and
a plurality of pigtails having connectorized ends, the pigtails being optically coupled to the optical splitter module and being routed laterally along at least part of the first end of the subscriber termination field and along the side of the subscriber termination field from the first end of the subscriber termination field past the second end of the subscriber termination field, and being looped back around past the second end to couple the connectorized ends to the subscriber terminations of the subscriber termination field.
2. The fiber distribution hub of claim 1 , further comprising:
a transition member arranged within the enclosure adjacent the first end of the subscriber termination field, the transition member configured to receive a ribbon cable and to output the pigtails.
3. The fiber distribution hub of claim 2 , wherein the optical splitter module is configured to output the ribbon cable, wherein signals received at the optical splitter module are transmitted to the ribbon cable.
4. The fiber distribution hub of claim 3 , wherein the optical splitter module is mounted adjacent the second end of the subscriber termination field.
5. The fiber distribution hub of claim 1 , wherein the enclosure defines a vertical channel, and wherein the pigtails are routed from the first end of the subscriber termination field, through the vertical channel, and past the second end of the subscriber termination field.
6. The fiber distribution hub of claim 1 , wherein the pigtails are looped back around in a half-loop configuration.
7. The fiber distribution hub of claim 1 , wherein each pigtail has a length, and the length of each pigtail is equal to the length of each other pigtail.
8. The fiber distribution hub of claim 2 , wherein each pigtail has a length sufficient to extend from the transition member to any of the subscriber terminations in the subscriber termination field.
9. The fiber distribution hub of claim 2 , further comprising:
a splice tray arranged within the enclosure, the splice tray arranged on an opposite end of the subscriber termination field from the transition member.
10. A fiber distribution hub comprising:
an enclosure;
an optical splitter mounted within the enclosure;
a subscriber termination field mounted within the enclosure, the subscriber termination field having a top end, a bottom end and two sides, the subscriber termination field including a plurality of subscriber terminations; and
a plurality of pigtails having connectorized ends, the pigtails being routed laterally above at least a portion of the top end of the subscriber termination field, downwardly along at least a portion of one of the sides of the subscriber termination field, and looped upwardly to couple the connectorized ends to the subscriber terminations of the subscriber termination field.