Enclosure for providing power and data to a remote radio head
View Patent ↗Certain types of aggregation enclosures include cable input ports and downwardly angled cable output ports. A cover is pivotally coupled to the body so that the cover moves between an open position and a closed position. A modular component panel may be disposed within the enclosure. The component panel includes one or more distribution components (e.g., fiber distribution components or power distribution components) configured to connect at least a portion of an incoming cable to at least a portion of an outgoing cable.
1. An enclosure assembly comprising:
an enclosure including a first housing part and a second housing part that cooperate to define a sealed interior of the enclosure, the enclosure being elongated between a first end and a second end, the enclosure defining an input port at the first end, the enclosure including first and second sides extending between the first end and the second end;
an optical line extending into the interior of the enclosure through the input port;
a power line extending into the interior of the enclosure through the input port; and
a plurality of output ports disposed at the enclosure, the output ports including sealing structures that seal the interior of the enclosure from an external environment of the enclosure, the sealing structures including ruggedized connection interfaces so that hybrid output cables received at the ruggedized connection interfaces are optically coupled to the optical line and electrically connected to the power line, the output ports including a plurality of first output ports disposed along the first side of the enclosure and a plurality of second output ports disposed along the second side of the enclosure.
2. The enclosure assembly of claim 1 , wherein the optical line includes a plurality of optical fibers extending into the interior of the enclosure through the input port.
3. The enclosure assembly of claim 2 , wherein the input port includes a pass-through gland.
4. The enclosure assembly of claim 1 , wherein each of the first output ports is configured to receive a plurality of output cables.
5. The enclosure assembly of claim 1 , wherein each of the first output ports is configured to receive a single output cable.
6. The enclosure assembly of claim 1 , wherein each of the first output ports includes an optical adapter.
7. The enclosure assembly of claim 6 , wherein each optical adapter is configured to receive duplex fiber optic connectors.
8. The enclosure of claim 1 , wherein each of the first output ports includes an electrical socket.
9. The enclosure assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first sealing structures are configured to provide optical strain-relief to optical cables received thereat.
10. The enclosure assembly of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of first output ports includes three output ports.
11. The enclosure assembly of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of second output ports includes three output ports.
12. The enclosure assembly of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of first and second output ports are laterally aligned.
13. The enclosure assembly of claim 1 , wherein some output ports of the first and second output ports are longitudinally aligned.
14. The enclosure assembly of claim 1 , wherein the power line includes at least one conductor that is not pre-terminated.
15. The enclosure assembly of claim 1 , wherein the power line includes at least one conductor that is pre-terminated at a plug.
16. The enclosure assembly of claim 1 , wherein the optical line includes optical fibers separately terminated by single-fiber connectors.
17. The enclosure assembly of claim 1 , wherein the optical line and the power line are part of a hybrid cable extending to the input port.
18. The enclosure assembly of claim 1 , wherein the enclosure is configured to mount to an antenna tower.
19. The enclosure assembly of claim 1 , wherein the input port is defined at a bottom of the enclosure.
20. The enclosure assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a gasket disposed between the first and second housing parts to seal the interior of the enclosure.
21. The enclosure assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a mounting arrangement including a mounting flange defining an aperture.