OPTICAL DISTRIBUTION MODULE
An apparatus comprises at least one input optical connector on a front of a module for a panel. Two or more output optical connectors are located on the front of the module of the panel. A slack storage cassette secures optical fibers between the at least one input optical connector and the two or more output optical connectors.
1 . An apparatus comprising:
at least one input optical connector on a front of a module for a panel;
two or more output optical connectors on the front of the module of the panel; and
a slack storage cassette configured to secure optical fibers between the at least one input optical connector and the two or more output optical connectors.
2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the input optical connector and each of the output optical connectors is a female connector configured to receive a male connector with an optical fiber.
3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the optical connectors are standardized connectors selected from the group consisting of standard connectors (SC), Lucent connectors (LC), and Multi-fiber Termination Push-on connectors (MTP).
4 . The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:
an input splice sleeve between at least one input optical connector and a splitter; and
two or more output splice sleeves between the splitter and the two or more output optical connectors.
5 . The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the splitter is configured to divide an incoming optical signal into multiple output signals.
6 . The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the splitter is a passive optical device that does not require power to operate.
7 . The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:
at least one input splice sleeve between at least one input optical connector and an optical tap; and
at least one output splice sleeve between the optical tap and at least one output optical connector.
8 . The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the optical tap is configured to split off a portion of the optical signal.
9 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the slack storage cassette includes a curved internal surface to reduce bending or twisting of the optical fibers.
10 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a housing that encloses the input optical connector, the output optical connectors, and the slack storage cassette.
11 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the module is configured to fit into a standardized telecommunications panel with a 1 U height, and having an aspect ratio on the front face where height divided by the width is greater than 1.1.
12 . An optical fiber management device for telecommunications networks, comprising:
a panel;
a plurality of modules, where in each module comprises:
at least one input optical connector on a front of a module for a panel;
two or more output optical connectors on the front of the module of the panel; and
a slack storage cassette configured to secure optical fibers between the at least one input optical connector and the two or more output optical connectors.
13 . The optical fiber management device of claim 12 further comprising:
an input splice sleeve between at least one input optical connector and a splitter; and
two or more output splice sleeves between the splitter and the two or more output optical connectors.
14 . The optical fiber management device of claim 13 , wherein the splitter is configured to divide an incoming optical signal into multiple.
15 . The optical fiber management device of claim 13 , wherein the splitter is a passive optical device that does not require power to operate.
16 . The optical fiber management device of claim 12 further comprising:
at least one input splice sleeve between at least one input optical connector and an optical tap; and
at least one output splice sleeve between the optical tap and at least one output optical connector.
17 . The optical fiber management device of claim 16 , wherein the optical tap is configured to split off a portion of the optical signal.
18 . The optical fiber management device of claim 12 , wherein the slack storage cassette includes a curved internal surface to reduce bending or twisting of the optical fibers.
19 . The optical fiber management device of claim 12 , wherein the input optical connector and each of the output optical connectors is a female connector configured to receive a male connector with an optical fiber; and
wherein the optical connectors are standardized connectors selected from the group consisting of standard connectors (SC), Lucent connectors (LC), and Multi-fiber Termination Push-on connectors (MTP).
20 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a housing that encloses the input optical connector, the output optical connectors, and the slack storage cassette; and
wherein the module is configured to fit into a standardized telecommunications panel with a 1 U height, and having an aspect ratio on the front face where height divided by the width is greater than 1.1.