Telecommunication rack unit tray
An interface panel that mounts to a telecommunications rack. The interface panel including a splicing arrangement and a splitter module. The interface panel further including a fixed tray to which each of the splicing arrangement and the splitter module mounts. The splicing arrangement and the splitter module each having a sliding mounting arrangement that provides access to the functional splicing and splitting components.
1. A telecommunications system, comprising:
a) a telecommunications rack defining a plurality of rack unit spaces to which telecommunications equipment mounts; and
b) an interface panel mounted within one of the rack unit spaces, the interface panel including:
i) a non-moving tray mounted in a generally horizontal orientation, the non-moving tray having a non-moving mounting surface; and
ii) a plurality of splitter modules mounted on the non-moving mounting surface of the non-moving tray, each splitter module sliding independent of one another in a linear direction toward a front of the interface panel and relative to the non-moving tray to provide access to the splitter module when telecommunications equipment is mounted in the rack unit space above the interface panel.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the interface panel defines a cable entry and a cable exit, the system further including an incoming cable entering the interface panel through the cable entry and a plurality of outgoing cables exiting the interface panel through the cable exit, the plurality of outgoing cables being split cables of the incoming cable.
3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the interface panel has a front and a rear, the cable entry being located at the rear of the interface panel.
4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the cable exit is located at the front of the interface panel.
5. The system of claim 1 , further including a splicing arrangement mounted on the non-moving mounting surface of the non-moving tray, the splicing arrangement being slidable relative to the non-moving tray to provide access to splices of the splicing arrangement when telecommunications equipment is mounted in the rack unit space above the interface panel.
6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the splicing arrangement slides in a linear direction toward the front of the interface panel.
7. A method of accessing components of an interface panel of a telecommunications system, the method comprising the steps of:
a) providing a telecommunications rack defining a plurality of rack unit spaces to which telecommunications equipment mounts, the interface panel being mounted in a generally horizontal orientation within one of the rack unit spaces;
b) sliding a first splitter module mounted on a non-moving mounting surface of the interface panel in a linear direction toward a front of the interface panel to access the first splitter module when telecommunications equipment is mounted in the rack unit space above the interface panel; and
c) sliding a second splitter module mounted on the non-moving mounting surface of the interface panel relative to the first splitter module in a linear direction toward a front of the interface panel to access the second splitter module when telecommunications equipment is mounted in the rack unit space above the interface panel.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the interface panel defines a cable entry and a cable exit, further including providing an incoming cable that enters the interface panel through the cable entry and a plurality of outgoing cables that exit the interface panel through the cable exit, the plurality of outgoing cables being split cables of the incoming cable.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the interface panel has a front and a rear, the cable entry being located at the rear of the interface panel.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the cable exit is located at the front of the interface panel.
11. The method of claim 7 , further including providing a splicing arrangement mounted on the non-moving mounting surface of the interface panel.
12. The method of claim 11 , further including sliding the splicing arrangement relative to the interface panel to access splices of the splicing arrangement when telecommunications equipment is mounted in the rack unit space above the interface panel.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the step of sliding the splicing arrangement includes sliding the splicing arrangement in a linear direction toward the front of the interface panel.