Telecommunications connection cabinet
A telecommunications cabinet includes a cabinet housing; a fiber optic splitter; a plurality of spools disposed on a cable management surface; a panel oriented at a fixed angle relative to the access opening so that the panel extends laterally and rearwardly between the access opening and the cable management surface; and a plurality of adapters disposed on the panel.
1. A fiber optic cabinet comprising:
a cabinet housing defining an interior and a front access opening for accessing the interior, the cabinet housing also including at least one door for opening and closing the front access opening, the cabinet housing also including a top, a bottom and opposite first and second sides that extend between the top and the bottom;
an active connection region within the interior of the cabinet housing, the active connection region including a plurality of adapter modules positioned one above another, each of the adapter modules including at least one horizontal row of fiber optic adapters;
a cable routing region within the interior of the cabinet housing between the active connection region and the second side of the cabinet housing, the cable routing region including at least a vertical column of cable managers;
a component mounting location within the interior of the cabinet housing at a position lower than a lowermost portion of the active connection region;
a connector storage location within the interior of the cabinet housing at a position higher than at least a majority of the active connection region;
a connector holder module mounted at the connector storage location, the connector holder module including a plurality of rows of connector storage ports, the connector storage ports having open ends at a first side of the connector holder module, the first side of the connector holder module facing at least partially toward the second side of the cabinet housing;
a component module including a component module housing mounted at the component mounting location, the component module also including a plurality of fiber optic cords which exit the component module housing in a direction that extends at least partially toward the second side of the cabinet housing, the plurality of fiber optic cords including a first fiber optic cord having an end at which a fiber optic connector is secured, the fiber optic connector defining a longitudinal axis that extends lengthwise through the fiber optic connector, the fiber optic connector including a ferrule supporting an optical fiber, the first fiber optic cord being routed from the component module housing laterally toward the second side of the cabinet housing to the cable routing region, upwardly along the cable routing region, and then laterally toward the first side of the cabinet housing to the connector storage region, the fiber optic connector secured to the end of the first fiber optic cord being stored within one of the connector storage ports of the connector holder module with the longitudinal connector axis oriented horizontally.
2. The fiber optic cabinet of claim 1 , wherein the fiber optic connector secured to the end of the second fiber optic cord is held within the connector storage port with the second fiber optic cord completely external with respect to the connector holder module.
3. The fiber optic cabinet of claim 1 , wherein the vertical column of cable managers is a first vertical column of cable managers, and wherein the fiber optic cabinet further includes a second vertical column of cable managers positioned between the first column of cable managers and the active connection region.
4. The fiber optic cabinet of claim 1 , wherein the cable managers include curved cable guide surfaces.
5. The fiber optic cabinet of claim 4 , wherein the curved cable guide surfaces include upwardly facing portions that are convex.
6. The fiber optic cabinet of claim 1 , wherein the component module is a fanout module.
7. The fiber optic cabinet of claim 1 , wherein the connector storage ports are each configured to hold no more than one fiber optic connector.
8. The fiber optic cabinet of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of fiber optic cords includes a second fiber optic cord being routed from the component module housing laterally toward the second side of the cabinet housing to the cable routing region, upwardly along the cable routing region, and then laterally toward the first side of the cabinet housing to the active connection region, wherein the second fiber optic cord is routed along a routing path that does not pass through the connector holder module, wherein a fiber optic connector is secured to an end of the second fiber optic cord and received within one of the fiber optic adapters at the active connection region.
9. A fiber optic cabinet comprising:
a cabinet housing defining an interior and a front access opening for accessing the interior, the cabinet housing also including at least one door for opening and closing the front access opening, the cabinet housing also including a top, a bottom and opposite first and second sides that extend between the top and the bottom;
an active connection region within the interior of the cabinet housing, the active connection region including a plurality of adapter modules, each of the adapter modules including at least one row of fiber optic adapters having front adapter ports;
an arrangement of cable managers within the interior of the cabinet housing between the active connection region and the second side of the cabinet housing, the cable managers including convex cable guide surfaces;
a component mounting location at a first height within the interior of the cabinet housing;
a connector storage location at a second height within the interior of the cabinet housing;
at least a majority of the active connection region being between the first and second heights;
a connector holder module mounted at the connector storage location, the connector holder module including a plurality of rows of connector storage ports, the connector storage ports having open ends at a first side of the connector holder module, the first side of the connector holder module facing at least partially toward the second side of the cabinet housing;
a component module including a component module housing mounted at the component mounting location, the component module also including a plurality of fiber optic cords which exit the component module housing in a direction that extends at least partially toward the second side of the cabinet housing, the plurality of fiber optic cords including a first fiber optic cord and a second fiber optic cord, the first and second fiber optic cords having ends at which fiber optic connectors are secured, the fiber optic connectors including ferrules, the first fiber optic cord being routed from the component module housing to the active connection region without passing though the connector holder module, the fiber optic connector secured to the end of the first fiber optic cord being received within one of the front adapter ports, the second fiber optic cord being routed from the component module housing to the connector storage region, the fiber optic connector secured to the end of the second fiber optic cord being stored within one of the connector storage ports of the connector holder module, the first and second fiber optic cords including portions managed by the arrangement of cable managers.
10. The fiber optic cabinet of claim 9 , wherein the arrangement of cable managers include cable managers arranged in a vertical column.
11. The fiber optic cabinet of claim 9 , wherein the fiber optic connector stored at the connector storage module is oriented such that a longitudinal axis of the fiber optic connector is not vertical.
12. The fiber optic cabinet of claim 9 , wherein the fiber optic connector stored at the connector storage module is oriented such that a longitudinal axis of the fiber optic connector is horizontal.
13. The fiber optic cabinet of claim 9 , wherein the fiber optic connector stored at the connector storage module is oriented such that a longitudinal axis of the fiber optic connector extends outwardly from the fiber optic connector in a direction oriented at least partially toward the second side of the cabinet housing.
14. The fiber optic cabinet of claim 9 , wherein the fiber optic connector secured to the end of the second fiber optic cord is held within the connector storage port with the second fiber optic cord completely external with respect to the connector holder module.
15. The fiber optic cabinet of claim 9 , wherein the connector storage ports are each configured to hold no more than one fiber optic connector.
16. A fiber optic cabinet comprising:
a cabinet housing defining an interior and a front access opening for accessing the interior, the cabinet housing also including at least one door for opening and closing the front access opening, the cabinet housing also including a top, a bottom and opposite first and second sides that extend between the top and the bottom;
an active connection region within the interior of the cabinet housing, the active connection region including a plurality of adapter modules, each of the adapter modules including at least one row of fiber optic adapters having front adapter ports;
a component mounting location at a first height within the interior of the cabinet housing;
a connector storage location at a second height within the interior of the cabinet housing;
at least a majority of the active connection region being between the first and second heights;
a connector holder mounted at the connector storage location, the connector holder defining a connector storage port, at least a portion of the connector holder being made of a resilient, deformable material that resiliently deforms when the connector holder is loaded into the connector storage location;
a component module including a component module housing mounted at the component mounting location, the component module also including a plurality of fiber optic cords which exit the component module housing in a direction that extends at least partially toward the second side of the cabinet housing, the plurality of fiber optic cords including a first fiber optic cord having an end at which a fiber optic connector is secured, the fiber optic connector including a ferrule, the first fiber optic cord being routed from the component module housing to the connector storage region, the fiber optic connector secured to the end of the first fiber optic cord being stored within the connector storage port of the connector holder.
17. The fiber optic cabinet of claim 16 , further comprising a column of cable managers offset to one side of the active connection region within the interior of the cabinet housing, wherein the first fiber optic cord is routed over a convex surface of at least one of the cable managers.
18. The fiber optic cabinet of claim 16 , wherein the connector holder mounts within an opening at the connector storage location, and wherein the deformable material of the connector holder resiliently deforms when the connector holder is mounted in the opening.
19. The fiber optic cabinet of claim 16 , wherein the fiber optic connector stored at the connector holder is oriented such that a longitudinal axis of the fiber optic connector is not vertical.
20. The fiber optic cabinet of claim 16 , wherein the fiber optic connector stored at the connector holder is oriented such that a longitudinal axis of the fiber optic connector is horizontal.
21. The fiber optic cabinet of claim 16 , wherein the fiber optic connector secured to the end of the first fiber optic cord is held within the connector holder with the first fiber optic cord completely external with respect to the connector holder.
22. The fiber optic cabinet of claim 16 , wherein the component module is a fanout module.
23. The fiber optic cabinet of claim 16 , wherein the connector storage port is configured to hold no more than one fiber optic connector.
24. The fiber optic cabinet of claim 16 , wherein the plurality of fiber optic cords includes a second fiber optic cord being routed from the component module housing to the active connection region, wherein the second fiber optic cord is routed along a routing path that does not pass through the connector storage location, wherein a fiber optic connector is secured to an end of the second fiber optic cord and received within one of the fiber optic adapters at the active connection region.
25. The fiber optic cabinet of claim 16 , wherein the deformable material is a spring clip.
26. The fiber optic cabinet of claim 16 , wherein the connector holder can be manually loaded into the connector storage location and manually removed from the connector storage location without a tool.