Fiber drop terminal
A drop terminal mounting system includes a fiber drop terminal having a housing and a base attached to the housing. The housing includes an outer surface containing a plurality of receptacles and cooperatively defines an inner cavity with the base. The drop terminal mounting system further includes a bracket having a first fastening region and a second fastening region adapted to secure the drop terminal to the bracket.
1. A drop terminal mounting system comprising:
an enclosure including:
a housing having a front side and an oppositely disposed back side, the front side having a first stepped face and a second stepped face;
a base attached to the back side of the housing;
a first plurality of ruggedized output receptacles being in sealing engagement with the first stepped face;
a second plurality of ruggedized output receptacles being in sealing engagement with the second stepped face, each of the first and second pluralities of ruggedized output receptacles having a first side and a second side with each of the first and second sides being adapted to receive a connector, wherein the first sides of the first and second pluralities of ruggedized output receptacles are accessible from an exterior of the housing;
an interior cavity defined by the base and the housing, wherein the second sides of the first and second pluralities of ruggedized output receptacles are accessible from the interior cavity;
a fiber group disposed in the interior cavity of a drop terminal, wherein the fiber group includes a plurality of connectors engaged with the second sides of the first and second pluralities of ruggedized output receptacles;
an input receptacle configured to receive an input connector or a dummy input plug when the input connector is not present; and
a splitter disposed in the enclosure.
2. The drop terminal mounting system of claim 1 , wherein the base defines a channel disposed proximate to a perimeter of the base; and wherein a weather tight seal is disposed in the channel of the base.
3. The drop terminal mounting system of claim 1 , wherein an o-ring provides a seal between the input receptacle and a plug connector received at the input receptacle.
4. The drop terminal mounting system of claim 3 , wherein the o-ring is disposed at the input receptacle.
5. The drop terminal mounting system of claim 1 , wherein the the first and second pluralities of ruggedized output receptacles are each adapted to receive an output connector.
6. The drop terminal mounting system of claim 5 , wherein the output connectors is threaded to the first sides of the first and second pluralities of ruggedized output receptacles.
7. The drop terminal mounting system of claim 5 , further comprising an o-ring disposed at an interface of the output connector and the first sides of the first and second pluralities of ruggedized output receptacles.
8. The drop terminal mounting system of claim 1 , wherein the input receptacle is configured to receive a multi-fiber connector.
9. The drop terminal mounting system of claim 1 , wherein the front side of the housing defines a transition region that extends between the first and second stepped faces, and wherein the first stepped face, the transition region, and the second stepped face are planar.
10. The drop terminal mounting system of claim 1 , wherein the front side of the housing and a back side of the base are separated from each other by a depth, and wherein the first stepped face is located closer to the back side of the base along the depth compared to the second stepped face.
11. The drop terminal mounting system of claim 10 , wherein the input receptacle is located closer than the first stepped face to the back side of the base along the depth.
12. A drop terminal arrangement comprising:
a body defining a sealed interior, the body having a depth extending between a front side and a back side, a width extending between a first side and a second side, and a length extending between a first end and a second end, the body defining an input at the first end, and the body being elongate along the length;
the front side of the body defining a first surface and a second surface, the first and second surfaces at least partially facing towards the first end of the body;
a first plurality of ruggedized output receptacles being in sealing engagement with the first surface, each of the ruggedized output receptacles of the first plurality having a first connector receiving side and a second connector receiving side, the first connector receiving side being accessible within the sealed interior, and the second connector receiving side being accessible from an exterior of the body,
wherein, for each of the ruggedized output receptacles of the first plurality, a seal is disposed at an interface of the ruggedized output receptacles and a corresponding optical connector when the ruggedized output receptacles and the corresponding optical connector are mated together;
a second plurality of ruggedized output receptacles being in sealing engagement with the second surface, each of the ruggedized output receptacles of the second plurality having a first connector receiving side and a second connector receiving side, the first connector receiving side being accessible within the sealed interior, and the second connector receiving side being accessible from an exterior of the body; and
a splitter disposed within the interior of the body.
13. The drop terminal arrangement of claim 12 , wherein a seal is disposed at an interface between each of the first plurality of ruggedized output receptacles and the first surface of the body.
14. The drop terminal arrangement of claim 12 , wherein the input includes an input receptacle configured to receive a fiber optic connector.
15. The drop terminal arrangement of claim 14 , wherein the input receptacle is configured to receive a multi-fiber connector.
16. The drop terminal arrangement of claim 12 , wherein the body includes a housing and wherein the input of the housing includes an input channel configured to receive an optical fiber.
17. The drop terminal arrangement of claim 16 , wherein the optical fiber is one of a plurality of optical fibers of a bundle of optical fibers received at the input channel.
18. The drop terminal arrangement of claim 12 , wherein the body includes a housing and a base that cooperate to define the sealed interior, the housing defining the front side of the body and the base defining the back side of the body.
19. The drop terminal arrangement of claim 18 , wherein the housing defines a majority of the first and second sides of the body and defines a majority of the first end and the second end of the housing.
20. The drop terminal arrangement of claim 12 , wherein the front side of the body defines a transition surface that extends between the first and second surfaces.
21. The drop terminal arrangement of claim 12 , wherein the first and second surfaces are oriented at a common angle relative to the length of the body.
22. The drop terminal arrangement of claim 12 , wherein the first surface is located closer than the second surface to the back side of the body along the depth.
23. The drop terminal arrangement of claim 12 , wherein the splitter has a split ratio of at least 1×4.
24. The drop terminal arrangement of claim 12 , wherein the splitter has a split ratio of at least 1×8.
25. A drop terminal mounting system comprising:
an enclosure having a depth extending between a front and a back and having a length extending between opposite first and second ends, the enclosure including:
a housing having a front side and an oppositely disposed back side, the front side having a first planar face and a second planar face;
a base attached to the back side of the housing, the base and the front side of the housing being separated from each other by the depth, and wherein the first planar face is located closer to the base along the depth compared to the second planar face;
a first plurality of ruggedized output receptacles being in sealing engagement with the first planar face;
a second plurality of ruggedized output receptacles being in sealing engagement with the second planar face, each of the first and second pluralities of ruggedized output receptacles having a first side and a second side with each of the first and second sides being adapted to receive a connector, wherein the first sides of the first and second pluralities of ruggedized output receptacles are accessible from an exterior of the housing;
an interior cavity defined by the base and the housing, wherein the second sides of the first and second pluralities of ruggedized output receptacles are accessible from the interior cavity;
a multi-fiber input receptacle configured to receive a multi-fiber input connector or a dummy input plug when an input connector is not present; and
a fiber group disposed within the interior cavity of the enclosure, wherein the fiber group includes a plurality of connectors engaged with the second sides of the first and second pluralities of ruggedized output receptacles.
26. The drop terminal mounting system of claim 25 , wherein the multi-fiber input receptacle extends through a third planar face of the enclosure, the first planar face being located between the second and third planar faces along the length of the enclosure.
27. The drop terminal mounting system of claim 26 , wherein the third planar face faces in a first direction and wherein the first planar face and the second planar face are oriented partially in the first direction.
28. The drop terminal mounting system of claim 25 , wherein the base defines fastener guides at corners of the base.
29. The drop terminal mounting system of claim 25 , wherein the enclosure includes external housing ribs extending partially along the depth of the enclosure.