Spooling cable

1. A method comprising:

mounting a spool system at a floor level of a multiple dwelling unit, the floor level having multiple customer units, the spool system comprising at least one spool of fiber optic cable, each end of each fiber optic cable having a spliced-on connector;

moving the at least one spool from a stowed position to a deployed position on a spool support supporting the at least one spool, the at least one spool comprising:

a spool body having a center axis of rotation;

a shaft having a first end disposed on the spool body and extending from the spool body along the center axis of rotation to a second end; and

an anti-rotation feature disposed on the shaft, the anti-rotation feature defining a non-circular shape,

wherein the spool moves in a direction extending perpendicular to the center axis of rotation between the stowed position and the deployed position along a slot defined by a spool support, and the anti-rotation feature of the spool unseated from a feature receiver defined by the spool support while in the deployed position, allowing rotation of the spool;

paying out a length of fiber optic cable from the at least one spool to reach a customer unit of the floor level;

moving the at least one spool from the deployed position to the stowed position after paying out the length of fiber optic cable, the anti-rotation feature of the at least one spool received by the feature receiver while in the stowed position, the feature receiver having a complementary shape of the anti-rotation feature preventing rotation of the at least one spool;

connecting one of the connectors of the paid-out fiber optic cable to a floor splitter; and

connecting the floor splitter to a distribution splitter of the multiple dwelling unit.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the distribution splitter of the multiple dwelling unit is connected to other floor splitters associated with other floors of the multiple dwelling unit.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising moving the at least one spool onto a corresponding spool seat defined by the spool support when the at least one spool is the stowed position.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the anti-rotation feature is disposed on the second end of the shaft.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the anti-rotation feature defines a square shape.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the slot has first and second ends, one end of the slot defining the feature receiver.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the spool support comprises:

a base; and a

a cantilevered arm disposed on the base, the cantilevered arm defining the slot and the feature receiver.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the base defines a spool seat, the at least one spool seated in the spool seat while in the stowed position.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the spool splitter is disposed on the base of the spool support.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the spool body comprises:

a flanged cylinder defining a bore; and

a shaft support disposed in the bore and receiving the shaft,

wherein rotation of the shaft causes rotation of the flanged cylinder.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the spool body comprises:

first and second ringed discs spaced parallel from each other; and

a spool core disposed between the ringed discs and receiving the shaft,

wherein rotation of the shaft causes rotation of the spool core.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein one of the ringed discs defines a slit extending from an inner diameter of the ringed disc to an outer diameter of the ringed disc.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the slot has a first side and a second side opposite the first the side, the slot comprising:

a first feature guide disposed on the first side of the slot and configured to guide the anti-rotation feature towards the feature receiver; and

a second feature guide disposed on the second side of the slot and configured to guide the anti-rotation feature towards the feature receiver, the first feature guide offset from the second feature guide by a distance extending parallel to the slot.