FIBER OPTIC CABLING FOR MULTI-DWELLING UNIT (MDU) AND COMMERCIAL BUILDING DEPLOYMENTS

摘要

A fiber optic cable distribution box comprises a base (12), a drum region (20) that extends axially upward from a central portion of the base, the drum region including an outer cylindrical wall (22) defining an outside diameter sufficient to allow a length of a fiber optic cable to be wound on the wall for storage or retention, with at least the minimum bend diameter specified for the cable. An inside end portion of the fiber optic cable enters a cable entry port in the drum outer wall into an interface compartment (30) that is disposed atop the drum region and which has a peripheral side wall (31). The interface compartment is dimensioned and formed to allow a first set of optical fibers to connect with a second set of optical fibers by a number of optical adapters (42). The fiber optic cable distribution box is configured such that the fiber optic cable can be paid off from the drum region by freely turning the fiber optic cable distribution box that includes the drum region and the interface compartment about an axis of the outer cylindrical wall of the drum region. The drum region therefore comprises an inner cylindrical tube (60) for receiving a spooling tool.