Below grade closure for local convergence point
CA 2424741 A1 · Owner: Corning Cable Systems Llc · Inventors: Rodriguez, Diana; Laporte, Richard B.; Hoflich, Andrew D.
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A closure interconnects at least one optical fiber of a feeder cable with two or more, optical fibers of a distribution cable at a local convergence point in an optical network. The, closure includes a frame defining a longitudinal axis and a plurality of mounting surfaces. The closure further includes a fiber coupling area adjacent one of the mounting surfaces and a, fiber management area adjacent another one of the mounting surfaces. The fiber coupling, area includes at least one coupler module for splitting an optical signal carried on the optical, fiber of the feeder cable into different optical signals carried on the two or more optical fibers, of the distribution cable. The …
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- Filed April 9, 2003. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended April 9, 2023.
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