Patent ID: 11960124
Assignee: PPC BROADBAND FIBER LTD.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. An optical network for providing optical signals to multiple units and minimizing an unused length of fiber, comprising:
a first splitter disposed between a first group of units and a second group of units;
a second splitter disposed between a third group of units and a fourth group of units;
a fiber distribution cable configured to optically couple the first splitter and the second splitter to a distribution point;
wherein the first group of units, the second group of units, the third group of units, and the fourth group of units each include a first number of units and wherein the fiber distribution cable includes a second number of fibers that is greater than the first number of units;
wherein a first fiber of the distribution cable is configured to provide an optical input to the first splitter, and a second fiber of the distribution cable is configured to provide an optical input to the second splitter;
wherein a third fiber of the distribution cable is cut between the first splitter and the second splitter;
wherein a first portion of the cut third fiber is configured to provide an optical signal from the first splitter to a first unit of the second group of units;
wherein a second portion of the cut third fiber is configured to provide an optical signal from the second splitter to a first unit of the third group of units; and
wherein the first portion of the cut third fiber is spliced to a first drop cable that runs to the first unit of the second group of units, and the second portion of the cut third fiber is spliced to a second drop cable that runs to the first unit of the third group of units such that an unused length of the third fiber is minimized.