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

Claim 8:
9. An optical network for providing optical signals to multiple units and minimizing an unused length of fiber, comprising:
a first splitter;
a second splitter;
a fiber distribution cable configured to optically couple the first splitter and the second splitter to a distribution point;
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 severed between the first splitter and the second splitter;
wherein a first portion of the severed third fiber is configured to provide an optical signal from the first splitter to a first unit, and a second portion of the severed third fiber is configured to provide an optical signal from the second splitter to a second unit such that an unused length of the third fiber is minimized;
wherein the third fiber is severed between the first splitter and the second splitter;
wherein a first portion of the severed third fiber is configured to provide the optical signal from the first splitter to the first unit and a second portion of the severed third fiber is configured to provide the optical signal from the second splitter to the second unit; and
wherein the first portion of the severed 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 severed 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.