Patent ID: 9535221
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: G02B

Claim:
1. An ultrahigh-density fiber distribution system, comprising: a distribution module for housing a plurality of multicore fibers in a multicore fanout, wherein the multicore fanout has a trunk end that is terminated within a multifiber connector that is mated to a multifiber adapter at a trunk end of the distribution module; and a pre-terminated trunk cable, comprising: a plurality of trunk multicore fibers extending between a first trunk cable end and a second trunk cable end; and a multicore multifiber connector, mounted to the first trunk cable end, that is configured to plug into the multifiber adapter at the trunk end of the distribution module so as to provide core-aligned connectivity between individual multicore fibers in the plurality of trunk multicore fibers and respective individual multicore fibers in the plurality of multicore fibers in the multicore fanout housed within the distribution module.