Patent ID: 9739945
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: G02B,H04Q

Claim:
1. A cascading distribution terminal arrangement comprising: a first distribution terminal defining an interior, the first distribution terminal including an optical splitter arrangement disposed within the interior, the optical splitter arrangement including a 1-by-2 optical power splitter and a second optical power splitter having a higher split ratio than the 1-by-2 optical power splitter, a first output line of the 1-by-2 optical power splitter being routed to a first single-fiber ruggedized output port to be accessible from an exterior of the fiber distribution terminal, a second output line of the 1-by-2 optical power splitter being routed to the second optical power splitter, optical signals split by the second optical power splitter being routed to a plurality of single-fiber ruggedized output ports that are separate from the first single-fiber ruggedized output port, the single-fiber ruggedized output ports being accessible from an exterior of the fiber distribution terminal; a second distribution terminal defining a ruggedized input port and a plurality of ruggedized output ports that are accessible from an exterior of the second distribution terminal; and a cascade fiber routed between the first single-fiber ruggedized output port of the first distribution terminal and the ruggedized input port of the second distribution terminal.