Patent ID: 7171102
Filing Date: 2007-01-30
Classification: G02B,H04Q

Abstract:
1. An enclosure for distributing optical communication signals, the enclosure comprising: a subscriber termination field having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the subscriber termination field including a plurality of subscriber terminations, each of the plurality of subscriber terminations being associated with a subscriber; a splitter region located below the subscriber termination field; at least one splitter mounted to the enclosure at the splitter region; a storage region located below the subscriber termination field; at least one module mounted at the storage region, the at least one module configured to receive and store a plurality of connectors; a transition member located above the subscriber termination field; a ribbon cable extending from the at least one splitter, along the first side of the subscriber termination field, to the transition member; and a plurality of pigtails extending from the transition member, along the second side of the subscriber termination field, to the storage region, each of the plurality of pigtails including a connector, wherein at least some of the connectors couple to the at least one module at the storage region.