Patent ID: 7912336
Filing Date: 2011-03-22
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A telecommunications module comprising: a housing defining an interior and including a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a top wall, a bottom wall, a rear wall, and a front wall, the rear wall defining a rear face positioned in an inset portion of the rear wall; a first mounting flange extending beyond the top wall and a second mounting flange extending beyond the bottom wall, one of the first flange and the second flange extending further than the other flange; at least one fiber optic connector mounted to the rear face and positioned to be inserted into a mating adapter with a rearward movement of the housing, the fiber optic connector including an end projecting rearwardly from the rear face; a cable exit positioned on the front wall of the housing, the cable exit including an outer extension beyond the front wall; a first fiber optic cable within the interior of the housing extending from the at least one fiber optic connector of the rear face to an optical wavelength division multiplexer/demultiplexer removably mounted within the interior of the housing; a plurality of second fiber optic cables within the housing extending from the optical wavelength division multiplexer/demultiplexer to the cable exit in the front wall; and a removable cover to get access to the optical wavelength division multiplexer/demultiplexer.