Patent ID: 7809232
Filing Date: 2010-10-05
Classification: G02B,H04B,H04J,H04Q

Abstract:
1. A fiber distribution hub comprising: an enclosure having a first height; a frame within the enclosure, the frame having a swinging portion configured to pivot from a first position to a second position, the swinging portion having a second height that extends across a majority of the first height; a subscriber termination field mounted on the swinging portion, the subscriber termination field including a plurality of front termination connections and a plurality of rear termination connections, the front termination connections being accessible when the swinging portion is in the first position, the rear termination connections being accessible when the swinging portion is in the second position; at least one optical splitter mounted on the frame; and a pigtail fiber routed from the optical splitter, the pigtail fiber terminated with a connector configured to couple to a first front termination connection in the subscriber termination field, wherein the swinging portion swings from the first position to the second position without increasing a distance for routing the pigtail fiber from the optical splitter to the first front termination connection.