Patent ID: 7831125
Filing Date: 2010-11-09
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A method of providing service to a multi-dwelling unit, the method comprising the steps of: a) mounting an enclosure of a distribution arrangement to a wall of the multi-dwelling unit; b) routing an incoming distribution cable to the distribution arrangement; c) splicing the distribution cable at a splicing arrangement located within the enclosure of the distribution arrangement; d) splitting the spliced distribution cable into a plurality of individual single-fiber cables at a splitter arrangement located within the enclosure of the distribution arrangement; e) terminating the individual single-fiber cables at a termination arrangement located within the enclosure of the distribution arrangement, including accessing a plurality of fiber optic adapters mounted to a forward side of a pivoting panel located within the enclosure, first and second opposite ends of the fiber optic adapters being accessible when the panel is in a non-pivoted position; and f) routing outgoing cables from the termination arrangement to separate dwellings of the multi-dwelling unit, each of the outgoing cables being associated with one of the individual single-fiber cables split from the distribution cable.