Patent ID: 9207421
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A fiber optic network, comprising: a first segment of a branch cable having a plurality of optical fibers optically coupled to a distribution cable; and a first optical connection terminal receiving the plurality of optical fibers of the first segment of the branch cable, wherein the first optical connection terminal comprises a first plurality of ports, and wherein the first optical connection terminal is configured such that predetermined ones of the first plurality of ports comprise one or more of a first drop port optically coupling a first respective predetermined one of the plurality of optical fibers to a first drop cable according to a first predetermined port mapping scheme, and a first pass-through port optically coupling a second respective predetermined one of the plurality of optical fibers to a second segment of the branch cable external to the first optical connection terminal; and a second optical connection terminal receiving the second segment of the branch cable, wherein the second optical connection terminal comprises a second plurality of ports, and is configured such that a predetermined one of the second plurality of ports comprises a second drop port optically coupling the second respective predetermined one of the plurality of optical fibers to a second drop cable according to a second predetermined port mapping scheme different than the first predetermined port mapping scheme.