Patent ID: 6819842
Filing Date: 2004-11-16
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
An aerial fiber optic cable system comprising:a distribution fiber optic cable extending along an aerial route; at least one fiber optic splice enclosure connected to said distribution fiber optic cable along the aerial route; and a first sub-distribution fiber optic system extending along the aerial route in a first direction away from said at least one fiber optic splice enclosure and comprising a plurality of spaced apart fiber optic taps along the aerial route, a first sub-distribution fiber optic cable extending along the aerial route between said at least one fiber optic splice enclosure and a first one of said plurality of fiber optic taps, at least one second sub-distribution fiber optic cable extending along the aerial route between adjacent fiber optic taps so that said first sub-distribution fiber optic cable and said at least one second sub-distribution fiber optic cable are arranged in end-to-end relation, and at least one drop fiber optic cable extending away from the aerial route at at least one of said fiber optic taps.