Patent ID: 7519259

Claim:
A method of increasing capacity of a telecommunications cabinet by adding a fiber optic splitter, the fiber optic splitter being positioned within a splitter housing, the fiber optic splitter being configured to split an optical signal into a plurality of optical signals that are carried away from the splitter housing by a plurality of splitter output cables that extend outwardly from the splitter housing, each of the splitter output cables being terminated by a fiber optic connector, the method comprising: pre-inserting a plurality of the fiber optic connectors that terminate the splitter output cables into a connector holder that does not include a functional fiber optic adapter; and positioning the splitter housing and the connector holder within the cabinet, the connector holder being positioned within the cabinet while the pre-inserted fiber optic connectors remain within the connector holder; wherein the connector holder is mounted in the cabinet at a location separate from the splitter housing.