Patent ID: 8606067

Claim:
A pedestal terminal comprising: a base defining a cable port for receiving a distribution cable and a drop cable; a frame mounted to the base, the frame including a support frame and a swing frame pivotally mounted to the support frame, the swing frame being configured to move relative to the support frame from a closed position to an open position; a cover including a side wall defining an internal cavity, the cover being configured to be mounted to the base and to receive the frame within the internal cavity when the cover is mounted to the base; a splitter module mounting location positioned on the frame, the splitter module mounting location being adapted to mount one or more splitter modules to the frame, each splitter module having a plurality of splitter pigtails; ruggedized adapters mounted to the support frame; a first termination field including a plurality of fiber optic adapters, each fiber optic adapter of the first termination field being configured to couple one of the splitter pigtails to a distribution fiber that is optically coupled to the distribution cable; a second termination field including a plurality of fiber optic adapters, each fiber optic adapter of the second termination field being configured to couple one of the splitter pigtails to a patch fiber that is optically coupled to the drop cable; and patch fibers precabled between the ruggedized adapters and the fiber optic adapters of the second termination field.