Patent ID: 7400814

Claim:
Optical fiber and cable management apparatus, comprising: a base constructed and arranged for mounting on a wall or other surface at a subscriber premises; a drum region extending a certain height axially from the base and including; (a) an outer cylindrical wall dimensioned and formed to support a length of a first fiber optic cable when wound about said wall, (b) an inner cylindrical wall formed radially inward of the outer wall, wherein an annular fiber routing region is defined between the inner and the outer walls, and (c) a first cable entry port formed in the outer cylindrical wall for receiving an inside end portion of the first fiber optic cable so that optical fibers of the cable can be routed through the fiber routing region; and an interface compartment disposed atop the drum, wherein said compartment is constructed and arranged for interfacing a first set of fibers that are routed within the compartment, with a second set of fibers associated with a second fiber optic cable that is routed to the apparatus.