Patent ID: 8357851

Claim:
A telecommunications cabinet adapted to provide an interface between at least a first incoming fiber, a second incoming fiber, and a plurality of outgoing fibers, the telecommunications cabinet comprising: a cabinet housing having a front and a rear, the cabinet housing including a first door for accessing an interior of the cabinet housing from the front of the cabinet housing, the cabinet housing defining a cable access region; a mounting post removably coupled to the cabinet housing, the mounting post being disposed within the interior of the cabinet housing; a first swing frame pivotably mounted to a first side of the mounting post, the first swing frame being movable between a first position and a second position, the first swing frame having a front that is accessible from the front of the cabinet housing when the first swing frame is in the first position and the first swing frame having a rear that is accessible from the front of the cabinet housing when the first swing frame is in the second position; a first termination region provided on the first swing frame, the first termination region being configured to receive connectorized ends of some of the outgoing fibers; a second swing frame pivotably mounted to a second side of the mounting post, the second swing frame being movable between a first position and a second position, the second swing frame having a front that is accessible from the front of the cabinet housing when the second swing frame is in the first position and the second swing frame having a rear that is accessible from the front of the cabinet housing when the second swing frame is in the second position, wherein the mounting post, the first swing frame, and the second swing frame are detachable as a unit from the cabinet housing; a second termination region provided on the second swing frame, the second termination region being configured to receive connectorized ends of other of the outgoing fibers; and a panel arrangement removably coupled to the cabinet housing over the cable access region, the panel arrangement including a plurality of panel pieces that cooperate to define apertures through which cables extend into the cabinet housing interior.