Patent ID: 7400816

Claim:
A telecommunications apparatus for distributing optical communication signals, the telecommunications apparatus comprising: an enclosure having at least one door for accessing an interior of the enclosure; a subscriber termination field positioned within the interior of the enclosure, the subscriber termination field having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the subscriber termination field including a plurality of fiber optic adapters each having a first end positioned at the first side of the subscriber termination field and a second end positioned at the second side of the subscriber termination field; a first cable that exits the enclosure, the first cable including a plurality of optical fibers adapted for transmitting signals to subscriber locations, the optical fibers having corresponding fiber optic connectors inserted within the second ends of the fiber optic adapters provided at the subscriber termination field; a splitter mounting region located within the interior of the enclosure; at least one fiber optic splitter module mounted at the splitter mounting region, the fiber optic splitter module being adapted to split a feeder signal directed into the fiber optic splitter module into a plurality of output signals that are directed out of the fiber optic splitter module; a transition member located within the interior of the enclosure; a first ribbon cable for carrying the output signals that are directed out of the fiber optic splitter module, the first ribbon cable extending from the fiber optic splitter module to the transition member; and a plurality of fiber optic pigtails optically coupled to the ribbon cable, the fiber optic pigtails extending from the transition member and having connectorized ends configured to be inserted into the first ends of the fiber optic adapters of the subscriber termination field so as to be optically coupled to optical fibers of the first cable.