Patent ID: 8776162

Claim:
A method comprising: determining a demand for fiber services in an area; installing a fiber distribution hub including a first distribution panel mount and a second distribution panel mount, the first distribution panel mount and the second distribution panel mount being included in the fiber distribution hub based on the determined demand for fiber services in the area; attaching, based on the determined demand for fiber services in the area, a first distribution panel to the first distribution panel mount, the first distribution panel including a plurality of distribution panel connecting ports, and the second distribution panel mount being devoid of an associated second distribution panel based on the determined demand for fiber services in the area; connecting the first distribution panel to a plurality of subscriber buildings, in the area, through a first group of strands of a distribution cable, the distribution cable also including a second group of strands; connecting the fiber distribution hub to a central office through a feeder cable; and aggregating the second group of strands of the distribution cable using a first single connector while the second distribution panel mount is devoid of the second distribution panel, such that the aggregated second group of strands can be readily connected to a second single connector for an aggregated group of strands, from the second distribution panel, by using the first single connector upon installation of the second distribution panel in the second distribution panel mount.