Patent ID: 8695214

Claim:
A method of laying a branch cable between a trunk cable and a desired node location comprising the steps of: locating a water-supply pipe for the node location adjacent to the trunk cable; introducing the branch cable into the water-supply pipe along a microduct tube; passing the branch cable along the water-supply pipe; and removing the branch cable from the water-supply pipe adjacent to the node location; the introduction or removal of the cable from the water-supply pipe being enabled by the provision of a cable transfer means, said cable transfer means comprising: a Y-junction inserted into a gap provided in the water-supply pipe, a leg and a first arm of the Y-junction having open ends adapted to be connected to the water-supply pipe; and a second arm capped with an end closure having a cable passage provided therethrough, the cable passage allowing the passage of said microduct tube but prevents the passage of water alongside said microduct tube, wherein the second arm is of considerably narrower diameter than the first arm and the leg such that it tightly encloses a cable passage in the form of a duct adapted to fit around the microduct.