Abstract:
The present invention relates to a telecommunications termination panel with a housing including a front opening and a rear opening. Pivotably mounted within the housing is a tray within the front opening, pivoting about a vertical axis located adjacent a first side of the housing. A cable path is defined along a bottom of the housing along the first side between the cable entry of the tray and the rear opening. A movable plate is positioned adjacent the first side and is movable between a first position defining an upper limit of the cable path when the tray is closed and a second position allowing access to the cable path when the tray is open. The movement of the plate between the first and second positions is actuated by the movement of the tray between the closed and open positions. The present invention further relates to a telecommunications termination panel with a housing including a front opening. Pivotably mounted within the housing is a tray within the front opening, pivoting about a vertical axis located adjacent a first side of the housing. The tray is pivotable between an open position and a closed position. The tray includes a cover which can be moved between an operational position and an access position when the tray is in the open position. With the cover in the operational position, the tray is prevented from moving from the open position to the closed position.
Abstract:
A cable management assembly (10), and method related thereto, including a riser panel (14) having an interface portion (16) and a plurality of cable management devices (50). The interface portion having a plurality of shaped apertures (30). The cable management devices (50) having attachments (72,74) that correspond to the shaped apertures (30) to secure the cable management devices to the panel at selected vertical and horizontal locations. The cable management assembly being configured to extend between two adjacent telecommunications racks (12) or to couple to the end of a telecommunications rack.
Abstract:
A system of pots-splitter filter modules for ADSL comprises a support (12) consisting of a basement (14) with a pair of parallel rows of transversal fins (16, 18) rising from it, and a plurality of flat cases (22) each containing a plurality of pots-splitter filters, whose bases (32) have seats (34, 36) in which are receivable two respective side-by-side fins (16, 18) of the support (12). Each case (22) is provided, for each filter, with a port (26) for connection to the ADSL system, and a port (30) for connection to the user line, in which are removably insertable respective connectors (60) to which are connected the leads (76) from the user line and/or from the ADSL system.
Abstract:
A rack suitable for housing connections of cables in a telecommunications or data communications network includes a plurality of cable guides (2) and a plurality of cable guide mountings (3) at each of which the cable guides are capable of being mounted. The cable guides (2) are detachably mountable and are able to be detached and attached without the use of tools. A cable retaining portion (14) is provided at the free end of a cable guide.
Abstract:
An enclosure for housing cable and associated equipment comprises a frame structure (22) and a plurality of panels (64, 66, 72, 74), the frame structure includes lower supporting means (24, 25) and an upper frame structure (26), the lower supporting means (24, 25) being arranged as a cantilever supported at its rear end, at least some of the panels being detachably mounted on the frame structure (22). One important advantage of the inventive enclosure is that of reduced deflection of the support members due to the weight of the cabling equipment which the enclosure holds.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a distributed communications system. In particular it concerns a modular system which includes one or more exchange units for installation in a rack at a telephone exchange. Each exchange unit has an exchange line interface, one or more optical fibre bearer cards and one or more service cards to support services to one or more remote units. The system also includes one or more remote units. Each remote unit is enclosed in a sealed housing for installation in a pit or manhole, and has an optical bearer card and remote service cards to provide customer services. The exchange unit is connected to a series of the remote units by a series of optical fibre links which extend between an optical fibre bearer card in each unit. The service cards associated with each optical fibre bearer card in the exchange unit are matched to the service cards of the remote units which are connected in the series to that optical fibre bearer card in the exchange unit.
Abstract:
A cable manager is disclosed. The cable manager includes a backbone (22), a plurality of finger sections (26) connected to the backbone to form a vertical cable channel, and a first pair of horizontal rails (25) connected to the top end of the backbone and a second pair of horizontal rails connected to the bottom end of the backbone. The cable manager also includes a first cross brace (24) connected to the first pair of horizontal rails and a second cross brace connected to the second pair of horizontal rails, and a door (28) hingedly connected to the first and second cross braces. Each cross brace includes a mounting surface (36) having a plurality of guide surfaces (40) and an alignment aid (42) protruding from the mounting surface and extending beyond a horizontal axis extending between the guide surfaces. The door includes a pair of latches (46,48)connected to a hinge pin (44) through a pair of windows, and a spring (50) connected to the hinge pin and the pair of latches.
Abstract:
A patch panel includes a back plane having front mounted pairs of termination locations, and an interconnect location electrically connected to each pair of termination locations. The termination locations connect to two patch cords. The interconnect location defines an access device for selectively accessing the termination locations. An interconnect module interfaces with the interconnect location. The module can include test access, power over Ethernet, or circuit protection features.