Abstract:
A customer bridge has a base which can accommodate modular network interface components, and allows the customer output connector to be installed in a selected one of two different positions. The base has a jack which is connectable to an external telephone network. The jack is adapted to receive a plug. The base has a connector mount for mounting a connector. The connector is connectable to the plug by a cable. The connector mount is configured so that the connector is mountable in either a first position or a second position. The second position is upside-down relative to the first position. The base is part of a telephone interface. The telephone interface includes a connector for attaching lead wires. The connector is connected to one end of a cable. The base has first and second jacks positioned in the base so that an electrical connection is formed between a first plug and a second plug when the first plug is inserted in the first jack and the second plug is inserted in the second jack. The second plug is connectable to an external telephone network via the first plug. The second plug is connected to an end of the cable opposite the connector.
Abstract:
An insulation displacement connector has a pivotably attached cap with a centrally positioned latch positioned between the lead wire receiving holes of the connector. The connector has two terminals. Each terminal has an upper portion including a pair of upwardly projecting members. The terminals each have a lower portion connectable to respective first and second plug wires. The connector has a housing. The housing has a lower portion. The lower portion has first and second openings in which the terminals are seated. An upper portion is pivotably attached to the lower portion of the housing. The upper portion of the housing includes two lead wire receiving holes. The upper portion of the housing has an open position for insertion of lead wires in the holes, and a closed position for connecting the upwardly projecting members of the first and second terminals to the respective lead wires. A single latch is positioned between the first and second holes, for maintaining the upper portion of the housing in the closed position. The connector may be included in a bridge assembly. The connector is mounted on a base. The base has an RJ11 jack capable of receiving an RJ11 plug. The RJ11 plug is connected to respective ends of the plug wires opposite the terminals. The base has a type-645 jack for receiving a type-645 plug which is connected to an external network. The type-645 jack is positioned so that the RJ11 plug is electrically connected to the type-645 plug when the RJ11 plug is inserted in the RJ11 jack and the 645 plug is inserted in the 645 jack.
Abstract:
A network interface device (NID) provides an electrical interface between a cable and a local network (e.g., a number of telephones) of a telecommunications system. According to one embodiment of the present invention, high voltage/current electrical isolation is provided by conventional 5-pin plug-in protector that get inserted within the modular NID to form electrical connections, via a printed wiring board, with both cable-side and network-side interfaces. The plug-in protectors are inserted into a bath of gel that gets displaced and surrounds the seams of the protector, forming a water-resistant seal that inhibits moisture from entering the protector and adversely affecting protector operations. As such, NIDs of the present invention can be configured with plug-in protectors for outdoor applications, even though, under conventional NID specifications, plug-in protectors are limited to indoor applications and special potted protectors are required for outdoor use.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a telecommunications equipment terminal for outdoor mounting. The terminal housing includes a removable hood which reveals a top surface including sealing means around the periphery thereof and appropriate apertures to permit the terminal to be vertically stacked with another terminal of the same type.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a network interface unit which comprises a multilayer modular design. The upper layer includes an array of customer bridges. The lower layer includes a splice chamber and a protector panel. The splice chamber includes openings which permit a plurality of units to be stacked. The upper layer is removably mounted to the lower layer so it can be used with existing building entrance protectors which have no interface section.
Abstract:
Techniques for determining how to translate forecast sales data of at least one configuration of assembled product into a forecast schedule of subcomponents composing the assembled product is described. To this end, forecast sales data of at least one configuration of assembled product is received. Usage factors of a plurality of subcomponents composing the assembled product are also received. Each usage factor corresponds to the at least one configuration of assembled product. The forecast schedule of subcomponents composing the assembled product is then composed by applying the usage factors of the plurality of subcomponents to the forecast sales data of at least one configuration of assembled product wherein the forecast schedule includes demand for the subcomponents over time.
Abstract:
An optical fiber trough includes a base member having a plurality of latches adapted to secure the optical fiber trough to an optical fiber closure. A retention member extends from the base member. The retention member includes a proximate edge supported by the base member and a distal edge. At least a portion of the distal edge is angled with respect to a plane of the base member.
Abstract:
Apparatus for enclosing a plurality of fiber optic cables in a sealed environment includes a housing, a lid, a hollow body projecting from the housing, at least one grommet disposed in the hollow body for securing one or more fiber optic cables in an orifice accessed by a slit provided therein and a cap disposed in front of the hollow body to compress the grommet and seal components passing through the grommet into the housing. The grommet is a single body with a plurality of orifices for receiving a plurality of fiber optic cables or a plurality of individually formed grommets each having one orifice.
Abstract:
An optical fiber spice holder, including a base having an upper surface and a plurality of sidewalls coupled substantially orthogonal to the upper surface. Each pair of sidewalls of the plurality of sidewalls forms at least one channel therebetween. The at least one channel has a first radius sized to secure an optical fiber splice, and a plurality of channels are formed adjacent to each other.
Abstract:
A protective tape used to protect an electrical connection from the effects of ultraviolet radiation. The protective tape comprises a silicone gel that contains a UV inhibitor such as zinc oxide. The protective tape is used to wrap a connection, such as a coaxial connection, in order to provide a long lasting, secure environment for the connection and to shield against the effects of UV radiation that can otherwise cause a deterioration of tape. As one embodiment, the silicone gel is a two layer gel with each layer having a different hardness. The tape is formed by casting the silicone gel on a suitable backing and that backing is removed from the tape at the time the tape is used to wrap around the electrical connection.