New Challenges for Fiber Distribution Systems
Fiber management systems designed specifically for smaller FTTP deployers help align capital investment with subscriber growth – and make it easy to accommodate that growth.
Historically, fiber management was needed only at the central office or headend. In the early days, with copper-dominated networks, fiber needs were smaller. Fiber counts were relatively small, so devices like 72-port panels were considered massive and “all the fiber anyone could possibly need.” Te design always started with the box, and the box had to be big enough to cram as much fiber into it as possible. Secondarily, the fiber had to be protected and managed. So as fiber counts grew, the boxes got larger, and more elaborate schemes were used to keep the “rat’s nest” that could occur from entering the box. It was a costly and not very flexible configuration. “Modularity” meant growing capacity in large chunks, 96 or even 144 ports at a time.
Saved and reprinted from the BROADBAND PROPERTIES magazine | http://www.broadbandproperties.com | May/June 2009
