Inside Plant : FieldSmart Fiber Crossover Distribution System (FxDS)
Modular construction for scalable capacity
The FieldSmart Fiber Crossover Distribution System (FxDS) provides a system of modular and scalable building blocks to configure a frame system that delivers industry-leading scalability and fiber protection without jeopardizing density or increasing cost.
Easily configured for initial placement and scales easily from 12 ports to a full rack of 1728 ports, the FieldSmart FxDS requires only 4 unique building blocks (SKU’s) to configure initial deployment. The user then places into the frame what is needed as subscriber take rates dictate.
Five Application Environments from One Platform
Stand Alone Panel in a 19” or 23” Frame
When you already have the frame and want to add just a panel or two of incremental fiber management, the FxDS is configured with front and rear protection blocks for complete slack storage and physical fiber protection.
Stand Alone Panel in a Data Cabinet
When you already have a data cabinet and simply need to add fiber management, the FxDS is configured WITHOUT the front protection block —- providing all the fiber protection you need without the added cost.
Stand Alone Panel in an OSP Cabinet
Make the crossover into the OSP plant with the IDENTICAL product. Patch only environments are supported without additional components, while a rear protection block enables patch and splice configurations. The common architecture saves you time and money in reducing inventory costs and shorter training.
As a Full Interconnect Frame
With the full protection of the kit, with integrated slack management, interbay, crossover trough and front and rear doors, dedicating space to the FxDS means you have optimal density at the lowest possible cost.
As a PON Frame
Add in the splitters that are standard with the FieldSmart Fiber Scalability Center (FSC) outside plant cabinet, and you have complete PON connectivity directly from the central office or head end.
It’s as Simple as 1, 2, 3
Step 1: Starting with the Bulkhead
Users first select the bulkhead panel of choice. Available in 24, 48, 72, 144 and 288-port count options, users can select the density that their application requires.
Step 2: Choosing the Fiber Protection Element
Next, users decide to load the bulkhead in the fiber protection element of choice. For high density environments, the bulkhead will be loaded directly into the frame kit — providing the highest density at the lowest cost. For environments where smaller numbers of panels are required or when the panel is being mounted onto an existing rack, the provider chooses to add the rear and front fiber protection blocks. Or, if you are looking to add fiber management to an existing enterprise data cabinet or an OSP cabinet, you have the opportunity to take advantage of the protection already provided by the existing cabinet — eliminating redundant sheet metal and cost.
Step 3: Fiber Termination or Optical Component
The bulkheads populate with the Clearview Cassette of your choice and are terminated with a broad selection of industry standard connector of the user’s choice. The number of cassettes required is the number of ports the customer wants to initially support, divided by twelve. The option to grow-as-you-go is available by adding cassettes as subscribers continues to grow.
If the frame is being used for applications that require optical component functionality, such as wave division multiplexers or splitters, the Clearview Cassette integrates these components, allowing the user to mix and match optical components with connectivity or dedicating bulkheads as separate functional chassis’. The choice is up to the user. An additional card cage is available to integrate Clearfield’s cabinet splitters onto the frame which allows for more usage of the same device across the network — minimizing inventory and increasing ease of use.
