Fiber to the antenna

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016028485-A1
Application number	US-201514749213-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 24, 2015
Priority date	Apr 14, 2010
Publication date	Jan 28, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A cell site includes a tower, a multi-service terminal mounted to the tower and a base transceiver station in communication with the multi-service terminal. The multi-service terminal includes a housing and a plurality of adapters mounted to the housing. Each of the adapters includes an outer port accessible from outside the housing and an inner port accessible from inside the housing.

First claim

1 . (canceled)

2 . A cell site of a telecommunications network comprising:
a tower; an environmentally sealed housing mounted to the tower; a multi-fiber cable routed up the tower and into the sealed housing through a cable port, the multi-fiber cable defining a plurality of optical lines that are broken out within the sealed housing; a plurality of remote transceivers in optical communication with the optical lines; and a base transceiver station in optical communication with the multi-fiber cable.

3 . The cell site of claim 2 , wherein the sealed housing is mounted to a top portion of the tower.

4 . The cell site of claim 2 , wherein the sealed housing includes a cable spool disposed on an exterior of the sealed housing.

5 . The cell site of claim 2 , wherein the cell site includes an enclosure in communication with the sealed housing and the base transceiver station.

6 . The cell site of claim 5 , wherein the enclosure includes a housing defining an interior region, a fiber optic cable stub being disposed in the interior region, the fiber optic cable stub having a first end portion and an oppositely disposed second end portion, the first end portion including a multi-fiber connector, the second end portion including a plurality of single fiber connectors.

7 . The cell site of claim 6 , wherein a connectorized end of a fiber optic cable of the sealed housing is optically connected to the multi-fiber connector in the interior region of the enclosure.

8 . The cell site of claim 5 , wherein the enclosure includes a housing and a cable spool disposed on an exterior surface of the housing.

9 . The cell site of claim 5 , wherein the cell site includes a hut, the enclosure being disposed on an exterior surface of the hut.

10 . The cell site of claim 2 , wherein the optical lines are defined by optical fibers of the multi-fiber cable and by optical fibers extending from the sealed housing to the remote transceivers.

11 . The cell site of claim 10 , wherein the optical fibers extending from the sealed housing are terminated by optical connectors configured to be received at the remote transceivers.

12 . The cell site of claim 2 , wherein the housing includes a first housing piece and a second housing piece having a gasket therebetween.

13 . The cell site of claim 2 , wherein an environmental seal is provided at the cable port.

14 . The cell site of claim 2 , further comprising an antenna disposed at the tower, the antenna being operationally coupled to the remote transceivers.

15 . The cell site of claim 14 , wherein each antenna is integrated with the remote transceiver.

16 . The cell site of claim 2 , wherein the sealed housing is elongated along a central longitudinal axis so as to extend generally from a first end to an oppositely disposed second end, the second end of the sealed housing defines the cable port.

17 . The cell site of claim 2 , wherein the remote transceivers are configured to receive optical connectors terminating the optical lines.

18 . A telecommunications network comprising:
a cell site including:
a tower;
an environmentally sealed housing mounted to the tower;
a multi-fiber cable routed up the tower and into the sealed housing through a cable port, the multi-fiber cable defining a plurality of optical lines that are broken out within the sealed housing;
a base transceiver station in optical communication with the sealed housing; and
a backhaul in optical communication with the base transceiver station.

Assignees

• Adc Telecommunications Inc

Inventors

• Khemakhem M Hamed Anis
• Kowalczyk Scott C
• Torman Nicholas
• Louwagie Dominic J

Classifications

• G02B6/4457

  Bobbins; Reels · CPC title

• G02B6/4246

  Bidirectionally operating package structures · CPC title

• H04B10/801

  using optical interconnects, e.g. light coupled isolators, circuit board interconnections · CPC title

• H04W88/10

  adapted for operation in multiple networks, e.g. multi-mode access points · CPC title

• G02B6/4249

  comprising arrays of active devices and fibres · CPC title