Device for distributing hybrid cable and transitioning from trunk cable to jumper cable

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9857537-B2
Application number	US-201715433436-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 15, 2017
Priority date	Feb 6, 2014
Publication date	Jan 2, 2018
Grant date	Jan 2, 2018

Abstract

A device for connecting a hybrid trunk cable to one or more jumper cables includes: an enclosure having two opposed end walls and two opposed side walls; a power connector mounted to a first end wall; a fiber optic connector mounted to the first end wall; and a plurality of mixed media connectors mounted to a first side wall. The power connector is electrically connected to the plurality of mixed media connectors, and the fiber optic connector is optically connected to the plurality of mixed media connectors.

First claim

What which is claimed is:

1. A device for connecting a hybrid trunk cable to one or more jumper cables, comprising:
an enclosure having first and second opposed end walls and first and second opposed side walls;
a hybrid cable entering the first end wall, the hybrid cable having a plurality of conductors and a plurality of optical fibers; and
a plurality of first mixed media connectors mounted to the first side wall, wherein each of the first mixed media connectors includes a port for an electrical connection and a port for an optical connection;
wherein the conductors of the hybrid cable are electrically connected to respective ones of the plurality of first mixed media connectors, and wherein each of the plurality of optical fibers is optically connected to respective ones of the plurality of first mixed media connectors;
and wherein the second end wall includes a first canopy that overhangs the first side wall.

2. The device defined in claim 1 , wherein the first side wall is substantially planar.

3. The device defined in claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of second mixed media connectors mounted to the second side wall, wherein each of the second mixed media connectors includes a port for an electrical connection and a port for an optical connection.

4. The device defined in claim 1 , further comprising a fastening feature mounted adjacent the second end wall of the enclosure, the fastening feature configured to maintain the enclosure in an upright orientation, with the second end wall facing upwardly, as the device is raised up an antenna tower.

5. The device defined in claim 4 , wherein the second end wall further includes a second canopy that overhangs the second side wall.

6. The device defined in claim 4 , wherein the first canopy includes a fastening feature.

7. The device defined in claim 1 , wherein the second end wall is arced.

8. The device defined in claim 1 , electrically and optically connected with a remote radio unit.

9. A device for connecting a hybrid trunk cable to one or more jumper cables, comprising:
an enclosure having first and second opposed end walls, first and second opposed substantially planar side walls, and front and rear walls, the front and rear walls being parallel with each other;
a hybrid cable entering the first end wall, the hybrid cable having a plurality of conductors and a plurality of optical fibers; and
a plurality of first mixed media connectors mounted to the first side wall, wherein each of the first mixed media connectors includes a port for an electrical connection and a port for an optical connection;
a plurality of second mixed media connectors mounted to the second side wall, wherein each of the second mixed media connectors includes a port for an electrical connection and a port for an optical connection;
wherein the conductors of the hybrid cable are electrically connected to respective ones of the plurality of first and second mixed media connectors, and wherein each of the plurality of optical fibers is optically connected to respective ones of the plurality of first and second mixed media connectors;
wherein the ports of the first mixed media connectors are oriented to receive jumper cables from a first direction normal to the first side wall, and the ports of the second mixed connectors are oriented to receive jumper cables front a second direction normal to the second side wall, the first direction being opposed to the second direction.

10. The device defined in claim 9 , electrically and optically connected with a remote radio unit.

Assignees

• Commscope Technologies Llc

Inventors

• Wang Chi-Ming

Classifications

• G02B6/3817 Primary

  containing optical and electrical conductors (cables including electrical and optical conductors H01B11/22; G02B6/3816 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G02B6/4471

  Terminating devices (demountable connectors G02B6/3807); Cable clamps · CPC title

• G02B6/4416

  Heterogeneous cables · CPC title

• G02B6/3825

  with an intermediate part, e.g. adapter, receptacle, linking two plugs · CPC title

• G02B6/44265

  Fibre-to-antenna cables; Auxiliary devices thereof · CPC title