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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2018
Centurylink Intellectual Property Llc, Broomfield, CO (US);
Michael L. Elford, Calhoun, LA (US);
Michael P. Winterrowd, Calhoun, LA (US);
Thomas C. Barnett, Jr., Monroe, LA (US);
Thomas Schwengler, Lakewood, CO (US);
CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC, Broomfield, CO (US);
Abstract
Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing point-to-point fiber insertion within a passive optical network ('PON') communications system. The PON communications system, associated with a first service provider or a first service, might include an F1 line(s) routed from a central office or DSLAM to a fiber distribution hub ('FDH') located within a block or neighborhood of customer premises, via at least an apical conduit source slot, an F2 line(s) routed via various apical conduit components to a network access point (“NAP”) servicing customer premises, and an F3 line(s) distributed, at the NAP and from the F2 Line(s), to a network interface device or optical network terminal at each customer premises via various apical conduit components (e.g., in roadway surfaces). Point-to-point fiber insertion of another F1 line(s), associated with a second service provider or a second service, at either the NAP or the FDH (or outside these devices).