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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2020
Commscope Technologies Llc, Hickory, NC (US);
Paul Kmit, Broomfield, CO (US);
Thomas Parsons, Leominster, MA (US);
Erik J. Gronvall, Bloomington, MN (US);
Douglas C. Ellens, Buffalo, MN (US);
Panayiotis Toundas, Vancouver, CA;
Timothy G. Badar, Redwood City, CA (US);
Trevor D. Smith, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Thomas G. LeBlanc, Westminister, MA (US);
Todd Loeffelholz, Bellingham, WA (US);
CommScope Technologies LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to systems and method for deploying a fiber optic network. Distribution devices are used to index fibers within the system to ensure that live fibers are provided at output locations throughout the system. In an example, fibers can be indexed in multiple directions within the system. In an example, fibers can be stored and deployed form storage spools.