Fiber management frame for closure

Abstract

A fiber management frame and a closure are provided that are adapted to be utilized in a universal manner for both FTTH and FTTC applications. The closure includes a housing and the fiber management frame disposed within the housing. The fiber management frame includes a back panel attached to the housing and four separate compartments for routing optical fibers and, in FTTC applications, electrical conductors. In FTTH applications, the first compartment receives express optical fibers of the fiber optic feeder cable, while in FTTC applications, the first compartment receives at least one electrical conductor of the electrical feeder cable. The second compartment is proximate the first compartment. In FTTH applications, the second compartment stores at least one coupler tray that splits a first optical fiber of the fiber optic feeder cable into a plurality of second optical fibers. In FTTC applications, the second compartment receives express optical fibers of the fiber optic feeder cable. The third compartment extends in a lengthwise direction alongside the second compartment and stores slack. lengths of the optical fibers of the drop cable. The fourth compartment is proximate the third compartment and is adapted to store at least one of a splice tray or a connector panel, or both. The fourth compartment interconnects an optical fiber of the fiber optic feeder cable, such as one of the second optical fibers provided by the coupler tray, to a respective optical fiber of a drop cable.