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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 02, 2008
Michael German, Secaucus, NJ (US);
Daniel W. Macauley, Fishers, IN (US);
Peter T. Tucker, Dallas, TX (US);
Michael German, Secaucus, NJ (US);
Daniel W. Macauley, Fishers, IN (US);
Peter T. Tucker, Dallas, TX (US);
CommScope, Inc., Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
Patch panels are provided that include a mounting frame and a plurality of MPO-to-MPO couplers that are mounted on the mounting frame. Each MPO-to-MPO coupler includes a first connector port that is accessible from the front side of the patch panel and a second connector port that is accessible from the rear side of the patch panel. The patch panels also include a first set of antennas, where each antenna from the first set of antennas is adjacent the first connector port of a respective one of the MPO-to-MPO couplers and a second set of antennas, where each antenna from the second set of antennas is adjacent the second connector port of a respective one of the MPO-to-MPO couplers.