Abstract: A cable management system designed to support cables in solar applications. The cable management system includes a U-shaped bracket and at least one clamp half. The U-shaped bracket has a base with two arms with each arm including a securement slot. The clamp half has a top, a bottom, a front, a back, and sides with button pads extending from the sides. The clamp half is installed within the U-shaped bracket such that the button pads slide in the securement slots to position the clamp half in the U-shaped bracket. The clamp half separates and supports the cables installed in the U-shaped bracket.

Abstract: A module for connecting 16 fiber MPOs to 12 fiber MPOs has a first, second, and third 16 fiber MPO, each 16 fiber MPO having first, second, and third fiber receiving areas. The module also has a first, second, third, and fourth 12 fiber MPO, each 12 fiber MPO having a first and second fiber receiving areas. The first and third fiber receiving area of the first, second, and third 16 fiber MPO is connected to the second and first fiber receiving area of the first, second, and fourth 12 fiber MPO. The second fiber receiving area of each 16 fiber MPO is being connected to the third 12 fiber MPO.

Abstract: A combination outlet capable of accepting a C14 and C20 plug has a central contact retaining portion and a plurality of tabs surrounding the central contact retaining portion. The tabs are configured to move toward and away from a center of the central contact retaining portion such that the tabs engage an inner surface of a housing of the C20 plug and an exterior surface of a housing of the C14 plug.

Abstract: An apparatus having a plurality of multifiber connector interfaces, where some of these multifiber connector interfaces can connect to network equipment in a network using multifiber cables, has an internal mesh implemented in two tiers. The first is configured to rearrange and the second is configured to recombine individual fiber of the different fiber groups. The light path of each transmitter and receiver is matched in order to provide proper optical connections from transmitting to receiving fibers and complex arbitrary network topologies can be implemented with at least 1/N less point to point interconnections, where N=number of channels per multifiber connector interface.

Abstract: A segmented bend restrictor system and method for installing such a segmented bend restrictor system that is configured to be disassembled at discrete locations to minimize unnecessary disassembly. The disclosed segmented bend restrictor system offers a more efficient disassembly operation, while also providing an easy and efficient installation operation.

Abstract: An optical cable comprising a plurality of subjacketed units given by Nu, U at a near end of the cable and a plurality of subjacketed units, U? at a far-end of the cable) given by Nu?. The subjacketed units contain Ng fiber groups terminated with optical connectors at the near end, and Ng? fiber groups with optical connectors at the far end, wherein each fiber group has Nf (near end) and equally Nf?=Nf at the far end. The cable has a variable structure, located in a transition zone or distributed along the cable, wherein a variable structure interchange location of fiber groups among several units interconnects units from the near and far end of the cable (U and U?).

Abstract: A solution is disclosed for providing fault-managed power systems using optical elements. The fault-managed power systems are able to provide safe and efficient power delivery utilizing optical fiber links to improve signal integrity, security, and reach of the system.

Abstract: A cassette configured for the installation in a fiber enclosure system. The cassette includes a base, a first wall including a first front post, a second wall including a second front post, and a front wall with an opening including an adapter configured to connect to at least one fiber optic cable. The cassette further includes a latch located on the first wall configured to releasably connect the cassette to the fiber enclosure system, where a cassette lock is configured to retract the latch when the lock is actuated away from a rear of the cassette and deploy the latch when the lock is actuated toward the rear of the cassette.

Abstract: A structured cabling system has a plurality of leaf switch ports; a plurality of server node ports; and a plurality of patch cords, trunk cables, and patching components configured to follow a coherent color and labeling scheme to implement optical communication network topologies. Each port of the plurality of server node ports is grouped and assigned to a color depending on a node order or location on the rack such that the trail observed at a patch panel for the plurality of leaf switch ports follows a uniform vertical color pattern. The vertical pattern matching a desired logical network topology with the vertical pattern being easy to observe so a risk of misplacing during the installation is be reduced.

Abstract: A cable guide clamp that secures cables. The cable guide clamp includes a main body and a clamping pad. The main body has a top, a bottom, a first end, a second end, and sides. The main body has a cylindrical opening that leads to a first passageway extending from the first end to the second end, and a rectangular opening that leads to a second passageway extending from the first end to the second end. A clamping pad is installed in the main body. A threaded bolt and nut are installed in the main body to securing the clamping pad and cable positioned within the main body.

Abstract: A cabinet defined by a frame with front vertical posts, back vertical posts, and front to back beams extending from the front vertical posts to the back vertical posts. Equipment rails are secured to the frame at the front and the back of the cabinet. The equipment rails include vertically orientated holes extending there through. The vertically orientated hole in one of the front equipment rails is aligned with the vertically orientated hole in one of the back equipment rails to create a pathway between the vertically orientated holes. An enclosure is installed in the pathway between the aligned vertically orientated holes thereby connecting the front equipment rail to the back equipment rail.

Abstract: A cassette module assembly including a removable hinged latching frame. The removable hinged latching frame enabling the cassette module to be installed through a rear-side of a patch panel for providing an installer the flexibility to conduct rear-side work and installation as desired.

Abstract: Visual inspection systems, and methods for utilizing such visual inspection systems, are disclosed for providing technological solutions that improve cleanliness, transmission performance, traceability, and security of optical network components such as optical assemblies. The visual inspection systems, and the methods for utilizing such visual inspection systems, also aid in preventing the counterfeiting of network components.

Abstract: A cable management system includes multiple cables, each having a unique identifier associated therewith and each including first and second barcodes including the unique identifier, the first barcode located proximate a first end of the cable, the second barcode located proximate a second end of the cable. The system also includes a barcode scanner to scan barcodes of the cables, the barcode scanner includes a clip to receive one of the cables. The system also includes a mobile computing device having a processor, data storage medium, communication unit, and user interface including a display. The mobile computing device is configured to receive via the user interface first end location information for a first cable, receive from the barcode scanner the first barcode of the first cable, and save and display the first end location information in association with the unique identifier of the first cable included in the first barcode.

Abstract: An optical distribution and splice frame system includes rack(s), enclosure(s), cable management component(s), and/or cassette(s) that have features to allow for different cable management configurations not yet available in the market. A fiber optic cassette and enclosure are designed to enable flexibility in cable management configurations for the overall system.

Abstract: A cable protection system is provided that includes mating features for enabling efficient and effective assembly around a cable to be protected.

Abstract: A cable protection system is provided that includes mating features for enabling efficient and effective assembly around a cable to be protected.

Abstract: A segmented bend restrictor system and method for installing such a segmented bend restrictor system that is configured to be disassembled at discrete locations to minimize unnecessary disassembly. The disclosed segmented bend restrictor system offers a more efficient disassembly operation, while also providing an easy and efficient installation operation.

Abstract: An optical interconnection assembly has Spine multi-fiber optical connectors and Leaf multi-fiber optical connectors. The Spine optical connectors of the interconnection assembly are optically connected to multi-fiber connectors of Spine switches via Spine patch cords. The Leaf multi-fiber connectors are optically connected to Leaf multi-fiber connectors of Leaf switches via Leaf patch cords. A plurality of fiber optic cables in said interconnection assembly serves to optically connect every Spine multi-fiber connector to every Leaf multi-fiber connector so that every Spine switch is optically connected to every Leaf switch. The optical interconnection assembly facilitates the deployment of network Spine-and-Leaf interconnections and the ability to scale out the network by using simplified methods described in this disclosure.