Abstract: Fiber optic equipment that supports 8-fiber MPO configurations that enable migration between duplex transmission and 8-fiber parallel transmission is disclosed. The fiber optic equipment comprises at least one front multi-fiber adapter at a front end of the panel assembly, each adapter having a front side and a rear side. The fiber optic equipment also comprises at least one pass-through channel configured to receive at least one optical multi-fiber cable therethrough, wherein the rear side of the at least one front multi-fiber adapter is configured to optically connect to a first multi-fiber optical cable extending from a rear end of the panel assembly toward the front end. The front side of the at least one front multi-fiber adapter is configured to optically connect to a second multi-fiber optical cable extending from the rear end of the panel assembly toward the front end of panel assembly and passing through the at least one pass through channel.

Abstract: Fiber optic equipment that supports 8-fiber MPO configurations that enable migration between duplex transmission and 8-fiber parallel transmission and vice-versa. The fiber optical equipment comprises a tray for mounting fiber optic equipment. The tray comprises a base for supporting a plurality of BASE-8 fiber optic equipment. The tray also comprises one or more support rails of the base for movably mounting the tray in a fiber optic equipment chassis. The tray further comprises a plurality of equipment support rails of the base for movably mounting the plurality of BASE-8 fiber optic equipment to the tray.

Abstract: Fiber optic equipment that supports 8-fiber MPO configurations that enable migration between duplex transmission and 8-fiber parallel transmission is disclosed. The fiber optical equipment comprises a hybrid fiber optic module having a front end and a rear end and a linear array of single fiber optical connector adapters arranged in a width direction at the front end, each of the single fiber optical adapters having a front side and a rear side. The hybrid module also comprises a front multi-fiber adapter at the front end, the front multi-fiber adapter having a front side and a rear side and a rear multi-fiber adapter at the rear end of the module, the rear multi-fiber adapter having a front side and a rear side.

Abstract: To minimize cabling in a spine-and-leaf network, optical interconnection assemblies and related components, methods and systems disclosed herein have a plurality of spine-side multiplexer/demultiplexer pairs for communicating multiplexed communications signals between the optical interconnection assembly and one or more spine switches, and a plurality of leaf-side multiplexer/demultiplexer pairs for communicating multiplexed communications signals between the optical interconnection assembly and one or more leaf switches. Within the optical interconnection assembly, each spine-side demultiplexer is connected to every leaf-side multiplexer via at least one path, and each leaf-side demultiplexer is connected to every spine-side multiplexer via at least one path. In this manner, the optical interconnection assembly provides at least one discrete channel from each leaf switch to every spine switch, and vice versa.

Abstract: An optical interconnection assembly for a spine-and-leaf network is disclosed. The optical interconnection assembly has spine MF components and leaf MF components. The spine MF components are optically connected to spine MF components of spine switches via spine patch cords. The leaf MF components are optically connected to leaf MF components of leaf switches via leaf patch cords. An array of duplex fiber optic cables serves to optically connect every spine MF component to every leaf MF component so that every spine switch is optically connected to every leaf switch. The optical interconnection assembly facilitates network scale out without the multifiber connections having to be broken up into multiple duplex connections using duplex fiber optic cables.

Abstract: An optical interconnection assembly for a spine-and-leaf network is disclosed. The optical interconnection assembly has spine MF components and leaf MF components. The spine MF components are optically connected to spine MF components of spine switches via spine patch cords. The leaf MF components are optically connected to leaf MF components of leaf switches via leaf patch cords. An array of duplex fiber optic cables serves to optically connect every spine MF component to every leaf MF component so that every spine switch is optically connected to every leaf switch. The optical interconnection assembly facilitates network scale out without the multifiber connections having to be broken up into multiple duplex connections using duplex fiber optic cables.