Abstract: A fiber cable distribution panel that may be structurally configured to provide enhanced panel configurations on a mounting rack. The panel may include a main portion configured to be coupled with a mounting rack; a cable storage portion that may configured to be coupled with the main portion; a cable management portion that may be configured to be located in an interior of the cable storage portion; and a fiber connection portion that may be configured to be located in the interior of the cable storage portion. The body portion and the cable storage portion may be configured to permit the cable management portion to receive an additional slack length of a fiber optic input cable while the fiber optic input cable is coupled with the fiber connection portion so as to provide slack cable storage in the interior of the cable storage portion when relocating of the panel to a different position on the mounting rack.

Abstract: A cable management panel for optimizing management and storage of a slack portion of a fiber optic cable includes a base portion and a cable support portion that is configured to extend from the base portion. The cable support includes a curved portion configured to prevent a fiber optic cable that is wrapped around the curved portion from being bent beyond a minimum bend radius. The cable support is configured to provide a path structure for optimizing management and storage of different lengths of slack of fiber optic cables such that a selected path length from an end of the base portion to the curved portion of the cable support and back to the end of the base portion substantially matches a length of slack of a fiber optic cable such that the length of slack is maintained within the height of the base so as to eliminate the need for slack cable management structures in space about a rack to which the panel is mounted.

Abstract: An optical fiber cassette structurally configured to enhance fiber management in an optical fiber management system includes: a first cassette portion; and a second cassette portion structurally configured to be removably coupled with the first cassette portion. The second cassette portion is structurally configured to be coupled with the first cassette portion in different orientations; the first cassette portion is structurally configured to be coupled with an alternate second cassette portion that is structurally configured to be removably coupled with the first cassette portion; and the first cassette portion is structurally configured to alternatively and removably receive the second cassette portion and the alternate second cassette portion in a selected orientation such that the first cassette portion, the second cassette portion, and the alternate second cassette portion provide a modular system that permits customization of the cassette so as to enhance optical fiber cable connection and management.

Abstract: A fiber management portion retaining portion for retaining a fiber management portion may include a first portion, and a second portion structurally configured to be movingly attached to the first portion such that the second portion may be structurally configured to selectively slide relative to the first portion. The first portion may be structurally configured to have a first portion fiber management portion attachment portion that may be structurally configured to engage a fiber management portion; and the second portion may be structurally configured to move relative to the first portion while being attached to the first portion to provide a varying amount of space for insertion of a fiber and/or cable in the second portion so as to facilitate insertion and removal of the fiber and/or cable into/from the fiber management portion retaining portion.

Abstract: A cable management device including: a base portion; and a side portion. The base portion may include an edge connecting portion at an edge of the base portion that may be structurally configured to removably connect to an edge connection portion of an other device; the base portion may include an edge connection portion at an edge of the base portion that may be structurally configured to removably connect to an edge connecting portion of the other device; the edge connecting portion may be structurally configured as a connection recess; the edge connection portion may be structurally configured as a connection tab; and the base portion and the side portion may be structurally configured to be removably connected to the other device to provide a modular and scalable cable management system that permits expandability on demand.

Abstract: A fiber optic component holder for holding various sizes of fiber optical components or multiple fiber optical components includes a fiber optical component holder portion configured to hold a fiber optical component. The fiber optical component holder portion is configured to include a receiving portion between a first wall portion and a second wall portion, and the receiving portion is configured to receive a fiber optical component such that the fiber optical component urges a biasing portion to increase a dimension of the receiving portion, and wherein a biasing force of the biasing portion is configured to bias the fiber optical component against a retaining portion. The biasing portion is configured to permit the dimension of the receiving portion to be varied such that the fiber optical component holder portion is configured to receive fiber optical components having various dimensions and/or multiple fiber optical components having same or different dimensions.

Abstract: An adapter configured to permit a heat shrink splice holder portion of a fiber splice cassette to hold a mechanical crimp splice protector includes a base portion and a holding portion configured to extend from the base portion The holding portion may be configured to hold a first splice protector, and the base portion may be configured to include a receiving feature that may be configured to couple the adapter with a fiber splice cassette. The receiving feature may be configured to couple the adapter with a splice protector holder portion of a fiber splice cassette that is unable to hold the first splice protector so as to convert the splice protector holder portion to a splice protector holder portion that may be configured to hold the first splice protector.

Abstract: A cable enclosure assembly having a receiving area configured to alternatively receive a cable retainer and a cable adapter so as to permit an opening of the cable enclosure assembly to be alternatively configured as a cable pass through and an adapter port, includes: a base; a receiving area in the base. The receiving area is configured to receive a cable retainer that comprises a first portion and a second portion connected by a pivot portion; the cable retainer comprises a first exterior surface and a second exterior surface that are configured to contact the receiving area; the receiving area is configured to receive a cable adapter; and the receiving area is configured to alternatively receive the cable retainer and the cable adapter so as to permit an opening of the cable enclosure assembly to be alternatively configured as a cable pass through and an adapter port.

Abstract: A splice enclosure that may include a body portion, a lower portion, an adapter portion, and a splice portion. The adapter portion may be configured to pivot relative to the body portion between a first adapter portion position and a second adapter portion position. The splice portion may be configured to pivot relative to the body portion between a first splice portion position and a second splice portion position.

Abstract: A cable management panel for optimizing management and storage of a slack portion of a fiber optic cable includes a base portion and a cable support portion that is configured to extend from the base portion. The cable support includes a curved portion configured to prevent a fiber optic cable that is wrapped around the curved portion from being bent beyond a minimum bend radius. The cable support is configured to provide a path structure for optimizing management and storage of different lengths of slack of fiber optic cables such that a selected path length from an end of the base portion to the curved portion of the cable support and back to the end of the base portion substantially matches a length of slack of a fiber optic cable such that the length of slack is maintained within the height of the base so as to eliminate the need for slack cable management structures in space about a rack to which the panel is mounted.

Abstract: A dust plug for a fiber optic connector includes a plug wall, an alignment member and a ferrule protector. The plug wall includes a first side and a second side. The plug wall may or may not be part of a housing. The alignment member may extend from the first side of the plug wall wherein the alignment member is configured to engage with and be disposed within an adapter. The ferrule protector may extend from the second side of the plug wall wherein the ferrule protector may be configured to receive a ferrule of a fiber optic cable. The ferrule protector, the plug wall, and the alignment member may be configured to block a signal from the ferrule when the ferrule is disposed within the ferrule protector and when the member is inserted into the adapter.