OFS ORBITAL Fiber Distribution Cabinet

The ORBITAL Fiber Distribution Cabinet (FDC) is an innovative solution especifically designed for Fiber-to-the-X (FTTx) splitter applications. Designed to serve 160, 288 or 576 homes (depending on the version), the ORBITAL FDCs feature OFS' unique splitter module incorporating full spectrum, low loss PLC splitters, while being fitted with low loss, high performance LC and MPO Connectors. OFS' MPO Fannout Jumpers are easily connected from the splitter modules to the subscriber ports, and use OFS' bend-optimized AllWave® FLEX Zero Water Peak (ZWP) Fiber to minimize bending loss. In a dramatically improved fiber distribution design, the ORBITAL FDCs route all subscriber fibers from the splitter modules to a central cabinet, then to subscriber ports arranged in a circular array surrounding the cabinet.

In existing neighborhoods or "over-build" situations where subscription rates are uncertain and random, centralizing optical splitters within an FTTx network can enable operators to defer electronic and passive component costs. Traditional "block matrix" splitter patching systems require complex routing of many long jumpers in a confined space through confusing routes, often resulting in a tangled mess as customers are randomly connected. OFS' breakthrough innovations, the ORBITAL FDC, make traditional splitter management designs obsolete, enabling easier subscriber provisioning and increased reliability in high performance FTTx networks. The new ORBITAL FDCs solve the usual routing problems with a new and innovative fiber management system that combines a revolutionary radial fiber routing with our components' superior optical performance. The ORBITAL Cabinets represent the next generation in FTTx Splitter Management Systems.

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