Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Touchless fiber network
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Application No.: US14973458Application Date: 2015-12-17
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Publication No.: US10015570B2Publication Date: 2018-07-03
- Inventor: Thomas C. Barnett, Jr. , Michael L. Elford , Michael P. Winterrowd , Thomas Schwengler
- Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC
- Applicant Address: US CO Denver
- Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC
- Current Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CO Denver
- Agency: Swanson & Bratschun, L.L.C.
- Main IPC: H04Q11/00
- IPC: H04Q11/00 ; H04L12/24 ; G02B6/50 ; G02B6/44

Abstract:
Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing point-to-point fiber insertion within a passive optical network (“PON”) communications system. The PON communications system, associated with a first service provider or a first service, might include an F1 line(s) routed from a central office or DSLAM to a fiber distribution hub (“FDH”) located within a block or neighborhood of customer premises, via at least an apical conduit source slot, an F2 line(s) routed via various apical conduit components to a network access point (“NAP”) servicing customer premises, and an F3 line(s) distributed, at the NAP and from the F2 Line(s), to a network interface device or optical network terminal at each customer premises via various apical conduit components (e.g., in roadway surfaces). Point-to-point fiber insertion of another F1 line(s), associated with a second service provider or a second service, at either the NAP or the FDH (or outside these devices).
Public/Granted literature
- US20160112779A1 Touchless Fiber Network Public/Granted day:2016-04-21
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