Splice box
A splice box or splice distributor is an enclosure in which multi-core fiber optic cables begin or end. The individual glass fibers or optical waveguides are fanned out in it.
construction
The central components of a splice box are the splice cassette , which accommodates the fiber optic cables and their reserves, and the front panel , which contains various fiber optic connectors . The patch cables for forwarding the signals are then connected to these . The splice tray and the front panel can be removed to the splicing of the optical fibers of the pigtails (one side assembled with fiber optic connector fiber to facilitate).
To make cable installation easier, newer splice cassettes already integrate splice comb, splice tray, couplings and pigtails . So-called hybrid splice boxes not only enable data transmission via copper cables ( RJ45 ) or fiber optic cables, but also power supply. This is particularly necessary when a splice box is not installed in a distribution cabinet , but in a location that is difficult to access indoors and outdoors.
literature
- Bernhard Bundschuh, Jörg Himmel: Optical information transmission. Oldenbourg, Munich Vienna et al. 2003, ISBN 3-486-27252-7 .
- Dieter Eberlein among others: fiber optic technology. Basics, connection and measurement technology, systems, trends. 4th revised and expanded edition. Expert-Verlag, Renningen 2002, ISBN 3-8169-2152-3 ( Contact & Study 596).
- Dieter Eberlein: DWDM. Dense wavelength division multiplex. Mohr, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-00-010819-X .
- Ulrich HP Fischer: Optoelectronic Packaging. Optical networks - components - construction technologies - fiber-chip coupling. VDE-Verlag, Berlin et al. 2002, ISBN 3-8007-2572-X .