Hybrid Cable Transition Device with External Mixed Media Connectors
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Solution Overview
Problem
The transition from hybrid trunk cables to jumper cables in wireless infrastructure requires field connections inside enclosures, leading to installation challenges such as time-consuming processes, safety concerns, connection errors, and connector damage.
Innovation Solution
A device with an enclosure featuring mixed media connectors that allow for external connection of hybrid trunk and jumper cables, eliminating the need to open the enclosure and reducing the complexity of field installations by using LC fiber connectors and power pins for a single connection point.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If field connections are made inside the enclosure to transition from trunk cable to jumper cable, then the connection can be established, but installation time increases and connection errors occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-assembling the transition device with all connection components (power connectors, fiber optic connectors, mixed media connectors) already mounted and configured within the enclosure before field installation. This allows the device to be deployed as a complete unit, eliminating time-consuming field assembly while maintaining connection quality through factory-controlled precision.
2Reliability
If field connections are made inside the enclosure, then the transition can be achieved, but safety concerns increase due to working in difficult locations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the connection-making process from the field installation environment by providing pre-configured connectors that mate externally. The complex internal connection work is extracted and completed during manufacturing, leaving only simple connector mating operations for field installation, thereby eliminating safety hazards associated with working inside enclosures at elevated locations.
3Reliability
If connections are made inside the enclosure in the field, then the transition is achieved, but connector damage increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-mating connectors to cables during manufacturing under controlled conditions. This ensures proper alignment, cleaning, and securing of connectors before field deployment, eliminating the risk of damage that would occur during field installation and reducing the complexity of field operations to simple mating operations.
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AI summary
A device for connecting a hybrid trunk cable to one or more jumper cables includes: an enclosure having two opposed end walls and two opposed side walls; a power connector mounted to a first end wall; a fiber optic connector mounted to the first end wall; and a plurality of mixed media connectors mounted to a first side wall. The power connector is electrically connected to the plurality of mixed media connectors, and the fiber optic connector is optically connected to the plurality of mixed media connectors.