Pre-connectorized Fiber Optic Cable Assembly for Data Center Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current data center cabling infrastructure requires significant labor, time, and cost for installation, and there is a need for faster and more efficient interconnectivity solutions, particularly for achieving plug-and-play capabilities in equipment racks.
Innovation Solution
A pre-engineered fiber optic cable assembly with terminals that include a housing with inlet and connection ports, allowing for factory assembly and minimizing space in cable trays, enabling efficient routing and connection without on-site assembly, and featuring a hanger system for secure attachment to cable trays.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional on-site cable assembly and connectorization is used, then flexibility and adaptability are maintained, but labor costs and installation time increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The cable assembly is pre-configured with connectors attached to individual cable segments at the factory before installation. This preliminary action eliminates the need for on-site connectorization and assembly, directly reducing installation time and labor costs while maintaining the necessary complexity only where required for connectivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The cable system is divided into multiple individual cable segments, each with its own connector, rather than a single continuous cable. This segmentation allows for modular installation where each segment can be independently routed and connected, simplifying the installation process while maintaining overall system functionality.
2Ease of operation
If more cable management components are installed to organize cables, then cable organization improves, but space in cable trays is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the cable into separate pre-connectorized sections, each segment can be independently managed and routed. This reduces the need for extensive cable management components like excessive bends, twists, and routing hardware, thereby conserving cable tray space while maintaining organized cable installation.
3Device complexity
If patch panels are removed to simplify the system, then device complexity decreases, but connection flexibility is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses segmented pre-connectorized cable sections that can be directly connected to equipment ports without requiring patch panels. Each cable segment acts as an independent connection unit, eliminating the need for intermediate patch panel infrastructure while maintaining the ability to establish flexible connections between different equipment points.
Data Source
AI summary
A fiber optic cable assembly includes a fiber optic cable having a plurality of subunit cables, where at least one of the plurality of subunit cables includes at least one optical fiber, and at least one terminal along a length of the fiber optic cable. The at least one terminal includes a housing having a plurality of wall portions, where the plurality of wall portions defines an inlet portion and a main body portion. The inlet portion includes an inlet through which the fiber optic cable enters the housing, and the main body portion includes a plurality of connection ports. At least one of the plurality of connection ports is optically coupled to at least one optical fiber.