Submarine Device Branch Member Fiber Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing submarine devices face limitations in increasing transmission capacity due to the limited number of optical fibers that can be introduced from a single introduction part, making it difficult to branch a single tail cable into multiple cables.
Innovation Solution
A submarine device configuration that includes a main tail cable connected to a submarine cable, branched into multiple optical fiber groups using a branch member with through holes, allowing these groups to be introduced through separate introduction parts into the device main body, thereby increasing the number of optical fibers and transmission capacity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If multiple introduction parts are provided in the device main body to increase the number of optical fibers, then the transmission capacity can be increased, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The tail cable is segmented into multiple branch tail cables (first branch tail cable and second branch tail cable), each containing a separate group of optical fibers. This segmentation allows multiple optical fiber groups to be introduced through multiple introduction parts into the device main body, thereby increasing transmission capacity while maintaining manageable complexity through modular cable design
2Quantity of substance
If a single tail cable is branched into multiple tail cables to increase optical fiber capacity, then transmission capacity increases, but the difficulty of branching the tail cable increases
Solution Approach 1:
A branch member is introduced as an intermediary component to facilitate the branching of the tail cable. The branch member includes a through hole that allows the tail cable to be divided into multiple branch tail cables, each with its own group of optical fibers. This intermediary structure simplifies the branching process and enables reliable connection of multiple optical fiber groups to the device main body
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AI summary
In an aspect of the present disclosure, a submarine device includes a main tail cable connected to a submarine cable, a first branch tail cable including a first group of optical fibers among a plurality of optical fibers included in the main tail cable, a second branch tail cable including a second group of optical fibers among the plurality of optical fibers, a branch member that couples the main tail cable to the first and second branch tail cables and including therein a through hole for branching the plurality of optical fibers included in the main tail cable into the first group and the second group, and a device main body including a first introduction part for introducing the first branch tail cable into the device main body and a second introduction part for introducing the second branch tail cable into the device main body.