
“We get into a lot of buildings that were built more than 100 years ago, and the communications space inside those buildings is at a premium,” explains Alan Shaw of Time Warner Cable’s Business Class team. “As we bring business class services to these tight spaces, Clearfield’s xPAK design delivers the functionality we need.”
At the deployment site, the technician can follow pictorial instructions to assemble the xPAK to match field requirements. Integrated into the footprint of the device is an industry-compatible splicing tray, surrounded by fiber protection elements that support a 2-, 4- or 6-port fiber assembly as well as a range of optical component devices. (Clearfield provides a wide selection of user-defined split-count PON splitters or WDM channel frequencies.) All potentially used components, including the splice sleeves, are included in the packaging kit. Similar to the concept of a model airplane, any unused element is simply disposable.
Application Environments
Clearview xPAK is designed for fiber management when up to six fibers are landed or an optical component device is deployed in a remote location. Applications include
• Fiber demarcation
• Business-class services
• Cellular backhaul
• Fiber exhaust
• CATV node segmentation
• Entrance facilities
• Security systems (CCTV)
• Telecommunications room
• MDU applications
• Utility substations
• Fiber-to-the-desk deployment
Clearview xPAK can be deployed as a stand-alone device, or, for an additional layer of protection, look for a series of new announcements from Clearfield on FieldSmart Fiber Deliver Point (FDP) products for access-network environments. The device will also integrate into a variety of inside- and outside-plant enclosures.
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