A telecommunications system includes a first fiber management apparatus having a rear-trough architecture, a second fiber management apparatus having a front-access architecture, and a transition panel interposed between the first and second fiber management apparatuses, to transition fibers from the rear-trough architecture of the first fiber management apparatus to the front-access architecture of the second fiber management apparatus. |
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Claims1. A telecommunications system comprising: - a first fiber management apparatus having a rear-trough architecture, in which fibers are routed through troughs on the rear of the first fiber management apparatus;
- a second fiber management apparatus having a front-access architecture, in which fibers are routed and accessed from the front of the second fiber management apparatus; and
- a transition panel interposed between the first and second fiber management apparatuses, to transition fibers from the rear-trough architecture of the first fiber management apparatus to the front-access architecture of the second fiber management apparatus, the transition panel comprising:
- an elongated vertical body including substantially planar back and side surfaces; and
- an elongated tubular member coupled to the substantially planar back surface by a plurality of tubular standoffs, such that the elongated tubular member is spaced from and extends substantially parallel to the substantially planar back surface.
2. The system of claim 1, the transition panel comprising: - a base coupled to the elongated vertical body at a bottom end of the elongated vertical body to support the elongated vertical body in an upright position, and at least one side surface of the elongated vertical body having a plurality of cutouts formed along the vertical length of the side surface.
3. The system of claim 2, the cutouts being spaced so as to line up with the troughs on a rear surface of the first fiber management apparatus. 4. The system of claim 2, the elongated vertical body being symmetric about a plane of symmetry extending through the vertical center and substantially normal to the vertical axis. 5. The system of claim 2, further comprising a plurality of spools coupled to the elongated vertical body, or at least one side panel, for storing and managing excess fiber. 6. The system of claim 5, the plurality of spools comprising three vertical columns of spools protruding from a front side of the substantially planar back surface, with a central one of the vertical columns of spools comprising more spools than the other vertical columns of spools. 7. The system of claim 5, further comprising a plurality of side panels coupled to one of the substantially planar side surfaces of the elongated vertical body and protruding substantially perpendicularly relative to the substantially planar back surface. 8. The system of claim 7, each of the spools being coupled to one of the side panels, such that the spools are spaced from and extend substantially parallel to the substantially planar back surface of the elongated vertical body. 9. The system of claim 1, wherein the transition panel is capable of transitioning two thousand fibers having a diameter of two millimeters each. 10. The system of claim 1, wherein the transition panel is capable of transitioning six thousand fibers having a diameter of two millimeters each. |
