Inventors:
Robert E. Opaluch - East Providence RI, US
James P. Dacey - Taunton MA, US
Assignee:
Verizon Laboratories Inc. - Waltham MA
Verizon New England Inc. - Boston MA
International Classification:
G02B 6/00
H02G 3/14
H05K 5/03
US Classification:
385135, 385134, 385147, 2541343 R, 174 50, 174 53, 174 56, 174 59, 174 66, 174 67, 174480, 174481, 174504
Abstract:
Methods and devices for the installation of a fiber optic cable to a house or other building structure are provided. The method may include identifying a preferred location of a customer through an indication left by the customer either on the interior side or exterior side of a wall, forming a through opening in the wall near or at the preferred location, and installing the in-wall termination device in the opening. The in-wall termination device may include a wall plate for attaching to an interior surface of the wall. The wall plate includes one or more connectors for receiving ends of cables extending from the exterior and connecting those cables to other cables extending through the interior of the building structure. The method may allow for the installation of the cable without requiring the presence of the customer or requiring access to the interior of the building structure.