Fiber distribution systems, terminals and tap boxes that provide a reconfigurable and expandable system of hardened connections. An aerial terminal may include at least one feeder port and a plurality of distribution ports, each of the at least one feeder port and the plurality of distribution ports being sealable ports configured to receive one of a duct and a connector, where the connector is configured to interface with a drop type cable. The terminal may include an expandable module configured to receive a splitter. The terminal may be configured to receive a fiber through the feeder port and to output a plurality of fibers through the plurality of distribution ports.

Devices such as multiports comprising connection ports with associated securing features and methods for making the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the device comprises a shell, at least one connection port, and at least one securing feature. The at least one connection port is disposed on the multiport with the at least one connection port comprising an optical connector opening extending from an outer surface of the multiport to a cavity of the multiport and defining a connection port passageway. The at least one securing feature is associated with the connection port passageway, and is biased by a resilient member.

Distributed optical tapping architectures include two or more optical tap terminals daisy-chained together. Each optical tap terminal includes an environmentally sealed enclosure; an optical tapping circuit positioned within an interior of the enclosure, the optical tapping circuit including an tap input, a tap pass-through output, and a tap drop output; and hardened interface locations (e.g., de-mateable fiber optic connection locations, cable-pass through glands, etc.) corresponding to the tap input, the tap pass-through output and the tap drop output.

A communication enclosure is described that includes an enclosure body having a first body portion and a second body portion. An adapter mounting mechanism is disposed in the first body portion, and a connector adapter mounted into the mounting mechanism that is configured to accept an optical fiber connector. The enclosure includes at least one integrated tool for terminating field mountable optical fiber connectors wherein the at least one integrated tool is disposed on one of the first body portion and the second body portion. In an exemplary aspect, the at least one integrated tool is a connector polishing platform.

A multiport assembly including one or more optical adapters configured to receive an optical connector, a shell having a front face defining one or more connection port insert openings extending from an outer surface of the front face into a cavity of the shell, a connection port insert positioned at least partially within the one of the connection port insert openings of the shell, the connection port insert defining a body including an optical connector opening extending from a front end of the body to a rear end of the body, and a sealing member disposed between the connection port insert and the shell.

A cable management system including cable support members held by cross-members to define a cable winding path. Certain types of cross-members are selectively configurable in a first angular position or a second angular position relative to each other. Certain types of mounting brackets hold the cross-members in the selected angular position. Certain types of the cable support members are positionable at any of a plurality of positions along the cross-members to size the cable winding path as desired. Certain types of cross-member support multiple pairs of oppositely facing cable support members to define multiple layers of the cable winding path.

Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a modular fiber optic distribution system for enhancing installation flexibility and for facilitating adding components to a terminal housing over time so as to delay cost. The system is configured to allow components (e.g., inserts, add-on modules, etc.) to be readily added to the terminal housing over time to expand capacity, provide upgrades and to provide forward and backward compatibility.

A fiber routing insert for an optical junction or distribution box, having: a first floor; first guide elements extending, along a spacing direction transversal to the first floor, from the first floor to first ceiling portions, the first guide elements defining a first path on the first floor configured to receive optical fibers, the first path defining a figure-eight fiber locking path; a second floor arranged at a raised position relative to the first floor and spaced apart from the first floor along the spacing direction, the second floor having a splicing area for splicing the optical fibers on the second floor; second guide elements arranged on the second floor, the second guide elements defining a second path on the second floor configured to receive optical fibers, a connecting element configured to guide optical fibers from the first path to the second path, the first ceiling portions define the second floor.

Optical distribution systems for data centers or similar networks are disclosed, where one or both ends of a high fiber-count backbone cable branch out once to serve multiple buildings. The optical distribution systems include the backbone cable, an enclosure that receives an end portion of the backbone cable, a plurality of tether cables connected to the backbone cable within a sealed interior of the enclosure and extending from the enclosure, and a plurality of multiport terminals each receiving one of the tether cables and including connection ports for an auxiliary cable that can extend to one of the buildings. Related methods are also disclosed.

The present disclosure relates to a re-enterable enclosure for a fiber optic network. The enclosure can include features such as a low compression-force perimeter gasket, cable seals constructed to seal effectively seal triple points, multi-function port size reducer plugs and multi-function blind plugs.