High Density and Bandwidth Fiber Optic Apparatuses and Related Equipment and Methods

Abstract

High-connection density and bandwidth fiber optic apparatuses and related equipment and methods are disclosed. In certain embodiments, fiber optic apparatuses are provided and comprise a chassis defining one or more U space fiber optic equipment units. At least one of the one or more U space fiber optic equipment units may be configured to support particular fiber optic connection densities and bandwidths in a given 1-U space. The fiber optic connection densities and bandwidths may be supported by one or more fiber optic components, including but not limited to fiber optic adapters and fiber optic connectors, including but not limited to simplex, duplex, and other multi-fiber fiber optic components. The fiber optic components may also be disposed in fiber optic modules, fiber optic patch panels, or other types of fiber optic equipment.

1 . A fiber optic apparatus, comprising:
 a chassis;   wherein the chassis is configured to support a fiber optic connection density of at least ninety-eight (98) fiber optic connections per U space, based on using at least one simplex fiber optic components or duplex fiber optic component.   
     
     
         2 . The fiber optic apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the chassis is configured to support a fiber optic connection density of at least one hundred twenty (120) fiber optic connections per U space. 
     
     
         3 . The fiber optic apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the chassis is configured to support a fiber optic connection density of at least one hundred forty-four (144) fiber optic connections per U space. 
     
     
         4 . The fiber optic apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one simplex fiber optic component or duplex fiber optic component is comprised of at least ninety-eight (98) simplex fiber optic components. 
     
     
         5 . The fiber optic apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one simplex fiber optic component or duplex fiber optic component is comprised of at least one hundred twenty (120) simplex fiber optic components. 
     
     
         6 . The fiber optic apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one simplex fiber optic component or duplex fiber optic component is comprised of at least one hundred forty-four (144) simplex fiber optic components. 
     
     
         7 . The fiber optic apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the at least one simplex fiber optic component or duplex fiber optic component is comprised of at least forty-nine (49) duplex fiber optic components. 
     
     
         8 . The fiber optic apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the at least one simplex fiber optic component or duplex fiber optic component is comprised of at least sixty (60) duplex fiber optic components. 
     
     
         9 . The fiber optic apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the at least one simplex fiber optic component or duplex fiber optic component is comprised of at least seventy-two (72) duplex fiber optic components. 
     
     
         10 . The fiber optic apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one simplex fiber optic component or duplex fiber optic component is comprised of at least one simplex fiber optic component or duplex fiber optic connector or at least one simplex fiber optic adapter or duplex fiber optic adapter. 
     
     
         11 . The fiber optic apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one simplex fiber optic component or duplex fiber optic component is disposed in at least one fiber optic module. 
     
     
         12 . The fiber optic apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the chassis is further configured to support the fiber optic connection density in a fiber optic equipment drawer disposed in the chassis. 
     
     
         13 . A fiber optic apparatus, comprising:
 a chassis;   wherein the chassis is configured to support a fiber optic connection density of at least four hundred thirty-four (434) fiber optic connections per U space, based on using at least one multiple fiber component.   
     
     
         14 . The fiber optic apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the chassis is configured to support a fiber optic connection density of at least five hundred seventy-six (576) fiber optic connections per U space. 
     
     
         15 . The fiber optic apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the at least one multiple fiber optic component is comprised of at least one multiple fiber connector or at least one multiple fiber adapter. 
     
     
         16 . The fiber optic apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the at least one multiple fiber component is a twelve (12) fiber MPO fiber optic component. 
     
     
         17 . The fiber optic apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the at least one multiple fiber component is disposed in at least one fiber optic module. 
     
     
         18 . The fiber optic apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the chassis is configured to support the fiber optic connection density in a fiber optic equipment drawer disposed in the chassis. 
     
     
         19 . A fiber optic apparatus, comprising:
 a chassis;   wherein the chassis is configured to support a fiber optic connection density of at least eight hundred sixty-six (866) fiber optic connections per U space.   
     
     
         20 . The fiber optic apparatus of  claim 19 , wherein the fiber optic connection density is based on using at least one multiple fiber component. 
     
     
         21 . The fiber optic apparatus of  claim 20 , wherein the at least one multiple fiber component is a twenty-four (24) fiber MPO fiber optic component. 
     
     
         22 . The fiber optic apparatus of  claim 21 , wherein the at least one twenty-four (24) fiber MPO fiber optic component is comprised of at least thirty-six (36) twenty-four (24) fiber MPO fiber optic components. 
     
     
         23 . The fiber optic apparatus of  claim 21 , wherein the at least one twenty-four (24) fiber MPO fiber optic component is comprised of at least forty-eight (48) twenty-four (24) fiber MPO fiber optic components. 
     
     
         24 . The fiber optic apparatus of  claim 20 , wherein the at least one multiple fiber component is comprised of at least one multiple fiber connector or at least one multiple fiber adapter. 
     
     
         25 . The fiber optic apparatus of  claim 20 , wherein the at least one multiple fiber component is disposed in at least one fiber optic module. 
     
     
         26 . The fiber optic apparatus of  claim 19 , wherein the chassis is configured to support a fiber optic connection density of at least one thousand one hundred fifty-two (1152) fiber optic connections per U space. 
     
     
         27 . The fiber optic apparatus of  claim 19 , wherein the chassis is configured to support the fiber optic connection density in a fiber optic equipment drawer disposed in the chassis. 
     
     
         28 . A fiber optic apparatus, comprising:
 a chassis;   wherein the chassis is configured to support a full-duplex connection bandwidth of at least nine hundred sixty-two (962) Gigabits per second per U space using at least two simplex components or one duplex fiber optic component.   
     
     
         29 . The fiber optic apparatus of  claim 28 , wherein the at least one simplex fiber optic component or duplex fiber optic component is comprised of at least ninety-eight (98) simplex fiber optic components. 
     
     
         30 . The fiber optic apparatus of  claim 28 , wherein the at least one simplex fiber optic component or duplex fiber optic component is comprised of at least forty-nine (49) duplex fiber optic components. 
     
     
         31 . The fiber optic apparatus of  claim 28 , wherein the chassis is configured to support a full-duplex connection bandwidth of at least one thousand two hundred (1200) Gigabits per second per U space. 
     
     
         32 . The fiber optic apparatus of  claim 31 , wherein the at least one simplex fiber optic component or duplex fiber optic component is comprised of at least one hundred twenty (120) simplex fiber optic components. 
     
     
         33 . The fiber optic apparatus of  claim 31 , wherein the at least one simplex fiber optic component or duplex fiber optic component is comprised of at least sixty (60) duplex fiber optic components. 
     
     
         34 . The fiber optic apparatus of  claim 28 , wherein the chassis is configured to support a full-duplex connection bandwidth of at least one thousand four hundred forty (1440) Gigabits per second per U space. 
     
     
         35 . The fiber optic apparatus of  claim 34 , wherein the at least one simplex fiber optic component or duplex fiber optic component is comprised of at least one hundred forty-four (144) simplex fiber optic components. 
     
     
         36 . The fiber optic apparatus of  claim 34 , wherein the at least one simplex fiber optic component or duplex fiber optic component is comprised of at least seventy-two (72) duplex fiber optic components. 
     
     
         37 . The fiber optic apparatus of  claim 28 , wherein the at least one simplex fiber optic component or duplex fiber optic component is comprised of at least one simplex fiber optic component or duplex fiber optic connector or at least one simplex fiber optic component or duplex fiber optic adapter. 
     
     
         38 . The fiber optic apparatus of  claim 28 , wherein the at least one simplex fiber optic component or duplex fiber optic component is disposed in at least one fiber optic module. 
     
     
         39 . The fiber optic apparatus of  claim 28 , wherein the chassis is configured to support the full-duplex connection bandwidth in a fiber optic equipment drawer disposed in the chassis. 
     
     
         40 . A fiber optic apparatus, comprising:
 a chassis;   wherein the chassis is configured to support a full-duplex connection bandwidth of at least four thousand three hundred twenty-two (4322) Gigabits per second per U space, based on at least one multiple fiber component.   
     
     
         41 . The fiber optic apparatus of  claim 40 , wherein the at least one multiple fiber component is at least one twelve fiber MPO fiber optic component. 
     
     
         42 . The fiber optic apparatus of  claim 41 , wherein the at least one twelve (12) fiber MPO fiber optic component is comprised of at least forty-eight (48) twelve (12) fiber MPO fiber optic components. 
     
     
         43 . The fiber optic apparatus of  claim 41 , wherein the at least one twelve (12) fiber MPO fiber optic component is comprised of at least thirty-six (36) twelve (12) fiber MPO fiber optic components. 
     
     
         44 . The fiber optic apparatus of  claim 40 , wherein the chassis is configured to support a full-duplex connection bandwidth of at least four thousand eight hundred (4800) Gigabits per second per U space. 
     
     
         45 . The fiber optic apparatus of  claim 40 , wherein the chassis is configured to support a full-duplex connection bandwidth of at least five thousand seven hundred sixty (5760) Gigabits per second per U space. 
     
     
         46 . The fiber optic apparatus of  claim 40 , wherein the at least one multiple fiber component is comprised of at least one multiple fiber connector or at least one multiple fiber fiber adapter. 
     
     
         47 . The fiber optic apparatus of  claim 40 , wherein the at least one multiple fiber component is disposed in at least one fiber optic module. 
     
     
         48 . The fiber optic apparatus of  claim 40 , wherein the chassis is configured to support the full-duplex connection bandwidth in a fiber optic equipment drawer disposed in the chassis. 
     
     
         49 . A fiber optic apparatus, comprising:
 a chassis;   wherein the chassis is configured to support a full-duplex connection bandwidth of at least eight thousand six hundred forty-two (8642) Gigabits per second per U space.   
     
     
         50 . The fiber optic apparatus of  claim 49 , wherein the full-duplex connection bandwidth is based on at least one multiple fiber component. 
     
     
         51 . The fiber optic apparatus of  claim 50 , wherein the at least one multiple fiber components is at least one twenty-four (24) fiber MPO fiber optic component. 
     
     
         52 . The fiber optic apparatus of  claim 51 , wherein the at least one twenty-four (24) fiber MPO fiber optic component is comprised of at least one twenty-four (24) fiber MPO fiber optic connector or at least one twenty-four (24) fiber MPO fiber optic adapter. 
     
     
         53 . The fiber optic apparatus of  claim 51 , wherein the at least one twenty-four (24) fiber MPO fiber optic component is comprised of at least thirty-six (36) twenty-four (24) fiber MPO fiber optic components. 
     
     
         54 . The fiber optic apparatus of  claim 51 , wherein the at least one twenty-four (24) fiber MPO fiber optic component is comprised of at least forty-eight (48) twenty-four (24) fiber MPO fiber optic components. 
     
     
         55 . The fiber optic apparatus of  claim 50 , wherein the at least one multiple fiber component is disposed in at least one fiber optic module. 
     
     
         56 . The fiber optic apparatus of  claim 49 , wherein the chassis supports the full-duplex connection bandwidth in a fiber optic equipment drawer disposed in the chassis. 
     
     
         57 . A method of supporting a fiber optic connection density comprising supporting a fiber optic connection density of at least ninety-eight (98) fiber optic connections per U space using at least one simplex fiber optic component or duplex fiber optic component. 
     
     
         58 . The method of  claim 57 , wherein supporting the fiber optic connection density comprises supporting a fiber optic connection density of at least one hundred forty-four (144) fiber optic connections per U space using at least one simplex fiber optic component or duplex fiber optic component. 
     
     
         59 . A method of supporting a fiber optic connection density comprising supporting a fiber optic connection density of at least four hundred thirty-four (434) fiber optic connections per U space using at least one twelve (12) fiber MPO fiber optic component. 
     
     
         60 . The method of  claim 59 , wherein supporting the fiber optic connection density comprises supporting a fiber optic connection density of at least five hundred seventy-six (576) fiber optic connections per U space. 
     
     
         61 . A method of supporting a fiber optic connection density comprising supporting a fiber optic connection density of at least eight hundred sixty-six (866) fiber optic connections per U space. 
     
     
         62 . The method of  claim 61 , wherein supporting the fiber optic connection density further comprises supporting the fiber optic connection density using at least one twenty-four (24) fiber MPO fiber optic component. 
     
     
         63 . The method of  claim 61 , wherein supporting the fiber optic connection density comprises supporting a fiber optic connection density of at least one thousand one hundred fifty-two (1152) fiber optic connections using at least one twenty-four (24) fiber MPO fiber optic component. 
     
     
         64 . A method of supporting a fiber optic bandwidth comprising supporting a full-duplex connection bandwidth of at least nine hundred sixty-two (962) Gigabits per second per U space using at least two simplex fiber optic components or one duplex fiber optic component. 
     
     
         65 . The method of  claim 64 , wherein supporting the full-duplex connection bandwidth comprises providing a bandwidth of at least one thousand four hundred forty (1440) Gigabits per second per U space using at least two simplex fiber optic components or one duplex fiber optic component. 
     
     
         66 . A method of supporting a fiber optic bandwidth comprising supporting a full-duplex connection bandwidth of at least four thousand three hundred twenty-two (4322) Gigabits per second per U space using at least one twelve (12) fiber MPO fiber optic component. 
     
     
         67 . The method of  claim 66 , wherein supporting the full-duplex connection bandwidth comprises providing at least five thousand seven hundred sixty (5760) Gigabits per second per U space. 
     
     
         68 . A method of supporting a fiber optic bandwidth comprising supporting a full-duplex connection bandwidth of at least eight thousand six hundred forty-two (8642) Gigabits per second per U space. 
     
     
         69 . The method of  claim 68 , wherein supporting the full-duplex connection bandwidth further comprises supporting a full-duplex connection bandwidth density using at least one twenty-four (24) fiber MPO fiber optic component.