Chapter 5 Splicing Hardware

Question 1

Splicing Enclosures

Answer 1

Secure and protect cables and splices
Provide strain relief
Allow for re-entry

Question 2

Types of enclosures

Answer 2

Straight - One entry on each end of the enclosure
Branch - Two or more cables on one or both ends of the closure
Butt - Two or more cables on one end of the enclosure
Universal - Adapters that allow any entries

Question 3

Splice point locations

Answer 3

To Perform the splice
Physical protection
Slack span room

Question 4

Three types of Fiber Optic Splicing

Answer 4

Fusion
Mechanical
Mass

Question 5

Design Considerations

Answer 5

Will this configuration need to be opened in the future?
Can additional cables be placed into the enclosure
Will a stub cable between splice configurations be needed
What type of splice configuration is needed
Is there spare stub cables needed
is pair loading required
Is there room for optical splice loops

Question 6

Direct Bury and Underground Closures

Answer 6

They protect and provide housing for splicing and bonding. They should be filled with an encapsulate after splicing.

Question 7

Copper Splicing Methodology

Answer 7

In-Line Splicing
Fold-back Splicing
Two Bank Splicing

Question 8

3 types of OSP fiber splicing

Answer 8

Fusion
Mechanical
Mass

Question 9

Optical Fiber enclosures are capable of

Answer 9

Storing and organizing fiber strands
Storing and organizing splices
bonding and grounding
Ensuring minimum bend radius
Zero light loss by restricting movement

Question 10

Splice Point locations

Answer 10

To effectively perform a splice
Physical protection of slack
Splicing and Racking slack 6 to 30 M of fiber