1 Scope
1.1 Product definition
This document covers passive optical fibre street cabinets for use in outside plant environments under category A according to EN 61753‑1.
This document contains the dimensional, optical, mechanical and environmental performance
requirements of an installed passive optical fibre street cabinet, in order for it to be categorised as an European standard product.
The street cabinet is a protective housing containing a modular fibre management system with splice trays for various fibre
separation levels and connector mounting plates. The street cabinet may contain one or more of the following:
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– storage and routing of fibre and cable;
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– uncut (looped) fibre and cable storage;
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– splice trays;
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– adapters and connectors;
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– passive optical components (optical power splitters and wavelength division multiplexers).
Street cabinets can also contain active optical components (amplifiers, converters, power supplies),
but these applications are not PART of this document.