Inventors:
Theodore E. Kluska - Glen Rock NJ
Ronald Marchisin - Toby Hanna PA
Peter Michaels - Randolph NJ
Andrew Schwartz - Morisstown NJ
Anthony R. Tancreto - Brooklyn NY
Assignee:
Lucent Technologies Inc. - Murray Hill NJ
International Classification:
H01R 1346
Abstract:
The aerial terminal has a tray assembly having zero, one, or more holes for paired-conductor drop wires, as well as one or more converter holes for converters (e. g. , baluns), each of which allows signals over an additional conductor pair to be converted and sent through a coaxial-cable drop wire. The tray assembly enables the aerial terminal to be used to distribute to customers both communication signals and broadband signals carried by a multi-wire distribution cable. In a preferred embodiment, the tray assembly of the present invention is designed to replace the grommet trays of prior-art Flexterm. RTM. 5000 Aerial Terminals by Lucent Technology, Inc. , that are already in service, without disturbing any of the connections between the distribution cable and the terminal block of the existing aerial terminal.