A splice enclosure describes the housing in which fibers are connected.

Open the Splice Enclosure Attributes Dialog Box

1. From the Bentley Comms menu, select Fiber/Copper/ISP-Setup > OSP > Splice Enclosures.

   

2. The Splice Enclosure Attributes dialog box opens.

   

Editing a Splice Enclosure Model

1. Select a splice enclosure from the Splice List. Highlighting the splice enclosure loads the information into the dialog box.
2. Edit the Splice Enclosure Attributes input fields.
3. Click Update to save changes into the spec file.

Creating a Splice Enclosure Model

1. Key in the splice enclosure model name.
2. Select Type as Fiber.
3. Key in the Manufacturer name and Cost.
4. Enter the maximum number of splice trays the enclosure model can hold.
5. Enter the number of fiber entry ports the splice enclosure model supports and supply a number of sheaths that each port is capable of supporting.
6. To activate the Select Cell window, type in the cell Name and press enter or click on Select and select the appropriate cell from the Select Cell dialog box list.

   

   Note: By entering 0 in the # Trays field, no positioning information is displayed in the tray information section.
7. Select the ‘Power’ button to implement the Splice Model as a ‘Coax’ Powering Device, and enter Current and Voltage levels to be used when calculating power from the Coax Module.

   After selecting 'Power', the following dialog will display:

   

8. If the splice enclosure being built is a NAP (network access point) for use in a FTTx design architecture, check the NAP box in the Splice Enclosure Attributes dialog.
   Note: By using the NAP option when building a splice enclosure, the automated drop command can be used when designing FTTx areas in Bentley Fiber.
9. Click Add to save the splice enclosure into the spec file.

Deleting a Splice Enclosure Model

1. Highlight the name in the Splice Enclosure List.
2. Click Delete to remove the splice enclosure from the spec file.