Splice Enclosures
A splice enclosure describes the housing in which fibers are connected. Open the Splice Enclosure setup dialog by clicking on File > OpenComms Settings > OSP – Common > Enclosures to display the following setup dialog:
Editing a Splice Enclosure Model
- Select a splice enclosure from the Splice List. Highlighting the splice enclosure loads the information into the dialog box.
- Edit the Splice Enclosure
Attributes input fields.
Note: The ‘Inactive’ button in the upper right corner of the dialog (at the end of the Manufacturer field) can be used to prevent splice models from being displayed in the device placement dialog. Any model that has the ‘Inactive’ box checked will not display in the available device dropdown during placement. (However, they still appear in the Splice list in the spec file.) When placing devices, the user can filter by manufacturer—if it is desired to not see models from a particular manufacturer, set all models for that manufacturer to inactive.
- Click Update to save changes into the spec file.
Creating a Splice Enclosure Model
- Key in the splice enclosure model name.
- Select Type as Fiber.
- Key in the Manufacturer name and Cost.
- Enter the maximum number of splice trays the enclosure model can hold.
- 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.
- To activate the Cell Library 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.
- 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:
- 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.
- Click Add to save the splice enclosure into the spec file.
Deleting a Splice Enclosure Model