OptiSheath® Multipurpose Enclosure

Corning's Multipurpose Enclosure (MPE) is a multifunctional in-line closure designed for outside plant fiber access networks. It provides sealed environmental protection and convenient incremental connection of subscriber drop cables while increasing deployment speed.

The MPE sealed terminal can also serve as a splice point where higher-fiber-count distribution cables can be branched to lower-fiber-count cables or the stubbed cables of multiport terminals. In addition, optical splitters can be housed inside this terminal, making it ideal for distributed split PON architectures.

The closure can be used in underground chambers, wall-mounted on buildings, direct buried, or deployed on poles or messenger wires. Individual customer connections are achieved using OptiTap® ports. The closure can accommodate up to 16 ports.

The terminal consists of two hinged half-shells, sealed with a reusable silicone ring. All drop ports are contained in the top half and cable entry ports in the bottom half.

A new simplified tray allows for easy fiber management with up to six trays  stacked inside the closure. Each tray can house a maximum of 24 splices (in a double stack), providing the closure with a maximum splice capacity of 144 splices.