Eaton Active Bullet FTTN communications cabinet

Eaton’s Active Bullet FTTN communications cabinet is designed to provide a secure and environmentally friendly housing for FTTN equipment.

The telecommunications cabinet has the capacity to support up to 190 subscribers. The cabinet is NES (National Environmental Standards) compliant and is built complete with the latest high-efficiency telecommunications-grade DC power system and backup batteries. The cabinet has also sufficient capacity for a 3U fibre feed and can support fibre to the home and a splitter mount if required.

The system includes 55 Ah batteries, external genset input and a meter for AC power and AC RCD outlets. The cabinet also features up to 12 h of backup, suitable for suburban and rural environments. Supporting user requirements for ADSL, VDSL and gigabit ethernet, the cabinets have a heat capacity of 450 W at 10° above ambient with an equivalent sun loading of 2.5 kW.  The cabinets use a maximum of 100 W for cooling purposes while a quiet air-to-air heat exchanger removes waste heat.

In addition, the cabinets can accommodate 800 pairs of copper disconnects. The cabinets are 1 m high and are manufactured from corrosion-resistant, marine-grade aluminium providing years of maintenance-free service for outdoor communications equipment.  They also have high seismic withstand capability providing users with a robust solution in potentially high-risk locations.