Patent 6937807 was granted and assigned to ADC Telecommunications on August, 2005 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
An optical fiber cable management panel includes at least one slideable drawer and structure within the drawer for cable management and/or connection to other devices. At least two tray inserts drop into the drawers to provide the appropriate management and connection devices. Each of the drop-in plates includes fastener structure to accommodate removable securement of the drop-in plates to the drawer. The drop-in plates accommodate selected fiber management components thereon. The fiber management components can include radius limiters, adapters, or LEDs. A method of providing fiber management components in a cable management panel includes operably mounting at least two drop-in trays in a drawer, each of the drop-in trays including a fiber management component.