... outsideplant portion of any fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) net-work architecture. Each area must weigh in on issues ofcost, flexibility, performance, accessibility and otherimportant criteria. ... that a connector pair is more beneficial at anylocation where technicians may require access on a regular basis, such as for testing, service turn-up andreconfiguring the network.At these locations, ... technician to simply open it up and work onthe network. Hand holes are placed at any location thatwould require access for maintenance, connecting addi-tional drop cables or troubleshooting.However,...