Full-loaded or unloaded?
The criteria to choose the right box brings some questions. Beginning with a full-loaded or unloaded. The loaded one comes with adapters, pigtails or splitters, depending on the configuration needed. And it has the advantage to have everything in one place, with one reference.
The unloaded we can choose all these accessories individually, in quantity, quality and type, and it makes the Distribution box more flexible to the specific needs of the installation.
Capacity
Another criterion is the capacity of the FDB. This capacity goes from 4 cores to 24 or 48 cores or even more if needed.
We must consider the number of optical cables inlets and outlets that the box allows and the section of the cables to use those ins and outs of the box, that are placed in the bottom of the box to help to keep it waterproof.
Environmental conditions
The environmental conditions also determine the box to choose. It can be a rack panel for a cabinet, an indoor wall mounted box or even an outdoor wall or pole mounted, in this case of outdoor boxes the minimum IP must be IP65.
Material
The material of an outdoor distribution box is also very relevant. Normally the materials used are PP, ABS, ABS+PC, SMC. The differences between those materials are in the density to obtain more impact resistance, temperature and flame resistance. These 4 materials are in order of quality from worst to the best. The ABS is the most used for regular environments and SMC for extremely harsh environments.
The focus of the telecom network is bandwidth and speed of transmission. The distribution box doesn't improve the transmission but protects and guarantees the stability of the communication. Also, it is designed to be the most user-friendly as possible saving time and labor costs in deployment and in maintenance.