The box has been designed with a tube routing region to accommodate a maximum of 14 MIL-PRF-85045/25 blown optical fiber tube cables. The tube routing region of the interconnection box should be used for routing and interconnecting of blown optical fiber tube cable.

The box also contains an interconnect region intended for the routing of OFCCs and 5 mm blown optical fiber tubing. The interconnect region shall have sufficient area and mounting capacity to accommodate four (4) M24728/6 (see MIL-I-24728/6) connector adapter panels, four (4) M24728/8-50 (see MIL-DTL-24728/8) splice tray holders, or four (4) M24728/11-01 (see MIL-DTL-24728/11) splice tray holders or any combination of these components four (4) units maximum).

Qualification by similiarity: Manufacturers who produce products for MIL-DTL-24728/9 and are qualified under MIL-DTL-24728/9 and produce products to this specification using the same materials and processes as the qualified product (MIL-DTL-24728/9) and pass size inspection, and workmanship specified herein, are qualified under this specification sheet.