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An AI sales agent's fiber distribution hub order, checked before it goes out

An AI sales agent prepares an order for FieldSmart PON fiber distribution hub cabinets: the cabinet size, riser or mounting, feeder and distribution capacity in 12-port cassettes, splitters, cable counts by fiber count, cable length and the total ports it states. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the options Clearfield publishes in its data sheets and returns a verdict, every reason and the figures it computed.

Scope: FieldSmart FDH PON cabinets (96, 144, 288, 432, 576 and 864-port): mounting options, feeder and distribution cassettes, splitter slots, OSP cable counts and ground box. See everything this validator covers

This validator models an order for FieldSmart Fiber Distribution Hub PON cabinets of one size at a time, based on the options in the public Clearfield data sheets, not just the scenarios shown below.

  • Cabinet size and mounting — the 96-port cabinet is pole or wall mounted with no riser; the 144-port cabinet takes a 4-inch or 12-inch riser, no riser with a pole kit, or a 4-inch riser with a pole kit; the 288 and 432-port cabinets take either riser or a 4-inch riser with a pole kit; the 576 and 864-port cabinets take either riser only.
  • Capacity — feeder or express capacity and distribution capacity in 12-port Clearview cassettes, each within the cabinet's maximum (feeder 12, 24, 48, 48, 96 and 96 ports; distribution up to the cabinet's port density), checked against what the customer needs and against the total ports the order states.
  • Splitters, cables and extras — splitters within the cabinet's splitter slots (5, 4, 9, 14, 18 and 28), OSP cable counts by fiber count (288, 216, 144, 96 and 72) within the option menus the data sheet lists for each cabinet, including how 288 and 216-fiber cables may be combined, a cable length whenever cables are ordered, and the exterior ground box, which the data sheet offers only with the 12-inch riser.

Any FieldSmart FDH PON cabinet order that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: prices (Clearfield does not publish list prices, so this page shows no price build-up), other Clearfield cabinets, pedestals and enclosures, vault and accessory part numbers, and the choice of connector, fiber mode and jacket, which the model records but does not restrict. The data sheet's paper configurator carries a note that it is for reference and not for configuring a saleable product, so Clearfield's own sales configuration remains the final authority.

The AI sales agentBuilds the cabinet order from the conversation and says it is ready.
Predictika validatorChecks every rule at once and returns the verdict, each finding, and the computed figures.

7 scenarios in 3 groups · each group runs from the agent’s first attempt to the outcome · click one to switch

What the agent proposes

The AI sales agent says

Illustrative agent statement. The validator receives the structured request below.

Proposing agent: AI sales agent (scripted)

Before sending, the agent must call Recorded run

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Where rules-based CPQ gets it wrong
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Our assessment of what a typical rules-based CPQ (product rules, price rules and validation rules, as in Salesforce CPQ) does with the same cases. It is a judgment about effort and reliability, not a claim that nothing can be built.

    
What the validator caughtTypical rules-based CPQPredictika
Mounting options that depend on the cabinet size (pole, 4-inch riser, 12-inch riser)Only with workarounds
Each of the six cabinet sizes offers a different set of risers and pole kits. A rules-based CPQ needs a compatibility table or one rule per cabinet size, and every data sheet revision means editing them.		Cabinet size and mounting arrive in one request and are matched on every call.
Cable counts by fiber count, with 288 and 216-fiber cables that may or may not be combinedOnly with workarounds
The data sheet lists a different menu of cable quantities for each cabinet, and in some sizes two cable types may be combined only up to a total. That is a rule per cabinet and per cable type.		Every cable count is compared with the cabinet's menu, and the mixing limit, together.
Ports per cabinet and in total against what the order statesOnly with care
Ports are cassettes times twelve times the number of cabinets, then compared with the customer's need and with a total typed into the order.		The ports, the need and the stated total are computed and compared on every call.
Ground box only with the 12-inch riserOnly with care
A dependency between two choices on different lines; it works once written, but it has to be kept in step with the riser rules.		The ground box and the riser are in one request and checked with everything else.
Every problem returned in one answerOnly with workarounds
Rules tend to fire as the order is saved or a step is completed, so a person often fixes one error and meets the next.		All findings come back together, whatever order the choices arrived in.

  

  

    
What this validator catches: findings from its test cases
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Every rule is checked on every call, in any order the choices arrive; one problem never hides another. Blocking findings stop the quote; approval findings need a person to sign off; everything else is computed.

    
1The selected riser or mounting option is not offered for this FieldSmart cabinet size.
2The quote has 9 distribution cassettes per cabinet; this cabinet takes at most 8.
3The quote has 2 feeder or express cassettes per cabinet; this cabinet takes at most 1.
4The quote has 13 distribution cassettes per cabinet; this cabinet takes at most 12.
5The quote has 37 distribution cassettes per cabinet; this cabinet takes at most 36.
6The quote has 9 feeder or express cassettes per cabinet; this cabinet takes at most 8.
7The customer needs 36 feeder or express ports per cabinet; the quoted cassettes give 24.
8The customer needs 150 distribution ports per cabinet; the quoted cassettes give 144.
9The quote has 2 cables of 288 fibers and 0 of 216 fibers; this cabinet allows at most 1 and 1.
10The quote mixes 1 cable of 288 fibers with 1 of 216 fibers; this cabinet allows at most 0 such cables when the two are mixed.
11The quote mixes 2 cables of 288 fibers with 2 of 216 fibers; this cabinet allows at most 3 such cables when the two are mixed.
12The quote has 0 cables of 288 fibers and 5 of 216 fibers; this cabinet allows at most 3 and 4.
13The quote has 3 cables of 144 fibers; this cabinet allows at most 2.
14The quote has 2 cables of 96 fibers; this cabinet allows at most 1.
15The quote has 3 cables of 72 fibers; this cabinet allows at most 2.
16The exterior ground box is available only with the 12-inch riser.
17The quote has 10 splitters per cabinet; this cabinet has 9 splitter slots.
18The quote has 2 cables but no cable length.
19The quote states 300 ports in total; the quoted cabinets give 336.
20The quote has 0 cabinets; at least 1 is needed.

  

  

    
Scenarios and results
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The recorded result of the validator for each scenario on this page: the request the AI agent sent, the verdict, and every finding, in the order they appear above.

    
1. Mounting and cable mix: Three 576-port cabinets with a pole kit and mixed 288 and 216-fiber cables

    
The agent's request. Please quote 3 FieldSmart 576-port PON fiber distribution hub cabinets with a pole mount with a 4-inch riser, 48 feeder or express ports and 480 distribution ports each (4 and 40 12-port cassettes), for a customer that needs 48 feeder ports and 480 distribution ports per cabinet. Each cabinet gets 12 splitters. The cables are 2 288-fiber, 2 216-fiber, 2 144-fiber, 4 72-fiber OSP cables per cabinet, 600 feet long. The order states 1,584 ports in total. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Mounting option not offered for this cabinet. The selected riser or mounting option is not offered for this FieldSmart cabinet size.
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  • Mixed 288 and 216-fiber cables over the limit. The quote mixes 2 cables of 288 fibers with 2 of 216 fibers; this cabinet allows at most 3 such cables when the two are mixed.
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2. Mounting and cable mix: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 3 FieldSmart 576-port PON fiber distribution hub cabinets with a 12-inch riser, 48 feeder or express ports and 480 distribution ports each (4 and 40 12-port cassettes), for a customer that needs 48 feeder ports and 480 distribution ports per cabinet. Each cabinet gets 12 splitters and the exterior ground box. The cables are 2 288-fiber, 1 216-fiber, 2 144-fiber, 4 72-fiber OSP cables per cabinet, 600 feet long. The order states 1,584 ports in total. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 3 cabinet(s) with 48 feeder and 480 distribution ports each (44 Clearview cassettes), 1,584 ports in total.
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3. Cassettes, splitters and the right cabinet size: Six 144-port cabinets with 14 distribution cassettes and 6 splitters each

    
The agent's request. Please quote 6 FieldSmart 144-port PON fiber distribution hub cabinets with a 4-inch riser, 24 feeder or express ports and 168 distribution ports each (2 and 14 12-port cassettes), for a customer that needs 24 feeder ports and 168 distribution ports per cabinet. Each cabinet gets 6 splitters. The cables are 1 144-fiber, 1 96-fiber OSP cables per cabinet, 400 feet long. The order states 1,152 ports in total. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Distribution ports over the cabinet limit. The quote has 14 distribution cassettes per cabinet; this cabinet takes at most 12.
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  • Splitters over the cabinet slots. The quote has 6 splitters per cabinet; this cabinet has 4 splitter slots.
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4. Cassettes, splitters and the right cabinet size: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 6 FieldSmart 144-port PON fiber distribution hub cabinets with a 4-inch riser, 24 feeder or express ports and 144 distribution ports each (2 and 12 12-port cassettes), for a customer that needs 24 feeder ports and 168 distribution ports per cabinet. Each cabinet gets 4 splitters. The cables are 1 144-fiber, 1 96-fiber OSP cables per cabinet, 400 feet long. The order states 1,008 ports in total. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Distribution ports short of the need. The customer needs 168 distribution ports per cabinet; the quoted cassettes give 144.
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5. Cassettes, splitters and the right cabinet size: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 6 FieldSmart 288-port PON fiber distribution hub cabinets with a 4-inch riser, 24 feeder or express ports and 168 distribution ports each (2 and 14 12-port cassettes), for a customer that needs 24 feeder ports and 168 distribution ports per cabinet. Each cabinet gets 4 splitters. The cables are 1 144-fiber, 1 96-fiber OSP cables per cabinet, 400 feet long. The order states 1,152 ports in total. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 6 cabinet(s) with 24 feeder and 168 distribution ports each (16 Clearview cassettes), 1,152 ports in total.
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6. Ground box, cable length and stated ports: Four 432-port cabinets with a ground box on a 4-inch riser and a wrong total

    
The agent's request. Please quote 4 FieldSmart 432-port PON fiber distribution hub cabinets with a 4-inch riser, 48 feeder or express ports and 360 distribution ports each (4 and 30 12-port cassettes), for a customer that needs 48 feeder ports and 360 distribution ports per cabinet. Each cabinet gets 10 splitters and the exterior ground box. The cables are 1 288-fiber, 1 216-fiber, 3 144-fiber OSP cables per cabinet, with the length not yet set. The order states 1,500 ports in total. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Mixed 288 and 216-fiber cables over the limit. The quote mixes 1 cable of 288 fibers with 1 of 216 fibers; this cabinet allows at most 0 such cables when the two are mixed.
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  • Ground box needs the 12-inch riser. The exterior ground box is available only with the 12-inch riser.
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  • Cables quoted without a length. The quote has 5 cables but no cable length.
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  • Stated ports do not match. The quote states 1,500 ports in total; the quoted cabinets give 1632.
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7. Ground box, cable length and stated ports: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 4 FieldSmart 432-port PON fiber distribution hub cabinets with a 12-inch riser, 48 feeder or express ports and 360 distribution ports each (4 and 30 12-port cassettes), for a customer that needs 48 feeder ports and 360 distribution ports per cabinet. Each cabinet gets 10 splitters and the exterior ground box. The cables are 1 288-fiber, 3 144-fiber OSP cables per cabinet, 400 feet long. The order states 1,632 ports in total. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 4 cabinet(s) with 48 feeder and 360 distribution ports each (34 Clearview cassettes), 1,632 ports in total.
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Narration transcript
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The text of the narrated walkthrough, step by step.

    
    
      
  1. Welcome to a demo of Predictika's Validator. An AI sales agent prepares an order for FieldSmart PON fiber distribution hub cabinets: the cabinet size, riser or mounting, feeder and distribution capacity in 12-port cassettes, and more. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the options Clearfield publishes in its data sheets and returns a verdict, every reason and the figures it computed.
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  2. I will start with the first request by the agent.
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  3. The agent says. Please quote 4 FieldSmart 432-port PON fiber distribution hub cabinets with a 4-inch riser, 48 feeder or express ports and 360 distribution ports each (4 and 30 12-port cassettes). Each cabinet gets 10 splitters and the exterior ground box. The rest of the request is on screen. The order states 1,500 ports in total.
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  4. Before it goes out, the agent calls the validator.
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  5. Blocked, with four findings, all in one answer. The quote mixes 1 cable of 288 fibers with 1 of 216 fibers; this cabinet allows at most 0 such cables when the two are mixed. The exterior ground box is available only with the 12-inch riser. The quote has 5 cables but no cable length. The other one is on screen.
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  6. The validator returned four blocking findings in one answer. A check that reads one field at a time would pass most of this; it shows only when the choices in the quote are checked against each other.
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  7. What this shows: for ground box only with the 12-inch riser, a rules-based CPQ is error-prone for this.
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  8. Now the agent resubmits.
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  9. The corrected request. It changes the riser or mounting to 12-inch riser, the OSP cables of 216 fibers to 0, the cable length to 400 feet and the stated total ports as to 1,632.
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  10. It calls the validator again.
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  11. This time the validator clears it.
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  12. All four earlier findings are cleared, and the validator's figure matches the quote.
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  13. Four problems caught in one call, fixed in one pass, and a clean quote. That is the value of Predictika's validator: catching mistakes before they reach the customer. Now you can try the other scenarios yourself.
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