Automatic Detection of Optical “Faults” in Communications Networks - Optics and Photonics Journal

OPJ > Vol.3 No.2, June 2013

Automatic Detection of Optical “Faults” in Communications Networks ()

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DOI: 10.4236/opj.2013.32B043 3,557 Downloads 4,952 Views Citations

Author(s)

Meir Bartur

Affiliation(s)

Optical Zonu Corporation, Delano Street, Van Nuys, CA, USA.

ABSTRACT

An efficient, fast, Physical Layer monitoring approach is needed to instantaneously identify, locate and report (via SNMP) optical fiber cuts, breaks or other faults (open or dirty optical connectors) in the optical fiber cable plant.

KEYWORDS

Optical; Fiber; Fault; Monitoring; Physical; Layer; Single; Wavelength

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M. Bartur, "Automatic Detection of Optical “Faults” in Communications Networks," Optics and Photonics Journal, Vol. 3 No. 2B, 2013, pp. 179-182. doi: 10.4236/opj.2013.32B043.

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