• DocumentCode
    1683089
  • Title

    Damage to optical networks by wildlife and methods for protecting existing optical fiber cables in the FTTH era

  • Author

    Tanaka, Hiroshi ; Iwata, Tomoyuki ; Kaiden, Tetsuya ; Nenoi, T. ; Izumita, Hisashi

  • Author_Institution
    NTT East Tech. Assistance & Support Center, Tokyo
  • fYear
    2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    This paper describes a 1999-2005 analysis of damage to optical networks by wildlife and proposes methods for protecting existing optical fiber cables. These methods enable us to improve network reliability and reduce maintenance costs.
  • Keywords
    optical cables; optical fibre subscriber loops; telecommunication network reliability; FTTH era; network reliability; optical fiber cables; optical networks damage; Biomedical optical imaging; Costs; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber subscriber loops; Optical fibers; Passive optical networks; Protection; Rodents; Wildlife;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Anaheim, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-831-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2007.4348666
  • Filename
    4348666
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1683089