Title :
Future maintenance systems for optical fiber cables
Author :
Koga, Hiroaki ; Kuwabara, Tsuneo ; Mitsunaga, Yutaka
Author_Institution :
NTT Transmission Syst. Lab., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
In view of future deployments of optical fiber transmission systems by NTT, a maintenance system for optical fiber cables is required. The authors propose a basic structure for the maintenance systems. First, future technical problems for optical fiber maintenance are described by referring to existing metallic cable troubles. Then, an optical fiber maintenance systems scheme and philosophies for maintenance technologies are discussed. In addition, recent studies of optical fiber deterioration are presented for the diagnostic systems
Keywords :
maintenance engineering; optical cables; NTT; fiber deterioration; metallic cable problems; optical fiber cables; optical fiber maintenance systems; Communication cables; Fault diagnosis; Fault location; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber losses; Optical fiber subscriber loops; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Preventive maintenance;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, 1991. ICC '91, Conference Record. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0006-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICC.1991.162382
