DocumentCode :
2803655
Title :
Low cost eye diagram reconstruction and morphological analysis for optical network performance monitoring using digital signal processing techniques
Author :
Mobilon, Eduardo ; De Barros, Miriam R X ; Lopes, Amauri
Author_Institution :
CPqD Telecom & IT Solutions, Campinas
fYear :
2006
fDate :
3-6 Sept. 2006
Firstpage :
643
Lastpage :
646
Abstract :
This paper describes the use of a low cost eye diagram reconstruction method, based on digital signal processing techniques, for optical communication network performance monitoring by means of bit error rate (BER) estimation through Gaussian fitting Q-Factor calculation. A morphological analysis of the reconstructed eye diagram is also proposed, which allows for the qualitative investigation of impairments such as amplitude and phase noise as well as signal distortion due to linear and non-linear effects. A complete Eye Diagram Analyzer equipment prototype transparent to signal bit rate was developed and constructed to validate the proposal.
Keywords :
Q-factor; error statistics; optical fibre networks; optical noise; performance evaluation; phase noise; signal reconstruction; signal sampling; telecommunication network reliability; BER estimation; Gaussian fitting; Q-Factor calculation; amplitude noise; bit error rate; digital signal processing techniques; linear effects; low-cost eye diagram reconstruction method; morphological analysis; nonlinear effects; optical communication network performance monitoring; phase noise; signal distortion; signal sampling; Bit error rate; Costs; Digital signal processing; Estimation error; Monitoring; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Performance analysis; Reconstruction algorithms; Signal analysis; Digital Signal Processing; Eye Diagram; Network Performance Monitoring; Optical Communications;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Telecommunications Symposium, 2006 International
Conference_Location :
Fortaleza, Ceara
Print_ISBN :
978-85-89748-04-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-85-89748-04-9
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ITS.2006.4433352
Filename :
4433352
Link To Document :
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