Title :
Optical maintenance in PONs
Author :
Caviglia, Francesco ; Di Biase, Valerio C.
Author_Institution :
CSELT, Torino, Italy
Abstract :
The maintenance of the ODN (optical distribution network) in PONs is discussed. Post-fault maintenance (to detect, locate and restore the faults) and preventive maintenance (to reduce the fault events) are both considered. The use of OTDR based measuring and monitoring systems is examined in detail
Keywords :
maintenance engineering; monitoring; optical fibre networks; optical fibre testing; optical time-domain reflectometry; telecommunication network reliability; OTDR; fault events; fault restoration; monitoring systems; optical distribution network; post-fault maintenance; preventive maintenance; Degradation; Fault detection; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber testing; Optical filters; Optical network units; Passive optical networks; Preventive maintenance; Protection;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1998. 24th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Madrid
Print_ISBN :
84-89900-14-0
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.1998.732752
