DocumentCode
448385
Title
Simple and cost-effective fault location technique using bi-directional OTDR and in-service line testing criteria for PONs
Author
Koshikiya, Yusuke ; Araki, Noriyuki ; Izumita, Hisashi ; Ito, Fumihiko
Author_Institution
NTT Access Network Service Syst. Lab., NTT Corp., Ibaraki, Japan
fYear
2005
fDate
25-29 Sept. 2005
Firstpage
83
Abstract
This paper describes a simple and cost-effective technique for locating faults in the branched fibre regions between a splitter and ONUs in a PON. We also clarify the criteria for in-service line testing.
Keywords
fault location; optical fibre networks; optical fibre testing; optical time-domain reflectometry; PON; bi-directional OTDR; branched fibre region; fault location technique; in-service line testing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location
IET
ISSN
0537-9989
Print_ISBN
0-86341-543-1
Type
conf
Filename
1574146
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