• DocumentCode
    609019
  • Title

    High performance, in-service correlation OTDR

  • Author

    Sandstrom, L. ; Joffe, D. ; Bekken, G. ; Brooks, James ; Schneider, Klaus ; Goodson, R.

  • Author_Institution
    ADTRAN, Hunstville, AL, USA
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    17-21 March 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We describe a correlation OTDR suitable for embedded in-service monitoring of a TDM-PON. We demonstrate fault detection on a 1 × 16 PON in the presence of multiple drop fibers with this OTDR.
  • Keywords
    fault diagnosis; monitoring; optical communication equipment; optical time-domain reflectometry; passive optical networks; telecommunication network reliability; time division multiplexing; 1 × 16 PON; TDM-PON; embedded in-service monitoring; fault detection; high performance in-service correlation OTDR; multiple drop fibers; Correlation; Dynamic range; Optical fibers; Optical receivers; Passive optical networks;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013
  • Conference_Location
    Anaheim, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4799-0457-0
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6533159