Title :
Monitoring requirements for optical transparent networks
Author_Institution :
Acterna Germany GmbH, Eningen, Germany
Abstract :
The contribution addresses optical performance monitoring from a network management perspective. The applicability of optical power monitoring, spectral analysis and Q-factor measurements for fault- configuration- and performance management of optical transport entities will be discussed.
Keywords :
Q-factor; monitoring; optical fibre networks; spectral analysis; telecommunication network management; Q-factor; network management; optical power monitoring; optical transparent network; spectral analysis; Fiber nonlinear optics; Monitoring; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical interconnections; Optical mixing; Optical scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215602
