Title :
In-service optical performance monitoring of high-speed transparent networks based on Q measurements
Author :
Bach, Roland ; Moench, Wolfgang ; Strohmaier, Gunter
Author_Institution :
Wavetek Wandel Goltermann, Eningen, Germany
Abstract :
The all optical network (AON) of the future envisages the ability to transport a mix of voice, data and video signals over optical channels, regardless of bit rate and transmission format. The main obstacles to fulfilling this are limitations in the functions of performance monitoring and network management. At present, system bit error rate (BER) measurements, histograms and Q factor measurements on the electrical layer are used to assess the performance of digital data links. These tests require information about the bit rate and protocol, and are either very slow (BER) or very costly. The solution proposed here uses Q factor analysis as a method of non-bit-rate-dependent in-service performance monitoring to get around the disadvantages mentioned above
Keywords :
Q-factor measurement; data communication; digital communication; optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; telecommunication network management; AON; Q factor analysis; Q measurements; all optical network; digital data links; high-speed transparent networks; in-service optical performance monitoring; network management; nonbit-rate-dependent in-service performance monitoring; All-optical networks; Bit error rate; Bit rate; Electric variables measurement; High speed optical techniques; Histograms; Monitoring; Optical fiber networks; Q factor; Q measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks, 2001. Proceedings of 2001 3rd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cracow
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7096-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2001.934753
