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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location :
IET
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-543-1
