Re: Outsourced NOC Solutions

[Roel Parijs <roel.parijs () gmail com>]

Hello,

Yes, you can install a permanent OTDR meter on the fiber.

Exfo used to have them but a very cost effective solution which we have
been selling for years is the Adva ALM.
https://www.adva.com/en/products/network-infrastructure-assurance/alm
You can even monitor the actual customer fiber, since it uses wavelength
1650nm which does not interfere with Grey / CWDM / DWDM signals.
Up to 64 fibers per unit, with a maximum distance of 160km and it can even
monitor PON networks behind the splitters.
The best part for troubleshooting is that it integrates with existing GIS
systems which show you the location of the suspected cut on a map.

Regards
Roel

On Mon, Jun 8, 2020 at 8:25 PM Rod Beck <rod.beck () unitedcablecompany com>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> My colleague and I may be running a new dark fiber network in the
> Northeast.
>
> We need an outsourced NOC to monitor for fiber cuts and serve as a contact
> point for customers.
>
> Am I wrong in believing that there should be a way of lighting a single
> pair in the cable and then monitoring it for signal disruption? It is not a
> perfect solution, but arguably better than learning that the cable has been
> damaged from an irate customer.
>
> Best to take any replies off the message board.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Regards,
>
> Roderick.
>
>
>
> Roderick Beck
> VP of Business Development
>
> United Cable Company
>
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>
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