EXFO launches optical network monitoring system
-- Test & Measurement World, 3/28/2007 9:30:00 AM
NQMSfiber from EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering is an automated network quality monitoring system aimed at maximizing the quality of service of optical fiber installed in access, metro, and long-haul networks. NQMSfiber enables network service providers (NSPs) to monitor their optical fiber plant 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, and proactively detect any fiber degradation or precisely locate a fiber cut within minutes.
The remote test units (RTUs) of the NQMSfiber system offer auto-discovery and provisioning functions, as well as other capabilities, to ensure plug-and-play operability within seconds of connecting a new fiber route to the test unit. A unique learning algorithm, using statistical processes, greatly reduces or eliminates false alarms and erroneous dispatches.
Implemented on EXFO’s NQMS Test Operation Support System (TOSS), which was acquired from Consultronics, NQMSfiber complements existing test applications like NQMSvoice, used by carriers for monitoring service quality end-to-end across any type of private or public network for regular telephony, as well as VoIP traffic.
NQMSfiber enables NSPs to automatically or manually test their entire optical networks – either on-site or from a remote location – to accelerate service restoration or prevent outages. The platform is fully scalable, capable of monitoring small, yet critical links, as well as ultra-long-haul national networks with large numbers of distributed RTUs.
EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering, www.exfo.com.
