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Fault localization apparatus for optical line in optical networks using a SCM monitoring signal
- Inventors
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Lee Chul-Soo, Jung Eui Suk, Jang Seunghyun, Kim Byoung Whi
- Application No.
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11929849 (2007.10.30)
- Publication No.
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20080131114 (2008.06.05)
- Registration No.
- 8050554 (2011.11.01)
- Country
- UNITED STATES
- Project Code
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06MT1100, Optical Subscriber and Access Network Technology,
Kim Bong Tae
- Abstract
- Provided are a fault localization apparatus based on an optical communication network and a method thereof. In the fault localization apparatus according to the present invention, a downstream light source is used as a monitoring optical signal instead of using an additional monitoring light source and a subcarrier multiplexing (SCM) monitoring pulse signal of a certain frequency band having no interference with a frequency band of a downstream data signal is used and thus a fault position may be detected at low cost.
- KSP Keywords
- Fault localization, Fault position, Light source, Low-cost, Optical communications, Optical networks, Optical signal, communication network, frequency band, optical communication networks, pulse signal, sub-carrier multiplexing