Optical transceiver module for monitoring an optical fiber and method for making available measuring data from monitoring an optical fiber

US7684699B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Alcatel Lucent · FR

Inventors

• Harald Schmuck · Schwieberdingen, DE
• Thomas Pfeiffer · Kumhausen, DE
• Jörg Hehmann · Nürnberg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 8, 2006
• Grant date: Mar 23, 2010
• Expiry date: Sep 7, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04B10/40
• WIPO field: Telecommunications
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

The invention concerns a transceiver module for an optical data network, comprising an optical interface for connection with an optical transmission line and an electrical interface for connection with a host board, wherein the electrical interface is suitable for providing the transceiver module with payload data to be sent on the optical transmission line and for providing the host board with payload data read from the optical transmission line, and further comprising monitoring means for monitoring the optical transmission line, which the transceiver module comprises an analyzing means for processing measuring data provided by the monitoring means in a statistical manner, and where the analyzing means is connected to the electrical interface for providing processed measuring data to the electrical interface. The inventive transceiver module is easy to install, and only a small amount of monitoring data needs to be transferred.