System and method for monitoring an optical communication system
US7872738B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 17, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jan 18, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 8, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B10/071
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A monitoring system and method may be used to monitor an optical communication system. A monitoring system and method may be used to derive loop gain data sets from optical time domain reflectometry (OTDR) or coherent optical time domain reflectometry (COTDR) data. A monitoring system and method may also use differential monitoring techniques to obtain data representing gain tilt in the transmission system and to locate an anomalous loss or gain in the transmission system.
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