Device for monitoring optical link fault and method thereof

US9197319B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9197319-B2
Application numberUS-201314054209-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 15, 2013
Priority dateJan 18, 2013
Publication dateNov 24, 2015
Grant dateNov 24, 2015

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There are provided a device for monitoring an optical link fault and a method thereof. According to an embodiment of the invention, the device for monitoring an optical link fault and the method thereof apply an optical link fault monitoring signal to an optical link and precisely identify a type of the fault using waveforms of a reflected signal returned from the optical link or a wavelength dependence of reflected signal intensity.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method of monitoring a fault of an optical link in an optical fiber, comprising: applying an optical link fault monitoring signal to the optical link, measuring optical intensity of a reflected signal returning from the optical link, and obtaining a trace; determining a number of waveforms of the reflected signal; determining a default number of waveforms of a default reflected signal, which is the reflected signal when the optical link is fault-free;…

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What does patent US9197319B2 cover?
There are provided a device for monitoring an optical link fault and a method thereof. According to an embodiment of the invention, the device for monitoring an optical link fault and the method thereof apply an optical link fault monitoring signal to an optical link and precisely identify a type of the fault using waveforms of a reflected signal returned from the optical link or a wavelength d…
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Korea Electronics Telecomm
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04B10/071. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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Publication date Tue Nov 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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