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H04B 10/08 (2006.01)

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CA 2096151

A performance monitoring technique which allows faults within an optical communication system to be detected and located. More specifically, a technique employing a signal generator to controllably insert maintenance signals at the input and output of each module within an optical communication system, and a single monitor to receive the inserted maintenance signals at a fixed point within the system, and, in response, determine the location of faulty modules. The monitor analyzes the received inserted maintenance signals, and locates faults by pinpointing modules from which a maintenance signal inserted at the module output is received uncorrupted by the monitor, but which return a corrupted maintenance signal whenthe insertion is made at the module input. A particular embodiment of the invention enables the maintenance signals to be inserted via pre-existing control drivers within system modules. This allows optical losses with the system to be minimized by eliminating the need for introducing of additional optical couplers or attenuators into the system.

Technique de surveillance de performances permettant de détecter et de localiser les défaillances dans un système de communication optique. Plus spécifiquement, il s'agit d'une technique employant un générateur de signaux pour commander l'insertion de signaux de maintenance à l'entrée et à la sortie de chaque module d'un système de communication optique, ainsi qu'un moniteur unique pour recevoir les signaux de maintenance insérés à un point fixe du système et, en réponse, déterminer l'emplacement des modules défectueux. Le moniteur analyse les signaux de maintenance insérés reçus, et il localise les défaillances en repérant les modules à partir desquels un signal de maintenance inséré à la sortie du module est reçu par le moniteur sans corruption, mais qui retournent un signal de maintenance corrompu lorsque l'insertion s'effectue à l'entrée du module. Une forme particulière de l'invention permet l'insertion des signaux de maintenance par l'intermédiaire de circuits de commande préexistants à l'intérieur des modules du système. On ramène ainsi au minimum les pertes optiques du système en éliminant la nécessité de brancher des coupleurs optiques ou des atténuateurs supplémentaires dans le système.

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