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FTTx PON Testing
 FTTx/PON Testing Reference Poster
Testing FTTx/PON Networks:
A Critical Step for Error-Free Deployment
With bandwidth demand growing
faster than revenues, operators are
boosting network capacity by rapidly
shifting toward FTTx. High costs and
decreasing optical expertise on the
field make testing PON networks a
necessity throughout the network
lifecycle.
Build Why Test? Bad Connection Acronyms
To ensure that your network will meet system specifications or network standards, such as the IEEE 802.3ah
Ethernet in the First Mile standard or the ITU-T G.984 GPON standard. Tests include end-to-end loss ADM Add/drop multiplexer (or multiplexing)
3 characterization and bidirectional optical return loss characterization. What Are the Causes? ADS Additional digital service
Liquid contamination ADSL Asymmetric digital subscriber line
• Soil contamination on a connector’s
What to Look For? endface (dust, isopropyl alcohol, oil
APC Angled physical contact/angled
polished connector
APD Avalanche photo diode (detector)
• Bad connections from hands, mineral oils, index matching
APONA TM-based passive optical network
• Macrobends gel, epoxy resin, oil-based black ink ATM Asynchronous transfer mode
• Bad splices and gypsum). Dirty connectors can be BER Bit error rate (the ITU-T uses “bit error ratio”)
detected with a fiber inspection probe.
Clear BLEC Building local exchange carrier
BPON Broadband passive optical network
2 What to Use? • Angled-polished connectors (APC) connected CD Chromatic dispersion
1 Dust CLEC Competitive local exchange carrier
Optical time-domain reflectometer (OTDR) and/or intelligent Optical Link Mapper (iOLM) to ultra-polished connectors (UPC).
Optical light source (OLS), optical power meter (OPM) or optical loss test set (OLTS)
CO Central office
• Physical damage to the connector’s endface. CWDM Coarse wavelength-division multiplexing

From connector end-face inspection, Fiber inspection probe (FIP) with automatic analysis software–all connector points DBS Direct broadcast service
DFB Distributed-feedback (laser)
OLTS or more advanced OTDR and How to Detect Them? DSL Digital subscriber line

iOLM testing methodologies to 1 2 • By using a fiber inspection probe.

DSLAM
DUT
Digital subscriber line access multiplexer
Device under test
automatic data reporting and field 3 DWDM Dense wavelength-division multiplexing
assets management, EXFO can How to Assess the Level of Contamination? DWS Dynamic wave slicing

assist you to efficiently secure each Did you know? The EXFO Connect ecosystem automatically uploads your test data to a • By using a fiber inspection probe with analysis capabilities.
EDFA
EFM
Erbium-doped fiber amplifier
Ethernet in the first mile
step of your network deployment. secure cloud-based database, and it instantly becomes searchable for reporting? Chipping EFMA Ethernet in the first mile alliance
EPON Ethernet-based passive optical network
FBT Fused biconic taper (fiber coupler)
FCC Federal Communications Commission
FDH Fiber distribution hub
FEC Forward error correction

Why Test? Macrobends FO Fiber-optic

Activate To validate the last mile through loss and ORL characterization prior to installing the ONT and assessing
FP
FSAN
Fabry-Perot (laser)
Full-service access network

The First Step to Any Fiber Test: the power of downstream/upstream signals. What Are They?
FTTB
FTTC
Fiber-to-the-building
Fiber-to-the-curb

Connector Inspection What to Look For? • Macrobends occur when the

FTTCab
FTTH
Fiber-to-the-cabinet
Fiber-to-the-home
bending radius of a cable FTTP Fiber-to-the-premises
• Bad connection at the drop terminal or the ONT is not respected, which FTTx Fiber-to-the-x, where x = (H)ome, (C)urb,
(B)uilding, (P)remises, etc.
Connector Maintenance 101 • Bad drop cable translates into loss. FUT Fiber under test
• Faulty ONT GEM GPON encapsulation mode

1
How to Detect Them? GPON Gigabit-capable passive optical network

No.
cause of network failures is What to Use? • By measuring the loss at multiple wavelengths
HDD
HDSL
Horizontal direct drilling
High-bit-rate digital subscriber line
PON power meter (PPM) HDTV High-definition TV
contaminated connectors Optical light source (OLS) and optical power meter (OPM)
(e.g., 1310 nm and 1550 nm); a higher loss at a
longer wavelength is a good sign of macrobends.
HFC
IEC
Hybrid fiber-coax
International Electrotechnical Commission
– NTT-Advanced Technology Research, 2010 Live OTDR or iOLM IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic
Fiber inspection probe (FIP) with automatic analysis software–all connector points • By using a visual fault locator (VFL). Engineers
ILEC Incumbent local exchange carrier
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. Connector inspection is IP Internet protocol
ITU International Telecommunication Union
a critical step in thoroughly testing your fiber network. Did you know? Execute faster deployments with EXFO’s PPM-350C for unique workflow ITU-T International Telecommunication Union—
Telecommunications Standardization Sector
Get all the details and learn about the best practices management. Read our application note Service Activation Made Easy. λ Wavelength
in our Fiber Inspection Technical Poster. LFD Live fiber detector
www.EXFO.com/service-activation Bad Splice MAN
MFD
Metropolitan area network
Mode-field diameter
Download my free copy: MLM Multilongitudinal mode (laser)
www.EXFO.com/inspection-poster MM Multimode
What Are They? MMF Multimode fiber
MWM Multiwavelength meter
Core misalignment Core mismatch NF Noise figure (noise from an ED FA in dB)

Suggested inspection/cleaning procedure Troubleshoot Why Test? OC

ODN
Optical carrier
Optical distribution network
To find faults; since troubleshooting activities are performed on live networks, tools and techniques must be adapted. ODU Optical distribution unit
OLT Optical line terminal/termination
BEGIN
What to Look For? OLTS
ONT
Optical loss test set
Optical network terminal/termination
Quantity scratches
and defects
• Macrobends ONU Optical network unit
OPM Optical power meter
• Fiber breaks ORL Optical return loss
• Faulty splitter branches OSA Optical spectrum analyzer
Meets OSC Optical service channel
No
acceptance
criteria? What to Use? How to Detect Them? OSNR
OSO
Optical signal-to-noise ratio
Outside plant

Yes
Fail due to No
Fail due to detects PON power meter (PPM) • By using an OTDR or the iOLM. OTDR Optical time-domain reflectometer
scratches? p2mp Point-to-multipoint
Live OTDR or iOLM • By using a visual fault locator (e.g., for splice tray). p2p Point-to-point
Yes Clean fiber endfaces Data analysis, IPTV set-top box emulation, VoIP analysis PBX Private branch exchange
PC Polished connector
Fiber inspection probe (FIP) with automatic analysis software–all connector points PIN Positive-insulator-negative (detector)
Quantity scratches
and defects PLC Planar lightwave (or lightguide) circuit
PMD Polarization mode dispersion
PON Passive optical network
POTS Plain old telephone services
No Decrease Yes PSB Pulse suppressor box
defects?
PSTN Public switched telephone network

DUT DUT Did you know? The EXFO Connect ecosystem allows you to track your assets via GPS and also QoS
RBOC
Quality of service
Regional Bell operating company
passes fails
embeds precise coordinates of repairs into reports, to be used later by our test management services. RF Radio frequency
RLEC Rural local exhange carrier
END RT Remote terminal
Rx Receiver
SC Subscription channel
SDH Synchronous digital hierarchy
A cloud-based field test management solution for network operators. EXFO
Typical Benchmark Connect is a unified solution that manages all EXFO test equipment and correlates
SM
SMF
Singlemode
Singlemode fiber
test data throughout the network lifecycle, improving operational efficiency.
EXFO FTTH
SNR Signal-to-noise ratio
SONET Synchronous optical network

Testing Portfolio
TDM Time-division multiplexing
Test Equipment Manager TDMA Time-division multiple access
Centralize and automate inventory management to provide global visibility. TIA Telecommunications Industry Association
Tx Transmitter
UPC Ultra-polished connector
Test Data Manager VDSL Very-high-speed digital subscriber line
Also recommended for Store and consolidate data across your entire company. VFL Visual fault locator
Damaged Dirty Clean Passive Optical LAN (POL) VOD Video-on-demand
VoIP Voice-over-Internet protocol
installations. FIP-400B Series FTB-3930 FOT-930 PPM-350C MaxTester 700B Series FTB-730 iOLM Test Equipment Manager and Test Data Manager WDM Wavelength-division multiplexing
Fully Automated Fiber Inspection Multitest module Multifunction Loss Tester PON Power Meter Models available: Last Mile, FTTx PON MDU OTDR intelligent Optical Link Mapper Create and customize reports from collected data. xDSL Generic digital subscriber line

Probe (USB or Wireless) Access and FTTx/PON

 EXFO HEADQUARTERS
400 Godin Avenue, Quebec City (Quebec) G1M 2K2 CANADA
T: +1 418 683-0211 F: +1 418 683-2170

Toll-free (USA and Canada) info@EXFO.com

+1 800 663-3936 www.EXFO.com

© 2015 EXFO Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in Canada 15/06 20150376V5 SAP1062438

Reference Poster
FTTx PON Testing