(Dated: 20-10-2022)

SIGNIFICANT EVENT REPORT

1 Network Profile
Network Metro-Access
Site F/C: Break in DC-26 Civic Center
Barkat Market
Exchange (Node) GTN
Software Version
CSR Reference OFC FMC Team GTN

2 Event Management Profile

Event Manager Manager Fiber Ops. – 1, LTR-S
Event Engineer AM Fiber Ops-II LTR-S
Event Engineer
Event Engineer
Event Engineer

3 INCIDENT ANALYSIS
3.1 PROBLEM DESCRIPTION
F/C: Break in DC-26 Civic Center Barkat Market

3.2 1stFault Times

20/10/2023 06:42:00 PM

Fault Intimation

LH NMS/ROC

3.2.2 Fault Commencement

20/10/2023 07:05:15 PM (intimated to cable team)

3.2.3 Time restoration

21/10/2023 12:26:00 AM

3.2.4 Total time to fix the fault

05 Hrs 44 Mins

3.3.1 State of the Network before the Event

 Normal

3.3.2 State of the Network during the Event

04 Rings on protection

3.3.3 State of the Network after the Event

Normal

3.4 Chronology of Events

Date Time Action By Whom

4 20-10-23 07:05 PM OFC team was intimated about the fault.
Root Cause GTN FMC
20-10-23 08:15 PM OFC team reached at site and localized the
fault occurred at 2100m from GTN OLT.
20-10-23 08:45 PM OFC team searched the route and no physical
activity was found on route. OFC team
localized the fault occurred due to fiber break
in cable length.
20-10-23 09:15 PM OFC team started digging for localization of
underground buried joint to change the
fibers.
20-10-23 11:35 PM OFC team localized the joint and started
changing the fibers.
21-10-23 12:26 AM OFC team changed the fibers and link got
restored.

The link was disturbed due to fiber break in cable length.

5 Recommendations/Lessons learnt