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FTB-5600 - Distributed PMD analyzer

The only distributed PMD analyzer on the market, offering simplified PMD assessment for identification of faulty sections on links.

Key features

Locates fiber sections that are large contributors to the total PMD of a link
Makes it possible to isolate and repair only the worst PMD sections of the fiber cable
Allows cost-effective upgrade of a fiber network otherwise limited in speed by PMD
Helps identify small changes to boost entire network performance

Applications

Polarization mode dispersion (PMD) assessment for upgrading networks to high-speed transmission (10, 40 and 100 Gbit/s)

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Description

Optimizing installed fiber infrastructure

With the prohibitive cost of installing new fiber, service providers often prefer to use installed fiber rather than build new infrastructure. Sometimes, older fibers might have been deemed unusable because of poor performance, in particular due to PMD. In other cases, a lower data rate might have been chosen (e.g. 2.5G) because a fiber with high PMD was considered unsuitable for fast data rates (e.g. 10G). That was before distributed PMD analysis. This innovative PMD measurement method enables service providers to leverage the installed fiber infrastructure to its full potential.

Since traditional PMD measurement techniques only provide a total end-to-end value compared against Pass/Fail thresholds, it used to be impossible to determine what caused a link to “fail” its PMD test, i.e., the whole link, or only localized sections. The distributed PMD analysis approach was developed to avoid such grey areas, and to help network operators tackle the PMD assessment challenge.

Measuring PMD as a function of the distance

EXFO’s FTB-5600 is the very first quantitative distributed PMD analyzer on the market. The technological breakthrough on which it is based provides operators with a cost-effective, time-efficient alternative to costly network upgrades. By breaking down the PMD measurement results, distributed PMD analysis pinpoints high-PMD sections and accurately qualifies them.

Resources

All resources
Reference guides
PMD Issues in Advanced, Very High-Speed Networks - English (December 03, 2013)
Reference guides
PMD Issues in Advanced, Very High-Speed Networks - 中文 (December 03, 2013)
White papers
Dispersion Testing in Mobile Backhaul Deployments - English (March 26, 2015)
White papers
Dispersion Testing in Mobile Backhaul Deployments - 中文 (March 26, 2015)
Brochures and catalogs
High-Speed Product Portfolio - English (October 06, 2014)
Brochures and catalogs
High-Speed Product Portfolio - 中文 (October 06, 2014)
Brochures and catalogs
High-Speed Product Portfolio - Deutsch (October 06, 2014)
Reference guides
100G/400G Testing - English (October 24, 2018)
Reference guides
100G/400G Testing - 中文 (October 24, 2018)
Application notes
Case Study: SOP and PMD Measurements on Aerial Fiber Under Typical Wind Gust Conditions - English (August 25, 2011)
Application notes
Case Study: SOP and PMD Measurements on Aerial Fiber Under Typical Wind Gust Conditions - 中文 (August 25, 2011)
Application notes
A New Test Method for the Quantitative Determination of BAD PMD Sections Along an Installed Fiber Link - English (August 21, 2011)
Application notes
Mitigating the Last Barrier to High-Speed Optical Tranmission: PMD - English (August 24, 2011)
Application notes
Mitigating the Last Barrier to High-Speed Optical Tranmission: PMD - 中文 (August 24, 2011)
Application notes
Understanding Dispersion Testing Requirements in 100G Service Delivery - English (March 17, 2014)
Application notes
Understanding Dispersion Testing Requirements in 100G Service Delivery - 中文 (March 17, 2014)
Multimedia trainings
PMD Fundamentals - English (April 08, 2015)
On-site trainings
Polarization Mode Dispersion Testing (PMD) - English (January 05, 2012)
On-site trainings
Polarization Mode Dispersion Testing (PMD) - Français (January 05, 2012)
On-site trainings
Polarization Mode Dispersion Testing (PMD) - 中文 (January 05, 2012)

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