Optical Control Module (OCM)
Key Features
- Up to 50 dB dynamic range excluding switch option
- Occupies 2 module slots in 1U tray; wall-mount option available
- Optional built-in switch up to 16 ports
- Simple installation and maintenance with front panel access
- Dual -48V DC inputs
- Dual Ethernet interface
- Dedicated management Ethernet interface for remote system diagnostic and recovery
- Low power consumption: 6W
- Secure HTTPS interface
- Solid state storage up to 10TB
- Running ruggedized Linux OS
- Data encryption using the FIPS-140-3 algorithm
- Controls up to 4608 test ports
- Manage both serial and ethernet controlled optical switches
- OLS feature with tone generator for fast fiber identification and OLTS applications
Key Benefits & Applications
- Simple and intuitive installation and commissioning
- Serverless Remote Fiber Test System operation
- Continuously monitors fiber integrity
- Dark fiber and in-service monitoring up to 400 km using the bi-directional monitoring feature
- PON construction monitoring
- Out of band DWDM monitoring
- Improves failure detections to minute scale
- Supported by major GIS solutions
- Performs non-intrusive fiber characterization
- Proactive monitoring and machine learning-induced fiber degradation analysis
- Supports email notifications, SMS notifications, SNMP traps, relay output, and push notifications to the RFTS mobile app