EXFO HEADQUARTERS

400 Godin Avenue, Quebec City (Quebec) G1M 2K2 CANADA

T: +1 418 683-0211 F: +1 418 683-2170

www.EXFO.com

+1 800 663-3936

info@EXFO.com

Toll-free (USA and Canada)

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Reference Poster

FTTx PON Testing

FTTx/PON Testing Reference Poster

Testing FTTx/PON Networks:
A Critical Step for Error-Free Deployment

Why Test?

Build

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
characterization and bidirectional optical return loss characterization.

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.

Bad connections
Macrobends
Bad splices

From connector end-face inspection,

OLTS or more advanced OTDR and
iOLM testing methodologies to
automatic data reporting and field
assets management, EXFO can
assist you to efficiently secure each
step of your network deployment.

What to Use?

Optical time-domain reflectometer (OTDR) and/or intelligent Optical Link Mapper (iOLM)
Optical light source (OLS), optical power meter (OPM) or optical loss test set (OLTS)
Fiber inspection probe (FIP) with automatic analysis softwareall connector points

Did you know? The EXFO Connect ecosystem automatically uploads your test data to a
secure cloud-based database, and it instantly becomes searchable for reporting?

Dust

Physical damage to the connectors endface.

By using a fiber inspection probe with analysis capabilities.

To validate the last mile through loss and ORL characterization prior to installing the ONT and assessing
the power of downstream/upstream signals.

What Are They?

Chipping

Macrobends occur when the

bending radius of a cable
is not respected, which
translates into loss.

How to Detect Them?

What to Use?

By measuring the loss at multiple wavelengths

(e.g., 1310 nm and 1550 nm); a higher loss at a
longer wavelength is a good sign of macrobends.

PON power meter (PPM)

Optical light source (OLS) and optical power meter (OPM)
Live OTDR or iOLM
Fiber inspection probe (FIP) with automatic analysis softwareall connector points

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. Connector inspection is

a critical step in thoroughly testing your fiber network.
Get all the details and learn about the best practices
in our Fiber Inspection Technical Poster.

How to Assess the Level of Contamination?

Macrobends

Bad connection at the drop terminal or the ONT

Bad drop cable
Faulty ONT

NTT-Advanced Technology Research, 2010

By using a visual fault locator (VFL).

management. Read our application note Service Activation Made Easy.

www.EXFO.com/service-activation

Bad Splice
What Are They?

Troubleshoot

Suggested inspection/cleaning procedure

Core misalignment

Why Test?

Core mismatch

To find faults; since troubleshooting activities are performed on live networks, tools and techniques must be adapted.

What to Look For?

BEGIN

Macrobends
Fiber breaks
Faulty splitter branches

Quantity scratches
and defects

Meets
No
acceptance
criteria?

How to Detect Them?

What to Use?
Fail due to
scratches?
Yes

No

Clean fiber endfaces

Quantity scratches
and defects

No

Decrease
defects?

By using an OTDR or the iOLM.

PON power meter (PPM)

Live OTDR or iOLM
Data analysis, IPTV set-top box emulation, VoIP analysis
Fiber inspection probe (FIP) with automatic analysis softwareall connector points

Fail due to detects

By using a visual fault locator (e.g., for splice tray).

Yes

Did you know? The EXFO Connect ecosystem allows you to track your assets via GPS and also

DUT
fails

embeds precise coordinates of repairs into reports, to be used later by our test management services.

END

A cloud-based field test management solution for network operators. EXFO

Connect is a unified solution that manages all EXFO test equipment and correlates
test data throughout the network lifecycle, improving operational efficiency.

Typical Benchmark
EXFO FTTH
Testing Portfolio
Damaged

Dirty

Clean

Also recommended for

Passive Optical LAN (POL)
installations.

Test Equipment Manager

Centralize and automate inventory management to provide global visibility.

Test Data Manager

Store and consolidate data across your entire company.
FIP-400B Series
Fully Automated Fiber Inspection
Probe (USB or Wireless)

FTB-3930
Multitest module

FOT-930
Multifunction Loss Tester

PPM-350C
PON Power Meter

MaxTester 700B Series

Models available: Last Mile,
Access and FTTx/PON

FTB-730
FTTx PON MDU OTDR

iOLM
intelligent Optical Link Mapper

ADM
ADS
ADSL
APC
APD
APONA
ATM
BER
BLEC
BPON
CD
CLEC
CO
CWDM
DBS
DFB
DSL
DSLAM
DUT
DWDM
DWS
EDFA
EFM
EFMA
EPON
FBT
FCC
FDH
FEC
FO
FP
FSAN
FTTB
FTTC
FTTCab
FTTH
FTTP
FTTx
FUT
GEM
GPON
HDD
HDSL
HDTV
HFC
IEC
IEEE
ILEC
IP
ITU
ITU-T

Did you know? Execute faster deployments with EXFOs PPM-350C for unique workflow

Download my free copy:

www.EXFO.com/inspection-poster

DUT
passes

Clear

Angled-polished connectors (APC) connected

to ultra-polished connectors (UPC).

Why Test?

What to Look For?

cause of network failures is

contaminated connectors

Yes

Liquid contamination

By using a fiber inspection probe.

Connector Maintenance 101

No.

What Are the Causes?

How to Detect Them?

Activate

The First Step to Any Fiber Test:

Connector Inspection

Acronyms

Soil contamination on a connectors

endface (dust, isopropyl alcohol, oil
from hands, mineral oils, index matching
gel, epoxy resin, oil-based black ink
and gypsum). Dirty connectors can be
detected with a fiber inspection probe.

What to Look For?

Bad Connection

Test Equipment Manager and Test Data Manager

Create and customize reports from collected data.

LFD
MAN
MFD
MLM
MM
MMF
MWM
NF
OC
ODN
ODU
OLT
OLTS
ONT
ONU
OPM
ORL
OSA
OSC
OSNR
OSO
OTDR
p2mp
p2p
PBX
PC
PIN
PLC
PMD
PON
POTS
PSB
PSTN
QoS
RBOC
RF
RLEC
RT
Rx
SC
SDH
SM
SMF
SNR
SONET
TDM
TDMA
TIA
Tx
UPC
VDSL
VFL
VOD
VoIP
WDM
xDSL

Add/drop multiplexer (or multiplexing)

Additional digital service
Asymmetric digital subscriber line
Angled physical contact/angled
polished connector
Avalanche photo diode (detector)
TM-based passive optical network
Asynchronous transfer mode
Bit error rate (the ITU-T uses bit error ratio)
Building local exchange carrier
Broadband passive optical network
Chromatic dispersion
Competitive local exchange carrier
Central office
Coarse wavelength-division multiplexing
Direct broadcast service
Distributed-feedback (laser)
Digital subscriber line
Digital subscriber line access multiplexer
Device under test
Dense wavelength-division multiplexing
Dynamic wave slicing
Erbium-doped fiber amplifier
Ethernet in the first mile
Ethernet in the first mile alliance
Ethernet-based passive optical network
Fused biconic taper (fiber coupler)
Federal Communications Commission
Fiber distribution hub
Forward error correction
Fiber-optic
Fabry-Perot (laser)
Full-service access network
Fiber-to-the-building
Fiber-to-the-curb
Fiber-to-the-cabinet
Fiber-to-the-home
Fiber-to-the-premises
Fiber-to-the-x, where x = (H)ome, (C)urb,
(B)uilding, (P)remises, etc.
Fiber under test
GPON encapsulation mode
Gigabit-capable passive optical network
Horizontal direct drilling
High-bit-rate digital subscriber line
High-definition TV
Hybrid fiber-coax
International Electrotechnical Commission
Institute of Electrical and Electronic
Engineers
Incumbent local exchange carrier
Internet protocol
International Telecommunication Union
International Telecommunication Union
Telecommunications Standardization Sector
Wavelength
Live fiber detector
Metropolitan area network
Mode-field diameter
Multilongitudinal mode (laser)
Multimode
Multimode fiber
Multiwavelength meter
Noise figure (noise from an ED FA in dB)
Optical carrier
Optical distribution network
Optical distribution unit
Optical line terminal/termination
Optical loss test set
Optical network terminal/termination
Optical network unit
Optical power meter
Optical return loss
Optical spectrum analyzer
Optical service channel
Optical signal-to-noise ratio
Outside plant
Optical time-domain reflectometer
Point-to-multipoint
Point-to-point
Private branch exchange
Polished connector
Positive-insulator-negative (detector)
Planar lightwave (or lightguide) circuit
Polarization mode dispersion
Passive optical network
Plain old telephone services
Pulse suppressor box
Public switched telephone network
Quality of service
Regional Bell operating company
Radio frequency
Rural local exhange carrier
Remote terminal
Receiver
Subscription channel
Synchronous digital hierarchy
Singlemode
Singlemode fiber
Signal-to-noise ratio
Synchronous optical network
Time-division multiplexing
Time-division multiple access
Telecommunications Industry Association
Transmitter
Ultra-polished connector
Very-high-speed digital subscriber line
Visual fault locator
Video-on-demand
Voice-over-Internet protocol
Wavelength-division multiplexing
Generic digital subscriber line

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