TECHNIQUE FOR PARAMETER REPORTING OF ELEMENT IN OPTICAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM USING HIGH LOSS LOOPBACK (HLLB) DATA AND LINE MONITORING SYSTEM IMPLEMENTING THE SAME

摘要

To provide a system and method for command response without particular issues in an undersea environment.SOLUTION: A system 100 is prepared for automated line monitoring system (LMS) baselining that enables capturing and updating of operational parameters specific to each repeater Rn and associated undersea elements based on high loss loopback (HLLB) data. The captured operational parameters may then be utilized to satisfy queries targeting specific undersea elements in a Command-Response (CR) fashion. Therefore, command-response functionality may be achieved without the added cost, complexity and lifespan issues related to deploying undersea elements with on-board CR circuitry. As generally referred to herein, operational parameters include any parameter that may be derived directly or indirectly from HLLB data. Some non-limiting examples of operational parameters include span gain loss, input power, output power, gain, and gain tilt.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1