Ultra Communications, Inc.

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Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Philips Lumileds Lighting Company LLC

Richard J Weiss

Aurelien J F David

Serge J Bierhuizen

Charles B Kuznia

Joseph Farzin Ahadian

Sandra Skendzic

Vahid Nazer

Jr Jonathan J Wierer

Michael R Krames

Methods and systems for automated health assessment of fiber optic links of a fiber optic communication system are described. Tables are used to describe the fiber optic links, including access addresses to communication modules used in the links. Telemetry data representative of operation of the communication modules can be read via the access addresses into a central station. OTDR/OFDR measurement data of fiber optic segments used in the links can be read via the access addresses into the central station. The telemetry and/or OTDR/OFDR measurement data can be used by the central station for comparison against reference data to assess health of the links. The communication modules locally and continuously capture the telemetry data to detect transient events that may be the result of tampering of the links.

Automated system for link health assessment in fiber optic networks

A sensored composite structure comprises a coherent bundle of fibers having structural strength and optical transmissivity properties embedded in a matrix, whereby stresses and other parameters of the structure may be measured by reference to the image resulting from light transmitted through said coherent fiber bundle. Other properties of the fibers, such as magnetic and thermochromic, may be utilized to measure other parameters such as temperature and magnetic flux.

Sensored composite structure

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San Diego, CA, United States of America

Richard J Weiss