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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2017
Applicant:
Subcom, Llc, Eatontown, NJ (US);
Inventor:
Lothar Moeller, Middletown, NJ (US);
Assignee:
SUBCOM, LLC, Eatontown, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/532 (2013.01); H04B 10/079 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/07953 (2013.01); H04B 10/07955 (2013.01); H04B 10/532 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for in-service optical signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR) testing in optical communication systems. At least one OSNR test signal is combined onto an optical path with data channels. A receiver detects the received power of the OSNR test signal and provides output data representative of the OSNR of the system.