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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2021
Applicant:
Ii-vi Delaware, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventors:
Michael J. L. Cahill, Melbourne, AU;
Aravanan Gurusami, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Timothy K. Zahnley, Savona, NY (US);
Assignee:
II-VI DELAWARE, INC., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/071 (2013.01); H04B 10/25 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/071 (2013.01); H04B 10/25 (2013.01);
Abstract
Modules for optical time-domain reflectometry (OTDR) are connected via at least one fiber link of a fiber optic communication network. The modules can perform OTDR operations on the at least one fiber link. In addition, the modules can establish an inter-node communication channel between each other on the at least one fiber link. The channel allows the OTDR modules to synchronize their OTDR operations and to exchange information, such as OTDR traces, between each other.