Automating Fiber Optic Cross-Connect
AODF & PON-AODF Applications, Features & Benefits
Indoor and Outside Plant Applications
- 19” rack cabinet in central office/basements or data centers
- Street huts or other shelters
- Street cabinets
- Manhole
Network Topologies
- Core backbone and metro fiber networks
- Central office (CO) or network operation center (NOC)
- Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) access networks
- Multi-operator concentration point or single-operator
- Point-to-Point
- Point-to-Multipoint/PON
- Data centers
- Main Distribution Area (MDA)
Key AODF Features
- High-capacity non-blocking switching
- Excellent optical performance –
Attenuation < 0.3dB, no crosstalk
- Preserve optical links during power outage or system maintenance
- Adjustable system configuration –
Not one-size-fits-all
- Modular design
- AODF element redundancy
- Best-in-class, standard optical connectors & fibers
- Transparent to light modulation
- Compliant with international regulatory standards
- SW-based network element management system (EMS)
Advanced AODF Features
(optional)
- Customized optical loop-back routing policy
- Additional light-source –
Identify network fibers and detect fiber-loss
- Automate connection with central test equipment
- Network marginal protection
