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Prepared By:
Abubaker Ahmed Elobied Ali
Use of GIS in effective planning
and management of fiber optics
cables
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Outline
¥ Introduction
¥ Problem Statement
¥ Objective
¥ Methodology
¥ Literature Review
¥ Case study
¥ Conclusion
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Introduction
GIS in fiber optics cables are used to play important roles in :
System operation & maintenance
System planning and expansion
System analysis and visualization
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Problem Statement
Planning
o Optimal routes for cable infrastructure.
Engineering
o Network design & cost estimation
Management
o Maintenance and expansion network
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Objective
To Develop GIS database for solving challenges of planning,
engineering and management of fiber optics cables
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Methodology
1) Data
Road network
Business points
Buildings
Fiber optic cable routes
Fiber optic Network nodes
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Figure 1.Field Surveys to Collect Fiber Optics Data
(C. Chang-Albitres. 2011).
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CONT
2) Build GIS
Design Database
Design Tools
Build Database
Integrating fiber optics data into GIS
Implement in Your Management
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Literature Review
Fiber optics is used to transmit voice, video and data
signals by light waves
Figure 2. Fiber Optic Cable (en.wikipedia.org)
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CONT
Figure 3. Fiber optic cable construction
(http://www.telebyteusa.com)
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CONT
Advantages of Fiber Optics
Large bandwidth
Low transmission loss
Small size and weight
Electrical Isolation
Signal security
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:Main Advantages
Large bandwidth
Low loss
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CONT
Today’s Scenario
More than 600 Million kms of fiber-optic cables have
been installed worldwide
More than 120 Million kms in Asia
More than 22,000km in Saudi Arabia
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Figure 4. Submarine Cables in the world (en.wikipedia.org)
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Figure 5. Fiber Optical cable in Saudi Arabia
(www.mobily.com)
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Case study: The City of El Paso
Texas (April 2011)
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Figure 6. Flood Damage and Destroyed Streets in the City
(2006) (C. Chang-Albitres. 2011).
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Figure 7. Components of the Infrastructure Management
System for City of El Paso (C. Chang-Albitres. 2011).
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The objectives of GFOAMS to provide managers and
maintenance crews easy access to fiber optics information
The data is stored in three main layers:
Junction Boxes (splices connection points)
Conduit Runs (connecting point A to point B)
Cables carrying the information
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GFOAMS Framework
Structure
The GFOAMS framework structure is composed of
three modules: inventory, documents and images.
Figure 8. GFOAMS Framework Structure
(C. Chang-Albitres. 2011)
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Table1. Location Data (C. Chang-Albitres. 2011).
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Table2. Summary of descriptive data
(C. Chang-Albitres. 2011).
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GFOAMS Applications
Figure 9. Accessing Fiber Optics Documents and Photos
(C. Chang-Albitres. 2011).
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Figure 10. Manage Fiber Optics Network (maintenance &operation)
(C. Chang-Albitres. 2011).
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Figure 11. Planning & expansion of Fiber Optics
(C. Chang-Albitres. 2011).
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Concluding Remarks
Due to uses GIS in Fiber Optics Network :
Provide managers easy access to fiber optics information
Quick responses for Maintenance
Decrease overall operating costs
Improves the performance of fiber optic network
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MAIN References
1. C. Chang-Albitres, L. Quintana and R. Aldouri. GIS Fiber Optics Asset
Management System. Final Report. University of Texas at El Paso, TX,
2011.
• Hecht, J. Understanding Fiber Optics. 5th Ed. Pearson Prentice Hall, Upper
Saddle River, 2006.
• Alwayn, V. Fiber-Optic Technologies. Cisco Press, April
2004.http://www.ciscopress.com/articles/article.asp?p=170740&seqNum=7
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