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Monitoring & Management System

All materials and information contained in this presentation are Copyright 2001, MESON Fiber Optics, Inc., One Technology Dr., Hallstead, PA 18822.

Phone: 570-879-4774, Fax: 570-879-4744, Email: [email protected]

Important Points of FibreGuard Presentation:

•Benefits of Optical Monitoring•Review of FibreGuard Modules

•Water Detection•Enhanced Network Security and

Intrusion Detection•FibreGuard and Other Technologies

FIBER OPTIC MONITORING & MANAGEMENT

MESON Background:• Established in 1987• Designer and Manufacturer of Fiber

Optic Products:– Installation, Termination, & Test Equipment– LAN/WAN Connectivity Products– Optical Multiplexing (WDM) Equipment– Monitoring and Management = FibreGuard


Monitoring and

Management


Advantages Of Optical Monitoring

– Reduce Network Downtime– Automated Network Maintenance– Track Optical Patterns & Trends

(Degradation)– Manage Optical Network Components– Optional Connectivity Modules– Proactively Switch to Backup Fibers– Detection of Water Intrusion– Detection of Network Tampering


– Warns of Decreasing Optical Signal– View Real-time Optical Levels

from Network Operation Center• Resolve Technical Support Issues• Automated Routine Testing• Improve Customer Service

– Tracks Degradation of Fiber• Plan for Repair of Trouble Backbones


Reduce Network Downtime

Automated Network Maintenance– Verify Optical Power Levels Without

Disconnecting the Network Equipment

– Answer These Questions:“Since the network was installed, when was the last

time it was taken down for routine testing?”

“Has power loss already occurred since installation?”

THE NETWORK MAY ALREADY BE CLOSE TO

FAILURE !


ACTIVE MONITOR– Advance warning of attenuation prevents data loss and allows proactive maintenance to

be performed– Continuously samples network optical power level– 3 customer-defined alarm level set points– Wide dynamic range in 0.1 dB increments– 2, 3, and 4 channel units


ACTIVE MONITOR & TEST MODULE– Allows intensive cable testing and troubleshooting to be performed without

disconnecting equipment– Continuously samples network optical power level– 3 customer-defined alarm level set points– Wide dynamic range in 0.1 dB increments


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–Differentiates “Customer” faults from “Network” faults

–Eliminates the expense of unnecessary visits to the customer site.

– Increases level of customer service


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Track Optical Trends– Power Level History Reporting– Graphical Analysis of Power over Time– Warns That Power Levels are

Approaching the Receiver’s Minimum Sensitivity

– Analysis of Fiber and Component Degradation



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Manage Optical Network Components– Locations of Equipment, Splices,

etc.– Manufacturers, Model Numbers, etc.– Equipment Optical Specifications– Emergency Call-Out Information– Display of Maps / Documentation



Optical Switching– Disaster Recovery– Proactively Diverts Signal

• Can Switch to Backup BEFORE Signal Loss Occurs• Prevent Network Outages

– Use on Devices with no Redundancy• FibreChannel / Storage Area Networks (SAN’s)• Ethernet & FDDI / Local Area Networks

– Use for Sites Not Protected by SONET Fabric

– Allows for More Intensive Backbone Maintenance

FIBRE DIVERTER MODULE– Combines active monitoring with optical switching– Eliminates physical single point of failure– Service link is protected by an optical backup path– No distance limitation– Protocol Independent


The FibreGuard ‘System’


How to Install FibreGuard Monitoring?– Mount Chassis Using 4 Screws– Connect Power Input– Connect Cable from Chassis to Software– Disconnect Fiber Input to Network

Device and Connect to Monitor Card – Connect Fiber Cable from Monitor Card

to Network Device– MONITORING IS STARTED !


Hardware Required:– Chassis– Power Supply– System Control Unit– User Modules Depending Upon

Needs:• Monitor Cards• Optical Switching• Converters• Repeaters• WDM


SYSTEM CONTROLUNIT

– Interface between the mon-itoring units in the chassis and the N.O.C. software– Can communicate with up to two chassis’– Dual serial ports for independent monitoring from two sites (e.g. customer and

provider)


SYSTEM EXPANSIONUNIT

– Extends monitoring to multiple chassis’– Utilizes standard CAT5 cabling


FibreGuard is Much More than a Monitoring System:

•Dark Fiber Monitoring•Active Network Cards

– WDM / DWDM– LAN to WAN/MAN Connectivity– Repeaters– Amplifiers / Link Extenders

•Water Detection •Enhanced Network Security


CONVERTER MODULES– Converts short haul (MM) transmission from LAN device into long haul

(SM) output– Provides connectivity between customer equip-ment and provider

network– Extends distance limitations of most equipment up to 70+ KM


WDM MODULES– Bi-directional communication over a single fiber– Device communicates on one fiber instead of two– Cuts the fiber count requirement in half– Available in an extended range output model


REPEATER MODULE– Extends the distance between active network elements

– Tested to 100+ KM

– Protocol Independent


The FibreGuard System can be Expanded for Resolution of Complex Network Problems:

•Disaster Recovery •Equipment with narrow optical specifications

(Such as SUN Microsystems SAN equipment.)•Connectivity between Customer’s multimode

equipment and Provider’s singlemode network


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FibreGuard ARRAY DURING LAB TESTING

Water Detection


How Does Water Effect Fiber?– Deteriorates Splices – Bonds Directly with Glass

• Impurities in Water• By-product of Chemical Reaction with Strength

Member

– Resulting Change in the Fiber’s Refractive Property Allows Light to Escape

– Situation Gets Worse Over Time Until Minimum Receiver Sensitivity is Reached and Network Fails


Methods of Water Intrusion Into Splice Case– Improper Assembly During Installation– Cut or Break in Cable Jacket– Settling of Manhole or Splice Case


CLADDING:Chemically-Engineered Coating which keeps light inside the core. (Higher Index of Refraction)

CORE:Portion of fiber which transmits the optical signal

Effect of Water on Fiber


WATER INFILTRATION



CLADDING DEGRADES



Deteriorated cladding can no longer contain the light within the fiber core



Light escapes from fiber resulting in data loss or link failure



Why Monitor for Water Intrusion?– Unlike Copper Cables, Fiber May Take

Months or Years to Fail– Water Intrusion Into Active Fiber Splice

Cases is Detectable ONLY by Monitoring– Dielectric Fiber Cables Prevent Use of

Sheath or Strength Member as Detection Method


How to Monitor for Water:– Install HydroSensor on a Dedicated

Fiber in Each Splice Case– Connect Laser Source to One End of

Link– Connect Active or Dark Monitor Module

to Other End of Link– System Monitors the Link in Real-Time

for Water Infiltration and Other Events


Alternative :

–Wait for link to fail and customers to call with service outage or disruption


Enhanced Security&

Intrusion Detection


“The level to which a program or device is safe from unauthorized use.”

SECURITY DEFINED:

-American Heritage Dictionary


Is There a Security Need?•Many Documented Network Attacks State of Minnesota - 1997, Defense Info. Systems Networks - 1998, U.S. Navy - 1998, NASA - 1998, Pentagon by Israeli Teenager - 1998, 3 U.S. Government Agencies by Chinese - 1999, plus many, many more, and unknown number undisclosed

•Network is Vulnerable at the Physical Layer

•PDD 62/63 Presidential Directive stating that all government and commercial computer systems should have secured information infrastructure by 2003. Directly addresses interconnected physical infrastructure vulnerabilities.

•120 Nations Have Information Warfare Programs Defense and information security experts estimation. Most prominent international espionage perpetrators against the U.S.: France, Germany, Israel, China, South Korea. This problem is equally apparent in the corporate world.

•NSA Statement: “#1 Security issue is telecom and network security breaches”



The Myth: Fiber Is Untappable?– Network’s Physical Layer is Unprotected– Non-Intrusive Tap can be Placed in the

Network Without Knowledge of N.O.C.– Passive ‘Y-Tap’ Can Be Inserted During

Routine or Deliberate Outages Without Knowledge of N.O.C.

– Commercially-available Fiber Identifiers Sample or ‘Tap’ the Network Without Detection

Non-Intrusive Tap Demo


Passive Tap & Printer

Data Generator

FibreGuard System

Palm III Terminal

MESON RS232 Data Generator


•Simulates Transmitting Network Device

•Outputs ASCII Data Stream:

“SX1200 OPTICAL LINK TEST Ver. 1.0”

•Multimode Optical Output

Palm III ‘Terminal’ and T&B O/E Converter


•Simulates Receiving Network Device

•T&B Converter Receives Optical Signal and converts to Serial Data.

•Palm III Terminal Program Displays Data Stream Received by T&B Unit:

“SX1200 OPTICAL LINK TEST Ver. 1.0”

•Multimode Optical Input

MESON Non-Intrusive Tap & Line Printer


•Passively Intercepts Transmitted Data

•Does Not Disrupt Optical Signal to Receiver (T&B / Palm III Terminal)

•Low-Loss Tap Constructed of Off-the-Shelf Components for Less Than $100

•Line Printer Outputs Data Stream Obtained by Tap

•Without Monitoring, Tap is Undetectable

•Financial Institutions•Corporations (End-user)

•Government•Education

•Internet Service Providers•Medical Facilities

•Utilities

Who is Implementing Security ?


Where to Implement Security?

Application Layer

Transport Layer

Network Layer

Datalink Layer

Physical Layer - Protection at the outermost

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SOLUTION– Senses Losses as Slight as 0.1dB

– ‘HIGH ALARM’ Monitors for Optical Injection

– Measures Down to -45 dBm– Any Fiber Bend Readily Detected– Can Even ‘See’ Attenuation Caused

by Fiber Identifiers and Similar Devices



THE SYSTEM’S ENHANCED SECURITY FEATURES ARE

PART OF EACH ACTIVE MONITOR MODULE.

THERE IS NO NEED TO PURCHASE ADDITIONAL

EQUIPMENT OR SOFTWARE !

•Monitors More of the Network•Monitors Faster

•Can Detect Gradual Degradation More Effectively•Expands Easily

•Costs LESS

Advantages of FibreGuard Versus OTDR-based Monitoring Systems


FibreGuard - A Better Way to Monitor

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•FibreGuard Monitors in ‘Real-time’•Readings are performed locally in

module•Does not utilize an optical switch

Monitors Faster


•Degradation and Gradual Attenuation is Often Not

Recognized by an OTDR as a Failure

•See Article in Outside Plant Magazine

Detects Degradation Better


•Network Equipment Building Standards (NEBS) Certification

•Underwriters Laboratory (UL) Safety Certification

•U.S. Federal Communication Commission (FCC) 47 CFR Part 15

•Endorsed by U.S. National Security Agency (NSA)

•Approved by Worldcom, SUN Microsystems, IBM, Compaq and

others

FibreGuard has been Accepted and Recognized by:


•Bank Paribas•British Cabinet Office•Business Net•Citigroup•Credit Suisse•Deutsche-Morgan Grenfell•Energis Telecommunications•Fibrenet•Gartmore Investments

•J.P. Morgan•London Clearing House•Merrill Lynch•MCI Worldcom•Metropolitan Fibre Systems•RABO Bank•Salomon Brothers•Warburgs

CUSTOMER LISTING

FibreGuard:Your network’s best defense against damage and data loss due to intrusion, environmental, and accidental events…...

…from MESON Fiber Optics !


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