Unified and Automated Fault Management Platform for Optical Networks

Abstract

A unified and automated fault management platform for heterogeneous optical networks is quite important for telecom operators to monitor and respond to various levels of network events. In this demo, we are demonstrating the details of the design, implementation and evaluation of the proposed HUBBLE platform while targeting to manage the underlying optical network of a telecom operator in real time. The proposed HUBBLE platform consists of three major building blocks i) a data collection layer that is integrated with the telecom operator infrastructure, (ii) data association and analysis layer that is used to measure the severity levels based on predefined alarm severity levels and constraints, and (iii) user interface layer that is on top of management and infrastructure layer which is used to demonstrate the faulty optical lines and is also integrated with fault management systems. Through the dashboard interface of the proposed HUBBLE platform, telecommunication operator’s network optimization experts can easily detect the problems related to either fiber or DWDM link and can take appropriate actions.