Reflect Detect™ Sensor
Splice Enclosure
Overview
The Reflect Detect Sensor is a passive fiber optic sensor designed for organizations to monitor the entry and exit of fiber optic splice enclosures across theirnetwork. The Reflect Detect Sensor utilizes a single fiber,either dark or live,to monitor theentry and exit of splice enclosures, ensuring real-time visibility formaintenance and security needs.
How It Works
Each passive sensor introduces a reflective event on a monitored dark or live fiber. When the enclosure is closed, the reflective event is present. If the enclosure is opened, the reflective event immediately disappears, indicating the splice enclosure has been opened. Because the reflective event is passively generated at the sensor and remotely monitored from a Central Office or Network Operations Center (NOC), any attempt to bypass or manipulate the signal is highly difficult—if not virtually impossible.
An added benefit of Reflect Detect Sensors is their ability to assist in crisis situations, such as when a fiber is cut or damaged. By leveraging GPS-marked sensor locations and the GIS mapping interface, the system can measure the distance from the pointof disruption to the nearest reflective event. Combined with historical reflection data, this enables accurate isolation and pinpointing of the damage location.
System Implementation
To deploy this solution, a fiber monitoring platform capable of real-time detection must be selected. Many leading manufacturers provide systems that are compatible with this type of sensor. During planning, a dark fiber route should be identified that passes through all targeted enclosures. Sensors are connected in series along this monitored fiber, allowing coverage of multiple enclosures.
Each enclosure or cabinet requiring monitoring will need a sensor mounted to it, with the sensor spliced into a dedicated dark fiber or a live monitored fiber.
Proper network planning ensures efficient deployment and reliable monitoring across the infrastructure.
Product Specifications
