Method of and apparatus for detecting and reporting faults in an all-optical communications system

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PATENT NO 5914794
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08775160

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A method of and system for detecting and reporting faults in an all-optical communications system. The system monitors each of the optical fibers and uses the optical supervisory channel system to detect and report faults. Whenever the system detects a fault in any of optical fibers, the system forms a message identifying the fault and transmits the message in the optical supervisory channel carried by at least one of the optical fibers.

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VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INCONE VERIZON WAY BASKING RIDGE NJ 07920

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Fee, John A Plano, TX 35 1113
Szerenyi, Laszlo I Dallas, TX 2 95

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