With SmartLoop, users no longer need to carry the OTDR to the other end of the link to perform bidirectional testing, helping contractors further increase the profitability of each project. Fluke Networks continues to enhance the OTDR in the OptiFiber Pro, part of the Versiv line, the industry-leading cabling certification system.
Integrity Networks, headquartered in Renton, Washington, provides communications services and infrastructure installation for wired and fiber networks nationwide and throughout the Pacific Rim. The Alaska office and technicians, based in Anchorage, worked on a significant project for an energy company that required the company's technicians to perform bidirectional testing on 1,400 fiber links. The task was further complicated by harsh winter weather, as temperature and environmental considerations made it challenging and even dangerous to move between buildings to perform testing at both ends of the fiber.
OptiFiber Pro's SmartLoop features Fluke Networks' patent-pending algorithms to automatically test two fibers at once, while offering pass/fail analysis with bidirectional results on average, further improving the ease and speed of testing and is very practical in environments where the far end is difficult or dangerous to reach.
With SmartLoop's bidirectional testing, fiber optic cabling installers and contractors can reduce the time they spend on-site and reduce the risk of losing or damaging testing equipment by keeping it away from unsafe environments.
The SmartLoop bidirectional testing feature is included in the OptiFiber Pro OTDR. Current owners can access a free upgrade on the Fluke Networks website.
