Patent ID: 11916588
Assignee: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 7:
8. A device, comprising:
one or more processors configured to:
transmit communication data to a transceiver via an access fiber optic cable, wherein the access fiber optic cable is a fiber optic cable connecting the transceiver to a backbone fiber optic cable, the backbone fiber optic cable being a fiber optic cable provided between two or more locations;
determine that fiber sensing is to be performed for the access fiber optic cable;
cease transmission of the communication data for a predetermined time period that is less than a period of time for which an asynchronous transmission protocol allows a data flow to be interrupted without triggering determination of an alternate route for the data flow;
generate an optical pulse after ceasing transmission of the communication data;
transmit the optical pulse to the transceiver via the access fiber optic cable;
receive a reflected signal from the access fiber optic cable based on the optical pulse;
determine properties associated with the reflected signal;
analyze the properties associated with the reflected signal to generate sensing results; and
perform one or more actions based on the sensing results.