Patent ID: 9455999
Filing Date: 2016-09-27
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method for managing a protective distribution system, comprising: monitoring a fiber optic information transmission line; detecting, via one or more sensors, a disturbance on the fiber optic information transmission line, wherein the detected disturbance does not exceed a first preset threshold for triggering alerts of a first alert type based on detected disturbances, and wherein the one or more sensors comprise at least one of a vibration sensor, a frequency sensor, an acoustic sensor, and reflective sensor; determining, responsive to the detection via the one or more sensors, a count for the number of disturbances within a preset time period that do not exceed the first preset threshold; determining whether the count, for the number of disturbances that do not exceed the first preset threshold, exceeds a second preset threshold for triggering alerts of the first alert type, wherein the second preset threshold corresponds to a preset number of allowable disturbances, not exceeding the first preset threshold and within the preset time period, before one or more alerts of the first alert type are to be triggered; and triggering an alert of the first alert type responsive to a determination that the count exceeds the second preset threshold.