Patent ID: 8041810
Filing Date: 2011-10-18
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer-readable storage medium comprising computer instructions for: monitoring first and second access devices of an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) network for an alarm, the first and second access devices being connected to each other by a fiber optic strand of a multi-strand conduit, the first and second access devices being capable of transmitting media content received from a fiber optic ring to a set top box of a user; identifying hierarchical cable relationships associated with the multi-strand conduit and the fiber optic ring; monitoring network elements of the IPTV network that are associated with the hierarchical cable relationships for other alarms; determining a failure of other fiber optic strands of the multi-strand conduit based on the monitored network elements; and determining a fiber cut of the fiber optic strand based at least in part on the alarm of the monitored first and second access devices and the determined failure of the other fiber optic strands.