Patent ID: 9184833
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: G01M,H04B

Abstract:
1. A method for testing the operation of an optical fiber cable in a communication network using an optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR) instrument, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a range of identifiers of fiber sets to be tested, wherein each of the fiber sets comprises one or more fibers and the fiber sets to be tested include a first fiber set and a second fiber set; selecting from the range of identifiers at least one identifier that identifies the first fiber set; displaying the selected at least one identifier that identifies the first fiber set, wherein the selected at least one identifier is included in the range of identifiers; determining whether the first fiber set is connected to the OTDR instrument; performing a test of the first fiber set that is identified by the selected at least one identifier using the OTDR instrument, in response to determining that the first fiber set is connected to the OTDR instrument; selecting from the range of identifiers a second at least one identifier that identifies the second fiber set in order to perform a test on the second fiber set that is identified by the selected at least one identifier; and displaying the selected second at least one identifier.