Logical to physical link mapping in a fiber optic network
Systems and methods for logical to physical link mapping in a fiber optic network are provided. In one implementation, a method includes receiving geographic data related to one or more fiber links in a fiber optic network; receiving logical links on the one or more fiber links; receiving results from one or more tests performed on the one or more fiber links; utilizing the results to determine a physical representation of the one or more fiber links; and displaying a network map of the fiber optic network with the physical representation.
1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium configured to store computer logic having instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processing devices to perform steps of:
receiving geographic data related to one or more fiber links in a fiber optic network;
receiving logical links on the one or more fiber links;
receiving results from one or more tests performed on the one or more fiber links;
utilizing the results to determine a physical representation of the one or more fiber links; and
displaying a network map of the fiber optic network with the physical representation.
2. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the geographic data includes dark fiber coordinates either at some spacings or when there is a direction change.
3. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the one or more tests include latency measurements.
4. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the one or more tests include far end point discovery.
5. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the one or more tests include Optical Time-Domain Reflectometry (OTDR) tests.
6. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the utilizing includes
grouping the results from the logical links having a same source and destination network element; and
analyzing the results to remove variances.
7. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 6 , wherein the variances include patch cord slack.
8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the utilizing includes
aligning network element locations with the geographic data.
9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the steps further include
updating the geographic data based on the physical representation.
10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the steps further include
responsive to an anomaly, displaying a range of approximate locations where the anomaly is localized on the network map.
11. A computer-implemented method comprising steps of:
receiving geographic data related to one or more fiber links in a fiber optic network;
receiving logical links on the one or more fiber links;
receiving results from one or more tests performed on the one or more fiber links;
utilizing the results to determine a physical representation of the one or more fiber links; and
displaying a network map of the fiber optic network with the physical representation.
12. The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , wherein the geographic data includes dark fiber coordinates either at some spacings or when there is a direction change.
13. The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , wherein the one or more tests include latency measurements.
14. The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , wherein the one or more tests include far end point discovery.
15. The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , wherein the one or more tests include Optical Time-Domain Reflectometry (OTDR) tests.
16. The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , wherein the utilizing includes
grouping the results from the logical links having a same source and destination network element; and
analyzing the results to remove variances.
17. The computer-implemented method of claim 16 , wherein the variances include patch cord slack.
18. The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , wherein the utilizing includes aligning network element locations with the geographic data.
19. The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , wherein the steps further include updating the geographic data based on the physical representation.
20. The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , wherein the steps further include
responsive to an anomaly, displaying a range of approximate locations where the anomaly is localized on the network map.