A portable multi-purpose optical cable operation and maintenance tool

Abstract

This invention discloses a portable, multi-purpose optical cable maintenance tool based on a cloud platform. The tool includes a main body equipped with: a light source for emitting light into the optical fiber; an OTDR testing module for detecting light attenuation and loss data; an optical power measurement module for measuring the optical power and relative loss of the optical fiber; a distributed optical fiber vibration monitoring system for sensing external vibrations and obtaining their location information; a control module for controlling the operation of each module; and a data processing unit for calculating and processing the attenuation and loss data, optical power and relative loss, and the location information of the external vibrations to determine the faulty optical fiber and its location on the fiber, and to generate a maintenance information sheet. This configuration allows for precise determination of the faulty optical fiber and its location, and enables the measurement of attenuation and loss data, optical power, etc., reducing the workload of maintenance personnel and making the tool more convenient to use.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of optical fiber operation and maintenance auxiliary equipment, and more specifically, to a portable multi-purpose optical cable operation and maintenance tool. Background Art

[0002] With the development of optical communication technology, the services carried by optical transmission networks are constantly expanding, and optical cables are laid in every corner of the city. Therefore, it is crucial to ensure the strength and stability of optical transmission networks.

[0003] At present, there are many optical cable lines, and fault finding still relies on manual means, which makes troubleshooting difficult and easily leads to long optical cable interruption time, affecting the normal operation of the communication network. The prominent problems faced by optical cable maintenance are: when multiple optical cables are laid in the same channel, it is difficult to identify the target optical cable with faults, the operation and maintenance of optical cables requires a large number of personnel and equipment resources, and it is difficult to locate the fault point on the optical cable. Obviously, the traditional optical cable operation and maintenance method that relies on manual fault finding is difficult to adapt to the current large-scale optical cable operation and maintenance status. In addition, many new forces have been integrated into the power, radio and television and other departments, and the merger of operators has led to a large number of optical cables that need maintenance.

[0004] Therefore, how to solve the problem that the optical cable operation and maintenance in the prior art relies on manual means and is difficult to adapt to the current large-scale optical cable operation and maintenance situation has become an important technical problem that technical personnel in this field need to solve. Summary of the invention

[0005] The present invention provides a portable multi-purpose optical cable operation and maintenance tool, which solves the problem that the optical cable operation and maintenance in the prior art relies on manual means and is difficult to adapt to the current status of large-scale optical cable operation and maintenance.

[0006] The above object of the present invention is achieved through the following technical scheme: a portable multi-purpose optical cable operation and maintenance tool based on a cloud platform, comprising a body, wherein a light source, an OTDR test module, an optical power measurement module, a distributed optical fiber vibration monitoring system, a control module and a data processing unit are arranged in the body, wherein:

[0007] The light source is used to emit light into the optical fiber;

[0008] The OTDR test module is used to detect the attenuation and loss data of the light in the optical fiber;

[0009] The optical power measurement module is used to measure the optical power and relative loss of the optical fiber;

[0010] The distributed optical fiber vibration monitoring system is used to sense the external vibration of the optical fiber and obtain the position information of the external vibration;

[0011] The control module, the light source, the OTDR test module, the optical power measurement module and the distributed optical fiber vibration monitoring system are all communicatively connected to the control module and operate under the control of the control module;

[0012] The data processing unit is communicatively connected to the control module, and calculates and processes the attenuation and loss data, the optical power and relative loss, and the position information of the external vibration to determine the location of the faulty optical fiber and the fault point on the optical fiber and generate an operation and maintenance information sheet.

[0013] Preferably, it also includes a storage module communicatively connected to the control module, and the storage module stores the attenuation and loss data, the optical power and relative loss, the location information of the external vibration, the faulty optical fiber information and the location information of the fault point on the optical fiber, and the operation and maintenance information sheet.

[0014] Preferably, it also includes a display module and a control module both of which are communicatively connected to the control module, the display module is used to display the data stored in the storage module, and the control module controls the working status of the light source, the OTDR test module, the optical power measurement module and the distributed optical fiber vibration monitoring system.

[0015] Preferably, it also includes a mobile terminal communicatively connected to the control module, the mobile terminal sends a control signal to the control module to control the operation of the light source, the OTDR test module, the optical power measurement module and the distributed optical fiber vibration monitoring system, and the mobile terminal is connected to the control module via a wireless network module.

[0016] Preferably, it also includes a network transmission module connected to the control module, and the network transmission module is used to transmit the data stored in the storage module to the cloud server.

[0017] In summary, the beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: the light source, OTDR test module, optical power measurement module, distributed optical fiber vibration monitoring system, control module and data processing unit are integrated in the body, so that multi-device integration is realized and it is easy to carry, with higher integration, and the operation and maintenance personnel do not need to carry a large number of tools; the OTDR test module can detect the attenuation and loss of light, and know which one is the faulty optical fiber. When an external vibration is given to the optical fiber, the distributed optical fiber vibration monitoring system can obtain the position information of the external vibration, and the distance between the external vibration and the fault point can be obtained according to the attenuation and loss data and the position information of the external vibration, and finally the specific position of the fault point is determined, and the optical power and relative loss of the optical fiber can be measured by the optical power measurement module. The portable multi-purpose optical cable operation and maintenance tool can assist the operation and maintenance personnel in determining the faulty optical fiber and the position of the fault point, saving manpower input in operation and maintenance, reducing the work pressure of the operation and maintenance personnel, and is simple to operate and easy to use.

[0018] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the portable multi-purpose optical cable operation and maintenance tool includes a mobile terminal connected to the control module via a wireless network module. The operation of the optical cable operation and maintenance tool is controlled by operating the mobile terminal. Even if there is a distance between the operation and maintenance personnel and the portable multi-purpose optical cable operation and maintenance tool, the operation and maintenance tool can be conveniently operated, thereby reducing the workload of the operation and maintenance personnel to a certain extent. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 It is a principle block diagram of the present invention.

[0020] In the figure, 1. light source; 2. OTDR test module; 3. optical power measurement module; 4. distributed optical fiber vibration monitoring system; 5. control module; 6. data processing unit; 7. display module; 8. operation module; 9. mobile terminal; 10. wireless network module; 11. network transmission module. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] To make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the present invention clearer, the technical solution of the present invention will be described in detail below. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other implementation methods obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work belong to the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0022] The purpose of this specific implementation is to provide a portable multi-purpose optical cable operation and maintenance tool to solve the problem that optical cable operation and maintenance in the prior art relies on manual means and is difficult to adapt to the current large-scale optical cable operation and maintenance status.

[0023] The following is an explanation of the embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, the embodiments shown below do not limit the invention described in the claims. In addition, the entire contents of the configurations shown in the following embodiments are not limited to the solutions required as the invention described in the claims.

[0024] See also Figure 1 In this embodiment, a portable multi-purpose optical cable operation and maintenance tool based on a cloud platform includes a body, which is provided with a light source 1, an OTDR test module 2, an optical power measurement module 3, a distributed optical fiber vibration monitoring system 4, a control module 5 and a data processing unit 6, wherein: the light source 1 is used to emit light into the optical fiber; the OTDR test module 2 is used in combination with the light source 1 to detect the attenuation and loss data of the light in the optical fiber; the optical power measurement module 3 can measure the optical power and relative loss of the optical fiber; the distributed optical fiber vibration monitoring system 4 is used to sense the external vibration of the optical fiber and obtain the position information of the external vibration; the light source 1, the OTDR test module 2, the optical power measurement module 3 and the distributed optical fiber vibration monitoring system 4 are all communicatively connected to the control module 5 and work under the control of the control module 5; the data processing unit 6 is communicatively connected to the control module 5, and the data processing unit 6 calculates and processes the attenuation and loss data, the optical power and the relative loss, and the position information of the external vibration to determine the position of the faulty optical fiber and the fault point on the optical fiber and generate an operation and maintenance information sheet.

[0025] With such a setting, the portable multi-purpose optical cable operation and maintenance tool can easily measure attenuation and loss data, optical power and relative loss, location information of external vibration, etc., and accurately determine the faulty optical fiber and the location of the fault point by calculating and processing the above data, thereby reducing the work pressure of the operation and maintenance personnel, making it more convenient to use and more conducive to adapting to the current large-scale optical cable operation and maintenance status.

[0026] The portable multi-purpose optical cable operation and maintenance tool also includes a storage module communicatively connected to the control module 5, and the storage module is used to store attenuation and loss data, optical power and relative loss, location information of external vibration, the location of the faulty optical fiber and the fault point on the optical fiber, and an operation and maintenance information sheet. The operation and maintenance information sheet may include, but is not limited to, the time of operation and maintenance, the number of the faulty optical fiber and the location of the fault point, the attenuation and loss data measured during the operation and maintenance detection process, the location information of external vibration, etc.

[0027] The portable multi-purpose optical cable operation and maintenance tool also includes a network transmission module 11, through which the data stored in the storage module is transmitted to the cloud server for storage or subsequent statistical processing, etc. The data stored in the storage module includes but is not limited to attenuation and loss data, optical power and relative loss, location information of external vibration, the location of the faulty optical fiber and the fault point on the optical fiber, and the operation and maintenance information sheet.

[0028] The portable multi-purpose optical cable operation and maintenance tool also includes a display module 7 and a control module 8 which are communicatively connected to the control module 5. The display module 7 is used to display the data stored in the storage module, and the control module 8 controls the working state of the light source 1, the OTDR test module 2, the optical power measurement module 3 and the distributed optical fiber vibration monitoring system 4. In a preferred embodiment, the display module 7 and the control module 8 can be, but are not limited to, a touch screen, which can display the data stored in the storage module and realize control. Of course, it can also include both a touch screen and a control button, and realize dual control through the touch screen and the control button.

[0029] The portable multi-purpose optical cable operation and maintenance tool also includes a mobile terminal 9 communicatively connected to the control module 5, the mobile terminal 9 sends a control signal to the control module 5 to control the operation of the light source 1, the OTDR test module 2, the optical power measurement module 3 and the distributed optical fiber vibration monitoring system 4, and the mobile terminal 9 is connected to the control module 5 via a wireless network module 10. Specifically, the wireless network module 10 can be, but is not limited to, WiFi, and the mobile terminal 9 is equipped with an application program, and the portable multi-purpose optical cable operation and maintenance tool can be controlled by operating on the mobile terminal 9, thereby improving the convenience of the operation and maintenance personnel during use.

[0030] It is understood that the same or similar parts in the above embodiments can refer to each other, and the content not described in detail in some embodiments can refer to the same or similar content in other embodiments. The multiple solutions provided by the present invention include the basic solution itself, which are independent of each other and do not restrict each other, but they can also be combined with each other without conflict to achieve multiple effects together.

[0031] The above is only a specific embodiment of the present invention, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art can easily think of changes or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed by the present invention, which should be included in the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be based on the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A portable multi-purpose optical cable operation and maintenance tool, characterized in that: The invention comprises a body, wherein a light source (1), an OTDR test module (2), an optical power measurement module (3), a distributed optical fiber vibration monitoring system (4), a control module (5) and a data processing unit (6) are arranged in the body, wherein: The light source (1) is used to emit light into the optical fiber; The OTDR test module (2) is used to detect the attenuation and loss data of the light in the optical fiber; The optical power measurement module (3) is used to measure the optical power and relative loss of the optical fiber; The distributed optical fiber vibration monitoring system (4) is used to sense the external vibration of the optical fiber and obtain the position information of the external vibration; The control module (5), the light source (1), the OTDR test module (2), the optical power measurement module (3) and the distributed optical fiber vibration monitoring system (4) are all communicatively connected to the control module (5) and operate under the control of the control module (5); The data processing unit (6) is communicatively connected to the control module (5) and performs calculations on the attenuation and loss data, the optical power and relative loss, and the position information of the external vibration to determine the location of the faulty optical fiber and the fault point on the optical fiber and generate an operation and maintenance information sheet; It also includes a storage module communicatively connected to the control module (5), the storage module storing the attenuation and loss data, the optical power and relative loss, the location information of the external vibration, the faulty optical fiber information and the location information of the fault point on the optical fiber, and the operation and maintenance information sheet; It also includes a display module (7) and a control module (8) both of which are communicatively connected to the control module (5), the display module (7) being used to display the data stored in the storage module, and the control module (8) being used to control the working states of the light source (1), the OTDR test module (2), the optical power measurement module (3) and the distributed optical fiber vibration monitoring system (4); The invention also comprises a mobile terminal (9) communicatively connected to the control module (5), wherein the mobile terminal (9) sends a control signal to the control module (5) to control the operation of the light source (1), the OTDR test module (2), the optical power measurement module (3) and the distributed optical fiber vibration monitoring system (4), and the mobile terminal (9) is connected to the control module (5) via a wireless network module (10).

2. The portable multi-purpose optical cable operation and maintenance tool according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also comprises a network transmission module (11) connected to the control module (5), the network transmission module (11) being used to transmit the data stored in the storage module to a cloud server.

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