Quantifying and visualizing
system impairments in an optical network (100) includes, subsequent to determining baseline
noise impairment values for a plurality of segments (310, 312, 314, 316, 318, 320, 322, 324) in an end-to-end path for a photonic service, determining
current noise impairment values for the plurality of segments, wherein the baseline
noise impairment values and the
current noise impairment values relate to
Signal-to-
Noise Ratio (SNR) margin for the photonic service. The method includes displaying a
visualization (350) of the end-to-end path for the photonic service at a level of each segment of the plurality of segments, wherein the
visualization (350) includes a
delta (356) between the baseline
noise impairment values and the
current noise impairment values and associated
impact on overall noise values for the photonic service. The quantifying and visualizing
system can include receiving a selection of a segment in the
visualization (350) and displaying a health tile visualization (360) illustrating one or more components (310, 312, 316, 318, 322, 324, 120) in the segment.