Intelligent OTDR-based RFTS solution designed to build, turn up and monitor any type of fiber network, including P2P and PON links.

Automated. Intelligent. Simple. Trusted.

Nova Fiber transforms traditional fiber deployment and how active monitoring of the fiber infrastructure is carried out. Testing capabilities are built into EXFO’s OTDR, the most trusted one in the industry. This solution thus leverages 35 years of leadership and expertise in fiber optic testing to automate and simplify active monitoring for all.

Control the network lifecycle

Nova Fiber helps operators deploy, audit, activate and troubleshoot fiber optic links remotely across the network lifecycle.

It improves speed and visibility for field testing, but also reduces mean-time-to-repair (MTTR) and trucks rolls during troubleshooting. End-to-end testing avoids costly repeat jobs.

Applications :

PON
5G FTTA
Fiber deep
Centralized managed P2P
Dark and lit fibers

Complexity solved.

Nova Fiber mobile application empowers field technicians to remotely trigger OTDR testing.

From end-to-end link loss measurements to link continuity, OTDR link characterization is accessible to any technician at the touch of a button, including contextual diagnostics available on the spot.

What does this entail? Technicians can focus on the results rather than OTDR trace interpretation.

A world of possibilities

Build on an open architecture, Nova Fiber enables integrated workflows with microservices.

The services are deployed as Docker containers and orchestrated using Docker Swarm, which allows horizontal scaling of services by design.

Its cloud-native platform delivers enterprise-class components and technologies to ensure the highest IT security standards.

Key features

Smaller, denser and more scalable: OTDR and 1024 ports fit in 3U height
Recognized EXFO quality: FTBx-735C high-end OTDR module
Optional 1x4 FTBx-9160 optical switch module for dual-stage scaling of test ports
MPO connectors: less connectors, less issues. 16x lesser connections than other vendors
Up to 4 switches per RTU (1024 ports)
Cloud-native design for unlocked and integrated solutions
Multipulse approach (iOLM) to leverage automation
Single server instance for countrywide deployment

Applications

Fixed OTDR function for lifecycle testing of P2P and P2MP fiber network topologies
End-to-end continuity and loss verification in PONs
Massive FTTx network auditing
Automated troubleshooting fiber networks
Preventive tracking of degradations
Broader applications: dark fiber SLAs, DCI, private networks, submarine and offshore, DWDM transport, wireless.

Resources

Specs Sheets

Nova Fiber – RTU-2

RTUe-9120 external optical switch

User Manuals

RTUe-9120 external optical switch - User Guide

RTU-2 - User Guide

Nova Fiber - Remote fiber testing system