DESCRIPTION:

The VIAVI ONMSi Remote Fiber Test System (RFTS) is a centralized fibre monitoring and remote OTDR management platform engineered for continuous optical network surveillance, automated fault localization, fibre degradation analysis, and service assurance across telecom, hyperscale, enterprise, metro, access, wireless, submarine, and FTTH network infrastructures.

Designed around VIAVI’s scalable Optical Network Management System (ONMSi) architecture, the platform combines distributed remote fibre test heads, OTDR instrumentation, intelligent optical switching, fibre analytics, topology mapping, and centralized workflow automation into a unified fibre assurance ecosystem.

The platform supports:

• core optical transport monitoring
• metro fibre assurance
• access network monitoring
• FTTH/PON surveillance
• mobile xHaul monitoring
• DWDM infrastructure monitoring
• submarine cable monitoring
• enterprise fibre assurance
• dark fibre monitoring
• hyperscale data centre interconnect validation

ONMSi is engineered for:

• remote OTDR testing
• automated fibre diagnostics
• fibre degradation monitoring
• SLA management
• predictive maintenance
• construction certification
• service activation
• intrusion detection
• fault localization
• network analytics

The ONMSi architecture continuously scans fibre infrastructures using strategically deployed remote OTDR test heads and optical switches to identify fibre degradation, bends, breaks, connector contamination, latency-affecting impairments, and optical performance anomalies before service outages occur.

The platform supports:

• point-to-point (P2P) networks
• point-to-multipoint (P2MP) networks
• GPON
• XGS-PON
• CWDM/DWDM transport systems
• hybrid optical infrastructures

with monitoring capability extending from the network core to subscriber ONTs and customer premises environments.

ONMSi integrates with VIAVI remote fibre hardware platforms including:

• FTH-5000
• FTH-7000
• FTH-9000
• iOTDR Micro Cards
• iOTDR Nano Cards
• adaptive optical switch systems

allowing scalable deployment from standalone OTDR monitoring nodes to carrier-scale nationwide fibre monitoring infrastructures.

Its web-based centralized management environment provides:

• real-time alarm dashboards
• GIS fault mapping
• automated notifications
• historical trend analytics
• fibre inventory mapping
• topology visualization
• automated reporting
• OSS integration
• API interoperability

for network operations centres and field operations teams.

The ONMSi platform is also integrated into the VIAVI NITRO Fiber ecosystem, enabling advanced distributed fibre sensing applications including:

• temperature monitoring
• strain analysis
• vibration sensing
• fibre security monitoring
• infrastructure protection
• predictive network analytics

across critical optical infrastructure deployments.

Technical Specifications

Supported Network Architectures

• Point-to-point (P2P)
• Point-to-multipoint (P2MP)
• FTTH
• GPON
• XGS-PON
• Metro optical transport
• CWDM networks
• DWDM networks
• Submarine cable systems
• Enterprise fibre infrastructures

Core Platform Functions

• Remote OTDR testing
• Automated fibre monitoring
• Continuous fibre surveillance
• Fault localization
• Fibre degradation analysis
• SLA monitoring
• Predictive maintenance
• Construction certification
• Service activation testing

Monitoring Capabilities

• 24/7 automated network monitoring
• Fibre bend detection
• Fibre break detection
• Connector degradation detection
• Intrusion/tapping detection
• Latency issue identification
• Optical performance trending
• Preventative maintenance analytics

OTDR and Test Features

• Remote OTDR acquisition
• On-demand OTDR testing
• Scheduled automated testing
• Multi-fibre switching
• Live fibre testing
• DWDM wavelength troubleshooting
• Event analysis and fault correlation

Alarm and Notification Functions

• Real-time alarm generation
• SNMP alarm support
• OSS-J compliance
• ITU-X733 compliance
• Email notifications
• SMS notifications
• Web Services integration

Visualization and Analytics

• GIS fibre mapping
• Fibre topology visualization
• Alarm-on-map display
• Historical trend analytics
• Fibre inventory management
• KPI reporting
• Root-cause analysis
• Service correlation analytics

Management Architecture

• 100% web-based platform
• Centralized management GUI
• Multi-domain architecture
• Secure remote access
• API integration capability
• Browser-based operation

Compatible Hardware Platforms

• FTH-5000
• FTH-7000
• FTH-9000
• iOTDR Micro Cards
• iOTDR Nano Cards
• Remote optical switches

Cloud and Ecosystem Integration

• NITRO Fiber integration
• Fibre analytics integration
• OSS interoperability
• Workflow automation support
• Centralized network operations integration

Platform Configuration Options

Remote Fiber Test Hardware

FTH-5000

Compact rack-mounted remote OTDR monitoring platform.

FTH-7000

Adaptive fibre test head with OTDR and internal switch options.

FTH-9000

High-capacity adaptive fibre test head with scalable switching architecture.

iOTDR Micro/Nano Cards

Embedded OTDR monitoring solutions for integrated network equipment deployment.

ONMSi Operational Applications

Supported operational workflows include:

• construction certification
• service activation
• predictive maintenance
• network assurance
• SLA verification
• fibre troubleshooting
• latency analysis
• intrusion detection
• fibre health analytics

Supported Deployment Environments

The platform supports deployment across:

• telecom operators
• hyperscale data centres
• mobile xHaul infrastructures
• submarine cable systems
• enterprise fibre networks
• government optical infrastructures
• utility fibre systems
• broadband FTTH deployments

Standard Accessories

Typical supplied components include:

• ONMSi management software
• Web-based management environment
• Alarm and reporting utilities
• Fibre topology management tools
• Operational documentation

Optional Accessories

Available optional accessories include:

• FTH remote OTDR platforms
• Optical switch systems
• NITRO Fiber Insight analytics
• GIS mapping integration
• API integration packages
• Advanced reporting systems
• Fibre sensing integration
• Remote monitoring licenses

Key Features

• Centralized remote fibre test architecture
• 24/7 automated fibre monitoring
• Remote OTDR fault localization
• Fibre degradation and intrusion detection
• FTTH and PON monitoring capability
• CWDM/DWDM transport assurance
• GIS fibre topology visualization
• Automated SLA and KPI monitoring
• Alarm and notification automation
• Web-based centralized management
• Scalable carrier-grade architecture
• NITRO Fiber sensing integration
• Remote fibre analytics capability
• Live traffic fibre troubleshooting support
• Carrier and hyperscale optical infrastructure optimisation