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Optical Diagnostics

RX power per port, fleet distribution and link budget engineering

Fleet average RX

-20.6 dBm

Strongest port

PON4 · -18.5 dBm

Weakest port

PON3 · -22.7 dBm

ONUs at risk

2

OLT-side RX per PON port

Excellent ≥ −18 · Good ≥ −24 · Warning ≥ −27 · Critical ≥ −29 · LOS < −31

-19.9

PON1

-21.3

PON2

-22.7

PON3

-18.5

PON4

-19.9

PON5

-21.3

PON6

-22.7

PON7

-18.5

PON8

-19.9

PON9

-21.3

PON10

-22.7

PON11

-18.5

PON12

-19.9

PON13

-21.3

PON14

-22.7

PON15

-18.5

PON16

ONU RX power distribution

Fleet-wide received power buckets (dBm)

-27
-24
-18
2
0
0
0
0
2
3
6
13
18
15
21
21
13
8
3
0
−31 dBm−27−24−18−15 dBm

Optical Budget Calculator

GPON Class B+ link budget — plan a new drop before splicing

OLT TX power (dBm)+3.0
Fiber length (km)8.0
Splitter ratio1:32 · 17.8 dB
Connectors (0.3 dB each)3
Splices (0.1 dB each)4
Safety margin (dB)3.0

Expected RX @ ONU

LINK OK — healthy margin
-17.8dBm

ONU sensitivity −28 dBm (Class B+)

Fiber loss−1.68 dB
Splitter loss−17.8 dB
Connector loss−0.9 dB
Splice loss−0.4 dB
Total link loss−20.78 dB

3.0 − 1.68 − 17.8 − 0.9 − 0.4 = -17.8 dBm