The JDSU WaveReady™ BrightJack 200 is a compact, modular performance monitoring solution for optical fiber links. The BrightJack lets system operators isolate faults within the fiber plant to improve response time. BrightJack also lets system operators monitor the health of the optical fiber over time and address slow degradation in fiber performance before it can result in unplanned service outages.

The BrightJack 200 operates independent of optical power and does not disrupt service in the event of power failure. Unlike Layer 2 performance monitoring solutions, which may not differentiate between equipment failure and fiber failure, the BrightJack monitors the health of the fiber plant from the central office (CO) without dependence on electronics located at the far end of the link.

With interfaces for remote TL-1 alarms over transmission control protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP), visual alarms, and local telemetry alarms, the BrightJack is readily integrated into a wide variety of network management interfaces and ready to deploy out of the box.

Key Features

• Enables protocol- and format-independent monitoring of link loss
• Enables real-time monitoring of in-service fiber pairs
• Requires no power for passive customer-end interface
• Supports link budgets up to 20 dB
• Provides direct TL-1 interface
• Provides monitoring for up to six fiber links from a highdensity 1U CO chassis