Summary of the invention
The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of testing equipment and method of testing of optical network unit, replace existing testing equipment with homemade testing equipment.
According to an aspect of the present invention, propose a kind of testing equipment of optical network unit, in order to detect the optical communication quality of an optical network unit, the testing equipment of optical network unit comprises an optical transceiver module and a control unit.The emission wavelength of optical transceiver module is λ 1, and receiving wavelength is λ 2.Control unit connects optical transceiver module, the signal of telecommunication that optical transceiver module sends in order to reception control unit, the light-pulse generator of a wavelength for λ 1 is produced to make optical transceiver module, with the light-pulse generator detected as, and optical network unit receives after wavelength is the light-pulse generator of λ 1, exports the light-pulse generator that a wavelength is λ 2.
According to an aspect of the present invention, a kind of method of testing of optical network unit is proposed, in order to detect the optical communication quality of an optical network unit.The method of testing of this optical network unit comprises the following steps.There is provided an optical transceiver module, the emission wavelength of this optical transceiver module is λ 1, and receiving wavelength is λ 2.Connect a control unit, the signal of telecommunication sent with reception control unit, to make optical transceiver module produce the light-pulse generator of a wavelength for λ 1, with the light-pulse generator detected as.Optical network unit reception wavelength exports the light-pulse generator that a wavelength is λ 2 after being the light-pulse generator of λ 1.
Describe the present invention below in conjunction with the drawings and specific embodiments, but not as a limitation of the invention.
Embodiment
The testing equipment of the optical network unit that the present embodiment discloses and method of testing, that the optical network unit produced voluntarily carries out reequiping and adjusting parameter, the light-pulse generator of a specific wavelength can be sent, with the light-pulse generator as detection fiber network element (ONU).Such as: originally emission wavelength is 1310nm, to receive wavelength be that the optical transceiver module of 1490nm is adapted as that emission wavelength is 1490nm, to receive wavelength be the optical transceiver module of 1310nm.That is, the emission wavelength 1490nm of the optical transceiver module after repacking can as the wavelength of a light-pulse generator of detection fiber network element.Therefore, the present embodiment is with after the repacking of existing optical network unit, and as homemade testing equipment, can replace the bit error rate test device that tradition is externally bought, cost is lower, and easier on using.
Be described in detail to proposition embodiment below, embodiment only in order to illustrate as example, and is not used to the scope of limit the present invention for protection.
First embodiment
Please refer to Fig. 2, it illustrates the schematic diagram of the testing equipment 100 according to the optical network unit of one embodiment of the invention.Carry out reequiping with the optical network unit 110 produced voluntarily and homemade testing equipment 100 comprises optical transceiver module 112 and a control unit 114.The signal of telecommunication that optical transceiver module 112 sends in order to reception control unit 114, the light-pulse generator Rx of a wavelength for λ 1 is produced to make optical transceiver module 112, and the light-pulse generator Rx that wavelength is λ 1 exports via optical transceiver module 112, with the light-pulse generator detected as.
Control unit 114 is such as central processing unit, frequency synthesizer etc., and frequency synthesizer mainly coordinates phase-locked loop (PLL) to form, to determine the output frequency of voltage-controlled oscillator by voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO).Once loop is locked, the output signal of voltage-controlled oscillator can be locked in characteristic frequency, such as, be locked in 1.25GHz or 2.5GHz, with as pulse signal.
Optical transceiver module 112 has an optical-electrical converter, such as, be laser diode, the signal of telecommunication sent in order to reception control unit 114, and is converted to the light-pulse generator Rx that wavelength is λ 1, such as, be converted to frequency 2.5GHz, wavelength is the light-pulse generator of 1490nm.
In addition, in fig. 2, testing equipment 100 comprises a splitter 116, is connected between optical transceiver module 112 and optical network unit 120 to be measured, the light-pulse generator Tx that the light-pulse generator being λ 1 with shunt transmission wavelength and wavelength are λ 2.
In addition, in fig. 2, testing equipment 100 comprises an oscilloscope 118, connects splitter 116, in order to receive the light-pulse generator Tx that wavelength is λ 2.That is, optical network unit 120 meeting output wavelength to be measured is the light-pulse generator Tx of λ 2, and is sent to oscilloscope 118 via splitter 116.Oscilloscope 118 can show the eye pattern of pulse signal.When the voltage error of pulse signal increases, the white space at eye pattern center can reduce, and when pulse signal along with noise increase and generation time error time, signal can produce to be shaken or drift and occur fuzzy strip line.Therefore, the quality of optical communication can be learnt by the degree that eye is wide, eye is high and sideline is shaken of observation eye pattern.
Please refer to Fig. 2, optical network unit 120 to be measured comprises photocell 122 and a light receiving element 124, and photocell 122 is the light-pulse generator Tx of λ 2 in order to output wavelength, and light receiving element 124 is in order to receive the light-pulse generator Rx that wavelength is λ 1.
In the present embodiment, testing equipment 100 is carried out reequiping with an optical network unit 110 and is adjusted the parameter of control unit 114, is λ 2 with the emission wavelength making to have in optical network unit 110, receives an optical transceiver module that wavelength is λ 1 and be adapted as emission wavelength and be λ 1, receive the optical transceiver module 112 that wavelength is λ 2.
For example, optical network unit 110 is such as optical gate logos and utensils, has emission wavelength and be λ 2, receive the optical transceiver module that wavelength is λ 1 when it is produced.In order to reach the object of self-control testing equipment 100, as long as be λ 2 by emission wavelength, to receive wavelength be that the optical transceiver module of λ 1 changes emission wavelength into and is λ 1, receives the optical transceiver module 112 that wavelength is λ 2, light-pulse generator required for just producing, therefore do not need externally to buy expensive bit error rate test device, meet cost requirement, and meet the requirement of fiber optic network communication detection.
Then, referring to Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, wherein Fig. 3 illustrates the flow chart of the method for testing of the optical network unit 120 according to one embodiment of the invention.
First, step 200 is to provide an optical transceiver module 112.The emission wavelength of optical transceiver module 112 is λ 1, and receiving wavelength is λ 2.Are connection one control units 114 in step 210, the signal of telecommunication sent with reception control unit 114, to make optical transceiver module 112 produce the light-pulse generator Rx of a wavelength for λ 1, with the light-pulse generator detected as.Step 230, after determinand (optical network unit 120) reception wavelength is the light-pulse generator of λ 1, exports the light-pulse generator Tx that a wavelength is λ 2.
Above-mentioned method of testing, more comprise and carry out step 220 and provide a splitter 116, splitter 116 is connected between optical transceiver module 112 and optical network unit 120, to transmit light-pulse generator that wavelength is λ 1 and the light-pulse generator Tx that wavelength is λ 2 along separate routes.In addition, above-mentioned method of testing, more comprise and carry out step 240 and provide an oscilloscope 118, oscilloscope 118 connects splitter 116, and the wavelength exported in order to receive optical network unit 120 is the light-pulse generator Tx of λ 2.The present embodiment learns the quality of optical communication by the degree that eye is wide, eye is high and sideline is shaken of eye pattern in observation oscilloscope.
Above-mentioned method of testing, wave band and the frequency of the light signal used are as follows: wavelength is the light-pulse generator Tx of λ 2 is such as the light-pulse generator of frequency 1.25GHz, wavelength 1310nm, and the light-pulse generator Rx that wavelength is λ 1 is such as the light-pulse generator of frequency 2.5GHz, wavelength 1490nm.
In order to reach the object of self-control testing equipment 100, the method of testing of the present embodiment is such as optical gate logos and utensils with an optical network unit 110() carry out reequiping and adjust the parameter of control unit 114, as long as be λ 2 by emission wavelength, to receive wavelength be that the optical transceiver module of λ 1 changes emission wavelength into and is λ 1, receives the optical transceiver module 112 that wavelength is λ 2, the light-pulse generator of the detection required for just producing, therefore do not need externally to buy expensive bit error rate test device, meet cost requirement, and meet the requirement of fiber optic network communication detection.
Certainly; the present invention also can have other various embodiments; when not deviating from the present invention's spirit and essence thereof; those of ordinary skill in the art are when making various corresponding change and distortion according to the present invention, but these change accordingly and are out of shape the protection range that all should belong to the claim appended by the present invention.