Optical Switches
Fiber Optical Line Protection Switch (OLP), 5ns Fast Recovery
The optical Line Protection Switching System (OLP) uses a redundant optical fiber route as a backup path. We uniquely offer a high data rate of up to 200 gigabit and fast optical switching to reduce data loss with three choices of optical switching speed: ms to a few ns. By real-time monitoring the power status of both transmission and receiving in the working fiber, it can automatically switch to the backup fiber when the power value is lower than a user-defined threshold. This design allows the switch to operate independently without communicating, reducing reaction time. Moreover, our system has a built-in laser and detector to monitor the spare fiber line, ensuring its integrity at all times and sensing an alarm when a problem occurs. Our net-ready OLPs offer various reliable protection schemes against fiber cuts and network failures.
Configuration options
Build & quote
Configure the options below and add your exact build to the enquiry — we confirm the part number and availability.
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Type: 1:1 · Channel: 1 · Wavelength: 1310 · Package: Standard 1RU · Fiber Type: SMF-28 · Switch Speed: 10 ms · Power Supply: 48V DC · Connectors: FC/PC · Interface Code: Non
System integration
Integration and compatibility
Use these checks to connect Fiber Optical Line Protection Switch (OLP), 5ns Fast Recovery to the surrounding optical, mechanical and control system. Every value shown is taken from this model's own specification record.
- Optical interface and fiber
- Fiber Type: SMF-28, MM50/125, MM62.5/125, Special · Connectors: FC/PC, FC/APC, SC/PC, SC/APC, ST/PC, LC, Duplex LC, Special
- Specify connector polish and fiber architecture together. FC/PC, FC/APC and SMA interfaces, and single-mode, multimode and polarization-maintaining fibers, impose different return-loss, mode-field and alignment requirements.
- Wavelength and loss budget
- Wavelength: 1310, 1550, 1310/1550, Special
- Check the Optical Switches passband, insertion loss, return loss and power handling at the actual source wavelength; a nominal telecom-band label is not a substitute for the configured range.
- Control interface
- Power Supply: 48V DC, 110~220V AC, Special
- Match supply voltage, analog or digital command range, connector pinout and default optical state to the instrument interlock. Confirm the unpowered state explicitly — it decides what happens to the link on a power failure.
Technical FAQ
Integration questions for Fiber Optical Line Protection Switch (OLP), 5ns Fast Recovery
Which fiber and connector does the Fiber Optical Line Protection Switch (OLP), 5ns Fast Recovery use?
Fiber Type: SMF-28, MM50/125, MM62.5/125, Special · Connectors: FC/PC, FC/APC, SC/PC, SC/APC, ST/PC, LC, Duplex LC, Special. Specify connector polish and fiber architecture together. FC/PC, FC/APC and SMA interfaces, and single-mode, multimode and polarization-maintaining fibers, impose different return-loss, mode-field and alignment requirements.
How should the Fiber Optical Line Protection Switch (OLP), 5ns Fast Recovery be included in an optical power budget?
Wavelength: 1310, 1550, 1310/1550, Special. Check the Optical Switches passband, insertion loss, return loss and power handling at the actual source wavelength; a nominal telecom-band label is not a substitute for the configured range.
Does the Fiber Optical Line Protection Switch (OLP), 5ns Fast Recovery require a controller?
Power Supply: 48V DC, 110~220V AC, Special. Match supply voltage, analog or digital command range, connector pinout and default optical state to the instrument interlock. Confirm the unpowered state explicitly — it decides what happens to the link on a power failure.
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Share your wavelength, fiber type, connector, power handling and control requirements and we will qualify the matching configuration and part number.
