Turn outages into minute-long blips—and slash OPEX while you’re at it. MSOS pairs integrated OTDR testing with robotic switching at the physical fiber layer. You localize faults in seconds, reroute instantly, and activate subscribers from the NOC—with 50-second provisioning and sub-minute restoration you can put in an SLA.
“Provision new service in under 50 seconds. Restore traffic in about a minute—without sending a tech.”
Separate OTDR boxes add steps and hand-offs. MSOS embeds OTDR so testing and switching live on one platform. One command starts a trace, confirms distance-to-fault, and triggers the reroute. That collapses decision time and eliminates panel errors.
A typical workflow: ~30 seconds to run OTDR and pinpoint the fault, ~30 seconds to execute the fiber reroute, ~30 seconds to auto-document the change. That’s ~90 seconds end-to-end, not hours.
New tenant? New provider? A NOC operator clicks a profile and MSOS completes the cross-connect in <50 seconds. No cage access. No contractor schedules. No missed appointment penalties.
Passive-latching optics hold established circuits without keep-alive power. Links stay up during local outages and module swaps. Your SLA promises stop depending on the grid.
Operate through web GUI, SNMPv2/v3, and REST. Alarms and policies can drive automatic protection switching at the fiber layer. Authentication ties into RADIUS, TACACS+, or LDAP. Every move is logged for audit.
Mount MSOS in the riser or comms room. It connects up to 64 apartments to any of 3 service providers and exposes OTDR in/out for remote tests on each drop. A single operator can bulk-stage moves for overnight windows or execute changes live in seconds. Result: fewer truck rolls, faster churn handling, and predictable SLAs per building.
Use carrier-class robotic matrices (XSOS and CSOS families) as a software-defined ODF. They deliver any-to-any connections without bottlenecks between shelves, DWDM systems, IX handoffs, and inter-CO spans. For testing, present fibers to your preferred OTDR via designated switch ports and launch traces through your NMS. This design standardizes operations across access and core while keeping OTDR control in the same workflow.
Push policies from the NOC to re-assign cross-connects between shelves, rings, and backhaul paths without touching a cable. Tie alarms to automatic protection switching so you flow around faults at the physical layer before transport or IP convergence kicks in.
Connect dry-contact alarm ports to site telemetry and building systems. Ops teams see state changes, door sensors, and environmental alerts in the same pane of glass they already use.
| Step | Traditional response | MSOS with integrated OTDR |
|---|---|---|
| Detect | Page technician (~15 min) | Alarm triggers (instant) |
| Dispatch | Drive to site (~45 min) | OTDR trace (~30 s) |
| Isolate | Locate fault (~30 min) | Reroute traffic (~30 s) |
| Action | Manual patch (~20 min) | Document & ticket (~30 s) |
| Total | ~110 minutes | ~90 seconds |
The 98% MTTR math.
Time saved = 110 min − 1.5 min = 108.5 minutes → (108.5 ÷ 110) × 100 ≈ 98% faster.
“Publish SLAs with minutes, not windows—and hit them.”
Swap in your own figures; this model shows the approach:
Annual savings per MDU (illustrative):
Simple payback example (single MDU):
“From site visits to software clicks—payback inside a year at many properties.”
Use SNMP or REST hooks to tie alarms to automatic protection switching rules at the fiber layer. Reroute on loss-of-signal. Pre-stage maintenance paths. Clear back to primary after repair. All with full audit.
Treat the central office like a programmable resource. Build any-to-any circuits between wavelengths, shelves, providers, and inter-city links. Feed an external OTDR through the same matrix so test and action share context.
On Friday evenings or during live events, re-shape physical cross-connects to balance load. You cut congestion at its source, not only in MPLS or IP.
Wire once, then operate remotely. Construction teams finish earlier. Network teams deliver service dates confidently. Auditors find every change documented to the second.
Switching and provisioning
Optical performance (connectorized field values)
Power and resiliency
Management and security
Environmental and compliance
Facility and alarms
Versus manual patching: expect ~95–98% faster recovery and zero panel errors under pressure. You also remove drive times, after-hours coverage gaps, and conflicting access policies.
Versus electronic, always-on switches: MSOS uses passive latching so no power is required to hold a path. Traffic stays live through power events and backup runtimes stretch further.
Versus robotic systems without integrated test: testing and switching on one platform erase hand-offs. You avoid extra boxes, reduce training time, and cut minutes that matter in the middle of the night.
Bring a site list and five minutes. We’ll map MSOS into your OSS, estimate truck-roll reductions by property, and translate restoration times into SLA updates. You leave with a payback estimate and a deployment plan for MDUs and central offices.
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