Patents Assigned to LEVEL 3 COMMUNICTIONS, LLC
  • Publication number: 20130129344
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are disclosed for monitoring optical communications between a managed location and a remote location. In particular, an optical signal is transmitted over an optical fiber and passed-through a test device. A portion of the optical signal is filtered from the original optical signal and passed to a monitoring unit. The monitoring unit may instruct one or more switches in the test device to loop the optical signal back toward the managed location. Subsequently, testing and monitoring may be performed at the managed location. The device may provide a test output or may transmit the information to the managed location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: LEVEL 3 COMMUNICTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Kendall Storey, John F. Waters, JR., Andrew Dugan, Salvador Paredes, Gary Ratterree