Fiber Manager
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Fiber Manager
Map, plan, design and manage your fiber optic network with GIS-based Fiber Manager from Schneider Electric.
Are you managing a next-generation telecommunications network with lastgeneration tools? A surprising number of fiber optic companies are doing just that by documenting their network with file-based technology. Theyre using information in several formats CAD drawings, spreadsheets, Visio diagrams spread out across their enterprise network making critical decisions about their network. Or worse, theyre relying on human memory, and all that vital information about their network assets will walk out the door when those valued employees leave. When youre managing a fiber optic network from a central office, searching for buried assets on site, or planning a future system expansion, you need accurate information thats mapped to your physical network. And you need access to it from anywhere in the field, at the desktop, or in the boardroom. Thats the beauty of Fiber Manager from Schneider Electric. As an extension of the ArcFM Enterprise GIS Solution, Fiber Manager delivers the same relevant geographic information system (GIS) datasets used by other utilities.
A more efficient way to look at your network
With Fiber Manager, youll have an intuitive, visual interface to help you understand and manage your entire fiber optic network a productivity tool for the office, plus mobile solutions for outside plant (OSP) and inside plant (ISP) networks. Fiber Manager delivers information in a seamless, map-based data format and provides a breadth of productivity tools, including: Connection Manager The Connection Manager makes it easy to enter, update and understand the connectivity of your network. With this industryleading productivity tool, youll be able to quickly establish and inspect connections within splice enclosures, patch panels, optical network devices and passive optic network (PON) splitters used in fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) applications. Simply put, Connection Manager is the industrys easiest way to input connectivity data, saving you time and money. Circuit Manager When you need to manage certain fiber paths in the network as a single unit, just use Circuit Manager. It allows you to establish a named optical path from one part of your network to another. Even though it comprises many elements such as fibers, splices and ports this named circuit can be managed as a single entity within your network, and can include point-to-point connectivity between the central office or NOC and a customer site.
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Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR) Outage Trace By using the robust connectivity and optical distance data stored in Fiber Manager, this essential tool can precisely pinpoint the location of an outage or trouble area in your network. Youll dispatch repair crews more quickly, saving time and money, restoring the network in the shortest time possible. Location Editor The Location Editor allows you to quickly reconfigure patch panels, equipment and racks at a client site or network location. A simple, efficient productivity tool, Location Editor uses existing ArcFM Favorites to create new configurations. Reports Fiber Manager delivers reports enabling you to analyze network data. With these reports, youll be able to see connectivity within splice enclosures, patch panels and circuits, plus discover available capacity in the system. Ready-to-use reports include: - Splice Report - Splice Schematic - Patch Panel Report - Connectivity Report - Circuit Report - OTDR Trace Report
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operates a fiber optic network can also leverage the full power of the ArcFM platform. Your fiber optic network is too important to manage with an outdated, cumbersome file-based system. So why not transition to an advanced solution that seamlessly organizes and analyzes the volume of data produced by your network? Thats Fiber Manager from Schneider Electric.
Built on a sound foundation
Fiber Manager is an extension of Schneider Electrics ArcFM Enterprise GIS Solution, which is based on the Esri ArcGIS platform. ArcFM provides a graphical, data-rich environment that displays the information utilities need for maximum reliability and efficiency. Developed as a complete enterprise solution for an entire organization, ArcFM offers a map-centric, intuitive way to model, design, maintain, and manage facility and land base information. Thats why hundreds of utilities worldwide have adopted ArcFM for their design and asset management technology. Now with Fiber Manager, fiber optic companies and any organization that
Take another step closer to the Smart Grid
Fiber Manager from Schneider Electric is just one component in our Smart Grid Solutions Suite, a comprehensive toolset created to help energy providers efficiently plan, design and reliably operate the grid. With capabilities that include data collection and monitoring, grid analytics, rules-based economic decision-making tools and the ability to integrate with traditional business software, the Schneider Electric Smart Grid Solutions Suite can help every utility transition into a next-generation energy provider.
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