ALM Series

Fiber monitoring solution for lean operations

In recent decades, optical fiber has become the predominant choice for operators to run their services
across. But with the rapid expansion of fiber networks, many have found that ensuring fast and accurate
fiber fault location is now a major challenge. Our ALM addresses these requirements by providing fiber
health information in a matter of seconds.
In the digital age, when people expect to be able to work efficiently from anywhere in the world, fiber operators are under
constant pressure to deliver more bandwidth with better service level agreements (SLAs). Trends such as fiber deep make
it possible to transform our homes into home offices, creating value for both for employees as well as enterprises. In this
complex environment, any disruption to the fiber quality poses a serious inconvenience. Our ALM is an in-service fiber
monitoring solution that allows operators get real-time insight into the quality of their fiber infrastructure. In the event of
abnormal attenuation, fiber break or a tapping attempt, the user is immediately notified about the issue with the exact
geographic location of the event via the ADVA Ensemble Fiber Director or third-party GIS. What’s more, with a very small
footprint, power consumption, and self-calibration capabilities, our ALM doesn’t require any regular maintenance.

Your benefits
o Improved service quality o Universal solution
Real-time information on fiber integrity for fast Monitoring of point-to-point and point-to-
failure detection and short repair cycles multipoint networks to monitor any type of
network, including PON architectures

o Non-intrusive monitoring o Simplified demarcation

Inherent compatibility of demarcation reflectors Passive demarcation reflectors for operation
with any user data protocol as well as multi- without power supply even under harsh
wavelength transmission systems environmental conditions

o Streamlined operations o Intuitive management interface

In-service fiber monitoring for immediate Integrated with market-leading geographic
separation between failures of active devices and information systems (GIS) to quickly and easily
problems with the fiber plant localize fiber issues
High-level specifications
Fiber link monitoring Demarcation reflector Management capabilities

y Two ALM variants for y Optional demarcation for the y Ensemble management suite
supervision of 16 (16ALM) or 64 remote site for full network visibility
fibers (64ALM) per ALM device y No power and no additional y Integrated with market-leading
y In-service monitoring at an space required GIS solutions
ITU-T standardized wavelength y Industry-leading solution for y Robust and reliable protocols
y Suitable for dark fiber premium accuracy for remote control
infrastructure

Opex advantage Optical performance Operational requirements

y Passive cooling requires no y Up to 320km distance range for y Power consumption <13W
regular maintenance (e.g., air access, metro and core y Fanless operation
filter replacements) applications y Wide operating temperature
y Self-calibration scheme without y High dynamic range over the range (-5°C to 55°C)
the need to decommission the complete temperature range y Ultra-compact ETSI solution: up
unit to 64 ports per 1RU chassis
y RF tone generation for fiber
identification

Applications in your network

Service-agnostic, in-line monitoring solution for

point-to-point and point-to-multipoint architectures

ALM

WDM coupler Demarcation reflector

(optional)

Simplifying operations and creating more value from fiber networks

y Proactive fiber monitoring instead of post-failure problem analysis with field services engagement
y Support for KMZ files to enhance operations with geographic coordinates
y Built-in SOR viewer in the web browser environment
y Passive demarcation minimizing operational cost at customer premises with powerless operation
y Non-intrusive fiber monitoring for assured service delivery enabling service modifications and upgrades
without on-site visits
y Remote access to passive fiber sensors for monitoring of unpowered sites

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Product specifications are subject to change without notice or obligation.

 ALM Series datasheet – technical information

ALM16 / ALM64 general information OTDR specification

Parameter Specification Units Parameter Specification Units

Height 1 RU Number of ports 16 or 64 ports

Dimensions Width 42 or 84 HP Laser safety Class 1

Depth 215 mm RF tone frequencies 270, 330, 1k, 2k Hz

Power (typical / maximum) 10 / 13 W Dynamic OTDR core 41 dB

range(**) module 39(***) dB
Power supply options AC or DC (-72 to -36V)
MTBF at 30°C ambient Wavelength 1650 nm
>20 years
temperature
Pulse width 5 to 20,000 ns
Environmental specification
Number of data points up to 256,000 points
Parameter Specification Units
unidirectional up to 160 km
ALM temperature operating Distance range
-5 to 55 °C bidirectional up to 320 km
range(*)
Storage temperature range -40 to 85 °C Sampling resolution 0.1 to 1.6 meter
Relative humidity (non- Event dead zone 0.8 meter
85 %
condensing)
(*) Passive components available for I-TEMP operation -40 to 85 °C Attenuation dead zone 4 meters
± (0.8 + sampling
Distance accuracy resolution + 9.5 x meter
Equipment management 10-6 x distance)

Management method Supported protocols Optical switch lifetime 1 x 109 cycles

Embedded GUI HTTP, HTTPS Scanning time per port 2-5 s

SNMP v1, v2c, v3, NETCONF, (**) Specification over the complete temperature range. No separation
Northbound interfaces from the noise floor required in the network design
REST API
(***) Depending on pulse width and resolution
Command line SSH, RS-232
Certification and RoHS compliance
Remote authentication RADIUS, TACACS+
Embedded KML/KMZ reader Description Compliance
Geographic data ADVA Ensemble FIber Director
NEBS level 3 Compliant
Third-party GIS systems
ETSI EN 300019-1-3 Compliant

Protection class IP20 Compliant

CE, FCC, NRTL, VCCI Compliant

Ordering information
Product code Product name Product description

1043709841-02 16ALM/#1650D/AC ALM 16 ports with LC/APC connectors, AC powered

1043709842-02 16ALM/#1650D/-48VDC ALM 16 ports with LC/APC connectors, -48V DC powered

1043709846-01 64ALM/#1650D/AC ALM 64 ports with LC/APC connectors, AC powered

1043709847-01 64ALM/#1650D/-48VDC ALM 64 ports with LC/APC connector, -48V DC powered

Product specifications are subject to change without notice or obligation.

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