Agenda

Advances in Distributed Acoustic Sensing: Transformative Applications for Cable’s Next-Gen Resilient Fiber Networks

  • Explore how Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) using standard optical fibers delivers real-time visibility into network health and environmental activity
  • Demonstrating DAS applications for proactive monitoring, fiber cut prevention, and critical infrastructure protection
  • Examining advancements in signal processing and the use of ML/AI to analyze sensing data for access and metro network monitoring
  • Field trial results and evaluating the integration of DAS into existing fiber networks for scalable, real-world deployment

Technical paper presentation.

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