Viavi Solutions Inc. (VIAVI) has announced the launch of NITRO® Fiber Sensing, an integrated real-time asset monitoring and analytics solution designed for critical infrastructure, including oil, gas, and water pipelines, electrical power transmission, border/perimeter security, and data center interconnects.
Operators often face significant challenges in protecting and optimizing their critical infrastructure. Damage to these assets can result in costs that far exceed the initial investment. Therefore, swift detection, localization, and prevention of external threats are crucial to minimizing damage and outages, thereby reducing Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). Additionally, optimized operations help ensure production targets are met.
NITRO Fiber Sensing combines Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS), Simultaneous Temperature and Strain Sensing (DTSS), and Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) technologies to provide the critical intelligence needed to quickly identify and locate threats.
Fiber Test Heads
The solution utilizes remote Fiber Test Heads (FTH), or interrogators, to monitor fiber optic cables or fiber-enabled infrastructure. By performing real-time distributed fiber optic sensing, FTH can measure temperature and strain along a fiber or detect acoustic vibrations near a fiber. Strategically deployed along power cables and pipelines, FTH provides valuable infrastructure health data that supports proactive maintenance and prevents downtime. The system alerts operators to potential threats such as human interference, vehicle movement, digging operations, fishing nets, or ship anchors encroaching on valuable assets, providing precise location information to assist maintenance, response, or repair teams.
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“As a leader in fiber monitoring, VIAVI is trusted to monitor millions of miles of fiber with thousands of test heads around the world today. We take fiber monitoring to the next level with the NITRO Fiber Sensing solution,” said Kevin Oliver, Vice President and General Manager, Fiber and Access Solutions, VIAVI. “As the use of fiber optic cables increases across various industries to enable accurate, resilient monitoring while complying with security regulations, our broad portfolio serves each customer’s unique needs.”
