Fluke Networks OFP-100 Series: Multimode & Singlemode Optifiber Pro OTDR Kit (OFP-100-M, OFP-100-S, and OFP-100-Q)

The Fluke Networks OFP-100 Optifiber Pro Multimode OTDR Kit is the industry’s first OTDR built to meet the challenges of enterprise fiber infrastructures. High bandwidth networks are increasingly connected by short patch cords with many connections. This is problematic as most traditional OTDRs cannot provide the efficiency and accuracy network owners and contractors are seeking to troubleshoot and install high-speed networks. With the OptiFiber Pro, Fluke Networks combined the most sophisticated optical technology with a unique user interface to produce the best enterprise OTDR. The Fluke Networks OFP-100 Optifiber Pro combines new powerful features and a gesture based interface for testing fibers in large campus, datacenter and storage area networks.

Many OTDRs (Optical Time Domain Reflectometers) used for fiber troubleshooting are designed for carriers and contain cumbersome and complicated features that enterprise users don’t need. Few OTDRs are built with features and usability for enterprise network engineers, SAN designers and cable installers.

As enterprises consume more storage resources and adopt higher bandwidth (40G, 100G) datacenter architectures, the resilience of the cabling infrastructure becomes highly dependent upon maintenance tools to ensure fiber reliability. The Fluke Networks OFP-100M OptiFiber Pro is the industry’s first purpose-built OTDR that meets the unique challenges of an enterprise fiber infrastructure. With its simple smartphone user interface and powerful feature set, the OptiFiber Pro turns anyone into an efficient and expert premise fiber troubleshooter or installer.

 
 
 

Smartphone user interface
Most OTDRs are designed for a myriad of applications, causing the user interface to be difficult to navigate and interpret. The Fluke Networks OFP 100 OptiFiber Pro combines the latest "gesture-based" interface technology with a capacitive touchscreen to deliver the most innovative and user-friendly OTDR.

Advantages:
  • Single-touch tap and swipe control for selecting and scrolling menu items
  • Multi-touch pinch to zoom for easy magnification control on a graphical fiber trace
  • Task-focused design to reduce back and forth navigation through screens
  • Capacitive touchscreen eliminates the need to recalibrate unlike legacy touchscreens
  • Context sensitive on-screen help that gives users additional details or problem resolution suggestions
 
 

Optimized for the Datacenter
Driven by server virtualization and multi-gigabit links between servers, networks and storage, the datacenter architecture employs more patch cords and dense topology connectors, rendering carrier-class OTDRs with long dead zones ineffective. The Fluke Networks OFP100 OptiFiber Pro not only makes fiber deployment in datacenters possible, but provides the highest level of accuracy for quick problem resolution.

With a simple one-touch selection, users enter DataCenter OTDR mode - without setup time for fine-tuning as needed in legacy OTDRs. With the Fluke Networks OFP-100's DataCenter OTDR mode automatically detects OTDR parameters - end-detection algorithms, pulse widths, etc - without getting confused by the short links or number of connectors.

Advantages:
  • Ultra-short event and attenuation dead-zones precisely locates events and faults on fiber links
  • DataCenter OTDR mode automatically sets the configuration to quickly test datacenter fiber
  • The EventMap feature depicts fiber events in a way that requires no trace analysis expertise
 
 

Unique Certification with Fexibility and Efficiency
An important aspect in maximizing an OTDR's value is to properly plan its day-to-day usage. With built-in project management, the Fluke Networks OFP/100 OptiFiber Pro allows a project manager to define each user's role, settings and the associated tasks to be performed – transforming the OTDR into an all-in-one fiber testing tool complete with planning, inspection, certification and reporting.

The Fluke Networks OFP-100 OptiFiber Pro enhances job efficiency by allowing the workflow planner to create and manage operator and job profiles per project - defined jobs or sets of cable IDs can be assigned to specific operators. The progress and status of each project can also be easily monitored.

Advantages:
  • Full OTDR capability that certifies fiber performance based on job assignment for each operator
  • Powerful project management facilitates OTDR sharing with clear job assignment for each operator
  • Easy monitoring of job progress with pass/fail results
  • On-screen report generation and upload to LinkWare application
 
Key features
Extremely short event and attenuation dead zone   The Fluke Networks OFP100 OptiFiber Pro leverages the most sophisticated optical technology to provide the shortest event dead zone (0.5 m typical for MM) and attenuation dead zone (2.2 m typical for MM and 3.6m typical for SM) of any OTDR. This technological advancement allows Fluke Networks OFP 100 OptiFiber Pro to detect and measure closely spaced faults where no other OTDR can in today’s connector-rich datacenter and storage area environments.
Two second trace per wavelength   Another breakthrough with OptiFiber Pro is the data acquisition speed. While in Quick Test mode, a complete set of data is acquired in as little as two seconds per wavelength. The Fluke Networks OFP100 OptiFiber Pro then analyzes the data and displays it as an EventMap event, Table or Trace. The end result is less time spent testing and more time performing other tasks.
DataCenter OTDR mode   With a simple one-touch selection, users enter DataCenter OTDR mode – without setup time for fine tuning as needed in legacy OTDRs. DataCenter OTDR mode automatically detects OTDR parameters – end-detection algorithms, pulse widths, etc – without getting confused by the short links or number of connectors.
Graphical EventMap view   To eliminate the learning curve associated with reading an OTDR trace, The Fluke Networks OFP-100 OptiFiber Pro’s advance logic automatically interprets the information to create a detailed and graphical map of events that includes connectors, splices and anomalies. To accommodate different preferences, users can easily switch between the EventMap, the Event Table and the Trace for test details. Any faulty events will be highlighted with RED icons to facilitate quick troubleshooting.
Dynamic project and user profile management   Fluke Networks OptiFiber Pro enhances job efficiency by allowing the workflow planner to create and manage operator and job profiles per project – defined jobs or sets of cable IDs can be assigned to specific operators. The progress and status of each project can also be easily monitored.
On-screen help – corrective action   On-screen "help" suggests corrective action(s) for resolving fiber problems during each testing step. The "help" offered is context sensitive which allows users to quickly pinpoint possible resolutions. An easy-to-read, gray icon in the bottom, left-hand corner shows detailed corrective action recommendations.
FiberInspector probe   The Fluke Networks OFP 100 OptiFiber Pro's video inspection system examines patch cords and patch panel bulkheads to avoid the number one cause of fiber link failure – contamination. Significant time is saved because the probe is inserted directly into the patch panel’s bulkhead to examine installed fiber terminations without disassembling the patch panel. Technicians assign a pass or fail grade to the fiber, append a comment and save it for use in certification reports.
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