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Articles written by our engineering and field teams: measured benchmarks, solution deep dives and deployment lessons from passive optical networks worldwide.

Application Scenarios2026-09-246 min

How RFID Auto-Scanning Eliminates Dark Ports and Stagnant Ports at Remote Unmanned Sites

Remote unmanned cabinets accumulate dark and stagnant ports as records drift away from physical reality. RFID auto-scanning closes the gap on site: scan walks replace paper audits, and field-measured pilots released about 20% of stranded ports back into the sellable pool.

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Field Data & Benchmarks2026-08-127 min

From 172 Minutes to 30: What Field Data Reveals About RFID Auto-Scanning in Passive Optical Networks

Field-measured comparisons between traditional manual fiber workflows and RFID auto-scanning: survey and tagging from 172 minutes to 30, audit entry from 112 minutes to 5 seconds, provisioning from 1 day to 3 hours.

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Solution Deep Dive2026-07-286 min

Fiber Path Digital Twin: Making Every Physical Connection Visible and Traceable

How physical fiber connection relationships become a dynamic visual topology with end-to-end path tracing, port occupancy lookup and real-time relationship verification.

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Application Scenarios2026-07-105 min

Street Cabinets and FDH Audits: Eliminating Dark and Stranded Ports at Unstaffed Sites

Remote unstaffed site auditing with RFID auto-scanning: routine inspection of street cabinets and fiber distribution hubs without paper records, and recovery of dark or stranded ports.

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Solution Deep Dive2026-06-226 min

Inside the Hardware Stack: Sub-control Boards, MCU and Passive RFID Tags

A walkthrough of the field-proven hardware stack: standard ODF/sub-rack compatible sub-control boards, a high-reliability main control unit, and clip-on passive RFID tags with no external power.

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