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A new technique for fiber faults events detection and monitoring in optical communication network systems is proposed. The fiber performance monitoring tool is a new proposed technique designed to detect, locate, and estimate the fiber faults without interrupting the data flow with efficient costs and to improve the availability and reliability of optical networks as it detects fiber faults remotely in real time. Instead of the traditional old method, the new proposed FPMT uses an optical time domain reflectometer to detect multiple types of fiber failures, e.g., fiber breaks, fiber end face contamination, fiber end face burning, large insertion losses on the connector and interconnection, or mismatches between two different types of fiber cables. The proposed technique methodology to detect the fiber failures depends on analyzing the feedback of the reflected signal and the pattern shape of the reflected signal over network fiber lines, supports a higher range of distance testing and performance monitoring, and can be performed inside an optical network in real time and remotely by integrating with an OSC board. The proposed technique detects fiber faults with an average accuracy of measurement up to 99.8%, the maximum distance to detect fiber line faults is up to 150 km, and it can improve the system power budget with a minimal insertion loss of 0.4 dB. The superiority of the suggested technique over real networks was verified with success by the Huawei labs’ infrastructure nodes in the simulation experiment results. Full article

This study explored the process and early outcomes of work undertaken by a program to increase Aboriginal people’s awareness of, and access to, the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). This ‘Access Program’ was implemented through the Aboriginal Community Controlled Sector in the remote Kimberley region of Western Australia. Access Program staff were interviewed to explore the strengths, challenges, and future directions of the program. The demographics, primary disability types, and NDIS access outcomes for clients who engaged with the program in the first 12 months of its implementation have been described. The Access Program engaged with 373 clients during the study period and assisted 118 of these to achieve access to the NDIS. The program was reported as successful by staff in its aim of connecting eligible people with the NDIS. Vital to this success was program implementation by the Aboriginal Community Controlled Sector. Staff in these organisations held community trust, provided culturally appropriate services, and utilised strengths-based approaches to overcome barriers that have historically hindered Aboriginal people’s engagement with disability services. Our results demonstrate the Access Program is a successful start in increasing awareness of, and access to, the NDIS for Aboriginal people in the Kimberley region. Much work remains to assist the large number of Aboriginal people in the Kimberley region believed to be eligible for NDIS support who are yet to achieve access. Full article