FP5000 - Intrusion Detection Systems for Communication Infrastructure

Description

The FiberPatrol® FP5000 series of advanced intrusion detection systems is specially designed to promote physical security of fiberoptic data links and other cable infrastructures. The FP5000 series utilizes existing fibers to detect tampering with the fiberoptic cable anywhere along the cable's pathway. The FP5100 series additionally determines and reports the precise location of such an event. A single system can protect a point-to-point data link or a sequence of links up to 60 miles long.

Vast amounts of highly sensitive data, including security related information, are transmitted via dedicated fiberoptic lines every second of the day. While the source and destination of this data may be in well protected controlled access areas, the external data links often run across miles of uncontrolled territory where they are readily accessible to a determined attacker. Data intercepts, sabotage, vandalism, and accidental damage all represent the operational risks faced by the link owner.

The FiberPatrol® solution is the most efficient and cost effective way to mitigate such risks. Designed to sense minute vibrations, movement or other physical disturbances within fiber network, a FiberPatrol® FP5000 series system detects an intruder before communication is compromised. Due to high detection sensitivity, the system protects all fiber strands in the cable as well as the other cables in a tight bundle. The FP5100 series systems additionally report the precise location of intrusion attempts, enabling prompt countermeasures.

In commercial applications, the FP5000 series is well suited for protecting business, healthcare, and financial communication networks to ensure secure transmission of private and proprietary information. The FP5000 series complies with the NSTISSI (National Security Telecommunications and Information System Security Instruction) No. 7003 for use within a Protected Distribution System (PDS). A PDS can be utilized in lieu of encryption for the transmission of National Security Information across fiberoptic networks. The system has been deployed protecting top-secret data transmissions at military locations.