A transceiver card for a telecommunications box for transmitting data over
a first optical fiber and receiving data over a second optical fiber. The
card has transmitter for transmitting data over the first optical fiber,
the transmitter having a laser and a modulator, a fiber output optically
connected to the laser for connecting the first optical fiber to the
card, a fiber input for connecting the second optical fiber to the card,
a receiver optically connected to the fiber input for receiving data from
the second optical fiber, and an OTDR optically connected between the
transmitter and the fiber output or between the receiver and the fiber
input. An energy level detector is also provided between the receiver and
the fiber input.