Fronthaul remote access and monitoring systems and methods to test fiber optic infrastructure and RF spectrum

A fronthaul monitoring system comprising:

• a protocol layer acquisition module configured to receive a protocol layer signal for analysis thereof to identify issues;
• an optical physical layer acquisition module configured to identify optical physical layer issues;
• an optical switch configured to switch a port connected to the protocol layer acquisition module and the optical physical layer acquisition module between the plurality of links;
• and
• a test coordinator software module configured to manage the optical switch to coordinate the optical protocol layer analysis of a link and the optical physical layer testing of the link.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions executable by a processor that, in response to such execution, cause the processor to perform the steps of:

• receiving a protocol layer signal for analysis thereof to identify issues at a protocol layer acquisition module;
• performing optical physical layer monitoring via an optical physical layer acquisition module to identify optical physical layer issues;
• and
• configuring an optical switch to switch an input port connected to the protocol layer acquisition module and the optical physical layer acquisition module over different links of the plurality of links wherein a test coordinator software module is configured to manage the optical switch to coordinate the optical protocol layer analysis of a link and the optical physical layer testing of the link.