1. A method comprising: selecting one or more fiber optic lines for examination, the one or more fiber optic lines supplying a transmit signal and a receive signal to/from a remote transmission station; determining at least one property of the transmit signal and/or a receive signal to be monitored; retrieving information corresponding to the at least one property for a predetermined period of time; generating a visual representation of the retrieved information; performing an analysis of the retrieved information and the visual representation; and identifying at least one status associated with the transmit signal based, at least in part, on the analysis.