OptiFiber Pro custom test limit

Introduction

It is our opinion that the length/loss limits to be used with ISO/IEC14763-3:2014 (Information technology -- Implementation and operation of customer premises cabling -- Part 3: Testing of optical fibre cabling) are no longer adequate to evaluate the quality of a recently installed fiber optic link; they are too relaxed.

 

Solution

We recommend this custom limit during OTDR testing. End-users could set Maximum Length and Maximum Overall Loss in accordance with the application limit.  For example, if the link is OM3 multimode fiber and the application is IEEE 10GBASE-SR, these values would be respectively 300m and 2,60dB (@ 850 nm). More information is available during the Certified Cabling Test Training module VERSIVOTDR.

Maximum length

Parameter	Default value	Recommended value
Length (m)	N/A	N/A

 

Limits for 850 nm

Parameter	Default value	Recommended value
Connector Loss (dB)	0,75	0,30
Splice Loss (dB)	0,30	0,15
Reflectance (dB)	-35,0	-35,0
Overall Loss (dB)	N/A	N/A
Overall ORL (dB)	N/A	N/A
Segment Attenuation Coefficient (dB/km)	N/A	3,00

 

Limits for 1300 nm

Parameter	Default value	Recommended value
Connector Loss (dB)	0,75	0,30
Splice Loss (dB)	0,30	0,15
Reflectance (dB)	-35,0	-35,0
Overall Loss (dB)	N/A	N/A
Overall ORL (dB)	N/A	N/A
Segment Attenuation Coefficient (dB/km)	N/A	1,50

 

Limits for 1310 nm

Parameter	Default value	Recommended value
Connector Loss (dB)	0,75	0,30
Splice Loss (dB)	0,30	0,15
Reflectance (dB)	-45,0	-45,0
Overall Loss (dB)	N/A	N/A
Overall ORL (dB)	N/A	N/A
Segment Attenuation Coefficient (dB/km)	N/A	1,00

 

Limits for 1550 nm

Parameter	Default value	Recommended value
Connector Loss (dB)	0,75	0,30
Splice Loss (dB)	0,30	0,15
Reflectance (dB)	-45,0	-45,0
Overall Loss (dB)	N/A	N/A
Overall ORL (dB)	N/A	N/A
Segment Attenuation Coefficient (dB/km)	N/A	1,00