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== Introduction ==
== Introduction ==


It is our opinion that the length/loss limit specified in ISO/IEC14763-3:2014 (Information technology -- Implementation and operation of customer premises cabling -- Part 3: Testing of optical fibre cabling) is not longer adequate to evaluate the quality of a recently installed fiber optic link; they are too relaxed.
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.


 
 

Revision as of 13:06, 18 September 2017

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