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Revision as of 17:34, 12 January 2019

Introduction

Limits specified by ISO/IEC11801:2017 and 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 recently installed fiber optic infrastructure.

This article was recently updated for firmware version 6.0 (January 2019).

 

Solution

Create the following custom limit for OTDR testing. More information is available during the Certified Cabling Test Training module VERSIVOTDR.

 

Maximum length for PC, UPC and APC terminated links

Parameter Recommended value
Length (m) N/A

 

General Settings for PC, UPC and APC terminated links

Parameter 850nm 1300nm 1310nm 1490nm 1550nm 1625nm
Overall Loss (Max) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Overall Loss (Min) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Optical Return Loss N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Segment Attenuation Coefficient (Max) 3.0 1.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Segment Attenuation Coefficient (Min) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

 

General Settings (PC and UPC terminated links)

Parameter 850nm            
               
               
               
               
               
               

 

 

 

 

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 (UPC) or 0.30 (APC)*
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

(*) When testing APC terminated fibers, the OTDR will interpret the APC connection as a splice and apply the splice limit accordingly.  In case of APC terminated fiber, we recommend using the same limit for connection and splice i.e. 0.30dB.

 

Limits for 1550 nm

Parameter Default value Recommended value
Connector Loss (dB) 0,75 0,30
Splice Loss (dB) 0,30 0,15 (UPC) or 0.30 (APC)*
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

(*) When testing APC terminated fibers, the OTDR will interpret the APC connection as a splice and apply the splice limit accordingly.  In case of APC terminated fiber, we recommend using the same limit for connection and splice i.e. 0.30dB.