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Chapter 15: Custom Media and Test Limits
How to Make a Custom Fiber Test Limit
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Table 17. Custom Test Limit Settings for Loss/Length Tests
Setting
Description
Length
Enter a maximum length for the link.
Loss Budget Fixed: The tester compares the loss of the link to a
fixed value to give a
PASS or FAIL result for the loss
test. You enter maximum values of
Overall Loss for
each applicable wavelength under
Wavelength
specific settings.
Length Based: The tester uses values you enter for
Connector, Splice, and Loss/km and the measured
length of the link to calculate a limit for the loss test.
Loss Type
(for Length Based
Loss Budget only)
Connector: Select this if the link uses standard
connectors, such as SC, LC, ST, or FC connectors.
For the
Connection Loss (dB), enter the maximum loss
for one connection.
MPO Module: Select this if the link uses MPO
modules.
Connection Loss (dB) changes to MPO
Module Loss (dB)
.
For
MPO Module Loss (dB), enter the maximum loss
for one MPO module.
Splice Loss
(for Length Based
Loss Budget
only)
Enter a maximum value for the loss of one splice.
Wavelength
specific settings
For a fixed loss budget, enter maximum values of
Overall Loss for a link for each applicable
wavelength.
For a length-based loss budget, enter maximum
values of
Loss/km for the fiber type for each
applicable wavelength.
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