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802 AWE Operation Manual

Advanced Wireless Test Set

Selecting the Test Type

Select the Select Test softkey to choose between the

following types of cable diagnostic tests:

• TDR – This test is performed over an inactive

cable and uses Time Domain Reectometry

(TDR) to determine the quality of the cables,

connectors, and terminations in addition to

estimation of the cable length. Some of the

possible problems that can be diagnosed

include opens, shorts, cable impedance

mismatch, bad connectors, termination

mismatches, and any other discontinuities on

the cable.

• ALCD – This test is performed over an active cable that uses a passive measurement

method to estimate the cable length present during an active link.

TDR

ALCD