LANTEK User Manual - Ideal Industries

Chapter 5
Fiber Optics Cable Field Calibration and Testing
TESTING WITH FIBER STANDARDS
Certification of Fiber Optic Cabling is typically performed in accordance with the TIA-
568 or ISO 11801 Cabling Standards where a Pass/Fail criterion is based on the length
of the cable and the number of splices and connectors in a fiber link. In addition to
these criteria, LANTEK can be configured to perform application specific fiber tests,
which are useful when trying to determine whether a fiber link will support specific
types of networking equipment such as 100BaseSX or 1000BaseLX.
To utilize these options, please follow the steps below:
1. From the DH Ready Screen, press F3 or select the Fiber icon, press
ENTER
2. The Fiber Cable Type screen appears. Highlight the option corresponds to the
installed adapters and select the softkey “Fiber Std.” or F2.
3. Use the UP/DOWN ARROW Keys to highlight the desired standards for testing,
and press ENTER.
4. The Fiber Standards screen appears. Select the applicable core size (F1),
wavelength (F2), and/or setting the loss budget (F3) keys. Upon completion,
press ENTER.
5. LANTEK units are now ready for testing with specified Fiber wavelength and
standards.
Note: With different Standards, different softkeys of operations are provided for test
setup. Refer to Appendix C – Fiber Optic Cabling Standards & Application
Requirement for specific Fiber Standards.
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