Fiber
Optic Network Design And Management
Lesson Plan No. 5: Requirements For Testing
Objectives:
From this self-study lesson you should learn:
- How
to determine what should be tested and documented for
the cable plant
- Determining
how the field tests should be performed and what
measurement results should be expected.
As we learned in Lesson 4, calculating a loss budget is
done to ensure the communications equipment will operate
over the link and provide loss values that can be used for
comparison to test results after installation to confirm
proper installation. Loss is the primary test for every
fiber in every cable, as it confirms proper installation.
But it is important to ensure the fibers are connected
properly (transmitter to receiver) for the link to operate
properly and that requires continuity/polarity testing. It
is also important to check connections to make absolutely
certain that they are clean, as dirt is the biggest
problem encountered in most transmission problems. This
lesson will focus on the testing requirements and how to
choose tests that are appropriate for the cable plant
being tested.
Student Assignment
Watch the video, read the references and take the quizzes
(Test Your Knowledge)
YouTube Videos
FOA
Lecture 12: Fiber Optic Testing Overview
FOA
Lecture 13: Testing Fiber Visually
FOA
Lecture 14: Testing Optical Power
FOA
Lecture 15: Five Ways To Test Fiber Optic Cable Plants
Online FOA Reference
Fiber Optics, The Basics, Fiber Optic Network Design
Fiber
Optic Testing
or the same sections in:
Outside Plant Fiber Optics, Fiber Optic Network
Design
Fiber
Optic Testing
Also Read
Testing
the Installed Fiber Optic Cable Plant
FOA
Standards
Review
Read the appropriate sections in the FOA
Online Reference Guide Section on Testing for review
Book Chapter
FOA
Reference Guide to Fiber Optic Network Design,
Chapter 10
Test Your Knowledge: Online
Quiz
Optional: Also Take the Quiz at the end of Chapter
8/Testing Section and check your answers
Next
Lesson: Writing Project Specifications and Documents,
Estimating
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