Atec Fluke-DTX Series - Manual (Page 2)

OTDR solutions from
Fluke Networks
Fluke Networks’ OTDR products are tailored
to meet the needs of technicians who install
and operate enterprise networks. They feature
breakthrough technology developed over
decades of leadership in the test equipment
business.
The DTX Compact OTDR enables any techni-
cian to test fiber like an expert. It helps
contractors successfully install fiber optic
cabling, and win jobs that require fiber
certification.
Fluke Networks complements the DTX Compact
OTDR with the OptiFiber™ Professional OTDR.
OptiFiber is an advanced multi-function fiber
tester that helps enterprise network owners
avoid and reduce downtime in their networks.
The OptiFiber Professional OTDR is designed
for technicians that maintain fiber cabling
in data center and campus fiber networks.
OptiFiber combines multiple troubleshooting
tools, a fiber endface inspector and the
power of an optical loss test set to deliver
the most advanced OTDR capabilities for
network owners.
Fiber testing and certification
New applications are demanding higher band-
width. The standards for higher bandwidth
cabling require tight loss budgets, which
in-turn demands thorough fiber testing. To
ensure application success, it is important
to test fiber on three criteria:
To the standards specified in the 1.
system design.
To the specifications defined in
2.
the installation contract.
To meet the needs of future
3.
applications and network services.
Thorough fiber testing is done with two
tiers of certification: “Basic” or “Tier 1”
fiber certification and “Extended” or “Tier 2”
fiber certification. The details of certification
are identified by the TIA and ISO standards
bodies.
Basic fiber certification uses a Loss/Length
test to measure end-to-end attenuation on
a fiber link. Measured loss is compared to
the maximum loss allowed according to the
industry standards for that application.
Extended fiber certification requires an OTDR
trace to characterize the individual compo-
nents of a fiber link: connectors, splices and
other loss events.
Extended fiber certification is critical because
it identifies faults that may be invisible to
Basic fiber certification. Good practice for
fiber certification does not allow a hidden
problem that may impact future performance
to remain undocumented, if it can be identi-
fied and fixed before services are deployed.
Successful Basic fiber certification is evidence
that the entire fiber link meets standards.
Successful Extended fiber certification is
evidence that every component in the fiber
link was properly installed.
Complete fiber certification
with the DTX CableAnalyzer
Using the DTX CableAnalyzer’s singlemode
and multimode fiber modules, one press of a
button automatically performs a Loss/Length
test on two fibers at two wavelengths, and
determines their pass or fail status.
The DTX Compact OTDR makes Extended fiber
certification an easy process as well. A single
test checks every connector and splice on
a link to ensure the fiber cabling meets the
defined specifications.
With fiber modules for Basic fiber certification
and the DTX Compact OTDR for Extended fiber
certification, the DTX CableAnalyzer platform
fully certifies a fiber plant.
This fiber passes
the Loss/Length
test, or Basic fiber
certification,
because it has
less end-to-end
loss than allowed.
A poorly terminated
connector on the
same fiber is
discovered by
Extended fiber
certification using
the DTX Compact
OTDR.