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  • EN 61280-4-2:2014

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    FIBRE-OPTIC COMMUNICATION SUBSYSTEM TEST PROCEDURES - PART 4-2: INSTALLED CABLE PLANT - SINGLE-MODE ATTENUATION AND OPTICAL RETURN LOSS MEASUREMENT (IEC 61280-4-2:2014)

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    Published date:  19-09-2014

    Publisher:  European Committee for Standards - Electrical

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    FOREWORD
    INTRODUCTION
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms, definitions, graphical symbols and
      abbreviations
    4 Measurement methods
    5 Apparatus
    6 Procedures
    7 Calculations
    8 Documentation
    Annex A (normative) - One-cord reference method
    Annex B (normative) - Three-cord reference method
    Annex C (normative) - Two-cord reference method
    Annex D (normative) - Optical time domain reflectometer
    Annex E (normative) - Continuous wave optical return
            loss measurement - Method A
    Annex F (normative) - Continuous wave optical return loss
            measurement - Method B
    Annex G (informative) - Measurement uncertainty examples
    Annex H (informative) - OTDR configuration information
    Annex I (informative) - Test cord attenuation verification
    Annex J (informative) - Spectral attenuation measurement
    Bibliography
    Annex ZA (normative) - Normative references to international
             publications with their corresponding European
             publications

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Pertains to the measurement of attenuation and optical return loss of installed optical fibre cable plant using single-mode fibre.

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    Committee SR 86C
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher European Committee for Standards - Electrical
    Status Current

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    TS 102 873 : 1.1.1 ACCESS, TERMINALS, TRANSMISSION AND MULTIPLEXING (ATTM); OPTICAL EXTERNAL NETWORK TESTING INTERFACE
    17/30361394 DC : 0 BS EN 50174-1 - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - CABLING INSTALLATION - PART 1: INSTALLATION SPECIFICATION AND QUALITY ASSURANCE
    PREN 50700 : DRAFT 2012 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - PREMISES DISTRIBUTION ACCESS NETWORK (PDAN) CABLING TO SUPPORT DEPLOYMENT OF OPTICAL BROADBAND NETWORKS
    BS EN 50700:2014 Information technology. Premises distribution access network (PDAN) cabling to support deployment of optical broadband networks
    S.R. CLC/TS 50621:2016 GUIDELINE FOR THE REPAIR OF DAMAGED INSTALLED OPTICAL FIBRE CABLES AND MICRODUCTS
    01/637057 DC : DRAFT AUG 2001 DRAFT EN 50173 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - GENERIC CABLING SYSTEMS
    PREN 50174-1 : DRAFT 2017 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - CABLING INSTALLATION - PART 1: INSTALLATION SPECIFICATION AND QUALITY ASSURANCE
    I.S. EN 50700:2014 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - PREMISES DISTRIBUTION ACCESS NETWORK (PDAN) CABLING TO SUPPORT DEPLOYMENT OF OPTICAL BROADBAND NETWORKS
    12/30268386 DC : 0 BS EN 50700 - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - PREMISES DISTRIBUTION ACCESS NETWORK (PDAN) CABLING TO SUPPORT DEPLOYMENT OF OPTICAL BROADBAND NETWORKS
    EN 50700 : 2014 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - PREMISES DISTRIBUTION ACCESS NETWORK (PDAN) CABLING TO SUPPORT DEPLOYMENT OF OPTICAL BROADBAND NETWORKS
    CLC/TS 50621 : 2016 GUIDELINE FOR THE REPAIR OF DAMAGED INSTALLED OPTICAL FIBRE CABLES AND MICRODUCTS

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    IEC 60825-2:2004+AMD1:2006+AMD2:2010 CSV Safety of laser products - Part 2: Safety of optical fibre communication systems (OFCS)
    ISO/IEC 15018:2004 Information technology Generic cabling for homes
    IEC 61280-1-3:2010 Fibre optic communication subsystem test procedures - Part 1-3: General communication subsystems - Central wavelength and spectral width measurement
    EN 61755-2-1 : 2006 FIBRE OPTIC CONNECTOR OPTICAL INTERFACES - PART 2-1: OPTICAL INTERFACE STANDARD SINGLE MODE NON-ANGLED PHYSICALLY CONTACTING FIBRES
    EN 60793-2-50:2016 OPTICAL FIBRES - PART 2-50: PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS - SECTIONAL SPECIFICATION FOR CLASS B SINGLE-MODE FIBRES (IEC 60793-2-50:2015)
    IEC 60793-2:2015 Optical fibres - Part 2: Product specifications - General
    ISO/IEC 24702:2006 Information technology Generic cabling Industrial premises
    IEC 61755-2-1:2006 Fibre optic connector optical interfaces - Part 2-1: Optical interface standard single mode non-angled physically contacting fibres
    EN 61755-2-5 : 2015 FIBRE OPTIC INTERCONNECTING DEVICES AND PASSIVE COMPONENTS - CONNECTOR OPTICAL INTERFACES - PART 2-5: CONNECTION PARAMETERS OF NON-DISPERSION SHIFTED SINGLE-MODE PHYSICALLY CONTACTING FIBRES - ANGLED FOR REFERENCE CONNECTION APPLICATIONS (IEC 61755-2-5:2015)
    ISO/IEC 11801:2002 Information technology Generic cabling for customer premises
    IEC 61753-1:2007 Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components performance standard - Part 1: General and guidance for performance standards
    EN 61753-1 : 2007 FIBRE OPTIC INTERCONNECTING DEVICES AND PASSIVE COMPONENTS PERFORMANCE STANDARD - PART 1: GENERAL AND GUIDANCE FOR PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
    EN 61755-2-4 : 2015 FIBRE OPTIC INTERCONNECTING DEVICES AND PASSIVE COMPONENTS - CONNECTOR OPTICAL INTERFACES - PART 2-4: CONNECTION PARAMETERS OF NON-DISPERSION SHIFTED SINGLE-MODE PHYSICALLY CONTACTING FIBRES - NON-ANGLED FOR REFERENCE CONNECTION APPLICATIONS (IEC 61755-2-4:2015)
    EN 61755-2-2 : 2006 FIBRE OPTIC CONNECTOR OPTICAL INTERFACES - PART 2-2: OPTICAL INTERFACE STANDARD SINGLE MODE ANGLED PHYSICALLY CONTACTING FIBRES
    IEC 61746-1:2009 Calibration of optical time-domain reflectometers (OTDR) - Part 1: OTDR for single mode fibres
    EN 60793-1-40 : 2003 OPTICAL FIBRES - PART 1-40: MEASUREMENT METHODS AND TEST PROCEDURES - ATTENUATION
    IEC TR 62627-01:2016 Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components - Part 01: Fibre optic connector cleaning methods
    IEC TR 61930:1998 FIBRE OPTIC GRAPHICAL SYMBOLOGY
    IEC 60793-1-40:2001 Optical fibres - Part 1-40: Measurement methods and test procedures - Attenuation
    IEC TR 61931:1998 Fibre optic - Terminology
    IEC 61300-3-6:2008 Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components - Basic test and measurement procedures - Part 3-6: Examinations and measurements - Return loss
    EN 61300-3-6:2009 FIBRE OPTIC INTERCONNECTING DEVICES AND PASSIVE COMPONENTS - BASIC TEST AND MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES - PART 3-6: EXAMINATIONS AND MEASUREMENTS - RETURN LOSS
    IEC 61300-3-35:2015 RLV FIBRE OPTIC INTERCONNECTING DEVICES AND PASSIVE COMPONENTS - BASIC TEST AND MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES - PART 3-35: EXAMINATIONS AND MEASUREMENTS - VISUAL INSPECTION OF FIBRE OPTIC CONNECTORS AND FIBRE-STUB TRANSCEIVERS
    EN 61300-3-35:2015 FIBRE OPTIC INTERCONNECTING DEVICES AND PASSIVE COMPONENTS - BASIC TEST AND MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES - PART 3-35: EXAMINATIONS AND MEASUREMENTS - VISUAL INSPECTION OF FIBRE OPTIC CONNECTORS AND FIBRE-STUB TRANSCEIVERS (IEC 61300-3-35:2015)
    EN 60793-2:2016 OPTICAL FIBRES - PART 2: PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS - GENERAL (IEC 60793-2:2015)
    IEC 60793-2-50:2015 Optical fibres - Part 2-50: Product specifications - Sectional specification for class B single-mode fibres
    IEC 60874-14-2:1997 CONNECTORS FOR OPTICAL FIBRES AND CABLES - DETAIL SPECIFICATION FOR FIBRE OPTIC CONNECTOR TYPE SC-PC TUNED TERMINATED TO SINGLE-MODE FIBRE TYPE B1
    EN 61280-1-3:2010 FIBRE OPTIC COMMUNICATION SUBSYSTEM TEST PROCEDURES - PART 1-3: GENERAL COMMUNICATION SUBSYSTEMS - CENTRAL WAVELENGTH AND SPECTRAL WIDTH MEASUREMENT
    IEC 61315:2005 Calibration of fibre-optic power meters
    IEC 61755-2-2:2006 Fibre optic connector optical interfaces - Part 2-2: Optical interface standard single mode angled physically contacting fibres
    IEC TR 62316:2007 GUIDANCE FOR THE INTERPRETATION OF OTDR BACKSCATTERING TRACES FOR SINGLE-MODE FIBRES
    EN 60825-2:2004/A2:2010 SAFETY OF LASER PRODUCTS - PART 2: SAFETY OF OPTICAL FIBRE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS (OFCS)
    ISO/IEC 14763-3:2014 Information technology Implementation and operation of customer premises cabling Part 3: Testing of optical fibre cabling
    ISO/IEC 24764:2010 Information technology Generic cabling systems for data centres
    EN 61315:2006 Calibration of fibre-optic power meters
    EN 61746-1:2011/AC:2014 CALIBRATION OF OPTICAL TIME-DOMAIN REFLECTOMETERS (OTDR) - PART 1: OTDR FOR SINGLE-MODE FIBRES (IEC 61746-1:2009)
    ISO/IEC Guide 98-3:2008 Uncertainty of measurement Part 3: Guide to the expression of uncertainty in measurement (GUM:1995)
    IEC 61745:2017 End-face image analysis procedure for the calibration of optical fibre geometry test sets
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