METALLIC COMMUNICATION CABLES TEST METHODS - PART 1-1: ELECTRICAL - MEASUREMENT OF THE PULSE/STEP RETURN LOSS IN THE FREQUENCY DOMAIN USING THE INVERSE DISCRETE FOURIER TRANSFORMATION (IDFT)

Published date

12-01-2013

Publisher

INTRODUCTION
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Measurement principle
5 Performance calculations
6 Procedure
  6.1 Coaxial cables
      6.1.1 Equipment
      6.1.2 Preparation of test specimen
      6.1.3 Calibration
      6.1.4 Attenuation constant
  6.2 Balanced cables
7 Expression of results
8 Requirements
Annex ZA (normative) Normative references to international
         publications with their corresponding European
         publications

Specifies the test which determines the regularity of impedance of r.f. cables by measuring the return loss in the frequency domain using a vector network analyser equipped with a reflection test set (bridge) and transferring the results into the time domain by using the Inverse Discrete Fourier Transformation (IDFT).

DevelopmentNote	Indice de classement: C90-133-1-1. (05/2004)
DocumentType	Standard
PublisherName	Association Francaise de Normalisation
Status	Current

Standards	Relationship
BS EN 62153-1-1:2004	Identical
EN 62153-1-1:2004	Identical
DIN EN 62153-1-1:2004-09	Identical
IEC 62153-1-1:2003	Identical
I.S. EN 62153-1-1:2004	Identical

NF EN 50117-2-1 : 2005 AMD 2 2016	COAXIAL CABLES - PART 2-1: SECTIONAL SPECIFICATION FOR CABLES USED IN CABLED DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS - INDOOR DROP CABLES FOR SYSTEMS OPERATING AT 5 MHZ - 1000 MHZ
NF EN 50117-4-1 : 2008 AMD 1 2013	COAXIAL CABLES - PART 4-1: SECTIONAL SPECIFICATION FOR CABLES FOR BCT CABLING IN ACCORDANCE WITH EN 50173 - INDOOR DROP CABLES FOR SYSTEMS OPERATING AT 5 MHZ - 3000 MHZ
NF EN 50117-2-3 : 2005 AMD 2 2016	COAXIAL CABLES - PART 2-3: SECTIONAL SPECIFICATION FOR CABLES USED IN CABLED DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS - DISTRIBUTION AND TRUNK CABLES FOR SYSTEMS OPERATING AT 5 MHZ - 1000 MHZ
NF EN 50117-2-2 : 2005 AMD 2 2016	COAXIAL CABLES - PART 2-2: SECTIONAL SPECIFICATION FOR CABLES USED IN CABLED DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS - OUTDOOR DROP CABLES FOR SYSTEMS OPERATING AT 5 MHZ - 1000 MHZ
NF EN 50117-2-4 : 2005 AMD 2 2016	COAXIAL CABLES - PART 2-4: SECTIONAL SPECIFICATION FOR CABLES USED IN CABLED DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS - INDOOR DROP CABLES FOR SYSTEMS OPERATING AT 5 MHZ - 3000 MHZ
NF EN 50117-2-5 : 2005 AMD 2 2016	COAXIAL CABLES - PART 2-5: SECTIONAL SPECIFICATION FOR CABLES USED IN CABLED DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS - OUTDOOR DROP CABLES FOR SYSTEMS OPERATING AT 5 MHZ - 3000 MHZ