IEC 61280-4-1:2009
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Fibre-optic communication subsystem test procedures - Part 4-1: Installed cable plant - Multimode attenuation measurement
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Superseded date
12-31-2021
Language(s)
English, English - French
Published date
06-10-2009
Publisher
FOREWORD
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms, definitions, graphical symbols and acronyms
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) - Requirements for the source
characteristics for multimode
measurement
Annex F (informative) - Measurement uncertainty examples
Annex G (informative) - OTDR configuration information
Annex H (informative) - Test cord insertion loss
verification
Bibliography
IEC 61280-4-1:2009 is applicable to the measurement of attenuation of installed fibre-optic cabling using multimode fibre, typically in lengths of up to 2 000 m. This cabling can include multimode fibres, connectors, adapters and splices. In this standard, the fibre types that are addressed include category A1a (50/125 µm) and A1b (62,5/125 µm) multimode fibres, as specified in IEC 60793-2-10. The attenuation measurements of the other multimode categories can be made, using the approaches of this standard, but the source conditions for the other categories have not been defined. The main changes with respect to the previous edition are:
- An additional measurement method based on optical time domain reflectometry (OTDR) is documented, with guidance on best practice in using the OTDR and interpreting OTDR traces.
- The requirement for the sources used to measure multimode fibres is changed from one based on coupled power ratio (CPR) and mandrel requirement to one based on measurements of the near field at the output of the launching test cord.
- Highlighting the importance of, and giving guidance on, good measurement practices including cleaning and inspection of connector end faces.
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TC 86/SC 86C
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A Bilingual edition has been published. (07/2010) Supersedes TIA TSB 178. (06/2012) Stability Date: 2017. (09/2017)
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Standard
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61
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International Electrotechnical Committee
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Superseded
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| Standards | Relationship |
| NBN EN 61280 4-1 : 2010 | Identical |
| DIN EN 61280-4-1 : 2010 | Identical |
| CEI EN 61280-4-1 : 2011 | Identical |
| VDE 0888-410 : 2010 | Identical |
| OVE/ONORM EN 61280-4-1 : 2010 | Identical |
| BS EN 61280-4-1:2009 | Identical |
| UNE-EN 61280-4-1:2009 | Identical |
| I.S. EN 61280-4-1:2009 | Identical |
| NF EN 61280-4-1 : 2010 | Identical |
| EN 61280-4-1:2009 | Identical |
| NEN EN IEC 61280-4-1 : 2009 | Identical |
| PN EN 61280-4-1 : 2010 | Identical |
| 14/30296823 DC : 0 | BS EN 61300-1 - FIBRE OPTIC INTERCONNECTING DEVICES AND PASSIVE COMPONENTS - BASIC TEST AND MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES - PART 1: GENERAL AND GUIDANCE |
| BS ISO/IEC 11801-1:2017 | Information technology. Generic cabling for customer premises General requirements |
| 16/30337880 DC : 0 | BS EN 60793-1-47 - OPTICAL FIBRES - PART 1-47: MEASUREMENT METHODS AND TEST PROCEDURES - MACROBENDING LOSS |
| 08/30175854 DC : DRAFT JAN 2008 | IEC 61746-2 ED1 - CALIBRATION OF OPTICAL TIME-DOMAIN REFLECTOMETERS (OTDR) - PART 2: OTDR FOR MULTIMODE FIBRES |
| EN IEC 61281-1:2018 | Fibre optic communication subsystems - Part 1: Generic specification |
| BS EN 61300-1:2016 | Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components. Basic test and measurement procedures General and guidance |
| CAN/CSA-ISO/IEC 14165-115:2006(R2016) | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - FIBRE CHANNEL - PART 115: PHYSICAL INTERFACES (FC-PI) |
| 09/30203828 DC : 0 | BS EN 62614 - LAUNCH CONDITION REQUIREMENTS FOR MEASURING MULTIMODE ATTENUATION |
| IEC TR 61282-11:2012 | Fibre optic communication system design guides - Part 11: Multimode launch conditions |
| I.S. EN IEC 60793-1-54:2018 | OPTICAL FIBRES - PART 1-54: MEASUREMENT METHODS AND TEST PROCEDURES - GAMMA IRRADIATION |
| CEI EN 62496-2 : 1ED 2017 | OPTICAL CIRCUIT BOARDS - BASIC TEST AND MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES - PART 2: GENERAL GUIDANCE FOR DEFINITION OF MEASUREMENT CONDITIONS FOR OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF OPTICAL CIRCUIT BOARDS |
| IEC 62496-2:2017 | Optical circuit boards - Basic test and measurement procedures - Part 2: General guidance for definition of measurement conditions for optical characteristics of optical circuit boards |
| PD IEC/TR 61282-14:2016 | Fibre optic communication system design guides Determination of the uncertainties of attenuation measurements in fibre plants |
| ISO/IEC 14763-3:2014 | Information technology Implementation and operation of customer premises cabling Part 3: Testing of optical fibre cabling |
| CEI EN 62614 : 2012 | FIBRE OPTICS - LAUNCH CONDITION REQUIREMENTS FOR MEASURING MULTIMODE ATTENUATION |
| IEC 60793-1-47:2017 | Optical fibres - Part 1-47: Measurement methods and test procedures - Macrobending loss |
| IEC 60793-1-54:2018 | Optical fibres - Part 1-54: Measurement methods and test procedures - Gamma irradiation |
| CLC/TS 50621:2016 | Guideline for the repair of damaged installed optical fibre cables and microducts |
| 07/30172946 DC : 0 | BS EN 60793-1-47 IEC 60793-1-47 - OPTICAL FIBRES - PART 1-47: MEASUREMENT METHODS AND TEST PROCEDURES - MACROBENDING LOSS |
| EN IEC 60793-1-47:2018 | Optical fibres - Part 1-47: Measurement methods and test procedures - Macrobending loss |
| ISO/IEC 14165-115:2006 | Information technology Fibre Channel Part 115: Physical Interfaces (FC-PI) |
| IEC 60793-1-54 : 3.0 | OPTICAL FIBRES - PART 1-54: MEASUREMENT METHODS AND TEST PROCEDURES - GAMMA IRRADIATION |
| I.S. EN IEC 60793-1-47:2018 | OPTICAL FIBRES - PART 1-47: MEASUREMENT METHODS AND TEST PROCEDURES - MACROBENDING LOSS |
| BIS IS/IEC 60793-1-47 : 2009 | OPTICAL FIBRES - PART 1: MEASUREMENT METHODS AND TEST PROCEDURES - SECTION 47: MACROBENDING LOSS |
| ANSI INCITS 479 : 2011 | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - FIBRE CHANNEL - PHYSICAL INTERFACE - 5 (FC-PI-5) |
| BS ISO/IEC 14763-3 : 2006 | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATION OF CUSTOMER PREMISES CABLING - PART 3: TESTING OF OPTICAL FIBRE CABLING |
| EN 62496-2:2017 | Optical circuit boards - Basic test and measurement procedures - Part 2: General guidance for definition of measurement conditions for optical characteristics of optical circuit boards |
| IEC TR 62614-2:2015 | Fibre optics - Multimode launch conditions - Part 2: Determination of launch condition requirements for measuring multimode attenuation |
| 17/30345069 DC : 0 | BS EN 60793-2-10 - OPTICAL FIBRES - PART 2-10: PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS - SECTIONAL SPECIFICATION FOR CATEGORY A1 MULTIMODE FIBRES |
| CEI EN 61300-1 : 2012 | FIBRE OPTIC INTERCONNECTING DEVICES AND PASSIVE COMPONENTS - BASIC TEST AND MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES - PART 1: GENERAL AND GUIDANCE |
| PD IEC/TR 61282-15:2017 | Fibre optic communication system design guides Cable plant and link. Testing multi-fibre optic cable plant terminated with MPO connectors |
| BS EN 62496-2-1:2011 | Optical circuit boards Measurements. Optical attenuation and isolation |
| I.S. EN 62614:2010 | FIBRE OPTICS - LAUNCH CONDITION REQUIREMENTS FOR MEASURING MULTIMODE ATTENUATION |
| BS IEC/IEEE 62582-5:2015 | Nuclear power plants. Instrumentation and control important to safety. Electrical equipment condition monitoring methods Optical time domain reflectometry |
| 12/30266214 DC : 0 | ISO/IEC CD 14763-3 - IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATION OF CPC - PART 3: TESTING OF OPTICAL FIBRE CABLING (2ND EDITION) |
| IEC TR 61282-15:2017 | Fibre optic communication system design guides - Part 15: Cable plant and link - Testing multi-fibre optic cable plant terminated with MPO connectors |
| IEC PAS 62614:2009 | Fibre optics - Launch condition requirements for measuring multimode attenuation |
| I.S. EN 60793-1-47:2009 | OPTICAL FIBRES - PART 1-47: MEASUREMENT METHODS AND TEST PROCEDURES - MACROBENDING LOSS |
| I.S. EN 62496-2:2017 | OPTICAL CIRCUIT BOARDS - BASIC TEST AND MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES - PART 2: GENERAL GUIDANCE FOR DEFINITION OF MEASUREMENT CONDITIONS FOR OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF OPTICAL CIRCUIT BOARDS |
| I.S. EN 62496-2-1:2011 | OPTICAL CIRCUIT BOARDS - PART 2-1: MEASUREMENTS - OPTICAL ATTENUATION AND ISOLATION (IEC 62496-2-1:2011 (EQV)) |
| BS EN 61281-1:1999 | Fibre optic communication subsystems Generic specification |
| IEC 60793-1-47 : 4.0 | OPTICAL FIBRES - PART 1-47: MEASUREMENT METHODS AND TEST PROCEDURES - MACROBENDING LOSS |
| I.S. EN 61300-1:2016 | FIBRE OPTIC INTERCONNECTING DEVICES AND PASSIVE COMPONENTS - BASIC TEST AND MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES - PART 1: GENERAL AND GUIDANCE |
| ISO/IEC 11801:2002 | Information technology Generic cabling for customer premises |
| IEC 60793-2-10:2017 | Optical fibres - Part 2-10: Product specifications - Sectional specification for category A1 multimode fibres |
| CSA ISO/IEC 14165-116 : 2006 | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - FIBRE CHANNEL - PART 116: 10 GIGABIT FIBRE CHANNEL (10GFC) |
| CSA ISO/IEC 14165-116 : 2006 : INC : AMD 1 : 2010 | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - FIBRE CHANNEL - PART 116: 10 GIGABIT FIBRE CHANNEL (10GFC) |
| CSA ISO/IEC 14165-116 : 2006 : INC : AMD 1 : 2010 : R2016 | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - FIBRE CHANNEL - PART 116: 10 GIGABIT FIBRE CHANNEL (10GFC) |
| IEC 60793-1-47:2017 RLV | Optical fibres - Part 1-47: Measurement methods and test procedures - Macrobending loss |
| 17/30331301 DC : 0 | BS ISO/IEC 14763-3 AMENDMENT 1 - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATION OF CUSTOMER PREMISES CABLING - PART 3: TESTING OF OPTICAL FIBRE CABLING |
| CEI EN 61746-2 : 2012 | CALIBRATION OF OPTICAL TIME-DOMAIN REFLECTOMETERS (OTDR) - PART 2: OTDR FOR MULTIMODE FIBRES |
| PD IEC/TR 61282-11:2012 | Fibre optic communication system design guides Multimode launch conditions |
| BS EN 62496-2:2017 | Optical circuit boards. Basic test and measurement procedures General guidance for definition of measurement conditions for optical characteristics of optical circuit boards |
| BS EN 61746-2:2011 | Calibration of optical time-domain reflectometers (OTDR) OTDR for multimode fibres |
| BS EN 62614:2010 | Fibre optics. Launch condition requirements for measuring multimode attenuation |
| 10/30240040 DC : DRAFT DEC 2010 | BS EN 60793-1-54 - OPTICAL FIBRES - PART 1-54: MEASUREMENT METHODS AND TEST PROCEDURES - GAMMA IRRADIATION |
| CEI EN 60793-1-47 : 2010 | OPTICAL FIBRES - PART 1-47: MEASUREMENT METHODS AND TEST PROCEDURES - MACROBENDING LOSS |
| CEI EN 60793-1-54 : 2013 | OPTICAL FIBRES - PART 1-54: MEASUREMENT METHODS AND TEST PROCEDURES - GAMMA IRRADIATION |
| SAE AS 5675 : 2012 | CHARACTERIZATION AND REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW AEROSPACE FIBER OPTIC CABLE ASSEMBLIES - JUMPERS, END FACE GEOMETRY, LINK LOSS MEASUREMENT, AND INSPECTION |
| BS EN 60793-1-54 : 2018 | OPTICAL FIBRES - PART 1-54: MEASUREMENT METHODS AND TEST PROCEDURES - GAMMA IRRADIATION |
| I.S. EN 60793-2-10:2017 | OPTICAL FIBRES - PART 2-10: PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS - SECTIONAL SPECIFICATION FOR CATEGORY A1 MULTIMODE FIBRE |
| CSA ISO/IEC 14165-115 : 2006 | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - FIBRE CHANNEL - PART 115: PHYSICAL INTERFACES (FC-PI) |
| ANSI INCITS 450 : 2009 | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - FIBRE CHANNEL - PHYSICAL INTERFACE-4 (FC-PI-4) |
| ANSI INCITS 404 : 2006 | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - FIBRE CHANNEL - PHYSICAL INTERFACES-2 (FC-PI-2) |
| I.S. EN IEC 61281-1:2018 | FIBRE OPTIC COMMUNICATION SUBSYSTEMS - PART 1: GENERIC SPECIFICATION |
| ISO/IEC 11801-1:2017 | Information technology — Generic cabling for customer premises — Part 1: General requirements |
| ISO/IEC TR 14763-3:2000 | Information technology Implementation and operation of customer premises cabling Part 3: Acceptance testing for optical cabling |
| S.R. CLC/TS 50621:2016 | GUIDELINE FOR THE REPAIR OF DAMAGED INSTALLED OPTICAL FIBRE CABLES AND MICRODUCTS |
| CEI EN 62496-2-1 : 2012 | OPTICAL CIRCUIT BOARDS - PART 2-1: MEASUREMENTS - OPTICAL ATTENUATION AND ISOLATION |
| CSA ISO/IEC 14763-3 : 2015 | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATION OF CUSTOMER PREMISES CABLING - PART 3: TESTING OF OPTICAL FIBRE CABLING |
| IEEE 802.3-2012 | IEEE Standard for Ethernet |
| EN 60793-2-10:2017 | Optical fibres - Part 2-10: Product specifications - Sectional specification for category A1 multimode fibres |
| BS EN 60793-2-10:2017 | Optical fibres Product specifications. Sectional specification for category A1 multimode fibres |
| IEC 61281-1:2017 | Fibre optic communication subsystems - Part 1: Generic specification |
| I.S. EN 61746-2:2011 | CALIBRATION OF OPTICAL TIME-DOMAIN REFLECTOMETERS (OTDR) - PART 2: OTDR FOR MULTIMODE FIBRES |
| EN 61746-2:2011/AC:2014 | CALIBRATION OF OPTICAL TIME-DOMAIN REFLECTOMETERS (OTDR) - PART 2: OTDR FOR MULTIMODE FIBRES |
| IEC 62614:2010 | Fibre optics - Launch condition requirements for measuring multimode attenuation |
| IEC 62496-2-1:2011 | Optical circuit boards - Part 2-1: Measurements - Optical attenuation and isolation |
| IEC 61300-1:2016 | Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components - Basic test and measurement procedures - Part 1: General and guidance |
| BS EN IEC 60793-1-47:2018 | Optical fibres Measurement methods and test procedures. Macrobending loss |
| BS EN 60793-1-47:2009 | Optical fibres Measurement methods and test procedures. Macrobending loss |
| 10/30217980 DC : 0 | BS EN 61753-122-2 - FIBRE OPTIC INTERCONNECTING DEVICES AND PASSIVE COMPONENTS - PERFORMANCE STANDARDS - PART 122-2: SIMPLEX AND DUPLEX CORDS WITH MULTIMODE FIBRE AND CYLINDRICAL FERRULE CONNECTORS FOR CATEGORY C - CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT |
| 11/30247511 DC : 0 | BS EN 61753-124-2 - FIBRE OPTIC INTERCONNECTING DEVICES AND PASSIVE COMPONENTS - PART 124-2: SIMPLEX AND DUPLEX REFERENCE CORDS WITH MULTIMODE FIBRE AND CYLINDRICAL FERRULE CONNECTORS FOR CATEGORY C - CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT |
| 14/30189466 DC : 0 | BS IEC/IEEE 62582-5 ED 1.0 - NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS - INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL IMPORTANT TO SAFETY - ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT CONDITION MONITORING METHODS - PART 5: OPTICAL TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY |
| BS EN IEC 61281-1:2018 | Fibre optic communication subsystems Generic specification |
| 17/30315248 DC : 0 | BS EN 62496-2 ED 1.0 - OPTICAL CIRCUIT BOARDS - BASIC TEST AND MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES - PART 2: GENERAL GUIDANCE FOR DEFINITION OF MEASUREMENT CONDITIONS FOR OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF OPTICAL CIRCUIT BOARDS |
| EN IEC 60793-1-54:2018 | Optical fibres - Part 1-54: Measurement methods and test procedures - Gamma irradiation |
| 16/30325971 DC : 0 | BS ISO/IEC 11801-1 - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - GENERIC CABLING FOR CUSTOMER PREMISES - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS |
| NF EN 62614 : 2011 | FIBRE OPTICS - LAUNCH CONDITION REQUIREMENTS FOR MEASURING MULTIMODE ATTENUATION |
| UNE-EN 61300-1:2017 | Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components - Basic test and measurement procedures - Part 1: General and guidance |
| ISO/IEC/IEEE 8802-3:2017 | Information technology Telecommunications and information exchange between systems Local and metropolitan area networks Specific requirements Part 3: Standard for Ethernet |
| I.S. EN 60793-1-54:2013 | OPTICAL FIBRES - PART 1-54: MEASUREMENT METHODS AND TEST PROCEDURES - GAMMA IRRADIATION (IEC 60793-1-54:2012 (EQV)) |
| ISO/IEC 14165-116:2005 | Information technology Fibre Channel Part 116: 10 Gigabit (10GFC) |
| IEC 61746-2:2010 | Calibration of optical time-domain reflectometers (OTDR) - Part 2: OTDR for multimode fibres |
| EN 61300-1:2016 | Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components - Basic test and measurement procedures - Part 1: General and guidance |
| EN 62496-2-1:2011 | Optical circuit boards - Part 2-1: Measurements - Optical attenuation and isolation |
| EN 60793-1-54:2013 | Optical fibres - Part 1-54: Measurement methods and test procedures - Gamma irradiation |
| EN 62614 : 2010 | FIBRE OPTICS - LAUNCH CONDITION REQUIREMENTS FOR MEASURING MULTIMODE ATTENUATION |
| IEC 60825-2:2004+AMD1:2006+AMD2:2010 CSV | Safety of laser products - Part 2: Safety of optical fibre communication systems (OFCS) |
| IEC 61280-1-3:2010 | Fibre optic communication subsystem test procedures - Part 1-3: General communication subsystems - Central wavelength and spectral width measurement |
| IEC 60793-2-10:2017 | Optical fibres - Part 2-10: Product specifications - Sectional specification for category A1 multimode fibres |
| IEC 60793-2:2015 | Optical fibres - Part 2: Product specifications - General |
| ISO/IEC 24702:2006 | Information technology Generic cabling Industrial premises |
| ISO/IEC 11801:2002 | Information technology Generic cabling for customer premises |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| IEC 60793-2-50:2015 | Optical fibres - Part 2-50: Product specifications - Sectional specification for class B single-mode fibres |
| IEC 61746:2005 | Calibration of optical time-domain reflectometers (OTDR) |
| IEC 61315:2005 | Calibration of fibre-optic power meters |
| IEC TR 62316:2007 | Guidance for the interpretation of OTDR backscattering traces |
| 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 |
| IEC 61280-1-4:2009 | Fibre optic communication subsystem test procedures - Part 1-4: General communication subsystems - Light source encircled flux measurement method |
| IEC 61745:2017 | End-face image analysis procedure for the calibration of optical fibre geometry test sets |
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