Actelis Netw orks BBA
BBA 3.0 Calculator User Guide v1.5
Page 10
March 2016
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The loop Span, i.e. the distance between the DSLAM and the DSL modem (CPE) is the
sum of the ranges enter per each section.
Min and Max loop span are per ABA 3.0 Specification – See table below.
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Cable Type: Select specific cable type using drop box selector, with available values for
AWG26, AWG 24, AWG 22, AWG 19 or diameter (in mm) PE04, PE05, PE06, PE08
depends on Region selected in the general setting pane.
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Cable Plant: Indicate if the cable used per segment is Aerial, Buried, or Underground
(default)
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Coating: Indicate cable coating - Pulp or PIC (default).
Note: The EWL pane can be enabled to present the Effective Working Length of the
Span in Kft of 26 AWG. EWL depends on the range/span entered and cable type and
coating as well as Environmental Conditions – Temp. For example 12 kft of AWG19 is
equal to EWL=4.8kft (of 26 AWG) which is unsupported as can be seen from the table
above as this loop is too short.
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If unsupported range is specified, EWL area value will be marked in red.
Calculation results will be provided with the error, as shown on the example below:
An Error message would be presented
Or
Min Loop Span (kft)
Max Loop Span (kft)
26 AWG
5.5
20.0
Represents EWL
24 AWG
7.3
26.7
22 AWG
9.2
33.3
19 AWG
13.8
50.0
ABA 3.0 LP SR
