003-137-AEN, Issue 1
STANDARD RECOMMENDED PROCEDURE 003-137-AEN | ISSUE 1 | JANUARy 2017 | PAGE 1 OF 8
EDGE8
™
LC-MTP
®
Tap
Module Installation and
Testing
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Table of Contents
1.
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2. Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2.1 Laser Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2.2 Cable Handling Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
3.
Tools and Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
4.
Connector and Adapter Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
5.
Calculating System Loss Budgets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
6.
The Functionality of the Tap Module Splitters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
7.
Installing an EDGE8™ LC-MTP Tap Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
8.
Referencing the Test Equipment for an LC-MTP Tap Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
9.
Testing EDGE8 LC-MTP Tap Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.
General
1.1
This procedure describes EDGE8™ LC-MTP
Tap Modules, which are available for both
multimode and single mode applications.
Compatible with all EDGE8 rack-mountable
connector housings, LC-MTP Tap modules have
twelve front-mounted shuttered LC adapters
and two rear-mounted MTP connectors
(Figure 1).
1.2
The module contains 12 fiber optic splitters
which divide the incoming optical signals into
two outputs, one for live link traffic and eight
for monitoring. The monitor traffic is routed
via the “TAP”-labeled MTP connector to a
monitoring device which filters the data and sends it to various software tools for analysis, where
it is then viewed in application-layer software for security threats, performance issues, or system
optimization.
IMPORTANT:
Please note that Tap module systems have two outputs for each input, which may require
two power meters, and depending on the system configuration, possibly require an additional craftsperson
in another location.
HPA-0753-EDGE8
Figure 1
