Fiber Labeling
Fiber Description
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Lucent Technologies - Proprietary
See Notice on first page
365-372-327 R2.0
Issue 1, October 2003
Precautions
CAUTION
Fiber is constructed of glass and should be treated with care. It
should not be pulled or stretched. This could cause damage to
the fiber or the fiber connector.
CAUTION
Fiber should not be bent in a radius of less than 1-1/2”.
Single-Mode Fiber Testing
Requirements
All fibers shall be tested after they are installed as follows:
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All fibers shall be tested after installation, but prior to turn-up
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Before fibers are tested, they shall be labeled properly and all
cable tags shall be removed.
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A 1310nm or 1550nm test source and an ITE# 7116 (or
equivalent) optical power meter shall be used to perform all tests.
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The light source shall first be measured for a reference point/
baseline.
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No fiber jumper may have a measured loss of more than 2 dB.