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T400 User’s Guide
Model T410 Multimode AutoTest Rules
Multimode Commercial Building (Premises) Cabling Standards
Rule
T410 Name
Total Loss
@ 850 nm
(dB)
Total Loss
@ 1300 nm
(dB)
Length
(m)
Fiber Loss
@ 850 nm
(dB/km)
Fiber Loss
@ 1300 nm
(dB/km)
Loss per
connector
(dB)
Loss per
splice
(dB)
TIA/EIA-568-A, horizontal cables,
50 or 62.5 µm fiber
TIA-568-A-HORZ
2
2
90
N/A
TIA/EIA-568-A, backbone cables,
50 or 62.5 µm fiber
TIA-568-A-BACK
N/A
2000
3.75
1.5
0.75
0.3
TIA/EIA-568-B, horizontal cables,
50 or 62.5 µm fiber (preliminary)
TIA-568-B-HORIZ
2
2
90
N/A
TIA/EIA-568-B, backbone cables,
50 or 62.5 µm fiber (preliminary)
TIA-568-B-BACK
N/A
2000
3.5
1.5
0.75
0.3
ISO 11801 (International standard)
all cables, 50 or 62.5 µm fiber
ISO-11801
2000
3.5
1
0.75
0.3
EN 50173 (European standard)
all cables, 50 or 62.5 µm fiber
EN-50173
2000
3.5
1
0.75
0.3
Multimode Application Standards
Rule
T410 Name
Total Loss
@ 850 nm
(dB)
Total Loss
@ 1300 nm
(dB)
Length
(m)
Delay
(ns)
10 Mb/s Ethernet (850 nm)
on 62.5 µm fiber
10BASE-FL-62.5
12.5
N/A
2000
10000
100 Mb/s Ethernet (1300 nm)
on 62.5 µm fiber
100BASE-FX-62.5
N/A
11
2000
N/A
FDDI (1300 nm)
on 62.5 µm fiber
FDDI-62.5
11
2000
Low cost FDDI (1300 nm)
on 62.5 µm fiber
FDDI-LC-62.5
7
500
Gigabit Ethernet SX (850 nm)
on 62.5 µm, 160 MHz-km fiber
1000SX-62.5-160
2.38
N/A
220
Gigabit Ethernet SX (850 nm)
on 62.5 µm, 200 MHz-km fiber
1000SX-62.5-200
2.60
275
Gigabit Ethernet LX (1300 nm)
on 62.5 µm, 500 MHz-km fiber
1000LX-62.5-500
N/A
2.35
550
Gigabit Ethernet SX (850 nm)
on 50 µm, 400 MHz-km fiber
1000SX-50-400
3.37
N/A
500
Gigabit Ethernet SX (850 nm)
on 50 µm, 500 MHz-km fiber
1000SX-50-500
3.56
550
Gigabit Ethernet LX (1300 nm)
on 50 µm, 400 MHz-km fiber
1000LX-50-400
N/A
2.35
550
Gigabit Ethernet LX (1300 nm)
on 50 µm, 500 MHz-km fiber
1000LX-50-500
2.35
550