Black Box TS1002A, TS1003A, TS1000A-R5 manual Reference Methods

OMNISCANNER

The fiber cables included with your OMNIFiber kit are duplex launch cables with ST-style connectors. One fiber has white connector boots and the other fiber has black boots.

8.3 The Reference Methods

OMNIFiber has ST-style connector port adapters. The following diagrams show how to establish references with duplex launch cables for testing of ST-terminated networks. For testing of networks terminated with different connector styles, please call Black Box Technical Support at 724-746-5500.

It is very important that the transmitter (TX port) connections are not disturbed after the reference value is established

NOTE

When a connector is removed and then reattached, it is unlikely to go back into the exact same position. As a result, measurements will change when connections are made or broken.

OMNIFiber measures two fibers of a duplex link in one Autotest operation. Four reference values will be stored, two from OMNIScanner to OMNIRemote (TX - RX), the others from OMNIRemote to OMNIScanner (TX - RX).

8.3.1METHOD B: ONE JUMPER REFERENCE METHOD

This method is used when the link includes:

•the loss of one connection at the near end cross connect

•the loss of one connection at the far end cross connect/outlet

•the loss of the cable plant

TIA/EIA-568A, ISO 11801, and IEEE 802.3 (100BASE-X, 1000BASE-X) specify this method.

116