Fiber optics cables serve as backbone in almost every field like school, college, university, MNC’s and telecommunication industry. These cables comprise of transparent delicate fibers which are thin like hair and play a vital role in transmitting of data from one end to another.
Regardless of the distance because of fiber cables only, fast and reliable data communication is possible. It is because of the prominent fact that conventional media of communication has been replaced.
Although, a crucial step for efficient workflow of fiber cables it is must to follow fiber optic testing. During this process, quality standards, performance and working of fiber cables is evaluated. Via this way defaults are easily checked in the cable which helps in taking preventive measures beforehand.
Components that are tested under it are connectors, detectors, receivers, splices, LED etc. In order to check cable there is special fiber optic testing equipment that is used for testing purpose. Depending on the type of components that are needed to be checked, testing equipment also vary. Moreover it’s important to make sure that one is using right testing equipment such as fault locator, power meter, coupling adapter, cleaning wipes, optical loss testing set, alcohol for cleaning.
Following are few things that are needed to keep in mind, before performing it:
Foremost thing which is must to assured is that you have sufficient knowledge about how to perform testing. Especially, when you are not experienced in performing such activity, you can end up making mistakes and cause additional losses to the cabling.
Use of tools is important to be known in order to perform right method of testing. For example, use of cleaning materials like pure alcohol without judging where the fault is, can lead to damaging of cables.
Needs to read all the instructions carefully, so as to perform testing efficiently.
Before starting with the testing procedure make sure that tools are working properly. In regard to this you need to buy tested equipment from a reliable manufacturer, who is known for delivering best quality tools to its clients.
If you aren’t aware of equipment working then you need to consult professional of fiber optic testing company. They would not just determine the faults but solve it right away to avoid the loss occurring to the company, due to its failure.
A proper understanding of network layout is required so as find faults easily. Troubleshooting cannot be performed by the time one is not aware of the network.
Alongside testing, inspection is also carries out to ensure there is no loss of light in the fiber cable. This helps in detecting damage and contamination that result in loss of signal.
Before starting with the testing procedure make sure fiber optic testing equipment are fully bench tested by the manufacturer company.
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