2:00 PM – 2:25 PM
As networks transition to 40G, 100G, 400G, and higher speeds, the use of multi-fiber (MPO) cabling is growing rapidly. Increasingly, configurations are emerging, such as 8, 12, 16, and 24 fibers with different polarity methods, MPO-to-MPO and MPO-to-LC links, and hybrid connections.
This entails specific challenges regarding testing and certification, checking polarity, setting references, inspecting connector end faces, and allocating the Loss budget across different types of connectors.
We discuss multi-fiber link topologies and test aspects, associated standards TIA-568 and ISO/IEC 14763-3, setting up test references, and polarity and fiber mapping. In doing so, we provide practical tools for testing every type of link.
Speaker: Hady de Grave – AEM Networks (on behalf of Rexcom)