EN 61300-2-33:2012

Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components - Basic test and measurement procedures - Part 2-33: Tests - Assembly and disassembly of fibre optic mechanical splices, fibre management systems and closures

IEC 61300-2-33:2012(E) is a part of a series that evaluates the assembly and reassembly of a fibre optic mechanical splice, a fibre management system or a closure for a specified number of times. This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2006. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition: the inclusion of fibre management system and ancillary passive and active components as well as cable management system for the incoming and outgoing optical cables. Keywords: fibre optic mechanical splice, fibre management system or a closure

Lichtwellenleiter - Verbindungselemente und passive Bauteile - Grundlegende Prüf- und Messverfahren - Teil 2-33: Prüfungen - Montage und Demontage von mechanischen LWL-Spleißen, Fasermanagementsystemen und Muffen

Dispositifs d'interconnexion et composants passifs à fibres optiques - Méthodes fondamentales d’essais et de mesures - Partie 2-33: Essais - Montage et démontage des épissures mécaniques de fibres optiques, des systèmes de gestion des fibres et des boîtiers

La CEI 61300-2-33:2012 est partie d'une série qui permet d'évaluer l'aptitude au montage et au remontage d'une épissure mécanique de fibres optiques, d'un système de gestion des fibres ou d'un boîtier pour un nombre de fois spécifié. Cette troisième édition annule et remplace la deuxième édition publiée en 2006. Cette édition constitue une révision technique. La présente édition contient les changements techniques significatifs suivants par rapport à l'édition antérieure: ajout des systèmes de gestion des fibres et des composants actifs et passifs auxiliaires ainsi que des systèmes de gestion des câbles pour les câbles optiques entrants et sortants. Mots clés: épissure mécanique de fibres optiques, système de gestion des fibres ou d'un boîtier

Optični spojni elementi in pasivne komponente - Osnovni preskuševalni in merilni postopki - 2-33. del: Preskušanje - Sestavljanje in razstavljanje optomehanskih spojnic, konzol za upravljanje optičnih sistemov in ohišij (IEC 61300-2-33:2012)

Ta del standarda IEC 61300 ocenjuje določeno število sestavljanj in razstavljanj optomehanskih spojnic, konzol za upravljanje optičnih sistemov ali ohišij. Preskuševalni postopki simulirajo spodnje pogoje, ki se lahko pojavijo med življenjsko dobo komponente: – zmožnost ponovne namestitve optomehanske spojnice po razstavljanju; – zmožnost ponovnega vnosa konzol za upravljanje optičnih sistemov in ohišij z dostopom do optičnih vlaken in optičnih komponent ter ponovnim konfiguriranjem brez motenj prenosa v sosednjih vezjih optičnih vlaken; – preverjanje zmogljivosti tesnjenja po pogostem odpiranju in zapiranju odprtin.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 04-Oct-2012
• Withdrawal Date: 27-Aug-2013
• ICS: 33.180.20 - Fibre optic interconnecting devices
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 86BXA - Fibre optic interconnect, passive and connectorised components
• Drafting Committee: IEC/SC 86B - IEC_SC_86B
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 05-Oct-2012
• Completion Date: 05-Oct-2012
• Ref Project: SIST EN 61300-2-33:2012 - Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components - Basic test and measurement procedures - Part 2-33: Tests - Assembly and disassembly of fibre optic mechanical splices, fibre management systems and closures (IEC 61300-2-33:2012)

Relations

• Replaces: EN 61300-2-33:2007 - Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components - Basic test and measurement procedures - Part 2-33: Tests - Assembly and disassembly of fibre optic closures
• Effective Date: 29-Jan-2023
• Revised: FprEN IEC 61300-2-33:2025 - Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components - Basic test and measurement procedures - Part 2-33: Tests - Assembly and disassembly of fibre optic mechanical splices, fibre management systems, protective housings and hardened connectors
• Effective Date: 28-Sep-2021

Overview

EN 61300-2-33:2012 (CLC adoption of IEC 61300-2-33:2012) is part of the IEC 61300 series for fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components. This edition specifies basic test and measurement procedures for the assembly and disassembly of fibre optic mechanical splices, fibre management systems and closures. It evaluates re-assembly, re-entry and sealing performance over a specified number of cycles, simulating conditions encountered during a component’s service life. The 2012 revision extends scope to include fibre management systems, ancillary passive/active components and cable management for incoming/outgoing optical cables.

Key Topics

• Purpose: Assess ability to re-install mechanical splices, access and reconfigure fibre management systems without affecting adjacent circuits, and verify enclosure sealing after repeated openings.
• Test procedures: Three principal procedures are defined:
  • Procedure A - re-installation of an optical mechanical splice after disassembly.
  • Procedure B - optical stability during product reconfiguration (re-entry).
  • Procedure C - sealing performance after frequent opening and closing of enclosures.
• Test execution: Assembly/disassembly must follow the manufacturer’s instructions using specified tools and consumables; measurements and examinations are performed as required by the relevant performance standard.
• Ageing and recovery: Temperature ageing cycles and recovery periods are incorporated between assembly cycles (ageing details and cycle counts are provided in the standard’s tables).
• Severity and environment: The standard defines how many assembly/disassembly cycles to apply for different operating environments and references criteria for test severity.
• Terms: Key definitions include closure, fibre management system, re-entry and mechanical splice.

Applications

EN 61300-2-33:2012 is intended for practical use by:

• Manufacturers of mechanical fibre splices, closures and fibre management systems - to validate product robustness to repeated servicing.
• Test laboratories - to perform standardized assembly/disassembly and sealing tests for product qualification.
• Network designers and installation contractors - to select components that allow safe re-entry and reliable reconfiguration without disturbing live circuits.
• Procurement/specification authors - to reference objective test procedures and acceptance criteria in contracts for FTTH, telecom, datacentre and outdoor network hardware. Practical scenarios include field maintenance of splices, repeated access to closures during network upgrades, and validation of sealing after multiple interventions.

Related Standards

• IEC/EN 61300-2-22 (Change of temperature)
• IEC/EN 61300-3-28 (Transient loss measurements)
• IEC 61753-1 (Performance standards guidance) These referenced documents provide complementary environmental and measurement methods used alongside EN 61300-2-33:2012.

Standards Content (Sample)

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Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components - Basic test and
measurement procedures - Part 2-33: Tests - Assembly and disassembly of fibre optic
mechanical splices, fibre management systems and closures (IEC 61300-2-33:2012)
Lichtwellenleiter - Verbindungselemente und passive Bauteile - Grundlegende Prüf- und
Messverfahren - Teil 2-33: Prüfungen - Montage und Demontage von mechanischen
LWL-Spleißen, Fasermanagementsystemen und Muffen (IEC 61300-2-33:2012)
Dispositifs d'interconnexion et composants passifs à fibres optiques - Méthodes
fondamentales d’essais et de mesures - Partie 2-33: Essais - Montage et démontage des
épissures mécaniques de fibres optiques, des systèmes de gestion des fibres et des
boîtiers (CEI 61300-2-33:2012)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 61300-2-33:2012
ICS:
33.180.20 3RYH]RYDOQHQDSUDYH]D Fibre optic interconnecting
RSWLþQDYODNQD devices
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 61300-2-33
NORME EUROPÉENNE
October 2012
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 33.180.20 Supersedes EN 61300-2-33:2007

English version
Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components -
Basic test and measurement procedures -
Part 2-33: Tests -
Assembly and disassembly of fibre optic mechanical splices, fibre
management systems and closures
(IEC 61300-2-33:2012)
Dispositifs d'interconnexion et composants Lichtwellenleiter -
passifs à fibres optiques - Verbindungselemente und passive
Méthodes fondamentales d’essais et de Bauteile -
mesures - Grundlegende Prüf- und Messverfahren -
Partie 2-33: Essais - Teil 2-33: Prüfungen -
Montage et démontage des épissures Montage und Demontage von
mécaniques de fibres optiques, des mechanischen LWL-Spleißen,
systèmes de gestion des fibres et des Fasermanagementsystemen und Muffen
boîtiers (IEC 61300-2-33:2012)
(CEI 61300-2-33:2012)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2012-08-28. CENELEC members are bound to comply
with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard
the status of a national standard without any alteration.

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Ref. No. EN 61300-2-33:2012 E
Foreword
The text of document 86B/3330/CDV, future edition 3 of IEC 61300-2-33, prepared by SC 86B, "Fibre
optic interconnecting devices and passive components", of IEC TC 86, "Fibre optics" was submitted to the
IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as EN 61300-2-33:2012.

The following dates are fixed:
(dop) 2013-05-28
• latest date by which the document has
to be implemented at national level by
publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national (dow) 2013-08-28

standards conflicting with the
document have to be withdrawn
This document supersedes EN 61300-2-33:2007.
33:2007: the inclusion of fibre management system and ancillary passive and active components as well
as cable management system for the incoming and outgoing optical cables.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC [and/or CEN] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent
rights.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 61300-2-33:2012 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following note has to be added for the standard indicated:
IEC 61300-1 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 61300-1.

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Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications

The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

NOTE  When an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant EN/HD
applies.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year

IEC 61300-2-22 - Fibre optic interconnecting devices and EN 61300-2-22 -
passive components - Basic test and
measurement procedures -
Part 2-22: Tests - Change of temperature

IEC 61300-3-28 - Fibre optic interconnecting devices and EN 61300-3-28 -
passive components - Basic test and
measurement procedures -
Part 3-28: Examinations and measurements -
Transient loss
IEC 61753-1 - Fibre optic interconnecting devices and EN 61753-1 -
passive components performance standard -
Part 1: General and guidance for performance
standards
IEC 61300-2-33 ®
Edition 3.0 2012-07
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components – Basic test and

measurement procedures –
Part 2-33: Tests – Assembly and disassembly of fibre optic mechanical splices,

fibre management systems and closures

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
PRICE CODE
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ICS 33.180.20 ISBN 978-2-83220-200-5

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 General description . 6
5 Procedure . 6
5.1 Preparation of the specimen . 6
5.2 Test procedures . 6
5.2.1 Procedure A: Re-installation of an optical mechanical splice after
disassembly . 6
5.2.2 Procedure B: Optical stability during product reconfiguration . 6
5.2.3 Procedure C: Sealing performance after frequent opening and closing
of the enclosures . 7
5.2.4 Ageing procedure . 7
5.3 Severity . 9
6 Details to be specified . 9
Annex A (informative) Installation and intervention procedure for closure – optical
stability . 10
Bibliography . 11

Table 1 – Ageing procedure between two cycles of assembly and disassembly of fibre
optic mechanical splices and closures . 8
Table 2 – Number of assembly/disassembly cycles for different operating environments . 9

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FIBRE OPTIC INTERCONNECTING DEVICES
AND PASSIVE COMPONENTS –
BASIC TEST AND MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES –

Part 2-33: Tests – Assembly and disassembly of fibre optic
mechanical splices, fibre management systems and closures

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