ISO/IEC 14763-3:2006

Information technology - Implementation and operation of customer premises cabling - Part 3: Testing of optical fibre cabling

This International Standard details systems and methods to inspect and test optical fibre cabling designed in accordance with ISO/IEC 11801 or equivalent standards and installed according to recommendations of ISO/IEC 14763-2.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 22-Feb-2011
• ICS: 35.200 - Interface and interconnection equipment
• Technical Committee: ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 25 - Interconnection of information technology equipment
• Current Stage: DELPUB - Deleted Publication
• Completion Date: 04-Jun-2014

Relations

• Replaces: ISO/IEC TR 14763-3:2000 - Information technology - Implementation and operation of customer premises cabling - Part 3: Acceptance testing for optical cabling
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023
• Amended By: ISO/IEC 14763-3:2006/AMD1:2009 - Amendment 1 - Information technology - Implementation and operation of custumer premises cabling - Part 3: Testing of optical fibre cabling
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023
• Revised: ISO/IEC 14763-3:2014 - Information technology - Implementation and operation of customer premises cabling - Part 3: Testing of optical fibre cabling
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

INTERNATIONAL ISO/IEC
STANDARD 14763-3
First edition
2006-06
Information technology –
Implementation and operation of
customer premises cabling –
Part 3:
Testing of optical fibre cabling

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INTERNATIONAL ISO/IEC
STANDARD 14763-3
First edition
2006-06
Information technology –
Implementation and operation of
customer premises cabling –
Part 3:
Testing of optical fibre cabling

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD.7
INTRODUCTION.8
1 Scope.9
2 Normative references.9
3 Definitions and abbreviations .10
3.1 Definitions .10
3.2 Abbreviations.12
3.3 Symbols .12
4 Conformance.12
5 General requirements .13
5.1 Test system.13
5.2 Normalisation and calibration.13
5.3 Environmental conditions .13
5.3.1 Protection of transmission and terminal equipment.13
5.3.2 Contamination .14
5.3.3 Use of test equipment .14
5.3.4 Relevance of measurement.14
5.3.5 Treatment of marginal test results.14
5.4 Documentation .14
6 Test equipment.15
6.1 LSPM .15
6.1.1 General .15
6.1.2 Light sources .15
6.1.3 Power meters .15
6.1.4 Test system stability .15
6.2 OTDR.16
6.2.1 General .16
6.2.2 OTDR characterization using a launch cord only.16
6.2.3 OTDR characterization using a launch cord and a tail cord .16
6.3 Cabling interface adapters .18
6.3.1 Connecting hardware at test interfaces.18
6.3.2 Reference connector requirements.18
6.3.3 MMF test cords.18
6.3.4 SMF test cords .21
6.4 MMF launched modal distribution (LMD) .22
6.5 SMF launched modal distribution (LMD).22
7 Inspection equipment.23
7.1 Connecting hardware end-face .23
7.1.1 General .23
7.1.2 Optical, direct vision microscope.23
7.1.3 CCD microscope.23
8 Cabling under test.23
8.1 Channels and permanent links .23
8.1.1 General .23

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8.1.2 Reference planes.24
8.1.3 Wavelength of measurement.25
8.1.4 Direction of measurement .25
9 Testing of installed cabling.25
9.1 Attenuation/insertion loss.25
9.1.1 LSPM .25
9.1.2 OTDR .29
9.2 Propagation delay.32
9.2.1 Test method .32
9.2.2 Treatment of results.32
9.3 Length.32
9.3.1 Test method .32
9.3.2 Measurement uncertainty.32
9.3.3 Treatment of results.32
10 Testing of cabling components within installed cabling .32
10.1 Attenuation/insertion loss (optical fibre cable) .32
10.1.1 Test method .32
10.1.2 Measurement uncertainty.33
10.1.3 Treatment of results.33
10.2 Attenuation/insertion loss (local and remote test interfaces) .34
10.2.1 Test method .34
10.2.2 Test system measurement uncertainty .34
10.2.3 Treatment of results.35
10.3 Insertion loss (connecting hardware).35
10.3.1 Test method .35
10.3.2 Treatment of results.36
10.4 Return loss (connecting hardware).36
10.4.1 Test method (in accordance with IEC 61300-3-6, method 2) .36
10.4.2 Treatment of results.37
10.4.3 Measurement uncertainty.38
10.5 Optical fibre length .38
10.5.1 Test method .38
10.5.2 Measurement uncertainty.40
10.5.3 Treatment of results.40
10.6 Attenuation/insertion loss (cords) .40
10.6.1 Test method .40
10.6.2 Treatment of results.41
10.7 Return loss (cords) .41
11 Inspection of cabling and cabling components.41
11.1 Optical fibre continuity .41
11.2 Cabling polarity.42
11.3 Optical fibre cable length .42
11.4 Inspection of optical fibre end-faces.42
11.5 Optical fibre core size .42
Annex A (normative) Launched modal distribution (LMD) .43
A.1 Distribution of optical power within a MMF.43
A.2 Modal transfer function .43

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A.3 MPD (modal power distribution) .44
A.3.1 General .44
A.3.2 Requirements .45
A.4 CPR (coupled power ratio) .45
A.4.1 General .45
A.4.2 Test system.46
A.4.3 Test method .46
Annex B (normative) Visual inspection criteria for connectors .49
B.1 Connector end-face definitions.49
B.1.1 General .49
B.1.2 End-face zone definitions.49
B.1.3 Modified inspection criteria .49
B.2 Inspection of terminated optical fibre.50
B.2.1 General .50
B.2.2 Scratch and pit defects .50
B.2.3 Chip defects .50
B.2.4 Cracks.50
Annex C (informative) Optical time domain reflectometry .51
C.1 Operational capability .51
C.1.1 Effective characterization.51
C.1.2 Dynamic range .51
C.1.3 Pulse width.51
C.1.4 Integration or sample count.51
C.2 Limitations of OTDR capability .52
C.2.1
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INTERNATIONAL
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Information technology – Implementation and operation of customer premises
cabling –
Part 3: Testing of optical fibre cabling

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 7
INTRODUCTION . 9
1 Scope . 10
2 Normative references. 10
3 Definitions and abbreviations . 11
3.1 Definitions . 11
3.2 Abbreviations . 13
3.3 Symbols . 14
4 Conformance . 14
5 General requirements . 14
5.1 Test system . 14
5.2 Normalisation and calibration . 15
5.3 Environmental conditions . 15
5.3.1 Protection of transmission and terminal equipment . 15
5.3.2 Contamination . 15
5.3.3 Use of test equipment . 16
5.3.4 Relevance of measurement . 16
5.3.5 Treatment of marginal test results . 16
5.4 Documentation . 16
6 Test equipment . 17
6.1 LSPM . 17
6.1.1 General . 17
6.1.2 Light sources . 17
6.1.3 Power meters . 17
6.1.4 Test system stability . 17
6.2 OTDR . 18
6.2.1 General . 18
6.2.2 OTDR characterization using a launch cord only . 18
6.2.3 OTDR characterization using a launch cord and a tail cord . 18
6.3 Cabling interface adapters . 20
6.3.1 Connecting hardware at test interfaces. 20
6.3.2 Reference connector requirements . 20
6.3.3 MMF test cords . 20
6.3.4 SMF test cords . 23
6.4 MMF launched modal distribution (LMD) . 25
6.5 SMF launched modal distribution (LMD) . 25
7 Inspection equipment . 25
7.1 Connecting hardware end-face . 25
7.1.1 General . 25
7.1.2 Optical, direct vision microscope . 25
7.1.3 CCD microscope . 25
8 Cabling under test. 25
8.1 Channels and permanent links . 25
8.1.1 General . 25

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8.1.2 Reference planes . 26
8.1.3 Wavelength of measurement . 28
8.1.4 Direction of measurement . 28
9 Testing of installed cabling . 28
9.1 Attenuation/insertion loss . 28
9.1.1 LSPM . 28
9.1.2 OTDR . 33
9.2 Propagation delay . 38
9.2.1 Test method . 38
9.2.2 Treatment of results . 38
9.3 Length . 38
9.3.1 Test method . 38
9.3.2 Measurement uncertainty . 38
9.3.3 Treatment of results . 38
10 Testing of cabling components within installed cabling . 39
10.1 Attenuation/insertion loss (optical fibre cable) . 39
10.1.1 Test method . 39
10.1.2 Measurement uncertainty . 39
10.1.3 Treatment of results . 39
10.2 Attenuation/insertion loss (local and remote test interfaces) . 41
10.2.1 Test method . 41
10.2.2 Test system measurement uncertainty . 41
10.2.3 Treatment of results . 41
10.3 Insertion loss (connecting hardware) . 43
10.3.1 Test method . 43
10.3.2 Treatment of results . 43
10.4 Return loss (connecting hardware) . 44
10.4.1 Test method (in accordance with IEC 61300-3-6, method 2) . 44
10.4.2 Treatment of results . 45
10.4.3 Measurement uncertainty . 46
10.5 Optical fibre length . 46
10.5.1 Test method . 46
10.5.2 Measurement uncertainty . 48
10.5.3 Treatment of results . 48
10.6 Attenuation/insertion loss (cords) . 48
10.6.1 Test method . 48
10.6.2 Treatment of results . 49
10.7 Return loss (cords) . 49
11 Inspection of cabling and cabling components . 50
11.1 Optical fibre continuity . 50
11.2 Cabling polarity . 50
11.3 Optical fibre cable length . 50
11.4 Inspection of optical fibre end-faces . 50
11.5 Optical fibre core size . 50

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Annex A (normative) Launched modal distribution (LMD) . 51
A.1 Distribution of optical power within a MMF . 51
A.2 Modal transfer function . 51
A.3 MPD (modal power distribution) . 52
A.3.1 General . 52
A.3.2 Requirements . 53
A.4 CPR (coupled power ratio) . 53
A.4.1 General . 53
A.4.2 Test system . 54
A.4.3 Test method . 54
A.1 General . 56
A.2 De
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