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Special fibres

CONE

If you are interested in following the progress of some of the more radical fibre…

MSAs

CONE, Standards

Organisations, usually comprising consortia of component vendors, get together to define the key parameters of…

Fibre optic cable preparation tools

COFI, Equipment

Cable preparation is the most important practical skill to master in fibre optics.

Fusion splice machines

COFI, Equipment

What is a fusion splice machine? A fusion splice machine is used to join optical…

Fibre optic cleaving tools

COFI, Equipment

What is a fibre optic cleaver? In order to achieve good results when splicing fibres…

Fibre optic connector inspection probes

CFCE, COFI, CONA, Equipment, Testing

What is a fibre optic inspection probe? A fibre optic connector inspection probe is used…

OTDRs

CFCE, COFI, Equipment, Testing

An OTDR or Optical Time Domain Reflectometer is the most powerful piece of fibre optic…

Light source and power meters

COFI, Equipment, Testing

What are a light source and power meter used for? A light source and a…

Fibre optic connector inspection software

CFCE, COFI, CONA, Software, Testing

Automated fibre optic connector inspection image analysis software is available, from the major test equipment…

OTDR trace viewing & processing

CFCE, CONA, Software, Testing

How do you analyse an OTDR trace? There are many OTDR software packages which complement…

Cloud based data management

CFCE, CONA, Software, Testing

Most test equipment vendors now offer some form of 'cloud service' that can be used for…

ITU-T Recommendations

CFCE, CONA, CONE, CSP, Standards

ISO/IEC Standards for Generic Cabling

CFCE, CONA, CSP, Standards

The ISO/IEC 11801 series are International Standards for generic cabling in different types of premises. They…

IEC standards for testing, cleaning & inspection

CFCE, CONA, CSP, Standards, Testing

Having clean connectors is essential for accurate test results. Following the IEC standards for testing…

BS EN standards for premises cabling

COFI, Standards

BS EN 50173 and BS EN 50174 series standards and links to where to purchase the standards online

Ethernet

CONA, CONE, CSP, Standards

Ethernet standards are written and maintained by the IEEE. The IEEE802.3 standard and its amendments…

Standards bodies

CFCE, CONA, CONE, Standards

Standards allow different systems to communicate with each other and different parts of a system…