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Structure Cabling and Testing

LAN cables

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Structure Cabling and Testing

LAN cables

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Firstly, let’s look at all the tests required to certify you have correctly made your cable to

the correct Cat 5e & Cat 6 standards, these are according to ANSI/TIA-568:

1.Wire Map
2.Length
3.Propagation Delay
4.Delay Skew
5.DC Loop Resistance – recorded for information only
6.DC Resistance Unbalance – recorded for information only
7.Insertion Loss
8.NEXT (Near-End Crosstalk)
9.PS NEXT (Power Sum Near-End Crosstalk)
10.ACR-N (Attenuation to Crosstalk Ratio Near-End) – recorded for information only
11.PS ACR-N (Power Sum Attenuation to Crosstalk Ratio Near-End) – recorded for
information only
12.ACR-F (Attenuation to Crosstalk Ratio Far-End)
13.PS ACR-F (Power Sum Attenuation to Crosstalk Ratio Far-End)
14.Return Loss
15.TCL (Transverse Conversion Loss) – recorded for information only
16.ELTCTL (Equal Level Transverse Conversion Transfer Loss) – recorded for
information only

Using Fluke networks DT 1800 cable Analyzer

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