Fiber optic testers include tools and equipment to perform
- basic inspection and cleaning,
- basic troubleshooting and verification testers,
- certification testers
- advanced OTDR testers
Certification of new fiber optic cabling per IEEE, TIA/EIA, or ISO/IEC standards is necessary to ensure that the link will run the intended application.
certification includes two parts
Tier 1 Basic Test Regimen
ofiber optic cabling certification is performed with a power meter and light source or optical loss test set such as the CertiFiber Pro to measure the absolute loss of the link and compare it to the limits in the standard.
Tier 2 or Extended Test Regimen.
fiber optic cabling certification and troubleshooting can be performed with an OTDR such as the OptiFiber Pro OTDR.
