Twisted-pair copper data cables must be tested to TIA/ISO standards during network cabling. Copper certification testers function by determining PASS/FAIL results according to the frequency limits for each test defined within industry standards such as ISO/IEC 11801:2002 or ANSI/TIA/EIA-568.
The tests performed for certification are:
|
Test Parameter |
TIA-568-B |
ISO 11801:2002 |
|
Wiremap |
Pass/Fail |
Pass/Fail |
|
Propagation Delay |
Pass/Fail |
Pass/Fail |
|
Delay Skew |
Pass/Fail |
Pass/Fail |
|
Cable Length |
Pass/Fail |
Information only |
|
Insertion Loss (IL) |
Pass/Fail |
Pass/Fail |
|
Return Loss (RL) |
Pass/Fail (except Cat3) |
Pass/Fail |
|
Near-End Crosstalk (NEXT) |
Pass/Fail |
Pass/Fail |
|
Power Sum NEXT (PSNEXT) |
Pass/Fail |
Pass/Fail |
|
Equal-Level Far-End Crosstalk (ELFEXT) |
Pass/Fail |
Pass/Fail |
|
Power Sum ELFEXT (PSELFEXT) |
Pass/Fail |
Pass/Fail |
|
Attenuation-to-Crosstalk Ratio (ACR) |
Information only |
Pass/Fail (except Class C) |
|
Power sum ACR (PSACR) |
Information only |
Pass/Fail (except Class C) |
|
DC Loop Resistance |
Pass/Fail |
There are essentially two types of certification testers:
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