Fluke Networks DSP-4000 Digital Cable Analyzer
Test, certify and document fiber and copper with DSP Series
Superior
diagnostics make troubleshooting fast and easy
Universal Permanent Link
Adapter delivers more passes and eliminates false failures
Powerful Fiber
Test Adapters perform dual-fiber, dual-wavelength fiber certification
Easily
manage and document copper and fiber links with new LinkWare™ Software
Product Capabilities
Certify Cat 5e/6 cabling systems with
DSP-4000 CableAnalyzer Series
The DSP-4000 CableAnalyzer Series
for several years has occupied the top level in the industry of cabling
certification tools. The testers in this series provide accurate testing of Cat
5e and Cat 6 twisted-pair cabling as well as loss testing of fiber optic
cabling.
The DSP-4000 Series is based on an exclusive digital signal
processing test platform that provides a complete and accurate solution for
certifying, documenting and troubleshooting twisted-pair copper cabling links
from Cat 3 through Cat 6. Three sets of fiber optic test adapters can be
combined with any of the DSP-4000 Series testers to provide automatic optical
loss testing for horizontal or backbone fiber cabling. And like all Fluke
Networks instruments, the DSP-4000 series products are built rugged to withstand
drops and other mishaps that occur in today's network installation environments.
Product Capabilities
Fluke Networks' Fiber Test Kit
measures power or power loss in optical fiber links used in premise wiring and
LAN networks.
Manage Test Results
You can
record and store any combination of copper or fiber optic Autotest reports with
the Fluke DSP-4000 tester. Each test report can be assigned a unique,
user-definable label, and can be downloaded to a PC or printed directly from the
cable tester to a serial printer.
Test reports contain wavelength,
measured loss, loss limit, test direction and reference level. The fiber test
results may be saved in the tester's memory using a cable name of up to 18
characters long.
DSP FTA-440 Fiber Adapters
Accurately test MultiMode Gigabit Testing with the
DSP-FTA440
Networks running Gigabit Ethernet over multimode
fiber commonly use a new type of light source called a Vertical Cavity Surface
Emitting Laser (VCSEL). VCSELs are more cost-effective than conventional lasers
and it provide greater bandwidth than LED light sources.
The proper way
to accurately test a fiber network using a VCSEL is with a tester that uses a
VCSEL. Meet the DSP-FTA440 the world's first VCSEL-based Fiber Test
Adapter.
Combining the DSP-FTA440 with a DSP-4000 DSP-4100 or DSP-4300
provides automatic, dual-fiber loss testing and certification by using a VCSEL
laser at 850 nm and a Fabry-Perot (FP) laser at 1310 nm wavelengths. It also
measures the length of fiber links and certifies the results against the Gigabit
Ethernet standard.
In addition, the DSP-FTA440 allows bi-directional
testing on both fibers under test and saves results for both directions in the
same record. Utilizing Fluke Networks' comprehensive CableManager Software you
can easily save all fiber link data electronically for results management and
report generation.
Why do I need the DSP-FTA440 Gigabit Multimode
Fiber Test Adapter if I already have an LED multimode tester?
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Networks running Gigabit Ethernet over multimode fiber, use a light source
called a Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL) for data transmission at
850 nm. More cost-effective than the traditional laser, a VCSEL provides greater
bandwidth than possible with LED light sources.
With a VCSEL source, the
light energy is concentrated in the center of the fiber, whereas an LED source
fills the entire fiber with light energy. The farther the light energy is away
from the center of the fiber, the more likely it is to escape the fiber and show
up as power loss. Therefore, when LED testers are used to test gigabit multimode
fibers, they tend to show more power loss than is actually present in a network
using a VCSEL transmission source. With the very tight loss budgets for Gigabit
Ethernet, you could actually get a FAIL reading with an LED test, when the link
is really working. This could result in time wasted trying to fix a problem that
doesn't exist.
When you test with the VCSEL-based DSP-FTA440, you can be
sure that you will see the actual loss that is present in the
network.
Can I test either 62.5 m m or 50.0 m m fiber with the
Gigabit Multimode Fiber Test Adapter?
- Yes. The DSP-FTA440 Fiber
Test adapter contains a 50.0 m m internal launch fiber, so it is perfect for
testing 50.0 m m fiber. And it works just as well for 62.5 m m fiber because the
light is being launched from a smaller fiber (50.0 m m) into a larger fiber
(62.5 m m), capturing all of the light energy. This is true for both 850 nm and
1300 nm wavelengths.
Does it matter what core size or type of
patch cord I use?
- Yes. The patch cord should always match the core
size and type of the fiber under test. A mismatched patch cord may cause
inaccurate loss measurements at the mismatched fiber-to-fiber interface.
Fast
and easy testing. Automatic documentation
Testing and certifying all
types of optical networks has never been easier with the DSP Series Cable
Testers and our family of Fiber Test Adapters
Fluke Networks' DSP
Fiber Test Adapters:
- Test two fibers and two wavelengths at one time.
- Utilize Fluke Networks' comprehensive CableManager™ Software for results
management and report generation.
- Allow bi-directional testing on both fibers under test and save results
for both directions in the same record.
- Automatically measure length, propagation delay and loss.
- Include a built-in TALK feature that allows you to communication with a
person or the other end of the fiber.
- Have a FindFiber feature that provides a quick check for users at both
ends to locate a signal from the other end.
- Keep track of the maximum and minimum power throughput of the test with
the Monitor feature.
- Efficiently and accurately test fiber links with any of the four major SFF
connectors.
- Are built rugged to withstand the drops and other mishaps that occur in
today's network installation environments
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