FieldTestingoffiberoptic

Field Testing of fiber optic

infrastructurefor
10,40and100Gbits/sreadiness
ChristianSchillab
ProductManagerMediaTest
FlukeNetworksEurope
MemberBritishStandardsInstituteWorkingGroupTCT7//1
Member British Standards Institute Working Group TCT 7/ /1
&CENELECTC215WG1PTHundPTT

christian.schillab@flukenetworks.com
 Topics
Intelligenttestregimeswhichoptimizeperformancemargins
g g p p g
withlittleincreaseintestingtime
Theevaluation&documentationoftheperformanceand
conditionofthetestsetup
diti f th t t t
Choosingtheoptimaltestmethodforcomplexhybrid
channels
TestingofcomplexanddemandingMPOcassettesbased
channelswithalatermigrationto40GBASER4,100GBSE
SR10 i
SR10inmindi d
 With40GBASER4,100GBSESR10atrend
,
continueswhichprovidessignificantlyhigher
p
bandwidthattheexpenseofdistanceand
insertionlossbudget?
FromTheArchive.BICSI2002
 IEEE802.3ba 40/100GB/s

JustificationforFieldTesting
/Inspection
1.
1 Fieldermination
Field ermination
2. Patchedmultisegment
channels
Multi
Multivendor
vendor
AddChangesandMoves
performedbyoperator
3.
3 Dusteffectsperformance
Dust effects performance
4. Demandinglimits
 IEEE802.3ba FieldTesting?
g
WiewichtigistdieAbnahmemessung?
StructuredCabling ConnectorLess
Connector LessChannel
Channel
PermanentLink/Channel
/
 40/100GbE FiberApplications
pp
40GBASESR4 40GBASELR4 40GBASEFR

Mulitmode SingleMode
Source 4x10GbVCSEL 4x10GbLaser 1x40Gb
100GBASESR10 100GBASELR4
L
Laser 100GBASEER4
Optics Parallel
Mulitmode Simplex SingleMode
Connnector
Source MPO
10x10GbVCSEL LC(or similar)
4x10GbLaser 1x40GbLaser
Wavelenght
Optics 850nm Parallel 12711331 nm Simplex(4
1550 @ 25Gb)
FiberConnnector OM3 OM4MPO OS2 OS2similar)
LC(or
MaxWavelenght
MaxDistance
W Distance
l ht 100m
100 m 150m
150 m
850
850nm 10,000m
10 000 m1300nm
1300 2 000m
2,000m 1550nm
1550
LossBudget 1,9dB 1,53 dB 6.7dB (DWDM) 4.0dB (DWDM)
Fiber OM3 OM4 OS2 OS2
MaxDistance 100m 150m 10,000m 40,000m
LossBudget 1,9dB 1,53 dB 8.3dB 18dB
 40/100GBaseSR/LR/ER:
40/100GBase
Which ISO Channel supports it ?
WhichISOChannelsupportsit?
 FiberOpticTestMethodes
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Standard Methods
TIA 568 C
TIA568C
Tier1 Tier2
ISO 11801AMD.1/ISO/IEC14763
BASIC TestRegime EXTENDED TestRegime
LSPM: LightSource&PowerMeter OTDR:OpticalTimeDomainReflectometer

Thetwomethodsarecomplimentary !
OTDRbasedmethoddoesnotreplacetheLSPMbasedsolution
Bothmethodshaveadvantagesandlimitations
OTDRsHaveMultiplePointsofView

- 0.23 dB
+ 0.41 dB

0.33 dB
0.32 dB

+ 0.44 dB
- 0.20 dB
 CausesforDirectivity
Potentialcausesfordifferentresultsdepending
onthedirection
h di i
1. Twofibersaredifferent
Diameter
BackScatterIndex
NA.NumericalAperture
MajordifferenceinIRIndexofRefraction
j
2. Damagedfiberendfaces
Glassischippedoff
Glass is chipped off
 BiDirectionalAveraging
Theaveragingcanbeperformedmanuallyorbyadvanced
g
resultsmanagementsoftware
 CanWeQuantifyDirectivity
Nostandarddefineshowtocalculateit
butitissimple
ISO/IEC 147633 defines no maximum allowed directivity
ISO/IEC147633definesnomaximumallowed directivity
 HowtoQuantifyDirectivity

DeltaofmeasuredlossfromEnd1andEnd2dividedbytwo
@ 0m:
@0m: ( 0 23 and 0 41) / 2 = 0 6 / 2 = 0 3dB
(0.23and0.41)/2=0.6/2=0.3dB
@50m: (0.44and 0.20)/2=0.6/2=0.3dB
Inthisexample:Priortoaveragingtheresultwillbeoverstatedby
In this example: Prior to averaging the result will be over stated by
0.30dBinoneandunderstatedby0.3dBintheotherdirections
NOTE:Theoveralllossisnotsufferingfromdirectivity
Onlyiflaunchandreceivefiberexhibitnodirectivity
iftestedwithoutalink
 NoBiDirectionalAveraging Consequences
Adirectivityof0.2 0.4canoftenbeseenwithoutmixing50and60m
andnewandOM1/2fiber
Evenfiberfromthesamesupplierwillshowupto0.15dBofdirectivity
Forthisexampleweassumea100mpatchpaneltopatchpanellinkwith
connectorswinanILrangingfrom0.15to0.25dB.Thefiberslossis3dB/km
Theassumeddirectivityis0.2dBforlaunch/tailfiberlinkand~0dB
y /
betweenlaunch&tail
Meas. Meas. Avg.
Actual Limit Meas. Meas. Avg.
Actual Limit f End
f. End1 1 f.
f End
End2
2 Meas
Meas.
f. End1 f. End2 Meas.
0m 0.15dB 0.75dB 0.05 0.35 0.15
0m 0.15dB 0.30dB 0.05 0.35 0.15
100m 0.25dB 0.75dB 0.45 0.05 0.25
100m 0.25dB 0.30dB 0.45 0.05 0.25
Atten.Koeff. 3dB/km 3.5dB/km 3.00 3.00 3.00
Atten.Koeff. 3dB/km 3.5dB/km 3.00 3.00 3.00
OverallLoss 0.70 dB 1.85dB 0.70 0.70 0.70
OverallLoss 0.70 dB 0.95dB 0.70 0.70 0.70
TakeAway: PASS//FAIL infoforaisavailable
rightawayforoverallPaneltoPanelloss
forindividualelementsinthelinkonly
forindividualelementsinthelinkonlyafter
after computingtheaverage
 MPOCassettes/Panel PanelLossBudgets
what you need
whatyouneed
10GBASESSRrequirementis2.6dB@850nm
40/100GBASESRrequirementis1.5dB@850nm
/ q @

300m
150m

LC MPO Trunk MPO LC Total

TIA 0.75 0.75 1.05 0.75 0.75 4.05
ISO (2002) 0.75 0.75 1.05 0.75 0.75 4.05
ISO(2006) 0.30 0.75 1.05 0.75 0.30 3.15
0 30
0.30 0 30
0.30 1 05
1.05 0 30
0.30 0 30
0.30 2.25 MPO treated asasplice
MPOtreated as a splice
0.50 0.50 0.50 1.50 2nd Gen. Cassettes
Stateofthe art 0.30 0.40 0.30 1.00 CherryPickedComponents
 LowLossMPOTheDrivers
ZonedDataCenters

Distributor in Network access Main distribution Zone distribution Equipm.

accordance with cabling system cabling system cabling system cabling
ISO/IEC 11801

Courtesy:
TE Connectivity
 Testing
g ZonedDataCenters
Aftertheinstallationonlythelinkscanbetestet
The
The Patched
PatchedChannel
Channelisconfiguredbythenetworkuser
is configured by the network user
Link Test #1 Link Test #2 Link Test #3

Channel

Courtesy:
TE Connectivity

Acommonmistakeistotestalinkstochannellimits
Correctistocertifycompliancewiththelinklimit
Correct is to certify compliance with the link limit
and/orcompliancewithcomponentlimits
 TestingaComplexChannel
g p
Assumptions:
Complexcannelconsistingof4segments
C l l i ti f4 t
Oneconnectionisverypoor(1.00dB)
Allotherconnections0.25dBandfiber3.0dB/km

Conn. Fiber Conn. Fiber Conn. Fiber Conn. Fiber Conn. Total
#1 #1 #2 #2 #3 #3 #4 #4 #5
L (m) 30 30 30 30 120
0.30 0.105 0.75 0.105 0.75 0.105 0.75 0.105 0.30 2.40
Value 0.25 0.09 0.25 0.09 0.25 0.09 1.00 0.09 0.25 2.32

TakeAway:
Tier1/BASIC LSPM Testing: The good connections may cover up for
one very poor one
Only an OTDR can find the unnecessary bottle neck
 TestingaComplexChannel
Assumptions:
Complexcannelconsistingof4segments
C l l i ti f4 t
Oneconnectionisverypoor(1.00dB)
Allotherconnections0.25dBandfiber3.0dB/km

Conn. Fiber Conn. Total Conn. Fiber Conn. Total

#1 #1 #4 #1 #1 #4
L (m) 30 30 L (m) 30 30
0.30 0.105 0.30 0.701) 0.75 0.105 0.75 1.605
Value 0.25 0.09 1.00 1.34 Value 0.25 0.09 1.00 1.34

TakeAway: PASS//FAIL
FAILbasedonthe
lengthdependedlinkbudgetwillflag
badconnectors.
TheOTDRwillallowtoidentifythe
poorendandwhichcassetteto
swap/connectorinspectandclean
TakeAway:OTDRPASS//FAIL
TakeAway:OTDR FAILtesting
shouldbebasedoncomponentlimits.
Moregenerouscomponentlimits
maketheinformationvaluableeven
beforecomputingtheaccurate
average
 CanOTDRsPASS/FAILalinkbasedona
length dependent limits ?
lengthdependentlimits?
ThisfunctioniscommoninLSPMs(LightSourceand
powermeters)
DirectivityandtightISOoreventighterprojectspecific
li i
limitsmakesthisfunctionalsodesirableforanOTDR
k hi f i l d i bl f OTDR
Thetimesavingissignificant>50%
SuchafunctioninanOTDRwillnotobsoleteLSPMs
because
th
theywillalwaysprovidethemostaccurateloss
ill l id th t t l
measurement
Theyarelessexpensiveandoftenconsideredtobeeasierto
y p
use
OTDRPASS/FAILBasedonaLengthDependentLinkLimit

- 0.23 dB

0.33 dB

+ 0.44 dB

AutomaticLimitCalculationforOTDR
PASS//FAIL
FAILtesting:
FirstConnector 0.30dB
Fiber50.49*3.5/1000= 0.18dB
LastConnector 0.30dB
Total 0.78dB
BiDirectionalOTDRTestsWithoutaTailFiber

- 0.23 dB

0.33 dB
0.32 dB

+ 0.44 dB
- 0.20 dB
 TestingOf
ParallelOpticsBased
CablingInfrastructure
g
MPO/MPT
 FiberInspection

EquipmentexistsforinspectingMPOconnectors
Polarity MPO/MTPSystemTypeA

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Polarity MPO/MTPSystemTypeA

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Polarity MPO/MTPSystemTypeB

TechForum"Verkabelung Netze Infrastruktur" 28

Polarity MPO/MTPSystemTypeB

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Polarity MPO/MTPSystemTypeC

TechForum"Verkabelung Netze Infrastruktur" 30

Polarity MPO/MTPSystemTypeC

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FieldTestMethod AvailableToday

Multiplestepsarerequiredbecause
Multiple steps are required because
1. LackofanoncriticalMPOconnectiononthemeter
2. Lackofaswitchablesource
3. Keyspreventamodified2jumpermethodwithfanout(Hydra)only
4. TightlimitrequireainitialverificationoftheauxiliarySC/LCcords
5. TightlimitsrequireanormalizationoftheauxiliarySC/LCcords
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 MPOFieldTester WishList

1. Testingofallfibersinthelinkinonego
2. NoncriticalMPOconnectoronthemetertosupportthemostaccurate
onejumpermethod
3. SwitchableMPOsourcetoverifypolarity
SystemA,B,C,.
Fieldterminatedconnectors
4. MPOTestReferenceCordswithreferencegradeconnectors
AdefinitionforreferencegradeMPOconnectors!
 Conclusio

Standardsbasedlimitscannotbeusedtotestaninstallation
St d d b d li it tb d t t t i t ll ti
Testneedstobebasedonlimitsagreedbythesupplier,
customer/consultantandtheinstaller
Proceduresfortestingandsettingthereferenceneedtobeagreedon
by
Testcords(FanOut)willbespecificfortheproject
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Attentionneedstobepaidtocleaningandinspection
Complexchannelsconstructionscanonlybesupportedwith
componentsexceedingthenormativerequirements
 ThankYou!
forYourAttention

Iwouldbehappytoansweranfurtherquestion
christian.schillab@flukenetworks.com