Installation manual

A channel (or User Model) includes the patching or equip-
ment cords after they are added onto the link. The total
allowable length for a channel is approximately 345 con-
ductor feet (100 meters). The equipment cords, patch
cords, and jumpers cannot exceed 32 feet in total length.
For field testing Category 5 or 5e cable, your test instru-
ments must meet or exceed the applicable require-
ments in TSB-67. Commercially available instruments
will specify whether they meet Level 1 or Level 2 accu-
racy. You will want to use those that meet Level 2. To
meet TSB-67 standards, the Category 5 or 5e testers
must be able to perform the aforementioned tests for
length for all pairs of an installed link, attenuation, and
Near End Cross Talk (NEXT). Testers may also measure
for delay on an installed link, that is, the time it takes for
a signal to travel from one point to another.
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Take Note: A non-TIA/EIA-570-A system that passes
Category 5 or 5e testing does not make it TIA/EIA-570-A
compliant.
Test Rules for Category 5 or 5e Cable
• Cabling and components cannot be moved during
testing
• Both pass/fail indications and the actual meas-
ured values (frequencies) should be recorded
• Reconfiguration might require re-testing
• Qualified adapter cords should be used to attach
the test instruments to the link under inspection
• If you make a channel test, the end-user patch
cords should be tested in place
• The field tester must meet TSB-67 accuracy
requirements for Level 1 or 2
Your Category 5 or 5e field tester will perform automat-
ic testing of all required EIA/TIA-568-A and EIA/TIA-
570-A parameters for Category 5 or 5e cable links.
Follow the instructions for auto testing that come with
your Category 5 or 5e field tester.
10
TESTING
Documentation
and Testing
10-4
For more information call your Leviton representative or the Leviton Technical Hotline at 800-722-2082
© Copyright 2001 Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Leviton recommends one of the following Category 5/5e field testers:
The following companies also sell their product through other companies under other product
names; you are advised to ask which of these companies is the actual manufacturer of the tester.
Agilent Technologies
753 Forrest Street
Marlborough, MA 01752
800-418-7111
508-486-0400
Fax: [phone]
www.scope.com
[e-mail]
Product
Wirescope 155 Cable Analyzer ,
WireScope 350 Fiber SmartProbe+
Datacom Textron
11001 31st Place West
Everett, WA 98204
800-468-5557
425-355-0590
Fax: [phone]
www.datacom.textron.com
Product
LANcat® Installer Cable Tester,
LANcat® System 5 Cable Tester
and Talk Set, Optical Loss
Measuring System LANcat®
System 6 Cable Tester and Talk
Set, FIBERcat(tm), NXT Network
Test
Fluke Corporation
6920 Seaway Blvd, PO Box 9090
Everett, WA 98206
800-44-FLUKE (Customer
Support)
www.fluke.com/nettools/
Product
DSP-100 CableMeter, DSP-100/SR
Cable Meter DSP-2000
CableAnalyzer, DSP-FTK Fiber Test
Kit (MM), LS-1310/1550 Fiber Test
Kit (SM), Fluke 140 Tone Probe &
Fluke 620 LAN Cable Meter DSP
4000v
Wavetek Wandel Goltermann
1030 Swabia Ct.
Research Triangle Park, NC,
27709-9441
800-729-9441
www.wwgsolutions.com
[e-mail]
Product
LT 8000, LT 8100, LT 8155LT 8000,
LT 8100, LT 8155, 8600, 8600TSP &
Fiber Test
Non-category rated applica-
tions, including coaxial
cable, speaker cable and
Category 5 or 5e cable not
terminated in Category 5 or
5e jacks:
Microtest, Inc.
4747 North 22nd Street
Phoenix, AZ 85016-4708
800-526-9675
602-952-6400
Fax: [phone]
www.microtest.com
[e-mail]
Product
*MicroScanner, *Microscanner Pro,
PentaScanner 350, OmniScanner 2,
OmniFiber, CertiFiber