Atec DTX User Manual
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DTX Compact OTDR
Turn your cable tester into an OTDR
A platform for growth
How much time would you save if you
had one tool to test and certify the
copper and fiber cable plant?
How many installation jobs would you
win if you could add a full-featured OTDR
onto your current list of test tools?
The DTX Compact OTDR is a revolutionary
enhancement to the DTX CableAnalyzer.
turns your cable tester into an OTDR, so you
can expand your business and your profit-
ability by winning jobs you previously could
not have performed. That’s Fluke Networks’
promise to you. That’s Network SuperVision.™
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How-To Video
How much profit do you lose when you
subcontract fiber work to dedicated
fiber specialists?
See how the new DTX Compact
OTDR is the answer.
The biggest advance in
cable testing since the
DTX CableAnalyzer
The DTX Compact OTDR is a full featured
Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR)
module that snaps onto a DTX CableAnalyzer.
In additon to copper testing, it makes this
powerful certification tool a complete, easy-
to-use OTDR that shoots and analyzes traces
on singlemode and multimode fiber.
The DTX CableAnalyzer is the industry’s
benchmark for cable certification. With the
DTX Compact OTDR, the DTX CableAnalyzer
becomes the only cable tester that can
completely certify copper and fiber cabling
according to all industry standards.
The DTX Compact OTDR makes every
technician a fiber expert with unparalleled
ease of use, automatic OTDR settings, loss
limits for events and fiber links, launch fiber
compensation, automatic event analysis, and
results management, all with the familiar user
interface of the DTX CableAnalyzer.
One platform, many advantages
The DTX Compact OTDR leverages a
contractor’s investment in the DTX
CableAnalyzer by:
Expanding installation revenue •
without expanding staff.
Shortening technicians’ learning •
curve for fiber testing.
Performing Basic (Tier 1) •
and Extended (Tier 2) fiber
certification with a single tool.
Accelerating troubleshooting with •
a powerful, single-ended OTDR
for fiber and extensive DTX
diagnostics for copper.
Delivering integrated copper •
and fiber reports using LinkWare™
Results Management Software.
Make every technician a fiber expert
Fiber testing and certification
New applications are demanding higher band-
width. The standards for higher bandwidth
cabling require tight loss budgets, which
in-turn demands thorough fiber testing. To
ensure application success, it is important
to test fiber on three criteria:
To the standards specified in the 1.
system design.
To the specifications defined in 2.
the installation contract.
To meet the needs of future 3.
applications and network services.
Successful Basic fiber certification is evidence
that the entire fiber link meets standards.
Successful Extended fiber certification is
evidence that every component in the fiber
link was properly installed.
This fiber passes
the Loss/Length
test, or Basic fiber
certification,
because it has
less end-to-end
loss than allowed.
OTDR solutions from
Fluke Networks
Fluke Networks’ OTDR products are tailored
to meet the needs of technicians who install
and operate enterprise networks. They feature
breakthrough technology developed over
decades of leadership in the test equipment
business.
The DTX Compact OTDR enables any techni-
cian to test fiber like an expert. It helps
contractors successfully install fiber optic
cabling, and win jobs that require fiber
certification.
Thorough fiber testing is done with two
tiers of certification: “Basic” or “Tier 1”
fiber certification and “Extended” or “Tier 2”
fiber certification. The details of certification
are identified by the TIA and ISO standards
bodies.
Basic fiber certification uses a Loss/Length
test to measure end-to-end attenuation on
a fiber link. Measured loss is compared to
the maximum loss allowed according to the
industry standards for that application.
Extended fiber certification requires an OTDR
trace to characterize the individual compo-
nents of a fiber link: connectors, splices and
other loss events.
Extended fiber certification is critical because
it identifies faults that may be invisible to
Basic fiber certification. Good practice for
fiber certification does not allow a hidden
problem that may impact future performance
to remain undocumented, if it can be identi-
fied and fixed before services are deployed.
A poorly terminated
connector on the
same fiber is
discovered by
Extended fiber
certification using
the DTX Compact
OTDR.
Complete fiber certification
with the DTX CableAnalyzer
Using the DTX CableAnalyzer’s singlemode
and multimode fiber modules, one press of a
button automatically performs a Loss/Length
test on two fibers at two wavelengths, and
determines their pass or fail status.
The DTX Compact OTDR makes Extended fiber
certification an easy process as well. A single
test checks every connector and splice on
a link to ensure the fiber cabling meets the
defined specifications.
With fiber modules for Basic fiber certification
and the DTX Compact OTDR for Extended fiber
certification, the DTX CableAnalyzer platform
fully certifies a fiber plant.
Fluke Networks complements the DTX Compact
OTDR with the OptiFiber™ Professional OTDR.
OptiFiber is an advanced multi-function fiber
tester that helps enterprise network owners
avoid and reduce downtime in their networks.
The OptiFiber Professional OTDR is designed
for technicians that maintain fiber cabling
in data center and campus fiber networks.
OptiFiber combines multiple troubleshooting
tools, a fiber endface inspector and the
power of an optical loss test set to deliver
the most advanced OTDR capabilities for
network owners.
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