Atec TN2100 User Manual

Terminator

Far End Terminating Device

The bottom line? By reducing failure

The CopperProTMfamily of loop testers

from Fluke Networks packs a full com-

plement of test and troubleshooting

capabilities into one rugged, integrated

tool for OSP technicians. Now we’ve

expanded its capabilities even further

with Terminator – an accessory module

to the 990DSL CopperProTMthat lets you

perform terminated transmission test-

ing quickly. Easily. Single-handedly.

Together, the CopperPro and

Terminator are a major advance in

qualifying and troubleshooting copper

access network circuits, including

HDSL2/4. Nothing else on the market

offers a more complete and effective

solution for reducing failure frequency,

repeats, and chronic problems with

special services circuits.

“Terminate” wasted time,
money and dispatches

Just attach the battery-powered

Terminator to the far end of a cable pair.

Together with a single 990 CopperPro,

Terminator provides VF and WB termina-

tions and tones for terminated transmis-

sion testing. It also supports the 990DSL’s

composite tone generation capability for

high-speed ADSL, special services, and

wideband longitudinal balance tests.

frequency, repeats and chronic problems,

erminator puts an end to unnecessary

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dispatches and fines.

Save time and money. Gain
higher performance.

• Saves money and optimizes your workforce

with “one tech out” terminated testing of

out-of-service pairs

• High-speed acceptance/qualification tests,

including loop attenuation – a must for

HDSL2/4

• Robust error checking at start-up

eliminates time-consuming false starts

and assures reliable communication with

the CopperPro

• High-speed testing makes technicians

more efficient; the CopperPro’s unique

composite tone capability can sweep

thousands of frequencies in seconds

Terminator: one add-on
module; 13 testing advantages

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interval whenever its input impedance

would affect the 990 CopperPro measure-

ment from the far end (i.e., shorts and

grounds, or opens)

8. Operable from a standard butt-set, when

line powering is present (i.e., idle

POTS line)

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Technical Data

Team up Terminator with the 990 CopperPro – and see what
a difference Fluke Networks’ SuperVision makes.

Why Terminator and CopperPro

990 CopperPro

(Testing Unit)

TN2100

Terminator Remote

SPAN Section

SHEATH

together are the only proven
way to qualify HDSL

Advances in DSL (digital subscriber line)

technologies have had a dramatic impact on

e availability and deployment of broad-

th

band service. High-speed links carrying

voice, data and video services can be

deployed quickly over existing outside plant

copper cable. While some circuits turn up

with minimal effort, many suffer problems

from the outset.

Traditional testing methods will no longer

do the job. HDSL2 and HDSL4 don’t use

repeating signals that can be replicated with

BERT and Nyquist tests used in the past.

Instead, they use complex TCPAM

technology, which requires a different

testing procedure.

The 990DSL CopperPro and Terminator

feature automatic tests designed specifically

to address this problem. CopperPro and

Terminator prequalify pairs for HDSL2 or

HDSL4 in less than two minutes, and help

locate facilities problems that generate

errors or cause circuits to fail.

• Metallic noise, power influence and longi-

tudinal balance at voice band and data

frequencies to assess how well the pair

can “self-shield” itself from the effects

of noise from the environment or in

the cable

• Wideband circuit noise and level across

the entire frequency range (spectral noise)

to make sure ambient noise in the HDSLx

pass band are below acceptable levels

• Loop resistance and resistive balance and

length to assure that splices, gauge

changes or other impairments don’t com-

promise the long-term reliability of the

circuit

Loop attenuation with pass/fail PSD

•

(power spectr

eam and downstream to assure

upstr

e performance of the TCPAM encoded

th

al density) masks for

transmission.

CopperPro Reporter Software

CopperPro Reporter Software allows you to

document and report test results quickly and

easily using Microsoft Excel on your com-

puter. It is available as a free download to

all CopperPro customers. Simply visit

www.flukenetworks.com/copperprosoftware

HDSL2/4 tests include:

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