On Sun, 20 Sep 2020 at 17:10, Stephen Wilcox <[email protected]> wrote:
> I'm curious about the technical feedback.. single ended testing.. I > presume that means a loop at the far end then running a test on each strand > at the near end.. what artefacts would not be found? > > Single-ended as in they only run an OTDR from site A to site B (even if you have ordered a pair) so, (as James says later) you can miss events that look fine in love direction but in the other direction have potential issues. Testing with a loop has been excluded as an option because the standard kit OR use can't handle a looped fibre at the top of the distance range for the product (IIRC the kit tops out at 120km and the maximum for the product would be 2x80km). There is an ongoing discussion about this with industry Thx J -- James Blessing 07989 039 476
