LANTEK Alien Crosstalk Kit User`s Guide
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1. 15 OCG E 15 ges _ __ 16 CESE an 16 Prompt tTO ___ ____ _ _________ 16 Completed DISEUPDBI 2 ditat buat pe s erus E 17 ISIONITICARE AX 17 AXT Summary 18 AXT Summary steh alles ___ __ _ ______ d Po dba Return dis 18 EXIGE nt id rud Fou ___ _ __ _ __ _ 18 POO Dat Toe 19 se D DV P ar aca ores ua NO OBI ua 19 Haa re p LIT 20 AKT Summary 20 Tapular On dv DLE e 20 o e pte d 21 TDU Dad sie p ER aap rnin ____ ____ _ _ DP Vp MEE 21 A EM 21 PSANEXT Average Tabular Data ie Via ot ae pU RE ERR IR 22 _ __ _ _ _6______ _ _2. 9 21 07 RH 3 6 55 4 Mhz Figure 23 AXT Plot Data Viewing Data From the READY screen of the LANTEK select the file cabinet icon and press ENTER The initial list of jobs are standard certification tests Press F4 AXT to display the AXT J jobs Pressing F4 repeatedly will toggle between the standard and AXT job list Select the desired job and press ENTER to display the list of Victim cables in the selected job Select a Victim cable and press ENTER to display the summary page for that Victim cable PS ANEXT Displays tabular information of PowerSum Alien Near End Crosstalk from the Display and Remote handsets Displays the Worst case frequency dB value limit and margin value for each pair VIEWING TEST RESULTS 17 39 25 150 E 1HGbE UTEP Chan COPP AATT JCHOLLAS R4T 8 15 87 i JOB3 F IBER AXT Figure 24 Standard J ob List INSERT bmp OF AXT cables f4 should change 99 2587 150 E 1H5bE UTP Chan 9 21 07 Average PS PS AACR F Average PS AACK F Figure 25 AXT Summary Page 17 58 89 25 87 ISO E 1 CbE UTP Chan 9 21 07 4 6 62 1 gg 588 3 DH 66 6 1B4 5HH T 8 DH 59 1 227 HBH BS 1 2 bH 2 2681 800 Figure 26 PS ANEXT Tabular Data 20 PS Highlight a pair and press the ENTER key to display the plot data for that pair U
3. d Delete temporary files iCO223 axti DO223 axt State Univ Baste Snes i Copy Folder File and Folder Tasks A Move Folder a 3 sj nr 29 Make new folder TESTODO2 axt TESTODOC axt TESTODOC Publish this Folder to the Fi Select Web Invert Selection Other Places TESTOOOC File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Write these Files to CD k Search gt Folders Mew k Delete temporary Files Files Ready to Greate Shortcut Ro Delete Rename au Properties C U223 axk Clase File and Folder Tasks Hoo 2 Make new Folder TESTOOO axt 1 Publish this Folder to the web Hoo 5 Once the files are written to a removable device the AXT Viewer software can be installed on another PC Click File Open Project in the viewer and locate the file with the axtP file extension The files can also be coped from the movable media to the hard drive on the second computer The project will now open on the new computer 34 CUSTOMER SERVICE Technical Assistance For technical assistance or service questions in the U S A and Canada call IDEAL INDUSTRIES at 1 800 435 0705 or 1 800 854 2708 Service in the USA Before returning a unit for service call IDEAL INDUSTRIES Technical Support at 1 800 854 2708 When returning a unit for service 1 Include customer name c
4. 10052 10052 Figure 5 A Configuration To test using the Type A configuration connect the right port of the AXT adapter to the Victim link and the left port to the Disturber link Throughout the testing the right port will remain attached to the Victim link and the left port will move between all of the selected disturber links The terminators are connected to the Victim and Disturber link and the far end of the cabling plant Note that the LANTEK AXT kit includes 12 terminators allowing 11 Disturbers to be tested against each Victim link without having to reposition the terminators Type B Requires the LANTEK display and remote handsets both Dual port AXT adapters and at least one AXT terminator This configuration allows PS ANEXT and PS AACR F testing from the near end of the link This configuration 15 useful when the links at the far end of the cabling plant are not terminated in close proximity to each other and both ports of the Dual port AXT adapter cannot easily reach both the Victim and Disturber outlets Figure 6 Configuration To test using the configuration on the DH connect the right port of the adapter to the Victim link and the left port to the Disturber link Throughout the testing the right port will remain attached to the Victim link and the left port will move between all of the selected disturber links At the far end of the link the victim outlet is connected to the right
5. 1 TESTHBB3 TES TBBBA TESTBBH5 vi TESTBBBG Figure 15 Test List 150 Pern 1081 Disturber a Victim Connect Cables Figure 16 Prompt to begin test Following each Disturber link test the screen will return to the Disturber List showing completed Disturber tests Links with significant AXT will be listed in black text Links with insignificant AXT will be listed in green text Figure 18 The test can be completed early if the first three Victim Disturber combinations indicate insignificant AXT The initial non PowerSum results can be viewed by pressing ENTER on the desired disturber Press Flto choose another Disturber link to test OR To complete the test for the Victim and perform the PowerSum calculations press the F4 COMPLTETE key 17 56 49 25 87 m 150 E Chan L RXT 8 18 H7 TESTHHHZ 5 TES THHH4 TES TESTHHBHHR Figure 17 Completed Disturber Tests 89 31 16 25 87 Cb 1 T5B155 UTP Chan 1 Figure 18 Insignificant AXT When completing the PowerSum calculations a summary screen will display the overall results of the AXT test for that Victim and the tested Disturber links There are four tests displayed for Type C PS ANEXT PS AACR F and the average data for each When there are no significant AXT Disturb
6. Figure 34 Begin Installation 2 Click Next to confirm that the software should be installed on the PC AXT Viewer InstallShield Wizard Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for LANTEK XT Vieveer The Installshield R wizard will install LANTEK AXT Viewer on vour computer continue click WORKING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Back Cancel Figure 35 Confirm Installation 24 3 Choose the installation location for the software on the PC Click Next to use the default location type in a custom location When manually typing in a file path the folder must already exist Click the Change button to open the Windows Explorer application to choose and or an create installation folder ie Viewer InstallShield Wizard Destination Folder Click Next to install to this Folder ar click Change install to a different Folder Install LAMTEK Viewer En C Program Industries AMTEK VIEWER Change Installshield lt Back Cancel Figure 36 Select installation path 4 Click Finish to complete the setup process and copy the necessary files to the PC The application will install an icon to the Desktop and Start menu that is used to launch the application AXT Viewer InstallShield Wizard x InstallShield Wizard Completed The InstallShield Wizard has
7. Crosstalk testing kit for your LANTEK cable certifier This alien crosstalk testing kit allows the LANTEK to perform alien crosstalk AXT testing on TIA Category 6A ISO Class Ea or greater cabling to certify its ability to support 10GbE data without transmission errors that can be caused by high frequency energy radiated by neighboring links Any LANTEK 6A or higher can be used to perform AXT testing so long as the links were originally certified to at Cat6 TSB155 Cat6A or ISO Ea cabling standards The LANTEK 10 Gigabit Alien Crosstalk testing kit p n includes two Dual port AXT adapters 12 AXT terminators patch cords the latest version of LANTEK firmware and the IDEAL AXT Viewer software Before using the LANTEK AXT kit both handsets will need their firmware updated to the version that is on the included CD Definitions The following definitions are useful for understanding the terminology used when testing alien crosstalk in the field Alien Crosstalk Interference between links that are routed near each other in a bundle Generally becomes worse as transmission frequencies become higher and is most notable above 300MHz Differs from traditional crosstalk as Alien crosstalk is between cables while traditional crosstalk is between pairs within a single cable Disturber The link to which a signal is applied when measuring alien crosstalk The signal applied to this link will couple to other links in the bundle IEC I
8. Far end Measurement of the alien crosstalk ratio corrected for the length of the link when the disturber link is stimulated from the near end of the link and the victim link is measured from the far end of the link This test is performed in both directions therefore an DH or RH will be appended to the P AACR F on the reports to indicate from which direction the test data applies PS ANEXT Power Sum Alien Near End Crosstalk Measurement of alien crosstalk when the disturber link is stimulated at the same side of the link where the victim link is measured This test is run from both sides of the link and results in two sets of data This test is performed in both directions therefore an NE or FE will be appended to the P ANEXT on the reports to indicate from which direction the test data applies Sample Testing Method of performing alien crosstalk tests that uses statistical sampling to minimize the time required to perform field testing Testing a single victim requires a minimum of six sets of tests from six disturber links Since performing a 100 test of all the links in an installation can take hundreds of additional hours sample testing is an accepted method of alien crosstalk certification Terminator A passive device that presents a 100 ohm differential termination to a link under test Terminators can be used with the LANTEK when performing Method A testing to speed up PS ANEXT testing by terminating 12 links at the far end duri
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10. o wea fo __ v 0 Table 1 Test Configuration Capabilities FIELD CALIBRATION Field Calibration Attach one of the Dual Port AXT adapters into each handset and power up both handsets Choose the field calibration option from the Ready screen and press ENTER 17 38 49 25 47 150 106 UTP Chan AXT 9 21 47 Figure 8 Field calibration setup Connect a single patch cord between the Victim right side when looking from the front of the handset ports of each adapter Press Start F1 to begin the calibration process Calibration takes approximately 10 seconds and when complete the LANTEK is ready to test Filed calibration should be performed daily Select Victim Link From the file cabinet icon on the ready screen open the job that contains the Cat6A 150 EA certification tests of the links that are to be tested for AXT Press ENTER to open that job Note that pressing the F4 AXT in the J ob List will show existing AXT jobs that have tests within Note because of large amounts of data collected AXT testing can only be performed on certification tests that are stored on the Compact Flash card not on tests in internal memory Highlight the link that is to be the Victim for the AXT test and oress the F4 AXT key to choose that link as the Victim RUNNING AXT TESTS 17 39 89 25 87 150 10 UTP Chan COPP AATT JCHOLLAS 1 9 15 0
11. performing alien crosstalk field testing on a cabling plant the general method involves what is called the 6 around 1 6A1 test This describes the situation where a single victim link is tested with at least 6 disturber links The typical diameter of a Category 6 or 6A cable creates a natural bundle where six links will form uniformly around the center cable Performing a 100 alien crosstalk test in a cabling plant is impractical and virtually impossible in large cabling plants Using the 6 around 1 method the formula to determine the number of tests that would need to be run for 100 coverage is n 4n 2 where n is the number of links in the installation For example in an installation with 100 links total of 5 050 tests would need to be run to test every possible combination In a 500 link installation the total number of tests climbs to 125 250 tests when testing every possible combination Therefore the ISO IEC 61935 1 standard provides guidelines for sample testing Sample Testing Guidelines Before any AXT tests can be done all links have to be tested according to ISO Class CAT6 TSB155 Category 6 TR24750 Refer to the user manual on regular AUTOTEST according to the above standards Please take care to store all AUTOTEST results with graphs otherwise AXT tests are not possible The AXT calculations rely on data gathered during the standard AUTOTEST specifically the attenuation insertion loss data Selection of Distu
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13. 7 iu JOB3 FIBER RXT 150 E 1H5bE UTP Chan AXT 9 19 47 TES THBBZ TES TBBBA TES THBBH5 TESTBBBB Figure 10 Test ID List Select Test Configuration After selecting a Victim link choose the test configuration Type A B or C as described earlier Press F2 or F3 to display the configuration diagram Select the desired configuration by pressing F4 Select 17 4H 49 25 47 B 150 E 14GbE UTP Chan 9 19 07 Disturber 10052 1009 Figure 11 17 48 69725787F T 150 E 18GbE Chan Disturber Figure 12 Type B 17 41 09 25 87 ISO 18GbE UTP Chan 9 19 07 Disturber LALALA E JE 3L d Figure 13 Type C Select Disturber Links Press F1 ADD DISTURBER to choose a disturber link to add to the test list Press F2 REMOVE to remove a Disturber from the list Press F3 CONFIG to change the test configuration between A Bor C Highlight a link to use asa Disturber and press F1 to add it to the Disturber List The test configuration will be displayed Connect to the Victim and Disturber links as indicated then press F1 to run the test 17 41 89 25 87 150 10 UTP Chan 9 19 07 Figure 14 Disturber List 17 41 89 25 87 150 18GbE UTP Chan As 19 19 87
14. CANTEKS10 Gigabit Alien Grosstalk Testing Kit 500 MHz Certifier BM M 4 om gt User s Guide WARRANTY INFORMATION This document contains information proprietary to IDEAL INDUSTRIES Inc The information in this document 15 not to be used or duplicated in any manner without prior written approval from IDEAL INDUSTRIES IDEAL INDUSTRIES and the IDEAL INDUSTRIES logo are registered trademarks of IDEAL INDUSTRIES All other product names mentioned in this book are trademarked or copyrighted by their respective manufacturers IDEAL INDUSTRIES Inc Becker Place Sycamore IL 60178 USA Phone 800 435 0705 Fax 800 533 4483 2007 IDEAL INDUSTRIES Inc P N 6510 00 5036 Rev A IDEAL INDUSTRIES STANDARD WARRANTY POLICY IDEAL INDUSTRIES warrants that all SIGNALTEK Products manufactured or procured by IDEAL INDUSTRIES conform to IDEAL INDUSTRIES published specifications and are free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of two 2 years from the date of delivery to the original Buyer when used under normal operating conditions and within the service conditions for which they are designed This warranty Is not transferable and does not apply to used or demonstration products The obligation of IDEAL INDUSTRIES arising from a Warranty claim shall be limited to repairing or at its option replacing without charge any assembly or component except batteries and cable adapters which in IDEAL IN
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16. K AXT Viewer user interface 15 divided into three main windowpanes The left pane indicates the overall Pass Fail result of the selected Victim cable the list of Victim cables in the project and the disturbers for each victim To change Victim cables select the ID of the victim cable in the left pane Click the Results button to view the tabular data for the selected Victim The top windowpane lets the user choose which pairs and tests to display in the graphical windowpane Check or uncheck boxes to change the update the data displayed Note that the Near End Far End PS ANEXT and PS AACR F options are only available when data exists for those tests When testing in the Type C configuration all options are available See the table on page 12 for the data available in each testing configuration LASTER AXT Vieuer L ILANTEE AXT State Liniv Engineering Bldg Part Test Type i Fa a C T pui parta irase f Erxl L pm 35 Find Tat standard a mann ADT p jer n TS jo E li te 30 p 90 150 100 210 240 270 300 3390 420 450 400 MHz Figure 42 AXT Viewer User Interface 29 Position the mouse cursor over the plot and hold down the left button to place a c
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18. addition to the location of the links in the patch panel the routing of the links must also be taken into consideration The disturber links should be run in the same pathway as the victim link to have the most impact on alien crosstalk measurements Figure 2 Correct Link Selection The link routing shown in Figure 2 is the proper selection to ensure that the disturber and victim links will have some measurable effect of alien crosstalk In this example the links are terminated near each other at the panel so there will be some alien crosstalk coupling and most of the disturbers run in the same pathway as the victim link Figure 3 Incorrect Link Selection The link routing shown in Figure 3 is not correct for proper alien crosstalk measurements The victim link will be disturbed to some degree since it is positioned near the disturbers in the patch panel but since it runs in a pathway that is different from the disturbers the measurement may be inaccurate In this scenario additional disturbers should also be included in the measurement These disturbers can be links that run in the same pathway but may terminate at a point in the panel far from the victim Figure 4 Selecting Additional Disturbers In Figure 4 additional disturber links are selected as part of the alien crosstalk test of the green victim link By choosing all of these disturber links the test has a high degree of certainty since disturber links are chosen that both termin
19. ate near the victim and run in the same pathway or bundle as the victim Proper selection of links for alien crosstalk testing 15 critical and does require a certain degree of knowledge about the topology of the cabling plant Without Knowing where the various links are routed to within the building the process of testing can be very inaccurate since its possible that the chosen disturber links may not be close enough to the victim to provide any significant data TESTING CONFIGURATION Initial Testing Before alien crosstalk testing can proceed all the links that will be involved in the alien crosstalk test must first be certified with a standard TIA ISO or IEC test to at least 500MHz The allowed tests standards are TIA Category 6 TSB 155 Channel Category 6A Channel ISO Class E Channel or Permanent Link Class Channel IEC TR 24750 LANTEK Setup There are three testing configurations that can be used with the LANTEK AXT testing kit Type A Type B and Type C When beginning alien crosstalk testing LANTEK will prompt the user to choose one of the three configurations that are described below Type A Requires the LANTEK display handset one AXT Dual port adapter and at least two AXT terminators This configuration tests only PS ANEXT from the near end of the cabling plant Type A testing is useful for quick determination of the alien crosstalk environment and can be done quickly with a single technician Disturber
20. ays the Worst case frequency dB value limit and margin 1 59 09 25 07 v4 150 E 1H5bE UTP Chan 9 21 07 57 6 379 888 62 4 aB harain AT Figure 30 PS ANEXT Average Tabular Data 18 88 89 25 87 v4 150 E 1 UTP Chan AXT 9 21 47 37 HAW Mhz Figure 31 PS ANEXT Average Plot Data 18 HH 89 25 87 ISO E 18GbE UTP Chan 9 21 07 43 8 154 34 Figure 32 PS AACR F Average Summary Data 22 Average PS AACR F 18 81 Highlight a test and press the 49 25 47 v4 ENTER key to display the plot 150 E 186 UIP Chan data Use the left right arrow AAT S 21 8r keys to move the frequency cursor 434 080 2 Figure 33 PS AACR F Plot Data 23 PRINTING AXT REPORTS To prepare printed AXT reports the data must be imported from the LANTEK to the PC using the LANTEK AXT Viewer This software is included in the LANTEKTOGBKIT and is available for download from IDEAL s website The software is used to view and print reports only and cannot be used to modify the test data Installing the Software 1 Install the LANTEK AXT Viewer application by launching it from the included CD or by double clicking the executable file downloaded from the Internet WinZip Self Extractor AXTSetup exe install AST Viewer Setup Cancel About 14
21. ddre Paste Fi Paste Shortcut d Copy To Folder d Copy To Folder Move To Folder Move To Folder Sta Engineerin cr 6 Qna Invert Selection Invert Selection items items X Delete the selected 2r Delete the selected items items Other Places Other Places 3 Paste the files to a blank CD USB thumb drive email attachment or other device In this example the results are being copied to a blank CD Insert a writable CD and wait for the following prompt Drive D x Windows can perform the same action each time you insert disk or connect a device with this kind of J Blank What do you want Windows to do Burn CD using RealPlayer Create a CD aif using iTunes gt Record Edit and Create DVD Movies using WinDYD Creator w Open writable CD folde ng Windows oreg o gt an audio CD Always do the selected action Cancel 4 Choose Open writable CD folder then click OK This will open a blank explorer window representing the blank CD Click Edit Paste then click File Write these files to CD to copy the files to the disc 33 File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back Y 2 Search gt Folders Address 2 D Edit wiew Favorites Tools Help Undo Rename uh Files Ready to Be Written to the CD CD Writing Tasks IN
22. done at a later time through a menu selection Figure 39 New Project Info 4 After filling in the fields on the New Project window the Import Tests button can be clicked to immediately import LANTEK test files into the project Tests can be imported into a project at any time by choosing Import from the File menu Click OK to create the project without importing test data Importing Test Data When importing tests click the Browse button to select the source of the data Since all data is stored on the LANTEK Compact Flash card the data can be uploaded in one of two ways 26 A Place the Compact Flash card into the PC or use a USB card reader to access the Compact Flash card B Connect to the LANTEK with a USB cable boot up the LANTEK then press the F2 then F3 keys to allow Windows to recognize the drive Make sure the Compact Flash card 15 selected as the current Save Media in the LANTEK Preferences menu 5 Click the Browse button and navigate to the AXT test folder on the Compact Flash card and select the job that contains the desired tests When Browse is clicked the Windows Explorer tree will be displayed A Find the CF card in the directory tree In this example the drive named LANTEK CF is located under My Computer B Under the stored tests folder there will be a folder for each certification job and a single folder that contains all of the AXT jobs The standard certification job folders have the file extens
23. ed into the project so there is no need to save the project before closing To close a Project click File then Close 32 Copying Projects A project can be easily copied to another PC by copying all of the files from the desired project to a CD or other movable media 1 Open the folder of the project to be copied In this example the files are located in C LANTEK AXT TestData StateUniversity C LANTEK AXT TestData StateUniversity File Edit Favorites Tools Help Back gt Search Folders HAL Address AXT TestData StateUniversity n 0223 amp 00223 axt File and Folder Tasks A File i AXT File MASK 740 KB Make a new folder LS LS Publish this Folder to the State Univ Engineering TESTOOOC axt Web Bldg axtP AXT File Share this Folder AXTP File 201 KB TESTOOOCC axt 0 axt Other Places A pre ads 664 KE 357 KB TestData 5 0002 axt L3 My Documents AXT File 49 KB 4 My Computer E MASK 2 Click Edit Select All then click Edit Copy C AXT TestData StateUniversity File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Undo Rename C LANTEK File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Undo Rename Ctrl Z Cut Ctrl C Paste Ctrl paste Shortcut A
24. ers the message Figure 20 will be displayed Insignificant AXT is still a passing condition as indicated by the green check mark red X in the upper right corner of the screen will indicate a failed test A warning screen Figure 21 will be displayed if the ESCAPE key is pressed without completing and saving the AXT test 17 58 89725787 150 E 18GbE UTP Chan 9 21 07 Average PS P5 AACR F Average PS AACK F Figure 19 AXT Summary Passed Test 17 56 89 25 87 ISO E 1 CbE UTP Chan As T 9 19 87 Average PS P5 AACR F Average PS All AAT Results are Insignificant Figure 20 AXT Summary Insignificant 89 31 16 25 87 1 T5BH155 UTP Chan 1081 Harning e Exit without saving Figure 21 Exit without saving Pressing ENTER one of the tests will display the results screen for that test Each test depending on the test configuration will have data for the Display Handset and Remote Handset side of the link Pressing ENTER on one of the pairs will display the plot data for the pair 10 Return to step 2 to select another Victim link to test 17 58 09 25 07 150 1Hb5bE UTP Chan 9 21 07 4 6 62 1 99 588 5 4 DH 66 6 104 580 T 8 DH 59 1 227 HBHH 1 2 bH 2 261 000 Figure 22 Data Screen 17 59 89 25 87 v4 150 E 106 UTP Chan
25. ion job Open the folder named axt In the axt folder will be a sub folder for each stored AXT job in the LANTEK Select the folder from which to import the tests and click OK 6 Click OK to confirm the project and source data locations and import the data files into the project Browse For Folder X Select Ehe source directory From which to import AXT Files Desktop E My Documents El Computer V Preload Cu DVD Drive D LANMTEK CF E 125 stored tests 5434 BROADWAY job El axt 2 26 2 1 AXT27082507 1081 ESTATE UNIVERSITY Make Mew Folder Cancel Figure 40 Select job from 27 aH Import Tests 15 x Use this dialog to import Alien Xtalk data from the source folder into the current project Hint The Alien Xtalk results are stored in a separate folder on the LANTEK CF card search for a folder called AXT This folder will contain sub folders with job names Select the desired job to import Alien talk data Project Location ANTEK AXT TestData Statel niversity Source Location Documents and Settings dpayerle My Documents Business 4XT Data OK Figure 41 Source location of data to import 7 After selecting the source of the data files click OK for the viewer to load and display the AXT data 28 Viewer User Interface The LANTE
26. ng single person testing TSB 155 Technical Service Bulletin 155 TSB s are addenda to standards that define optional specifications or procedures often for field testing TSB 155 defines the requirements for testing Category 6 cabling to support 10GbE data rates While Category 6 cabling was not designed to support 10GbE many vendors systems provide sufficient headroom to be driven at 500MHz versus the Cat6 specification of 250MHz over short distances TSB 155 15 an optional test of Category 6 cabling links to support 10GbE under several conditions Upto 37 meters of Category 6 cabling e Between 37 and 55 meters of Category 6 cabling depending on the alien crosstalk environment e More than 55 meters of Category 6 cabling with mitigation techniques Victim The cabling link that has energy induced upon it by neighboring links during alien crosstalk testing The field tester measures the signal level present on the victim link while the disturber links are energized CHOOSING LINKS TO TEST The LANTEK 10 Gigabit Alien Crosstalk kit works by performing a series of tests on a bundle of cabling links that measure the coupling of high frequency energy from several links to a common link within the bundle The common link in this series of measurements is referred to as the victim or disturbed link because it is the one that is being influenced by the surrounding links The links that surround the victim link are called the disturbers When
27. nternational Electrotechnical Commission An international standards committee that is often responsible for defining technical procedures In regards to alien crosstalk testing the IEC creates the technical definitions of how the field testing be performed as well as the pass fail of limits of each test The IEC does not write cabling standards and therefore does not determine if alien crosstalk testing is required only how it is done should the test be required The TIA and ISO write field testing specifications that determine when and if alien crosstalk testing are required Insignificant Term used to describe alien crosstalk measurements that are low enough to not disrupt data at 10Gb s rates The IEC standard for alien crosstalk specifies that measurements of 90dB or less between 100 and 250MHz are deemed insignificant The standard does not require insignificant data to be reported however LANTEK will still report data to 100dB between 1 and 500MHz beyond the requirements of the IEC Power Sum A mathematical process to calculate the combined effects of several disturber links onto a singe victim link when making alien crosstalk measurements All reported values when making alien crosstalk measurements are power sum calculations as the raw data is not useful in determining the net effect of alien crosstalk in a link bundle except when making decisions about insignificant AXT conditions PS AACR F Power Sum Attenuation to Alien Crosstalk Ratio
28. ompany address telephone number proof of purchase for warranty repairs and a description of the service required 2 Pack in a soft carrying case hard sided carrying case or wrap the instrument in heavy paper or plastic 3 Use a strong shipping container A double walled carton of 250 pound test material is recommended 4 Use a layer of shock absorbing material 70 to 100 mm 3 to 4 inches thick around all sides of the instrument to provide firm cushioning and to prevent the unit from moving inside the container 5 Seal the shipping container securely Ship prepaid to IDEAL INDUSTRIES Corporation 9145 Balboa Avenue San Diego CA 92123 ATTN Instrument Repair Service Return shipping to customers within the continental U S A will be paid by IDEAL INDUSTRIES 35 Service outside the USA For technical assistance or service questions outside the U S A and Canada call your local distributor Before returning a unit for service outside the U S A contact your local distributor or one of the IDEAL INDUSTRIES Corporation offices listed below If your local distributor does not have a service facility they will provide assistance in returning the tester to an authorized IDEAL INDUSTRIES service facility IDEAL INDUSTRIES World Wide Contact Information IDEAL INDUSTRIES INC Becker Place Sycamore IL 60178 USA Customer Service Telephone 800 435 0705 Customer Service at 800 435 0705 Quality Hotline 800 304 3578 Custome
29. port of the Dual port AXT adapter on the remote handset and the AXT terminators are used on the selected disturber links By using multiple terminators on the various Disturber links a single person can quickly perform these tests without having to move the victim link terminator after measuring each disturber Type C Is the most complete test and requires the LANTEK display and remote handsets both Dual port AXT adapters and no AXT terminators This configuration is the preferred method because it completely tests the selected Victim link for all possible test combinations PS ANEXT near end PS ANEXT far end PS AACR F near end and PS AACR F far end Figure 7 Type C Configuration To test using the Type C configuration connect the right port of the AXT adapter on each handset to the Victim link and the left port on each handset to the Disturber link Throughout the testing the right port will remain attached to the Victim link and the left port will move between all of the selected disturber links Regardless of the testing configuration the display and remote handsets will always be connected to the Victim and Disturber links at the same time The operator must pay particular attention that the ports are not accidentally swapped or connected to differing links as this will cause inaccurate results and the possibility of failing links that should pass Configuration 9 AACR F AACR F FE
30. pply IDEAL INDUSTRIES specifically disclaims the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose No statement representation agreement or understanding oral or written made by an agent distributor or employee of IDEAL INDUSTRIES which is not contained in the foregoing Warranty will be binding upon IDEAL INDUSTRIES unless made in writing and executed by an authorized representative of IDEAL INDUSTRIES Under no circumstances shall IDEAL INDUSTRIES be liable for any direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages expenses or losses including loss of profits based on contract tort or any other legal theory TABLE OF CONTENTS WARRANTY INFORMATION 2 IDEAL INDUSTRIES STANDARD WARRANTY POLICY cc ccc cece cece 3 ei i 4 LIST OF FIGURES 5 INTRODUCTION LIP DINE IQ DE 6 EDT 6 CHOOSING LINKS ES 8 SAMPLE TESTING GUIDELINES sean cnn dede E be CE na eae re td AXI TESTING CONFIGURATION a ICE ox P
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32. rbed Links Victims The following links have to be selected as a victim e 1 or links whichever is more of those links with the highest insertion loss longest e 1 or 5 links whichever is more of those links with the lowest insertion loss shortest e 1 or 5 links whichever is more between the lowest and highest insertion loss medium Example At an installation with 100 links 10 short 10 medium and 10 long links have to be selected as victim links Note In cases where different cable types and or connecting hardware are used the above selection should be repeated for each different hardware cable type Selection of Disturber Links The selection of disturber links has to be done individually for every victim link In the following diagrams the green port on the patch panel represents the victim link and the red ports represent the disturber links 1 Select all links that run in the same cable bundle or are most consistently positioned relative the victim cable These bundles may be found in a patch panel cross connect or in the conduit 2 Add additional links that occupy adjacent positions in the patch panel or outlet Good selection of disturber links for seleced victim LAM Ji Green Victim disturbed cable Red Disturber cables Bad selection of disturber links for seleced victim Figure 1 Link Selection Top panel is correct bottom panel is incorrect When selecting links to test in
33. rosshair over the plot and reveal the dB frequency and margin at the cursor position LASTER AXT Viewer CY LASTER AXT Stabelieieerzity State Liniv Engineering Bldg Test pai2 P6 Neat Ered F pm35 V pae C an Sii 5 4 12 35 f t Ane Lait DAMAXTIDOZZXPS ANEXT Diiturb ri m 30 120 150 100 210 240 270 200 J 200 290 420 450 400 MHz Figure 43 Cursor Details Left click over the chart The bottom windowpane displays the graphical data for the AXT test The user has the option of customizing the graphical display by right clicking on the X or Y axis and selecting Properties Settings for colors scale labeling tick marks and many other options can be changed Properties _ General Series Y Axis Scale Gridlnes Tickmarks Shep Show Gridlines Minimum Tickmark Outside Maximum f Color Decimals Style Format None Weight Logarithmic Interlaced Horizontal m D Staggered Figure 44 Chart Options 30 Printing Reports To print a standard report click Print from the File menu There are options to print reports for all the victims or just the selected Victims One or m
34. se the left right arrow keys to move the frequency cursor and the up down arrows change pairs PS AACR F Displays PowerSum Attenuation to Alien Crosstalk Ratio Far end from the Display and Remote handsets Displays the Worst case frequency dB value limit and margin value for each pair PS AACR F Highlight a pair and press the ENTER key to display the plot data for that pair Use the left right arrow keys to move the frequency cursor and the up down arrows to change pairs 1 59 09 25 07 v4 150 E 1H5bE UTP Chan 9 21 07 3 6 55 4 dB Figure 27 PS ANEXT Plot Data 18 88 89 25 87 v4 150 E 1 UTP Chan 41 9 21 87 3 6 434 HBB 3 DH 34 8 434 000 E T 8 DH 33 4 434 006 BS 1 2 474 Figure 28 PS AACR F Tabular Data 18 88 09 25 07 150 E 1H5bE UTP Chan 9 21 07 3 6 33 1 dB E 474 080 Mhz Figure 29 PS AACR F Plot Data 21 Average PS Displays the average of all pairs of the PS ANEXT test Results are calculated for the Display and Remote handsets Displays the worst case frequency dB value limit and margin Average PS ANEXT Highlight a test and press the ENTER key to display the plot data Use the left right arrow keys to move the frequency Cursor Average PS AACR F Displays the average of all pairs of the PS AACR F test Results are calculated for the Display and Remote handsets Displ
35. st Pare Recall Freq Value Limit Margin Worst Meza ae da MHz B de 12 675 632 617 75 5 12 Pass 1735 408 323 8 315 2 8 Pass 354 835 518 2 8 483 139 54 25 782 48 Pas 488 108 7 793 709 35 TE Pass 1645 441 334 107 E3 Awg 788 737 105 1725 436 17 Cinika Cables Ons Figure 46 Standard printed report 31 In addition to printing a complete report a full page printout of the current graphical display be generated by clicking the small printer icon above and to the left of the graphic display in the user interface DANAXTIDO2231PS AACR F FE 30 ee Figure 47 Printing full page graph Clicking the graph button will open the print window The page printed will contain just the graph and victim ID Print 7 Properties Ready HP 1200 Seres PCL IP 182 158 1 2 Comment Print to file Print range Copies Humber of capies Pages from tcf Selection Collate Figure 48 Print window DANAXT D0223 PS ANEXT FE 50 So Veg T nd l UA M No ai NU NT 8 n v Jh at NES m Mi Figure 49 Full page graphical printout Closing Projects The project is automatically saved every time new files are import
36. successfully installed LAMTEK viewer Click Finish to exit Ehe wizard Launch AST Viewer lt Back Figure 37 Complete installation 25 Creating Projects 1 A project is a folder on the computer s hard drive where files are copied from the LANTEK and certain information about the job can be saved To better organize data each job tested in the field should be saved in a new project 2 Open the LANTEK AXT Viewer and select New Project from the File menu LASTER AXT Viewer Training MHz mange 2 Cil DEAL Trains Raai Co i LAT Data Da ack CHAXTHDER Figure 38 File Menu 3 The New Project window has four fields that are used to setup the project Name Name of the project that appears on the test reports Location Folder on the computer hard drive where the data will be stored Contractor The name of the contractor who tests the job This name will appear on the test reports Company The name of the customer s company This name will appear on the test reports New Project X Name State Univ Engineering Bldg Location AXT TestData StateUniversity Browse Contractor ACME Cabling Company State University Invokes the Import Tests feature to add tests to this project Import Tests this may be
37. ultiple victims can be selected in the left windowpane by holding down the Ctrl key while clicking each Victim Print Ed Properties Status Type HP LaserJet 1200 Senes PCL Where IP 192 168 1 2 Comment Print to file Copies Number of capies s Collate Cancel Print range All Pages from C Selection Figure 45 Print menu print all tests or only selected tests IDEAL Industries Inc Certified Alien Crosstalk Report Job Hare Report Date 10 25 2007 Compan tale Sofware Wersion 1 0 0 1 Corado ACHE Cabling Famuwere 2 Wiotine DIZ Test Dee Test reium ent LAHTER 4957437296752 Test Time 338 35 Frequency Ranges 3 20054 0 TAEA 4010 07 0 Overall Result Pass PS PS Pare Freg Value Limtt Margin Wore Pare Freg Values Limit Margin Worct gE da MHz 58 de 1 2 Fazz 5 2 E 12 avr 35 3 BI 20 5 ae Pass 378 z1 3 9 8 477 F 26 2 pE Pass 585 Ez Hz a 5 4 Fass 477 FR TE Fazz es ELT T TE Fam 477 34 3 1 10 2 24 3 Fass 325 ES 54 5 zu Avg Farc 477 325 8 28 1 2 30 5 Limit Limit PS PS PS AACR F Paire Resul Freq Value Limit Margin Wor
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