ABSTRACT
A properly installed and undisturbed high-speed LAN/WAN installation should give many years of trouble-free operation. To ensure this
trouble-free operation
, a number of post-installation testing and performance certification activities must take place. This chapter takes a close look at the following postinstallation activities:
For fiber-optic high-speed LAN/WAN systems, cable fault detection with OTDR
High-speed LAN/WAN system troubleshooting and testing
Copper and fiber-optic loss testing
Documentation of the high-speed LAN/WAN system
High-speed LAN/WAN system performance certification
Telecommunications System Bulletin (TSB) 67 accuracy levels testing
Let us begin the examination of post-installation system performance certification activities by taking a close look at high-speed LAN/WAN faults that usually occur with a newly installed high-speed LAN/WAN system. What technologies are in place now to detect the location of these faults as quickly and accurately as possible?
