TIA Issues a Call for Interest on a New Project for IEC 60793-1-40 Optical Fibres - Part 1-40: Measurement Methods and Test Procedures – Attenuation

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TIA Issues a Call for Interest on a New Project for IEC 60793-1-40 Optical Fibres - Part 1-40: Measurement Methods and Test Procedures – Attenuation

Stakeholders Invited to Contact TIA Regarding Participation.

Arlington VA. (July 14, 2015) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) TR-42.12 Engineering Committee on Optical Fibers and Cables has issued a call for interest for document TIA-455-78-C initially titled IEC 60793-1-40 Optical Fibres - Part 1-40: Measurement Methods and Test Procedures – Attenuation. TR-42.12 is developing guidelines for this part of IEC 60793 that establishes uniform requirements for measuring the attenuation of optical fibre, thereby assisting in the inspection of fibres and cables for commercial purposes. Four methods are described for measuring attenuation, one of which being that for modelling spectral attenuation: – method A: cut-back; – method B: insertion loss; – method C: backscattering; – method D: modelling spectral attenuation.

The stakeholders may include, but are not limited to: Fiber optic and cabled fiber and component manufacturers.

TIA is actively seeking participation in these projects from the user and general interest communities.

For more information about TR-42 and how to participate in standards development with TIA, contact Germaine Palangdao at standards@tiaonline.org.

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