Chapter 3. Basics Of The Cable Test; Testing Of Cables And Relevant Requirements; Setup For Permanent Link Test - IDEAL Networks LanTEK III Manual

Chapter 3. Basics of the Cable Test

3.1

Testing of cables and relevant requirements

The following sections describe typical setup for permanent link and channel link testing.
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3.1.1

Setup for Permanent Link Test

The standards ANSI, EIA, TIA and ISO all differentiate between permanent link and channel
link on specifications for testing of communication networks. A permanent link consists of
up to 90 meters of horizontal cabling. (Maximum length limit applies to TIA standards only.)
The permanent link shown above serves to certify the installation of the horizontal cabling
before network connection and user hook-up. Adapters, patch cords and jumpers are
excluded from testing.
Depending on the link under test, Permanent Link testing with LanTEKIII requires different
Adapters:
• All RJ-45 cabling systems:
R161051 Permanent Link Adapter
R161050 PL Adapter Replacement Tips
• All non-45 cabling systems:
R161056 LanTEK® GG45-Adapter
R161054 LanTEK® TERA-Adapter
R161055 LanTEK® EC7-Adapter
NOTE:
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Fig. 8 Illustration of test setup
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Permanent Link.
Channel Link.
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