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Graded index optical fiber eliminates the ettects of modal
False
dispersion.
Macrobends in optical fiber strands are to the
Visible
installer.
In optical fibers, dispersion factors the BER and
the ettective bandwidth.
DSL technology uses available bandwidth above the POTS
True
range on existing PSTN copper loops.
Capacitance causes a voltage ditterence between two
True
wires when seperated by insulation.
Total dispersion is the modal dispersion and
Sum of
chromatic dispersion.
The relationship of core and cladding that make up an
optical fiber is called:
Crosstalk values are typically expressed as a negative deci-
True
bel value.
A equals a frequency of one million cycles in one
Megahertz
second.
It may be possible to eliminate the need for metallic con-
duit in some environments by using screened/shielded True
cabling.
The pair lay of a balanced twisted-pair cable varies from
150mm (6in)
approximately 6mm (0.24in) to approximately:
For OS1a indoor-outdoor, singlemode optical fiber cable,
1.5 dB/km
attenuation at 1383 nm can be as high as dB/km.
The type of optical fiber cable consists of multiple
1.6mm (.06in) through 3mm (.12in) subunits of individu- Breakout
ally jacketed strands under a single overall jacket.
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The overfilled launch (OFL) bandwidth of an OM5 multi-
3500 MHz-km
mode fiber is MHz-km at 850nm.
A decrease of dB results in halving of the voltage. 6 dB
Attenuation is also referred to as loss. Insertion
A battery is an example of an AC source. False
A 'bel' is a measure of signal strength. Analog
A codec is used to convert the amplitude changes of
various frequencies into a digital format for transmission True
over digital transmission media.
The cable marking for fire rating designates a 'com-
CMX
munications limited use' type of copper cable.
Balanced twisted-pair cabling channel performance asso-
100 MHz
ciates a frequency of MHz with a TIA Category 5e.
An EMI source is always external to the cable containing
False
the attected circuit.
Optical fiber bandwidth is limited by total dispersion,
which is the sum of modal dispersion and chromatic dis- True
persion.
A stranded wire will always have a overall diameter
Larger
than a solid wire with the same AWG.
is the widening or spreading out of the modes in
Dispersion
a light pulse as it progresses along the optical fiber.
Analog transmissions uses continuously varying electrical
True
signals.
Return loss values are typically a decibel value. Negative
True
, Fit, alignment, functionality, and configuration are all con-
sidered to be key factors in establishing a good connec-
tion and minimizing loss of signal.
An increase of 10dB for power will cause an increase of
10
times the original dB value.
A digital signal is a signal that changes from one
state to another in a number of distinct steps within fixed Discontinuous
time slots.
For all versions of multimode optical fiber cable (OM1 -
OM5) attenuation at 1300nm can be as high as 1.5 dB/km
dB/km.
The decibel is a function. Logarithmic
Ohm's Law can be stated as: V=IxR
A gigahertz (GHz) equals a frequency of cycles per
Billion
second
is the unwanted signal coupling from a disturbing
pair of a 4-pair cable channel, permanent link, or com-
AXT
ponent to a distributed pair of another 4-pair channel,
permanent link, or component.
A multimode optical fiber cabling system generally uses
Below
an LED light source for transmission rates 1 Gb/s.
TIA defines the cabling link or cabling channel system
performance of balanced twisted-pair cabling using the Category
term:
Some cable test devices use nominal velocity of propaga-
Length
tion (NVP) to determine the of a cable.
Class