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Re: Suggestion on Fiber tester
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Carlos Alcantar)
Thu Sep 26 17:20:51 2013
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From: Carlos Alcantar <carlos@race.com>
To: Chuck Anderson <cra@WPI.EDU>, "nanog@nanog.org" <nanog@nanog.org>
Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 21:20:19 +0000
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I would also suggest you use a ferrule cleaner every single time you touch
an end=20
http://www.fiberoptics4sale.com/p/Fiber_Optic_Connector_Reel_Cleaners/SFM25
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Carlos Alcantar
Race Communications / Race Team Member
1325 Howard Ave. #604, Burlingame, CA. 94010
Phone: +1 415 376 3314 / carlos@race.com / http://www.race.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Chuck Anderson <cra@WPI.EDU>
Date: Thursday, September 26, 2013 10:52 AM
To: "nanog@nanog.org" <nanog@nanog.org>
Subject: Re: Suggestion on Fiber tester
On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 02:23:37AM +0000, Blake Pfankuch - Mailing List
wrote:
> I am in the market for a simple fiber tester. I have about 80 pairs
>running through my complex and we are running into some possible issues
>with some of the really old ones. The pen light to confirm that it's the
>right strand is going to require a little bit more insight to determine
>if there is an issue with fiber in conduit or patch.
>=20
> I don't need something super fancy, just need something that gives a
>good, bad or "holy crap is that concrete you are testing on" for
>starters. I am also shooting for about $150-250 tops.
>=20
> Any suggestions?
How about using the built-in Digital Optcis Monitoring (DOM/DDM) in
modern SFPs? Assuming your switches/routers and SFPs support it, you
can read the received power level right from your switches/routers.
The cost might be zero if you already have capabile equipment...
Combine that with a flashlight for identifying strands, and it might
be all you need...
