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IEC 61280-2-1Edition 2.0 2010-03INTERNATIONAL STANDARD Fibre optic communication subsystem test procedures Part 2-1:Digital systems Receiver sensitivity and overload measurement IEC 61280-2-1:2010(E)LICENSED TO MECON LIMITED-RANCHI/BANGALORE,FOR INTERNAL USE AT THIS LOCATION ONLY,SUPPLIED BY BOOK SUPPLY BUREAU.THIS PUBLICATION IS COPYRIGHT PROTECTED Copyright 2010 IEC,Geneva,Switzerland All rights reserved.Unless otherwise specified,no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means,electronic or mechanical,including photocopying and microfilm,without permission in writing from either IEC or IECs member National Committee in the country of the requester.If you have any questions about IEC copyright or have an enquiry about obtaining additional rights to this publication,please contact the address below or your local IEC member National Committee for further information.IEC Central Office 3,rue de Varemb CH-1211 Geneva 20 Switzerland Email:inmailiec.ch Web:www.iec.ch About the IEC The International Electrotechnical Commission(IEC)is the leading global organization that prepares and publishes International Standards for all electrical,electronic and related technologies.About IEC publications The technical content of IEC publications is kept under constant review by the IEC.Please make sure that you have the latest edition,a corrigenda or an amendment might have been published.?Catalogue of IEC publications:www.iec.ch/searchpub The IEC on-line Catalogue enables you to search by a variety of criteria(reference number,text,technical committee,).It also gives information on projects,withdrawn and replaced publications.?IEC Just Published:www.iec.ch/online_news/justpub Stay up to date on all new IEC publications.Just Published details twice a month all new publications released.Available on-line and also by email.?Electropedia:www.electropedia.org The worlds leading online dictionary of electronic and electrical terms containing more than 20 000 terms and definitions in English and French,with equivalent terms in additional languages.Also known as the International Electrotechnical Vocabulary online.?Customer Service Centre:www.iec.ch/webstore/custserv If you wish to give us your feedback on this publication or need further assistance,please visit the Customer Service Centre FAQ or contact us:Email:csciec.ch Tel.:+41 22 919 02 11 Fax:+41 22 919 03 00 LICENSED TO MECON LIMITED-RANCHI/BANGALORE,FOR INTERNAL USE AT THIS LOCATION ONLY,SUPPLIED BY BOOK SUPPLY BUREAU.IEC 61280-2-1Edition 2.0 2010-03INTERNATIONAL STANDARD Fibre optic communication subsystem test procedures Part 2-1:Digital systems Receiver sensitivity and overload measurement INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION NICS 33.180.01 PRICE CODEISBN 2-8318-1084-2 Registered trademark of the International Electrotechnical Commission LICENSED TO MECON LIMITED-RANCHI/BANGALORE,FOR INTERNAL USE AT THIS LOCATION ONLY,SUPPLIED BY BOOK SUPPLY BUREAU.2 61280-2-1 IEC:2010(E)CONTENTS FOREWORD.3 1 Scope and object.5 2 Terms and definitions.5 3 Apparatus.6 3.1 General.6 3.2 BER test set.6 3.2.1 Data generator.7 3.2.2 Error counter.7 3.3 Optical power meter.7 3.4 Variable optical attenuator.7 3.5 Optical splitter.7 3.6 Test cords.7 3.7 Optical transmit interface.7 4 Equipment under test(EUT).8 5 Test procedure.8 5.1 Operating conditions and test environment.8 5.2 Connector end-face cleaning.8 5.3 Measurement of input sensitivity.8 5.3.1 Optical input power calibration.10 5.3.2 BER or EBR determination.10 5.4 Measurement of overload level.11 5.4.1 Power level calibration.11 5.4.2 Overload level determination.12 5.4.3 Calculation of overload level.12 6 Measurement uncertainties.13 7 Test results.13 7.1 Required information.13 7.2 Available information.13 Bibliography.14 Figure 1 Optical fibre system.5 Figure 2 Setup for the measurement of input sensitivity of a receive terminal.9 Figure 3 Setup for the measurement of input sensitivity of an amplifier or regenerator.9 Figure 4 Setup for the measurement of overload level for a receive terminal.11 Figure 5 Setup for the measurement of overload level for an amplifier or regenerator.12 Table 1 Minimum monitoring time.10 LICENSED TO MECON LIMITED-RANCHI/BANGALORE,FOR INTERNAL USE AT THIS LOCATION ONLY,SUPPLIED BY BOOK SUPPLY BUREAU.61280-2-1 IEC:2010(E)3 INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION _ FIBRE OPTIC COMMUNICATION SUBSYSTEM TEST PROCEDURES Part 2-1:Digital systems Receiver sensitivity and overload measurement FOREWORD 1)The International Electrotechnical Commission(IEC)is a worldwide organization for standardization comprising all national electrotechnical committees(IEC National Committees).The object of IEC is to promote international co-operation on all questions concerning standardization in the electrical and electronic fields.To this end and in addition to other activities,IEC publishes International Standards,Technical Specifications,Technical Reports,Publicly Available Speci