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Appendices
Appendix A
Fiber Test Method Reference Tables
Industry standards use different names for equivalent fiber
test methods. Table A-1 shows the names used in this
manual and by four common industry standards for the
three fiber test methods.
Table A-2 shows the test methods required by standards.
Table A-1. Test Method Names
Link End Connections
Included in Loss Results
This
Manual
TIA/EIA-526-14A
(multimode)
TIA/EIA-526-7
(singlemode)
IEC 61280-4-1
(multimode)
IEC 61280-4-2
(singlemode)
1 connection Method A Method A Method A.2 Method 1 Method A2
2 connections Method B Method B Method A.1 Method 2 Method A1
None Method C Method C Method A.3 Method 3 Method A3