MIL-STD-2042-6B(SH)
CONTENTS
PARAGRAPH PAGE
1. SCOPE................................................................... 1
1.1 Scope............................................................... 1
1.1.1 Applicability....................................................... 1
2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS.................................................... 2
2.1 General............................................................. 2
2.2 Government documents................................................ 2
2.2.1 Specifications, standards and handbooks............................. 2
2.2.2 Other government documents.......................................... 2
2.3 Non-government documents............................................ 3
2.4 Order of precedence................................................. 3
3. DEFINITIONS............................................................. 4
3.1 General fiber optics terms.......................................... 4
3.2 Acronyms............................................................ 4
3.3 BOF bundle.......................................................... 4
3.4 BOF fiber........................................................... 4
3.5 BOF tube............................................................ 4
3.6 BOF tube coupler.................................................... 4
3.7 BOF tube routing box (TRB).......................................... 4
3.8 Concatenated optical link........................................... 4
3.9 End user equipment.................................................. 4
3.10 Fiber optic cable plant (FOCP)...................................... 4
3.11 Fiber optic cable topology.......................................... 4
3.12 Fiber optic interconnection box..................................... 4
3.13 Local cable......................................................... 5
3.14 Measurement quality jumper.......................................... 5
3.15 Optical fiber cable................................................. 5
3.16 Optical fiber cable component (OFCC)................................ 5
3.17 Outlet box.......................................................... 5
3.18 Trunk cable......................................................... 5
4. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.................................................... 6
4.1 Test methods........................................................ 6
4.1.1 Acceptance tests.................................................... 6
4.1.2 Pre-Installation tests.............................................. 6
4.1.3 Installation tests.................................................. 6
4.1.4 Post-Installation tests............................................. 6
4.2 Test equipment...................................................... 6
4.2.1 Optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR)............................ 6
4.2.2 Optical power meter and stabilized light source..................... 6
4.2.3 Optical loss test set (OLTS)........................................ 6
4.2.4 Optical return loss meter (ORLM).................................... 6
4.2.5 Measurement quality jumpers......................................... 7
4.2.6 Bare fiber adapters................................................. 8
4.3 Test procedures..................................................... 9
4.3.1 Visual inspections.................................................. 9
4.3.2 Cable continuity test............................................... 9
4.3.3 BOF ball bearing test............................................... 9
4.3.4 BOF pressurization test............................................. 9
4.3.5 BOF tube seal verification test..................................... 9
4.3.6 Cable attenuation test.............................................. 9
4.3.7 Cable assembly link loss test....................................... 9
4.3.8 Cable topology end-to-end attenuation test.......................... 9
4.3.9 Optical return loss test............................................ 9
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