Arlington VA. (January 08, 2020) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) TR-42.11 Engineering Committee on Optical Fiber Systems (568) has issued a call for interest for document TIA-526.14-D initially titled “Optical Power Loss Measurement of Installed Multimode Fiber Cable Plant”. TR-42.11 is developing guidelines in the area defined by the following scope: “Proposal to revise to add reference to bend insensitive MM fiber for testing with EF compliant launch cord.”
The stakeholders may include, but are not limited to: TR-42.1, TR-42.11, TR-42.13, IEC 86B, IEC 86C, ISO/IEC/JTC1/SC25/WG3, end-users, installers, designers of optical fiber cabling systems.
TIA is actively seeking participation in these projects from the user and general interest communities.
For more information about TR-42 and how to participate in standards development with TIA, contact Teesha Jenkins at standards@tiaonline.org.
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