Cabling Standard - TIA 568 B.2 - Addendum 10 - Draft 4.0

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connecting hardware 6.3 Cords TRANSMISSION REQUIREMENTS .6 7.1 Insertion loss 7.1.1 Cable insertion loss 7.1.2 Connecting hardware insertion loss 7.1.3 Cabling insertion loss 7.1.3.1 Channel insertion loss 7.1.3.2 Permanent link insertion loss 7.2 NEXT loss and PSNEXT loss 10 7.2.1 NEXT loss 10 7.2.1.1 Cable NEXT loss 10 7.2.1.2 Connecting hardware NEXT loss 11 7.2.1.3 Work area, equipment, and patch cord NEXT loss 12 7.2.1.4 Channel NEXT loss 14 7.2.1.5 Permanent link NEXT loss 15 7.2.2 PSNEXT loss 16 7.2.2.1 Cable PSNEXT loss 16 Channel PSNEXT loss 17 7.2.2.2 7.2.2.3 Permanent link PSNEXT loss 18 7.3 ELFEXT, FEXT loss, and PSELFEXT 19 ELFEXT 19 7.3.1 7.3.1.1 Cable ELFEXT 19 7.3.1.2 Channel ELFEXT 20 7.3.1.3 Permanent link ELFEXT 21 FEXT loss 22 7.3.2 7.3.2.1 Connecting hardware FEXT loss 22 7.3.3 PSELFEXT 23 7.3.3.1 Cable PSELFEXT 23 Channel PSELFEXT 24 7.3.3.2 7.3.3.3 Permanent link PSELFEXT 25 7.4 Return loss 26 Horizontal cable return loss 26 7.4.1 7.4.2 Cord cable return loss 27 i 04/06/06 SP-3-4426-AD10-B, draft 4.0 (to be published as ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.2-10) 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 7.4.3 Connecting hardware return loss 28 Work area, equipment, and patch cord return loss 29 7.4.4 7.4.5 Cabling return loss 30 7.4.5.1 Channel return loss 30 7.4.5.2 Permanent link return loss 31 7.5 Propagation delay/delay skew 32 7.5.1 Cable propagation delay 32 Cabling propagation delay 33 7.5.2 7.5.3 Cable propagation delay skew 33 7.5.4 Cabling propagation delay skew 33 7.6 Balance 33 7.6.1 Transverse conversion loss (TCL) 33 7.6.1.1 Cable TCL 34 7.6.1.2 Connecting hardware TCL 35 7.6.1.3 Channel TCL 36 7.6.2 ELTCTL and TCTL 37 7.6.2.1 Cable ELTCTL 37 7.6.2.2 Connecting hardware TCTL 38 7.6.2.3 Channel ELTCTL 39 7.7 DC resistance unbalance (TBD) 39 7.7.1 Cable DC resistance unbalance 39 7.7.2 Connecting hardware DC resistance unbalance 39 7.7.3 Channel DC resistance unbalance 39 7.8 ANEXT loss and PSANEXT loss 40 7.8.1 Cable PSANEXT loss 40 7.8.2 Connecting hardware PSANEXT loss 41 7.8.3 Channel PSANEXT loss 42 7.8.4 Permanent link PSANEXT loss 43 7.9 Average ANEXT loss and PSANEXT loss 44 7.9.1 Average channel PSANEXT loss 44 7.10 AFEXT loss, AELFEXT, and PSAACRF 45 7.10.1 Cable PSAACRF 46 7.10.2 Connecting hardware PSAFEXT loss 47 7.10.3 Channel PSAACRF 48 7.10.4 Permanent link PSAACRF 49 7.11 Average AELFEXT and PSAACRF 50 7.11.1 Average channel PSAACRF 50 Annex A Cabling measurement requirements (normative) 51 A.1 General 51 40 41 42 A.2 Test setup and apparatus required 51 Annex B Cable ANEXT loss and AFEXT loss reference test procedure (normative) 53 B.1 Purpose 53 43 B.2 Equipment 53 44 B.3 Procedure 53 45 46 47 48 B.4 Results 53 Annex C Connecting hardware ANEXT loss and AFEXT loss reference test procedure (normative) 54 C.1 Purpose 54 ii SP-3-4426-AD10-B, draft 4.0 (to be published as ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.2-10) 04/06/06 C.2 Measurement outline 54 C.3 Network analyzer and test fixture settings 54 C.4 Measurement floor 54 C.5 DUT setup for ANEXT loss and AFEXT loss measurement 54 C.6 Region of influence 57 C.7 PSANEXT loss and PSAFEXT loss calculation 57 Annex D Channel ANEXT loss and AFEXT loss laboratory measurement procedures (normative) 58 D.1 General 58 10 D.2 Termination of pairs 58 11 D.3 Channel construction 58 12 D.4 Determining number of disturbing components 59 13 14 15 D.5 Channel ANEXT loss and AFEXT loss measurements and computations 60 Annex E Field measurement method for alien crosstalk (normative) 61 E.1 General 61 16 E.2 Frequency range 61 17 E.3 Test parameters 61 18 E.4 Test configurations 61 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 E.5 Processing measurement data 61 E.5.1 Significance condition testing 61 E.5.2 Computing the PS ANEXT loss and PS AACR-F 61 E.5.3 Applying the correction for the measurement floor (optional) 63 E.6 Power sum alien crosstalk test strategy 64 E.6.1 General guidelines for power sum alien crosstalk testing 64 Annex F Modular plug cord test procedure (normative) .65 F.1 General 65 27 F.2 Network analyzer test configuration 65 28 F.3 Augmented category modular plug cord test procedure 66 29 30 31 32 33 34 F.4 Augmented category modular plug cord test head requirements 66 Augmented category modular cord test head NEXT loss 66 F.4.1 F.4.2 Augmented category modular cord test head FEXT loss 67 F.4.3 Augmented category modular cord test head return loss 67 Annex G Connecting hardware test procedures (normative) .68 G.1 General 68 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 G.2 Test setup and apparatus 68 G.2.1 Test balun characteristics 68 Impedance matching terminations 68 G.2.2 G.2.2.1 Test fixture common mode impedance match 68 G.2.2.2 Balun terminations 68 G.2.2.3 Resistor terminations 68 Termination performance at test interface 69 G.2.2.4 G.3 Modular outlet test considerations 69 iii 04/06/06 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 SP-3-4426-AD10-B, draft 4.0 (to be published as ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.2-10) G.3.1 Test plug construction 69 Test plug qualification 69 G.3.2 G.3.2.1 Test plug qualification procedure 69 G.3.3 Connecting hardware NEXT loss testing 70 G.3.4 Procedure for terminating a test plug to direct measurement test head 70 G.3.5 Augmented category modular test plug NEXT loss requirements 71 G.3.6 Augmented category NEXT loss measurement reproducibility between labs 73 G.4 Augmented category test plug FEXT loss 74 G.4.1 Augmented category FEXT loss measurement reproducibility between labs 74 G.5 Test plug return loss testing 75 G.5.1 Return loss test lead considerations 75 G.5.2 Test plug return loss requirements 75 G.5.3 Test plug return loss measurement procedure 75 G.5.4 Return loss lab-to-lab measurement accuracy 75 Annex H Impedance controlled measurement fixture (normative) .76 H.1 General 76 17 H.2 18 19 20 21 H.3 Test fixture calibration procedure 77 H.3.1 Open short and load calibration 77 H.3.2 Through calibration 78 H.4 Test lead return loss measurement using pyramid impedance management fixture 78 22 H.5 Direct measurement fixture detailed construction 79 23 H.6 Test plug delay and port extension 81 24 H.7 Calibration and reference plane location 81 25 H.8 Network analyzer settings 81 26 H.9 Measurements 82 27 28 29 30 Additional components for connection to a network analyzer 77 H.10 Alternative port extension procedure 83 Annex I Accuracy requirements for level IIIe field testers (normative) .84 I.1 General 84 I.2 Measurement performance requirements 84 31 32 33 I.3 Optional comparison method using the full frequency responses 86 Annex J Augmented category ScTP related specifications (normative) 88 General 88 J.1 34 35 36 J.2 Insertion loss 88 J.2.1 Cable insertion loss 88 J.3 PSANEXT loss 89 37 38 39 Insertion loss de-rating length adjustment 89 J.4 Annex K Modeling configurations (informative) 90 K.1 General 90 40 iv SP-3-4426-AD10-B, draft 4.0 (to be published as ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.2-10) 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 04/06/06 LIST OF FIGURES Figure - Supplemental schematic representation of a channel test configuration Figure - Supplemental schematic representation of a permanent link test configuration Figure A.1 - Measurement configurations for test balun qualification 52 Figure B.1 - 6-around-1 cable test configuration 53 Figure C.1 - Connecting hardware ANEXT loss measurement setup 55 Figure D.1 - Example of a “6-around-1” cable arrangement in a channel 59 Figure D.2 - Connector arrangement from an 8-port panel, in which of the connectors are significant disturbers 59 Figure F.1 - Network analyzer configuration 65 Figure G.1 - Test plug/direct measurement fixture with impedance controlled test fixture 70 Figure H.1 - Test head assembly THI3KIT with baluns attached 76 Figure H.2 - Test head assembly showing foil tape applied to baluns and shielding (optional) between baluns 77 Figure H.3 - Load calibration adapter arrangement 77 Figure H.4 - Through calibration 78 Figure H.5 - Test setup for measurement of test lead return loss 78 Figure H.6 - Plug direct measurement fixture, view 79 Figure H.7 - Plug direct measurement fixture, view 79 Figure H.8 - Exploded assembly of the coaxial termination reference test head 80 Figure H.9 - Detailed view of the coaxial termination reference test head interface 81 Figure H.10 - Example of coaxial test head shorting plug 83 Figure I.1 – Example of observed Level IIIe accuracy 87 LIST OF TABLES Table - Matrix of backward compatible mated component performance Table - Augmented category cable insertion loss Table – Augmented category connecting hardware insertion loss Table – Augmented category channel insertion loss Table – Augmented category permanent link insertion loss Table - Augmented category cable NEXT loss 10 Table – Augmented category connecting hardware NEXT loss 11 Table – Augmented category connecting hardware NEXT loss 11 Table - Example augmented category work area, equipment, and patch cord NEXT loss limits 13 Table 10 – Augmented category channel NEXT loss 14 Table 11 – Augmented category channel NEXT loss 14 Table 12 – Augmented category permanent link NEXT loss 15 Table 13 – Augmented category permanent link pair-to pair NEXT loss 15 Table 14 - Augmented category cable PSNEXT loss 16 Table 15 – Augmented category channel PSNEXT loss 17 Table 16 – Augmented category channel PSNEXT loss 17 Table 17 – Augmented category permanent link PSNEXT loss 18 Table 18 – Augmented category permanent link PSNEXT loss 18 Table 19 – Augmented category cable ELFEXT 19 Table 20 – Augmented category channel ELFEXT 20 Table 21 – Augmented category permanent link ELFEXT 21 Table 22 – Augmented category connecting hardware FEXT loss 22 Table 23 - Augmented category cable PSELFEXT 23 Table 24 – Augmented category channel PSELFEXT 24 Table 25 – Augmented category permanent link PSELFEXT 25 Table 26 - Augmented category horizontal cable return loss 26 Table 27 - Augmented category horizontal cable return loss 26 v 04/06/06 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 SP-3-4426-AD10-B, draft 4.0 (to be published as ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.2-10) Table 28 - Augmented category cord cable return loss 27 Table 29 - Augmented category cord cable return loss 27 Table 30 - Augmented category connecting hardware return loss 28 Table 31 - Augmented category work area, equipment, and patch cord return loss 29 Table 32 - Augmented category work area, equipment, and patch cord return loss 29 Table 33 – Augmented category channel return loss 30 Table 34 – Augmented category channel return loss 30 Table 35 – Augmented category permanent link return loss 31 Table 36 – Augmented category permanent link return loss 31 Table 37 - Augmented category cable propagation delay 32 Table 38 – Augmented category cable TCL 34 Table 39 – Augmented category connecting hardware TCL 35 Table 40 – Augmented category channel TCL 36 Table 41 – Augmented category channel TCL 36 Table 42 – Augmented category cable ELTCTL 37 Table 43 – Augmented category connecting hardware TCTL 38 Table 44 – Augmented category channel ELTCTL 39 Table 45 – Augmented category cable PSANEXT loss 40 Table 46 – Augmented category connecting hardware PSANEXT loss 41 Table 47 – Augmented category channel PSANEXT loss 42 Table 48 – Augmented category channel PSANEXT loss 42 Table 49 – Augmented category permanent link PSANEXT loss 43 Table 50 – Augmented category permanent link PSANEXT loss 43 Table 51 – Augmented category channel average PSANEXT loss 44 Table 52 – Augmented category channel average PSANEXT loss 44 Table 53 – Augmented category cable PSAACRF loss 46 Table 54 – Augmented category connecting hardware PSAFEXT loss 47 Table 55 – Augmented category channel PSAACRF 48 Table 56 – Augmented category permanent link PSAACRF 49 Table 57 – Augmented category channel average PSAACRF 50 Table A.1 - Test balun performance characteristics 51 Table F.1 - Augmented category modular cord test head return loss 67 Table G.1 – Augmented category connecting hardware NEXT loss for high and low plugs 45-36 70 Table G.2 – Augmented category direct measurement test plug NEXT loss limits 71 Table G.3 – Augmented category direct measurement test plug NEXT loss range 72 Table G.4 – Augmented category FEXT loss ranges for category NEXT loss test plugs 73 Table G.5 – Test plug NEXT loss measurement reproducibility between laboratories 73 Table G.6 – Augmented category test plug FEXT loss ranges 74 Table G.7 – Test plug FEXT loss measurement reproducibility between laboratories 74 Table H.1 - Direct measurement fixture residual NEXT loss and return loss 80 Table I.1 – Level IIIe field tester accuracy performance 84 Table I.2 - Explanation of notes in table I.1 85 Table J.1 – Augmented category ScTP cable insertion loss 88 Table J.2 – Augmented category ScTP channel PSANEXT loss 89 Table J.3 – Augmented category ScTP channel PSANEXT loss 89 vi SP-3-4426-AD10-B, draft 4.0 (to be published as ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.2-10) 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 04/06/06 FOREWORD (This foreword is not part of the Standard) In 2003, the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) developed objectives for augmented category cabling intended to support 10 Gigabit applications over a distance of 100 meters At the request of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.3 Committee, TIA agreed to specify augmented category cabling systems and components to 500 MHz in order to support 10GBASE-T The project was assigned to TR-42.7 under Engineering Committee TR-42 The TR-42.7 Sub-Committee cooperated with several groups related to this activity TIA standards documents are developed within the Technical Committees of the TIA and the standards coordinating committees of the TIA standards board Members of the committees serve voluntarily and without commission The companies that they represent are not necessarily members of the TIA The standards developed within the TIA represent a consensus of the broad expertise on the subject This expertise comes from within the TIA as well as those outside of the TIA that have an expressed interest The viewpoint expressed at the time that this standard was approved was from the contributors’ experience and the state of the art at that time Users are encouraged to verify that they have the latest revision of the standard This standard has been prepared by the TR-42.7 Subcommittee and approved by the Engineering Committee TR-42 There are 10 annexes in this Standard Annexes A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, and J, are normative and considered a mandatory part of this Standard Annex K is informative and not considered a part of this Standard vii SP-3-4426-AD10-B, draft 4.0 (to be published as TIA/EIA-568-B.2-10) 1 04/06/06 INTRODUCTION This Standard specifies requirements and recommendations for 100 Ω 4-pair augmented category cabling, cables, cords, and connecting hardware to support the operation of high-speed applications, such as IEEE 802.3 10GBASE-T, over up to100 meters of structured balanced twisted-pair copper cabling In addition, augmented category cabling, cables, cords, and connecting hardware shall meet or exceed all the requirements of ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.1, ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.2, and ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.2-1 Compliance with this Standard does not imply compatibility with cabling having nominal impedance values other than 100 Ω 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 The requirements in this Standard are for 100 Ω augmented category balanced twisted-pair cabling systems and components Augmented category cabling provides higher performance than category and recognizes advances in cabling technology Augmented category shall be backward compatible with categories 3, 5, 5e, and as specified in ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.1, ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.2, and ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.2-1 Applications running on the lower category cabling shall be supported by augmented category For augmented category 6, the 8-position modular jack interface shall be maintained at the telecommunications outlet connector in the work area If different category components are to be mixed with augmented category components, the combination shall meet the transmission requirements of the lower performing category See table for a matrix of mated component performance representative of backward compatibility To ensure generic cabling system performance, component requirements are specified to support interoperability when products from different manufacturers are mated 22 Table - Matrix of backward compatible mated component performance Category of Modular Connecting Hardware Performance Modular Plug & Cord Performance Category 31) Category Category 5e Category Augmented Category Category 1) Category Category Category Category Category Category Category Category Category Category Category Category 5e Category Category Category 5e Category 5e Category 5e Category Category Category Category 5e Category Category Augmented Category Category Category Category 5e Category Augmented Category 1) Category plug performance requirements are assumed to be less restrictive than category 5e 23 24 25 Testing according to the procedures of this standard is intended to ensure backward compatibility with category 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 To develop cabling and component specifications and test procedures to support the operation of high-speed applications, such as IEEE 802.3an 10GBASE-T, over up to100 meters of structured balanced twisted-pair copper cabling This Standard specifies requirements and recommendations for 100 Ω 4-pair augmented category cabling, cables, cords, and connecting hardware up to 500 MHz This Standard includes extending the frequency range and adding requirements (i.e alien crosstalk) to those specified in ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.2 and its addenda This cabling shall be known as augmented category Augmented category may be abbreviated as category 6A PURPOSE AND SCOPE 04/06/06 SP-3-4426-AD10-B, draft 4.0 (to be published asTIA/EIA-568-B.2-10) Annex H Impedance controlled measurement fixture (normative) H.1 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 General The impedance controlled measurement fixture consists of a metal plated pyramid with slots in each side designed to accept the twisted pair leads of a DUT (device under test) The slots are designed to maintain correct differential and common mode characteristic impedance of the pairs in the transmission line when they are separated for mating to the test fixture The pyramid also provides shielding for the pairs to reduce unwanted pair-to-pair coupling The pyramid is electrically connected to the balun ground plane through pin and socket connectors The pyramid, as shown in figure H.1, is mounted to an adapter plate that provides pin and socket connections for the test leads of the DUT A second adapter plate with longer pin and socket connectors is mounted between the balun mounting plate/ground plane and the pyramid adapter plate A common mode termination adapter (which provides common mode with differential mode resistor terminations for the inactive pairs) replaces the long pin through adapter when making FEXT loss (and optionally NEXT loss) measurements PYRASY LPTHRU THIFACE3 17 18 19 Figure H.1 - Test head assembly THI3KIT with baluns attached 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Calibration standards are provided which use the same materials and positioning as the pyramid adapter The calibration reference plane (when performed correctly) is located at the top (open end) of the sockets of the pyramid adapter plate NOTE - All test fixture components referenced in this annex may be obtained from: Superior Modular Products, Inc, Swannanoa, NC 28778 Alternative equivalent components may also be used 76 SP-3-4426-AD10-B, draft 4.0 (to be published as TIA/EIA-568-B.2-10) 10 H.2 04/06/06 Additional components for connection to a network analyzer SMA cables, connectors, 50Ω SMA terminations, mounting fixtures, etc Foil tape with conductive adhesive (3M 5012C or equivalent) NOTES, The balun interfaces are designed to mate to the BH 0050-0092 baluns It is recommend using some copper foil tape as a shield A shield between the long pin adapters as shown in figure H.2 can also be created 11 12 13 Figure H.2 - Test head assembly showing foil tape applied to baluns and shielding (optional) between baluns 14 H.3 15 H.3.1 16 17 18 19 The open, short, and load calibrations are performed using the calibration standards (CALKITOSL), which are each in turn attached to the long pin through adapter (LPTRU) that is attached to the balun mounting plate as shown in figure H.3 Test fixture calibration procedure Open short and load calibration LOADCAL LPTHRU 20 21 Figure H.3 - Load calibration adapter arrangement 22 77 04/06/06 SP-3-4426-AD10-B, draft 4.0 (to be published asTIA/EIA-568-B.2-10) H.3.2 Through calibration Through calibration is performed using the CALTHRU adapter First a long pin through adapter (LPTHRU) is attached to one balun mounting plate A second long pin through adapter is attached to the second balun mounting plate The CALTHRU adapter is inserted between the long pin adapters as shown in figure H.4 Remove the port balun from the first balun mounting plate if necessary Attach the port balun temporarily to the second balun mounting plate To maintain correct polarity of the port balun, rotate it 180° with respect to the first balun as shown in figure H.4 BALUN THIFACE3 CALTHRU LPTHRU 10 Figure H.4 - Through calibration 11 H.4 Test lead return loss measurement using pyramid impedance management fixture 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Trim the test lead to fit into the pyramid slot as shown in figure H.5 Attach a differential mode termination adapter (DMTERM23) to the pyramid adapter so that the through connecting pins connect to the near-end of the wire pair and the resistor termination connects to the far-end Perform a 1-port (open-short-load) calibration of the near-end balun using the calibration standards and the LPTHRU adapter Remove the LPTHRU adapter from the balun mounting plate Attach the pyramid assembly including the test lead to the balun mounting plate and measure the test lead return loss CMTERM 23 20 21 Figure H.5 - Test setup for measurement of test lead return loss 22 78 SP-3-4426-AD10-B, draft 4.0 (to be published as TIA/EIA-568-B.2-10) 04/06/06 H.5 Direct measurement fixture detailed construction The direct measurement fixture (SMP part number N447059 direct measurement fixture) has shielded coaxial spring loaded pins that make contact with the modular plug contacts as shown in figures H.6 and H.7 The fixture shall have levels of crosstalk and return loss compliant with table H.1 NEXT loss, FEXT loss, and insertion loss measurements can be made using this fixture Figure H.6 - Plug direct measurement fixture, view Figure H.7 - Plug direct measurement fixture, view 79 04/06/06 SP-3-4426-AD10-B, draft 4.0 (to be published asTIA/EIA-568-B.2-10) Table H.1 - Direct measurement fixture residual NEXT loss and return loss Direct fixture performance parameter Pair-to-pair residual NEXT loss Return loss Value (dB) > 72(TBD) – 20log(f/100) > 35 (TBD) – 20log(f /100) The measurement example in figure (Editor: what figure reference goes here?) shows the simplified setup for measuring NEXT loss and FEXT loss on a plug constructed with coaxial conductors arranged in 100 Ohm differential configuration See annex (TBD) for detailed test fixture specifications Figure H.8 - Exploded assembly of the coaxial termination reference test head 80 SP-3-4426-AD10-B, draft 4.0 (to be published as TIA/EIA-568-B.2-10) 04/06/06 A detailed view of the reference test head to plug mating interface is illustrated in figure H.9 O 0.12 250 DEEP O 0.09 CB , CBD 0.15 0.23 0.38 PLS R 0.02 PLS A 0.07 PLS 0.14 0.1 0.06 0.02 0.1 0.06 0.02 0.14 DETAIL A Figure H.9 - Detailed view of the coaxial termination reference test head interface H.6 Test plug delay and port extension The reference plane of measurement of the reference and test plugs shall be at the tip of the plug This is accomplished with a network analyzer calibration at the balun terminals and a port extension 10 H.7 11 12 13 A full 1-port calibration shall be performed to establish a reference plane location at the balun port Use the test fixture specified in this clause to ensure consistent common mode impedance matching for the test leads between the device under test and the balun terminations Calibration and reference plane location 14 H.8 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 The settings of the network analyzer shall be sufficient to achieve a maximum of +/-5 ps of random variation Recommended settings are as follows: Network analyzer settings Measurement function is S11 delay Averaging 4x or higher Intermediate frequency bandwidth (IFBW) 300 Hz or less Smoothing to 25 MHz (5% of 500 MHz bandwidth) Output power level in the range of –5 dBm to dBm for phase critical measurements 81 04/06/06 H.9 Measurements 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 With the test plug connected to the test baluns, measure the S11 time delay determined with an open circuit at the plug ends at 50 MHz (TDopen _ 50 MHz ) and 100 MHz (TDopen _ 100 MHz ) for each pair SP-3-4426-AD10-B, draft 4.0 (to be published asTIA/EIA-568-B.2-10) Place a short on the plug This short shall connect the pins of the pair under test at the tip of the plug and be no further than mm (0.12 in) from the point of contact Measure the S11 delay for each pair at 50 MHz (TDshort _ 50 MHz ) and 100 MHz (TDshort _ 100 MHz ) sequentially shorted in this manner A recommended procedure for establishing a suitable short delay correction is as follows: Select a plug that can be used for this procedure and is then discarded Three or more plugs are recommended Mount the plug rigidly onto a pyramid or other suitable impedance management fixture Measure the S11 round trip delay of the plug mated to the shorting jack on all pairs and record these value as Delayround trip plug jack Without removing the plug from the pyramid, trim the plastic ribs separating the blades, and solder a wire across all blades where they make contact with the jack Measure the S11 round trip delay of the plug on all pairs and record these value as Delayround trip plug To these values, subtract picoseconds for pairs 1,2; 4,5; and 7,8 and 14 picoseconds for pair 3,6 to account for the delay of the short spanning the plug blades Record these values as Delayadjusted round trip plug Determine the difference in round trip delay for each pair of the shorting jack as follows: Shorting Jack (round trip delay)= Delayround trip plug jack - Delayadjusted round trip plug When measuring the open and short delays for the test plug, the shorting jack values will need to be modified by the delay values calculated in step to determine the one way port extension (PE one way) as follows: PE one way = (Open(avg 50-100MHz)+(Short(avg 50-100MHz) – Shorting Jack(avg 50-100 MHz)))/4 The time delay for each wire pair is determined by the average of the open and short circuit time delay measurements at 50 MHz and 100 MHz (four numbers averaged) These time delay measurements represent round-trip time delays The one-way time delay is ½ of the round trip S11 delay For the purpose of NEXT loss measurements for each pair, the one-way time delays of the wire pairs involved in the measurement shall be used to set the port extension amount for each port as calculated in equation (H-1) PortExtension = TDopen _ 50 MHz + TDopen _ 100 MHz + TDshort _ 50 MHz + TDshort _ 100 MHz (H-1) NOTES, The time delay measurements are dependent on proximity to ground planes The positioning of the wire pairs should remain as constant as possible during all measurements The measurement accuracy of this method is approximately 20 ps in a round trip measurement, corresponding to a one-way distance of approximately mm (0.8 in) When the test plug NEXT loss is measured, the appropriate port extensions shall be applied after calibration to align the tp-rj data and the reference planes corresponding to the jack vector specified in table I.1 of ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.2-1 This may be done by turning port extensions of the network analyzer on and entering the calculated port extension constant for each port (1 and 2) of the network analyzer 82 SP-3-4426-AD10-B, draft 4.0 (to be published as TIA/EIA-568-B.2-10) 04/06/06 H.10 Alternative port extension procedure The following procedure is recommended for measuring the delay of each pair of the DUT for port extensions Create a reference short by applying copper foil tape to the mating face of a modular plug as shown in figure H.10 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Figure H.10 - Example of coaxial test head shorting plug Measure the S11 open and short delay (round trip delay) of each pair of the FEXT coaxial termination reference test head Calculate the average of these two measurements for each pair Divide the result by two (one way delay) (Measure the open delay with the fixture unterminated Measure the short delay with the shorting plug mated to the fixture.) Mate the test plug to the coaxial termination reference test head Use common mode impedance management of the plug leads Measure the through delay of each pair (S12), and record the result Calculate the delay of each pair of the test plug as the difference between the one way delay calculated in step and the through delay measured in step Subtract ps for pairs 12, 45, and 78, and 15 ps for pair 36 to obtain the port extension for each pair Average the time delay from steps through at 50 MHz and 100 MHz When the port extension values calculated according to equation (H-2) are applied to each port (for each pair) the reference planes of measurement will be aligned to the contact point at the nose of the plug PortExtension = TDthrough _ 50 MHz + TDthrough _ 100 MHz − TDopen _ 50 MHz + TDopen _ 100 MHz + TDshort _ 50 MHz + TDshort _ 100 MHz 28 29 83 (H-2) 04/06/06 SP-3-4426-AD10-B, draft 4.0 (to be published asTIA/EIA-568-B.2-10) Annex I Accuracy requirements for level IIIe field testers (normative) I.1 General 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 The level IIIe requirements in this annex are stated for baseline performance, permanent link and channel configurations The field tester performance for the channel and permanent link shall apply to the performance at the reference plane as shown in TIA/EIA-568-B-2.1, figures and respectively 17 I.2 18 19 20 The requirements in this annex shall apply in addition those stated in ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.2-1 Where requirements are tighter, the tighter requirements shall apply The methods to compare results from field testers with those obtained using laboratory equipment as defined in ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.2, The comparison measurement procedures in this annex shall apply except as stated in ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.2 The methods to compare results from field testers with those obtained using laboratory equipment as defined in annex J of ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.2 shall apply, except that the optional the “scatter plot method” as described in clause J.4.2 shall be replaced by the method described in clause I.2 of this annex The observed accuracy from comparison methods shall be in harmony with predicted measurement accuracy from performance parameters as defined in this annex Measurement performance requirements Table I.1 – Level IIIe field tester accuracy performance 21 Parameter Baseline field tester Dynamic range Amplitude resolution Frequency range and resolution Dynamic Accuracy NEXT Dynamic Accuracy ELFEXT Source/load return loss Random Noise Floor Field tester with Level IIIe permanent link adapter dB over test limit PP NEXT and FEXT 65 dB 1) PS NEXT and FEXT 62 dB 2) 0.1 Field tester with Level IIIe channel adapter dB dB – 31.25 MHz: 150 kHz 31.25–100 MHz:250 kHz 100 MHz – 250 MHz:500 kHz 250 MHz – 500 MHz: MHz ± 0.75 3) MHz ± 1.0 4) dB dB 20 – 12.5 log(f/100), 20 dB max 12.5 dB 18 – 12.5 log(f/100), 20 dB max., 12 dB 100 – 15 log(f/100) 90 dB max 95 – 15 log(f/100) 85 dB max dB dB Residual NEXT 65 – 20 log(f/100) 5) 60 – 20 log(f/100) 5,7) 54 – 20 log(f/100) 5) dB Residual FEXT 65 – 20 log(f/100) 5) 65 – 20 log(f/100) 5,8) 43.1 – 20 log(f/100) 5) dB Output Signal Balance Common Mode Rejection 40 - 20 log(f/100) 6) 37 - 20 log(f/100) 40 - 20 log(f/100) 6) 6) 37 - 20 log(f/100) 6) 84 dB dB SP-3-4426-AD10-B, draft 4.0 (to be published as TIA/EIA-568-B.2-10) Tracking MHz – 250 MHz: ± 0.5 dB 250 MHz – 500 MHz: ± {0.5 + 0.000667·(f-250)} dB ± 0.5 dB Directivity 04/06/06 (applicable when IL > 3dB) MHz – 300 MHz: 27-7log(f/100), 30 dB max 25-20log(f/100), dB dB 25 dB max, 15 dB 300 MHz – 500 MHz: 23.7 dB Source Match Return loss of Termination 20 dB (applicable when IL > 3dB) 20-15log(f/100), 25 dB max., 12.5 dB 20-20log(f/100), 20 dB max, 12 dB 16-15log(f/100), 25 dB max, 12 dB Notes are explained in table I.2 Table I.2 - Explanation of notes in table I.1 Note Description The dynamic range for pair-to-pair NEXT and FEXT is 65 dB minimum The dynamic range for power sum NEXT and power sum FEXT is 62 dB minimum Dynamic accuracy requirements shall be tested up to the specified dynamic range for NEXT and FEXT Dynamic accuracy ELFEXT assumes a dynamic accuracy requirement of ±0.75 dB for FEXT, which shall be tested, and that the dynamic accuracy performance for insertion loss and FEXT add to the ELFEXT dynamic accuracy shown It is assumed that the dynamic accuracy performance for ACR equals the dynamic accuracy for ELFEXT The verification of residual NEXT and FEXT is up to 85 dB maximum It is assumed that the frequency response changes at a 20 dB/decade rate Performance verification of Output Signal Balance and Common Mode Rejection is up to 50 dB maximum It is assumed that the frequency response changes at a 20 dB/decade rate Permanent link adapter plug NEXT loss shall be between the lower and upper ranges of test plugs as specified for category in IEC 60603-7 Compliance with this requirement can also be demonstrated by performing a comparison test as in TIA/EIA-568-B.2, Annex J In this case, a reference plug qualified per IEC 60603-7 shall be used to obtain the reference laboratory measurement Permanent link adapter plug FEXT loss shall be between the lower and upper ranges of test plugs as specified for category in IEC 60603-7 Compliance with this requirement can also be demonstrated by performing a comparison test as in TIA/EIA-568-B.2, Annex J In this case, a reference plug qualified per IEC 60603-7 shall be used to obtain the reference laboratory measurement 85 dB dB 04/06/06 10 I.3 SP-3-4426-AD10-B, draft 4.0 (to be published asTIA/EIA-568-B.2-10) Optional comparison method using the full frequency responses For insertion loss a comparison of the difference of highest insertion loss values reported by the field tester and network analyzer against the sum of field tester and network analyzer measurement accuracies at or near the maximum frequency of the reporting range of the field tester is sufficient The full frequency response evaluation method is applicable to NEXT loss, ELFEXT and return loss This method uses all data from the frequency response of the network analyzer and field tester that are within the minimum reporting range of the field tester The observed accuracy Acc obs at every frequency data point, is computed using equation (I-1) 11 12 13 14  L Rnwa Rft dB dB dB   20 20 + 10 20 − 10 =L + 20log10 Acc obs dB    (I-1) where: L is the pass/fail limit for the test configuration (permanent link or channel) in dB dB 15 16 Rft 17 18 Rnwa 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27        is the reading by the field tester at the frequency of the data point in dB dB dB is the reading by the network analyzer at the frequency of the data point in dB NOTE - Equation (I-1) computes the V/V equivalent noise floor from the difference of field tester and network analyzer readings; adds it to the V/V corresponding to the pass/fail limit; converts the total of a limit signal and equivalent noise signal back into a value in dB, and subtracts this value from the pass/fail limit itself to provide the observed accuracy at the pass/fail limit of the link under test An example of an observed accuracy plot is in figure I.1 86 SP-3-4426-AD10-B, draft 4.0 (to be published as TIA/EIA-568-B.2-10) 04/06/06 Example Observed vs Worst Case Computed Level IIIe Augmented Class E Channel Accuracy NEXT Accuracy in dB at Pass/Fail limit line ACC 12-36 ACC 12-45 ACC 12-78 ACC 36-45 ACC 36-78 ACC 45-78 Level IIIe Acc NWA acc Level IIIe+NWA acc 0 100 200 300 400 500 Frequency in MHz Figure I.1 – Example of observed Level IIIe accuracy In figure I.1 , the estimated measurement accuracy of a nominally compliant Level IIIe field tester, the estimated measurement accuracy of a network analyzer based measurement system, as well as the sum of network analyzer and nominally compliant field tester accuracies have been added to the observed measurement accuracies computed from the test data The nominal measurement accuracy of the field tester is no worse than ½ of what is predicted from computations that use performance parameters that are assumed worst case at all frequencies 87 04/06/06 SP-3-4426-AD10-B, draft 4.0 (to be published asTIA/EIA-568-B.2-10) Annex J Augmented category ScTP related specifications (normative) J.1 Figure K.1 shows the worst case augmented category channel modeling configuration K.2 show the worst case augmented category permanent link modeling configuration J.2 J.2.1 General Figure Insertion loss Cable insertion loss 10 11 12 13 For all frequencies from MHz to 500 MHz, augmented category ScTP horizontal cable insertion loss shall meet the values determined using equation (J-1) Cable insertion loss shall be measured in accordance with clause C.1 of ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.2 at 20 ± 3°C or corrected to a temperature of 20°C using the correction factors specified in clause 7.1.1 The values in table J.1 are provided for information only 14 InsertionLosscable _ ScTP _ 100m ≤ 1.82 f + 0.0169 f + 0.25 f ) dB 15 Table J.1 – Augmented category ScTP cable insertion loss 16 Frequency (MHz) 1.00 4.00 8.00 10.00 16.00 20.00 25.00 31.25 62.50 100.00 200.00 250.00 300.00 400.00 500.00 Insertion Loss (dB) 2.1 3.8 5.4 6.0 7.6 8.5 9.6 10.7 15.5 19.9 29.1 33.0 36.6 43.2 49.2 17 18 88 (J-1) SP-3-4426-AD10-B, draft 4.0 (to be published as TIA/EIA-568-B.2-10) 04/06/06 J.3 PSANEXT loss For all frequencies from MHz to 500 MHz, augmented category channel PSANEXT loss shall meet the values determined using the equations in table J.2 when ANEXT loss is measured in accordance with annex D Calculations that result in PSANEXT loss values greater than 67 dB shall revert to a requirement of 67 dB minimum The values in table J.3 are provided for information only Table J.2 – Augmented category ScTP channel PSANEXT loss Frequency (MHz) PSANEXT loss (dB) ≤ f < 100 100 ≤ f ≤ 500 62-10log(f /100) 62-15log(f/100) Table J.3 – Augmented category ScTP channel PSANEXT loss Frequency (MHz) 1.00 4.00 8.00 10.00 16.00 20.00 25.00 31.25 62.50 100.00 200.00 250.00 300.00 400.00 500.00 PSANEXT loss (dB) 67.0 67.0 67.0 67.0 67.0 67.0 67.0 67.0 64.0 62.0 57.5 56.0 54.8 53.0 51.5 10 11 J.4 12 13 14 The combined length of equipment cords, patch cords, and work area cords that use 50% insertion loss de-rating shall not be greater than 8.0 m (25.7 ft) Insertion loss de-rating length adjustment 89 04/06/06 SP-3-4426-AD10-B, draft 4.0 (to be published asTIA/EIA-568-B.2-10) Annex K Modeling configurations (informative) K.1 Figure K.1 shows the worst case augmented category channel modeling configuration K.2 shows the worst case augmented category permanent link modeling configuration General A C B TO D CP C1 ID Description A TO B CP C C1 D C2 E Work area cord Telecommunications outlet / connector Transition cabling Transition / consolidation point connector Horizontal cabling Horizontal cross-connect or interconnect Patch cord or jumper cable Horizontal cross-connect or interconnect Telecommunications room equipment cord 5m P 5m P 85 m P 2m P 3m E C2 Channel configuration 2m 1m 1m P P P 5m 5m NP P P NP 15 m 15 m 15 m P P P 1m 1m 1m P P P 2m 2m 2m 1m P NP NP 10 m P 1m NP NP NP = Not present in this channel model P = Present in this channel model Figure K.1 – Channel configuration C B TO 10 11 CP C1 ID Description TO B CP C C1 Telecommunications outlet / connector Transition cabling Transition / consolidation point connector Horizontal cabling Horizontal cross-connect or interconnect Permanent link configuration P P P P 5m 5m NP NP P P NP NP 85 m 15 m 15 m 10 m P P P P NP = Not present in this permanent link model P = Present in this permanent link model 12 Figure K.2 – Permanent link configuration 90 Figure ... 19.8 21.6 22.5 22.8 23.4 23.7 24.0 23.0 20.0 18.0 15.0 14.0 12.8 10. 9 9.5 10 29 04/06/06 SP- 3-4 426-AD10-B, draft 4.0 (to be published asTIA/EIA -5 6 8- B. 2-1 0) 7.4.5 Cabling return loss 7.4.5.1 For... of this Standard Annex K is informative and not considered a part of this Standard vii SP- 3-4 426-AD10-B, draft 4.0 (to be published as TIA/ EIA -5 6 8- B. 2-1 0) 1 04/06/06 INTRODUCTION This Standard. .. crosstalk Power sum alien near-end crosstalk Power sum far-end crosstalk 04/06/06 SP- 3-4 426-AD10-B, draft 4.0 (to be published asTIA/EIA -5 6 8- B. 2-1 0) TEST CONFIGURATIONS 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18