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Testing cable performance with a PC & loopback
Dear All, I really appreciate everybody's help in figuring this out! It seems that most newer certifiers are designed for high-frequency (Cat6e and higher) applications. Since our client only uses Cat5e, it seems that something like a used Agilent Wirescope 155 or Wavetek IDEAL LT8155... -
Testing cable performance with a PC & loopback
Dear All, Thank you very much for the opinions. Based on the feedback, we decided to get a certification tester. We may get into building some fiber-optic assemblies as well, and it looks like a lot of testers nowadays have the capability to test fiber connections. I tried to do some research... -
Testing cable performance with a PC & loopback
Dear All, I work in a harness manufacturing facility, and a client requested us to run a "connectivity test at 10 Mbit minimum" on a particular harness component which is a Cat5e cable. My understanding is that such tests are usually done with certification testers, but investing in one will...
