SRP 003-126, Issue 1
STANDARD RECOMMENDED PROCEDURE 003-126 | ISSUE 1 | OCTOBER 2012| PAGE 1 OF 9
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Pretium
EDGE
®
Tap Module
Installation and Testing
1. General
1.1 This procedure describes Pretium EDGE
Tap Modules, which are available for both multimode
and single mode applications. Compatible with all
Pretium EDGE rack-mountable connector housings,
TAP modules have twelve front-mounted shuttered
LC adapters and two MTP
®
connectors in back
(Figure 1).
1.2
Themodulecontains12beropticsplitterswhichdividetheincomingopticalsignalsintotwo
outputs,oneforlivelinktrafcandoneformonitoring.Themonitortrafcisroutedviathe“TAP”-labeled
MTPconnectortoamonitoringdevicewhichltersthedataandsendsittovarioussoftwaretoolsfor
analysis, where it is then viewed in application-layer software for security threats, performance issues, or
system optimization.
IMPORTANT:
Please note that Tap module systems have two outputs for each input, which may
requiretwopowermeters,anddependingonthesystemconguration,possiblyrequireanadditional
craftsperson in another location.
1.4 If this procedure is reissued, a summary of the changes will appear in this paragraph.
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MADE IN MEXICO
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HPA-0753
related literature |
SRP-003-794, Pretium EDGE
®
Solution
SRP-006-136,MultiberConnectorandPortCleaningwiththeTKT-CLEAN-MFC-Mkit
table of contents |
1. General .................................................................................................................................................1
2. Precautions ...........................................................................................................................................2
3. Tools and Materials ...............................................................................................................................2
4. Connector and Adapter Cleaning ..........................................................................................................2
5. Calculating System Loss .Budgets .......................................................................................................3
6. The Functionality of the Tap Module Splitters .......................................................................................5
7. Installing Pretium EDGE Tap Modules ...................................................................................................6
8. Referencing the Test Equipment for a Tap Module ...............................................................................6
9. Testing Pretium EDGETap Modules .....................................................................................................8