The TekRanger™ TFS3031 mini-OTDR (optical time domain reflectometer) features IntelliTrace™, a technology offering accuracy and ease of use in testing fiber optic networks. TekRanger, which replaces the FiberMini™, adds an optional disk drive and combines singlemode and multimode test capability in one instrument.
IntelliTrace provides precise results by adjusting acquisition parameters, such as pulse width and number of averages, as it automatically analyzes a fiber link. As a result, it can accurately measure small and closely spaced events, even over long distances. Near-in events are also captured because of a dead zone performance that allows one-button testing from 5 meters to more than 100 km. $8,900. Tektronix, Inc., (800) 426-2200.
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Copyright 1995 Nelson Publishing Inc.
June 1995