The Importance Of Network Cable Testing
It is imperative to test a new network cable after the installation with cable testing tools. Many things can go wrong during the installation process such as cables being damaged, insulation can break and connections may not be properly terminated. In addition, electrical disturbance and environmental components can also affect network execution. Most times, after completing a network installation project, it is a requirement to produce a report stating that each and every cable passes the many parameters required. Cable testing ensures the customer that all work has been done to required standard. Testing of network cables will also prevent the client calling down the road to say he tried to patch a new port and the connection is not working, therefore it must be a bad cable.
Network cable testing largely depends on the purpose of the cabling. For instance, if it is a telephone cable, it will require less parameters during the tests, but if it is Category 5e or Category 6 data cable, it will require a detailed series of tests to ensure that it will be able to cover the needed data rate. The tests are much more stringent at this level.
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