What Is OTDR Blind Area?-
If the blind area is too long, some connectors may be missed, and technicians can''t identify them, which makes the work of locating potential problems even more difficult. The short attenuation blind area
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Looking the opposite way, from a low attenuation fiber to a high attenuation fiber, we find the backscatter goes up, making the measured loss less than it actually is. In
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Dead Zones Dead zones originate from reflective events (connectors, mechanical splices, etc.) along the link, and they affect the OTDR''s ability to accurately measure attenuation on shorter links and
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