★ Test & Certification
Tier 1 and Tier 2 certification testing for data centres and enterprise networks — calibrated equipment, recognised methods and reports that clients, consultants and manufacturers accept first time.
Tier 2 OTDR testing at the patch panel — every connector and splice located and measured.
★ Why It Matters
A fibre link is only as good as the evidence behind it. Certification testing proves the installation meets the design and the standard — and it is usually what stands between a contractor and payment, or a client and a manufacturer warranty.
We test new installations at handover and existing networks before upgrades, and we deliver native result files plus a clear summary that anyone on the project can read.
An OTDR trace shows where loss happens along the link: reflective connectors, non-reflective splices, bends and the fibre end.
Tier 1 vs Tier 2
Tier 1 testing uses a light source and power meter (OLTS) to measure total insertion loss and length — the pass/fail figure most specifications ask for.
Tier 2 adds bi-directional OTDR. The trace shows the loss of every connector and splice and where it sits on the route, so a failing link can be located and fixed instead of guessed at.
Services
New builds, handovers, upgrades and fault finding.
Bi-directional OTDR traces for every link, with event tables and loss against your budget.
Insertion loss and length using light source and power meter, with recorded reference method.
Every connector inspected and cleaned to IEC 61300-3-35 before it is tested or handed over.
Baseline testing before 100G, 400G and 800G migrations so the optics work first time.
OTDR location of breaks, macro-bends and high-loss events on existing routes.
Failing links cleaned, re-terminated or re-spliced and retested — you get a complete pass set.
Process
Standards
We test to the standard named in your specification, or to the recognised methods below.
Deliverables
FAQ
Tier 1 measures total loss and length of a link. Tier 2 adds OTDR testing, which shows where loss occurs along the link — at each connector and splice — so problems can be located and fixed.
We test to the methods manufacturers require and supply native result files. Tell us which warranty programme applies so we can confirm the exact reporting format.
A one-way OTDR measurement can show a splice as a gain or exaggerate its loss when the two fibres differ. Averaging both directions gives the true event loss.
Yes. We can clean, re-terminate or re-splice failing links and retest, so you receive a complete pass set rather than a list of problems.
Tell us the number of links, fibre type and the standard you need to meet.
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