SIST EN 61280-2-8:2004

SLOVENSKI SIST EN 61280-2-8:2004

STANDARD
september 2004
Preskusni postopki komunikacijskega podsistema optičnih vlaken – Digitalni
sistemi – 2-8. del: Ugotavljanje nizkega razmerja bitne napake (BER) s
pomočjo meritev Q-faktorja (IEC 61280-2-8:2003)*
Fibre optic communication subsystem test procedures - Digital systems - Part 2-8:
Determination of low BER using Q-factor measurements (IEC 61280-2-8:2003)
ICS 33.180.01 Referenčna številka
SIST EN 61280-2-8:2004(en)
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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 61280-2-8
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM April 2003

ICS 33.180.10


English version


Fibre optic communication subsystem test procedures -
Digital systems
Part 2-8: Determination of low BER using Q-factor measurements
(IEC 61280-2-8:2003)


Procédures d'essai des sous-systèmes  Prüfverfahren für Lichtwellenleiter-
de télécommunications à fibres optiques - Kommunikationsuntersysteme -
Systèmes numériques Digitale Systeme
Partie 2-8: Détermination du faible Teil 2-8: Bestimmung von geringen
Taux d'Erreur Binaire (TEB) Bitfehlerverhältnissen (BERs)
en utilisant les mesures du facteur Q mit Hilfe von Q-Faktormessungen
(CEI 61280-2-8:2003) (IEC 61280-2-8:2003)






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comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European
Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.

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Ref. No. EN 61280-2-8:2003 E

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EN 61280-2-8:2003 - 2 -
Foreword

The text of document 86C/485/FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 61280-2-8, prepared by SC 86C, Fibre optic
systems and active devices, of IEC TC 86, Fibre optics, was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel
vote and was approved by CENELEC as EN 61280-2-8 on 2003-03-01.

The following dates were fixed:

– latest date by which the EN has to be implemented
 at national level by publication of an identical
 national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2003-12-01

– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
 with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2006-03-01

Annexes designated "normative" are part of the body of the standard.
Annexes designated "informative" are given for information only.
In this standard, annex A is normative and annex B is informative.
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Endorsement notice

The text of the International Standard IEC 61280-2-8:2003 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
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INTERNATIONAL IEC
STANDARD 61280-2-8
First edition
2003-02
Fibre optic communication subsystem test
procedures – Digital systems
Part 2-8:
Determination of low BER
using Q-factor measurements
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