GR-326-CORE Singlemode Optical Connectors and Jumper Assemblies

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1 Preface...Preface 1 1. Introduction Purpose and Scope Target Audience Structure and Use of This Document Changes from Issue 2 of GR-326-CORE Requirements Terminology Requirement Labeling Conventions Numbering of Requirement and Related Objects Requirement, Conditional Requirement, and Objective Object Identification General Information Description Connector Applications General Requirements Documentation Packaging and Shipping Design Features Materials Cleanability Intermateability Latching Intermateability Requirements for Push-Pull Type Connectors Product Marking and Packaging Keying Specialty Fiber Safety Connector Tests and Criteria Test Samples Definitions Population Criteria Overview of Optical Performance Criteria Modifications and Conditions Measurement Error Jumper Cable Assembly Measurements Reflectance Increase Criteria Applicability Reflectance Criteria Applicability Handling of Nonconformance v

2 4.2.3 Damage Criteria Cleaning Procedures Cleaning Procedure A Cleaning Procedure B Statement of Criteria Performance of New Product Temperature, Humidity, Condensation Tests Thermal Age Test Thermal Cycle Test Humidity Aging Test Humidity / Condensation Cycling Test Dry-Out Step Post-Condensation Thermal Cycle Test Mechanical Tests Vibration Test Flex Test Twist Test Proof Test Transmission With Applied Tensile Load Equilibrium Tensile Loading Impact Test Durability End of Test Criteria Materials and Environmental Tests Dust Test Adhesive Testing Airborne Contaminants Salt Spray Immersion/Corrosion Test Groundwater Immersion Geometry Requirements Ferrule Endface Geometry for Non-Angled Physical Contact Connectors Endface Geometry Requirements for Angled Physical Contact (APC) Connectors Endface Geometry Measurement Areas Connector Installation Facilities for Product Testing Ambient Laboratory Conditions Optical Measurements Transmission Measurement Facility Measurement of Optical Loss with a Transmission Measurement Facility vi ab

3 Measurement of Reflectance with a Transmission Measurement Facility OTDR Measurement Facility Measurement of Optical Loss with an OTDR Measurement of Reflectance with an OTDR Product Test Facilities Environmental Tests Vibration Test Jumper Tension Test Fixture Durability Test Impact Test Adhesive Test Dust Test Groundwater Immersion Test Service Life Tests Service Life Tests New Product Measurements Tensile Tests Reliability Tests Description of Reliability Tests Reliability Test Samples Type of Sample Sample Size Criteria to be Applied to Reliability Tests Reliability Assurance Program Reliability Testing Manufacturing and Process Control Materials and Components Quality Levels Materials and Components Requirements Vendor Qualification Part Qualification Qualification of Epoxies Raw Material Specifications Determination of Acceptability of Raw Materials Reliability Controls Feedback and Corrective Action Physical Design Contact of Dissimilar Metals Flammability Manufacturing and Assembly Training vii

4 Product Documentation Product Inspection Segregation of Nonconforming Material Storage and Handling of the Product Product Assembly Product Traceability Customer Complaints Field Trials Statistical Process Control and Quality Data Manufacturer Testing Test Documentation In-Process Testing Finished Goods Testing Test Data Connector Adapters Replacement of Testing Parts Calibration Product Qualification Testing Repeat of Initial Qualification Testing Periodic Requalification Test Schedule Requirement-Object List...ROL 1 References... References 1 Glossary...Glossary 1 Requirement-Object Index... ROI 1 viii ab

5 List of Figures List of Figures Figures Figure 2-1. Sample Connector Assembly with One Plug Removed Figure 3-1. SC Connector Plug Figure 3-2. FC Connector Plug Figure 3-3. SC Connector Reference Plane Figure 3-4. FC Connector Reference Plane Figure 3-5. The Latch Spacing in SC Adapters Figure 4-1. Pigtail Assembly Figure 4-2. Jumper Cable Assembly Figure 4-3. Thermal Cycle Profile Figure 4-4. Temperature/Humidity Profile for Humidity/Condensation Test Figure 4-5. Dust Test Flow Chart Figure 4-6. Ferrule Endface Geometry Figure 4-7. The Maximum Allowed Fiber Undercut for a Ferrule Radius of Curvature Between 7 mm and 25 mm Figure 4-8. Dome Offset for APC Connectors Figure 4-9. The Connector Endface Geometry Measurement Areas Figure Connector Installation Test Figure 5-1. Transmission Measurement Facility Figure 5-2. Cutback Measurement Location (Transmission) Figure 5-3. OTDR Measurement Facility Figure 5-4. OTDR Response to a Connector Figure 5-5. Cutback Measurement Location (OTDR) Figure 5-6. Jumper Test Facility Figure 5-7. Impact Test Facility Figure 5-8. Adhesive Test Facility Figure 5-9. Dust Exposure Sample Groups Figure Dust Test Facility ix

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7 List of Tables List of Tables Tables Table 1-1. Changes from GR-326-CORE, Issue 2 to Table 3-1. Reflectance Color Code Table 4-1. List of Connector Tests Table 4-2. Summary of Optical Performance Criteria: Loss Table 4-3. Summary of Optical Performance Criteria: Reflectance Table 4-4. Test Conditions for the Thermal Age Test Table 4-5. Test Conditions for the Thermal Cycle Test Table 4-6. Test Conditions for the Humidity Aging Test Table 4-7. Test Conditions for the Humidity / Condensation Cycling Test Table 4-8. Number of Turns for Twist Test Table 4-9. Tensile Loads for Transmission with Applied Load Table Small Form Factor Connector Tensile Loads for Transmission with Applied Load Table Airborne Contaminants Test Gases Table Operating Parameters for the Salt Spray Test Table 5-1. Particle Size Distribution Table 5-2. Chemical Composition Table 5-3. Organism Exposure for Completed Splices Table 6-1. Service Life Tests Table 7-1. Reliability Tests Table 7-2. Lot Tolerance Percent Defective Table Table 8-1. Definition of Quality Levels xi