This part of IEC 61300, evaluates the behaviour of a fibre optic mechanical splice, a fibre management system, a protective housing or a hardened connector after being subjected to a specified number of assembly and disassembly operations.
The test procedures described in this document simulate conditions that the component can encounter during its service lifetime to check the following performance characteristics:
capability of an optical mechanical splice to be reinstalled after being disassembled;
capability to reintroduce fibre management systems and protective housings, accessing fibres and optical components and making reconfigurations without disturbing transmission in adjacent fibre circuits;
sealing performance of the protective housing after frequent opening and closing operations;
sealing performance of the hardened connector after frequent mating and demating operations.
IEC 61300-2-33 Ed.4.0
EN IEC 61300-2-33 Ed.4.0