EN IEC 61280-4-2:2024/prA1:2025

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-februar-2026
Postopki za preskušanje optičnih komunikacijskih podsistemov - 4-2. del:
Kabelska inštalacija - Meritve slabljenja v enorodovnih vlaknih in optičnih
povratnih izgub - Dopolnilo A1
Amendment 1 - Fibre-optic communication subsystem test procedures - Part 4-2:
Installed cabling plant - Single-mode attenuation and optical return loss measurements
Prüfverfahren für Lichtwellenleiter-Kommunikationsuntersysteme - Teil 4-2: Installierte
Kabelanlagen - Einmoden-Dämpfungs- und optische Rückflussdämpfungsmessung
Procédures d’essai des sous-systèmes de télécommunication fibroniques - Partie 4-2:
Installations câblées - Mesures de l'affaiblissement de réflexion optique et de
l'affaiblissement des fibres unimodales
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 61280-4-2:2024/prA1:2025
ICS:
33.180.01 Sistemi z optičnimi vlakni na Fibre optic systems in
splošno general
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

86C/1997/CDV
COMMITTEE DRAFT FOR VOTE (CDV)
PROJECT NUMBER:
IEC 61280-4-2/AMD1 ED3
DATE OF CIRCULATION: CLOSING DATE FOR VOTING:
2025-11-28 2026-02-20
SUPERSEDES DOCUMENTS:
86C/1984/CD, 86C/1989A/CC
IEC SC 86C : FIBRE OPTIC SYSTEMS, SENSING AND ACTIVE DEVICES
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United States of America Mr Fred Heismann
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TITLE:
Amendment 1 - Fibre-optic communication subsystem test procedures - Part 4-2: Installed
cabling plant - Single-mode attenuation and optical return loss measurements

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1 INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
2 ____________
4 FIBRE-OPTIC COMMUNICATION SUBSYSTEM TEST PROCEDURES –
6 Part 4-2: Installed cabling plant – Single-mode attenuation
7 and return loss measurements
9 AMENDMENT 1
11 FOREWORD
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48 Amendment 1 to IEC 61280-4-2:2024 has been prepared by subcommittee 86C: Fibre optic
49 systems and active devices, of IEC technical committee 86: Fibre optics.
50 The text of this Amendment is based on the following documents:
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86C/XX/FDIS 86C/XX/RVD
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64 • revised.
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68 INTRODUCTION
69 Add, after the last sentence of the first paragraph, the following new text:
70 This document focusses on attenuation and optical return loss measurements of installed point-
71 to-point cabling plants using single-mode fibres and connectors with cylindrical ferrules.
72 Attenuation and optical return loss measurements of installed passive optical networks using
73 single-mode fibres are described in IEC 61280-4-3, whereas attenuation measurements of
74 installed cabling plants using multi-fibre MPO connectors and single-mode or multimode fibres
75 are covered in IEC 61280-4-5.
76 Attenuation measurements of installed point-to-point cabling plants using multimode fibres and
77 connectors with cylindrical ferrules are defined in IEC 61280-4-1.
80 2  Normative references
81 Add, to the second entry in the list of references, the year of publication “2022” of Edition 3.0,
82 so that the second entry reads as follows:
83 IEC 61300-3-35:2022, Fibre optic interconnecting devices and passive components − Basic test
84 and measurement procedures − Part 3-35: Examinations and measurements − Visual inspection
85 of fibre optic connectors and fibre-stub transceivers
88 3.1 Terms and definitions
89 Add the following terms and definitions after the last existing term 3.1.15:
90 3.1.16
91 non-linear surface irregularity
92 non-linear anomaly detected by the microscope on the surface of the fibre or ferrule end face
93 Note 1 to entry: Linear surface irregularities are excluded from this definition.
94 Note 2 to entry: Non-linear surface irregularities can be caused, for example, by pits in the connector end face or by
95 foreign material on the surface of the end face.
96 3.1.17
97 size of non-linear surface irregularity
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98 diameter of the smallest circle that can encompass the entire non-linear surface irregularity
99 3.1.18
100 linear surface irregularity
101 linear anomaly detected by the microscope on the surface of the fibre end face, where the width
102 of the anomaly is smaller than or equal to one fifth of its length
103 Note 1 to entry: Linear surface irregularities can be caused, for example, by scratches in the connector end face or
104 by micro fibres on the surface of the end face.
105 Note 2 to entry: The width of the linear surface irregularly is the maximum width along the irregularity.
106 3.1.19
107 contact area
108 diameter of 250 µm centred about the ferrule axis
111 6.9  Connector end-face cleaning and inspection equipment
112 Replace the entire existing text of 6.9 with the following new text:
113 6.9.1  General
114 Cleaning equipment (including apparatus, materials, and substances) and the methods to be
115 used for cleaning should be in accordance with IEC TR 62627-01. Connector suppliers’
116 instructions should be consulted where doubt exists as to the suitability of particular equipment
117 and cleaning methods.
118 A microscope is required to verify that the connector end faces of the test cords and cabling
119 are clean and free of excessive damage. A direct view or video microscope (with or without
120 automated analysis) as described in IEC 61300-3-35:2022, 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4 should be
121 used. The microscope shal
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