Additionally, this tester performs all Power Sum measurements up to 300 MHz, providing ample headroom head·room 
n.
1. Space above one's head, as in a motor vehicle, above a doorway, or in a tunnel; clearance.

2. Electronics Dynamic headroom.  for certifying cabling well beyond the draft Category 6 requirements.

The skyrocketing need for bandwidth has driven many corporations to install Category 5e cabling and will prompt many more to migrate to Category 6/Class E cabling when this standard is fully ratified rat·i·fy 
tr.v. rat·i·fied, rat·i·fy·ing, rat·i·fies
To approve and give formal sanction to; confirm. See Synonyms at approve. . Wavetek realizes that these higher-speed networks have a smaller margin of error between data transmission bit rates and the maximum physical capacity of cabling.

This change in error rates has led to a tightening of most RF parameters and the need to test to Level III accuracy. The LT 8600 easily meets these new testing requirements, while providing maximum flexibility for both high-throughput testing and/or in-depth diagnostic analysis.

Additionally, Wavetek understands that the currently defined Category 6/Class E standard is pushing copper links with RJ45-style connectors to its maximum limit. It is no longer possible for installers to simply assume full mix-and-match compatibility.

However, Category 6/Class E performance can be achieved with certain "tuned combinations" of connectors and plugs. Wavetek is helping its LT 8600 users achieve this performance by working with all leading cable and connector manufacturers to facilitate this requirement.

"The LT 8600 offers a unique combination of a full feature set, aggressive pricing, sophisticated testing metrics metrics Managed care A popular term for standards by which the quality of a product, service, or outcome of a particular form of Pt management is evaluated. See TQM.  and comprehensive management of test data," said Caroline Chen, Wavetek's senior product marketing manager. "Installers will appreciate Wavetek's design of a cost-effective, high-performance instrument that allows them to serve Category 6/Class E installation and testing opportunities and still maintain their competitive edge."

The advanced features of the LT 8600 include headroom measurement, Return Loss, Power Sum NEXT, ACR See riser card. , and ELFEXT (Equal Level FEXT) A calculation that normalizes the results of a FEXT measurement, because it takes attenuation into account. It is derived by subtracting the attenuation of the interfering pair from the far end crosstalk (FEXT) that it has caused in the interfered  tests up to 300 MHz. Testing high-complexity, multi-standard cable installations is simplified by the unit's Autotest function and comprehensive graphical plots. In addition, the LT 8600 offers a storage capacity of up to 1500 test records, provides support of up to 15 different tests individually or in a test suite, and offers support for multiple remote handsets. The LT 8600 can also test both single-mode and multi-mode fiberSee multimode fiber.
..... Click the link for more information. optic cabling through the FiberKit+ option. The LT 8600 offers the same easy-to-use interface as the LT 8000 Series Lan Cable testers without the need for training to get started.

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