Test Method

Sections

Electrical Tests of Insulation-In-Process

4 - 8

DC proof test

8

Insulation defect or fault rate

7

Spark test

6

Electrical Tests of Completed Wire and Cable

9 - 51

Attenuation

24

Attenuation, effects due to aging

31

Attenuation, effects due to elevated temperature

29

Attenuation, effects due to humidity

30

Attenuation to crosstalk ratio-far end (ACR-F)

28

Attenuation to crosstalk ratio-near end (ACR-N)

26

Capacitance deviation

19

Capacitance difference

20

Capacitance unbalance, Pair-to-ground (CUPG)

22

Capacitance unbalance, Pair-to-pair (CUPP)

21

Capacitance unbalance, Pair-to-support wire

23

Characteristic Impedance-Method 1 Propagation constant
and capacitance

47

Characteristic Impedance-Method 2, Single-ended
measurements

48

Characteristic Impedance-Method 3 Least Squares Function Fit

49

Coaxial capacitance (capacitance to water)

17

Conductor continuity

11

Conductor resistance (CR)

13

Conductor resistance unbalance (CRU of pairs)

15

Continuity of other metallic elements

12

Crosses test (continuity between wires of different pairs)

35

Crosstalk loss, far-end

27

Crosstalk loss, near-end

25

DC proof test, Core-to-internal shield (screen)

40

DC proof test, Core-to-shield

38

DC proof test, Core-to-support wire

39

DC proof test, Internal shield (screen)-to-shield

41

DC proof test, Other required isolations

42

DC proof test, Wire-to-wire

37

Fault rate test (air core only)

33

Insulation resistance (IR)

32

Jacket voltage breakdown rating test

36

Mutual capacitance (CM)

18

Mutual conductance

16

Phase Constant

44

Phase Delay

45

Phase Velocity

46

Resistance of other metallic cable elements

14

Shorts test (continuity between wires of a pair)

34

Structural Return Loss and Return Loss

50

Unbalance attenuation (conversion losses)

51

Voltage surge test

43