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Re: Active Fiber Audit

The only advice i could give is to have someone at the receiving end monitor input power on the fiber in question (with the reciever display), and put a slight bend on the fibers, one at a time, at the source end. A drop in input power will be your telltale sign. One wrap around a round bic pen usually puts about 1dB loss onto the fiber. Best only to do this on buffered patch cables. It's worked for me... (smokin)
Good luck.

> I could be going from patch panel to patch panel in the same building or it could go from patch panel to outside plant to a patch panel in another building.
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> > What is the best way to identify an active fiber without unplugging it?
> > For example: I am at the patch panel and need to find the other end. I can't unplug it to put a visible light on it and physically following it would be very time consuming. Any suggestions?
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