Splices
The splice defines the method used to join individual fiber strands together. Open the Fiber Splice setup dialog by clicking on File > OpenComms Settings > OSP – Fiber > Splices to display the following setup dialog:
Editing a Splice Model
- Select a splice from the Splice List. Highlighting the splice loads the information into the dialog box.
- Edit the Splice Attributes input fields.
- Click Update to save changes into the spec file.
Creating a Splice Model
- Key in the splice model name.
- Key in the Manufacturer name and Cost.
- Key in the losses, in dBs, for each frequency into the corresponding fields.
- Click Add to save the splice into the spec file.
Bentley Fiber performs loss calculations on a fiber network for up to eight different frequencies. The actual value and quantity of these frequencies are defined using the Engineering Calculations described in chapter 8 of this manual.
The key to inputting the correct losses into the frequency fields is that the frequency numbers correspond to the defined frequencies in this pattern:
- Frequency #1 corresponds to the lowest frequency defined in the Engineering Calculations section.
- Frequency #2 corresponds to the second lowest frequency defined in the Engineering Calculations section.
- Frequency #3 corresponds to the third lowest frequency and so on until all of the frequencies defined in the Engineering Calculations section have been entered.
Deleting a Splice Model