Section I. Introduction
Over half of all network problems are caused by faulty cables. And
with network speeds exponentially increasing, the need for affordable,
sophisticated test equipment is more apparent than ever before.
The Real World Certifier (RWC) and Network Tester is break-through-
technology that brings cable and network certification and testing to
a whole new level of reality. It opens up a whole new world of testing
opportunities to network cabling professionals and managers that, prior
to the Real World Certifier, could only dream of performing speed tests
on their cable and LAN devices and printing the results.
WORKSWITH UTP AND ALL ETHERNET DEVICES: Unlike traditional
certifiers, the RWC uses digital circuitry and digital testing techniques to
perform its tasks.These tests include traditional TIA568 cable verifica-
tion (length, opens, shorts, split pairs, wire map) for UTP (unshielded
twisted pair) plus RWC's own sophisticated crosstalk, timing and cable
parameter tests that yield a UTP cable's category (CAT3, CAT5, CAT5E,
CAT6) and speed capability (10, 100, 1000 MB)! And if you wish, the
RWC can use your own network devices (hubs, switches, PCs) to test
UTP cables with real live data! And, the Real World Certifier analyzes
links and data from all types of hubs, switches and PCs.It performs both
single sided tests for advertised speed (10, 100, 1000 MB and duplex)
and inline tests (between devices) for negotiated speed.The engine of
the RWC circuitry is capable of 1 nanosecond resolution.
WORKS WITH COAX CABLE: Use the RWC to test for the length of
the cable, opens, shorts, wiremap and distance to any faults that might
exist. As with UTP, coax can be toned with the toner feature and test
results can be stored for later printer in the RWC's flash memory. No
Real World Certification tests are performed on coax cable.
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