DKE German Commission for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies of DIN and VDE
DIN IEC/TR 62572-4
; DIN SPEC 40572-4:2013-09
Fibre optic active components and devices - Reliability - Part 4: Guideline for optical connector end-face cleaning methods for receptacle style optical transceivers (IEC 86C/1147/DTR:2013)
Aktive Lichtwellenleiterbauelemente und -geräte - Zuverlässigkeit - Teil 4: Leitfaden für optische Steckverbinderendflächenreinigungsverfahren für optische Transceiver in Buchsenbauform (IEC 86C/1147/DTR:2013)
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Technical Report
Overview
Generally, to maintain high reliability, optical connections require cleaning of the optical connector end-face. This Technical Report is a guideline for optical connector end-face cleaning methods for receptacle style optical transceivers. It includes details about handling receptacle style optical transceivers, internal structures of optical transceivers, information on cleaning tools and machines, applicable cleaning methods and cleaning procedures. The responsible committee is Subcommittee DKE/UK 412.2 "Komponenten für Kommunikationskabelanlagen" ("Components for communication cabling systems") of the DKE (German Commission for Electrical, Electronic and Information Technologies) at DIN and VDE.
