Data record `std.tia-568-3-e.field-test.reference-method`

Verified 2026-10-25 Confidence: High

Clause 7.3.1 of ANSI/TIA-568.3-E (2022) names the one-cord reference as the preferred method for testing links, calls for a three-cord reference when testing channels so that the equipment connections are excluded, and asks that the reference method be recorded with the results.

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Step	Item	Detail
Source	ANSI/TIA-568.3-E	Licensed standard, clause 7.3.1
Data record	std.tia-568-3-e.field-test.reference-method	Verified 2026-10-25
Entry	ANSI/TIA-568.3-E	No revisions

Subject: ANSI/TIA-568.3-E (Standards)
Kind: Method fact
Source: ANSI/TIA-568.3-E, 2022 edition, clause 7.3.1, page 45, Optical Fiber Cabling and Components Standard, TIA.

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Date	Change
2026-10-25	created
2026-10-25	review_status unreviewed -> software_reviewed

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  year = {2026},
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