The most common causes of fiber optic malfunctions. Anyone who is ever done network troubleshooting knows it is a complicated process, so it is helpful to know where to start looking for a problem. To help you make an educated guess about the cause of your network is troubles, here are some of the most common fiber optic cable problems with their possible causes:
- Broken fibers because of physical stress or excessive bending
- Insufficient transmitting power
- Excessive signal loss due to a cable span that is too long
- Excessive signal loss due to a contaminated connector
- Excessive signal loss due to faulty splices or connectors
- Excessive signal loss due to having too many splices or connectors
- Faulty connection of fiber to the patch panel or in the splice tray