BRIS (ER 10-22,23-18) Flashcards
Bonding option 2
power company ground conductor (ground wire)
Why must there be a notch in the dielectric cutting blade?
to prevent nicking or scoring of the center conductor
Plastic fasteners must be
UV and ozone stable
Inside drop cable should never be run how?
under carpets, over or through door frames, or through windows
This type of cable should bu used in the vertical run of a shaft or from floor to floor in MDU.
CATVR
cable clips must be spaced every to vertically.
30 to 36 inches
drop clearance from phone at mid-span
6 inches
Premises Drop Cable that must be replaced if found.
All premises drop cables with copper braid wires
All premises drop cables that have a solid dielectric material
All drop cables that do not have the inner foil bonded to the dielectric
All Series 59 size indoor drop cables interfering with proper RF signal reception (must be
replaced with new Series 6 drop cable)
All new construction homes must have what installed in the trench?
conduit or cable-in-conduit
DOCSIS Transmit Power Maximum Level
less than or equal to 54 dBmV
When cutting input and output cables for placement at the service distribution point,
enough cable must be left to make a______
on each cable
5-inch-diameter drip loop
drop clearance over residential driveways subject to truck traffic
15.5 feet
Aerial service drops must NEVER me attached to
power service mast, tv antennas, chimneys, lightning rods, or gutters
Requirements for Cables used for RF signal distribution in all new installations
Minimum size Series 6
minimum foil-braid-foil, tri-shield configuration that includes a bonded inner foil tape, outer foil tape bonded to the jacket, and at least 77% braid coverage
ANSI/SCTE 161 2009
Drop Amplifiers
Bonding option 6
Grounded interior metal cold water piping system
Digital 256 QAM Minimum level at CPE
-8 dBmV
Legacy drop installations can forgo a drop clamp only if this is done properly.
2-4-4
How many splices are allowed in a new aerial drop installation?
Zero
Bonding option 4
grounded metal conduit if the power mast, or the metal conduit between the power meter and the circuit breaker cabinet
Underground drop cable restorations requiring splicing must allow only ______
in any cable longer than 60 feet and not crossing a driveway
two splices
What must be in amplifiers with a passive port to prevent ingress in the event DC power is removed?
a mechanism to properly terminate the internally amplified legs.
BER Post-FEC Minimum Threshold at CPE
<1.0E-09
max length of jumper between wall plate and cpe
6 feet
drop clearance from power at the house
12 inches
ANSI/SCTE 123 2011
F-Connectors minimum mechanical and electrical specs
The bonding wire attachment must accommodate wire sizes from
#6 AWG to #14 AWG solid copper
outside entry holes must be sealed with
RTV sealant
When using bonding option 6, if a water meter is present, what is needed?
6 AWG copper wire to jump across meter
cable clips must be spaced every _ to _ inches horizontally
18 to 24 inches
What should a temporary drop run along to prevent tripping or entanglement?
an existing fence line
What is required to be installed over the drop cable where it enters house?
an outside feed-through bushing
what part of floor/ceiling joist span is prohibited from drilling through?
the middle one-third
What should be done before to drop before installing a connector
Disconnect drop from live plant to minimize inadvertent injection of noise
the grounding conductor is made of
solid copper
All new underground installations and cable replacements must have the cable installed in
an approved conduit
grounding conductor for bonding Series-11 or QR-320 drop cable.
6 AWG
All new drop installations must used these for dead-ending messengered drop cable.
approved drop clamps
ANSI/SCTE 129 2007
Drop Passives: Bonding Blocks
Bonding option 1B
the structure’s grounding bridge
length of grounding conductor or ground wire shall not exceed ____ in length.
20 feet
All unused tap ports must be terminated using
locking terminators with internal 75-
ohm resistors
drop clearance from phone at the house
6 inches
Passive Devices that must be replaced
Any splice or passive device that appears corroded, that is moist or wet inside, or that shows
any other signs of moisture contamination; in such cases, the connector as well as the
device it was connected to shall be replaced
Any splitter or passives with a bandwidth of less than 1,002 MHz (1 GHz)
Any splitter or passives that do not support a minimum return bandwidth of 5 MHz to 42 MH
Connectors that must be replaced:
All hex-crimp type connectors
All screw-on type connectors (i.e. connectors that thread onto the drop cable)
All push-on type connectors
All external non-weather-tight connectors must be replaced or weather proofed
o Thread sealing sleeves of the appropriate length must be installed onto all external
connections including inside pedestals and service distribution enclosures.
All connectors that are corroded, moist or wet inside, have a black center conductor, or show
other signs of moisture contamination inside the connector
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
Bonding option 3
directly to the power company grounding electrode (ground rod)
For mobile home installations, the enclosure must be mounted to what?
service pole
Cable used for underground installations must have what type of jacket?
polyethylene (PE)
Legacy STB Upstream Power Maximum Level
57 dBmV
Underground drop cable must extend a minimum of ___above the tap at the
pedestal or vault.
12 inches
Analog Video Maximum Level at CPE
15 dBmV
Clip guns must use what to prevent crushing the cable?
half-round plastic insert
drop clearance over residential driveways not subject to truck traffic
11.5 feet
This feature is required and allows amplifiers to be powered via one of the connected output drop cables.
Remote Powering
In an aerial installation, the length of a trap/filter which is installed on a tap must not
exceed
the length of a locking terminator
drop clearance above all points above a flat roof
10.5 feet
drop clearance from power at mid-span
24 inches