Fibah
Rando
Nodes
Entra the fray
Hardline
100

This connector is blue, and has a "flat" surface

What is UPC (Ultra-polished Connector)?

100

To properly open the housing on a Vecima Entra node (Per Vecima), you must do what?

Loosen the screws in descending order, starting with number 10

100

The levels on this node cannot be physically adjusted

What is a Vecima Entra?

100

True or False: Each of the 6 output legs can output power and RF?

What is False?

100

This is used to connect hardline to either a passive or active device

What is a pin connector?

200

This connector is green and has an angled surface

What is an APC (Angled Physical Contact)?

200

When talking about Fiber, UPC Stands for this and has this color

Ultra Physical Contact, Blue

200

The return test point on a node or amp can be used to see what?

What is the return spectrum (with possible ingress)

200

When replacing the SFP, you must do this

What is tune the SFP to the correct upstream ITU channel?

200

This is used to connect two plant devices, either passive or active, together

What is a housing to housing?

300

This connector is used in our RPHY nodes

What is LC-UPC?

300

True or False: 1550nm is a higher frequency than 1310nm

What is False?

300

This test is used to "Proof" your node or amplifier and ensure it is attenuating properly

What is a loopback test?

300

When sweeping in a Vecima Entra node, you must do this to activate sweep

What is turn sweep on in Xpertrak?

300

This has both a 75 ohm resistor and a capacitor inside

What is an end of line terminator?

400

This is what our fibers plug into when using an RPHY node

What is an SFP?

400

What does dBm stand for?

deciBels milliWatts

400

This is the acceptable light levels at a Vecima RPD

What is -7 - -22dBm

400

These programs are used to monitor the Vecima Entra node remotely

What is Ceeview and RPM? Bonus for mentioning RPD Viewmaster

400

This is used to insert power into the network

What is a power inserter?

500

This is the type of multiplexing used to transmit signal over fiber in an Innotrans and RPHY architecture

What is DWDM (Dense Wave Division Multiplexing)?

500

These two phenomena can cause RFI

What are Spark-gaps and Corona?

500

If MER is low on the output of a Vecima Entra 8100, this piece would be the most likely culprit

What is the RFAM?

500

These are your DC voltages present in a Vecima Entra node, and can be checked at the DC power cord

What are 34VDC and 5VDC?

500

This can be used to connect RG-6 cabling to hardline

What is a BAFF, bulkhead or Pin-to-F?