Alien Xtalk solutions Vega 1028
The measuring system AESA VEGA 1028 is a high quality instrument with state-of-the-art measurement technology, that is fast, reliable and very accurate. It is supplied with a high end computer system. The tester can be equipped with a full range of software and hardware options to fulfil all possible customer requirements.
The VEGA 1028 has been especially developed to meet the rising demand of LAN cable manufacturers for cable testing in accordance with the latest European and American Standards for Category 5, 5E, 6, 6A, 7 and 7A cables. This applies not only to 4 pair cables but also to bundled cables of up to 28 pairs.
The latest Standards for bundled cables require "Alien" crosstalk parameters to be tested. These measurements are quite time consuming if they cannot be performed automatically, due to the high number of required test commutations as well as the terminations required for the pairs not under test.
The switching technology integrated by AESA in its new VEGA 1028 measuring system, which has already been proven over many years, brings an accurate, efficient and fast solution to the existing testing problems. Moreover, the flexibility of the latest generation software allows use of the connecting frames in the most improbable configurations.
- Simultaneous measurements on several cables
- Compliant to the latest industry Standards
- High measuring accuracy
- Very fast measurements
Technical HF specifications
Attenuation (corrected to 20°C)
Accuracy | 772 kHz - 200 MHz | 200 MHz - 400 MHz | 400 MHz - 600 MHz | 600 MHz - 1 GHz |
-50 dB to -80 dB | ± 1.7 dB | ± 1.9 dB | ± 3 dB | ± 4 dB |
-25 dB to -50 dB | ± 0.6 dB | ± 0.7 dB | ± 0.9 dB | ± 1.5 dB |
-10 dB to -25 dB | ± 0.3 dB | ± 0.4 dB | ± 0.8 dB | ± 1.3 dB |
0 dB to -10 dB | ± 0.2 dB | ± 0.4 dB | ± 0.8 dB | ± 1.3 dB |
NEXT, FEXT, ANEXT, AFEXT
Accuracy | 772 kHz - 200 MHz | 200 MHz - 400 MHz | 400 MHz - 600 MHz | 600 MHz - 1 GHz |
-60 dB to -90 dB | ± 2 dB | ± 2.5 dB | ± 4 dB | ± 6 dB |
-30 dB to -60 dB | ± 1.4 dB | ± 1.6 dB | ± 1.5 dB | ± 4 dB |
-10 dB to -30 dB | ± 0.8 dB | ± 1 dB | ± 1.5 dB | ± 2 dB |
Impedance (open/short and terminated 100 Ω)
Accuracy | 772 kHz - 100 MHz | 100 MHz - 350 MHz | 350 MHz - 600 MHz | 600 MHz - 1 GHz |
70Ω - 90Ω | ± 1.5Ω | ± 2Ω | ± 3Ω | ± 4Ω |
90Ω - 110Ω | ± 1Ω | ± 1.5Ω | ± 2Ω | ± 3Ω |
110Ω - 130Ω | ± 1.5Ω | ± 2Ω | ± 3Ω | ± 4Ω |
- Connection for HF tests
Calculated HF Parameters
Fitted Impedance, Return Loss (RL) (Open/Short and Terminated 100?) (fully complex method), NEXT Worst Case, Power Sum, Power Sum Worst Case, FEXT Worst Case, Power Sum, Alien Crosstalk Power Sum, Individual ACR, ACR Worst Case, Power Sum ACR, Global Power Sum (NEXT + FEXT), ELFEXT and AELFEXT Pair to Pair, Worst Case, Power Sum, Power Sum Worst Case, Velocity of Propagation (VOP), Propagation Delay (Phase Delay), Group Delay, Delay Skew, Etc...
Technical LF specifications:
Measuring times Cables measured: 4 pairs Category 6A, all HF parameters Test time: 28 seconds Bundled cable 7x4 pairs, all combinations, including 96 ANEXT and 96 AFEXT tests Test time: 5 min. 20 seconds |
- Single wire resistances: RA, RB
- Loop resistance: R
- Resistance unbalance: RU
- Accuracy: ± 0.1% + 10mΩ
- Mutual capacitance: C
- Accuracy: ± 0.25% ± 10 pF at 800 Hz
- Capacitance unbalance: K
- Unbalance to ground: E
- External unbalance: Ea, Ei
- Accuracy: ± 1% ± 6 pF at 800 Hz
Additional features
- The fastest measuring system on the market
- No movable parts requiring mechanical adjustments or periodical maintenance
- Exclusive high-tech HF switching using MIL standard relays with MTBF >10,000,000
- Designed to measure bundles up to 28 pairs or up to 7x4 pair cables in one test run
- ADDM database system