- Use the Fiber Ring as a launch cable.
Connect the Fiber Ring between your OTDR and the fiber link under test. This will allow you to measure the loss of the near-end connection. - Use the Fiber Ring as a receive cable.
Connect the Fiber Ring to the far-end connector of your fiber link under test. This will allow you measure the loss of the far-end connection. - By using Fiber Rings as both launch and receive cables, as shown in the diagram below, you can measure total insertion loss of the fiber link under test.
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