True or False: "Not to exceed" charts help to quickly determine if the total loss of span meets the required end-to-end loss specifications and individual component values.

True or False: "Not to exceed" charts help to quickly determine if the total loss of span meets the required end-to-end loss specifications and individual component values.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Not sure
• D. Both

Answer: (A)

Not-to-exceed charts are a budgeting aid in fiber spans. They provide a quick reference to tell you whether the total loss of a span stays within the end-to-end loss specification and, at the same time, show the maximum loss each component is allowed to contribute. To use it, you add up the losses of all components along the span and compare the sum to the end-to-end budget on the chart. If the total is within the budget, the span meets the requirement. The chart also highlights the per-component limits, so you can see if any single component, if added or replaced, would push the total over the allowed end-to-end loss. This combination of total-span verification and component-level limits is exactly what the statement describes.

Not-to-exceed charts are a budgeting aid in fiber spans. They provide a quick reference to tell you whether the total loss of a span stays within the end-to-end loss specification and, at the same time, show the maximum loss each component is allowed to contribute. To use it, you add up the losses of all components along the span and compare the sum to the end-to-end budget on the chart. If the total is within the budget, the span meets the requirement. The chart also highlights the per-component limits, so you can see if any single component, if added or replaced, would push the total over the allowed end-to-end loss. This combination of total-span verification and component-level limits is exactly what the statement describes.