Planning and Executing FCC Proof-of-
Performance Tests Revised Questions
and Answers / Sure A +
The proper calibration of test equipment is necessary to ensure accurate measurements. Calibration
must be performed using test equipment and signals whose accuracy is validated and traceable to
what agency? - ✔✔The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
Specific test equipment is necessary to complete proof-of-performance (POP) tests in the headend.
Which piece of test equipment is used for headend POP measurements? - ✔✔A waveform monitor.
How is test equipment calibration performed? - ✔✔By the manufacturer or approved service center.
Why is the use of spreadsheets to detail proof-of-performance test procedures recommended? -
✔✔Because of the calculations required.
What must occur in a video signal in order to observe the composite triple beat (CBT) on a spectrum
analyzer? - ✔✔The signal must be turned off.
The number of field test points for proof-of-performance tests depends on: - ✔✔The number of
customers.
Proof-of-performance tests are required if there are _____ or more customers. - ✔✔1000.
Where should at least one proof-of-performance test point be located? - ✔✔At the end of the
longest cascade.
The FCC specifications on how the proof-of-performance tests are to be performed can be found -
✔✔Nowhere - the FCC does not specify test procedures.
What should a bandpass filter be used for during the proof-of-performance signal to coherent beats
test? - ✔✔To eliminate interference generated by the spectrum analyzer itself.
