|  | 9.7 | Range of Equipment for Testing Structured Cabling Projects
| 9.7.4 | Tests performed by cable testers

Cable testers - have a wide range of features and capabilities. The following list is intended to provide you with a general overview of available functions. You must determine which features best meet your needs, and make your selection accordingly.

Cable testers can perform tests that measure the overall capability of a cable run. Examples include the following:

- determine cable distance
- locate bad connections
- provide wire maps for detecting crossed pairs
- measure signal attenuation
- measure near-end crosstalk
- detect split pairs
- perform noise level tests
- trace cable behind walls

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