IEC 60512-26-100:2008 specifies the test and measurements and the related measurement setup and reference arrangements for interoperability and backward compatibility tests for the development and qualification of 8-way, free and fixed connectors for data transmission. The following test methods are provided: insertion loss, test 26a; return loss, test 26b; near-end crosstalk (NEXT), test 26c; far-end crosstalk (FEXT), test 26d; transfer impedance, test 26e; transverse conversion loss (TCL), test 26f; transverse conversion transfer loss (TCTL), test 26g.

This publication is to be read in conjunction with IEC 60512-1:2001 and IEC 60512-1-100:2006.