Neither the Optiview or JDSU are cable certifiers and should only be used for qualifying. The Fluke DTX-1800 is probably the industry favorite as far as certifiers go. I'm curious but is it not standard practice to test or certify all cable installations your company does? In your post it sounds like you only tested because the "kid" insisted on it. It also sounds like you tried to reinvent the wheel with your "testing". A cable certifier should be part of any cabling contractors toolset. Whether you own one or rent one it should be readily accessible. In the end it doesn't matter what fancy testing scheme you come up with because if the cabling specs require printed certification results from an industry standard tester then none of your tests that came up with and none of you're experts that you consult will be able to make it fly. Ultimately the "kid" was technically correct and the JDSU is not a cable certification tool.