Atec JDSU-SmartClass-Home User Manual

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xDSl testing

The SmartClass Home has a built-in ADSL through VDSL2 modem that supports

single or bonded pairs, similar to the one built into the subscriber’s residential

gateway or xDSL modem, allowing it to synch up with the local Digital Subscriber

Line Access Multiplexer (DSLAM) and establish the best attainable communica-

tion rates. Determining what the subscriber’s drop can accommodate is critical,

because various disturbers can be present on it. The xDSL synch test conducted

with the SmartClass Home v3 can perform measurements of the subscriber’s con-

nection and display rates. Also, while maintaining an xDSL synch, the SmartClass

Home will show whether xDSL errors have occurred on the line since testing began.

These results let technicians best determine if the subscriber’s network path can

carry bandwidth-intensive services such as video, voice, and data, over the xDSL

connection or if they must perform additional troubleshooting.

HPna network testing

HPNA, a technology standard developed by the HomePNA

Alliance, builds on

Ethernet and allows all the components of a home network to connect and inte-

grate over an unpredictable wiring topology. The HPNA communication is used

to pass information around a home to other HPNA-connected devices. In HPNA

mode, the SmartClass Home connects to and communicates with other HPNA-

capable devices, or nodes, operating in spectral mode B on the same network.

Establishing itself as a network node on a live HPNA network enables the Smart-

Class Home to test each of the various nodes on the network. SmartClass Home

allows users to segment problem node paths, node-to-node communication is-

sues, or to verify correct functionality of the whole network. The SmartClass

Home lets users verify that HPNA networks are operating within expected service

quality metrics and set up Pass/Fail limits to help simplify testing.

SmartClaSS Home v3

VDSL synch rates help the user determine if service

can be maintained properly at the subscriber’s

location

Bonded test results can be viewed as an aggregate or

individually

HPNA testing lets users test network metrics between

HPNA nodes to verify or troubleshoot HPNA networks