Atec EXFO-FTB-8115 - Manual (Page 8)

FTB-8115
SONET/SDH Test Module
ADDiTionAl TEST AnD MEASuREMEnT FuncTionS
Power measurements Supports power measurements, displayed in dBm (dBdsx for DS1), for optical and electrical interfaces.
Frequency measurements Supports clock frequency measurements (i.e., received frequency and deviation of the input signal clock from nominal frequency), displayed
in ppm and b/s (bps), for optical and electrical interfaces.
Frequency offset generation Supports offsetting the clock of the transmitted signal on a selected interface to exercise clock recovery circuitry on network elements.
Dual DSn receivers Supports two DS1 or DS3 receivers, allowing users to simultaneously monitor two directions of a circuit under test in parallel, resulting in
quick isolation of the source of errors.
Performance monitoring
The following ITU-T recommendations, and corresponding performance monitoring parameters, are supported on the FTB-8115.
ITU-T recommendation Performance monitoring statistics
G.821 ES, EFS, EC, SES, UAS, ESR, SESR, DM
G.826 ES, EFS, EB, SES, BBE, UAS, ERS, SESR, BBER
G.828 ES, EFS, EB, SES, BBE, SEP, UAS, ESR, SESR, BBER, SEPI
G.829 ES, EFS, EB, SES, BBE, UAS, ESR, SESR, BBER
M.2100 ES, SES, UAS, ESR, SESR
M.2101 ES, SES, BBE, UAS, ESR, SESR, BBER
Pointer adjustment and analysis
Generation and analysis of HO/AU and LO/TU pointer adjustments as per GR-253, and ITU-T G.703
Generation
• Pointer increment and decrement
• Pointer jump with or without NDF
• Pointer value
Programmable error/alarm injection Ability to inject errors/alarms in the following modes: Manual, Constant Rate, Burst, Periodic Burst and Continuous
Service disruption time (SDT) measurements The service disruption time test tool measures the time during which there is a disruption of service due to the network switching
from the active channels to the backup channels.
User-selectable triggers: All supported alarms and errors.
Measurements: last disruption, shortest disruption, longest disruption, average disruption, total disruption, and service disruption count.
Round-trip delay (RTD) measurements The round-trip delay test tool measures the time required for a bit to travel from the FTB-8115 transmitter back to its receiver after
crossing a far-end loopback. Measurements are supported on all supported FTB-8115 interfaces and mappings.
Measurements: last RTD time, minimum, maximum, average, measurement count (no. of successful RTD tests), failed measurement count.
APS message control and monitoring Ability to monitor and set up automatic protection switching messages (K1/K2 byte of SONET/SDH overhead).
Synchronization status Ability to monitor and set up synchronization status messages (S1 byte of SONET/SDH overhead).
Signal label control and monitoring Ability to monitor and set up payload signal labels (C2, V5 byte of SONET/SDH overhead).
Through mode Ability to perform Through mode analysis of any incoming electrical (DSn, PDH) and optical line (OC-3/12/48, STM-1/4/16).
M13 mux/demux Ability to multiplex/demultiplex a DS1 signal into/from a DS3 signal. (Note: E1 to DS3 mux/demux available with G.747 software option.)
DS1 FDL Support for DS1 Facility Data Link testing.
DS1 loopcodes Support for generation of DS1 in-band loopcodes with the availability of up to 10 pairs of user-defined loopcodes.
NI/CSU loopback emulation Ability to respond to DS1 in-band/out-of-band loopcodes
DS3 FEAC Support for DS3 far-end alarms and loopback codewords.
DS1/DS3 auto detection Ability to automatically detect DS1/DS3 line coding, framing and test pattern.
Tandem connection monitoring (TCM) a Tandem connection monitoring (TCM), option 2 b , is used to monitor the performance of a subsection of a SONET/SDH path routed
via different network providers. The FTB-8115 supports transmitting and receiving alarms and errors on a TCM link; also, transmission
and monitoring of the tandem connection (TC) trace can be generated to verify the connection between TCM equipment.
Error generation: TC-IEC, TC-BIP, TC-REI, OEI
Error analysis: TC-IEC, TC-REI, OEI, TC-VIOL
Alarm generation: TC-RDI, TC-UNEQ, ODI, TC-LTC, TC-IAIS
Alarm analysis: TC-TIM, TC-RDI, TC-UNEQ, ODI, TC-LTC, TC-IAIS
Notes
a. HOP and LOP supported.
b. G.707 option 2.
ADDiTionAl FEATuRES
Scripting The built-in scripting engine and embedded macro-recorder provide a simple means of automating test cases and routines. Embedded
scripting routines provide a powerful means of creating advanced test scripts.
Available for the FTB-500 platform.
Reports Supports generation of test reports in .html, .csv, .txt, .pdf formats. Contents or reports are customizable by the user.
Power-up and restore In the event of a power failure to the unit, the active test configuration and test logger are saved and restored upon bootup.
Store and load configurations Ability to store and load test configurations to/from non-volatile memory.
Alarm hierarchy Alarms are displayed according to a hierarchy based on root cause. Secondary effects are not displayed. This hierarchy serves to facilitate
alarm analysis.
Configurable test views This allows users to customize their test views; i.e., to dynamically insert or remove test tabs/windows, in addition to creating new test
windows, so as to accurately match their testing needs.
Configurable test timer Provides the ability for a user to set pre-defined test start and stop times.
Remote control Remote management software. This allows users to remotely monitor and control the FTB-8115 module via standard Ethernet connection.
Analysis
• Pointer increments
• Pointer decrements
• Pointer jumps (NDF, no NDF)
• Pointer value and cumulative offset