EXFO FTB-8500 Series for FTB-200 - Manual (Page 3)

Ethernet and Fibre Channel Application iii
Contents
Certification Information ....................................................................................................... ix
1 Introducing the Ethernet and Fibre Channel Application ......................... 1
Conventions ............................................................................................................................3
2 Safety Information ....................................................................................... 5
Laser Safety Warnings .............................................................................................................5
Installation Instruction Warnings ............................................................................................6
3 Getting Started ............................................................................................ 9
Compact ToolBox/ToolBox CE Installation ................................................................................9
Inserting and Removing Test Modules ....................................................................................9
Turning the Unit On ................................................................................................................9
4 Physical Interfaces and LEDs ..................................................................... 11
FTB-8510B Model .................................................................................................................11
FTB-8510G Model .................................................................................................................15
FTB-8525 and FTB-8535 Models ...........................................................................................17
FTB-8120NGE and FTB-8130NGE Models ..............................................................................24
5 Introducing the Smart User Interface ....................................................... 33
Starting the Module Application ...........................................................................................33
Main Window .......................................................................................................................35
Global Test Status and Controls ............................................................................................41
Favorites ...............................................................................................................................44
Test Report Generation .........................................................................................................46
Typical Tab Elements .............................................................................................................53
Keyboard Usage ....................................................................................................................56
6 Creating and Starting a Test Case ............................................................. 63
Introducing the Test Setup ....................................................................................................63
Test Case Availability .............................................................................................................66
EtherSAM (Y.1564) Test Case .................................................................................................67
Ethernet EtherSAM (Y.1564) and RFC 2544 Dual Test Set Test Cases .....................................73
Ethernet RFC 2544 Test Case .................................................................................................81
Ethernet BERT Test Case ........................................................................................................86
Ethernet Frame Analyzer Test Case ........................................................................................92
Ethernet Smart Loopback Test Case ......................................................................................98
Ethernet TCP Throughput Test Case ....................................................................................101
Fibre Channel BERT Test Case ..............................................................................................104