EXFO IQS-8100 Series Transport Blazer for IQS-600 - Manual (Page 15)

SONET/SDH Application 1
1 Introducing the IQS-8100
Series Transport Blazer
Fully integrated test solution supporting next-generation SONET/SDH,
optical transport network (OTN), Ethernet, and Fibre Channel test
functions.
This user guide covers the IQS-8100 Series of modules including the
IQS-8105, IQS-8115, IQS-8120, IQS-8120NG, IQS-8120NGE, IQS-8130,
IQS-8130NG, IQS-8130NGE, and IQS-8140.
This user guide only covers the “SONET/SDH Application” which covers
DSn/PDH, next-generation SONET/SDH, and OTN test fuctions. Refer to the
“Ethernet and Fibre Channel Application” user guide for more information
on Ethernet and Fibre Channel test functions.
SONET/SDH and OTN Service Turn-up and
Troubleshooting
The IQS-8100 Series Transport Blazer modules offer a wide range of
SONET/SDH and OTN test functions, allowing users to perform tests
ranging from simple bit error rate (BER) testing to advanced
characterization and troubleshooting procedures.
Next-Generation SONET/SDH Testing
The IQS-8120NG, and IQS-8130NG, IQS-8120NGE, and IQS-8130NGE
modules support Next-Generation SONET/SDH capabilities in addition to
providing SONET/SDH test functions.
Available Next-Generation SONET/SDH test functionality include generic
framing procedure (GFP), virtual concatenation (VCAT) and link capacity
adjustment scheme (LCAS).