EXFO IQS-8100 Series Transport Blazer for IQS-600 - Manual (Page 169)

OTN Tabs
SONET/SDH Application 155
FEC TX
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Type: The following error types are available with both manual and
automated injection modes. The default setting is FEC-CORR-CW.
FEC-CORR-CW (Forward Error Correction - Correctable - Codeword):
Generates 8 symbols (bytes) containing 8 bits in error each, in each
codeword.
FEC-UNCORR-CW (Forward Error Correction - Uncorrectable -
Codeword): Generates 16 symbol (bytes) containing 8 bits in error
each, in each codeword.
FEC-CORR-SYMB (Forward Error Correction - Correctable - Symbol):
Generates 1 symbol (byte) containing 8 bits in error.
FEC-CORR-BIT (Forward Error Correction - Correctable - Bit):
Generates 1 symbol (byte) containing 1bit in error.
FEC-STRESS-CW (Forward Error Correction - Stress - Codeword):
Generates correctable errors composed of a random number of
symbol errors (less or equal to 8) containing a random number of bits
distributed all over the OTU frame.
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Amount: Select the amount of errors to be generated. Choices are 1
through 50. The default setting is 1.
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Send button: Press Send to manually generate error(s) according to
the Error Type and the Amount of Errors selected.
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Rate: Press Rate to select the injection rate for the selected error. The
rate must be within the minimum and maximum values specified. The
default setting is 1.5E-2.
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Continuous: Generates the selected error to its theoretical maximum
rate when the Continuous check box is selected. The Continuous
check box is cleared by default.
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On/Off button: The On/Off button is used to activate/deactivate the
selected automated error at the rate specified or at its theoretical
maximum rate when the Continuous check box is selected. This
setting is disabled (Off) by default.