EXFO FTB-1, User Manual

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Test Setup - Test Applications
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FTB-700G/800 Series
CPRI/OBSAI BERT
CPRI/OBSAI BERT
The CPRI/OBSAI BERT test application offers the capability to test the
fronthaul and dark fiber for CPRI/OBSAI and in addition supports detailed
CPRI L2 protocol testing, round trip delay, and Service Disruption Time
measurements.
The Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI) is an industry cooperation
aimed at defining a publicly available specification for the key internal
interface of radio base stations between the Radio Equipment Control
(REC) and the Radio Equipment (RE). In the industry the CPRI REC and RE
are mainly known as Base Station (BTS) and Remote Radio Head (RRH)
respectively.
The Open Base Station Architecture Initiative (OBSAI) is a standard that
defines the internal modular structure and interface for base stations.