EXFO FTB-8100 Series, User Manual

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Creating and Starting a Test Case
SONET/SDH Application
67
Typical Test Cases
Creating an Electrical SONET/SDH Test Case
To create an Electrical SONET/SDH Test on an FTB-8105/15/20/30:
1.
Test configuration:
1a. Select the source
Clock
Mode that will be used
for the test. Refer to
Clock Configuration on
page 101 for more
information.
1b. Select
Normal
as the
Test Mode . Refer to Test
Configuration
on page 98
for more information.
1c.
Select the Coupled check box to set the same settings for both
the TX and RX signals or clear the
Coupled
check box to
configure the TX and RX signal individually (decoupled).
1d. Select the
Through
check box to loop the RX signal to the TX port.
The Clock Mode is automatically set to Recovered when the
Through
check box is selected.
2.
Press the Port node.
2a. Press
More
to see all
available interfaces and
press the desired
interface:
STS-3e ,
STS-1e
,
STM-1e
, or
STM-0e .
2b. Select the
Line Coding
,
LBO , and Termination
Mode
(
Term
or
Mon)
.
For more information, refer Port TX (Electrical Interfaces) on
page 114 for Line Coding and LBO, to RX -
DSn Tabs
on page 213
or PDH Tabs on page 301 for Termination Mode.