EXFO MAX-800 Series, User Manual

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Test Setup - Test Configurator, Timer, and System
MaxTester
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Test Configurator Overview
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Port Status icon and its description for a QSFP interface is only
displayed when validating or if there is a problem as described in
the following table.
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Physical Interface Port indicates the physical interface port. For
Dual Port topology, there is a physical interface for each port.
The status icon for a physical QSFP interface is displayed as
described in Port Status above.
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Arrows are used to indicate the interconnection between blocks as
well as the direction of the clock and data flow.
A line with an arrow on both ends indicates a bidirectional
communication (TX/RX).
A line with a single arrow indicates a unidirectional
communication, either
TX when going out of a block or RX when
going into a block.
A line going out of a block returning back to the same block,
indicates a loopback communication.
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Physical Clock Port indicates the direction, TX or RX, of the
selected clock; not displayed when
Ext Clock Out is set to None .
The arrow next to the physical clock image indicates if a clock is
generated (TX, arrow pointing to the left) or received (RX, arrow
pointing to the right) at/from the physical EXT CLK port.
Validating transceiver.
Missing transceiver.
Invalid transceiver or mismatch with the selected signal/interface.
Valid transceiver matching the selected interface/rate. This icon is not
displayed here, it is only displayed for the Physical Interface Port.