EXFO Power Blazer 88200NGE, User Manual

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Test Setup - Test Configurator, Timer, and System
Power Blazer
155
BERT and Unframed BERT
BERT and Unframed BERT
Note: Available with Pattern client. For EtherBERT unframed test up to 25GE, refer
to
EtherBERT, FC BERT, BERT (eCPRI, CPRI/OBSAI, and FlexE), and
Unframed BERT on page 183.
From the
Test
menu, tap
Setup
,
Test Configurator
, and tap on the
BERT
or
Unframed BERT block.
Pattern
Note: RX pattern parameters and status are not available for 4 Unframed
200GAUI-4 and 8 Unframed 400GAUI-8 with either PRBS13Q or SSPRQ
patterns.
The icon next to the
Pattern
label indicates the status of the received
pattern signal. Refer to Status Bar on page 32 for more information.

TX Rate
, available with ODUflex mapped to pattern, allows the
selection of the transmission rate. Unit choices are % , Kbit/s , Mbit/s ,
and
Gbit/s
(default).

Coupled RX to TX check box, when selected (default), allows
coupling both the TX and RX signal with the same test pattern.
For a framed test, the Coupled RX to TX check box is selected and
cannot be cleared.
For an unframed test, the Coupled RX to TX check box is selectable
(selected by default) when
All Lanes
is selected; not available with
4 Unframed 200GAUI-4 and 8 Unframed 400GAUI-8.

No Pattern Analysis (Live)
check box when cleared (default),
monitors the received traffic pattern. For live traffic, the No Pattern
Analysis (Live)
check box should be selected as the traffic is a live
pattern thus there is no analysis of pattern loss, bit error, and no traffic
indications. Only available with a framed test.