EXFO Power Blazer 88200NGE, User Manual

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Test Functions
666
88000 Series
OH - SONET/SDH
OH - SONET/SDH
The SONET/SDH OH page allows modifying (TX) the overhead information
to be transmitted and viewing (RX) the overhead information received.
For
SONET/SDH BERT
, from the
Test
menu, tap
Functions
, and the
OH
tab.
For
OTN-SONET/SDH BERT
, from the
Test
menu, tap
Functions
,
OH
, and
the SONET/SDH sub tab.
Tap on any overhead byte in TX to modify its value.
Tap on any overhead byte in RX to see its detailed content/value.
Note:
A byte in TX that has no value displayed or is grayed out, is not configurable
from the OH tab.
TX and RX Buttons (SDH)
Tap on the TX or RX button to respectively access the overhead bytes in
transmission or receive mode.
STS-1 Timeslot/STM-1 Channel
Allows selecting the timeslot number for the Transport OH bytes. The
STS/AU/TU-3 overhead bytes are always for the timeslot selected in the test
configuration. Furthermore when modifying the Transport OH bytes H1 SS
bits, the modification applies to all timeslots when the test topology is
Coupled
. Choices are
1
(default) to
192
(SONET) /
64
(SDH) depending on
the OC-N/STM-N interface selected.