Chapter 4
E1 Testing
Specifying test application settings
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If you need to specify other settings for the test, press
Cancel
to return to
the Configuration menu.
The framing settings are configured.
Specifying E1 signaling
(ABCD/Sa) settings
Before transmitting E1 traffic, you can specify settings for E1 signaling.
To specify E1 signaling settings
1
If you haven’t already done so, launch an E1 test application (see
“Launching an E1 test application” on page 28
).
2
On the Configuration menu, select
ABCD/Sa Settings
, and then specify
values for the following settings:
3
If you need to specify other settings for the test, press
Cancel
to return to
the Configuration menu.
The E1 signaling settings are configured.
Timeslots
(
n x 64k
payload only)
Do one of the following:
– To turn all the available channels on,
press
1
.
– To turn all the available channels off,
press
0
.
– To turn on only the selected channels, use
the arrow keys to point at the channels
you want to turn on, and then press the
#
key to select the channel. You can select
multiple channels.
When you have finished selecting timeslots,
press
OK
. At least one timeslot must be
selected.
Idle Byte
(
n x 64k
payload only)
Specify the idle byte pattern you want to insert
into the selected timeslots.
For example, (MSB)
10101010
(LSB), the
MSB is sent first.
Setting
Parameter
Setting
Parameters
Sa4
Set the 8-digit Sa4 bit sequence.
Sa5
Set the 8-digit Sa5 bit sequence.
Sa6
Set the 8-digit Sa6 bit sequence.
Sa7
Set the 8-digit Sa7 bit sequence.
Sa8
Set the 8-digit Sa8 bit sequence.
A Bit (Remote Alarm)
Select whether the NFAS A Bit is
On
or
Off
.
Si Bit
Select whether the Si Bit is
ITU-T
(default) or
USER
.
Signaling Bits (BERT)
Set the 4-digit active signaling word.
Signaling Bits (Idle)
Set the 4-digit idle signaling word.
NMFAS (XYXX)
Set the 4-digit NMFAS word.
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