Test setup
The following figure illustrates a possible test setup.
XC protection test
Proceed as follows to perform the XC protection test:
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1
Establish a test setup as shown above.
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2
In the
WaveStar
®
CIT
System View
, select
Configuration
→
Cross-Connection
→
Create
to set up a cross-connection.
Result:
The
Create New Cross Connection
window appears.
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3
Select/Activate the
Signal Rate Auto Set
check box and define the cross-connection
rate in the
Rate
drop-down list box according to the analyzer signal used. The
following values are possible:
•
VC-3
(SDH) /
STS-1
(SONET)
•
VC-4
(SDH) /
STS-3
(SONET)
•
VC-4-4c
(SDH) /
STS-12
(SONET)
•
VC-4-16c
(SDH) /
STS-48
(SONET)
•
VC-4-64c
(SDH) /
STS-192
(SONET)
Please note that it is not possible to proceed to the next window before selecting the
cross-connection rate.
Figure 8-5 XC and CTL protection test
LambdaUnite
NE
SDH/SONET
analyzer
STM-x/OC-x
Tx
Rx
OP
Tx
Rx
OP
1)
2)
2xXC
2) Optical loop
OP = Optical Pack
1) Cross-connection
XC = Switching matrix
2xCTL
Stand-alone test procedures
XC and CTL protection test
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