Tektronix CTS 850, User Manual

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CTS850 SDH/PDH Test Set User Manual
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Getting Started
This section provides a description of the CTS850, a list of standard
and optional accessories, and explains how to operate the CTS850
for the first time.
Product Description
The Tektronix CTS850 SDH/PDH Test Set is a rugged, portable test
set designed for installing and maintaining telecommunications
networks. The CTS850 is an SDH analyzer that combines bit error
rate test capabilities with overhead testing, payload mapping, and
demapping in one unit. The CTS850 features the following
capabilities:
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STM-0E, STM-0, STM-1E, STM-1, STM-4, 2 Mb/s, 8 Mb/s,
34 Mb/s, and 140 Mb/s transmit and receive
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Optical interface available at 1310 nm and 1550 nm
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Bit Error Rate testing
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BER test of VC4–4c concatenated payloads at 622 Mbit/s
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45 Mbit/s mapping and demapping into SDH (optional)
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BIP error monitoring and analysis
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2, 8, 34 and 140 Mbit/s PDH multiplexing/demultiplexing
(MUX/DEMUX) with N/Mx64 kbit/s testing
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Payload mapping and demapping
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Jitter generation and analysis
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Wander generation and measurement (Real–Time Wander
Analyst PC application software for TDEV/MTIE)
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Unique timing quality measurement
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Pointer generation, including sequences and analysis
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Alarm generation and analysis