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4.5 Connectors and Panels

4.5.1 Test Ports – Electrical and Optical

The TX300 and TX300e are the North American and International version of the TX300 series test sets, respectively. Both units

feature nearly identical physical test interfaces, but with two main differences for the left side ports:

North American version (TX300): Bantam connectors for DS1 and E1 interfaces

International version (TX300e): RJ connectors for DS1 and E1 interfaces

TX300e Test Ports

TX300/e_e-manual_D07-00-033P_RevG00

Summary of Contents for VePAL TX300

Page 1: ...TX300 e_e manual_D07 00 033P_RevG00...

Page 2: ...trical and Optical 4 5 2 RJ 45 Interface TX300e only 4 5 3 Bantam Interface TX300 only 4 5 4 BNC Interface 4 5 5 XFP SFP Transceiver Interface 4 5 6 SMA Interface 4 5 7 Utility Ports 4 6 LEDs 4 7 Soft...

Page 3: ...7 Measurement Configuration 6 7 1 Timer Setup 6 7 2 Performance Analysis 6 7 3 General 6 7 4 Auto Config 7 0 Results 7 1 Results PDH 7 1 1 Summary 7 1 2 Errors and Alarms 7 1 3 Event Log 7 1 4 Signal...

Page 4: ...and Alarms 8 0 Alarms Errors 8 1 Alarm Generation 8 1 1 PDH Alarms 8 1 2 SDH Alarms 8 1 3 OTN Alarms 8 2 Error Insertion 8 2 1 PDH T Carrier Errors 8 2 2 SDH Errors 8 2 3 OTN Errors 9 0 OTN Tools 9 1...

Page 5: ...es 10 1 5 Trace Identifier 10 1 5 1 Transmitted Traces TX 10 1 5 2 Received Traces RX 10 1 6 Payload Labels 10 1 7 APS Tasks 10 1 7 1 APS Timing 10 1 7 2 APS Sequence 10 1 8 Tandem Connection Monitori...

Page 6: ...ound Trip Delay 10 2 11 Jitter and Wander 10 2 12 V SCAN 11 0 PDH Tools 11 1 E1 Pulse Mask 11 2 E3 Pulse Mask 11 3 E1 APS Testing 11 4 E1 Frame Words 11 5 Round Trip Delay 11 6 E1 RX Data 11 7 E1 ISDN...

Page 7: ...VF Tasks 12 9 Jitter Wander 12 10 CSU NIU Emulation 13 0 Jitter and Wander Application 13 1 Jitter Measurement Generation Jitter icon 13 2 Max Jitter Tolerance 13 3 Jitter Transfer Function 13 4 Wande...

Page 8: ...ce Testing 14 5 3 OTN 10GE Throughput Testing Multiple Streams 15 0 Ethernet 15 1 Ethernet Setup 15 1 1 Test Port Selection 15 1 2 Port Setup 15 1 3 Measurement Settings 15 1 3 1 Clock Synchronization...

Page 9: ...C 2544 Measurement 15 3 2 Results Standard Mode 15 3 3 Saving RFC 2544 Results 15 3 4 Advanced SLA Mode 15 3 5 Background Results Advanced SLA Mode 15 4 V SAM 15 4 1 V SAM Setup 15 4 1 1 Header Settin...

Page 10: ...M Setup 15 6 1 2 Service Level OAM 802 1ag Y 1731 Setup 15 6 2 OAM Results 15 6 2 1 Link OAM Results 15 6 2 2 OAM Service Results 15 7 Monitor Pass Through Mode 15 7 1 Setup 15 7 2 Results 15 8 Loopba...

Page 11: ...2 2 2 Signal 17 2 2 3 Errors 17 2 2 4 Alarms 17 2 2 5 Events 17 2 2 6 Saving and Retrieving Results 17 2 3 File Management in ReVeal 18 0 Profiles 19 0 Common Functions 19 1 IP Tools 19 2 Net Wiz 19 3...

Page 12: ...23 0 About VeEX Go back to top TX300 e_e manual_D07 00 033P_RevG00...

Page 13: ...tten permission from VeEX Inc This device uses software either developed by VeEX Inc or licensed by VeEX Inc from third parties The software is confidential and proprietary of VeEX Inc The software is...

Page 14: ...t 10GE and Fiber 1GE 10 GE XFP Port1 and 1 GE Fiber Port 2 Dual Copper port 1GE 1 GE Copper Port 1 and 1 GE Copper Port 2 Dual Fiber port 1GE 1 GE Fiber Port 1 and 1 GE Fiber Port 2 Dual Copper Fiber...

Page 15: ...a potentially dangerous situation It is recommended to 1 Deactivate the laser before connecting or disconnecting optical cables or patchcords 2 Never look directly into an optical patchcord or an XFP...

Page 16: ...4 1 Compact Platform Overview Go back to top Go back to TOC 4 2 Keypad The keypad is comprised of the following keys Power key The unit is powered on and off from the red key on the keypad The button...

Page 17: ...touch screen operation To operate the touch screen use the stylus located in the top cover to navigate the menus and tabs The unit can also be used in a non touch screen mode i e using the Arrow Enter...

Page 18: ...rsion of the TX300 series test sets respectively Both units feature nearly identical physical test interfaces but with two main differences for the left side ports North American version TX300 Bantam...

Page 19: ...TX300 Test Ports Go back to top Go back to TOC 4 5 2 RJ 45 Interface TX300e only TX300 e_e manual_D07 00 033P_RevG00...

Page 20: ...Furthermore only SFPs with low jitter and good optical extinction ratio should be used To comply with ROHS and other local government requirements only compliant SFP transceivers should be used Go bac...

Page 21: ...l Pattern LED Indicates test pattern synchronization in BERT RFC and Throughput modes Alarm Error LED Indicates the presence of alarms or errors Note Each soft LED is equipped with a History function...

Page 22: ...y it onto a USB stick formatted in the FAT 32 file format Verify that the TX300 e unit is powered off and that the AC adaptor connected to the unit is charging the battery Insert the USB stick on the...

Page 23: ...Please refer to 7 4 Upgrade in the ReVeal MTX300 manual Go back to top Go back to TOC TX300 e_e manual_D07 00 033P_RevG00...

Page 24: ...Alarm Error SDH SONET Tools PDH Tools DS3 1 Tools OTN Tools Profiles 3 Right Test Port Selects the test port Alarm Err Shortcut menu that directs to the Alarm Error page Alternatively this can be acc...

Page 25: ...instant navigation back to the Home menu Close Closes the current screen and returns user to the previous screen Go back to top Go back to TOC Switch Test Mode Test mode options available for the TX3...

Page 26: ...00 SONET Home Menu TX300e SONET Home Menu The Setup page has four tabs for setting the OTN SDH SONET and PDH parameters Signal Measurements General and Auto Config tabs Note The TX300 and TX300e featu...

Page 27: ...and specific selection settings The Transmitter transmits as soon as a valid configuration is entered The Receiver will check for a valid signal on its input so the measurement function is synchronize...

Page 28: ...ports apply to OTN SDH signal types only while electrical ports can apply to STTM 1E or PDH signals Clock source and offset options are also configured in this screen Structure Applies to SDH SONET s...

Page 29: ...Go back to top Go back to TOC TX300 e_e manual_D07 00 033P_RevG00...

Page 30: ...Hierarchy setup screen The screen examples shown in this part of the manual depict and describe the settings for 1 5M or DS1 signals Options for other bit rates and modes are described in text format...

Page 31: ...s signals are available on the RX2 balanced and RX2 BNC unbalanced ports From RX The clock for the transmitter is derived from the received signal and the jitter of the incoming signal is suppressed O...

Page 32: ...fractional testing using N or M 64kbps timeslots contiguous or non contiguous timeslots In E3 34Mbps mode the options are 34M or 2M Mux E3 E1 Mux or Fractional E1 Nx64 Mux where 34M Configures the tra...

Page 33: ...or 32 bit user defined patterns are available Note if the 32 bit user pattern entered is incorrect the default pattern will be 0xFFFFFFFF Invert Inversion of polarity is also available Note ITU T spec...

Page 34: ...Interface Setup Test Port If a PDH structure has been selected in the Hierarchy setup the optical options will be disabled under the test port menu Termination The sensitivity of the receiver can be...

Page 35: ...E1 signal from any possible disruption Line Code The line code for testing at the various Rx bit rates is the same for the Tx described previously The termination settings in this Rx setup however ha...

Page 36: ...if signal is expected to contain live network traffic this will disable the pattern detection process and will enable the reporting of LSS PRBS Pattern Same options as Transmitter described previously...

Page 37: ...t SDH from the SDH SONET drop down menu Go back to top Go back to TOC 6 3 1 Transmitter Setup This section of the manual describes the SDH configuration capabilities The block diagram of the Tx and Rx...

Page 38: ...tion Transparent Through Mode All the traffic goes through the unit untouched and the unit can monitor it It is comparable to Monitor mode with a 10 90 splitter In Transparent mode the unit regenerate...

Page 39: ...BNC unbalanced interfaces Rx The clock for the transmitter is derived from the received signal and the jitter of the incoming signal is suppressed Offset The clock for the transmitter is derived from...

Page 40: ...Mapping Both AU 4 and AU 3 signal mappings per G 707 recommendations are supported The multiplexing structure is shown below Tx Structure Setup Graphical Mode TX300 e_e manual_D07 00 033P_RevG00...

Page 41: ...a frame rate of 8000Hz these bytes provide a transport capacity of 2 304Mbps and accommodate the mapping of a 2 048Mbps signal 63 x TU 12s may be multiplexed into a STM 1 VC 4 The tributary numbering...

Page 42: ...w Rate options are 2M or Fractional E1 N x64 where 2M Configures the transmitter for full rate testing at 2 048Mbps Fractional E1 Configures the transmitter for fractional testing using N or M 64kbps...

Page 43: ...ards fixed words and 24 bit or 32 bit user defined patterns are available Note if the 32 bit user pattern entered is incorrect the default pattern will be 0xFFFFFFFF Invert Inversion of polarity is al...

Page 44: ...escribed previously except for clock offset which is only available in Tx Rx Interface Setup Note Remember to use an optical attenuator to prevent receiver overload or damage refer to the SFP chart be...

Page 45: ...back to top Go back to TOC Structure and Payload SDH Rx Structure and Payload configurations are the same as for SDH Tx setup described previously Rx Structure Setup TX300 e_e manual_D07 00 033P_RevG...

Page 46: ...setup options for the Rx are the same as for the Tx described previously except for the Out of Service selection which should be selected if the incoming signal is expected to contain a known test pat...

Page 47: ...Go back to top Go back to TOC TX300 e_e manual_D07 00 033P_RevG00...

Page 48: ...ct SONET from the SDH SONET drop down menu Go back to top Go back to TOC 6 4 1 Transmitter Setup This section of the manual describes the SONET configuration capabilities The block diagram of the Tx a...

Page 49: ...hrough overhead manipulation Transparent Through Mode All the traffic goes through the unit untouched and the unit can monitor it It is comparable to Monitor Mode with a 10 90 splitter In Transparent...

Page 50: ...2 BNC unbalanced interfaces Rx The clock for the transmitter is derived from the received signal and the jitter of the incoming signal is suppressed Offset The clock for the transmitter is derived fro...

Page 51: ...C STS 1 and VT1 5 is available VT 2 is optional STS mappings per Bellcore GR 253 and ANSI T1 105 recommendations are supported The multiplexing structure is shown below Tx Structure Setup Graphical Mo...

Page 52: ...our sizes of VTs Only one type of VT can be contained within each VTG Therefore a VTG can be formed by byte interleave multiplexing 3 VT 2s and 4 VT 1 5s VT 1 5 Each VT 1 5 frame consists of 27 bytes...

Page 53: ...nal testing using N or M 64kbps or 56kbps timeslots contiguous or non contiguous timeslots In VT 2 mapping mode the Low Rate options are 2M or Fractional E1 Nx64 where 2M Configures the transmitter fo...

Page 54: ...be inserted into the transmitted signal Pseudo Random Bit Sequences PRBS defined by ITU T 0 150 and 0 151 standards fixed words and 24 bit or 32 bit user defined patterns are available Note if the 32...

Page 55: ...x described previously except for clock offset which is not possible Interface Rx Setup Note Remember to use an optical attenuator to prevent receiver overload or damage refer to the SFP chart below t...

Page 56: ...Structure Tapping the Structure setup box opens the Rx Structure screen The Structure setup options for the Rx are the same as for the Tx described previously Rx Structure Setup Graphical Mode TX300...

Page 57: ...top Go back to TOC Pattern Tapping the Pattern box opens the Rx Pattern setup screen The pattern setup options for the Rx are the same as for the Tx described previously except for the Out of Service...

Page 58: ...Go back to top Go back to TOC TX300 e_e manual_D07 00 033P_RevG00...

Page 59: ...wn menu under the General tab Go back to top Go back to TOC 6 5 1 OTN Transmitter Setup This section of the manual describes the OTN configuration capabilities The block diagram of the Tx and Rx struc...

Page 60: ...7 recommendations are supported The multiplexing structure is shown below Scrambler ON OFF FEC FEC encoder can be ON OFF activated deactivated Go back to top Go back to TOC Interface Structure Payload...

Page 61: ...Tx Structure Setup Graphical Mode Tx Payload Setup TX300 e_e manual_D07 00 033P_RevG00...

Page 62: ...or the Rx are the same as for the Tx described previously Rx Hierarchy Setup Go back to top Go back to TOC Interface Tapping the Interface setup box opens the Rx Interface screen The Interface setup o...

Page 63: ...o top Go back to TOC Structure and Payload OTN SDH Rx Structure and Payload configurations are the same as for OTN SDH Tx setup described previously Rx Structure Rx Payload TX300 e_e manual_D07 00 033...

Page 64: ...Rx are the same as for the Tx described previously except for the Out of Service selection which should be selected if the incoming signal is expected to contain a known test pattern Deselect this opt...

Page 65: ...T drop down menu under the General tab Go back to top Go back to TOC 6 6 1 Transmitter Setup This section of the manual describes the OTN configuration capabilities The block diagram of the Tx and Rx...

Page 66: ...105 recommendations are supported The multiplexing structure is shown below Scrambler ON OFF FEC FEC encoder can be ON OFF activated deactivated Go back to top Go back to TOC Interface Structure Paylo...

Page 67: ...Tx Structure Setup Text Mode Tx Structure Setup Graphical Mode TX300 e_e manual_D07 00 033P_RevG00...

Page 68: ...Go back to TOC 6 6 2 Receiver Setup Hierarchy Tapping the Hierarchy setup box opens the Rx Hierarchy screen The Hierarchy setup options for the Rx are the same as for the Tx described previously Rx Hi...

Page 69: ...the Rx are the same as for the Tx described previously except for clock offset which is only available in Tx Rx Interface Go back to top Go back to TOC Structure and Payload OTN SONET Rx Structure an...

Page 70: ...setup options for the Rx are the same as for the Tx described previously except for the Out of Service selection which should be selected if the incoming signal is expected to contain a known test pat...

Page 71: ...Go back to top Go back to TOC TX300 e_e manual_D07 00 033P_RevG00...

Page 72: ...d by the Start Stop function on the drop down menu Auto A predetermined start time can be set by the user The test duration can be set in seconds minutes hours or days After programming the start time...

Page 73: ...r performance events for SDH Regenerator and Multiplexer sections Deals exclusively with SDH sections Error event definition Based on measuring block errors M 2100 Performance limits for bringing into...

Page 74: ...des an automatic move to Result screen when it starts Auto Save Tap Auto Save and set it to ON to automatically save the results file Measurement Clock Source Internal Clock or Tx Clock Source the mea...

Page 75: ...oad framing test pattern and signal level If the search is successful a PASS result is displayed Search parameters and criteria Interface Checks physical parameters bit rate line code Mapping Checks m...

Page 76: ...starts testing or Results Results icon Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 1 Results PDH 7 1 1 Summary The Summary tab displays an overview of the major test parameters At a glance the user is able to see...

Page 77: ...are arranged logically and will depend on signal hierarchy structure payload and framing selected The soft LEDs have a tricolor function Green No error or alarm is present Red An error or alarm condi...

Page 78: ...ms PDH Page 2 Go back to top Go back to TOC Errors Alarms Page 3 Page 3 lists the Errors in logical order that are associated with the signal under test All errors are counted simultaneously and store...

Page 79: ...nts are numbered sequentially Type Indicates alarm or error type Start Indicates when the alarm or error was detected Dur Count Indicates for how long the alarm or error was detected and provides dura...

Page 80: ...the minimum deviation detected in the input signal Max ppm Indicates the difference between the standard rate and the maximum deviation detected in the input signal A Min ppm and Max ppm function can...

Page 81: ...rrors presented will depend on the signal type and structure selected A graphical timeline on the horizontal axis indicates when the event occurred since the test was started The upper left and right...

Page 82: ...play the anomaly of interest Graph tab A graphical timeline on the horizontal axis indicates when the event occurred while the vertical axis indicates the logarithmic scale of errors The upper left an...

Page 83: ...and bulk signals Pass Fail result is in conjunction with path allocation between 0 1 and 100 Note ITU T G 821 evaluates bit errors therefore facilities for evaluating block errors are disabled G 821...

Page 84: ...pattern Definitions Errored Second ES A one second time interval containing one or more errored blocks Severely Errored Second SES A one second time interval in which more than 30 of the blocks are er...

Page 85: ...ents B1 B2 MS REI B3 HP REI LP BIP LP REI Bit errors TSE Evaluation of the near end and far end is possible however far end evaluations can only be made if REI is available Bit errors can be evaluated...

Page 86: ...ing events B1 B2 MS REI Bit errors TSE Evaluation of the near end and far end is possible however far end measurement can only be made if REI is available Bit errors can be evaluated for Unframed patt...

Page 87: ...ing events FAS bit errors FAS2 FAS34 and FAS140 CRC 4 errors EBIT errors Bit errors TSE Evaluation is made at the Near End and at the Far End for PCM 30 31 signals with CRC Bit errors can be evaluated...

Page 88: ...end evaluations can only be made if REI is available Bit errors can be evaluated for Unframed patterns Framed patterns and bulk signals Overhead bytes E1 E2 order wire F1 F2 user D1 D3 and D4 D12 DCC...

Page 89: ...and parameters At a glance the user is able to see if there are any alarms errors or signal failure pertaining to the SDH signal and its payload Summary Page 1 SDH mapping information is displayed on...

Page 90: ...on screen are arranged logically and will depend on signal hierarchy structure payload and framing selected The soft LEDs have a tricolor function Green No error or alarm is present Red An error or al...

Page 91: ...cribed in the table below SDH Error and Alarm defection criteria per ITU T G 707 and O 150 recommendations SDH Error and Alarm defection criteria per ITU T G 707 and O 150 recommendations TX300 e_e ma...

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Page 93: ...order that are associated with the signal under test All errors are evaluated and stored The Elapsed Time ET is shown in the right hand corner of the header Error conditions are displayed in red incl...

Page 94: ...hand corner The alarms associated with the Section and Line are displayed separately for ease of interpretation Errors Alarms Page 3 Go back to top Go back to TOC Errors Alarms Page 4 5 Page 4 5 lists...

Page 95: ...l and payload under test All alarms are evaluated and stored Errors Alarms Page 6 Go back to top Go back to TOC Errors Alarms Page 7 Page 7 lists the PDH Errors in logical order that are associated wi...

Page 96: ...stored Errors Alarms Page 8 Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 2 3 Event Log The Event Log tab brings up the screen listing the Error and Alarm events recorded during a test The events are presented in...

Page 97: ...4 signals Loss of Signal LOS and the Saturation level for optical signals is shown graphically including the level measurement in dBm Signal Page 1 Frequency Page 2 The received signal frequency and o...

Page 98: ...its for the various signal types according to ITU T recommendations are presented in the table below Low quality clock sources that deviate from the nominal value cause problems in the operation of ne...

Page 99: ...C 7 2 5 Histogram The Histogram tab displays the screen showing a historical record of the Alarms and Errors recorded during the measurement interval A dedicated Page is available for errors and alarm...

Page 100: ...ile the and keys allow zooming in out of the time axis Go back to top Go back to TOC Histogram Page 2 Page 2 displays the Errors associated with the Section Overhead SOH Histogram SOH Errors Page 2 Go...

Page 101: ...arameters are HP UNE HP Unequipped HP PLM HP Payload Mismatch HP TIM HP Trace Identifier Mismatch HP RDI HP Remote Defect Indication B3 errors HP REI HP Remote Error Indication Histogram High Path Ala...

Page 102: ...Errors associated with the Low Order Path LP SDH The measured parameters are LP UNE LP Unequipped LP PLM LP Payload Mismatch LP TIM LP Trace Identifier Mismatch LP RDI LP Remote Defect Indication LP R...

Page 103: ...am E1 Alarms Page 7 Go back to top Go back to TOC Histogram Page 8 Page 8 displays the Errors associated with the test pattern Histogram BERT Alarms Errors Page 8 Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 2 6 G...

Page 104: ...I PDH errors depending on payload Scroll through the various pages to display the anomaly of interest A status pop up screen can be accessed by tapping on the graph area Graph Page 3 Go back to top Go...

Page 105: ...etup Measurements Please see 7 1 5 Analysis for information on the Analysis tab and test definitions For a brief description of supported G Series and M Series performance tests as well as setup instr...

Page 106: ...and parameters At a glance the user is able to see if there are any alarms errors or signal failure pertaining to the SONET signal and its payload Summary Page 1 SONET mapping information is displayed...

Page 107: ...depend on signal hierarchy structure payload and framing selected The soft LEDs have a tricolor function Green No error or alarm is present Red An error or alarm condition is detected and is currentl...

Page 108: ...ONET Error and Alarm definitions per Bellcore GR 253 and ANSI T1 105 recommendations SONET Error and Alarm defection criteria per Bellcore GR 253 and ANSI T1 105 231 TX300 e_e manual_D07 00 033P_RevG0...

Page 109: ...Page 2 lists the SONET Errors in logical order that are associated with the signal under test All errors are evaluated and stored The Elapsed Time ET is shown in the right hand corner of the header Er...

Page 110: ...d Time ET since the start of the test is shown in the upper right hand corner Errors Alarms Page 3 The alarms associated with the Section and Line are displayed separately for ease of interpretation G...

Page 111: ...ck to top Go back to TOC Errors Alarms Page 6 Page 6 lists the PDH DSn Alarms in logical order that are associated with the signal and payload under test All alarms are evaluated and stored Errors Ala...

Page 112: ...ed with the signal and payload under test All errors are evaluated and stored Errors Alarms Page 7 Errors Alarms Page 8 Page 8 lists the BERT Errors in logical order that are associated with the signa...

Page 113: ...larms and ratio count errors are displayed See Results PDH Event Log for details Event Log Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 3 4 Signal The Signal tab displays the Level and Frequency screen Page 1 disp...

Page 114: ...f the input signal Min ppm Indicates the difference between the standard rate and the minimum deviation detected in the input signal Max ppm Indicates the difference between the standard rate and the...

Page 115: ...normally reported in Hz while the deviation is reported in ppm Tolerances for the various clock frequencies of SONET hierarchies are presented in the table below Level Measures the Peak and Peak Peak...

Page 116: ...k to TOC 7 3 5 Histogram The Histogram tab displays the screen showing a historical record of the Alarms and Errors recorded during the measurement interval A dedicated page is available for errors an...

Page 117: ...e measurement period while the and keys allow zooming in out of the time axis Go back to top Go back to TOC Histogram Page 2 Page 2 displays the Errors associated with the SONET Errors Histogram SONET...

Page 118: ...P STS Path Unequipped PLM P STS Path Payload Mismatch TIM P STS Path Trace Identifier Mismatch RDI P STS Path Remote Defect Indication B3 errors REI P STS Path Remote Error Indication Histogram P Ala...

Page 119: ...Alarms and Errors associated with the VT Path The measured parameters are UNEQ V VT Unequipped PLM V VT Payload Mismatch TIM V VT Trace Identifier Mismatch RDI V VT Remote Defect Indication RFI V VT...

Page 120: ...ad The measured parameters depend on the payload selected Histogram DS1 Alarms Page 7 Go back to top Go back to TOC Histogram Page 8 Page 8 displays the Bit Errors associated with the test pattern His...

Page 121: ...following error types FAS B1 B2 REI S B3 REI P BIP V REI V PDH DSn errors depending on payload Scroll through the various pages to display the anomaly of interest A status pop up screen can be access...

Page 122: ...etup Measurements Please see 7 1 7 Analysis for information on the Analysis tab and test definitions For a brief description of supported G Series and M Series performance tests as well as setup instr...

Page 123: ...results and parameters At a glance the user is able to see if there are any alarms errors or signal failure pertaining to the OTN SDH signal and its payload And also shows OTN SDH mapping information...

Page 124: ...e soft LEDs on screen are arranged logically and will depend on signal hierarchy structure payload and framing selected The soft LEDs have a tricolor function Green No error or alarm is present Red An...

Page 125: ...information The LED headers are described in the table below OTN Error and Alarm definitions per ITU T G 709 recommendations TX300 e_e manual_D07 00 033P_RevG00...

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Page 127: ...ge 3 lists the OTU Errors in logical order that are associated with the signal under test All errors are evaluated and stored The Elapsed Time ET is shown in the right hand corner of the header Error...

Page 128: ...4 lists the OTU Alarms in logical order associated with the signal under test All alarms are evaluated and stored The Elapsed Time ET since the start of the test is shown in the upper right hand corne...

Page 129: ...erpretation Go back to top Go back to TOC Errors Alarms Page 6 7 Page 6 7 lists the ODU OPU errors and alarms in logical order that are associated with the signal under test All alarms are evaluated a...

Page 130: ...See PDH details in Section 7 1 See SDH details in Section 7 2 Signal Pages 1 to 4 The signal tab displays the Level Frequency and related screens Optical Level Page 1 The optical level measurement for...

Page 131: ...tion detected in the input signal Max ppm Indicates the difference between the standard rate and the maximum deviation detected in the input signal SDH Current Indicates the frequency of the SDH or SO...

Page 132: ...Displays the Optical Transceiver SFP or XFP Power Measurement Graph This is useful for troubleshooting defective XFPs or for monitoring intermittent optical power fluctuations Signal Page 4 Go back to...

Page 133: ...dedicated buttons for error injection and alarm generation Alarm and error selections will depend on PDH SDH or OTN signal types Alarm Setup Go back to top Go back to TOC 8 1 Alarm Generation Generat...

Page 134: ...RDI E3 signals LOS LOF AIS RDI E4 signals LOS LOF AIS RDI DS1 signals AIS Yellow idle LOS LOF DS3 signals LOS LOF OOF AIS Parity Mode Static enable disable using drop down menu function PDH Alarm Type...

Page 135: ...Go back to top Go back to TOC 8 1 3 OTN Alarms The following OTN alarms can be generated OTU 1 OTU 2 LOS LOF OOF OOM LOM AIS IAE BDI TIM ODU 1 OPU 2 AIS OCI LCK BDI TIM OPU 1 OTU 2 PLM SDH Payload al...

Page 136: ...can be generated 8 2 1 PDH T Carrier Errors The following PDH and T Carrier errors can be inserted E1 signals Code FAS CRC REI E bit Bit E3 signals Code FAS Bit E4 signals FAS Bit DS1 signals Code FA...

Page 137: ...AS 2M CRC 2M REI 34M FAS 45M FAS 1 5M FAS SDH Error Type Go back to top Go back to TOC 8 2 3 OTN Errors OTU 1 2 signals FAS MFAS BIP BEI Corrected FEC errors Uncorrectable FEC ODU 1 2 signals BIP BEI...

Page 138: ...when the insertion button is tapped Rate Specific rate between 1x10 3 and 5x10 6 The list of available error types depends on the type of framing being used and the SDH or PDH hierarchies and line in...

Page 139: ...the source to the destination within the network TTI contains the so called Access Point Identifiers API which are used to specify the Source Access Point Identifier SAPI and Destination Access Point...

Page 140: ...e Overhead is color coded for simplified viewing Decoding Bytes Tapping the applicable byte enables an automatic decode a byte description including the Hexadecimal and Binary value is provided For so...

Page 141: ...frame structure Go back to top Go back to TOC 9 2 2 Optical Transport Unit OTU Analysis The OTU overhead is comprised of the SM GCC0 and RES bytes Section Monitoring SM Bytes are used for the Trail Tr...

Page 142: ...erhead is divided into several fields RES PM TCMi TCM ACT FTFL EXP GCC1 GCC2 and APS PCC Reserved RES bytes are undefined and set aside for future applications Path Monitoring PM Field is similar to t...

Page 143: ...STAT subfield is used in the PM and TCMi fields to provide an indication of the presence or absence of maintenance signals TCM1 BEI Type Go back to top Go back to TOC Fault Type and Fault Location FTF...

Page 144: ...Go back to top Go back to TOC Experimental EXP Field not subject to standards and is available for network operator applications EXP Type TX300 e_e manual_D07 00 033P_RevG00...

Page 145: ...nel is available in the ODU GCC1 Type Go back to top Go back to TOC Automatic Protection Switching and Protection Communication Channel APS PCC Supports up to eight levels of nested APS PCC signals as...

Page 146: ...d OPU PSI Type The other fields in the OPU overhead are dependent on the mapping capabilities associated to the OPU For an asynchronous mapping the client signal and OPU clock are different Justificat...

Page 147: ...Identifier Tap the Payload Label icon to display the screen shown below Tabs for Tx and Rx label settings are provided Payload Label PSI 0 contains a one byte Payload type PSI 1 to PSI 255 are mappin...

Page 148: ...tifier TTI similar to the J0 byte in SONET SDH is used to identify the signal from the source to the destination within the network The TTI contains the so called Access Point Identifiers API which ar...

Page 149: ...ctions in the network SONET SDH allowed a single level of TCM to be configured while ITU G 709 allows six levels of tandem connection monitoring to be configured The assignment of monitored connection...

Page 150: ...sed to set the C2 and V5 Path Signal Labels which indicate the content of the High order STS path and Low order VCs VTs APS Testing Used to measure Automatic Protection Switching limits Using selectab...

Page 151: ...lue is provided For some bytes an advanced decode of the various bits is also available Section Overhead The following is a partial list of SOH bytes and their corresponding functions Section Layer Fr...

Page 152: ...y code used to check for transmission errors over the regenerator section Its value is calculated over all the bits of the STM 1 frame before scrambling The checksum value is placed in the RS overhead...

Page 153: ...etermine if transmission errors have occurred over the Multiplexer Section Its calculated over all the bits of the STM 1 frame except those in the Regenerator Section overhead The computed checksum is...

Page 154: ...protection 1110 Forced switch span 1101 Forced switch ring 1100 Signal fail span 1011 Signal fail ring 1010 Signal degrade protection 1001 Signal degrade span 1000 Signal degrade ring 0111 Manual swi...

Page 155: ...Bit 5 is the path code 0 Short path 1 Long path Bits 6 8 000 Idle 001 Bridged 010 Bridged and switched 110 MS RDI 111 MS AIS Others Not used K2 Byte APS Linear Go back to top Go back to TOC Data Commu...

Page 156: ...Go back to TOC Path Overhead Layer The following is a partial list of POH bytes and their corresponding functions J1 byte STS Path Trace High Order VC N path trace byte A unique message is assigned to...

Page 157: ...is calculated over all the bits of the previous VC 4 The computed checksum is placed in the B3 byte before scrambling C2 byte HP signal label for SDH mode Indicates mapping of the VC n The table below...

Page 158: ...g of the complete path Bits 1 4 Remote Error Indication HP REI indicates number of bit errors detected by B3 Bit 5 Remote Defect indication HP RDI set to 1 if signal failure is detected Bits 6 7 Enhan...

Page 159: ...frame structure Frames 1 8 Frame Alignment Signal FAS Frames 9 72 The Access Point Identifier of the tandem connection TC API Frames 73 76 TC RDI indicating defects that have occurred in the tandem c...

Page 160: ...multi frame structure Multiframe structure consists of Frames 1 8 Frame Alignment Signal FAS Frames 9 72 The Access Point Identifier of the tandem connection TC API Frames 73 76 TC RDI indicating def...

Page 161: ...HP C2 and LP V5 Signal Label bytes Column 1 Indicates the byte type Column 2 Provides the hexadecimal value of the byte if applicable Column 3 Provides a byte decode Please refer to the byte definitio...

Page 162: ...screen bit toggle or pop up keypad Convenient drop down selections In some instances the selections will be available over multiple pages Note While programming of most overhead bytes is possible usin...

Page 163: ...e from POH Overhead Generator Programming most overhead bytes is possible using the OH Generator feature however dedicated test functions are available for Pointer Tasks Payload Labels Trace Identifie...

Page 164: ...urements For AU pointers SS bits Displays bits 5 and 6 of the H1 byte to indicate SDH 10 SONET 00 Unknown 01 and 11 signal type Pointer value Displays the H1 and H2 values addresses indicating the off...

Page 165: ...ther SDH 10 SONET 00 Unknown 01 or 11 Pointer value Transmits a new pointer address or value with or without a new data flag NDF Configurable in a range of 0 to 782 pointers Increment INC or Decrement...

Page 166: ...n the phase of the pointer adjustment Periodic Generate periodic changes in the pointer value 87 3 Generate an 87 3 pattern 87 consecutive pointer adjustments 3 consecutive pointer value with no adjus...

Page 167: ...ence Testing It is recommended to run one sequence with positive adjustments followed by a sequence with negative adjustments Performing the measurement at the maximum positive and negative TX300 e_e...

Page 168: ...dicated tabs for Transmitted and Received expected path traces and setups 10 1 5 1 Transmitted Traces TX J0 RS Regenerator section trace Program a 1 or 16 byte identifier to check the connection betwe...

Page 169: ...fier to set and check the expected trace Enable or disable the TIM Trace Identifier Mismatch alarm J2 LP Path Low order path section trace Program a 16 or 64 byte identifier to set and check the expec...

Page 170: ...gram the TX or RX label by editing the hexadecimal value or by using the convenient drop down menu selection For the RX label enable or disable the Payload Mismatch PLM Alarm TX C2 HP V5 LP Path Path...

Page 171: ...s a result of one of the following conditions Hard Failure SF condition Loss of Signal LOS MS AIS BER 1 x 10 3 Soft Failure SD condition Signal degradation when BER exceeds a predetermined threshold N...

Page 172: ...nsure that no errors or alarms are present on the transmission system because this will impact the measurement The measurement will be triggered depending on the condition configured The TX300 e measu...

Page 173: ...TOC 10 1 7 2 APS Sequence The associated K1 K2 sequence and received K1 K2 bytes may be captured Event Details Go back to top Go back to TOC 10 1 8 Tandem Connection Monitoring TCM HP Setup TX300 e_e...

Page 174: ...byte for VC2 and VC These two bytes are structured similarly but their functions are not identical Go back to top Go back to TOC 10 1 9 Tributary Scan This function requires VC12 or VT 1 5 mapping an...

Page 175: ...race Corresponds to the VT trace being transmitted Label Corresponds to the V5 byte signal label being transmitted Tributary Scan Go back to top Go back to TOC 10 1 10 Round Trip Delay The Round Trip...

Page 176: ...3 and the test set will show a warning message that V SCAN does not apply to the current configuration Connect the test set s receiver to a monitoring point and verify that the signal LED is green and...

Page 177: ...resented in its equivalent ASCII representation and repeated 16 times for example the hex value 0x43 will be shown as CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Tributary High Order Matrix The Tributary Matrix shows the differ...

Page 178: ...oded correctly That is they must start in channels 1 17 33 and 49 If the 8c block starts in a different position the TX300 e will detect it and highlight it in red Similarly on an OC 198 signal STS 24...

Page 179: ...er matrix Soft LED Section This section provides a real time visual summary of the selected tributary by means of soft LEDs and signal labels Solid green identify good status Solid red indicates a pro...

Page 180: ...complete decoded message can be read in the Scanned Map Detail section Some examples are 0x00 Unequipped 0x02 TUG Structure 0x03 Locked TU n 0x04 Asynchronous Mapping of 34M or 45M 0x05 Experimental...

Page 181: ...el position container type trace identifier J1 and signal label C2 Using the page buttons users can identify the desired channel Users can also tap on the desired channel row to expand the details on...

Page 182: ...Go back to top Go back to TOC TX300 e_e manual_D07 00 033P_RevG00...

Page 183: ...Signal Labels which indicate the content of the STS path and VTs APS Testing Used to measure Automatic Protection Switching limits Using selectable triggers the drop out times of tributary connection...

Page 184: ...anced decode of the various bits is also available Section Overhead The following is a partial list of SOH bytes and their corresponding functions Section Layer Framing Bytes A1 A2 The A1 A2 bytes ind...

Page 185: ...ode used to check for transmission errors over the regenerator section Its value is calculated over all the bits of the STS N frame before scrambling The checksum value is placed in the SECTION overhe...

Page 186: ...el DCC D1 D2 and D3 together form a 192kbps message channel for OAM purposes It can generate internal or external messages It can also be used as a BER function D1 Byte Pointers H1 H2 H3 Bytes STS Poi...

Page 187: ...age type conforms to ITU T G 783 and Bellcore GR 253 for Linear network architectures Bits 1 4 G 783 Protocol 1111 Lockout of protection 1110 Forced switch 1101 Signal fail high priority 1 n only 1100...

Page 188: ...ise span 0011 Exercise ring 0010 Reverse request span 0001 Reverse request ring 0000 No request Bits 5 8 are the destination node ID 0000 Null channel 0001 to 1110 Channels 1 thru 14 1111 Extra traffi...

Page 189: ...bps message channel for OAM purposes They can be used for internally or externally generated messages or BER function S1 Byte Synchronization Status Synchronization status message byte contains inform...

Page 190: ...STS Path Trace High Order STS N path trace byte An unique message is assigned to each path in a SONET network therefore the path trace can be used to check continuity between any location on a transmi...

Page 191: ...S Path BIP C2 byte STS path signal label Indicate the type of payload being transported in the STS SPE including the status of the mapped payloads The table below indicates the standard C2 binary valu...

Page 192: ...T x payload defects F2 STS 1 payload with 18 VT x payload defects F3 STS 1 payload with 19 VT x payload defects F4 STS 1 payload with 20 VT x payload defects F5 STS 1 payload with 21 VT x payload defe...

Page 193: ...lue The receiver is required to ignore their content Z5 byte STS Path TCM Allocated to provide a STS Path Tandem Connection monitoring function for contiguously concatenated STS 3 levels Bits 1 4 Used...

Page 194: ...label and path status Continuous monitoring of anomalies or defects and payload composition at the path end or along the path Bits 1 2 provides error checking BIP 2 Bit 3 is the REI V 0 no error 1 er...

Page 195: ...dem connection Bit 5 TC REI indicating errored blocks caused in the tandem connection Bit 6 OEI indicating errored blocks of the egressing STS 1n Bits 7 8 operate in a 76 multi frame structure Multifr...

Page 196: ...ummary tab displays the summary screen listing the major bytes of the received SONET signal Column 1 Indicates the byte type Column 2 Provides the hexadecimal value of the byte if applicable Column 3...

Page 197: ...p keypad Binary values using simple on screen bit toggle or pop up keypad Convenient drop down selections In some instances the selections will be available over multiple pages Note While programming...

Page 198: ...ple pages C2 Byte from POH Overhead Generator Programming most overhead bytes is possible using the OH Generator feature however dedicated test functions are available for Pointer Tasks Payload Labels...

Page 199: ...U and the Tributary Unit TU each has its own pointer and the unit has two tabs for displaying the values and measurements For STS pointers SS bits displays bits 5 and 6 of the H1 byte to indicate SONE...

Page 200: ...te individual pointer movements as follows For STS pointers SS bits Program bits 5 and 6 of the H1 byte to be either SONET 10 SONET 00 Unknown 01 or 11 Pointer value Transmits a new pointer address or...

Page 201: ...TU T G 783 and ANSI T1 105 03 and Bellcore GR 253 pointer sequences as follows Sequence Decide how to affect the pointer sequence Basic Specify whether the pointer is increasing or decreasing Select I...

Page 202: ...fy the number of pointer adjustments in a row 1 9999 default 6 T Specify the average pointer spacing in time T is known as T1 to T5 in G 783 default 4 T1 T4 0 25ms to 600s or 2 to 4 800 000 frames mul...

Page 203: ...tor section trace Program a 1 or 16 byte identifier to check the connection between regenerators J1 STS Path High order path section trace Program a 16 or 64 byte identifier to check the high order tr...

Page 204: ...ble or disable the TIM Trace Identifier Mismatch alarm J2 VT Path Low order path section trace Program a 16 or 64 byte identifier to set and check the expected trace Enable or disable the TIM Trace Id...

Page 205: ...or RX label by editing the hexadecimal value or by using the convenient drop down menu selection For the RX label you can enable or disable the Payload Mismatch PLM Alarm TX C2 P V5 VT Path Path signa...

Page 206: ...tiated as a result of one of the following conditions Hard Failure SF condition Loss of Signal LOS MS AIS BER 1 x 10 3 Soft Failure SD condition Signal degradation when BER exceeds a predetermined thr...

Page 207: ...sion system because this will impact the measurement The measurement will be triggered by an Alarm Indication Signal AIS The TX300 e measures how long the AIS event remains present after the event is...

Page 208: ...x E ITU T recommendation G 707 defines a tandem connection source and sink and describes the responses of each when defect alarm and error conditions are detected Tandem connection maintenance signals...

Page 209: ...x VT 1 5 s checking each path manually can be very time consuming The TX300 e automatically performs a sequential BER test on each SONET tributary VT channel mapping can be via STS N The unit checks f...

Page 210: ...on time through the network Select SONET as TX RX standard View the Round Trip Delay of a looped back signal Set check box on Setup RX pattern to Out of Service Go back to top Go back to TOC 10 2 11 J...

Page 211: ...the greater the mismatch the greater the reflection of the pulse To avoid reflections impacting the E1 measurement the TX300 e will terminate twisted pair cables with 120 ohms and coax cable with 75 o...

Page 212: ...e for pulse mask compliance testing to be accurate When high frequency pulses are transmitted down a transmission line a portion of the pulse will be reflected when and wherever it encounters an imped...

Page 213: ...back to TOC 11 4 E1 Frame Words This function requires the E1 signal to be framed The NFAS word is used to carry information about the status of the link and to provide control signals for primary ra...

Page 214: ...ing a test pattern with an error The time it takes for the error to reach the receiver is the propagation time through the network Setup View the Round Trip Delay of a looped back signal Set check box...

Page 215: ...es the internal clock Monitor Trace message details D Channel decodes help to verify that a call is successfully established or determine why a call was not completed by examining the protocol cause v...

Page 216: ...ts incoming calls Sub Addr Type NSAP or User My sub Tap on the box and enter the sub address number using the alphanumeric keyboard Codec Type A law or U law L2 Filter Turn ON or OFF layer 2 filter Tu...

Page 217: ...HDB3 or AMI Clock Source Internal External Rx or Offset If the test set is in TE mode select Rx to receive timing signals from the master clock Termination Terminated Monitor or Bridge DS1 E1 Framing...

Page 218: ...all Voice Setup Press the Call button to initiate a call to the receiving number If Prompt was selected for Call Answer in the Setup tab the unit receiving the call will ring and the user can press An...

Page 219: ...Setup Press the Call button to bring up the Call Setup menu Data calls follow the same setup procedure as voice calls but with a few minor differences Fill out the call setup as described in 11 7 1 3...

Page 220: ...Pattern Setup Results Errors Alarms TX300 e_e manual_D07 00 033P_RevG00...

Page 221: ...64 56 and Nx64 Data Call Type in the CALL mode can give BER measurements When viewing BER measurements verify that both the PAT SYNC LED and the appropriate framing LED are green These two LEDs signif...

Page 222: ...ck to TOC 11 7 1 6 Supplementary Service Scan In ETSI protocol a Supplementary Service Scan scans a line to determine which of a variety of supplementary services are available on it Supplementary Sca...

Page 223: ...nveyed to the calling party COLR Connected Line Identification Restriction allows the connected subscriber to stop COLP from operating CFB Call Forwarding Busy Calls are forwarded to a specified numbe...

Page 224: ...ne number the calling party number and the date and time of the calls CW Call Waiting informs a user of an incoming call which has no B ch available user may accept reject or ignore CUG Closed User Gr...

Page 225: ...Multi Call B Channel Map Multi Call List Using ReVeal MTX300 TX300 e_e manual_D07 00 033P_RevG00...

Page 226: ...he list to the test set Go back to top Go back to TOC 11 7 1 8 DTMF During the call DTMF tones can be transmitted To transmit DTMF tones access the DTMF tab An alphanumeric keypad will be displayed DT...

Page 227: ...ack to top Go back to TOC 11 7 2 ISDN PRI Monitor ISDN PRI Monitor Setup The ISDN PRI Monitor s setup and results resemble those found in ISDN PRI Call Please refer to 11 7 1 ISDN PRI Call for more in...

Page 228: ...an be identified only within a framed signal Setup Time Slot Channel to test for both transmitting and receiving Input a number from 1 31 Mode Talk or send a tone on the transmit signal It is possible...

Page 229: ...in selected T S channel Go back to top Go back to TOC 11 9 Jitter and Wander For more information on Jitter and Wander please see 13 0 Jitter and Wander Application Go back to top Go back to TOC TX30...

Page 230: ...on Home main menu Advanced Mode DS3 1 Tools On the TX300e tap on Home main menu DS3 1 Tools DS1 3 Tools Main Menu If this error message appears Tap on Setup Hierarchy and select DSn PDH from Network...

Page 231: ...e conformance template Telecommunications signals require specific load impedance for pulse mask compliance testing to be accurate When high frequency pulses are transmitted down a transmission line a...

Page 232: ...s must select the location from which the test is to be conducted CO Network or CPE select the network element to be addressed and send the Loop up or Loops down command The white arrow is used as a v...

Page 233: ...e Once detected the test set will display which device is in loopback mode Loop Up Sends the appropriate loop code to the selected network element HTU C repeaters or HTU R a confirmation message will...

Page 234: ...multiple elements to be in loopback mode as long as the elements are looped up from farthest to nearest The white arrow on the DS1 Loop Setup screen is used as a visual indicator to remind the user i...

Page 235: ...ield and use the on screen keypad to enter the binary combination and press the Apply button to return to the main screen The Timeout field allows the user to set the exact time in seconds in which th...

Page 236: ...to TOC 12 3 Round Trip Delay DS1 3 Round Trip Delay is the same measurement described as the Round Trip Delay in SDH SONET Tools Please see that section for more details Go back to top Go back to TOC...

Page 237: ...greater the reflection of the pulse DS3 Pulse Mask Left Right button To move the pulse mask to the left or right press the Left or Right button first and re run the test Go back to top Go back to TOC...

Page 238: ...DS3 IDLE RCV DS3 EQUIQ FAIL NON SERVICE AFFECT COMMON EQUIP FAIL NSA MULTIPLE DS1 LOS DS1 EQUIP FAIL SINGLE DS1 LOS DS1 EQUIP FAIL NON SERVICE AFFECT LOOP TYPE Options NIU LINE FEAC Tasks RX Go back t...

Page 239: ...a from the external headset into the selected timeslot Code Select u Law or A Law Transmitted Frequency Input a frequency to transmit from 50 to 3950 Hz Transmitted Level Input a frequency to transmit...

Page 240: ...one is displayed When receiving command the following are displayed In band loop up In band loop down ESF FDL Line loop up ESF FDL Line loop down ESF FDL payload loop up ESF FDL payload loop down When...

Page 241: ...Down Can be used to unloop at anytime Clear Count Clear all the counters to 0 Loopback state no change In SF mode only in band commands can be checked In ESF mode FDL and in band commands are both ch...

Page 242: ...er can lead to transmission errors and deterioration in network quality ITU defines jitter as follows The short term variations of the significant instances of a digital signal from their ideal positi...

Page 243: ...2 for the ITU recommendation on minimum jitter generation Press Start to start measurements Results Results are displayed for the current jitter value and maximum jitter value during measurement Go ba...

Page 244: ...or Message Table Table values include Frequency tested Hz MTJ UI Maximum Tolerable Jitter in Unit Intervals Mask UI Peak to Peak jitter limit in UI as defined by ITU standard This is the minimum jitte...

Page 245: ...have passed Graph Go back to top Go back to TOC 13 3 Jitter Transfer Function JTF Jitter Transfer defines the ratio of output jitter to input jitter amplitude versus jitter frequency for a given bit...

Page 246: ...ble external clock reference clock to run the measurements since wander measurements are done over long periods Wander has some common synchronization measurements TIE Time Interval Error Phase differ...

Page 247: ...ption is turned on select a sampling rate from the drop down menu and insert a FAT32 USB memory stick into the USB port Pressing Start brings up a screen to name the test results Press Apply to confir...

Page 248: ...ton to locate the desired folder and load the MTIE file A Linear TIE graph displays the phase behavior recorded from the signal under test MTIE and TDEV Results Click on MTIE TDEV Analysis to view the...

Page 249: ...go to User Mask Select a similar mask to modify or create a new one using simple text tools like Notepad Follow the syntax described below and save it with a different file name no extension Table 10...

Page 250: ...100 x Use for multiplication 20 x 2000 2000 Use for exponentiation x 2000 433 x 0 2 0 01 x Use and to define the ranges TDEV Starts the TDEV definition section 0 1 x 17 14 12 Use a comma to separate...

Page 251: ...en 10 GbE LAN and OPU2 payload by raising the overall OTU2 data rate from the standard 10 709 Gbps to fit the 10GbE LAN client signal OTU1e 11 0491Gbps bit rate support without fixed stuffing OTU2e 11...

Page 252: ...features Net Wiz WiFi Wiz VoIP and IPTV applications Utilities Applications Help Settings Files which are common to all VePAL handheld test sets 2 Middle Test Applications specific to the test set Set...

Page 253: ...C or 10GE ASYNC for the OTN Mapping For more information on configuring the OTN mapping please see 14 3 1 1 Hierarchy From the menu select one of the following test modes Ethernet Testing Fibre Channe...

Page 254: ...cess the Hierarchy setting tap on the Hierarchy box from the Signal tab Hierarchy Setup Test Rate Options are OTU 1e and OTU 2e referring to 11 049G and 11 095G respectively OTN Mapping 10GE SYNC 10GE...

Page 255: ...on the SMA connector 2Mbps signal present on the RX2 balanced or RX2 BNC unbalanced These options can be selected from them Clock External box Rx The clock for the transmitter is derived from the rec...

Page 256: ...erns are available Note if the 32 bit user pattern entered is incorrect the default pattern will be 0xFFFFFFFF Invert Inversion of PRBS polarity is also available Inversion of fixed words is not permi...

Page 257: ...k to TOC 14 4 OTN Results Accessing OTN Results Measurements are accessed by tapping the Results icon in the main menu The results comprise of a range of tabbed pages similar to the setup pages If Eth...

Page 258: ...The Error Alarm tab brings up several pages showing the errors and alarm status Page 1 provides an overview of all the Errors and Alarms applicable to the signal or network under test The color of the...

Page 259: ...d during the measurement interval but it is no longer present or active Errors Alarms Page 1 Note Tapping the individual soft LED will automatically link to the applicable result screen which provides...

Page 260: ...TX300 e_e manual_D07 00 033P_RevG00...

Page 261: ...Go back to top Go back to TOC Errors Alarms Page 2 TX300 e_e manual_D07 00 033P_RevG00...

Page 262: ...the OTU Alarms in logical order associated with the signal under test All alarms are evaluated and stored The Elapsed Time ET since the start of the test is shown in the upper right hand corner Errors...

Page 263: ...arm events recorded during a test The events are presented in chronological sequence number type of event start time duration alarms and ratio count errors are displayed Number Event number events are...

Page 264: ...of Signal LOS the Saturation level for optical signals is shown graphically including the level measurement in dBm Signal Page 1 Go back to top Go back to TOC Frequency Page 2 The received signal fre...

Page 265: ...ifference between the standard rate and the minimum deviation detected in the input signal Max ppm Indicates the difference between the standard rate and the maximum deviation detected in the input si...

Page 266: ...ome menu RFC 2544 BERT Throughput tap on Setup Home menu Hierarchy OTN Mapping and select 10GE SYNC or 10GE ASYNC from the drop down menu Hierarchy Setup After configuring the OTU Xe signal press the...

Page 267: ...testing section for more information on the following applications 14 5 1 OTU Xe with 10GE BERT redirects to 15 2 BERT 14 5 2 OTN 10GE RFC 2544 Conformance Testing redirects to 15 3 RFC 2544 Conforma...

Page 268: ...XFP Port 1 Single Copper port 1GE 1 GE Copper Port 1 Single Fiber port 1GE 1 GE Fiber Port 1 Dual port 10GE and Copper 1GE 10 GE XFP Port 1 and 1 GE Copper Port 2 Dual port 10GE and Fiber 1GE 10 GE X...

Page 269: ...e applicable 1 GE Fiber Port Setup Go back to top Go back to TOC 1 GE Fiber Port Auto Negotiation On or Off Matches the test set s negotiation settings to those of the link partner Speed Default set t...

Page 270: ...er by adjusting the transmit rate When flow control is Off the test set ignores all incoming pause frames from the link partner and continues transmitting at the configured transmit rate MDIX Off On o...

Page 271: ...nd event log settings are configured in this screen Profile Last configuration Delete Save Save as Default Mode Manual timed or auto mode are available Manual mode User starts and stops the measuremen...

Page 272: ...t must be used for the 1pps signal UTC ToD Displays the Coordinated Universal Time UTC Time of Day once it is acquired Clock Sync Time Time field to configure the UTC ToD that both test sets carrying...

Page 273: ...connected and External Clock Input UTC ToD and Clock Sync Time fields will show on the screen The GPS CDMA Connection icon on the top of the screen will turn Green if the ToD synchronization is acquir...

Page 274: ...to be set in the other unit with which the One Way Delay test is to be conducted Both units need to be synchronized together at the same time GPS Device Connected 4 The pop up box will indicate in ho...

Page 275: ...the IP icon Note If using OAM Discover it is unnecessary to assign an IP address to the local or remote unit MX Discover MX Discover enables the TX300 e test set to discover other VeEX VePal test sets...

Page 276: ...All incoming unicast traffic is looped back with MAC IP source and destination addresses swapped To configure loopback control on the unit select from the following options under Partner Address MX Di...

Page 277: ...OAM Testing Activating 802 3ah Link OAM Go back to top Go back to TOC 15 1 5 ViPAG Router Test The ViPAG function tests end to end routed testing for 1G and 10G interfaces To access ViPAG Router testi...

Page 278: ...ine rate Step 2 Select the copper fiber ports to be used in the test If the copper port is selected configure the port settings Auto Negotiation Advertisement and Flow Control Step 3 The wavelength fo...

Page 279: ...s Link Up Down status Optical Power in dBm ARP Pass Fail status PING Pass Fail status Round Trip Delay RTD measurement in ms Throughput Pass Fail status Transmitted Rate Received Rate Quick Test View...

Page 280: ...e preconfigured To customize settings for both ports go to the Setup tab For configuration instructions please refer to 15 2 BERT Setup Go back to top Go back to TOC Results Summary Results TX300 e_e...

Page 281: ...test along with test measurements The Results tabs for each port lists statistical results similar to those featured in the BERT Results section Please see 15 2 2 BERT Results for more information Por...

Page 282: ...ns to simulate various conditions The test layer frame header traffic profile error injection and control settings of the far end device if applicable must be configured prior to testing Layer 1 Unfra...

Page 283: ...ess is added to the frame BERT Setup Header Layer 3 Layer 4 Framed BERT same as Layer 1 2 3 Framed MAC Address A default or user configured Media Access Control MAC address is added to the frame IP Ad...

Page 284: ...idge MAC in MAC IEEE 802 1ah encapsulation are configured trunks that add resiliency and configurable performance levels in the provider backbone network Available for 1GE Copper Fiber and 10GE port P...

Page 285: ...OC MAC VLAN MPLS IP and Test Pattern Configurations To configure the MAC addresses IP addresses VLAN tag s MPLS tag s and test pattern tap on the frame image displayed on the screen This brings up the...

Page 286: ...ority Code Point PCP a 3 bit field which refers to the IEEE 802 1p priority It indicates the frame priority level from 0 lowest to 7 highest which can be used to prioritize different classes of traffi...

Page 287: ...and is used for stacking labels This is important as it is used to indicate the last label in the label stack TTL Configurable in the range 0 to 255 The default setting is 128 hops Note Used to decrem...

Page 288: ...unfragmented IP datagram Protocol field UDP 0x11 TCP 0x06 User Defined BERT Setup IP Address settings Layer 3 Go back to top Go back to TOC Data Tab User selects a test pattern that will be encapsula...

Page 289: ...repeated transmission of the K28 7 code group Disparity rules are followed MFPAT Mixed Frequency Pattern The intent of this test pattern is to test the combination of RJ and deterministic jitter DJ T...

Page 290: ...4 368 and 139 264 kbps 2 15 1 32 767 bit pattern primarily intended for error and jitter measurements at bit rates of 1544 2048 6312 8448 32 064 and 44 736 kbps 2 11 1 2047 bit pattern primarily inten...

Page 291: ...teria will not be considered for these results MAC Destination address MAC Source address VLAN VLAN Priority VLAN Eligible Frame Type Type of Service Protocol Type IP Destination address IP Source add...

Page 292: ...h For example if 100000 frames are transmitted at 12 5 of bandwidth on a 1Gbps line 100000 frames will transmit at a rate of 125Mbps and then the burst will stop Frame Size Type Fixed or Uniform min a...

Page 293: ...UDP Checksum Layer 4 only With Pause selected the unit will transmit a pause frame when Error Injection icon is pressed The Pause time duration is configurable in units of 512 bit time At Gigabit Ethe...

Page 294: ...already in a manual loopback mode do not send a loop up command since it is not necessary Once the correct control settings are configured the user can start the test The selected tests will run auto...

Page 295: ...Tag Type Length CRC Payload Total Overhead Line Rate in Mbps Data Rate Payload Payload Total Overhead Line Rate Utilization of Line Rate For example if we transmit 100Mbps on a 1Gbps interface then t...

Page 296: ...ayed BERT Results Events Go back to top Go back to TOC 15 2 2 4 Traffic Traffic tab The following Traffic statistics are displayed Frame type Test and non test frames Traffic type Layer 2 and Layer 3...

Page 297: ...rcentage Received RX frames Total frames Test frames VLAN tagged frames Q in Q VLAN stacked frames Non test frames Transmitted TX frames Total frame Total frames transmitted Pause frames Total number...

Page 298: ...s equal to FF FF FF FF FF FF Layer 2 Multicast frames Number of Multicast frames received without FCS errors BERT Results Traffic Type Go back to top Go back to TOC Frame Size tab The following Frame...

Page 299: ...ates FPS and Data Rates Mbps Frame rate in Frames per second FPS Number of received frames including bad frames Broadcast frames and Multicast frames Data rate in Mbps Received data rate expressed in...

Page 300: ...Sync Loss synchronization Pattern Loss Indicates errors related to test pattern Service disruption associated with loss of signal Current Duration of the current service disruption Total Total accumul...

Page 301: ...Go back to TOC 15 2 2 8 Signal The Signal tab fiber ports only displays the optical level measured by the SFP or XFP transceiver BERT Results Signal Go back to top Go back to TOC TX300 e_e manual_D07...

Page 302: ...accepted in the test and measurement industry for network performance testing The RFC 2544 test suite consists of and performs a set of four automated tests throughput latency frame loss and burst or...

Page 303: ...on how to create new profiles using ReVeal software Encapsulation Type None or Provider Backbone Bridge PBB TE Provider Backbone Bridge MAC in MAC IEEE 802 1ah encapsulation are configured trunks tha...

Page 304: ...onfiguration is only available when the MPLS option is purchased MAC VLAN MPLS IP and Test Pattern Configurations Tap on the Frame image displayed on the screen to configure the MAC addresses IP addre...

Page 305: ...filter streams by MAC Destination address MAC Source address VLAN ID IP Destination address IP Source address VLAN Tab VLAN ID priority and Tag Type Ethernet Type can be configured Please refer to th...

Page 306: ...al user configurable test frames of any size ranging from 64 bytes to 10000 bytes To add additional test frames tap the Add Frame button Enter the frame size using the numeric keypad and click apply P...

Page 307: ...instrument at the other end of the link and vice versa to test traffic capacity The two test instruments have to be synchronized because the tests defined in RFC 2544 require the receiver to know the...

Page 308: ...nstream direction remote to local direction Asymmetric Up Down Test traffic in both upstream and downstream directions Press Connect The user is able to configure and view the local remote unit s setu...

Page 309: ...1 is selected the throughput rate will be searched with 1 accuracy Duration 5 to 999 seconds The default value is 20 seconds The duration is the amount of time the throughput test is run for for each...

Page 310: ...will be reduced by in the event of any frame loss For example if the Max Rate is 100Mbps or 100 and frames are lost at this rate then the transmit rate will be reduced to 90Mbps or 90 The frame loss t...

Page 311: ...nce the correct control settings are configured the user can start the test The selected tests will run automatically When all the tests are complete the test will stop automatically If the RFC 2544 t...

Page 312: ...ng the Start ST and Elapsed ET times are displayed Line Rate Mbps Negotiated rate of the interface 10M 100M or 1000M This value is always fixed since it depends on the maximum capacity of the link und...

Page 313: ...Go back to TOC Signal tab The Signal tab fiber ports only displays the optical level measured by the SFP or XFP transceiver RFC 2544 Results Signal RFC 2544 Results Signal page 2 TX300 e_e manual_D07...

Page 314: ...hical and table formats Use the drop down menu to change the display format Graphical Throughput results are displayed in a bar graph form Summary table and test log table display byte size Tx Percent...

Page 315: ...RFC 2544 Results Throughput Summary Table RFC 2544 Results Throughput Test Log Table TX300 e_e manual_D07 00 033P_RevG00...

Page 316: ...cy results displayed in line graph form Latency us vs Frame size bytes Summary and Test log tables display byte size Latency us Round trip delay latency Rate Percentage of frames transmitted Data rate...

Page 317: ...RFC 2544 Results Latency Jitter Graphical RFC 2544 Results Latency Jitter Summary TX300 e_e manual_D07 00 033P_RevG00...

Page 318: ...ct the Frame Loss format Summary and Test log tables display test frame length byte size frame loss from received traffic and rate transmitted Graphical Frame Loss displayed in line graph form Frame s...

Page 319: ...ccessfully transmitted received at the line rate It is displayed in the following formats Summary table Displays Average Frame Count received for each test frame length Test log table Displays Average...

Page 320: ...ions manual for more information Go back to top Go back to TOC 15 3 4 Advanced SLA Mode Using this test function users are able to verify SLAs while end to end QoS is assessed properly By configuring...

Page 321: ...fic Flow Select from Constant Ramp Burst or Single Burst traffic flow Frame Size Type Fixed or Uniform If uniform is chosen the user will have to input a minimum and maximum frame size Frame Size byte...

Page 322: ...g the test Go back to top Go back to TOC 15 3 5 Background Results Advanced SLA Mode For information on Global and Per Stream Results in Advanced SLA Mode please refer to 15 5 2 Throughput Results Bac...

Page 323: ...realistic stream testing The Frame Delay Variation also known as packet jitter was not included in RFC 2544 Jitter is a critical parameter for real time voice and video services It is now part of the...

Page 324: ...the FLR and CIR EIR Step 3 Traffic Policing Overshoot Test The purpose of the Traffic Policing Test is to ensure that when transmitting at a rate higher than the allowed CIR EIR the excess traffic wil...

Page 325: ...can be enabled independently CIR Test Config Tap on the box to configure the Committed Information Rate Test on another screen Duration Select the Service Performance Test duration Options are 15min...

Page 326: ...tion box to input a test duration test duration must be less than 999 sec Tap on the table to modify the CIR value percentage for each step CIR Test Config Go back to top Go back to TOC 15 4 1 1 Heade...

Page 327: ...ormance levels in the provider backbone network Available for 1GE Copper Fiber and 10GE port PBB encapsulation is available for all Ethernet tests Layer 2 3 and 4 BERT RFC2544 Throughput V SAM Tap the...

Page 328: ...ustomer can send frames that are assured to be forwarded through the network without being dropped Tap on the box to enter a rate and choose between IR Mbps or ULR Mbps Allowed values range from 0 01M...

Page 329: ...or the corresponding service is set to run Tap on the box to remove the check and cancel the test for that service Service Acceptance Parameters The user establishes Pass Fail test criteria for the fo...

Page 330: ...will not contribute toward passing or failing the service Copying Services Copying Services Tap on the Copy button on the bottom of the Header or Service Attributes tabs to copy frame parameters speci...

Page 331: ...ill be displayed for each step If any measured values do not meet the service test parameters set in the Bandwidth and Threshold tabs the test fails IR Mbps Information Rate Measures the average Ether...

Page 332: ...is between the CIR minus the margin allowed by the FLR and CIR EIR Policing Test Service 1 Policing test The test passes if the received traffic rate is at least at the CIR minus the margin allowed by...

Page 333: ...vailability Minimum percentage of service availability allowed to still be compliant with the SLA The service becomes unavailable if more than 50 of the frames are errored or missing in a one second i...

Page 334: ...Event Log A time stamped record or log of test types and test statuses start stop Event Log Go back to top Go back to TOC TX300 e_e manual_D07 00 033P_RevG00...

Page 335: ...ettings MX Discover and Control Settings Per Stream Configurations Traffic Settings Error Injection Settings Alarm Injection Settings Summary Starting Stopping a Throughput Test Results Global Aggrega...

Page 336: ...to achieve synchronization both units must be synchronized to the same timing source and at the same time See Chapter 15 1_Ethernet_Setup for a detailed description of the synchronization process His...

Page 337: ...figuration in the Throughput section features MAC flooding for buffering verification and performance testing of Ethernet switches Source SRC and Destination Dest flooding Enable or Disable Flood Rang...

Page 338: ...r to configure Traffic Flow Select from Constant Ramp Burst or Single Burst traffic flow Frame Size Type Fixed or Uniform If uniform is chosen the user will have to input a minimum and maximum frame s...

Page 339: ...Pause selected the unit will transmit a pause frame when the Error Injection icon is pressed The Pause time duration is configurable in units of 512 bit time At Gigabit Ethernet speed this is equival...

Page 340: ...cal Fault Remote Fault Alarm Flow The alarm flow determines how the selected alarms will be injected A specific Count or Continue continuous can be selected Alarm Length 1s 10s or 100s Throughput Alar...

Page 341: ...Throughput Test Summary IP List Throughput Test Summary VLAN List Throughput Test Summary Port List TX300 e_e manual_D07 00 033P_RevG00...

Page 342: ...ated in the actions drop down menu The status of each selected test can be seen in the Results tab Far End Unit Controlled with Loop Up Down Commands If the far end unit is not manually looped back th...

Page 343: ...lues are based on packet statistic thresholds for roundtrip delay jitter frame loss and IP checksum from the ITU T Y 1541 standard Below is a list of IP network QoS class definitions and network perfo...

Page 344: ...IP Network QoS Class Definitions and Network Performance Objectives Classes 4 7 Go back to top Go back to TOC The Aggregate screen displays these parameters TX300 e_e manual_D07 00 033P_RevG00...

Page 345: ...load Total Overhead Line Rate Utilization of Line Rate For example if we transmit 100Mbps on a 1Gbps interface then the utilization value is 10 or 100Mbps of the total link capacity or Line Rate Total...

Page 346: ...eived frames smaller than 64 bytes containing an invalid FCS Throughput Results Global Errors Go back to top Go back to TOC The Global Alarms screen displays the Current and Total alarm count of all s...

Page 347: ...displays the Time Event Type Number of Events and Test Type Throughput Results Global Events The Global Traffic screen displays Frame Type of all streams Traffic Type of all streams Frame size of all...

Page 348: ...s but for each stream For descriptions of the parameters in each tab with the exception of Rates please refer back to the corresponding section in 15 5 2 2 Global Aggregate Results Summary Framed rate...

Page 349: ...Bit Error Ratio FCS CRC Number of received frames with an invalid Frame Check Sequence FCS IP Checksum Invalid IP Frame Check sequence TCP UDP Checksum Layer 4 only Jabber frames Number of received f...

Page 350: ...rrors alarms and other anomalies pertaining to each stream Throughput Results Events per Stream Go back to top Go back to TOC The Per Stream Traffic screen displays the frame type and frame size distr...

Page 351: ...the frame delay information pertaining to each stream The Histogram shows the sampling points for the delay Round Trip Delay Results and Histogram Throughput Results Delay per Stream Throughput Resul...

Page 352: ...One Way Delay Results and Histogram Table and Graph Throughput Results Delay per Stream One Way Delay Throughput Results One Way Delay Histogram Graph TX300 e_e manual_D07 00 033P_RevG00...

Page 353: ...ble Go back to top Go back to TOC The Per Stream Rate screen displays the frame rate and data rate pertaining to each stream Throughput Results Rates per Stream Throughput Results Rates per Stream Rat...

Page 354: ...key on the VePAL s keypad The results will be saved and named automatically Once the results are saved the user may view or rename the results file by going to Home Files Saved Please see 10 2 Recalli...

Page 355: ...E 802 1ag and ITU T Y 1731 Go back to top Go back to TOC 15 6 1 OAM Setup 15 6 1 1 Link Level 802 3ah OAM Setup 802 3ah functions include Discovery Link Performance Monitoring Remote loopback Fault de...

Page 356: ...te will be used PDU Rate 100 to 10000 ms between consecutive OAM PDUs Discovery Capability Enables OAM enabled devices to exchange their OAM capabilities configuration and identity to link partners Ch...

Page 357: ...ent once or multiple times In the current software release link events are only transmitted upon user request not based on threshold crossing MIB Retrieval Retrieves information on network devices and...

Page 358: ...ent space on a network that is owned and operated by a single network provider There is a maintenance level from 0 to 7 to define the hierarchical relationship between domains Maintenance domains can...

Page 359: ...tion Equivalencies Maintenance Point Roles Go back to top Go back to TOC OAM Services Setup Under the same tab OAM Services pertaining to 802 1ag and or Y 1731 can be enabled The tests listed include...

Page 360: ...Discovery Link trace message Equivalent to a traceroute test MIPs and MEPs along the path send a response Fault verification and isolation Loopback Verify connectivity to a specific point in the messa...

Page 361: ...from the supported CCM intervals 1 s 10 s 1 min 10 min Link Trace and Loopback Messages OAM Service Level OAM Page 2 Link Trace Messages LTM LTR LTM Link Trace Message Multicast messages are transmitt...

Page 362: ...oopback Message LBM LBR LBM Loopback Message are unicast messages transmitted on demand to a destination MAC address A destination address responds with an LBR Loopback Reply Message LBM Diagram Loopb...

Page 363: ...e it crosses a hop MIP LTM test only Press Start to initiate testing Go back to top Go back to TOC Y 1731 Performance Management Functions OAM Service Level OAM Page 3 Loss LMM LMR and Delay Measureme...

Page 364: ...ngle Ended Frame Delay Measurement LMM frames contain frame counters Delay Measurement On demand OAM for measuring Frame Delay FD and Frame Delay Variation FDV TxTimeStampf Timestamp transmission of D...

Page 365: ...Size OAM Link Discovery Page 2 Vendor SPI and OUI Organization Unique identifier and Vendor specific information similar to MAC address fields Discovery State Send Any indicates the device was succes...

Page 366: ...r 5 seconds Unique and Duplicate Events are Threshold crossing events not supported in the current TX300 e release Number of Loopback Control frames Variable Request and Response are MIB query message...

Page 367: ...EXP Unexpected MEP ID or non matching CCM interval Alarm A fault alarm is triggered if a defect is present for a time period of 10s The fault alarm is cleared if a defect condition is not present for...

Page 368: ...MAC address of the responder TTL TTL field on the response indicated how many hops have been traversed Flags If set indicates that only MAC addresses learned in a Bridge s Filtering Database and not i...

Page 369: ...OAM LMM Parameters OAM Service DMM OAM DMM Message TX300 e_e manual_D07 00 033P_RevG00...

Page 370: ...elay Average round trip delay over the number of delay samples Average Variation Average round trip delay variation over the number of delay samples Last Delay Last round trip delay value measured Las...

Page 371: ...tween 1000Base X links or 10 100 1000T links Pass through monitor operation Pass Through Monitor Copper 1GE Pass Through Monitor Fiber 1GE Pass through monitor mode enables bidirectional monitoring be...

Page 372: ...ptical Power level in dBm 1000Base X connections only Once the cable interface connections are in place and the thresholds have been set press Start Go back to top Go back to TOC 15 7 2 Results Monito...

Page 373: ...destination and MAC Source addresses for Layer 2 or MAC and IP destination and source addresses for Layer 3 All incoming frames with CRC errors will be dropped similar to what an Ethernet switch does...

Page 374: ...Go back to top Go back to TOC TX300 e_e manual_D07 00 033P_RevG00...

Page 375: ...anced Tools menu featuring test functions common to all V300 units is accessed from the Tools icon on the left side menu then tapping the Advanced icon Test applications include ReVeal EZ Packet Captu...

Page 376: ...them based on VLAN ID configuration providing key traffic metrics such as frame type rates and errors and alarms VLAN Scan While traffic is being received press Scan The Results tab displays a list of...

Page 377: ...ext to a parameter to only receive traffic that matches this criteria For descriptions of each parameter please see 15 5 1 Setup for Throughput Testing Multiple Streams Press Monitor to monitor select...

Page 378: ...s Note If no stream information is displayed in the Per Stream tab return to the VLAN ID tab Results Scan VLAN ID and verify that the VLAN ID boxes are checked Go back to top Go back to TOC TX300 e_e...

Page 379: ...ator s SAN extension solution DWDM networks are perfect for transporting high density high bandwidth SAN applications over short distances while SDH SONET OTN networks are often used for longer distan...

Page 380: ...the number of receive buffers it has available For each frame received the remote port returns a R_RDY frame to indicate that one of the receive buffers is now free the local port in turn increments i...

Page 381: ...a used for long distance up to 10 km connections Go back to top Go back to TOC 16 1 2 Test Applications The Fiber Channel test mode is accessed by clicking the Test Mode button at the bottom right han...

Page 382: ...itive Sequence requires consecutive detection of 3 instances of the same Ordered Set The Primitive Sequences supported by the standard are Offline OLS Not Operational NOS Link Reset LR Link Reset Resp...

Page 383: ...e complies with ANSI NCITS FC FS recommendations and has the ability to test 1 2 4 8 and 10 Gigabit Fibre Channel 1 2 4 8G Fiber Channel The unit verifies the 8B 10B PCS Layer with a basic primitive s...

Page 384: ...ibre Channel including the media types connectors and the electrical and optical characteristics needed to connect ports This level is in the FC PH standard Signaling Media specifications Receiver Tra...

Page 385: ...BERT Test Frame Setup Profile User Defined Profile or Default setting can be used for testing Test layer FC 1 or FC 2 only Testing at other layers is not supported FC 1 Information is transmitted usin...

Page 386: ...Channel Frame Structure The Fibre Channel standard defines a variable frame length consisting of 36 bytes of overhead and up to 2112 bytes of payload for a total maximum size of 2148 bytes SOF and EOF...

Page 387: ...indicates that a Frame will immediately follow and indicates which class of service the Frame will use The value of the SOF field determines the class of service associated with the FC frame Several...

Page 388: ...dered Set that immediately follows the CRC and is transmitted on a word boundary The EOF delimiter designates the end of the frame content and is followed by Idles There are three categories of EOF de...

Page 389: ...g the 8B 10B symbol format and include the PCS layer as part of the BER pattern CRPAT CSPAT and CJTPAT test patterns according to NCITS TR 25 1999 and MJSQ are designed to evaluate frequency fluctuati...

Page 390: ...grity of high speed links and are defined in ITU T 0 150 0 151 Recommendations These legacy SONET SDH PDH test sequences may appear random but they have specific properties that can be used to measure...

Page 391: ...hoose a PRBS that is closest to the nature of the data you will be passing through your network Patterns between 211 1 and 231 1 such as 215 1 and 223 1 offer good gradual steps in difficulty that all...

Page 392: ...it provides an FC_Port with assistance in frame routing data routing or addressing The R_CTL field is further subdivided into the ROUTING field bits 31 28 and the INFORMATION field bits 27 24 D_ID Ad...

Page 393: ...Exchange Originator Exchange_ID OX_ID The Originator Exchange_ID is a two byte field Word 4 Bits 31 16 that identifies the Exchange_ID assigned by the Originator of the Exchange Each Exchange is assig...

Page 394: ...cific count or error rate Rate and Count The user is able to configure the error rate when rate is selected and error count via the numeric pop up keypad Error Injection Setup Once the test is running...

Page 395: ...s or 10 52 Gbps displayed in Mbps Framed Rate Total number of frames including overhead of any type per second Mbytes Data rate Total count of frames with payload data per second Mbytes Utilization Ba...

Page 396: ...centage of frames lost OOS Number of out of sequence frames received BERT Errors Go back to top Go back to TOC Alarms Current and Total values for LOS Number of times the Link has transitioned to a Lo...

Page 397: ...Events Go back to top Go back to TOC Traffic Distribution Overview Graphical representation of Frame type Test frames in BER mode Traffic type Class of service set by the SOF delimiter Frame size FC...

Page 398: ...dent upon the service class however Class 3 uses only buffer to buffer flow control RR RDY For Class 3 frames transmitted and received a R_RDY is issued when a receive buffer is available BB Credit Co...

Page 399: ...t switched Class 2 Provides guaranteed delivery for connectionless traffic Class 2 traffic is switched on each frame rather than on a connection An acknowledgment from the destination provides an end...

Page 400: ...l delay during the test period Throughput only Current Minimum Maximum and Average round trip delay during the test period is also displayed BERT Delay Go back to top Go back to TOC Frame Rate Summary...

Page 401: ...rement Loss of Signal LOS and the Saturation level for optical signals is shown graphically including the level measurement in dBm Signal Level Page 1 Optical Information Page 2 Page 2 displays the Op...

Page 402: ...evel Agreement SLA Determine optimum buffer size Capacity versus link speed Determine minimum buffer credits for selected throughput for each frame length Measuring throughput at various buffer credit...

Page 403: ...urce IDs D_ID and S_ID are swapped including any other relevant Header fields e g OX_ID RX_ID etc FC 1 2 Manual Loopback Active To enable the loopback press Start from the drop down menu Once the loop...

Page 404: ...okia Siemens It is an industry cooperation aimed at defining a publicly available specification for the key internal interface of radio base stations between the Radio Equipment Control REC and the Ra...

Page 405: ...d for Gigabit Ethernet and Fibre Channel It maps 8 bits of data into a 10 bits symbol each 8 bits can map into 2 possible 10 bit symbols The symbols are chosen so that there is a limit of 5 consecutiv...

Page 406: ...IQ data on the interface excluding the round trip group delay on the transmission medium i e excluding the cable length shall not exceed the following maximum value of 5 s Test Areas Tests for CPRI T...

Page 407: ...con Setup When finished configuring BERT settings press the Start button to run the tests This will automatically bring up the Results screen BERT Setup From the Header tab select a BERT Profile from...

Page 408: ...d at the top right corner of the screen to apply configurations and return to the previous screen Go back to top Go back to TOC 17 2 1 2 Traffic Pattern BERT Traffic Tab Constant traffic flow at 100 c...

Page 409: ...this release the error type is fixed as Bit at Single error injection An error injects each time the Error Injection button is pressed Go back to top Go back to TOC TX300 e_e manual_D07 00 033P_RevG0...

Page 410: ...y tab Line Rate bps Negotiated rate of the interface This value is always fixed since it depends on the maximum capacity of the link under test hence the test interface that is configured Utilization...

Page 411: ...rip Delay measurement tap on the RTD On Off button located in the right side column Note Round Trip Delay measurements require a physical Loopback at the far end Verify that no errors are present and...

Page 412: ...OC 17 2 2 3 Errors Tap on the Errors tab to view test measurements The test should run for at least 6 minutes Please make note of the BER Bits Indicates errors related to test pattern Bit Error or LSS...

Page 413: ...on the Alarms tab to view the Loss of Signal duration and Pattern Loss events Alarms tab Go back to top Go back to TOC 17 2 2 5 Events This Events tab displays a list of events for the test in progre...

Page 414: ...c keyboard to name the file and press Apply to save the results and close the keyboard screen Saving and Naming Results To access Saved results access the Files Saved menu on the left side toolbar Scr...

Page 415: ...gement in ReVeal All files can be managed through the VeEX ReVeal PC Software Simply connect the management port of the unit to a PC and launch ReVeal MTX300 on the PC For further instructions on mana...

Page 416: ...the Profiles menu from the OTN SDH SONET Testing main menu tap on the following icons Advanced Mode Profiles To save a new profile from the PDH or SDH applications mentioned above select the Save as d...

Page 417: ...manual for these sections Please note that they are renumbered in the manual 19 1 5 0 IP Ping Trace Route Web FTP ARP Wiz VoIP 19 2 6 0 Net Wiz 19 3 7 0 WiFi Wiz 19 4 8 0 Advanced Tools 19 5 9 0 Util...

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Page 420: ...and European Free Trade Association EFTA EN61010 1 For a copy of the CE Declaration of Conformity relating to VeEX products please contact VeEX customer service What is RoHS RoHS is the acronym for R...

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