
T-BERD/MTS/SC Getting Started Guide
March 2018
22046537, Rev. 016
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Glossary
Symbols/Numerics
10G —
Used on the connector panel to represent 10 Gigabit Ethernet.
10GE —
Used on the connector panel to represent 10 Gigabit Ethernet.
10GigE —
Used throughout this manual to represent 10 Gigabit Ethernet.
802.11b —
IEEE standard for wireless LANs. You can establish wireless LAN connec-
tions to the T-BERD
⁄
MTS 8000, 6000A, and 5800 using an 802.11 PCMCIA card.
A
AC —
Alternating Current. An AC power adapter is supplied with the T-BERD
⁄
MTS
8000, 6000A, and 5800.
Assembly —
Used throughout this manual to refer to a complete set of components
assembled as an instrument and used for testing.
B
Base unit —
The unit which connects to the Transport Module and battery or power
adapter, providing the user interface and a variety of connectivity and work flow tools.
BER —
Bit Error Rate.
BERT —
Bit error rate test. A known pattern of bits is transmitted, and errors received
are counted to figure the BER. The Bit Error Rate test is used to measure transmission
quality.
C
CFP —
C Form-Factor Pluggable optical transceiver. Optical transceiver used to
connect to and test over 40G and/or 100G fiber circuits.