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Setting the Interfaces - SONET Operation
Setting Receive Interface
Setting Receive Interface
Description
The receive interface settings should match the network equipment settings of rate
and mapping, and determine the payload to be tested.
TIP:
If you wish to set the OmniBER 720 transmitter and receiver to the same interface
settings, choose
. This causes the
receiver to be configured to the same settings as the transmitter,
HOW TO:
1
Choose the required SIGNAL source.
2
Choose mapping and type of payload.
3
If VT-6 mapping is chosen, and CONCATENATION is enabled, choose the
tributary at which the concatenation begins.
If VT-6, VT-2 or VT-1.5 mapping is chosen, choose the test tributary under
CHANNEL.
4
Choose the PATTERN type and PRBS polarity.
The definition of NORMAL and INVERTed polarity differs between ITU-T
O.150 and common practice usage in the United States of America for 2
15
-1 and
2
23
-1 PRBS patterns.
The PRBS polarity control (see page 193) allows the user to select which
definition is used on the TRANSMITTER and RECEIVER windows.
OTHER
SETTINGS CONTROL COUPLED
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