Paragon-X Getting Started Guide
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Welcome to the Calnex Paragon-X Getting Started Guide
This guide shows how to install and operate the Calnex Paragon-X hardware and User Interface. There
is also information on using the Rb/GPS Frequency Reference and 1pps/ToD/frequency converter
accessories (available as options with Paragon-X or separately).
The operational guidance is generic. Please refer to appropriate Calnex application notes and software
release notes for detailed operational steps and result interpretation in relation to specific tests.
Contents
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Connecting Power and Your Computer to Paragon-X
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Installing the Application Software
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Graphical User Interface Basics
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Paragon-X Constant Time Error (cTE)
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Rb/GPS External Timing Reference Accessory
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1pps/ToD/Frequency Converter Accessory
Introduction
For Next-Gen technologies up to 10Gb/s, the Calnex Paragon-X offers direct insight into actual device
and service behaviour, and the ability to generate a broad range of real-world disruption scenarios to
validate the operation of your network devices.
Paragon-X functions (with appropriate options installed):
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T1/E1/2MHz wander measurement
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1pps accuracy and wander measurement
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Time of Day display from serial interface to multiple standards
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Ethernet interface rates of 100M, 1G and 10Gb/s
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1588: PDV Measurement
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1588: One-box BC, TC & OC Test including Master/Slave Emulation and Time Error Measurement
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1588: Through-Mode Time Error Measurement
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Sync-E jitter tolerance and generation measurements to G.8262/O.174
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Sync-E wander tolerance, transfer and generation measurement to G.8262/O.174
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External references: frequency and 1pps
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Y.1731 OAM
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MPLS-TP OAM
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CES
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Edit and replay captured PDV
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Through-mode packet delay and corruption
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Compatible external Rb/GPS reference and 1pps/ToD/Frequency converter accessories
