
Functional Description
700-712-100-01, Revision 01
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May 10, 1999
UTU-712 and ETU-762 List 1
summarizes the equivalent loopbacks for two different activation methods:
•
LTU and NTU LOC and REM buttons
•
Console screen Test menus (see
for loopback operation from the Test menus).
BER T
ESTING
The HDSL units provide a mechanism for validating circuit integrity utilizing a pseudorandom bit sequence
(PRBS) generator and BER meter internal to the LTU unit. This diagnostic test disrupts the normal flow of
payload traffic, and requires the presence of a Network NTU-I/F loopback or an external physical loopback at the
NTU interface connector. The test is run at the selected HDSL Payload Rate (see
). BER
results are accumulated continuously and updated on the console screen at intervals of approximately 16 seconds.
The PRBS data pattern is always generated at the LTU toward the HDSL channel, and the BER is always
measured at the LTU based on data received from the HDSL channel. The test may be initiated and stopped from
the Test menu at either the LTU or NTU console screen.
Table 10.
Loopback Equivalents
Front Panel
Console Screen Test Menu
Data Port Control Signals
Loopback mode
Loopback Position
LTU Nx64k port
NTU Nx64k port
LTU LOC button
NETWORK
(a)
LTU-HDSL
LL
LTU REM button
NETWORK
NTU-I/F
RL
NETWORK
LTU-I/F
NTU LOC button
CUSTOMER
(b)
NTU-HDSL
LL
NTU REM button
CUSTOMER
LTU-I/F
RL
CUSTOMER
NTU-I/F
(a) Activated from console screen Test menu at LTU.
(b) Activated from console screen Test menu at NTU.
The BER test must be stopped before leaving the test menu in order to restore
normal payload transmission. Escaping while the BER test is in progress causes
the following message to display:
“
BER Test in Progress. Must STOP
before leaving screen
.”