
Appendix A: Specifications
A–4
ST112 SONET Transmission Test Set
Internal Pattern Generator
Patterns
DSX-1/VT1.5: QRW, PRBS 215-1, 223-1; 24-bit programmable word
(hex)
DS3: PRBS 215-1, 223-1; 8-bit programmable word (hex: 00 to FF)
STS-3c: 223-1, 223-1 INV
STS-12c: 223-1, 223-1 INV
Stress Patterns (DSX-1 only) DALY-1, DALY-2, DALY-3, 1/8, 2/8, 3/24, ONES, ZEROS (refer to
chapter 4 for a complete description of each of these stress patterns)
Errors
Single
Section BIP (B1)
Line BIP (B2)
(single error is placed in B2 byte of each
STS-N)
Path BIP (B3)
(single error is placed in B3 byte of each
STS-N)**
Payload pattern bit (SPE)
BiPolar Violations (BPV) (if configured for STSX-1/DSX-3 signals)
** NOTE: A concatenated signal will only have one B3 byte (e.g., STS-
3c or STS-12c payloads)
Errors
Continuous
SONET Random Error Rate
BIP2 Random Error Rate
STSX-1 BPV Error Rate
Channel Bit Error (single bit error injected into selected channel of an
STS-N signal)
Error Rate Range and
Resolution
1x10-3 to 1x10-9 (range varies based on selected error type) with 0.1
resolution
SONET Alarms
Continuous
EF (Errored Frame)
AIS (Alarm Indication Signal) for:
•
Line (Line-AIS)
•
Path (Path-AIS)
•
Virtual Tributary (VT Path-AIS)
RDI (Remote Defect Indication) for:
•
Line (Line-RDI)
•
Path (Path-RDI)
•
Virtual Tributary (VT Path-RDI)
LOP (Loss Of Pointer) for: SPE or VT
OORP (Out Of Range Pointer) for the SPE.
SONET Alarms
Burst
EF, Line-RDI, Line-AIS, Path-AIS, Path-RDI, OORP, VT-AIS, and VT-
RDI. (number of errored frames selectable from 1 to 255).
LOS (Loss Of Signal: number of microseconds selectable from 1 to
150).
Payload Alarms
Continuous
DS3-YEL (Yellow)
DS3-AIS (Alarm Indication Signal)
DS3-IDLE
DS1-AIS (Alarm Indication Signal)
DS1-RAI (Remote Alarm Indication)
Simultaneous Alarms
Supported
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