
Virtual Front Panel
4–22
ST112 SONET Transmission Test Set
Output and Optics, Transmitter
Figure 4–27 VFP Output/Optics Transmitter Configuration
The OUTPUT/OPTICS (
q
) configuration menu is shown in Figure 4–27. Use the up and down
arrows to move between the four sections, and the left and right arrows to move between choices.
Use the ENTER key to select the choice under the reverse video cursor.
The first two areas are used to configure the electrical and optical outputs. The electrical can be
configured to generate either the SONET Synchronous Transport Cross Connect Signal (STSX-1)
or the Asynchronous Digital Cross Connect Signal (DSX-3) from the six front panel connectors.
Either the STSX-1 or DSX-3 LED indicator will light when the signal is selected. DSX-3 can only
be activated when the OPTICS are set to the OFF condition. The Electrical Asynchronous Digital
Cross Connect Signal, DSX-1, does not appear on the menu because it is always being transmitted
from the four front panel connectors.
The OPTICS section has five choices, OFF and four rates. The OC-48 (OC48) rate can only be
activated when the ST112 SONET Transmission Test Set is being used in the Combined (Dual)
Mode with an ST2400 2.4 Gb/s SDH/SONET Test Set. The Combined (Dual) Mode is detailed in
the
Applications Chapter
of this manual. The other three rates, OC-1, OC-3, and OC-12 are
detailed in this text. OC-12 has been selected in this example.
Data or voice can be transmitted from a device connected to the rear panel DCC/OW connector on
the Section or Line DCC or Order Wire channels. The DCC (Data Communications Channel) can be
configured for OFF, SECTION, or LINE. Generally:
•
DCC is used to transfer data between NE (network elements) and ORDERWIRE is used
for voice communications.
•
Voice can be transmitter in either the LOCAL or EXPRESS ORDERWIRE channel.
LOCAL refers to the connection between two adjacent devices (such as a regenerator and a NE
or two adjacent regenerators) and EXPRESS indicates the connection is between to NE with
regenerator in between. Communications between two Network Elements (NE) can use either a
LOCAL or an EXPRESS connection.
Timing, Transmitter
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