Agilent Technologies OmniBER 718 manual

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    OmniBER 718 Printed in U.K. 9/00 37718-90220 In This Guide Instructions on how to quickly select main instrument functions. Quick Reference Guide[...]

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    1 Introduc tion Use this book to quickly acce ss the main in st rument func tions and task s. Setting the Interf aces Setting the Tra nsmit Inte rfaces Setting PDH T ransmit Inter face [PDH/DSn] Setting SDH T ransmit Inter face [SDH] Setting J itter Transmit I nterface [SDH] OR [PDH/DSn] Setting Wander Transm it Interf ace [SDH] OR [PDH/DSn] Settin[...]

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    2 Setting th e Receive In terfaces Using Smart T est [RUN TEST] Setting P DH Rece ive Inter face [PDH/DSn] Setting S DH Rece ive Inter face [SDH] Setting J itter Receive I nterfa ce [SDH] OR [PDH/DSn] Setting A TM in th e Receiver [SDH] MAPPING [ ] [ ] [A TM] [PDH/DS n] MA PPING [ ] [ ] [A TM] Setting POS in the Receive r [SDH/SONET] M APPING [ ] [[...]

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    3 Sele cting T est Fe atures Selecting a nd Using Overhead Fe atures Using Transmit Overhead S etup [SDH] Using R eceive Overhe ad Moni tor [SDH] Setting O verhea d Trace Message s [SDH] SETUP [TRACE MESSAGES] Generati ng Overh ead Seq uences [SDH] TEST FUNCTION [SDH] [SEQUENCES] Using R eceive Overhe ad Capt ure [SDH] TEST FUNCTION [SDH] [O/H CAPT[...]

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    4 Selecting a nd Using Signal Features Adding F requency Offset to th e SDH Sig nal [SDH] CLOCK [INT ERNAL] FREQUENCY OFFSET [O N] Adding F requency Offset to th e PDH Sig nal [PDH/DSn] F REQUENCY OFFSET [<selec t>] Setting u p Signal ing Bits [PDH/DSn] SIGNAL [2Mb/s] P A YLOAD TYPE [ PCM30] STRUCTURED 2M CAS ABCD BITS [<select>] Set ti[...]

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    5 Selecting an d Using Signal Features (con t’d) Inserti ng an Ext ernal PD H Payload /T est Signal [SDH] 2M P A Y LOAD [INSERT 2M b/s] [PDH/DSn] 2M P AY LOAD [INSERT 2M b/s] Drop ping an E xter nal Payl oad/T est Si gn al [SDH] 2M P A Y LOAD [DROP 2 Mb/s] [PDH/DSn] 2M P A YLOAD [DRO P 2Mb/s] Adding E rrors & Alarms at the SDH Interfa ce [SDH[...]

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    6 Selecting an d Using Signal Features (con t’d) Generati ng Autom atic Pr otection S witch Mes sages [SDH] SETUP [APS MESSAGES] Inserting Data Communications Cha nnel [SDH] TEST FUNCTIO N [SDH] [DCC INSERT] Droppin g Data Com municati ons Chan nel [SDH] TEST FUNCTION [SDH] [DCC DRO P] Setting ATM T ransmitter Scrambl ing [ S D H ] S E T U P [ C [...]

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    7 Selecting an d Using Signal Features (con t’d) Setting u p A T M Error s and Al arms [SDH] TEST FUNCT ION [A TM ] [PDH/D Sn] T EST FUNCTION [ATM] S e t t i n g A T M P o l i c i n g F u n c t i o n [SDH] SETUP [POLICIN G] [PDH/DSn] SETUP [P OLICING] Setting POS Transmitter HDLC Framing [SDH/SONET] HDLC FRAMING <SELECT> Setting POS T ransm[...]

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    8 Selecting an d Using Signal Features (con t’d) Setting u p POS Transmitter IP A ddress [SDH/SONET] SETUP [IP ADDRESS] <SELECT> Setting u p POS Transmitter IP P ayload [SDH/SONET] SETUP [I P P A YLOAD] <SELECT> Setting POS Error s and Alarms [SDH/SONET] TEST FUNCTION [POS] Setting POS Receiver HDLC Framing [SDH/SONET] HDLC FRAMING &l[...]

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    9 Making M easurem ent s Usi ng Ov erhead BE R T est F unction [SDH] TEST FUNCTION [SDH] [OVERH EAD BER] Te s t T i m i n g RESUL TS [TIMING CONT ROL] Making SDH Ana lysis Measure ments RESUL TS [SDH] [ERROR ANAL YSIS] Making PDH Ana lysis Measure ments RESUL TS [PDH P A YLOAD] [ERROR ANAL YSIS] Meas uring Ji t ter RESUL TS [JITTER] Measuring Freq [...]

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    10 Making M easurem ent s (cont’d) Perfor ming an S DH Tributary Scan [SDH] TEST FUNCTION [TRIB SCAN] RESUL TS [SDH TRIB SCAN] Perfor ming an SDH Al arm Sca n RESUL TS [SDH ALM SCAN] Perfor ming a PDH Ala rm Scan [PDH ALM SCAN] Measuring Jitter T oler ance [PDH/DSn] JITTER [TOLERA NCE] Meas uring Ji t ter T rans fer [PDH/DSn] JITTER [TRANSFE R FN[...]

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    11 Sto ring, Loggi ng and Printing Saving Grap hics Results to Inst rument Store [TIMING CONTRO L] GRAPH STORAGE [1 MIN RESOL ’N] Recalli ng Stored Graph Resul ts TEXT RESUL TS STORE ST A TUS Viewing th e Bar Graph Disp lay GRAPH RESUL TS Viewing th e Graphics E rror an d Alarm Summar ies TEXT RESUL TS T est Pe riod Logging FUNCTION [LOGG ING] TE[...]

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    12 Sto ring, Loggi ng and Printing (cont’d) Logging Results to RS-232-C Printer FUNCTION [LOGG ING] SETUP [DEVICE] LOGGING PORT [RS232] Loggin g Results Content FUNCTION [LOGG ING] SETUP [CONT ENT] Loggin g Results Per iod FUNCTION [LOGG ING] SETUP [PERIOD] pocket1.fm Page 12 Thursday, September 7, 2000 1:45 PM[...]

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    13 Using Instrume nt and Disk Storage S torin g Conf igur ations in Ins tr um ent S tore FUNCTION [STORED SETTINGS] S to ring Current Configurations on Disk F UNCTION [FLOPPY DISK] Setting u p a Title for Co nfigura tions in I nstrument Store FUNCTION [STORED SETTINGS] Recalli ng Conf iguratio ns from In strument Store FUNCTION [STORED SETTINGS] Fo[...]

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    14 Using Instrume nt and Disk Storage (cont’d) Recalling Graphics Results from Disk FUNCTION [FLOPPY DISK] DISK OPERA TION [RECALL] FI LE T YPE [GRAPHICS] Copying Configur ation f rom Instru ment Store to Di sk FUNCTION [FLOPPY DISK] DISK OPERA T ION [FILE] [CO PY] [FROM :] [CONFIGURA TION] Copying Configur ation f rom Disk t o Instrume nt Store [...]

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    15 Selecting a nd Using "Other" Features Coupling T ran smit & Receive Settings FUNCTION [SETTINGS CONTROL] TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER [ C O UPLED] Suspend ing T est on Sig nal Loss FUNCTION [MISCELLANEOU S] SUSPEND TEST ON SIGNAL LOSS [ON] MS-REI Results Enable FUNCTION [MISCELLANEOU S] MS-REI RESUL T ENABLE Inband DS1 Loopcode 156MTS [...]

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    16 Selecting a nd Using "Other" Features (cont’d) Dumping Display to Disk FUNCTIO N [LOGGING] SETUP [DEM AND] LOG ON DEMAND [SCREEN DUMP] Set ting Scre en Br ightnes s and C olor FUNCTION [COLOR CONTROL] Running Self T est FUNCTION [SELF TEST] Selecting Trigger Output FUNCTION [TRIGG ER OUTPUT] pocket1.fm Page 16 Thursday, September 7, [...]

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    OmniBER 718 Printed in U.K. 9/00 37718-90220 In This Guide Instructions on how to quickly select main instrument functions. Quick Reference Guide[...]