SONET test procedures
Line timing test
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Overview
Before you begin
Test setup
Procedure
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This test checks that all NEs can be synchronized using the line
timing function. In the test procedure a protected ring configuration
will be used as example. However, the described procedure is in
principle also valid for other network topologies.
This test can only be done after the line timing functionality has been
configured correctly (see section
East
NE-D
West
Error free signal
Proceed as follows to test the network line timing functionality:
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Connect an error free SONET signal to the optical port which has
1
been configured for line timing (see section
provisioning"
(8-34)).
Lucent Technologies
"Line timing provisioning"
NE-C
Port 1
Port 1
West
East
Out
In
Port 1
Port 1
In
Out
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WaveStar CIT
NE-A
Port 1
Port 1
East
West
Out
In
Port 1
Port 1
In
Out
"Line timing
Span / Ring testing
(8-34)).
West
NE-B
East
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Issue a, April 2002