Glossary - Viavi T-BERD MTS 5800 Getting Started Manual

Glossary

Symbols/Numerics
10G — Used on the connector panel to represent 10 Gigabit Ethernet.
10GE — Used on the connector panel to represent 10 Gigabit Ethernet.
10GigE — Used throughout this manual to represent 10 Gigabit Ethernet.
802.11b — IEEE standard for wireless LANs. You can establish wireless LAN connec-
tions to the T-BERD ⁄ MTS 8000, 6000A, and 5800 using an 802.11 PCMCIA card.
A
AC — Alternating Current. An AC power adapter is supplied with the T-BERD ⁄ MTS
8000, 6000A, and 5800.
Assembly — Used throughout this manual to refer to a complete set of components
assembled as an instrument and used for testing.
B
Base unit — The unit which connects to the Transport Module and battery or power
adapter, providing the user interface and a variety of connectivity and work flow tools.
BER — Bit Error Rate.
BERT — Bit error rate test. A known pattern of bits is transmitted, and errors received
are counted to figure the BER. The Bit Error Rate test is used to measure transmission
quality.
C
CFP — C Form-Factor Pluggable optical transceiver. Optical transceiver used to
connect to and test over 40G and/or 100G fiber circuits.
March 2018
T-BERD/MTS/SC Getting Started Guide
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