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Sonet/sdh application for ftb-200
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  • Page 1 User Guide SONET/SDH Application FTB-8100 Series for FTB-200...
  • Page 2 EXFO Inc. (EXFO). Information provided by EXFO is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed by EXFO for its use nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties that may result from its use.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Contents Certification Information ....................... ix 1 Introducing the FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer ........1 Module-Related Information ....................4 Platform-Related Information ....................4 Conventions ..........................5 2 Safety Information ..................7 Laser Safety Warnings ......................7 Installation Instruction Warnings ....................8 3 Getting Started ..................11 Compact ToolBox/ToolBox CE Installation ................11...
  • Page 4 ODU TCM TX ........................142 ODU TCM TTI TX .........................145 ODU TCM RX ........................147 ODU TCM TTI RX .........................150 ODU TX ..........................152 ODU TTI/FTFL TX .........................154 ODU RX ..........................156 ODU TTI/FTFL RX .........................158 OPU TX ..........................161 OPU RX ..........................164 FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 5 Contents 11 SONET Tabs ....................167 Section TX (SONET) ......................169 Section RX (SONET) ......................172 Section OH TX/RX (SONET) ....................174 Line TX (SONET) ........................176 Line RX (SONET) ........................178 Line OH TX/RX (SONET) .......................184 APS/Advanced Line OH TX/RX (SONET) ................186 HOP TX (SONET) ........................193 HOP RX (SONET) .........................197 HOP OH TX/RX (SONET) ......................200 Path Signal Label (C2) ......................201...
  • Page 6 15 10G Ethernet Tabs ..................325 Configuration TX ........................325 Error/Alarm TX ........................328 Error/Alarm RX ........................331 Statistics ..........................333 16 BERT Tabs ....................335 Pattern TX ...........................335 Pattern RX ...........................338 17 Advanced Tabs ..................341 Service Disruption Time (SDT) .....................341 Round Trip Delay (RTD) .......................345 FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 7 Recalibrating the Unit ......................398 Recycling and Disposal (Applies to European Union Only) ..........399 23 Troubleshooting ..................401 Solving Common Problems ....................401 Finding Information on the EXFO Web Site ................402 Contacting the Technical Support Group ................403 Transportation ........................404 24 Warranty ....................405 General Information ......................405...
  • Page 8 SDH - Lower-Order Path Overhead ..................472 10G Ethernet ........................475 C Report Generator ..................479 Report Generator Installation .....................479 Transferring the Generated Test Report to the PC ...............482 Launching and Using the Report Generator Tool ..............483 Information ........................485 Sections ..........................486 Index .......................489 viii FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 9: Certification Information

    Electronic test and measurement equipment is exempt from FCC Part 15 compliance in the United States and from IC ICES 003 compliance in Canada. However, EXFO Inc. (EXFO) makes reasonable efforts to ensure compliance to the applicable standards. The limits set by these standards are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
  • Page 10 Laser This product complies with 21 CFR 1040.10 and with EN 60825-1. This product may employ a Class 1 or Class 1M laser SFP or XFP . The laser classification is reproduced on the SFP/XFP . FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 11 2006/95/EC - The Low Voltage Directive 2004/108/EC - The EMC Directive 2006/66/EC - The Battery Directive 93/68/EEC - CE Marking And their amendments Manufacturer’s Name: EXFO Inc. Manufacturer’s Address: 400 Godin Avenue Quebec, Quebec Canada, G1M 2K2 Equipment Type/Environment: Test & Measurement / Industrial Trade Name/Model No.:...
  • Page 12 I, the undersigned, hereby declare that the equipment specified above conforms to the above Directives and Standards. Manufacturer Signature: Full Name: Stephen Bull, E. Eng Position: Vice-President Research and Development Address: 400 Godin Avenue, Quebec (Quebec), Canada, G1M 2K2 Date: February 1, 2009 FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 13: Introducing The Ftb-8100 Series Transport Blazer

    Fully integrated test solution supporting next-generation SONET/SDH, optical transport network (OTN), Ethernet, and Fibre Channel test functions. This user guide covers the FTB-8100 Series of modules including the FTB-8105, FTB-8115, FTB-8120, FTB-8120NG, FTB-8120NGE, FTB-8130, FTB-8130NG, and FTB-8130NGE. This user guide only covers the “SONET/SDH Application” which covers DSn/PDH, next-generation SONET/SDH, and OTN test fuctions.
  • Page 14 Universal Test System and the FTB-200 Compact Platform. This cross-platform support provides users with added flexibility by enabling them to select the appropriate platform that suits their testing needs. EXFO is the first and only test solution provider to offer this versatility, delivering single to multi-application test solutions with the same hardware module, which in turn dramatically reduces capital expenditures.
  • Page 15 Introducing the FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer Key Features DS0/E0 to OC-192/STM-64/OTU-2; 10 Mbit/s to 10 Gbit/s LAN/WAN as well as 1x, 2x, 4x, and 10x Fibre Channel testing (Ethernet and Fibre Channel testing is only available with the FTB-8120NGE, and...

  • Page 16: Module-Related Information

    Module-Related Information This user guide describes the functionality of the Transport Blazer on the FTB-200. FTB-8100 Series indicates that the statement applies to all modules: FTB-8105, FTB-8115, FTB-8120, FTB-8120NG, FTB-8120NGE, FTB-8130, FTB-8130NG, and FTB-8130NGE. FTB-8115/20/30 indicate that the statement applies to the following modules: FTB-8115, FTB-8120, FTB-8120NG, FTB-8120NGE, FTB-8130, FTB-8130NG, and FTB-8130NGE.

  • Page 17: Conventions

    Introducing the FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer Conventions Conventions Before using the product described in this manual, you should understand the following conventions: ARNING Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury. Do not proceed unless you understand and meet the required conditions.

  • Page 19: Safety Information

    Safety Information Laser Safety Warnings ARNING When the LASER LED is on or flashing, the FTB-8100 Series is transmitting an optical signal. ARNING Do not install or terminate fibres while a laser source is active. Never look directly into a live fibre, and ensure that your eyes are protected at all times.

  • Page 20: Installation Instruction Warnings

    No user serviceable parts are contained inside. Contact the manufacturer regarding service of this equipment. MPORTANT All wiring and installation must be in accordance with local building and electrical codes acceptable to the authorities in the countries where the equipment is installed and used. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 21 Safety Information Installation Instruction Warnings AUTION Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Sensitive Equipment: Plug-in modules can be damaged by static electrical discharge. To minimize the risk of damage, dissipate static electricity by touching a grounded unpainted metal object before removing, inserting, or handling the module. before connecting or disconnecting cables to/from the module.

  • Page 23: Getting Started

    Getting Started If the FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer has been purchased at the same time as the FTB-200, the FTB-8100 Series module is pre-installed with the appropriate Compact ToolBox/ToolBox CE software version. Compact ToolBox/ToolBox CE Installation Compact ToolBox or ToolBox CE is the baseline software and thus needs to be installed on the FTB-200 before using the FTB-8100 Series module.

  • Page 25: Physical Interfaces And Leds

    Physical Interfaces and LEDs This section describes the connectors (ports) and LEDs available on each module. Modules FTB-8105 Module SONET/SDH analyzer up to 155 Mbps. E1/2M, E2/8M, E3/34M, DS1/1.5M, E1/2M (RJ-48C port) DS3/45M, STS-1e/STM-0e, E4/140M, STS-3e/STM-1e DS1/1.5M, E1/2M (Bantam port) AUX DS1/E1/2MHz IN/OUT (Clock Sync.) or second port for DS1/DS3...
  • Page 26 E1/2M, E2/8M, E3/34M, DS3/45M, DS1/1.5M, E1/2M (RJ-48C port) STS-1e/STM-0e, E4/140M, DS1/1.5M, E1/2M (Bantam port) STS-3e/STM-1e AUX DS1/E1/2MHz IN/OUT (Clock Sync.) or second port for DS1/DS3 dual RX OC-3/STM-1, OC-12/STM-4, OC-48/STM-16/OTU1 Ethernet ADD/DROP 10/100/1000M electrical Ethernet ADD/DROP Gig-E optical FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 27 Physical Interfaces and LEDs Modules FTB-8130/FTB-8130NG/FTB-8130NGE Module SONET/SDH/OTN analyzer up to 11.1 Gbps. The FTB-8130NGE also offers 10 Gbps Ethernet and up to 10x Fibre Channel; refer to the “Ethernet and Fibre Channel Application” user guide for more information. Next-Generation features are available on the FTB-400/500 platform only. E1/2M, E2/8M, E3/34M, DS1/1.5M, E1/2M (RJ-48C port) DS3/45M, STS-1e/STM-0e,...

  • Page 28: Port Availability On Ftb-8100 Series Module

    Physical Interfaces and LEDs Port Availability on FTB-8100 Series Module Port Availability on FTB-8100 Series Module The following table shows the list of available ports as well as a description and signals supported for each module. For Ethernet and Fibre Channel ports, refer to the “Ethernet and Fibre Channel Application”...
  • Page 29 Physical Interfaces and LEDs Port Availability on FTB-8100 Series Module Port labelled Description Supported signal(s) Module REF OUT Reference output port See Clock Interface Connections FTB-8130 on page 21 for more information. FTB-8130NG FTB-8130NGE Ethernet Electrical Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mbps (electrical)

  • Page 30: Otn/Oc-N/Stm-N Interface Connections

    OTN/OC-N/STM-N Interface Connections OTN/OC-N/STM-N Interface Connections For FTB-8115/FTB-8120/FTB-8120NG/FTB-8120NGE/FTB-8130/FTB-8130NG/ FTB-8130NGE, plug the supplied SFP/XFP module into the respective slot on the module. Only use EXFO qualified SFP/XFPs. Using non-qualified SFP/XFPs can affect the Performance and accuracy of the optical port. Description Wavelength...
  • Page 31 LASER red LED: The LASER LED is on when the FTB-8100 Series is emitting an optical laser signal. RX green LED: The RX LED is on when the FTB-8100 Series is receiving an optical laser signal. SONET/SDH Application...

  • Page 32: Electrical Sonet/Dsn/Sdh/Pdh Interface Connection

    1.5M/2M RJ-48C port: The FTB-8105/15/20/30 provides an IN/OUT RJ-48C connectors for DS1/1.5M and E1/2M testing capability. Note: Dual RX test case uses the BNC labelled AUX as the second RX port. Connect the signal to be tested to the corresponding port. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 33: Clock Interface Connections

    Clock Interface Connections Clock Interface Connections AUX port: The FTB-8100 Series provides one connector, labeled AUX, that can be used either for DS1 (1.5M)/E1 (2M)/2 MHz external clock synchronization signal or as the second RX port for Dual RX (DS1 or DS3) testing.

  • Page 34: Ethernet 10/100/1000Base-T Interface Connection

    Ethernet connection allowing GFP and Ethernet testing. Status LED Indicates the status of the FTB-8100 Series module. The STATUS LED is green when the module is active and operates normally. The STATUS LED is yellow when the module is in the booting process. The STATUS LED is red to indicate a failure of the module.

  • Page 35: Introducing And Using The Graphical User Interface

    Starting the FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer Application To Start the FTB-8100 Series Application: 1. Once your FTB-8100 Series module is installed, turn on the FTB-200. 2. In the ToolBox CE main window, under Modules, press FTB-8105, FTB-8115, FTB-8120, FTB-8120NG, FTB-8130, FTB-8130NG, FTB-8120NGE, or FTB-8130NGE once to select the module.
  • Page 36 Introducing and Using the Graphical User Interface Starting the FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer Application 4. This step applies to the FTB-8120NGE/FTB-8130NGE module only. The Compact Network Analyzer allows to either run the Compact SSA (SONET/SDH) or the Compact PA (Packet Analyzer). Both analyzers cannot run simultaneously.

  • Page 37: Main Window

    Introducing and Using the Graphical User Interface Main Window Main Window Test Setup and tabs display area Application name and power indicator Main Menu Exit Global Test Status Test Controls Print Screen Help Test Setup and Tabs Display Area The Test Setup window is displayed by default when the SUI is launched, allowing the creation of the test case by passing through the signal structure.
  • Page 38 About gives information on the company, contact information, and unit software/hardware information. Note: Open is not available when the test is running. New, Save As and Report are only available when the test is created and not running. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 39 Introducing and Using the Graphical User Interface Main Window Test: gives access to the following tab groups. Test is only available when the test is created. Port allows port configuration and monitoring. Refer to Port Tabs on page 113. OTN allows Optical Transport Network configuration and monitoring.
  • Page 40 The BMP file can be saved to the following locations: Local memory (FTB-200): The file is saved locally on the FTB-200 memory. Network drive: The file is saved on a network drive. USB drive or Compact Flash: The file is saved on a removable drive. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 41 Introducing and Using the Graphical User Interface Main Window Help The help button ( ? ) displays the help information on the current window. A window pops up to select the area of the application where help is required. Press OK and the help information is immediately displayed. It is also possible to navigate through the help information once the help window is open.
  • Page 42 The swiching puts the application in idle mode meaning that the test case configuration is kept and will be recovered when returning to that application. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 43: Global Test Status And Controls

    Introducing and Using the Graphical User Interface Global Test Status and Controls Global Test Status and Controls Global Test Status The global test status button displays the alarm, and test timer. Clicking on this button maximizes the view of these status. The maximized view is useful to facilitate distant viewing of these status.
  • Page 44 Provides access to 10 default or customer defined test case configurations. See Favorites on page 34 for more information. Generates pattern bit error according to the amount selected on the Pattern TX tab. Refer to Pattern Error Injection on page 337. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 45 Introducing and Using the Graphical User Interface Global Test Status and Controls Button Description Indicates that the laser control is off. Pressing this button will activate the laser immediately by emitting an optical laser signal. This button is only available for optical interfaces.

  • Page 46: Favorites

    Allows to select a test case configuration. The test case configuration selected by default is the first one in the list. Note: Test cases not supported by the current FTB-8100 Series model and its options will not be created. Note: Favorites may or may not be compatible from one version of software to another.
  • Page 47 Introducing and Using the Graphical User Interface Favorites Overwrite Selected Favorite Content The factory test case configurations can be modified as well as their default names. Favorite Name: Allows changing the name of the test case configuration file. A maximum of 32 characters are allowed in the name.

  • Page 48: Test Report Generation

    Job Information: These parameters are used to identify the source of the report and are not mandatory. Enter the following job information if required: Job ID, Contractor, Customer, Operator Name, and Comment. Up to 256 characters are allowed for each parameter. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 49 FTB-200. Full Report presents all information related to the test case. The Full Report can only be viewed on a PC using the EXFO Protocol Report Generator. Refer to Report Generator on page 479 for more information.
  • Page 50 Note: Nothing prevents the configuration and alarm/error injection setup while the test has been stopped; thus, the report should be saved before changing any test parameters to avoid discrepancy between the configuration and results. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 51 Introducing and Using the Graphical User Interface Test Report Generation Generation Type: Allows the selection of the report type: Compact Report presents the essential information related to the test case and its results. Full Report presents all information related to the test case. File Name: Type a new name in the File Name field if required.
  • Page 52 The CSV format (comma separated file format) generates a report with comma delimiter for English OS and semicolon for other OS languages. The default setting is html. Html and csv are only available with Full Report type. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 53 Introducing and Using the Graphical User Interface Test Report Generation File Location: Indicates the location where the repport file will be saved. Use the Change button to select a different location. The default file location is \My Documents\<Product Name>\Reports. View Report After Generation: Allows displaying the report once it is generated.
  • Page 54 The Content tab is only available with Full Report. Each section can be selected to customize the report. The Select All and Deselect All buttons are used to respectively select or deselect all the report sections. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 55: Usual Tab Elements

    Introducing and Using the Graphical User Interface Usual Tab Elements Usual Tab Elements Once the test is created, different tabs are available allowing test configuration and monitoring. The following section describes usual elements appearing on those tabs. Status LEDs H (History) LED: Indicates that alarms/errors occurred in the past. A grey LED indicates that the test did not run yet, a green LED indicates that no alarm/error has occurred, while a red LED indicates that at least one alarm/error has occurred in the test.
  • Page 56 Top arrow: Moves to the top of the list. Page up arrow: Moves one page up. Up arrow: Moves one row up. Down arrow: Moves one row down. Page down arrow: Moves one page down. End arrow: Moves to the end of the list. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 57 Introducing and Using the Graphical User Interface Usual Tab Elements Table Sorting Tables offer sorting capabilities on one or more columns. An arrow next to the column label name, indicates the sorting column field and the sorting order. Pressing again on the selected sort column label will change the sort order.

  • Page 58: Keyboard Usage

    Help: Displays the help information related to the keyboard usage. It is also possible to navigate through the help information. OK and Enter: Completes data entry. Cancel: Closes the keyboard and discards the keyboard entry. Binary keyboard: Allows entering 0 and 1 values. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 59 Introducing and Using the Graphical User Interface Keyboard Usage Numerical keyboards: Allows entering integer/decimal values. For integer unsigned or signed values. For rate values: Allows entering the rate values (0 through 9, and exponent). SONET/SDH Application...
  • Page 60 Use the left and right arrow to switch from one month to another or press the month area for quick month selection. Press the year area for quick year selection. Hexadecimal keyboards: Allows entering hexadecimal values (0 through 9 and A through F) FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 61 Introducing and Using the Graphical User Interface Keyboard Usage Full keyboard: Allows entering numbers, letters and some other characters. The Back, Del, Shift and space bar keys have the same functionality as a regular PC keyboard. Trace message keyboard Allows entering alphanumerical characters (ITU T.50) required for TTI, FTFL, J0, J1, and J2 Trace fields.
  • Page 62 001 1100 IS4 Information Separator 4 000 1101 CR Carriage Return 001 1101 IS3 Information Separator 3 000 1110 SO Shift-Out 001 1110 IS2 Information Separator 2 000 1111 SI Shift-In 001 1111 IS1 Information Separator 1 FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 63: Creating And Starting A Test Case

    Creating and Starting a Test Case A test case can be created using one of the following methods: SmartMode allows signal discovery and alarm/error monitoring. The test can be created according to the detected signal structure. SmartMode is only available for SONET/SDH signals. See Creating and Starting a Test Case Using SmartMode on page 94.
  • Page 64 Creating and Starting a Test Case Supported Paths/Mappings OTN/SONET/DSn Interface Path/Mapping FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 65 Creating and Starting a Test Case Supported Paths/Mappings OTN/SDH/PDH Interface Path/Mapping SONET/SDH Application...

  • Page 66: Introducing The Test Setup

    The Payload/Traffic node completes the test path by selecting the pattern. Note: For decoupled test mode, both TX and RX test nodes (Port, Path, Mapping, and Payload/Traffic nodes) have to be selected and configured independently. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 67: Typical Test Cases

    Creating and Starting a Test Case Typical Test Cases Typical Test Cases The remaining of this chapter describes how to create the following typical DSn/PDH, SONET/SDH, OTN, and Ethernet over OTN test cases. The availability of test cases depend on the module and activated options. Creating an Electrical DSn/PDH Test Case in Normal Mode on page 56 Creating an Electrical DS1 or DS3 Test Case in Dual RX Mode on page 59...

  • Page 68: Creating An Electrical Dsn/Pdh Test Case In Normal Mode

    TX and RX signal individually (decoupled). 1d. Select the Through check box to loop the RX signal to the TX port. The Clock Mode is automatically set to Recovered when the Through check box is selected. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 69 Creating and Starting a Test Case Typical Test Cases 2. Press the Port node. 2a. Press More to see all available interfaces and press the desired interface: DS3, DS1, E4, E3, E2, or E1. 2b. For DS1/E1, select the connector type: BNC (E1 only), Bantam, or RJ-48C.
  • Page 70 7. Press the Start button to start the test. Pressing the start button while in test setup window, will automatically switch to the Alarm summary tab. Refer to Global Test Status and Controls on page 31 for more information on test management. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 71: Creating An Electrical Ds1 Or Ds3 Test Case In Dual Rx Mode

    Creating and Starting a Test Case Typical Test Cases Creating an Electrical DS1 or DS3 Test Case in Dual RX Mode The following procedures describe the creation of an electrical DS1 or DS3 test case in Dual RX mode. To create an Electrical DS1 or DS3 Test in Dual RX mode: 1.
  • Page 72 LBO, and Termination Mode. Term, Mon, and Bridge (DS1 only) termination modes are available. For more information, refer Port TX (Electrical Interfaces) on page 114 for Line Coding and LBO, or RX DSn Tabs on page 213. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 73 Creating and Starting a Test Case Typical Test Cases 3. Press the Mapping node. 3a. Select the mapping. Choices depend on the selected interface. See Supported Paths/Mappings on page 51 for more information. 3b. Select the Framing. For more information, refer to DSn Tabs on page 213.
  • Page 74 7. Press the Start button to start the test. Pressing the start button while in test setup window, will automatically switch to the Alarm summary tab. Refer to Global Test Status and Controls on page 31 for more information on test management. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 75: Creating An Electrical Ds1 Test Case In Ni/Csu Emulation Mode

    Creating and Starting a Test Case Typical Test Cases Creating an Electrical DS1 Test Case in NI/CSU Emulation Mode The following procedures describe the creation of an electrical DS1 test case in NI/CSU Emulation mode. To create an Electrical DS1 Test in NI/CSU Emulation mode: 1.
  • Page 76 The Loopback Active LED indicates the presence of an active loopback. 3d. For Auto-Response: Select the Type of loopback code on which the module will respond: In-Band or Out-of-Band. Out-of-Band is only available when the interface framing is set to ESF. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 77 Creating and Starting a Test Case Typical Test Cases Select the Loop Code: In-Band loop code Loop-UP Code Loop-Down Code 10000 1100 1110 NIU FAC1 NIU FAC2 11000 11100 100000 NIU FAC3 Loop Code1 to 10 Refer to DSn Loop Codes on page 387 for more information. User Defined Loop-Up and Loop-Down range is from 000 to 1111111111111111.
  • Page 78 7. Press the Start button to start the test. Pressing the start button while in test setup window, will automatically switch to the Alarm summary tab. Refer to Global Test Status and Controls on page 31 for more information on test management. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 79: Creating An Electrical Sonet/Sdh Test Case

    Creating and Starting a Test Case Typical Test Cases Creating an Electrical SONET/SDH Test Case To create an Electrical SONET/SDH Test on an FTB-8105/15/20/30: 1. Test configuration: 1a. Select the source Clock Mode that will be used for the test. Refer to Clock Configuration on page 101 for more information.
  • Page 80 3d. For non-concatenated HOP , select the LOP from the LOP TX/RX tab if required. Choices are VT1.5, VT2, and VT6 for SONET; TU-3, TU-2, TU-12, and TU-11 for SDH. For SONET, select the VTG and VT1.5 slot numbers. For SDH, select the TUG-x and TU-x numbers. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 81 Creating and Starting a Test Case Typical Test Cases 4. Press the Mapping node. 4a. Press the desired path/mapping. Choices depend on the selected interface. See Supported Paths/Mappings on page 51 for more information. 4b. For DSn/PDH mapping level, select the Framing.
  • Page 82 8. Press the Start button to start the test. Pressing the start button while in test setup window, will automatically switch to the Alarm summary tab. Refer to Global Test Status and Controls on page 31 for more information on test management. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 83: Creating An Optical Sonet/Sdh Test Case (Ftb-8115/20/30)

    Creating and Starting a Test Case Typical Test Cases Creating an Optical SONET/SDH Test Case (FTB-8115/20/30) The following procedure describes a normal optical SONET/SDH the test case on the FTB-8115/20/30 modules. To create an Optical SONET/SDH Test on an FTB-8115/20/30 module: 1.
  • Page 84 3d. For non-concatenated HOP , select the LOP from the LOP TX/RX tab if required. Choices are VT1.5, VT2, and VT6 for SONET; TU-3, TU-2, TU-12, and TU-11 for SDH. For SONET, select the VTG and VT1.5 slot numbers. For SDH, select the TU-x and TUG-x numbers. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 85 Creating and Starting a Test Case Typical Test Cases 4. Press the Mapping node. 4a. Press the desired path/ mapping. Choices depend on the selected interface. See Supported Paths/Mappings on page 51 for more information. 4b. For DSn/PDH mapping level, select the Framing.
  • Page 86 Refer to Global Test Status and Controls on page 31 for more information on test management. 8a. Set the pattern parameters. Refer to Pattern TX on page 335 and Pattern RX on page 338 for more information. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 87: Creating An Otn (Otu1 And Otu2) Test Case

    Creating and Starting a Test Case Typical Test Cases Creating an OTN (OTU1 and OTU2) Test Case The following procedure describes OTU1 and OTU2 test cases. For OTU1e and OTU2e, see Creating an OTN Overclocked (OTU1e/OTU2e/OTU1f/OTU2f) Test Case (FTB-8130, FTB-8130NG, and FTB-8130NGE) on page 79.
  • Page 88 Refer to FEC TX on page 130 and OTU TX on page 133 for more information. 2c. Under ODU tab, select the mapping and the tributary slot when applicable. 2d. Press the TCM button and select ODU TCM (TCM1 to TCM6) layers as required FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 89 Creating and Starting a Test Case Typical Test Cases 3. Press the Path node (available when ODU is set to STS-n or STM-n). 3a. Press the desired HOP. Choices depend on the selected interface. See Supported Paths/Mappings on page 51 for more information.
  • Page 90 7. Press the Start button to start the test. Pressing the start button while in test setup window, will automatically switch to the Alarm summary tab. Refer to Global Test Status and Controls on page 31 for more information on test management. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 91 Creating and Starting a Test Case Typical Test Cases Creating an OTN Overclocked (OTU1e/OTU2e/OTU1f/OTU2f) Test Case (FTB-8130, FTB-8130NG, and FTB-8130NGE) To create an OTN overclocked test on an FTB-8130, FTB-8130NG, or FTB-8130NGE module: 1. Test configuration: 1a. Select the source Clock Mode that will be used for the test.
  • Page 92 Refer to Configuration TX on page 325 for more information. 4. Press the Pattern node. 4a. Set the pattern parameters. Refer to Pattern TX on page 335 and Pattern RX on page 338 for more information. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 93 Creating and Starting a Test Case Typical Test Cases 5. The test setup has been successfully created. 6. For additional configuration parameters and results, refer to Summary Tabs on page 97, Port Tabs on page 113, OTN Tabs on page 129, 10G Ethernet Tabs on page 325 (OTU1e/OTU2e only), BERT Tabs on page 335, and Advanced Tabs on page 341.

  • Page 95: Smart Mode

    Smart Mode SmartMode allows to automatically identify the structure of the selected SONET/SDH signal rate that is connected to the Transport Blazer module. The identified signal structure can then, be used to simplify the setup of a test case. SmartMode allows also to monitor the basic SONET/SDH alarms/errors of each layer of the discovered signal structure.

  • Page 96: Smartmode Interface Description

    A Smart Scan takes about 5 seconds to discover the signal structure. This button gives the same result as the Smart Scan button but it is only available the first time the SmartMode is run. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 97 For SDH: STM-0e, STM-1e, STM-1, STM-4, STM-16, STM-16 (OTU1), STM-64, and STM-64 (OTU2). Choices depend on the rates available on the FTB-8100 Series module. The default setting is the highest rate supported by the module. The default highest rate will be SONET when both SONET and SDH are supported by the module.
  • Page 98 Preferences on page 382. However, the laser can be enabled once the test is started from the Test Setup or from the Port TX tab; first stop the test, enable the laser and re-start the test. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 99: Using Smartmode For Alarm/Error Monitoring

    Smart Mode Using SmartMode for Alarm/Error Monitoring Using SmartMode for Alarm/Error Monitoring Note: The default test preferences will be used for alarm/error monitoring. Refer to Default Test Preferences on page 382 for the list of test preferences. To monitor alarms/errors using SmartMode: 1.
  • Page 100 Frequency (bps) indicates the received signal frequency in bps. Note: The port statistics are only refreshed (live) when the alarm scan is running. 3. To see the Section/RS analysis, press the signal button and press the Section/RS tab. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 101 Smart Mode Using SmartMode for Alarm/Error Monitoring J0 Trace indicates the J0 Trace value. Refer to J0 Trace on page 173 (SONET) or page 254 (SDH) for more information. B1, LOF and SEF indicates Section/RS alarms/errors. Refer to Section RX (SONET) on page 172 and Regenerator Section RX (SDH) on page 255 for more information.
  • Page 102 Refer to SONET Tabs on page 167 or SDH Tabs on page 249 for the error descriptions. Alarm Analysis gives current and history status of the main alarms. Refer to SONET Tabs on page 167 or SDH Tabs on page 249 for the alarm descriptions. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 103 Smart Mode Using SmartMode for Alarm/Error Monitoring Last Alarm Scan Date indicates the date and time of the last Alarm Scan. The date is only displayed when the Alarm Scan is stopped. Path Signal Label (C2) indicates the path signal label of the selected timeslot.
  • Page 104 Alarm Scan. The date is only displayed when the Alarm Scan is stopped. Path Signal Label (V5) indicates the path signal label of the selected tributary. Refer to Path Signal Label (V5) on page 211 (SONET) or page 290 (SDH) for more information. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 105 Smart Mode Using SmartMode for Alarm/Error Monitoring Extended Signal Label indicates the extended signal label of the selected tributary. Extended Signal Label SONET Hex value Reserved Reserved 00 to 07 Experimental or Experimental mapping 08 development mapping ATM mapping ATM mapping Mapping of HDLC/PPP Mapping of HDLC/PPP framed signal...

  • Page 106: Creating And Starting A Test Case Using Smartmode

    3. The structure of the signal is displayed when the scan succeeds. If the scan succeeds, press Launch Test to start the test. Note: The user must select the desired HOP and LOP timeslots before pressing Launch Test otherwise, the first valid timeslot scanned will be used. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 107: Legend

    Smart Mode Legend Legend SmartMode uses visual indicators to identify particular information like alarms/errors, structured payload, selected timeslot/tributary, VCG, etc. The following table shows the different indicators. Visual Indicator Description Description Apply to Indicator Light blue color Not selected Timeslot, Tributary Dark blue color Selected...

  • Page 109: Summary Tabs

    Summary Tabs The summary tabs allow to configure the test parameters and to view the test status and results. Page Test Summary Alarm Summary Test Preferences Test Logger Test Summary Gives the test configuration, status, preferences, and timer configuration. Press , and Test Summary.
  • Page 110 DS1 or DS3 signals at the same time. Both RX ports are coupled at the exception of the termination mode. Dual RX is not available then the AUX connector is used for synchronization (refer to Clock Synchronization on page 372 for more information). FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 111 Summary Tabs Test Summary NI/CSU Emulation: Indicates that the FTB-8105/15/20/30 unit is emulating the loopback capabilities of a network device in order to respond to an incoming loopback code of a DS1 signal. It can also be used to manually configure a payload or DS1 loopback adapted to the frame format.
  • Page 112 TX overwrite capabilities (For SONET/SDH Intrusive: OH and alarm/error generation). SONET/SDH Intrusive and OTN Intrusive are not available on FTB-8105/FTB-8115. Test Description: The test description is used to describe the test case. A maximum of 64 ASCII characters are allowed. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 113 Recovered: Clock from the test optical/electrical port input signal. Recovered is the only choice available when the Test Mode is set to Through mode. Alarm Analysis LOC indicates that the FTB-8100 Series is unable to synchronize with the selected test clock. SONET/SDH Application...
  • Page 114 Time field is updated to indicate the time the test will stop. User Duration: Allows the selection of the test duration when User Defined has been selected for duration. Choices are from 1 second to 30 days. The default setting is 15 minutes. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 115 Summary Tabs Test Summary On/Off button allows enabling the test timer. An error message is displayed and the test timer is not enabled when the provided start time or stop time is not valid. It is not possible to enable the test timer while the test is running.

  • Page 116: Alarm Summary

    Alarm Summary Press , and Alarm Summary. The alarm summary gives current and history summary of alarms and errors encountered during the test. Note: The list of available alarms and errors depends on the test case. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 117 Summary Tabs Alarm Summary Test Global: Indicates the presence of any alarms/errors related to the test such as Port, OTN, SONET/SDH, DSn/PDH, Pattern, and Other. Log Full: Indicates that the logger reched it maximum capacity of 500 events. Port: Indicates the presence of any alarms/errors related to the physical port such as LOS, Frequency, LOC, and Code Errors (for electrical port: BPV, EXZ, or CV errors).
  • Page 118 Main (test port) and AUX ports. Refer to BERT Tabs on page 335 for more information. Other: Indicates all other alarms/errors such as SDT. Refer to Service Disruption Time (SDT) on page 341 for more information. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 119: Test Preferences

    Summary Tabs Test Preferences Test Preferences Press , and Test Preferences. This window allows the configuration of the STS-1 Fixed Stuff Column, OC-192/STM-64 REI-L/MS-REI, and Background Traffic parameters. Note: Refer to Default Test Preferences on page 382 for the description of each parameter.

  • Page 120: Test Logger

    The Test Logger tab lists the test status/events. Total Events Indicates the total number of recorded events. Note: The Logger lists a maximum of 500 events, over that amount the logger stops recording and the log full alarm is activated. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 121 Summary Tabs Test Logger Logger Table An event is automatically listed in the logger and saved on the hard drive in case a power failure condition occurs. The logger is cleared when one of the following conditions is met: A test case is stopped and restarted. The test case is cleared.
  • Page 122 If no printer is available, the printing will abort and an error message will be displayed (refer to Solving Common Problems on page 401 for more information). Cancel: Press Cancel to abort printing and close the print window. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 123 Summary Tabs Test Logger View/Hide Details Allows to show detailed information on the selected event. Press View Details to display the Log Details section and select an event from the logger list. Press Hide Details to hide the Log Details section. SONET/SDH Application...
  • Page 124 Count: Indicates the number of occurrences of the error. Rate: Indicates the error rate. Note: In the Duration, Count and Rate columns, Pending indicates that the alarm/error condition persists or was persisting when the test was stopped. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 125: Port Tabs

    Port Tabs This section describes the electrical and optical port tabs. Note: The available tabs listed are a function of the test path activated. Page Port TX (Electrical Interfaces) Port RX (Electrical Interfaces) Port TX (Optical Interfaces - SONET) Port RX (Optical Interfaces) Not available on the FTB-8105.

  • Page 126: Port Tx (Electrical Interfaces)

    (port labelled 2M/8M/34M/45M/52M/140M/155M). Interface: Indicates the interface used for the test. Possible interfaces are: DS1 or E1 for the Bantam and RJ-48C connectors, and STS-3e, STS-1e, STM-1e, STM-0e, DS3, E4, E3, E2, or E1 for BNC connector. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 127 Port Tabs Port TX (Electrical Interfaces) Line Coding Signal Line Coding Default setting AMI and B8ZS B8ZS B3ZS B3ZS AMI and HDB3 HDB3 HDB3 HDB3 HDB3 HDB3 STS-1e/STM-0e B3ZS B3ZS STS-3E/STM-1e CMI SONET/SDH Application...
  • Page 128 Output Presence: Indicates the presence of a signal at the output port (green) or not (gray). Alarm Generation Type LOS (Loss Of Signal): Turns off the output port signal. On/Off button: Press On/Off to enable/disable the alarm generation. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 129 Port Tabs Port TX (Electrical Interfaces) Error Injection Allows manual or automated error injection. Type: The following error types are available with both manual and automated injection mode. BPV (DSn) or CV (PDH) EXZ (Excessive Zeros) is only available with DS1 and DS3 interfaces. The default setting is BPV/CV.
  • Page 130 The frequency offset range is guaranteed for a source signal at 0 ppm. In the event that the source signal already has an offset then, the output signal may exhibit an offset larger than the range specified. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 131: Port Rx (Electrical Interfaces)

    Port Tabs Port RX (Electrical Interfaces) Port RX (Electrical Interfaces) Press Main Menu, Test, Port, and Port RX. Configuration Note: See Configuration on page 114 for more information on Connector, Interface, and Line Coding. Termination Mode Choices are: Term, Mon, and Bridge. Bridge is only available for DS1/E1 interfaces.
  • Page 132 2048000 ±112 bps (±54.6 ppm) 8448000 ±293 bps (±34.6 ppm) 34368000 ±846 bps (±24.6 ppm) 44736000 ±1101 bps (±24.6 ppm) STS-1e/STM-0e 51840000 ±1276 bps (±24.6 ppm) 139264000 ±2730 bps (±19.6 ppm) STS-3e/STM-1e 155520000 ±3826 bps (±24.6 ppm) FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 133 Port Tabs Port RX (Electrical Interfaces) Error Analysis Possible errors that can be detected are: For DS1 and DS3 BPV (Bipolar Violation): A BPV error indicates that pulses of the same consecutive polarity were detected, in violation with the bipolar signal format.
  • Page 134 For DS1: 20 log (Vpp measured / 6.00) For DS3: 20 log (Vpp measured / 1.21) Amplitude: Indicates the amplitude of the input signal in Vpp. Input Presence: Indicates if there is a signal at the input port (green) or not (gray). FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 135 Port Tabs Port RX (Electrical Interfaces) Frequency Analysis The FTB-8100 Series allows the following frequency monitoring range. Interface Standard Rate Specification 1544000 ±140 ppm 2048000 ±100 ppm 8448000 ±100 ppm 34368000 ±100 ppm 44736000 ±100 ppm STS-1e/STM-0e 51840000 ±100 ppm 139264000 ±100 ppm...

  • Page 136: Port Tx (Optical Interfaces - Sonet)

    (green) or not (grey). The output presence LED is grey when there is no SFP/XFP . Wavelength (nm): Indicates the detected SFP/XFP wavelength.Possible values are: 850, 1310, 1550 nm, or unknown if the SFP/XFP is missing or not recognized. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 137 Port Tabs Port TX (Optical Interfaces - SONET) Alarm Generation Type: LOS (Loss Of Signal): Turns off the output port laser signal. On/Off button: Allows enabling the alarm generation. This setting is disabled (Off) by default. Frequency Frequency Offset (ppm): Allows entering a positive or a negative frequency offset in ppm.

  • Page 138: Port Rx (Optical Interfaces)

    Power Level field indicates the input presence as follow: Background Description color Green Power level in-range. Yellow Power level out of operational range. Power level crosses the “Close-to-damage” threshold. Grey LOS or invalid operational range value reported by the optical device (SFP/XFP). FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 139 Port Tabs Port RX (Optical Interfaces) Alarm Analysis LOS (Loss Of Signal) indicates that there is no input signal or an all-zeros pattern on the incoming SONET/SDH signal persists for more than 100 μs. Frequency alarm indicates that the received signal rate meets the standard rate specifications (green) or not (red).
  • Page 140 Port Tabs Port RX (Optical Interfaces) Frequency Analysis The FTB-8100 Series allows the following frequency monitoring range. Interface Measurement range OC-3/STM-1 155520000 ±100 ppm OC-12/STM-4 622080000 ±100 ppm OC-48/STM-16 2488320000 ±100 ppm OTU1 2666057143 ±100 ppm OC-192/STM-64 9953280000 ± 100 ppm OTU2 10709225316 ±100 ppm...

  • Page 141: 10 Otn Tabs

    10 OTN Tabs Note: OTN tabs are only available for OTU1, OTU2, OTU1e, OTU2e, OTU1f, and OTU2f interfaces. OTN options need to be enabled to be available. Refer to Available Options on page 392 for more information. Page FEC TX FEC RX OTU2, OTU1, OTU1e, OTU TX...

  • Page 142: Fec Tx

    Enable FEC. See OTU TX on page 133 for more information on Enable Scrambler. Error Injection Allows manual or automated error injection. Note: Error injection is only available when the Enable FEC check box is selected. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 143 OTN Tabs FEC TX Type: The following error types are available with both manual and automated injection modes. The default setting is FEC-CORR-CW. FEC-CORR-CW (Forward Error Correction - Correctable - Codeword): Generates 8 symbols (bytes) containing 8 bits in error each, in each codeword.

  • Page 144: Fec Rx

    CW/SYMB/BIT item list: FEC-CORR errors are displayed according with the select statistics. Available statistics are Codeword (CW), Symbol (SYMB), and Bits (BIT). The default setting is CW (Codeword). FEC-UNCORR (FEC - Uncorrectable): Gives statistics on the detected codewords (CW) having uncorrectable errors. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 145: Otu Tx

    OTN Tabs OTU TX OTU TX Press Main, Test, OTN, OTU, and OTU TX. Configuration Note: Configuration for OTU TX and OTU RX are coupled. Enable Scrambler provides enough “0” and “1” transitions on the optical signal for clock recovery. The Enable Scrambler check box is selected by default.
  • Page 146 On/Off button: The On/Off button is used to activate/deactivate the selected automated error at the rate specified or at its theoretical maximum rate when the Continuous check box is selected. This setting is disabled (Off) by default. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 147 OTN Tabs OTU TX Alarm Generation Type: The following alarm types are available. The default setting is OTU-AIS. LOF (Loss Of Frame): Generates error in FAS bits continuously. OOF (Out-Of-Frame): Generates error in all FAS bits for 5 consecutive OTU frames. LOM (Loss Of Multiframe): Generates error in MFAS bits continuously.

  • Page 148: Otu Tti Tx

    SAPI allows editing the Source Access point Identifier message to be generated (TTI bytes 1 to 15). A maximum of 15 characters are allowed. The default setting is EXFO OTU SAPI. The TTI byte 0 is set to NULL (all 0’s).

  • Page 149: Otu Rx

    OTN Tabs OTU RX OTU RX Press Main, Test, OTN, OTU, and OTU RX. Configuration Note: See OTU TX on page 133 for more information on Enable Scrambler. Alarm Analysis Possible alarms that can be detected are: LOF (Loss Of Frame): LOF is declared when OOF is present for at least 3 ms.
  • Page 150 BEI/BIAE bits in the SM overhead field (byte 3, bits 1 to 4) are “1011” for at least 3 consecutive frames. Note: Refer to Alarm/Error Measurements on page 44 for H/C LEDs and Seconds information. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 151 OTN Tabs OTU RX Error Analysis Possible errors that can be detected are: FAS (Frame Alignment Signal): Indicates the FAS bits in error. MFAS (Multiframe Alignment Signal): Indicates the MFAS bits in error. OTU-BIP-8 (OTU - Bit Interleave Parity-8): Indicates the SM BIP-8 mismatch between the received value and locally computed value (0 to 8).

  • Page 152: Otu Tti Rx

    When the Enable TIM DAPI check box is selected, the DAPI field background becomes pink when there is a mismatch with the expected value and the OTU-TIM alarm is declared. Operator Specific indicates the received TTI Operator Identifier. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 153 SAPI allows editing the expected Source Access point Identifier (TTI bytes 1 to 15). Available when the Enable TIM SAPI check box is selected. The default setting is EXFO OTU SAPI. The TTI byte 0 is set to NULL (all 0’s).

  • Page 154: Odu Tcm Tx

    TCM1 to TCM6 allows enabling TCM level 1 to level 6. TCM1 to TCM6 are disabled by default. TCM Level Allows the selection of the TCM level for alarm/error generation. Choices are from TCM1 to TCM6, but only enabled TCM levels are available. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 155 OTN Tabs ODU TCM TX Alarm Generation Type: The following alarm types are available. The default setting is TCMi-LTC. TCMi-LTC (TCMi - Loss of Tandem Connection): Generates "000" in the STAT field of TCMi overhead (byte 3, bits 6 to 8) continuously. TCMi-BDI (TCMi - Backward Defect Indication): Generates a "1"...
  • Page 156 On/Off button: The On/Off button is used to activate/deactivate the selected automated error at the rate specified or continuously when continuous is enabled. This setting is disabled (Off) by default. Note: “i” is the level (1 to 6) of the selected TCM. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 157: Odu Tcm Tti Tx

    OTN Tabs ODU TCM TTI TX ODU TCM TTI TX Press Main, Test, OTN, ODU TCM, and TTI TX. TCM Level Allows the selection of the TCM level for alarm/error generation. Choices are from TCM1 to TCM6, but only enabled TCM levels are available (see TCM Level on page 142).
  • Page 158 SAPI allows editing the Source Access Point Identifier to be generated (TTI bytes 1 to 15). A maximum of 15 characters are allowed. The default setting is EXFO TCMi SAPI. The TTI byte 0 is set to NULL (all 0’s).

  • Page 159: Odu Tcm Rx

    OTN Tabs ODU TCM RX ODU TCM RX Press Main, Test, OTN, ODU TCM, and TCM RX. Configuration TCM1 to TCM6 allows enabling TCM level 1 to level 6. TCM1 to TCM6 are disabled by default. TCM Level Allows the selection of the TCM level for alarm/error analysis. Choices are from TCM1 to TCM6, but only enabled TCM levels are available.
  • Page 160 ODUk tandem connection monitoring sink using the BIP-8 code. ODU TCMi BEI ODU TCMi BEI BIP violations BIP violations bits (1234) bits (1234) 0000 0101 0001 0110 0010 0111 0011 1000 0100 1001 to 1111 FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 161 OTN Tabs ODU TCM RX Alarm Analysis TCMi-LTC (TCMi - Loss of Tandem Connection): TCMi-LTC is declared when the STAT information in the TCMi Byte 3, bits 6, 7, and 8 are “000” for at least 3 consecutive frames. TCMi-TIM (TCMi -Trace Identification Mismatch): TCMi-TIM is declared when the expected TCMi SAPI and/or TCMi DAPI do not match the received TCMi SAPI and/or TCMi DAPI for at least 3 TTI.

  • Page 162: Odu Tcm Tti Rx

    When the Enable TIM DAPI check box is selected, the DAPI field background becomes pink when there is a mismatch with the expected value and the TCMi-TIM alarm is declared. Operator Specific indicates the received TTI Operator Identifier. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 163 SAPI allows editing the expected Source Access point Identifier (TTI bytes 1 to 15). Available when Enable TIM SAPI is enabled. The default setting is EXFO TCMi SAPI. The TTI byte 0 is set to NULL (all 0’s). DAPI allows editing the expected Destination Access point Identifier (TTI bytes 17 to 31).

  • Page 164: Odu Tx

    On/Off button: The On/Off button is used to activate/deactivate the selected automated error at the rate specified or at its theoretical maximum rate when the Continuous check box is selected. This setting is disabled (Off) by default. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 165 OTN Tabs ODU TX Alarm Generation Type: The following alarm types are available. The default setting is ODU-AIS. ODU-LOFLOM (ODU - Loss of Frame Loss Of Multiframe): Generates error continuously in FAS and MFAS of a multiplexed test case. Only available for mapped ODU1 in ODU2.

  • Page 166: Odu Tti/Ftfl Tx

    SAPI allows editing the Source Access point Identifier message to be generated (TTI bytes 1 to 15). A maximum of 15 characters are allowed. The default setting is EXFO ODU SAPI. The TTI byte 0 is set to NULL (all 0’s).
  • Page 167 OTN Tabs ODU TTI/FTFL TX FTFL TX Allows the configuration of the Forward and Backward ODU Fault Type Fault Location (FTFL) to be generated. Fault Indication and Fault Indication Code allows the selection of the FTFL fault indicator message/code (byte 0 for forward, byte 128 for backward) to be generated.

  • Page 168: Odu Rx

    ODU path monitoring sink using the BIP-8 code. ODU BEI bits ODU BEI bits BIP violations BIP violations (1234) (1234) 0000 0101 0001 0110 0010 0111 0011 1000 0100 1001 to 1111 FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 169 OTN Tabs ODU RX Alarm Analysis ODU-LOFLOM (ODU - Loss of Frame Loss Of Multiframe): Indicates that OOF is present for at least 3 ms. Only available for mapped ODU1 in ODU2. ODU-AIS (ODU - Alarm Indication Signal): Indicates that the STAT information detected, PM byte 3, bits 6 to 8 is “111”...

  • Page 170: Odu Tti/Ftfl Rx

    DAPI indicates the received TTI Destination Access point Identifier. When TIM is enabled, the DAPI field background becomes pink when there is a mismatch with the expected value. Operator Specific indicates the received TTI Operator Identifier. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 171 SAPI allows editing the expected Source Access point Identifier (TTI bytes 1 to 15). Available when Enable TIM SAPI is enabled. The default setting is EXFO ODU SAPI. The TTI byte 0 is set to NULL (all zeros). DAPI allows editing the expected Destination Access point Identifier (TTI bytes 17 to 31).
  • Page 172 Operator Identifier displays the received operator identifier characters (bytes 1 to 9 for forward, byte 129 to 137 for backward). Operator Specific displays the received operator specific (bytes 10 to 127 for forward, byte 138 to 255 for backward). FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 173: Opu Tx

    OTN Tabs OPU TX OPU TX Press Main, Test, OTN, OPU, and OPU TX. Payload Type Injected Payload Type allows the selection of the payload signal type to be generated. Note: Changing the payload type will not affect the test structure, only the generated payload will use the selected payload type.
  • Page 174 Selecting Reserved Proprietary will use the hexadecimal code 80 but, all codes from 80 to 8F are reserved proprietary payload types. Note: Codes not listed in the previous table are reserved for future standardization (Reserved For International Standardization). FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 175 OTN Tabs OPU TX Note: The Code field is automatically updated when the Injected payload Type is changed and vice versa. Code allows entering the code of the payload type. Choices are 00 to FF. Binary allows either displaying the payload code value in binary (when enabled) or hexadecimal (when disabled).

  • Page 176: Opu Rx

    HO alarm that is available for multiplexed test case only. OPU-MSIM is declared when the RX Payload Structure Identifier (PSI) information do not match the expected HO Multiplex Structure Identifier configuration defined from the test case setup. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 177 OTN Tabs OPU RX Note: OPU-AIS and OPU-CSF are only available on the OPU client signal (designated as LO in the standard). In this case, OPU-MSIM is not available. OPU-AIS (OPU - Alarm Indication Signal): OPU-AIS is declared when a PRBS 2^11-1 pattern is received indicating a failure of the client signal.

  • Page 179: 11 Sonet Tabs

    11 SONET Tabs The SONET tabs allow configuration of different test parameters and display the test status and results. Note: The available tabs listed are a function of the test path activated. SONET Page Section Section TX (SONET) Section RX (SONET) Section OH TX/RX (SONET) Performance Monitoring (PM) Line...
  • Page 180 LOP TX (SONET) LOP RX (SONET) LOP OH TX/RX (SONET) HOP/LOP Pointer Adjust TX (SONET/SDH) HOP/LOP Pointer Adjust RX (SONET/SDH) TCM TX TCM RX Performance Monitoring (PM) These tabs are described in Common Tabs on page 349. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 181: Section Tx (Sonet)

    SONET Tabs Section TX (SONET) Section TX (SONET) Press Main, Test, SONET, Section, and Section TX. Error Injection Allows Manual or Automated error injection methods. Type: The following errors are available: B1 and FAS. SONET/SDH Application...
  • Page 182 On/Off button: The On/Off button is used to activate/deactivate the selected alarm. This setting is disabled (Off) by default. Exceptionally for continuous SEF alarm, the On/Off button turns Off once the SEF alarm has been sent. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 183 16 bytes. Message: Enter the J0 trace value in 16 or 64 bytes format as selected. The default message is EXFO SONET/SDH for 16 bytes and EXFO SONET/SDH Analyzer Section/RS trace test message for 64 bytes. Enable Trace: Generates the defined J0 Trace message when the Enable Trace check box is selected.

  • Page 184: Section Rx (Sonet)

    B1 (BIP-8, Bit-Interleave Parity - 8 bits): The B1 (BIP-8) error indicates a Section parity error by performing a routine even-parity check over all frames of the previous STS-n signal (located in the first STS-1 of an STS-n signal). FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 185 Expected Message: Allows entering the expected J0 Trace message. J0 value should be ASCII suitable characters. The default message is EXFO SONET/SDH for 16 bytes and EXFO SONET/SDH Analyzer Section/RS trace test message for 64 bytes. Expected Format: Allows the selection of the expected format: 16 or 64 bytes.

  • Page 186: Section Oh Tx/Rx (Sonet)

    Binary check box is selected) or hexadecimal (when the Binary check box is cleared). This Binary check box is cleared by default. A1 and A2: Framing. The value should be hexadecimal F6 for A1 and 28 for A2. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 187 SONET Tabs Section OH TX/RX (SONET) J0/Z0 J0: Trace: STS-1 #1 of an electrical or OC-N signal. J0 is only available when the Enable Trace check box from the Section TX (SONET) on page 169 is cleared. Z0: Growth: STS-1 #2 to STS-1 #N of a OC-N signal. B1: BIP-8.

  • Page 188: Line Tx (Sonet)

    Line TX (SONET) Press Main, Test, SONET, Line, and Line TX. Error Injection Allows Manual or Automated error injection methods. Type: The following errors are available: B2 (BIP-8), and REI-L (Remote Error Indication). The default setting is B2. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 189 SONET Tabs Line TX (SONET) For Manual method: Amount: Select the amount of manual error to be generated. Choices are 1 through 50. The default setting is 1. Send button: Press Send to manually generate error(s) according to the Error Type and the Amount of Errors selected. For Rate method: Rate: Select the injection rate for the selected error.

  • Page 190: Line Rx (Sonet)

    B2 (BIP-8, Bit-Interleave Parity - 8 bits): The B2 (BIP-8) error indicates a Line parity error by performing an even-parity check over all bits of the LOH and SPE of the previous frame (located in every STS-1 of an STS-n signal). FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 191 SONET Tabs Line RX (SONET) REI-L (Remote Error Indicator - Line): For STS-1e: The REI-L error is declared when the M0 byte located in the first STS-1 indicates that one or more BIP violations have been detected. M0, bits Indicates 234 5678 000 0000 0 BIP violation...
  • Page 192 M1, bits Indicates 234 5678 000 0000 0 BIP violation 000 0001 1 BIP violation 000 0010 2 BIP violations 001 1000 24 BIP violations 001 1001 0 BIP violation 111 1111 0 BIP violation FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 193 SONET Tabs Line RX (SONET) For OC-12: The REI-L error is declared when the M1 byte located in the STS-1 #7 indicates that one or more BIP violations have been detected. M1, bits Indicates 234 5678 000 0000 0 BIP violation 000 0001 1 BIP violation 000 0010...
  • Page 194 0 BIP violation 0000 0000 0000 0001 1 BIP violation 0000 0000 0000 0010 2 BIP violations 0000 0110 0000 0000 1536 BIP violations 0000 0110 0000 0001 0 BIP violation 1111 1111 1111 1111 0 BIP violation FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 195 SONET Tabs Line RX (SONET) Alarm Analysis AIS-L (Alarm Indication Signal - Line): The AIS-L alarm is declared when bits 6, 7 and 8 of the K2 byte contain the “111” pattern in five consecutive frames. RDI-L (Remote Defect Indication - Line): The RDI-L alarm is declared when bits 6, 7, and 8 of the K2 byte contain the “110”...

  • Page 196: Line Oh Tx/Rx (Sonet)

    Binary check box is selected) or hexadecimal (when the Binary check box is cleared). This Binary check box is cleared by default. H1 and H2: Pointer H3: Pointer Action B2: BIP-8 K1 and K2: Automatic Protection Switching (APS) D4 through D12: Data Communications Channel (DCC) FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 197 SONET Tabs Line OH TX/RX (SONET) S1/Z1 S1: Synchronization Status (STS-1 #1 of an electrical or OC-N signal) Z1: Growth (STS-1 #2, STS-1 #3, up to STS-1 #N of a OC-N (N>3) signal) M0 or M1/Z2 M0: REI-L (STS-1 #1 of an STS-1e signal; STS-1 #4 of OC-192 signal) M1: REI-L (STS-1 #3 of STS-3e or OC-3 signal;...

  • Page 198: Aps/Advanced Line Oh Tx/Rx (Sonet)

    Gives access to the advanced section of the Line OH TX/RX signal. Switching Mode Allows the switching mode selection and is available on both TX and RX tabs. Choices are Linear and Ring. The default setting is Linear. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 199 SONET Tabs APS/Advanced Line OH TX/RX (SONET) Request: Bits 1 through 4 of the K1 byte. The default setting is No Request (0000). Choices are: Bits 1 to 4 Linear mode Ring mode 0000 No Request No Request 0001 Do Not Revert Reverse Request - Ring 0010 Reverse Request...
  • Page 200 Channel ID Destination Node ID Bits 5 to 8 (Linear mode) (Ring mode) 0000 0 - Null 0001 0010 0011 0100 0101 0110 0111 1000 1001 1010 1011 1100 1101 1110 1111 15 - Extra Traffic FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 201 SONET Tabs APS/Advanced Line OH TX/RX (SONET) Protected Channel/Source Node ID: Bits 1 through 4 of the K2 byte. Protected Channel is available with Linear switching mode while Source Node ID is available with Ring switching mode. The default setting is Null Channel for Linear switching mode and 0 for Ring switching mode.
  • Page 202 Reserved (000) for Linear switching mode and Idle for Ring switching mode. Bits 6 to 8 Linear mode Ring mode Reserved Idle Reserved Bridged Reserved Bridged and Switched Reserved Extra Traffic - Protection Unidirectional Reserved Bidirectional Reserved RDI-L RDI-L AIS-L AIS-L FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 203 SONET Tabs APS/Advanced Line OH TX/RX (SONET) SS Bits (H1) Bits 5 and 6 of the H1 byte represent the SS bits. SS Bits Description SONET Undefined Undefined SONET/SDH Application...
  • Page 204 Reserved 1011 Reserved 0100 Transit Node Clock Traceable 1100 SONET Minimum Clock Traceable 0101 Reserved 1101 Stratum 3E Traceable 0110 Reserved 1110 Provisionable by the Network Operator 0111 Stratum 2 Traceable 1111 Don’t Use for Synchronization FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 205: Hop Tx (Sonet)

    SONET Tabs HOP TX (SONET) HOP TX (SONET) Press Main, Test, SONET, HOP , and HOP TX. Error Injection Allows Manual or Automated error injection methods. Type: The following errors are available with both manual and automated injection modes: B3 (BIP-8, Bit-Interleave Parity - 8 bits), and REI-P (Remote Error Indicator - Path).
  • Page 206 On/Off button: The On/Off button is used to activate/deactivate the selected error at the rate specified or at its theoretical maximum rate when the Continuous check box is selected. This setting is disabled (Off) by default. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 207 SONET Tabs HOP TX (SONET) Alarm Generation Allows Continuous alarm generation method. Type AIS-P (Alarm Indication Signal - Path): Generates an all-ones pattern over H1, H2, H3, and SPE. RDI-P (Remote Defect Indication - Path): Generates a “100” pattern for bits 5, 6 and 7 of the G1 byte.
  • Page 208 J1 trace value in 16 or 64-bytes format as selected. The default setting is 16-bytes. Message: Enter the J1 trace value in 16 or 64 bytes format as selected. The default message is EXFO SONET/SDH for 16 bytes and EXFO SONET/SDH Analyzer high order path trace test message for 64 bytes.

  • Page 209: Hop Rx (Sonet)

    SONET Tabs HOP RX (SONET) HOP RX (SONET) Press Main, Test, SONET, HOP , and HOP RX. Error Analysis B3 (BIP-8, Bit-Interleave Parity - 8 bits): The B3 (BIP-8) error indicates a Path parity error by performing an even-parity check over all bits of the previous SPE.
  • Page 210 DS3 OOF defect on any VT or DS3 payload that it embeds into the STS SPE that it is originating. For non-VT-structured STS-1 or STS-Nc SPE, thePDI-P is declared when receiving the hexadecimal FC code (C2 byte). FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 211 Expected Message: Allows entering the message that is expected. J1 value should be ASCII suitable characters. The default message is EXFO SONET/SDH for 16 bytes and EXFO SONET/SDH Analyzer high order path trace test message for 64 bytes. Expected Format: Allows the selection of the format expected.

  • Page 212: Hop Oh Tx/Rx (Sonet)

    C2: Signal Label. Entering a C2 byte value will automatically update the Path Signal Label (C2) selection and vice versa. G1: Path Status F2: User Channel 1. These bytes are not programmable from the HOP OH TX tab. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 213: Path Signal Label (C2)

    SONET Tabs Path Signal Label (C2) H4: Multiframe Indicator.This byte is not programmable with LOP or VCAT. Z3 and Z4: Growth N1: Tandem Connection Monitoring Path Signal Label (C2) The C2 byte is allocated to indicate the content of the STS SPE, including the status of the mapped payloads.
  • Page 214 For HOP OH RX tab only: Expected Path Signal Label: Allows selecting the expected Path Signal Label. Enable PLM-P/UNEQ-P (Payload Label Mismatch - Path / Unequipped - Path): Enables the Payload Label Mismatch and UNEQ-P monitoring. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 215: Lop Tx (Sonet)

    SONET Tabs LOP TX (SONET) LOP TX (SONET) Press Main, Test, SONET, LOP , and LOP TX. Error Injection Allows Manual or Automated error injection methods. Type: The following errors are available: BIP-2 (Bit-Interleave Parity - 2 bits) and REI-V (Remote Error Indicator - VT). SONET/SDH Application...
  • Page 216 On/Off button: The On/Off button is used to activate/deactivate the selected error at the rate specified or at its theoretical maximum rate when the Continuous check box is selected. This setting is disabled (Off) by default. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 217 SONET Tabs LOP TX (SONET) Alarm Generation Allows Continuous alarm generation method. Type: The following alarms are available: AIS-V (Alarm Indication Signal - VT): Generates an all-ones pattern for the V1 and V2 bytes of the VT path and payload. RDI-V (Remote Defect indication - VT): Generates “1”...
  • Page 218 EXFO SONET/SDH for 16 bytes and EXFO SONET/SDH Analyzer low order path trace test message for 64 bytes. However, with VCAT/LCAS the default message will be EXFO followed by the VCG number (VCAT and LCAS) and the SQ (VCAT only) number (for example EXFO-VCG1-SQ0) for both 16 and 64 bytes formats.

  • Page 219: Lop Rx (Sonet)

    SONET Tabs LOP RX (SONET) LOP RX (SONET) Press Main, Test, SONET, LOP , and LOP RX. Error Analysis BIP-2 (Bit-Interleave Parity - 2 bits): The BIP-2 error indicates a parity error by performing a routine even-parity check over all VT1.5 bytes of the previous frame of a composite signal (VT1.5/VT2/VT6).
  • Page 220 ERDI-VSD (Enhanced RDI - VT Server Defect): The ERDI-VSD alarm is declared when bits 5, 6, and 7 of the Z7 byte contain the “101” pattern, and bit 8 of the V5 byte contain “1”, in five consecutive VT superframes. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 221 EXFO SONET/SDH for 16 bytes and EXFO SONET/SDH Analyzer high order path trace test message for 64 bytes. However, with VCAT/LCAS the default message will be EXFO followed by the VCG number (VCAT and LCAS) and the SQ (VCAT only) number (for example EXFO-VCG1-SQ0) for both 16 and 64 bytes formats.

  • Page 222: Lop Oh Tx/Rx (Sonet)

    (when disabled). This setting is disabled by default. V5 (VT Path Overhead) J2 (VT Path Trace). J2 is only available when Enable Trace from the LOP TX (SONET) on page 203 is disabled. Z6: VT Tandem Connection Monitoring Z7: Extended signal label FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 223 SONET Tabs LOP OH TX/RX (SONET) Path Signal Label (V5) The V5 byte is allocated to indicate the content of the VT path, including the status of the mapped payloads. Bits 5, 6, 7 of V5 Description Unequipped Reserved (Equipped - Non-specific) Asynchronous Bit Synchronous Byte Synchronous...

  • Page 225: 12 Dsn Tabs

    12 DSn Tabs The DSn tabs allow configuration of different test parameters and to view the test status and results. Note: The available tabs listed are a function of the test path activated. Signal Page DS0/64K DS0/64K TX DS0/64K RX DS1/1.5M DS1/1.5M TX DS1/1.5M RX...

  • Page 226: Ds0/64K Tx

    Choices are 56K and 64K. The default setting is 64K. 56K: A timeslot data rate of 56 Kbps uses 7 bits to carry the payload information. 64K: A timeslot data rate of 64 Kbps uses 8 bits to carry the payload information. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 227 DSn Tabs DS0/64K TX Zero Code Suppression: Allows the selection of the Zero Code Suppression (ZCS) method used to replace the all-zero bytes of the Idle and Tone payload contents. The ZCS mechanism is a global parameter meaning that all channel timeslots configured with Tone/Idle data, use the same ZCS method.
  • Page 228 Pattern, Idle, or Tone value. Note: The timeslots set to Idle or Tone can be changed from Idle to Tone and vice versa even when the test is running; the Idle and Tone values can also be changed. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 229: Ds0/64K Rx

    DSn Tabs DS0/64K RX DS0/64K RX Press Main, Test, DSn/PDH, DS0, and DS0 RX. Note: DS0/64K RX configuration is not available when the selected framing from the DS1/1.5M RX on page 222 is unframed. Configuration Note: See DS0/64K RX on page 217 for more information on Enable DS0 and DS0 Mode.
  • Page 230 Choices are None and Pattern. The default setting is Pattern. Pattern: Uses the pattern from the received signal. None: Does not use the pattern. Set All: Allows to set the payload content of all timeslots with (Pattern) or without (None) the selected Pattern. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 231: Ds1/1.5M Tx

    DSn Tabs DS1/1.5M TX DS1/1.5M TX Press Main, Test, DSn/PDH, DS1, and DS1 TX. Configuration Framing: Select the framing that will be used for transmission. Choices are Unframed, SF, and ESF. The default setting is ESF. Alarm Generation Type: Select the type of alarm to be generated. Choices are AIS, RAI, and OOF.
  • Page 232 On/Off button: The On/Off button is used to activate/deactivate the selected automated error at the rate specified or at its theoretical maximum rate when the Continuous check box is selected. This setting is disabled (Off) by default. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 233 DSn Tabs DS1/1.5M TX Loopback The Loopback feature generates a code that is interpreted by the DUT. The DUT interprets the command and implements the loopback. Type allows the selection of the type of loopback. Choices are CSU (10000/100), NIU FAC1 (1100/1110), NIU FAC2 (11000/11100), NIU FAC3 (100000/100), 10 predefined Loop Codes (refer to DSn Loop Codes on page 387), and User Defined.

  • Page 234: Ds1/1.5M Rx

    CRC-6 (Cyclical Redundancy Check): A CRC-6 error indicates that one or more bit errors have been detected in a block of data through cyclical redundancy check. CRC-6 is only available with ESF framing. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 235 DSn Tabs DS1/1.5M RX Alarm Analysis Possible alarms that can be detected are: OOF (Out-OF-Frame): A OOF error indicates that four consecutive frame bit errors are detected. RAI (Yellow) (Remote Alarm Indication): For SF framing: The RAI alarm is declared when bit 2 in each timeslot contains “0”.

  • Page 236: Fdl Tx

    The FDL TX tab is used to set and configure the Bit-Oriented Messages (BOM) of the Extended Super-Frame (ESF). Configuration Enable FDL: Allows the activation of the Facility Data Link testing. This setting is disabled (Off) by default unless otherwise set during the test setup. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 237 DSn Tabs FDL TX Bit-Oriented Messages The Bit-Oriented Messages are priority messages sent over the Data-Link. These messages are mostly used for networking operation and maintenance. A Bit-Oriented Message consists of 8 consecutive ones followed by a byte starting and ending by zeros. Priority Priority Codeword Pattern...
  • Page 238 Protection Switch Line 7 01001110 11111111 Protection Switch Line 8 01010000 11111111 Protection Switch Line 9 01010010 11111111 Protection Switch Line 10 01010100 11111111 Protection Switch Line 11 01010110 11111111 Protection Switch Line 12 01011000 11111111 FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 239 DSn Tabs FDL TX Command/Response Codeword Pattern Protection Switch Line 13 01011010 11111111 Protection Switch Line 14 01011100 11111111 Protection Switch Line 15 01011110 11111111 Protection Switch Line 16 01100000 11111111 Protection Switch Line 17 01100010 11111111 Protection Switch Line 18 01100100 11111111 Protection Switch Line 19 01100110 11111111...
  • Page 240 Reserved for customer 01111010 11111111 Amount allows the selection of the number of message to be generated. Choices are 1 to 15. The default value is 10. Send allows to manually generate the selected amount of messages. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 241: Fdl Rx

    DSn Tabs FDL RX FDL RX Press Main, Test, DSn/PDH, DS1, and FDL RX. Note: FDL RX is only available for DS1 interface with ESF framing. For Dual RX test, FDL is only available for the primary DS1 TX/RX port. Note: Path and test signal identification are not supported.
  • Page 242 If no priority message has been detected, “--” is displayed. Previous indicates the last command/response message detected excluding the current message. If no command/response message has been detected since the beginning of the test, “--” is displayed. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 243 DSn Tabs FDL RX Link Activity Indicates the activity of the following parameters during the last second of measurement A link activity is indicated by an LED. Idle indicates that only idle codes have been detected in the last second. Priority indicates that at least one valid priority message has been detected in the last second.

  • Page 244: Prm Tx

    Network and Network to CI. The default setting is CI to Network. ANSI T1-403 allows the generation of a compliant ANSI T1.403 PRM Message. Manual Send allows to manually send the selected PRM Message(s). Continuous On/Off allows to generate the selected PRM Message(s) continuously. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 245 DSn Tabs PRM TX PRM Bit Events: Allows the activation of the following PRM bit events. All PRM bit events are disabled by default. G1: CRC error event = 1 G2: 1 < CRC error event ≤ 5 G3: 5 < CRC error event ≤ 10 G4: 10 <...

  • Page 246: Prm Rx

    Press Main, Test, DSn/PDH, DS1, and PRM RX. Note: FDL PRM RX is only available for DS1 interface with ESF framing when Enable FDL from FDL TX/RX is enabled. For Dual RX test, FDL is only available for the primary DS1 TX/RX port. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 247 DSn Tabs PRM RX Performance Report Message Circuit indicates the selected circuit type which can be CI to Network or Network to CI. PRM Bit Event Counts: Indicates the count of the detected valid PRM bit events. G1: CRC Error Event = 1 SE: Severely-Errored Framing Event ≥...

  • Page 248: Prm Content Rx

    (bytes 5 and 6). t0-1 represents the message one PRM ago (bytes 7 and 8). t0-2 represents the message two PRM ago (bytes 9 and 10). t0-3 represents the message three PRM ago (bytes 11 and 12). FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 249 DSn Tabs PRM Content RX G3: 5 < CRC Error Event ≤ 10 LV: Line Code Violation Event ≥ 1 G4: 10 < CRC Error Event ≤ 100 U1: Under study for synchronization U2: Under study for synchronization G5: 100 < CRC Error Event ≤ 319 SL: Controlled Slip Event ≥...

  • Page 250: Ds3/45M Tx

    Unframed, M13, and C-Bit Parity. The default setting is C-Bit Parity. Alarm Generation Type: Select the type of alarm to be generated. Choices are AIS, RDI, OOF, and Idle. The default setting is AIS. On/Off button: Press On/Off to enable/disable the alarm generation. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 251 DSn Tabs DS3/45M TX Error Injection Allows manual or automated error injection. Note: Error injection is not available when the framing is set to Unframed. Type: The following error types are available with both manual and automated injection modes. Choices are C-bit, F-bit, P-bit, and FEBE. Choices depend also on the selected framing.

  • Page 252: Ds3/45M Rx

    X-Bit of the previous DS3 frame. FEBE (Far-End Block Error): A FEBE is detected when the three FEBE bits reserved for framing or parity error detection contain the “000” pattern. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 253 DSn Tabs DS3/45M RX Alarm Analysis Possible alarms that can be detected are: OOF (Out-OF-Frame): A OOF error indicates that four consecutive frame bit errors are detected. RDI (Remote Defect Indicator): The RDI alarm is declared when both X-bits of the M-Frame are set to “0”. AIS (Alarm Indication Signal): The AIS alarm is declared when the M-frame contains zeros (0) for C-bits, ones (1) for X-bits, 1010...

  • Page 254: Ds3 Feac Tx

    Note: The DS3 FEAC tab is available when the DS3 framing is set to C-Bit Parity (see page 238). Press Main, Test, DSn/PDH, DS3, and FEAC TX. Configuration Enable FEAC: Enables DS3 FEAC codeword configuration and analysis. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 255 DSn Tabs DS3 FEAC TX Alarm/Status Unassigned Messages Allows manual or continuous alarm/status injection. Codeword: Select the codeword alarm/status to be generated either manually or continuously. The FEAC message format is a 16 bit codeword (0xxxxxx0 11111111) with the rightmost bit transmitted first. The 0xxxxxx0 represents the message codeword.
  • Page 256 Control Codeword: Select the loopack control codeword to be generated. Choices are Line Loopback Activate (00001110) and Line Loopback Deactivate (00111000). Amount: Select the amount of Control Codeword to be generated. Choices are 1 through 15. The default setting is 10. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 257 DSn Tabs DS3 FEAC TX Channel Codeword: Select the channel codeword to be generated. Channel Codeword DS3 Line (00110110) DS1 Line-No15 (01011110) DS1 Line-No1 (01000010) DS1 Line-No16 (01100000) DS1 Line-No2 (01000100) DS1 Line-No17 (01100010) DS1 Line-No3 (01000110) DS1 Line-No18 (01100100) DS1 Line-No4 (01001000) DS1 Line-No19 (01100110) DS1 Line-No5 (01001010)

  • Page 258: Ds3 Feac Rx

    No Activity (All 1’s): An all ones pattern (11111111 11111111) has been detected in the last second. Alarm/Status: An Alarm/Status codeword has been detected in the last second. An Alarm/Status is only detected when receiving at least 10 consecutive occurrences of a specific codeword. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 259 DSn Tabs DS3 FEAC RX Loopback: A Loopback command message has been detected in the last second. A valid loopback command is detected only when receiving 10 consecutive occurrences of a specific Loopback Command immediately followed by 10 occurrences of a specific Channel Codeword.

  • Page 261: 13 Sdh Tabs

    13 SDH Tabs The SDH tabs allow configuration of different test parameters and to view the test status and results. Note: The available tabs listed are a function of the test path activated. Page Regenerator Section TX (SDH) Regenerator Section RX (SDH) Regenerator Section OH TX/RX (SDH) Performance Monitoring (PM) Multiplex Section TX (SDH)
  • Page 262 LOP RX (SDH, TU-3 path) LOP OH TX/RX (SDH, TU-3 path) HOP/LOP Pointer Adjust TX (SONET/SDH) HOP/LOP Pointer Adjust RX (SONET/SDH) TCM TX TCM RX Performance Monitoring (PM) These tabs are described in Common Tabs on page 349. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 263: Regenerator Section Tx (Sdh)

    SDH Tabs Regenerator Section TX (SDH) Regenerator Section TX (SDH) Press Main, Test, SDH, RS, and RS TX. Error Injection Allows Manual or Automated error injection methods. Type: The following errors are available: B1 and FAS. SONET/SDH Application...
  • Page 264 On/Off button: The On/Off button is used to activate/deactivate the selected error at the rate specified or at its theoretical maximum rate when the Continuous check box is selected. This setting is disabled (Off) by default. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 265 SDH Tabs Regenerator Section TX (SDH) Alarm Generation Allows Continuous alarm generation method. Type LOF (Loss Of Frame): Generates non-valid framing bytes (A1 and A2). OOF (Out of Frame): Generates four consecutive errored framing patterns. On/Off button: The On/Off button is used to activate/deactivate the selected alarm.
  • Page 266 16 bytes. Message: Enter the J0 trace value in 16 or 64 bytes format as selected. The default message is EXFO SONET/SDH for 16 bytes and EXFO SONET/SDH Analyzer Section/RS trace test message for 64 bytes. Enable Trace: Generates the defined J0 Trace message when the Enable Trace check box is selected.

  • Page 267: Regenerator Section Rx (Sdh)

    SDH Tabs Regenerator Section RX (SDH) Regenerator Section RX (SDH) Press Main, Test, SDH, RS, and RS RX. Error Analysis FAS (Frame Alignment Signal): A FAS defect indicates that at least one A1 or A2 byte of the FAS word is in error. B1 (BIP-8, Bit-Interleave Parity - 8 bits): The BIP-8 error indicates a Regenerator Section parity error by performing a routine even-parity check over all frames of the previous STM-n signal.
  • Page 268 Expected Message: Allows entering the message that is expected. J0 value should be ASCII suitable characters. The default message is EXFO SONET/SDH for 16 bytes and EXFO SONET/SDH Analyzer Section/RS trace test message for 64 bytes. Expected Format: Allows the selection of the format expected.

  • Page 269: Regenerator Section Oh Tx/Rx (Sdh)

    SDH Tabs Regenerator Section OH TX/RX (SDH) Regenerator Section OH TX/RX (SDH) The Regenerator Section OH TX allows changing the regenerator transport overhead information to be transmitted while the Regenerator Section OH RX allows verification of the information received. Refer to Glossary on page 413 for detailed overhead information.
  • Page 270 SDH Tabs Regenerator Section OH TX/RX (SDH) B1: BIP-8. This byte is not programmable from this tab. E1: Orderwire F1: User D1, D2, and D3: Data Communications Channel (DCC) FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 271: Multiplex Section Tx (Sdh)

    SDH Tabs Multiplex Section TX (SDH) Multiplex Section TX (SDH) Press Main, Test, SDH, MS, and MS TX. Error Injection Allows Manual or Automated error injection methods. Type: The following errors are available with both manual and automated injection modes: B2 (BIP-8), and MS-REI (Multiplex Section - Remote Error Indication).
  • Page 272 “110” pattern for the bits 6, 7 and 8 of the K2 byte. The default setting is MS-AIS. On/Off button: The On/Off button is used to activate/deactivate the selected alarm. This setting is disabled (Off) by default. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 273: Multiplex Section Rx (Sdh)

    SDH Tabs Multiplex Section RX (SDH) Multiplex Section RX (SDH) Press Main, Test, SDH, MS, and MS RX. Alarm Analysis MS-AIS (Multiplex Section - Alarm Indication Signal): The MS-AIS alarm is declared when bits 6, 7 and 8 of the K2 byte contain the “111” pattern in three consecutive frames.
  • Page 274 M1, bits Indicates 234 5678 000 0000 0 BIP violation 000 0001 1 BIP violation 000 0010 2 BIP violations 000 1000 8 BIP violations 000 1001 0 BIP violation 111 1111 0 BIP violation FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 275 SDH Tabs Multiplex Section RX (SDH) For STM-1e and STM-1o: The MS-REI error is declared when the M1 byte located in the STM-1 channel 1 (timeslot #3) indicates that one or more BIP violations have been detected M1, bits Indicates 234 5678 000 0000 0 BIP violation...
  • Page 276 STM-1 channel 3 (timeslot #7) indicates that one or more BIP violations have been detected. Indicates 0000 0000 0 BIP violation 0000 0001 1 BIP violation 0000 0010 2 BIP violations 1111 1111 255 BIP violations FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 277 SDH Tabs Multiplex Section RX (SDH) For STM-64: The MS-REI error is declared when either the M1 byte located in the timeslot #7 (STM-1 channel 3) indicates that one or more BIP violations have been detected, or the combination of the M0 and M1 bytes indicates that one or more BIP violations have been detected.

  • Page 278: Multiplex Section Oh Tx/Rx (Sdh)

    Binary check box is selected) or hexadecimal (when the Binary check box is cleared). This Binary check box is cleared by default. H1 and H2: Pointer H3: Pointer Action B2: BIP-8 K1 and K2: Automatic Protection Switching (APS) FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 279 SDH Tabs Multiplex Section OH TX/RX (SDH) D4 through D12: Data Communications Channel (DCC) S1: Synchronization Status. M0 or M1 M0: REI-L [STM-1 channel 1 of a STM-0e signal; STM-1 channel 2 of an STM-64 signal] M1: REI-L [STM-1 channel 1 of a STM-1e or STM-1o signal; STM-1 channel 3 of an STM-4/16/64 signal] Undefined “--”...

  • Page 280: Multiplex Section Aps/Advanced Oh Tx/Rx (Sdh)

    Press Main, Test, SDH, MS, and APS/Adv OH TX/RX. Advanced Switching Mode Allows the switching mode selection and is available on both TX and RX tabs. Choices are Linear and Ring. The default setting is Linear. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 281 SDH Tabs Multiplex Section APS/Advanced OH TX/RX (SDH) Request: Bits 1 through 4 of the K1 byte. The default setting is No Request (0000). Refer to K1 on page 187 for available/possible choices. Channel ID/Destination Node ID: Bits 5 through 8 of the K1 byte. Channel if available with Linear switching mode while Destination Node ID is available with Ring switching mode.
  • Page 282 Bridged and Switched Reserved Extra Traffic - Protection Unidirectional Reserved Bidirectional Reserved MS-RDI MS-RDI MS-AIS MS-AIS SS Bits (H1) Bits 5 and 6 of the H1 byte represent the SS bits. SS Bits Description SONET Undefined Undefined FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 283 SDH Tabs Multiplex Section APS/Advanced OH TX/RX (SDH) Bits 5-8 (Synchronization Status Message) Bits 5 through 8 of the S1 byte are used to convey synchronization status of the NE. The default setting is Synchronized - Traceability Unknown (0000). Choices are: Bits Bits Description...

  • Page 284: Hop Tx (Sdh)

    Press Main, Test, SDH, HOP , and HOP TX. Error Injection Allows Manual or Automated error injection methods. Type: The following errors are available: B3 (BIP-8, Bit-Interleave Parity - 8 bits) and HP-REI (High Order path - Remote Error Indicator). FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 285 SDH Tabs HOP TX (SDH) For Manual method: Amount: Select the amount of manual error to be generated. Choices are 1 through 50. The default setting is 1. Send button: Press Send to manually generate error(s) according to the Error Type and the Amount of Errors selected. For Rate method: Rate: Select the injection rate for the selected error.
  • Page 286 (Administrative Unit - Loss Of Pointer): Generates a non-valid pointer. HP-UNEQ (High Order Path - Unequipped): Generates an all-ones pattern over POH and SPE. On/Off button: The On/Off button is used to activate/deactivate the selected alarm. This setting is disabled (Off) by default. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 287 16 bytes. Message: Enter the J1 trace value in 16 or 64 bytes format as selected. The default message is EXFO SONET/SDH for 16 bytes and EXFO SONET/SDH Analyzer high order path trace test message for 64 bytes. However, with VCAT/LCAS the default message will be EXFO...

  • Page 288: Hop Rx (Sdh)

    HP-REI (High Order Path - Remote Error Indicator): The HP-REI error is declared when bits 1 through 4 of the G1 byte contain one pattern from the following binary range: “0001” through “1000” (1 to 8) (located in every STM-1 of an STM-n signal). FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 289 SDH Tabs HOP RX (SDH) Alarm Analysis AU-AIS (Administrative Unit - Alarm Indication Signal): The AU-AIS alarm is declared when the H1 and H2 bytes contain an all-ones pattern in three consecutive frames. AU-LOP (Administrative Unit - Loss Of Pointer): The LOP alarm indicates that a valid pointer is not found in N consecutive frames (where 8 ≤...
  • Page 290 EXFO SONET/SDH for 16 bytes and EXFO SONET/SDH Analyzer high order path trace test message for 64 bytes. However, with VCAT/LCAS the default message will be EXFO followed by the VCG number (VCAT and LCAS) and the SQ (VCAT only) number (for example EXFO-VCG1-SQ0) for both 16 and 64 bytes formats.

  • Page 291: Hop Oh Tx/Rx (Sdh)

    SDH Tabs HOP OH TX/RX (SDH) HOP OH TX/RX (SDH) The HOP OH TX allows changing the high order path transport overhead information to be transmitted while the HOP OH RX allows verification of the high order path transport overhead information received. Press Main, Test, SDH, HOP , and OH TX/RX.
  • Page 292 Asynchronous Mapping of ODUk 140M in C-4 ATM Mapping Reserved (obsolete HDLC/PPP framed) MAN DQDB Test Signal, ITU-T 0.181 specific mapping FDDI [3]-[11] Mapping VC-AIS (TCM) Mapping of HDLC/PPP These values cannot be selected as Expected Path Signal Label. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 293 SDH Tabs HOP OH TX/RX (SDH) For HOP OH RX tab only: Expected Path Signal Label: Allows selecting the expected Path Signal Label. Enable HP-PLM/HP-UNEQ (High Order Path - Payload Label Mismatch / Unequipped): Enables the Payload Label Mismatch and Unequipped monitoring..

  • Page 294: Lop Tx (Sdh)

    Press Main, Test, SDH, LOP , and LOP TX. Error Injection Allows Manual or Automated error injection methods. Type: The following errors are available: BIP-2 (Bit-Interleave Parity - 2 bits) and LP-REI (Low Order Path - Remote Error Indicator). FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 295 SDH Tabs LOP TX (SDH) For Manual method: Amount: Select the amount of manual error to be generated. Choices are 1 through 50. The default setting is 1. Send button: Press Send to manually generate error(s) according to the Error Type and the Amount of Errors selected. For Rate method: Rate: Select the injection rate for the selected error.
  • Page 296 LP-UNEQ (Low Order Path - Unequipped): Generates unequipped LP signal label (bits 5 through 7 of V5 byte are set to “000”). On/Off button: The On/Off button is used to activate/deactivate the selected alarm. This setting is disabled (Off) by default. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 297 The default setting is 16-bytes. Message: Enter the J2 value in 16-bytes or 64-bytes format as selected. The default message is EXFO SONET/SDH for 16 bytes and EXFO SONET/SDH Analyzer low order path trace test message for 64 bytes. However, with VCAT/LCAS the default message will be EXFO...

  • Page 298: Lop Rx (Sdh)

    LP-REI (Low Order Path Remote Error Indicator): The LP-REI error is declared when bit 3 of the V5 byte is set to “1”. Note: Refer to Alarm/Error Measurements on page 44 for H/C LEDs, Seconds, Count, and Rate information. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 299 SDH Tabs LOP RX (SDH) Alarm Analysis TU-AIS (Tributary Unit - Alarm Indication Signal): The TU-AIS alarm is declared when V1 and V2 bytes for the TU path contain an all-ones pattern in five consecutive superframes. TU-LOP (Tributary Unit - Loss Of Pointer): The TU-LOP alarm indicates that a valid pointer is not found in N consecutive superframes (where 8 ≤...
  • Page 300 EXFO SONET/SDH for 16 bytes and EXFO SONET/SDH Analyzer high order path trace test message for 64 bytes. However, with VCAT/LCAS the default message will be EXFO followed by the VCG number (VCAT and LCAS) and the SQ (VCAT only) number (for example EXFO-VCG1-SQ0) for both 16 and 64 bytes formats.

  • Page 301: Lop Oh Tx/Rx (Sdh)

    SDH Tabs LOP OH TX/RX (SDH) LOP OH TX/RX (SDH) The LOP OH TX allows changing the low order path transport overhead information to be transmitted while the LOP OH RX allows verification of the low order path transport overhead information received. Note: See LOP OH TX/RX (SDH, TU-3 path) on page 298 for TU-3 path test case.
  • Page 302 For HOP OH RX tab only: Expected Path Signal Label: Allows selecting the expected Path Signal Label. Enable LP-PLM/LP-UNEQ (Low Order Path - Payload Label Mismatch / Unequipped): Allows enabling the Signal Label Mismatch for the expected message defined. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 303: Lop Tx (Sdh, Tu-3 Path)

    SDH Tabs LOP TX (SDH, TU-3 path) LOP TX (SDH, TU-3 path) Press Main, Test, SDH, LOP , and LOP TX. Error Injection Allows Manual or Automated error injection methods. Type: The following errors are available: B3 (BIP-8, Bit-Interleave Parity - 8 bits) and LP-REI (Low Order Path - Remote Error Indicator).
  • Page 304 On/Off button: The On/Off button is used to activate/deactivate the selected error at the rate specified or at its theoretical maximum rate when the Continuous check box is selected. This setting is disabled (Off) by default. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 305 SDH Tabs LOP TX (SDH, TU-3 path) Alarm Generation Allows Continuous alarm generation method. Type: The following errors are available: TU-AIS (Tributary Unit - Alarm Indication Signal): Generates an all-ones patterns for the path and payload. LP-RDI (Low Order Path - Remote Defect Indication): Generates a “100”...
  • Page 306 16-bytes. Message: Enter the J1 trace value in 16 or 64 bytes format as selected. The default message is EXFO SONET/SDH for 16 bytes and EXFO SONET/SDH Analyzer low order path trace test message for 64 bytes. However, with VCAT/LCAS the default message will be EXFO...

  • Page 307: Lop Rx (Sdh, Tu-3 Path)

    SDH Tabs LOP RX (SDH, TU-3 path) LOP RX (SDH, TU-3 path) Press Main, Test, SDH, LOP , and LOP RX. Error Analysis B3 (BIP-8, Bit-Interleave Parity - 8 bits): The B3 error indicates a High Order Path parity error by performing a routine even-parity check over all High Order Path bits of the previous VC-N.
  • Page 308 C2 bytes contain “00 H” in five consecutive frames. ERDI-SD (Enhanced RDI - Server Defect): The ERDI-SD alarm is declared when bits 5, 6 and 7 of the G1 byte contain the “101” pattern in five consecutive frames. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 309 EXFO SONET/SDH for 16 bytes and EXFO SONET/SDH Analyzer high order path trace test message for 64 bytes. However, with VCAT/LCAS the default message will be EXFO followed by the VCG number (VCAT and LCAS) and the SQ (VCAT only) number (for example EXFO-VCG1-SQ0) for both 16 and 64 bytes formats.

  • Page 310: Lop Oh Tx/Rx (Sdh, Tu-3 Path)

    For LOP OH RX tab only: Expected Path Signal Label: Allows selecting the expected Path Signal Label. Enable LP-PLM/LP-UNEQ (Low Order Path - Payload Label Mismatch / Unequipped): Allows enabling the Signal Label Mismatch for the expected message defined. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 311 SDH Tabs LOP OH TX/RX (SDH, TU-3 path) Path Overhead Binary: Allows either displaying all overhead values in binary (when enabled) or hexadecimal (when disabled). This setting is disabled by default. J1: Trace B3: BIP-8. This byte is not programmable from the HOP OH TX tab. C2: Path Signal Label G1: Path Status F2: User Channel...

  • Page 313: 14 Pdh Tabs

    14 PDH Tabs The PDH tabs allow configuration of different test parameters and to view the test status and results. Note: The available tabs listed are a function of the test path activated. Signal Page E0/64K E0/64K TX E0/64K RX E1/2M E1/2M TX E1/2M RX...

  • Page 314: E0/64K Tx

    Choices are 56K and 64K. The default setting is 64K. 56K: A timeslot data rate of 56 Kbps uses 7 bits to carry the payload information. 64K: A timeslot data rate of 64 Kbps uses 8 bits to carry the payload information. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 315 PDH Tabs E0/64K TX Zero Code Suppression: Allows the selection of the Zero Code Suppression (ZCS) method used to replace the all-zero bytes of all Idle and Tone payload contents. The ZCS mechanism is a global parameter meaning that all channel timeslots configured with Tone/Idle data, use the same ZCS method.
  • Page 316 Pattern, Idle, or Tone value. Note: The timeslots set to Idle or Tone can be changed from Idle to Tone and vice versa even when the test is running; the Idle and Tone values can also be changed. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 317: E0/64K Rx

    PDH Tabs E0/64K RX E0/64K RX Press Main, Test, DSn/PDH, E0, and E0 RX. Note: E0/64K RX configuration is not available when the selected framing from the E1/2M RX on page 310 is unframed. The framing structure PCM-30 and PCM30 CRC-4 have 30 channel timeslots while PCM-31 and PCM-31 CRC-4 have 31 channel timeslots.
  • Page 318 Choices are None and Pattern. The default setting is Pattern. Pattern: Uses the pattern from the received signal. None: Does not use the pattern. Set All: Allows to set the payload content of all timeslots with (Pattern) or without (None) the selected Pattern. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 319: E1/2M Tx

    PDH Tabs E1/2M TX E1/2M TX Press Main, Test, DSn/PDH, E1, and E1 TX. Configuration Framing: Select the framing that will be used for transmission. Choices are Unframed, PCM30, PCM30 CRC-4, PCM31, and PCM31 CRC-4. The default setting is PCM30. Alarm Generation Type: Select the type of alarm to be generated.
  • Page 320 On/Off button: The On/Off button is used to activate/deactivate the selected automated error at the rate specified or at its theoretical maximum rate when the Continuous check box is selected. This setting is disabled (Off) by default. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 321 PDH Tabs E1/2M TX Spare Bits Note: Spare Bits are not available when Framing is set to Unframed. Press the individual drop list and select the value for each spare bit. is located in the bit 1 of the frame containing the frame alignment signal (FAS).

  • Page 322: E1/2M Rx

    E-Bit (CRC-4 Error Signal): A E-Bit error indicates that bit 1 of sub-multiframe (SMF) II in frame 13 and/or 15 is set to 0 indicating a sub-multiframe error. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 323 PDH Tabs E1/2M RX Alarm Analysis Note: Only AIS is available when the Framing is set to Unframed. LOF (Loss Of Frame): The LOF alarm indicates that three consecutive incorrect frame alignment signals have been received. RAI (Yellow) (Remote Alarm Indication): The RAI alarm is declared when bit 3 in timeslot 0 is set to “1”.
  • Page 324 1 and 2. Possible values are 0 and 1 or 0000 to 1111. TS16 Frame 0 Bit 5, 7, 8 are located in bit 5, 7 and 8 from Timeslot 16 of frame 0 of a E1 signal. Possible values are 000 to 111. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 325: E2/8M Tx

    PDH Tabs E2/8M TX E2/8M TX Press Main, Test, DSn/PDH, E2, and E2 TX. Configuration Framing: Select the framing that will be used for transmission. Choices are Unframed and Framed. The default setting is Framed. Alarm Generation Type: Select the type of alarm to be generated. Choices are AIS, RAI, and LOF.
  • Page 326 G.742 Bit 12 represents Bit 12 from Timeslot 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively. Bit 12 is reserved for national use and should be set to 1 when not used. Choices are 0 and 1. The default setting is 1. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 327: E2/8M Rx

    PDH Tabs E2/8M RX E2/8M RX Press Main, Test, DSn/PDH, E2, and E2 RX. Configuration Note: See E2/8M TX on page 313 for more information on Framing. Error Analysis FAS (Frame Alignment Signal): A FAS error indicates that bits 1 to 10 of the first frame differ from 1111010000.
  • Page 328 Spare Bits Note: Spare Bits are not available when Framing is set to Unframed. G.742 Bit 12 represent Bit 12 from Timeslot 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively. Possible values are 0 and 1. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 329: E3/34M Tx

    PDH Tabs E3/34M TX E3/34M TX Press Main, Test, DSn/PDH, E3, and E3 TX. Configuration Framing: Select the framing that will be used for transmission. Choices are Unframed and Framed. The default setting is Framed. Alarm Generation Type: Select the type of alarm to be generated. Choices are LOF, RAI, and AIS.
  • Page 330 Press the drop list and select the value for the spare bit. G.751 Bit 12 is reserved for national use and should be set to 1 when not used. Choices are 0 and 1. The default setting is 1. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 331: E3/34M Rx

    PDH Tabs E3/34M RX E3/34M RX Press Main, Test, DSn/PDH, E3, and E3 RX. Configuration Note: See E3/34M TX on page 317 for more information on Framing. Error Analysis FAS (Frame Alignment Signal): A FAS error indicates that bits 1 to 10 of the first frame differ from 1111010000.
  • Page 332 Spare Bits Note: Spare Bits are not available when Framing is set to Unframed. G.751 Bit 12 is reserved for national use. Possible values are 0 and 1. The default setting is 1. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 333: E4/140M Tx

    PDH Tabs E4/140M TX E4/140M TX Press Main, Test, DSn/PDH, E4, and E4 TX. Configuration Framing: Select the framing that will be used for transmission. Choices are Unframed and Framed. The default setting is Framed. Alarm Generation Type: Select the type of alarm to be generated. Choices are AIS, RAI, and LOF.
  • Page 334 Press the drop list and select the value for the spare bit. G.751 Bit 14, 15, 16 are reserved for national use and should be set to 1 when not used. Choices are 000 to 111. The default setting is 111. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 335: E4/140M Rx

    PDH Tabs E4/140M RX E4/140M RX Press Main, Test, DSn/PDH, E4, and E4 RX. Configuration Note: See E4/140M TX on page 321 for more information on Framing. Error Analysis FAS (Frame Alignment Signal): A FAS error indicates that bits 1 to 12 of the first frame differ from 111110100000.
  • Page 336 AIS (Alarm Indication Signal): The AIS alarm is declared when an unframed all-ones signal is received. Spare Bits Note: Spare Bits are not available when Framing is set to Unframed. G.751 Bit 14, 15, 16 are reserved for national use. Possible values are 000 to 111. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 337: 15 10G Ethernet Tabs

    15 10G Ethernet Tabs This section describes the 10G Ethernet tabs. Page Configuration TX Error/Alarm TX Error/Alarm RX Statistics Configuration TX Allows the configuration and activation of one stream. Press Main Menu, Test, 10G Ethernet, and Configuration TX. Note: The Stream and Frame Configuration parameters are only available for editing when the Enable check box is cleared.
  • Page 338 Frame Size (Bytes): Select the frame size for the stream. Frame Size VLAN Minimum Maximum None 16000 1 Tag 16000 Note: Sending traffic with frame size >1518 in switched network may result in losing all frames. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 339 10G Ethernet Tabs Configuration TX Source MAC Address: A default and unique Source Media Access Control (MAC) address of the module is automatically given to the stream. Press the Source MAC address field if the stream MAC address has to be changed and enter the new MAC address. Destination MAC Address: Enter the destination MAC address of the stream.

  • Page 340: Error/Alarm Tx

    Link Down: Generates a continuous PCS error (block error). Local Fault: Generates a local fault sequence. Remote Fault: Generates a remote fault sequence. On/Off button: The On/Off button is used to activate/deactivate the selected alarm. This setting is disabled (Off) by default. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 341 10G Ethernet Tabs Error/Alarm TX PHY Error Injection Type: The following error is available with both manual and automated injection modes: Block. Amount: Allows the selection of the amount of manual error to be generated. Choices are 1 through 50. The default setting is 1. Send button: Press Send to manually generate error(s) according to the error type and the amount of error.
  • Page 342 (On). The Continuous check box is cleared by default. On/Off button: The On/Off button is used to activate/deactivate the selected automated error at the rate specified or continuously. This setting is disabled (Off) by default. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 343: Error/Alarm Rx

    10G Ethernet Tabs Error/Alarm RX Error/Alarm RX The alarm/errors statistics are gathered on all received frames, independently of the destination MAC address. Press Main Menu, Test, 10G Ethernet, and Error/Alarm TX. Configuration Oversize Monitoring: Enables the monitoring of the Oversize error. Alarm Analysis Link Down: Indicates that the Ethernet connection is down.
  • Page 344 Block: The number of frames received with an errored block condition. Total Error Count: Indicates the total number of errors including all the above errors at the exception of Oversize when the Oversize Monitoring check box is not selected. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 345: Statistics

    10G Ethernet Tabs Statistics Statistics Frame statistics are gathered for all Ethernet frames transmitted/received with a valid FCS. Press Main Menu, Test, 10G Ethernet, and Statistics. TX/RX Count Multicast: The number of Multicast frames transmitted/received without any FCS errors. Broadcast frames are not counted as multicast frames.
  • Page 346 Bandwidth: Gives the received data rate expressed in Mbps. Utilization: Gives the percentage of line rate utilization. Frame Rate: Gives the received number of frames (including bad frames, Broadcast frames and Multicast frames) in fps (Frame Per Second). FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 347: 16 Bert Tabs

    16 BERT Tabs This section describes the BERT tabs. Page Pattern TX Pattern RX Performance Monitoring (PM) This tab is described in the Common Tabs section. Pattern TX Press Main Menu, Test, BERT, and Pattern TX. Configuration Test Pattern: Select the test pattern from the list. Choices are: PRBS 2^31-1, PRBS 2^23-1, PRBS 2^20-1, PRBS 2^15-1, PRBS 2^11-1, PRBS 2^9-1, 1100, 1010, 1111, 0000, QRSS, 1in8, 1in16, 3in24, T1 DALY, 55 OCTET, NULL CLIENT, and User...
  • Page 348 Note: The User Pattern for TX and RX tabs share the same pattern list. Alarm Generation Type: The only available type of pattern alarm is Pattern Loss. On/Off button: Press the On/Off button to enable/disable the pattern alarm generation. This setting is disabled (Off) by default. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 349 BERT Tabs Pattern TX Error Injection Allows selection and configuration of a manual or automated pattern error that will be generated. Type: The only available type of pattern error is Bit Error. Amount: Select the amount of error to be generated. Choices are 1 through 50.

  • Page 350: Pattern Rx

    1 second, or it can be unambiguously identified that the test sequence and the reference sequence are out of phase. No Traffic is declared when no BERT traffic has been received in the last second. Only available when 10G Ethernet is selected. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 351 BERT Tabs Pattern RX Error Analysis Bit Error: A Bit Error indicates that there are logic errors in the bit stream (i.e., zeros that should be ones and vice versa). Note: The following errors are only available for 10G Ethernet. Mismatch ‘0’: A Mismatch ‘0’...

  • Page 353: 17 Advanced Tabs

    17 Advanced Tabs Note: The available tabs listed are a function of the test path activated. Page Service Disruption Time (SDT) Round Trip Delay (RTD) Service Disruption Time (SDT) The Service Disruption Time (SDT) corresponds to the time during which there is a disruption of service due to the network switching from the active channels to the backup channels or vice versa.
  • Page 354 μs, ms, and s. Test Period: Represents the period of time used to calculate the SDT measurement. Choices are 6 μs to 5 minutes. Unit choices are μs, ms, s, and min. The default setting is 100000 μs. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 355 Advanced Tabs Service Disruption Time (SDT) On/Off button: Press On/Off to enable/disable the disruption time measurements. However, the measurement will only start if the test is already started, or when the test will be started. Note: Stopping the SDT test will stop the measurement without clearing the results.
  • Page 356 SDT, and last until the next No Defect Time has been met or the test period is elapsed. The H (History) LED indicates if any SDT occurred in the past (LED is red) or not (LED is green). FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 357: Round Trip Delay (Rtd)

    Advanced Tabs Round Trip Delay (RTD) Round Trip Delay (RTD) Press Main, Test, Advanced, and Round Trip Delay. Round Trip Delay (RTD) measurements are needed to quantify the time it takes for the signals to reach their destination. Usually, transport delay is due to two factors: long configured paths and transit times through the network elements along the path.
  • Page 358 Note: The Round Trip Delay (RTD) auto-calibration generates some bit errors when turning On the RTD while the test is running or when starting the test case while the On/Off button is On. A far end testing equipment will detect those bit errors. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 359 Advanced Tabs Round Trip Delay (RTD) Status Indicates the test status of the RTD test. The status is only available when the test case is running. Ready indicates that the last calibration sequence has been successful and the test is now ready to perform RTD measurement. Running indicates that the RTD test is running.
  • Page 360 A measurement is declared Successful when the RTD is smaller or equal to 2 seconds. A measurement is declared Failed when the RTD is > 2 seconds. Reset button: Resets the RTD results and measurement counts. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 361: 18 Common Tabs

    18 Common Tabs Note: The available tabs listed are a function of the test path activated. Page HOP/LOP Pointer Adjust TX (SONET/SDH) HOP/LOP Pointer Adjust RX (SONET/SDH) TCM TX TCM RX Performance Monitoring (PM) HOP/LOP Pointer Adjust TX (SONET/SDH) Press Main, Test, SONET/SDH, HOP/LOP , and Ptr TX. Pointer Current Value indicates the current pointer value.
  • Page 362 VTn (SONET) or TU-n (SDH). For multiple pointer adjustments, the pointer adjustment rate is 1 adjustment at every 4 multiframes. Choices are 1 to 1000. The default setting is 1. Send buttons: Press the corresponding Send button to send positive or negative pointer adjustments. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 363 Common Tabs HOP/LOP Pointer Adjust TX (SONET/SDH) Pointer Jump New Pointer Value: The default setting is 0. Choices are: For high order path: 0 to 782 For low order path: Path Range VT1.5 0 to 103 0 to 139 0 to 427 TU-3 0 to 764 TU-2...

  • Page 364: Hop/Lop Pointer Adjust Rx (Sonet/Sdh)

    H1, H2, H3 bytes for its location. Cumulative Offset indicates the difference between the pointer increment and the pointer decrement. A pointer jump will reset this value to 0. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 365 Common Tabs HOP/LOP Pointer Adjust RX (SONET/SDH) Statistics Pointer Increment gives statistics on positive pointer adjustment detected. Pointer Decrement gives statistics on negative pointer adjustment detected. NDF (New Data Flag) gives statistics on pointer jumps containing a New Data Flag. For HOP: Bits 1 to 4 of the pointer word (H1 and H2) detected are “1001”.

  • Page 366: Tcm Tx

    Tandem Connection sub-layer providing the capability to better identify the source of a problem or of a failure when travelling through more than one independently operated networks. Configuration Enable TCM: Allows the activation of the Tandem Connection Monitoring (TCM). This setting is disabled by default. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 367 Common Tabs TCM TX Error Injection Allows manual or automated error injection. Type: The following error types are available with both manual and automated injection modes. The default setting is TC-IEC for HOP and TC-BIP for LOP . TC-IEC (Tandem Connection - Incoming Error Count): Available for HOP only.
  • Page 368 Message allows the selection of the APId (Access Point Identifier) message to be generated. Up to 15 characters are allowed (a CRC-7 byte will be added in front for a total of 16 bytes). The default setting is EXFO TCM. Note: The message value should be ACSII suitable characters.

  • Page 369: Tcm Rx

    Common Tabs TCM RX TCM RX Press Main, Test, SONET/SDH, HOP/LOP , and TCM RX. The TCM Analyzer tab gives alarms and errors status for the Tandem Connection sub-layer. Configuration Enable TCM: Allows the activation of the Tandem Connection Monitoring (TCM).
  • Page 370 B3 parity violations detected at the TC Source for STS-1 SPE/VC-3 and above (bits 1 to 4 of the N1 byte). Available for HOP only. Number of BIP-8 violations Bit 1 Bit 2 Bit 3 Bit 4 0 (IAIS) FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 371 Common Tabs TCM RX Alarm Analysis TC-RDI (Tandem Connection - Remote Defect Indication): For SONET: The TC-RDI is declared when bit 8 of the N1/Z6 byte frame 73 is set to “1”. For SDH: The TC-RDI is declared when bit 8 of the N1/N2 byte multiframe 73 is set to “1”.
  • Page 372 16 bytes). The default setting is EXFO TCM. Note: The message value should be ACSII suitable characters. Enable TC-TIM has to be enabled to give access to the edition of the expected message and to enable the TC-TIM alarm analysis. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 373: Performance Monitoring (Pm)

    Common Tabs Performance Monitoring (PM) Performance Monitoring (PM) The Performance Monitoring tab gives error performance events and parameters for the DSn/PDH or SONET/SDH circuit under test. For SONET/SDH: Press Main, Test, SONET/SDH, HOP/LOP , and PM. For DSn/PDH: Press press Main, Test, DSn/PDH, DS1/DS3/E1/E2/E3/E4, and For Pattern: Press Main, Test, Pattern, and PM.
  • Page 374 Pattern RX on page 338 is not activated. Standard’s availability G.826 G.828 G.829 M2100 M2100 M2101 Analyzed Signal G.821 OOSM Pattern DS1/DS3 / E1/E2/E3/E4 STS-Ne/VTn / STM-Ne/AU-n/ TU-n OC-N Section / STM-N RS OC-N Line / STM-N MS FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 375 Common Tabs Performance Monitoring (PM) Near-End EFS (Error Free Second) (G.821, G.826, G.828, and G.829): Gives the number of seconds within which no error occurred. EC (Error Count) (G.821 only): Gives the number of bit errors. EB (Errored Block) (G.826, G.828, and G.829): Gives the count of blocks in which one or more bits are in error.
  • Page 376 DS3 (C-bit Parity) 2444 P-bit errors (Near-End) or 5 F-bit errors (Near-End) 2444 FEBE errors (Far-End) E2 (Framed) 41 frame bit errors (Near-End) E3 (Framed) 52 frame bit errors (Near-End) E4 (Framed) 69 frame bit errors (Near-End) FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 377 Common Tabs Performance Monitoring (PM) BBE (Background Block Error) (G.826, G.828, G.829, and M.2101): Gives the count of Errored Block not occurring as part of a SES. UAS (Unavailable Second): Gives the count of the seconds corresponding to the periods of unavailable time that begins at the onset of 10 consecutive SES events, including these 10 seconds.
  • Page 378 9 consecutive SES. The sequence is terminated by a second which is not a SES. SEPI (Severely Errored Period Intensity) (G.828 only): Gives the count of SEP events in available time, divided by the total available time in seconds. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 379 Common Tabs Performance Monitoring (PM) Far-End EFS (Error Free Second): Gives the count of the seconds within which no error occurred or when a defect is detected on the near-end. EC (Error Count) (G.821 only): Gives the number of bit errors. EB (Errored Block) (G.826, G.828, and G.829): Gives the count of blocks in which one or more bits are in error.
  • Page 380 41 frame bit errors (Near-End) E3 (Framed) 52 frame bit errors (Near-End) E4 (Framed) 69 frame bit errors (Near-End) BBE (Background Block Error) (G.828 and G.829 Line): Gives the count of Errored Blocks not occurring as part of an SES. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 381 Common Tabs Performance Monitoring (PM) UAS (Unavailable Second): Gives the count of the seconds corresponding to the period of unavailable time that begins at the onset of 10 consecutive SES events, including these 10 seconds. A period of available time shall begin at the onset of 10 consecutive non-SES events, including these 10 seconds.

  • Page 383: 19 System Tab

    19 System Tab The System tab gives access to tabs containing general functions related to the FTB-8100 Series operation. Page Clock Synchronization Clock Synchronization Preferences Application Preferences Default Test Preferences Module Information Module Information - Software Package Module Information - Module...

  • Page 384: Clock Synchronization

    First select the Interface Type then, the other parameters will become accessible for configuration. Interface Type: Allows the selection of the clock interface signal (DS1/E1/2M) that will be generated. Choices are: None, DS1, E1, and 2 MHz. The default setting is None. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 385 System Tab Clock Synchronization LBO (Line Build Out): Allows the selection of the interface Line Build Out that meets the interface requirements over the full range of cable lengths. Available with DS1 interface only. Choices are: +3.0 dBdsx (533-655 ft), +2.4 dBdsx (399-533 ft), +1.8 dBdsx (266-399 ft), +1.2 dBdsx (133-266 ft), and +0.6 dBdsx (0-133 ft).
  • Page 386 This setting is useful for monitoring DS1 signals at DSX monitor points, which are resistor-isolated. Bridge: Provides high-input impedance for bridging lines that are already terminated. This setting is useful for bridging directly across copper cable pairs. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 387 System Tab Clock Synchronization For E1: Term: Provides an input that terminates the E1 signal. Monitor: Provides high-input impedance and compensation for resistive loss. This setting is useful for monitoring E1 signals at monitor points, which are resistor-isolated. Bridge: Provides high-input impedance for bridging lines that are already terminated.
  • Page 388 With ESF Framing: The Loss-of-Frame condition will be assumed when 2 FPS frame errors in 5 consecutive frames have been received. For E1: The LOF alarm indicates that three consecutive incorrect frame alignment signals have been received. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 389 System Tab Clock Synchronization Frequency: The Frequency alarm indicates if the received signal rate meets (green) or not (red) the following rate specifications. Signal Rate specification 1544000 ±15 bps (±9.2 ppm) 2048000 ±19 bps (±9.2 ppm) 2MHz 2048000 ±19 Hz (±9.2 ppm) Frequency Analysis Frequency (bps) displays the received signal rate in bps for DS1 and E1 interfaces and in Hz for 2 MHz interface.
  • Page 390 Recovered: Clock from the test optical/electrical port input signal. Not available with OTU1e/OTU2e/OTU1f/OTU2f. Enable: Allows enabling the selected backplane clock. Alarm Analysis LOC (Loss Of Clock): Indicates if the module is able (green) or unable (red) to synchronize with the selected test clock. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 391 System Tab Clock Synchronization REF OUT/Ref Output Note: REF OUT is only available with the FTB-8130, FTB-8130NG, andFTB-8130NGE models. The REF OUT signal is automatically enabled on the REF OUT port (SMA connector) when the laser of the 10G/11.3G port is turned ON.

  • Page 392: Application Preferences

    USA displays the time and timers with the mm/dd/yy hh:mm:ss AM/PM format. Time Zone: Allows the selection of the time zone source. The default setting is Local. UTC/GMT displays the time base on the UTC time zone. Local displays the time from the FTB-200 unit. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 393 System Tab Application Preferences Test Time Display Mode: Allows the selection of the test time mode displayed in the Logger panel. The default setting is Relative. Relative displays the time elapsed since the beginning of the test for a test event. Absolute displays the date and time of a test event.

  • Page 394: Default Test Preferences

    30 and 59 with the selected pattern from the tab Pattern TX on page 335 when the Enable Bulk Filled Override check box is selected. The Enable Bulk Filled Override check box is selected by default. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 395 System Tab Default Test Preferences SmartMode - Launh Test Allows the configuration of the default TX/RX Test Pattern that will be used when starting a test case using SmartMode. Test Pattern: Select the test pattern from the list. Choices are PRBS 2^31-1, PRBS 2^23-1, PRBS 2^20-1, PRBS 2^15-1, PRBS 2^11-1, PRBS 2^9-1, 1100, 1010, 1111, 0000, 1in8, and 1in16.
  • Page 396 The following diagram shows a test case data path that is terminated right after SONET/SDH high order path. High order background traffic is automatically adapted to the rate (STS-1, AU-4, or AU-4) signal level for the paths that are not defined in the test case. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 397 System Tab Default Test Preferences SONET/SDH LOP Allows the selection of the default low order path background traffic. Choices are AIS, Unequipped, and Equipped (PRBS 2^23-1 pattern). The default setting is Equipped. The diagram above shows a test case data path that is terminated at the SONET/SDH low order path.
  • Page 398 OC-192/STM-64 REI-L/MS-REI Computation Method: Allows to select the default method used to calculate the REI-L/MS-REI error for OC-192 and STM-64 interfaces. Choices are M1 only and both M0 and M1. The default setting is M1 only. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 399 System Tab Default Test Preferences DSn Loop Codes Allows the configuration of 10 DS1 loop code pairs. Press the Configuration button to configure each loop code name, Loop-Up and Loop-Down values. The name field allows up to 16 characters long. Loop-Up and Loop-Down range is from 000 to 1111111111111111.

  • Page 400: Module Information - Software Package

    Press Main, System, Module Information, and Software Package. Versions Installed Software Product: Indicates the software product version. GUI: Indicates the SUI version. Instrument: Indicates the Instrument version. Firmware: Indicates the firmware version. Boot: Indicates the boot version. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 401: Module Information - Module Description

    System Tab Module Information - Module Description Module Information - Module Description Press Main, System, Module Information, and Module Description. Information Module ID indicates the module part number. Slot ID indicates the slot number where the FTB-8120NGE/8130NGE is inserted to. Assembly Hardware Revision: Indicates the product assembly hardware revision.

  • Page 402: Module Information - Hardware Options

    Type: Reach type: FC: Short Distance, LR/LW, SONET/SDH Short Reach (SR), Intermediate Reach (IR), Long Reach (LR) etc. Wavelength: 850nm, 1310nm and 1550nm. Mode: FC: Multi-Mode(M6) Fiber, SONET/SDH: Single-Mode Fiber (SMF), SONET/SDH Multi-Mode Fiber (MMF), etc. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 403: Software Options

    Load Key button allows selecting a file containing the option key. The default directory is \Data\My Documents\SonetSdhAnalyzerG2\Key. Apply button sends the option key to the FTB-8100 Series. A confirmation message will be displayed. The application is automatically closed. The application must be restarted manually.
  • Page 404 2.488 Gbps SK-9953M 9.953 Gbps SONET/SDH SK-SONET Synchronous Optical Network SK-SDH Synchronous Digital Hierarchy SK-TCM Tandem Connection Monitoring Not available on the FTB-8105 and FTB-8115 models. Only available on the FTB-8130, FTB-8130NG, FTB-8130NGE, and FTB-8140 models. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 405: 20 Suspend And Resume

    Suspend Mode To enter suspend mode, hold down the On/Off button a few seconds until the unit beeps once. In Suspend Mode, the FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer module is directly turned off and its configuration and injection information are kept in static RAM. The Suspend Mode remains active as long as battery power or AC power is available.

  • Page 406: Resume Operation

    The following conditions prevent the resume operation: The module status has changed (mismatch in serial number or module is missing). A module failure is detected. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 407: 21 Power Failure Recovery

    Manual Power Failure Recovery If only the requirement number 1 is met, the saved configuration will be loaded when the FTB-8100 Series is manually started from ToolBox CE. Thus, the test that was running will be re-created, configured, and restarted.
  • Page 408 The start time has not expired during the power failure. The stop time or the duration has not expired during the power failure. When Using SmartMode SmartMode is not supported meaning that SmartMode will return to its default factory settings after a power failure recovery. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 409: 22 Maintenance

    22 Maintenance To help ensure long, trouble-free operation: Always inspect fiber-optic connectors before using them and clean them if necessary. Keep the unit free of dust. Clean the unit casing and front panel with a cloth slightly dampened with water. Store unit at room temperature in a clean and dry area.

  • Page 410: Recalibrating The Unit

    You should determine the adequate calibration interval for your unit according to your accuracy requirements. Under normal use, EXFO recommends calibrating your unit every two years. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 411: Recycling And Disposal (Applies To European Union Only)

    This equipment was sold after August 13, 2005 (as identified by the black rectangle). Unless otherwise noted in a separate agreement between EXFO and a customer, distributor, or commercial partner, EXFO will cover costs related to the collection, treatment, recovery, and disposal of...

  • Page 413: 23 Troubleshooting

    23 Troubleshooting Solving Common Problems Before calling EXFO’s technical support, please read the following usual problems that can occur and their respective solution. Problem Possible Cause Solution OC-N/STM-N Optical Laser The Laser On Ensure that the Laser button LED is off and the connector option is disabled.

  • Page 414: Finding Information On The Exfo Web Site

    Troubleshooting Finding Information on the EXFO Web Site Finding Information on the EXFO Web Site The EXFO Web site provides answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) regarding the use of your FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer. To access FAQs: 1. Type http://www.exfo.com...

  • Page 415: Contacting The Technical Support Group

    Contacting the Technical Support Group To obtain after-sales service or technical support for this product, contact EXFO at one of the following numbers. The Technical Support Group is available to take your calls from Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

  • Page 416: Transportation

    Pack the unit in its original packing material when shipping. Avoid high humidity or large temperature fluctuations. Keep the unit out of direct sunlight. Avoid unnecessary shocks and vibrations. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 417: 24 Warranty

    24 Warranty General Information EXFO Inc. (EXFO) warrants this equipment against defects in material and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of original shipment. EXFO also warrants that this equipment will meet applicable specifications under normal use.

  • Page 418: Liability

    Liability Liability EXFO shall not be liable for damages resulting from the use of the product, nor shall be responsible for any failure in the performance of other items to which the product is connected or the operation of any system of which the product may be a part.

  • Page 419: Service And Repairs

    5. Return the equipment, prepaid, to the address given to you by support personnel. Be sure to write the RMA number on the shipping slip. EXFO will refuse and return any package that does not bear an RMA number.

  • Page 420: Exfo Service Centers Worldwide

    (Shenzhen) Ltd. 3rd Floor, Building 10, Tel: +86 (755) 2955 3100 Yu Sheng Industrial Park (Gu Shu Fax: +86 (755) 2955 3101 Crossing), No. 467, beijing.service@exfo.com National Highway 107, Xixiang, Bao An District, Shenzhen, China, 518126 FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 421: A Specifications

    Specifications Note: Specifications are subject to change without notice. Electrical Interfaces for FTB-8105/15/20/30 E1/2M E2/8M E3/34M DS3/45M STS-1e/STM-0e/52M E4/140M STS-3e/STM-1e/155M Tx Pulse Amplitude 2.4 to 3.6 V 3.0 V 2.37 V 2.37 V 1.0 ± 0.1 V 0.36 to 0.85 V 1.0 ±...

  • Page 422: Optical Interfaces

    External adaptors can be used for other type of connectors. For example FC/PC. c. SFP/XFP Compliance: The FTB-8100 Series selected SFP/XFP shall meet the requirements stated in the “Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP) Transceiver MultiSource Agreement (MSA)”. The FTB-8100 Series selected SFP/XFP shall meet the requirements stated in the “Specification for Diagnostic Monitoring Interface for Optical Xcvrs”.

  • Page 423: Synchronization Interfaces For Ftb-8105/15/20/30

    Specifications Synchronization Interfaces for FTB-8105/15/20/30 Synchronization Interfaces for FTB-8105/15/20/30 SYNCHRONISATION INTERFACES ETHERNET ADD/DROP INTERFACE External Clock DS1/1.5M External Clock E1/2M External Clock E1/2M Trigger 2 MHz 10/100/1000 Base-T (Add/Drop) Tx Pulse Amplitude 2.4 to 3.6 V 3.0 V 2.37 V 0.75 to 1.5 V Compliance 10 Mbit/s: IEEE 802.3 section 14...

  • Page 424: General Specifications

    Weight 0.9 kg (2.0 lb) 0.5 kg (1.1 lb) (without transceiver) Temperature - operating 0 °C to 40 °C (32 °F to 104 °F) - storing -40 °C to 60 °C (-40 °F to 140 °F) FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 425: B Glossary

    Glossary SONET/DSn/SDH/PDH Nomenclature The GUI will used the International or European nomenclature based on the SONET and SDH software options installed on the FTB-8100 Series. Software option Nomenclature SONET only International SDH only European SONET and SDH International Signal Rates...

  • Page 426: Sonet/Sdh High And Loworder Path Nomenclature

    11.2701 Gbps OTU1f 11.3176 Gbps OTU2f SONET/SDH High and LowOrder Path Nomenclature Path Type SONET High Order AU-3 STS-1 AU-4 STS-3c AU-4-4c STS-12c AU-4-16c STS-48c AU-4-64c STS-192c Low Order TUG-3 TUG-2 TU-11 VT1.5 TU-12 TU-2 TU-3 FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 427: Sonet/Sdh Alarms And Errors Nomenclature

    Glossary SONET/SDH Alarms and Errors Nomenclature SONET/SDH Alarms and Errors Nomenclature Layer SONET Physical Section / Regenerator Section TIM-S RS-TIM Line / Multiplex Section AIS-L MS-AIS RDI-L MS-RDI REI-L MS-REI High Order Path AIS-P AU-AIS LOP-P AU-LOP H4-LOM PDI-P RDI-P HP-RDI ERDI-PCD ERDI-CD...
  • Page 428 Glossary SONET/SDH Alarms and Errors Nomenclature Layer SONET Low Order Path AIS-V TU-AIS LOP-V TU-LOP RDI-V LP-RDI ERDI-VCD ERDI-CD ERDI-VPD ERDI-PD ERDI-VSD ERDI-SD RFI-V LP-RFI UNEQ-V LP-UNEQ TIM-V LP-TIM PLM-V LP-PLM BIP-2 BIP-2 REI-V LP-REI FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 429: Acronym List

    Glossary Acronym List Acronym List 140M Digital signal (139.264 Mbps) 155M Digital signal (155.52 Mbps) Digital signal (2.048 Mbps) Digital signal (34.368 Mbps) Digital signal (44.736 Mbps) Digital signal (51.84 Mbps) Digital signal (8.448 Mbps) Help Minimize Ampere Alternating Current AcPT Accepted Payload Type AcSTAT...
  • Page 430 Background Block Error BBER Background Block Error Ratio Backward Defect Indication Backward Error Indication Bit Error Rate BIAE Backward Incoming Alignment Error Bit-Interleaved Parity BIP-2 Bit-Interleaved Parity - 2 bits BIP-8 Bit-Interleaved Parity - 8 bits FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 431 Glossary Acronym List bayonet-Neill-Concelman Bit-Oriented Messages Bit Per Second Byte Per Second Bipolar Violation Backward Signal Degrade Backward Signal Fail Current C-bit Control bit CAGE Commerce And Government Entities Constant Bit Rate Compact Disk European Conformity Code of Federal Regulations Coded Mark Inversion CORR Correctable...
  • Page 432 Differential Phase Shift Keying DQDB Distributed Queue Dual Bus Digital Signal-level 0 (64 kbps) Digital Signal-level 1 (1.544 Mbps) Digital Signal-level 3 (44.736 Mbps) Digital Signal-level n DSX1 Digital Signal Level 1 Cross Connect Device Under Test FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 433 Glossary Acronym List E-bit CRC-4 Error Signal European standard for digital transmission-level 0 (64 Kbps). European standard for digital transmission-level 1 (2.048 Mbps). European standard for digital transmission-level 2 (8.448 Mbps). European standard for digital transmission-level 3 (34.368 Mbps). European standard for digital transmission-level 4 (139.264 Mbps).
  • Page 434 Federal Communications Commission FDDI Fiber Distributed Data Interface Facility Data Link FEAC Far End Alarm and Control FEBE Far-End Block Error Forward Error Correction Fault Indication Field frame per second Forward Signal Degrade Forward Signal Fail FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 435 Glossary Acronym List Feet FTFL Fault Type Fault Location General Communication Channel Gbps Gigabit per second GBps Gigabyte per second GCCx General Communication Channel-x Generic Framing Procedure GFP-F Generic Framing Procedure - framed GFP-T Generic Framing Procedure - transparent Group Identifier Generic Mapping Procedure GMP OOS Greenwich Mean Time...
  • Page 436 High Order Path - Unequipped Incoming Alignment Error Industry Canada Identification IEEE Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers Inter Frame Gap INput Intermediate Reach ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network In-Service Monitoring International Organization for Standardization International Telecommunication Union Justification Control FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 437 Glossary Acronym List Kbps Kilobit per second KBps Kilobyte per second LAPS Link Access Procedure for SDH Line Build Out LCAS Link Capacity Adjustment Scheme Light-Emitting Diode Locked Line Feed Low Order Loss Of Clock Loss Of Frame LOFLOM Loss of Frame Loss Of Multiframe Line Overhead Loss Of Multiframe LOMF...
  • Page 438 Multiplex Section MS-AIS Multiplex Section - Alarm Indication Signal MS-RDI Multiplex Section - Remote Defect Indication MS-REI Multiplex Section - Remote Error Indicator Most-Significant Bit MSIM Multiplex Structure Identifier Mismatch MSOH Multiplex Section Overhead Multiplexer MUX/DEMUX Multiplexer/Demultiplexer FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 439 Glossary Acronym List NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization New Data Flag Network Element NI/CSU Network Interface/Customer Service Unit Negative Justification Opportunity Nanometer NORM Normal OC-3 Optical Carrier for 3rd level (155.52 Mbps) OC-12 Optical Carrier for 12th level (622.08 Mbps) OC-48 Optical Carrier for 48th level (2488.32 Mbps) OC-192...
  • Page 440 Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy PDI-P Payload Defect Indication - Path Payload Label Mismatch PLM-P Payload Label Mismatch - Path PLM-V Payload Label Mismatch - VT Path Monitoring Performance Monitoring PN-11 Polynominal Number 11 Path Overhead Parts Per Million FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 441 Glossary Acronym List Point-to-Point Protocol PRBS Pseudo Random Bit Sequence Performance Report Messages Payload Structure Identifier Payload Type Path Terminating Equipment QRSS Quasi-Random Signal Source Remote Alarm Indication RAI MF Remote Alarm Indication MultiFrame Random-Access Memory Remote Defect Indication test (replaces the former names FERF and RAI) RDI-L Remote Defect Indication - Line...
  • Page 442 Severely Errored Framing SELV Safety Extra Low Voltage Severely Errored Period SEPI Severely Errored Period Intensity Severely Errored Second SESR Severely Errored Second Ratio Superframe Small Form Factor Pluggable International System Software Key Section Monitoring Sub-Miniature A connector FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 443 Glossary Acronym List Single Mode Fiber Section Overhead SONET Synchronous Optical NETwork Synchronous Payload Envelope Short Reach SONET SDH Analyzer SSMB Synchronization Status Message Byte STM-0e Electrical Synchronous Transport Module (51 Mbps) STM-1 Synchronous Transport Module for 1st level (155.52 Mbps) STM-1e Electrical Synchronous Transport Module for 1st level...
  • Page 444 Tributary Unit - 11 TU-12 Tributary Unit - 12 TU-AIS Tributary Unit - Alarm Indication Signal TU-LOP Tributary Unit - Loss Of Pointer Tributary Unit Group Transmit Unavailable Second UNCORR Uncorrectable UNEQ-P Unequipped - Path UNEQ-V Unequipped - VT FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 445 Glossary Acronym List μs microsecond United States of America Universal Serial Bus Universal Time Coordinated Volt Virtual Container VC-11 Virtual Container-11 VC-12 Virtual Container-12 VC-AIS Virtual Container - Alarm Indication Signal VC-3 Virtual Container-3 VC-4 Virtual Container-4 VC-n Virtual Container-n VCAT Virtual Concatenation VLAN...
  • Page 446 Glossary Acronym List Exit application 10G Small Form Factor Pluggable Zero Code Suppression FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 447: Optical Transport Network (Otn)

    Glossary G.709 Optical Transport Network (OTN) G.709 Optical Transport Network (OTN) Overview The optical transport network (OTN) combines the benefits of SONET/SDH technology with the bandwidth expansion capabilities offered by dense wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM) technology. The OTN consists of the following layers: Optical Transport Section (OTS) Optical Multiplex Section (OMS) Optical Channel (OCh)
  • Page 448 The OTU also encapsulates two additional layers—the ODU and the OPU— which provide access to the payload (SONET, SDH, etc.). These layers are normally terminated at the same location. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 449 Glossary G.709 Optical Transport Network (OTN) The OTU, ODU (including the ODU tandem connection) and OPU layers can all be analyzed and monitored. As per ITU G.709, current test solutions offer these possibilities using three line rates: OTU1 (255/238 x 2.488 320 Gbps ˜ 2.666057143 Gbps) also referred to as 2.7 Gbps OTU2 (255/237 x 9.953280 Gbps ˜...
  • Page 450 ITU grid in an out-of-band channel called the optical supervisory channel (OSC). When the OTU frame structure is complete (OPU, ODU and OTU), ITU G.709 provides OAM&P functions that are supported by the overhead. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 451 Glossary G.709 Optical Transport Network (OTN) OTU Frame Structure and Overhead As shown in the figure below, the OTU frame is broken down into the following components: Framing OTU, ODU, OPU overhead OTU FEC OTU Frame Description SONET/SDH Application...
  • Page 452 TTI is distributed over the multiframe and is 64 bytes in length. It is repeated four times over the multiframe. General communication channel 0 (GCC0) is a clear channel used for transmission of information between OTU termination points. The reserved (RES) bytes are currently undefined in the standard. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 453 Glossary G.709 Optical Transport Network (OTN) Optical Data Unit (ODU) The ODU overhead is broken into several fields: RES, PM, TCMi, TCM ACT, FTFL, EXP , GCC1/GCC2 and APS/PCC. The reserved (RES) bytes are undefined and are set aside for future applications.
  • Page 454 Asynchronous Mapping Procedure (AMP) and Generic Mapping Procedure (GMP). For a purely Bit-Synchronous Mapping Procedure (BMP) (client source and OPU clock are the same), the JC bytes become reserved (set to 0). Concatenation bytes are also available as described in ITU G.709. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 455 Glossary G.709 Optical Transport Network (OTN) Tandem Connection Monitoring (TCM) TCM enables the user and its signal carriers to monitor the quality of the traffic that is transported between segments or connections in the network. SONET/SDH allowed a single level of TCM to be configured, while ITU G.709 allows six levels of tandem connection monitoring to be configured.
  • Page 456 FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 457 Glossary G.709 Optical Transport Network (OTN) Forward Error Correction (FEC) The ITU G.709 standard supports forward error correction (FEC) in the OTU frame and is the last part added to the frame before the frame is scrambled. FEC provides a method to significantly reduce the number of transmitted errors due to noise, as well as other optical phenomena that occur at high transmission speeds.
  • Page 458 16 byte errors without correcting any. Combined with the byte interleave capability included in ITU G.709 implementation, the FEC is more resilient in regards to error burst, where up to 128 consecutive bytes can be corrected per OTU frame row. Forward Error Correction FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 459: Sonet Numbering Convention

    The FTB-8100 Series supports the Timeslot (default) and hierarchical two-level numbering conventions as per GR-253. Hierarchical Notation The FTB-8100 Series supports numbering SONET high order path STS-1s and STS-3c using the two-level “STS-3#,STS-1#”convention in an OC-N. For example: STS-1 [2,3].
  • Page 460 Glossary SONET Numbering Convention The FTB-8100 Series supports numbering SONET low order path using the two-level “VTGroup#,VT#” convention for numbering VTs within an STS-1. For example: VT1.5 [1,3], VT2 [3,2], VT6 [6,1]. The FTB-8100 Series supports numbering SONET high order path STS-nc within an OC-N using the two-level “STS-3#,STS-1#”.

  • Page 461: Sdh Numbering Convention

    Glossary SDH Numbering Convention SDH Numbering Convention As per ITU G.707, the high order paths are defined using a 2 to 5 level convention E,D,C,B,A depending on the rate of the STM-n used. E: the AUG-64 are numbered 1 to 4 D: the AUG-16 are numbered 1 to 4 C: the AUG-4 are numbered 1 to 4 B: the AUG-1 are numbered 1 to 4...
  • Page 462 K: the TUG-3 are numbered 1 to 3 L: the TUG-2 are numbered within the TUG-3 0 or from 1 to 7 M: the TU-2, TU-12, TU-11 are numbered within the TUG-2 1, 1 to 3, 1 to 4 respectively FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 463 Glossary SDH Numbering Convention Examples for AU-4 (3 level convention) TU-3: [K,0,0] TU-2: [K,L,0] TU-12:[K,L,M] where M = 1 to 3 TU-11:[K,L,M] where M = 1 to 4 Example for AU-3 (2 level convention) TU-2: [L,0] TU-12: [L,M] M is numbered 1 to 3 TU-11: [L,M] M is numbered 1 to 4 The GUI Grid indicates the TUG-2 [x] and TUG-3 [x] values.
  • Page 464 The E1 in DS3 via G.747 numbering uses the naming [DS2,E1]. However in the grid the label shall adapt itself to DS2 [x] or 6.3M [x] (where x = 1 to 7) with respect to the interface standard used: European or International. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 465: Sonet - Section Overhead (Soh)

    Glossary SONET - Section Overhead (SOH) SONET - Section Overhead (SOH) The section contains overhead information (SOH) used by all SONET equipment along a network path, including signal regenerators. A1 and A2: Framing A1 and A2 provide frame alignment of each STS-1 frame within a composite signal (STS-1 to STS-n).
  • Page 466 The Data Communication Channel (D1, D2 and D3) provides a 192 Kbps data communication between two STEs for operation functions such as OAM&P. This byte is only defined for the first STS-1 frame of a composite signal. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 467: Sonet - Line Overhead (Loh)

    Glossary SONET - Line Overhead (LOH) SONET - Line Overhead (LOH) This section contains overhead information (LOH) processed by all SONET equipment along a network path, excluding signal regenerators. H1 and H2: Pointer H1 and H2 bytes are combined to form a pointer indicating where the path overhead begins within each SPE.
  • Page 468 STS-1 in an STS-1 electrical signal. M1: STS-n REI-L The M1 byte is used for line Remote Error Indication (REI-L). This byte is located in the third STS-1 of an STS-n signal (n > 3). FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 469 Glossary SONET - Line Overhead (LOH) Z2: Growth/FEBE (Far-End Block Error) The Z2 byte is allocated for future growth. This byte is located in the first and second STS-1s of an STS-3, and the first, second, and fourth through n of a STS-n signal (12 ≤...

  • Page 470: Sonet - Path Overhead (Poh)

    The J1 Trace byte provides a 16 or 64 byte fixed string to verify connection between path transmitting equipment and path receiving equipment. B3: BIP-8 The BIP-8 (Bit-Interleaved Parity) byte provides path error monitoring. The byte is calculated by performing a even-parity check over all bits of the previous SPE. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 471 Glossary SONET - Path Overhead (POH) C2: Signal Label C2 provides an identification byte for the STS SPE. STS Path Signal Label Assignments: C2 (Hex.) Description Unequipped Equipped - Non-Specific Floating VT Mode Locked VT Mode Asynchronous Mapping for DS3 Mapping under development Asynchronous Mapping for 140M (DS4NA) Mapping for ATM...
  • Page 472 Z3 and Z4: Growth The Z3 and Z4 bytes are allocated for future growth. N1: Tandem Connection The N1 byte (formerly referred to as the Z5 byte) is allocated for Tandem Connection Maintenance and the Path Data Channel. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 473: Sonet - Vt Path Overhead

    Glossary SONET - VT Path Overhead SONET - VT Path Overhead V5: VT Path overhead The V5 byte provides the same functions for VT paths that the B3, C2, and G1 bytes provide for STS paths. Note: If the signal label in V5 (bits 5, 6, and 7) is 101 the contents of the extended signal label is valid and contains in a 32 bit frame multiframe as shown below.
  • Page 474 Bits 5 through 7 of the Z7 byte in combination with bit 8 of V5 are allocated for RDI -V/ERDI-V signal. Bit 8 of the Z7 byte is unassigned and reserved for a lower order path data link. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 475 Glossary SONET - VT Path Overhead VT Payload Pointer The VT Payload Pointer provides a method of allowing flexible and dynamic alignment of the VT SPE within the VT Superframe. New Data Flag NDF is enabled when at least 3 out of 4 bits match “1001”. NDF is disabled (normal value) when at least 3 out of 4 bits match “0110”.
  • Page 476 The pointer value indicates the offset between the pointer word and the first byte fo the VT SPE. The V1 through V4 bytes are not counted in the offset calculation. The pointer is a binary number with the following range: Path Range VT1.5 FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 477: Sdh - Regenerator Section Overhead (Rsoh)

    Glossary SDH - Regenerator Section Overhead (RSOH) SDH - Regenerator Section Overhead (RSOH) The section contains regenerator section overhead information (RSOH) used by all SDH equipment along a network path, including signal regenerators. A1 and A2: Framing A1 and A2 indicate the beginning of the STM-N frame. They must appear in every STM-1 of a composite signal.
  • Page 478 The Data Communication Channel (D1, D2 and D3) provides a 192 kbps data communication between two STEs for operation functions such as OAM&P. This byte is only defined for the first STM-1 frame of a composite signal. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 479: Sdh - Multiplex Section Overhead (Msoh)

    Glossary SDH - Multiplex Section Overhead (MSOH) SDH - Multiplex Section Overhead (MSOH) This section contains multiplex section overhead information (MSOH) processed by all SDH equipment along a network path, excluding signal regenerators. H1 and H2: Pointer H1 and H2 bytes are combined to form a pointer indicating where the VC (Virtual Container) framed begins within each SPE.
  • Page 480 STM-1 of an STS-N signal (N > 1). E2: MS Orderwire The MS Orderwire provides a 64 kbps voice channel for communication between LTEs. This byte is only defined for the first STM-1 frame of an STM-N signal. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 481: Sdh - Higher-Order Path Overhead (Hp-Poh)

    Glossary SDH - Higher-Order Path Overhead (HP-POH) SDH - Higher-Order Path Overhead (HP-POH) This section contains higher-order path overhead information (HPOH) processed by SDH STM-1 terminating equipment. J1: Higher-Order VC-N Path Trace The higher-order VC-N path trace byte provides a 64 byte fixed string to verify connection between path transmitting equipment and path receiving equipment.
  • Page 482 Reserved (SDL self-synch scrambler) Mapping of HDLC/LAPS Reserved (SDL set-reset scrambler) Mapping of 10 Gbps Ethernet (IEEE 802.3) Mapping 10 Gbps FC Asynchronous Mapping of ODUk Reserved (obsolete HDLC/PPP framed) Test Signal, ITU-T 0.181 specific mapping VC-AIS (TCM) FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 483 Glossary SDH - Higher-Order Path Overhead (HP-POH) G1: Path Status The G1 byte provides a method to communicate the far-end path status back to the path originating equipment. F2: Path User Channel The Path User Channel provides a 64 kbps channel for communication between two PTEs.

  • Page 484: Sdh - Lower-Order Path Overhead

    Identifier so that a path receiving terminal can verify its continued connection to the intended transmitter. N2: Network Operator Byte The N2 byte is allocated for Tandem Connection Monitoring for the VC2, VC-12, and VC-11 level. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 485 Glossary SDH - Lower-Order Path Overhead K4: Extended Signal Label Bit 1 of the K4 byte is allocated for an extended signal label. Bits 12 to 19 of the 32 bit frame multiframe (see K4 Structure on page 472) contain the extended signal label.
  • Page 486 The pointer value indicates the offset between the V2 byte and the first byte fo the VC-2/VC-1. The pointer bytes are not counted in the offset calculation. The pointer is a binary number with the following range: Path Range TU-2 TU-12 TU-11 FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 487: 10G Ethernet

    Glossary 10G Ethernet 10G Ethernet The OTN Overclocked technology provides the capability to transparently transport 10G base-R Ethernet signals into OPU2 as specified in ITU-T. Two optical rates are provided: 11.0957 Gbits/s, +/- 100 ppm, designated OTU2e 11.0491 Gbits/s, +/- 100 ppm, designated OTU1e The OTU2e uses the mapping scheme of CBR10G into OPU2 as defined in G.709.
  • Page 488 Glossary 10G Ethernet The following figure presents a typical network application The following figure presents a typical test application. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 489 10G Ethernet The Ethernet layer provides the equivalent functionality of the BERT Framed Layer 2 Test application supported on EXFO’s Datacom product family with the particularity that there is no Ethernet Physical port as such. The Ethernet frame has its Ethertype field set to 0x88B7.

  • Page 491: C Report Generator

    English. Currently supported languages are English and Simplified Chinese. The EXFO Protocol Report Generator is a unified tool that supports 81xx and 85xx modules. Report Generator Installation...
  • Page 492 Report Generator Report Generator Installation To remove the EXFO Protocol Report Generator application: Use Windows Add/Remove Program utility to remove the EXFO Protocol Report Generator. Removing the EXFO Protocol Report Generator application will not affect the user’s data, meaning that report files will not be deleted from the PC.
  • Page 493 Report Generator Report Generator Installation 3. From the Utilities and Viewers menu, click EXFO Protocol Report Generator and follow the on-screen steps to complete the installation. Note: The installation of Microsoft .NET Framework v2.0 Package is required to be able to use the report generator. The .NET Framework will be automatically installed if not already on the PC.

  • Page 494: Transferring The Generated Test Report To The Pc

    USB drive or the compact flash to the 3. Network drive: If the report has been saved on a network drive, connect the PC to the network and retrieve the file from the network drive. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 495: Launching And Using The Report Generator Tool

    Tool Click the report generator application shortcut from the Windows desktop. Alternatively, from Windows, click Start, select All Programs, EXFO, EXFO Protocol Report Generator and click the appropriate software version. The following window is displayed. Select a generated report file by typing its name in the Data Filename field or click Browse to select the file.
  • Page 496 If the file is not compatible, an error message is displayed and the Next button is disabled. Error message Info button: Gives copyrights information and the list of supported product versions and associated applications. Quit button: Closes the Report Generator application. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...

  • Page 497: Information

    Enter the following report information if needed: Report Title, and Report Header, and Selected Logo (the default logo is EXFO). Click Browse to select a different logo then, click Open. Report Format: Select the report file format. Choices are html, csv, pdf, and txt.

  • Page 498: Sections

    Select All selects all report sections. Deselect All deselects all report sections. Help Button ( ? ) Displays the help information related to the test report. It is also possible to navigate through the remainder of the help information. FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 499 Report Generator Sections View Report After Generation Allows viewing the report once it is generated. This setting is disabled by default. Every report format is viewable, as long as their default viewer is installed on the PC. Internet Explorer for HTML Notepad for TXT Adobe Acrobat Reader for PDF Microsoft Excel for CSV...

  • Page 501: Index

    Index Index down ............. 44 end ............44 56K..........214, 217, 302 page down..........44 64K..........214, 217, 302 page up ..........44 top ............44 up ............44 arrow buttons A1 ........174, 257, 453, 465 description ..........44 A2 ........
  • Page 502 ......... 389 Electrical SONET/DSn/SDH/PDH....20 calibration failed ........347 Ethernet 10/100/1000Base-T ....22 cancelled ........... 347 Gig-E............22 caution OTN/OC-N/STM-N........18 of personal hazard........5 connection 1000Base-X ....... 22 of product hazard........5 connector .......... 114, 124 FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 503 Index Content Tab ..........42 defect selection ......... 342 Continuous..........337 delay............348 continuous 117, 131, 134, 144, 152, 170, 177, deselect all..........486 194, 204, 220, 232, 239, 252, 260, Destination MAC Address ......327 273, 283, 292, 308, 314, 318, 322, destination node ID ........
  • Page 504 Ethernet ............ 106 enable FDL ..........224 event ..........109, 112 enable FEC ........76, 80, 130 EXFO Web site ........... 402 enable HP-PLM .......... 281 exit ............24, 30 enable HP-TIM ........... 278 expected format173, 199, 209, 256, 278, 288, enable HP-UNEQ ........
  • Page 505 Index fault indication code ......155, 160 frequency offset ......123, 128, 377 Favorites..........34, 51 frequency offset (ppm)...... 118, 125 F-bit........... 239, 240 front panel, cleaning ......... 397 FCC..............ix FTFL ........... 155, 160 FCS ............332 Full Report ........... 39 FDL PRM Content RX .........
  • Page 506 Level (Vref = 6.00 Vpp) ......122 J2 Trace ............93 line ............89, 167 J2 trace....206, 209, 285, 288, 461, 472 line coding....57, 60, 64, 115, 373, 375 Jabber/Giant..........332 Line OH TX/RX (SONET)......184 line overhead........184, 455 FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 507 Index Line TX (SONET)......... 176 Link Activity..........231 M0..........185, 267, 456 Link Down ..........331 M1........185, 267, 456, 468 link down ..........328 Main Menu..........27 live traffic ..........338 File ............26 load............. 35 main menu ..........26 Load Configuration ........
  • Page 508 OTU TTI TX..........136 ODU RX ............. 156 OTU TX ............133 ODU TCM RX ..........147 OTU_IAE ..........135, 138 ODU TCM TTI RX ........150 OTU1 ........... 76, 129 ODU TCM TTI TX........145 FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 509 Index OTU1e (11.049G) ........79 performance report message..... 235 OTU1f (11.27G) ........... 79 performance report messages ....232 OTU2 ............76 PHY alarm generation........ 328 OTU2e (11.096G) ........79 PHY error injection........329 OTU2f (11.317G) ......... 79 PLM-P ............198 OTU-AIS..........
  • Page 510 ..........328 removing a module ........11 Save As ............26 Report ............26 SDH ............. 27 report ............36 SDH tabs............ 249 report format ..........485 SDT............341 report generator ........483 Seconds ............44 FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 511 Status ............43 set all ........ 216, 218, 304, 306 status........85, 347, 460, 471 SFP ............390 STM-0e ............67 shipping to EXFO ........407 STM-1 ............71 signal label ..........459 STM-1 Channel ........257, 266 signal rates..........413 STM-16 ............
  • Page 512 ODU TTI/FTFL TX........154 FDL TX ..........224 ODU TX ..........152 FEC RX ..........132 OPU RX ..........164 FEC TX ..........130 OPU TX ..........161 HOP OH TX/RX (SDH) ......279 OTU RX ..........137 FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 513 Index OTU TTI RX........... 140 TCMi-BEI ............ 148 OTU TTI TX ........... 136 TCMi-BIAE.......... 143, 149 OTU TX ..........133 TCMi-BIP-8..........148 Pattern RX ........... 338 TCMi-IAE..........143, 149 Pattern TX..........335 TCMi-LTC ........... 143, 149 Performance Monitoring (PM) ..... 361 TCMi-TIM ...........
  • Page 514 169, 176, 251, 272, 327, 328, 329 liability ..........406 null and void........405 wavelength..........124 UAS ........... 365, 369 Unassigned ..........231 undersize........... 332 X............24, 30 UNEQ-P ..........195, 198 XFP ............ 390, 401 UNEQ-V ..........205, 208 FTB-8100 Series Transport Blazer...
  • Page 515 Index Z0........175, 257, 453, 465 Z1............185, 456 Z2............185, 457 Z3............201, 460 Z4............201, 460 Z5.............. 460 Z6............210, 461 Z7............210, 462 Z7 Structure ..........461 zero code suppression....... 215, 303 SONET/SDH Application...
  • Page 516 CHINESE REGULATION ON RESTRICTION OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES NAMES AND CONTENTS OF THE TOXIC OR HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES OR ELEMENTS NAMES AND CONTENTS OF THE TOXIC OR HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES OR ELEMENTS CONTAINED IN THIS EXFO PRODUCT CONTAINED IN THIS EXFO PRODUCT EXFO...
  • Page 517 MARKING REQUIREMENTS Product Environmental protection use period (years) Logo This Exfo product EXFO Battery If applicable.
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