SONET_Usr.bk Page 107 Wednesday, December 13, 2000 11:11 AM
Description
HOW TO:
NOT E
Artisan Technology Group - Quality Instrumentation ... Guaranteed | (888) 88-SOURCE | www.artisantg.com
Making Measurements
Measuring Frequency
Measuring Frequency
The signal frequency and the amount of offset from the standard rate can be
measured to give an indication of probability of errors.
1 Connect the signal to be measured to the IN port of the IN port of the Optical
Interface module.
2 Choose the required SIGNAL rate and LEVEL on the
display.
MAIN SETTINGS
1. Frequency measurement is always available even if test timing is off.
2. The result is only valid if a complete sweep of the highlighted bar has occurred
since the input was applied.
Test Period
Two counter gate periods, selected in the GATE field are provided simultaneously,
1s and 16s. For the 16s gate period a "Fuel Gauge" indicates progress towards the
next update.
RECEIVE
107