Define The Link Description; Configuring The "Results" Summary Table - Viavi 8100 V2 Series User Manual

• Cable commissioning: is used for testing an entire cable. The script will save all
the test results and the summary report into one directory, and for all the fibers.
The directory will be created using the Cable ID as the name. This directory will
be located under the current selected directory. Make sure the selected directory
is the root hard disk or a well known one. Press the System hard key and the File
hard key to get access to the Explorer in order to change the directory selection.
• Fiber Span testing: is used for few fiber testing. The script will save the test
results of one fiber and the report summary into one directory. Each fiber will have
its own directory. The directory will be created using the FiberID and the Fiber #,
as the name. This directory will be located under the current selected directory.
• Uni-directional Testing: defines the script sequence when only one T-BERD
8000 is used in conjunction with a handheld OBS 5x0 at the far end.

Define the Link Description

The Link Description enables to document the information, related to the link being
tested.
Fill-in all the information using the USB key board: Local Cable Id / Local Fiber Id /
Origin & End Location / Job Ticket.
• Rate: select the expected bit rate in the drop down menu. This will pre-define the
alarm thresholds for CD and PMD testing.
• Add a Comment which will be loaded into each test application and save with
each test results.
• Define the Local Fiber # of your fiber under test.
Set the Direction of the measurement between A->B and B->A (Origin and
End).
If the Origin fiber number or cable Id is different from the far end, check
mark Different extremities in order to have access to the local and distant
information using the Settings: Local / Distant soft key.

Configuring the "Results" Summary table

This summary table enables to review selected values at the end of the test sequence.
A Pass/Fail status is associated to the table.
1 Press softkey Select Results to Display to access the list.
2 Highlight one parameter in the column Available results.
3 Press the soft key Add Result in order to select the parameter and see it in the
column Results to display.
Fiber Characterization Test Sequence in Manual mode
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