The Next Step in SONET/SDH Testing
The increased demand for data and video services continues to drive the need for more cost-effective networks. Technologies such as next-generation SONET/SDH are becoming more important to service providers as they offer an economical means of introducing new revenue-generating, Ethernet-based transport services on existing SONET/SDH infrastructures. In addition, implementation of OTN (ITU-T G.709) will also help reduce the cost of operating DWDM networks by achieving higher transmission quality with longer optical links through the use of forward error correction (FEC).
This opportunity creates the need for test solutions that can help ensure proper deployment, operation and maintenance of standard SONET/SDH, OTN and new Ethernet-based transport networks.
SONET/SDH Service Turn-Up and Troubleshooting
The FTB-8120/8130 Transport Blazer modules offer a wide range of SONET/SDH test functions, allowing users to perform tests ranging from simple bit-error-rate (BER) testing to advanced characterization and troubleshooting procedures. These functions include:
- Mixed and bulk payload generation and analysis from 64 kbit/s to 10 Gbit/s
- High-order mappings: STS-1/3c/12c/48c/192c and AU-3/AU-4/AU-4-4c/16c/64c
- Low-order mappings: VT1.5/2/6, TU-11/12/2/3
- Unframed optical signal testing at 10 Gbit/s rate
- Section/RS, Line/MS, high-order and low-order path overhead manipulation and monitoring
- Section/RS, Line/MS, high-order and low-order path alarm/error generation and monitoring
- High-order and low-order pointer generation and monitoring
- K1/K2 OH byte capture
- Tandem connection monitoring
- Performance monitoring: G.821, G.826, G.828, G.829, M.2100, M.2101
- Frequency analysis and power measurement
- Frequency offset generation
- Payload block and replace
- Automatic protection switching and service disruption time measurements
- Multichannel SDT measurements and real-time error/alarm monitoring for all STS-1/AU-4 channels
- Round-trip delay measurements
- DS1/DS3 auto detection of line code, framing and test pattern
- Dual DS1/DS3 receiver testing
- Independent transmitter and receiver testing
- Through mode analysis
- Intrusive through mode
- Programmable error/alarm injection
- DS1 FDL
- DS1 loopcodes and NI/CSU loopback emulation
- Fractional T1/E1 testing
- DS3 FEAC
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