HP 37718A OmniBER
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HP 37718A OmniBER
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Selecting Test Features
Setting the Interfaces
Making Measurements
Storing, Logging and Printing
Using Instrument and Disk Storage
Selecting and Using Other Features
STS-1 SPE Background Patterns ETSI/ANSI Terminology
Contents
Setting the Interfaces
TIP
Setting DSn Transmit Interface
Setting DSn Transmit Interface
Setting Sonet Transmit Interface
Setting Sonet Transmit Interface
Setting Sonet Transmit Interface
Setting Jitter Transmit Interface
Setting Jitter Transmit Interface
HOW to DSn Wander 2 Mb/s
Setting Wander Transmit Interface
Sonet Wander STS-3,OC-3,OC-12,OC-48
OC-12, OC-48
Setting Sonet Thru Mode
OC-1/STS-1, OC-3/STS-3
Setting Sonet Thru Mode
Description
Using Smart Test
Will identify and display the payload
Setting DSn Receive Interface
Setting DSn Receive Interface
Setting Sonet Receive Interface
Setting Jitter Receive Interface
Measurement Type Extended
Setting Extended Jitter Receive Interface
Setting Wander Receive Interface
Selecting Test Features
Using Transmit Overhead Setup
Using Transmit Overhead Setup
Using Receive Overhead Monitor
Display of Overhead Capture can be
Setting Overhead Trace Messages
Generating Overhead Sequences
Start the sequence by choosing
Using Receive Overhead Capture
Capture Stop
HOW to Sonet Line Rate Offset
Adding Frequency Offset to Sonet Signal
Tributary Offset ±100 ppm
Adding Frequency Offset to the DSn Signal
DSn Operation
Setting up Signaling Bits
Transmit a 2 Mb/s signal with user-defined signaling bits
On the Transmit display
Sonet Operation
Choose Signal DS1 Or DS3 , and Payload Type
Setting Transmit Structured Payload/Test Signal
Signaling
Setting Receive Structured Payload/Test Signal
Softkeys. As each
Signaling
Choose the required Test Signal rate
Insert 34 Mb/s & DS3
Inserting an External DSn Payload/Test Signal
Insert 2 Mb/s or DS1 Unstructured Sonet Payload
Structured DSn
Structured Sonet Payload
Drop 34 Mb/s & DS3
Dropping an External Payload/Test Signal
Drop 2 Mb/s/DS1 Structured Sonet Payload or Structured DSn
Drop 2 Mb/s /DS1 Unstructured Sonet Payload
Drop DS1
Adding Errors & Alarms at the Sonet Interface
Adding Errors & Alarms to the DSn Interface/ DSn Payload
HOW to Transmit an Feac code
Using Feac Codes
TIPTo View Feac Messages
Setting DSn Spare Bits
Adding Pointer Adjustments
T1.105/GR-253 Pointer Sequences Explained
Cool Down Period
Initialization Period
Sequence Measurement Period
Periodic Test Sequences
Minimum
Approximately 30 seconds
Transient
GR-253 5-34d
Mapping
Using Pointer Graph Test Function
Identified time to gain more detail of the event
Stressing Optical Clock Recovery Circuits
Generating Automatic Protection Switch Messages
Inserting & Dropping Data Communications Channel
Inserting & Dropping Data Communications Channel
Making Measurements
Using Overhead BER Test Function
Test Timing
Making Sonet Analysis Measurements
Making DSn Analysis Measurements
Measuring Frequency
Measuring Optical Power
Measuring Round Trip Delay
OC-12, OC-48 Milliseconds
Mb/s Microsecond 34 Mb/s Microseconds
Milliseconds
ESF Payloads
Monitoring Signaling Bits
D4 and SLC-96 payloads
Measuring Service Disruption Time
Accuracy
Error Burst Definition
Results Displayed
Performing a Sonet Tributary Scan
Start
Performing an Sonet Alarm Scan
Performing a DSn Alarm Scan
Measuring Jitter
Measuring Jitter
Measuring Extended Jitter
Measuring Wander
HOW to Make the Measurement
View the Results
Measuring Jitter Tolerance
Measuring Jitter Tolerance
Choose the results Format
Achieve the required accuracy
Measuring Jitter Transfer
Perform Jitter Transfer Calibration
Choose Jitter Transfer Function on the Transmit Jitter
Start the Jitter Transfer Measurement
View the Results
Storing, Logging and Printing
Saving Graphics Results to Instrument Store
Recalling Stored Graph Results
Start Date
Store
Start Time
Test Duration
Viewing the Bar Graph Display
Cursor
Zoom
Viewing the Graphics Error and Alarm Summaries
Stop
Start
Logging Graph Displays
HOW to Log to an External Printer
HOW to Log to the Disk Drive
Logging Results
Error Event Logging
Description Test Period Logging
Period
Choose Logging on enables the logging of results and alarms
Logging Results
Logging on Demand
Logging on Demand
Logging Jitter Tolerance Results
Width Compress according to the capabilities of your printer
Logging Jitter Transfer Results
Width
Centronics Printer
Logging Results to Parallel
Logging Results to HP-IB Printer
Logging Results to Internal Printer
Logging Results to RS-232-C Printer
Printing Results from Disk
HOW to Print from DOS Prompt
HOW to Print from Windows
Printer to a Parallel Port
Connecting an HP 850C DeskJet
Raise the cover
Changing Internal Printer Paper
Insert Paper
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Cleaning Internal Printer Print Head
126
Using Instrument and Disk Storage
Storing Configurations in Instrument Store
Titling Configuration in Instrument Store
Recalling Configurations from Instrument Store
Formatting a Disk
Labeling a Disk
Creating a Directory on Disk
Managing Files and Directories on Disk
Accessing Directories and Files
DIR Parent directory. Move highlighted cursor to this line
Highlighted
DIR Current Directory
Renaming a File on Disk
Deleting a File on Disk
Deleting a Directory on Disk
Adding Descriptors to Disk Files
Saving Graphics Results to Disk
Operation Save File Type Graphics
Saving Data Logging to Disk
Saving Configurations to Disk
Recalling Configuration from Disk
Recalling Graphics Results from Disk
Copying Configuration from Instrument Store to Disk
Copying Configuration from Instrument Store to Disk
Copying Configuration from Disk to Instrument Store
Copying Configuration from Disk to Instrument Store
Copying Graphics Results from Instrument Store to Disk
Spreadsheet, choose Format CSV . CSV is Comma Separated
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Selecting and Using Other Features
Choose Transmitter and Receiver
Coupling Transmit and Receive Settings
Setting Time & Date
Choose Keyboard Lock
Enabling Keyboard Lock
Choose Beep on Received Error
Enabling Beep on Received Error
Choose Suspend Test on Signal Loss
Suspending Test on Signal Loss
Setting Error Threshold Indication
Setting Screen Brightness and Color
Dumping Display to Disk
Operation Save File Type Screen Dump
Run ALL Tests
Running Self Test
HOW to Run Confidence Tests
Running Self Test
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Appendix a STS-1 SPE Background Patterns
STS-1 SPE Background Patterns
Appendix B ETSI/ANSI Terminology
Introduction
ETSI/ANSI Conversion and Equivalent Terms
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DSn payload, 71 Sonet
Index
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