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Setting Receive Structured Payload/Test Signal

Setting Receive Structured Payload/Test Signal

Description Structured DSn Payload/Test Signal settings determine the SONET payload or the DSn test signal to be tested.

TIP:

If you wish to set the HP 37718A transmitter and receiver to the same

 

Payload settings, choose OTHER

STORED SETTINGS

COUPLED .

 

 

 

 

HOW TO:

1

Choose the required Test Signal rate. If N x 64 kb/s or N x 56 kb/s is

 

 

chosen, see "Setting Receive N x 64 kb/s/N x 56 kb/s Structured

 

 

Payload/Test Signal " page 42.

 

2

Choose the Framing pattern of the PAYLOAD.

 

 

If TEST SIGNAL 2 Mb/s is chosen, DROP 2 Mb/s is added to the

 

 

menu. See "Dropping an External Payload/Test Signal " page 46.

 

 

If TEST SIGNAL DS1 is chosen, DROP DS1 is added to the menu.

 

 

See "Dropping an External Payload/Test Signal " page 46.

 

3

Choose the test tributary within the structured payload, under 34Mb,

 

 

8Mb, 2Mb, 64 kb or DS2, DS1, 56 kb/s.

 

4

Choose the PATTERN type and PRBS polarity.

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HP BER 718 37718A manual Setting Receive Structured Payload/Test Signal