Making Measurements

Using Overhead BER Test Function

 

Using Overhead BER Test Function

Description

You can perform a Bit Error Rate test on chosen bytes of the section, line

 

and path overhead bytes.

 

You can access the transmit Overhead BER on the TRANSMIT

 

 

 

SONET

 

TEST FUNCTION display.

 

 

HOW TO:

1

Set up the SONET transmit interface and payload required. See

 

 

"Setting SONET Transmit Interface " page 4.

 

 

 

 

2

Set up the receive SONET interface and payload as required. See

 

 

"Setting SONET Receive Interface " page 17.

 

 

 

 

3

Choose the overhead byte to be tested on the RECEIVE

 

 

 

 

 

SONET

 

 

 

TEST FUNCTION

display.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

Choose the overhead byte to be tested on the TRANSMIT

 

 

 

 

SONET

 

 

TEST FUNCTION

display.

 

 

 

 

5

Press RUN/STOP

to start the test.

 

 

 

 

6

The PRBS pattern can be errored by pressing SINGLE .

 

 

 

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