About the 25.6 Mb/s Interface Pod

About the 25.6 Mb/s Interface Pod

Overview

Hot swap and automatic configuration

The HP E5129A 25.6 Mb/s Interface Pod is a self-contained, plug-in module. You use it in conjunction with the HP E5200A Broadband Service Analyzer to test and analyze a system under test (SUT).

The interface pod generates and analyzes ATM cell streams in a 25.6 Mb/s 4B5B format, in accordance with ATM Forum ATM 25.6 Mb/s over Twisted Pair Cable, af-phy-004.000.

Use the “hot swap” feature to insert and remove the interface pod while the analyzer’s power is switched on. The analyzer automatically detects the insertion of the interface pod and configures itself accordingly.

Immediately after you connect the interface pod to the SUT, the analyzer automatically configures the receive and transmit parameters according to the signal it receives.

Operating modes

The interface pod has three operating modes: full duplex, internal

 

transmit loopback, and receive loopback.

Components

The interface pod is shipped with

 

∙ a Calibration Certificate

 

∙ a set of three connecting cables

 

∙ this Set Up guide

Application

The HP E5129A 25.6 Mb/s Interface Pod requires an E5200A base unit

 

with Application Version number A.02.0 or greater.

Passive monitoring

The 25.6 Mb/s Interface Pod has one connector only. To use the interface

 

pod to perform passive monitoring or bi-directional monitoring, you need

 

to obtain a special four-port junction box. See the application notes that

 

come with the interface pod for more details, or visit our web site:

 

www.hp.com/go/atmanalyzer

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