Testing Automatic Protection Switching
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Figure 3–55: The APS COMMANDS Page
Setting the K1 Byte
There are two ways to edit the bits of the K1 byte. The first way is to
set the value of each bit of the byte, one bit at a time. The second
way is to assign values to the bits using preset choices, which use
mnemonics to identify bit patterns.
To set the bit pattern of the K1 byte one bit at a time:
Press Menu
Button Select Menu
Page Highlight
Parameter Select Choice
TRANSMIT APS
COMMANDS K1 FULL BYTE Set to
00000000
Set to
11111111
Default
10101010
EDIT BYTE
Testing Automatic Protection Switching
3–162 CTS 710 SONET Test Set User Manual
Figure 3–55: The APS COMMANDS Page
Setting the K1 Byte
There are two ways to edit the bits of the K1 byte. The first way is to
set the value of each bit of the byte, one bit at a time. The second
way is to assign values to the bits using preset choices, which use
mnemonics to identify bit patterns.
To set the bit pattern of the K1 byte one bit at a time:
Press Menu
Button Select Menu
Page Highlight
Parameter Select Choice
TRANSMIT APS
COMMANDS K1 FULL BYTE Set to
00000000
Set to
11111111
Default
10101010
EDIT BYTE