Basic Test Procedures
CTS 710 SONET Test Set User Manual 3–7
2. Set up the CTS 710 as follows:
Press Menu
Button Select Menu
Page Highlight
Parameter Select Choice
TEST SETUPS RECALL
INSTRUMENT
SETUPS
DEFAULT
FACTORY
SETTINGS
Recall Setup
TRANSMIT TRANSMIT
SETTINGS Transmit Rate DS1
RECEIVE RECEIVE
SETTINGS Receive Rate STS-1
Mapping VT1.5 Async
VT Under Test Set to match how
the NE is
provisioned
Payload DS1 Unframed
TEST SETUPS TEST CONTROL Test Duration 15 Minutes
RESULTS MAIN RESULTS none Errors
3. Press the START/STOP button.
While the test is running, the CTS 710 counts errors and errored
seconds and then calculates the error ratio for each error type.
After 15 minutes have elapsed, the test stops automatically and the
measured results are held on the MAIN RESULTS page until another
test is started.
Basic Test Procedures
CTS 710 SONET Test Set User Manual 3–7
2. Set up the CTS 710 as follows:
Press Menu
Button Select Menu
Page Highlight
Parameter Select Choice
TEST SETUPS RECALL
INSTRUMENT
SETUPS
DEFAULT
FACTORY
SETTINGS
Recall Setup
TRANSMIT TRANSMIT
SETTINGS Transmit Rate DS1
RECEIVE RECEIVE
SETTINGS Receive Rate STS-1
Mapping VT1.5 Async
VT Under Test Set to match how
the NE is
provisioned
Payload DS1 Unframed
TEST SETUPS TEST CONTROL Test Duration 15 Minutes
RESULTS MAIN RESULTS none Errors
3. Press the START/STOP button.
While the test is running, the CTS 710 counts errors and errored
seconds and then calculates the error ratio for each error type.
After 15 minutes have elapsed, the test stops automatically and the
measured results are held on the MAIN RESULTS page until another
test is started.