Atec EXFO-FTB-8115 User Manual

FTB-8115

Transport Blazer

NETWORK TESTING — TRANSPORT AND DATACOM

SONET/SDH TEST MODULE

Fully integrated test solution supporting SONET/SDH test functions

DS0/E0 to OC-48/STM-16 testing in a single module

Supports SONET, SDH, DSn and PDH

SmartMode automatic signal structure discovery with real-time simultaneous monitoring of all discovered STS/AU and user-selected VT/TU channels

Intuitive, feature-rich user interface with available automated test scripting and multi-user remote management capabilities

EXFO Connect-compatible: automated asset management; data goes

through the cloud and into a dynamic database

Platform Compatibility

FTB-200 Compact Platform

FTB-500 Platform

FTB-8115

SONET/SDH Test Module

Advanced SONET/SDH Access and Metro Testing

EXFO’s FTB-8115 Transport Blazer test module combines advanced DSn/PDH and SONET/SDH test functions in a single unit, eliminating the need for multiple, purpose-built test platforms for the commissioning or troubleshooting of T1/E1 to OC-48/STM16 circuits. The extensive list of DSn, SONET, PDH and SDH features available on the FTB-8115 Transport Blazer allows users to perform a wide range of tests from simple bit-error-rate (BER) analysis to more advanced network characterization and troubleshooting. These functions include:

Mixed and bulk payload generation and analysis from 64 kbit/s to 2.5 Gbit/s

High-order mappings: STS-1/3c/12c/48c and AU-3/AU-4/AU-4-4c/16c

Low-order mappings: VT1.5/2/6, TU-11/12/2/3

Section, line, high-order (HO) and low-order (LO) path overhead manipulation and monitoring

Section, line, high-order and loworder path alarm/error generation and monitoring

High-order and low-order pointer generation and monitoring

Performance monitoring: G.826, G.828, G.829, M.2100, M.2101

Frequency analysis and power measurement

G.821,

Frequency offset generation

Automatic protection switching and service disruption time measurements

Round-trip delay measurements

DS1/DS3 auto detection of line

code, framing and test parttern

Dual DS1/DS3 receiver testing

Independent transmitter and receiver testing

Through mode analysis

Programmable error/alarm injection

DS1 FDL

DS1 loopcodes and NI/CSU

loopback emulation

Fractional T1/E1 testing

DS3 FEAC

Tandem connection monitoring

Housed in the FTB-500 or FTB-200 platform, the FTB-8115 module enables ﬁeld circuit turn-up and troubleshooting.

SmartMode: Real-Time Signal Structure Discovery and Monitoring

EXFO’s FTB-8115 Transport Blazer supports a unique feature called SmartMode. This provides users with full visibility of all high-order (STS/AU) and low-order (VT/TU) mixed mappings within the incoming SONET/SDH test signal.

SmartMode automatically discovers the signal structure of the OC-n/STM-n line, including mixed mappings. In addition to this in-depth multichannel visibility, SmartMode performs real-time monitoring of all discovered highorder paths and user selected low-order paths simultaneously, providing users with the industry’s most powerful SONET/SDH multichannel monitoring and troubleshooting solution. Real-time monitoring allows users to easily isolate network faults, saving valuable time and minimizing service disruption. SmartMode also provides one-touch test case start, allowing users to quickly conﬁgure a desired test path.

FTB-8115 SmartMode: multichannel signal discovery with realtime alarm scan (shown in the FTB-500 user interface).

SONET/SDH

SONET/SDH NE

FTB-8115

SONET/SDH

SONET/SDH Test Module

Unsurpassed Conﬁ guration and Operational Flexibility

Multiplatform Support and Versatility

The FTB-8115 Transport Blazer module is supported and interchangeable on the FTB-500 Platform or the FTB-200 Compact Platform. This cross-platform support provides users with added ﬂ exibility by enabling them to select the appropriate platform that suits their testing needs. EXFO is the ﬁ rst and only test solution provider to offer this versatility, delivering single to multi-application test solutions with the same hardware module, which in turn dramatically reduces capital expenditures.

Inserted in the FTB-200 Compact Platform, the FTB-8115 Transport Blazer module delivers SONET/SDH test functions in a small, lightweight platform, ideal for ﬁ eld technicians’ installation and commissioning needs. When combined with the FTB-200’s optional integrated high-precision power meter, visual fault locator and ﬁ ber scope, this solution provides all the critical test tools required for day-to-day activities, eliminating the need to carry and manage multiple test sets.

The FTB-8115 module is supported in the FTB-200 and FTB-500 platforms.

Using the FTB-500 platform provides users with an all-in-one solution supporting a mix of SONET/SDH/OTN, Ethernet, Fibre Channel and optical-layer test modules, making it the industry’s ﬁ rst truly integrated network testing platform. This modularity enables users to upgrade their systems in the ﬁ eld according to their testing needs. This multiservice test platform is the ideal solution for ﬁ eld, central ofﬁ ce and lab applications.

Remote Management

Through the optical Visual Guardian Lite™ management software,

With its modular, multislot design, the FTB-500 platform enables users to conﬁ gure and upgrade their systems in the ﬁ eld according to their testing needs, minimizing capital expenditures.

the FTB-8115 Transport Blazer module allows users to perform remote testing and data analysis, as well as remote monitoring via standard Ethernet or remote dial-up connections.

Automated Test Scripting

When conﬁ gured for the FTB-500 platforms, the FTB-8115 Transport Blazer comes with a built-in macrorecorder, allowing users to easily record their test actions and automatically create test scripts. This also allows them to build standard test routines that can be easily accessed and run by ﬁ eld technicians with little or no manual intervention.

Test Logger and Reporting

EXFO’s FTB-8115 Transport Blazer module supports a detailed test logger and test reporting tools, enabling users to view any errors/alarms that occurred during the test interval, which can then be used for post-processing of results or SLA conformance validation.

Test logger: a detailed, time-stamped list of all events occurring during test execution.

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