EXFO FTB-IQS-85100G User Manual

40G/100G MULTISERVICE TEST MODULE

FTB/IQS-85100G

Packet Blazer

User Guide

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March 12, 2015

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Certification Information

North America Regulatory Statement

This unit was certified by an agency approved in both Canada and the United States of America. It has been evaluated according to applicable North American approved standards for product safety for use in Canada and the United States.

Electronic test and measurement equipment is exempt from FCC part 15, subpart B compliance in the United States of America and from ICES-003 compliance in Canada. However, EXFO Inc. makes reasonable efforts to ensure compliance to the applicable standards.

The limits set by these standards are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the user guide, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

Modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

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Certification Information

European Community Declaration of Conformity

Warning: This is a class A product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

An electronic version of the declaration of conformity for your product is available on our website at www.exfo.com. Refer to the product’s page on the Web site for details.

Laser

This product complies with 21 CFR 1040.10 except for deviations pursuant to Laser Notice No. 50, dated June 24, 2007 and with IEC/EN 60825-1.

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Contents

Certification Information .......................................................................................................iii

1 Introducing the 40G/100G Multiservice Test Module ................................. 1

Features ..................................................................................................................................1

Conventions ............................................................................................................................2

2 Safety Information ....................................................................................... 3

Additional Laser Safety Information .......................................................................................4

Installation Instruction Warnings ............................................................................................5

3 Getting Started ............................................................................................ 7

Inserting and Removing Test Modules ....................................................................................7

Turning On the Unit ................................................................................................................7

Starting the Module Application .............................................................................................7

4 Physical Interfaces and LEDs ....................................................................... 9

Supported Rates ..................................................................................................................11

CFP Interface ........................................................................................................................12

Fibre Cables Connection ......................................................................................................14

EXT CLK ...............................................................................................................................15

Clock Out .............................................................................................................................15

LEDs ......................................................................................................................................15

5 Graphical User Interface Overview ............................................................ 17

Main Application Window ...................................................................................................17

Main Window .......................................................................................................................17

Status Bar ............................................................................................................................18

Title Bar ...............................................................................................................................19

Test Control .........................................................................................................................19

Test Menu ............................................................................................................................20

Application Buttons .............................................................................................................20

Keyboard Usage ...................................................................................................................22

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6 Test Setup - Test Applications ...................................................................25

OTN BERT ..............................................................................................................................26

OTN-SONET/SDH BERT ..........................................................................................................28

SONET/SDH BERT ..................................................................................................................31

EtherSAM (Y.1564) ...............................................................................................................33

RFC 2544 ..............................................................................................................................34

EtherBERT .............................................................................................................................35

Traffic Gen & Mon ...............................................................................................................36

Smart Loopback ....................................................................................................................37

7 Selecting and Starting a Test .....................................................................39

Transport Test Applications ...................................................................................................39

Ethernet Test Applications ....................................................................................................41

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8 Test Setup - Test Configurator, Timer, and System .................................. 43

Test Configurator Overview ..................................................................................................45

Modify Structure Button ......................................................................................................49

BERT and Unframed BERT .....................................................................................................61

CFP/CFP2 ..............................................................................................................................66

Clock .....................................................................................................................................67

EtherBERT and Unframed BERT ............................................................................................72

EtherSAM - Burst .................................................................................................................77

EtherSAM - Global ...............................................................................................................79

EtherSAM - Ramp ................................................................................................................83

Frequency .............................................................................................................................85

FTFL/PT ..................................................................................................................................87

GFP-F/GFP-T ..........................................................................................................................90

Interface (Ethernet) ..............................................................................................................91

Labels ..................................................................................................................................96

MAC/IP/UDP .........................................................................................................................97

Network .............................................................................................................................109

RFC 2544 - Global ..............................................................................................................113

RFC 2544 - Subtests ...........................................................................................................116

Services - Global ................................................................................................................123

Services - Profile .................................................................................................................126

Signal (Transport) ..............................................................................................................133

Signal - Signal Configuration (OTN) ....................................................................................138

Signal - Signal Configuration (SONET/SDH) ........................................................................142

Smart Loopback .................................................................................................................145

Streams - Global ................................................................................................................146

Streams - Profile ................................................................................................................148

System ................................................................................................................................156

Timer ..................................................................................................................................157

Traces (OTN) .......................................................................................................................159

Traces (SONET/SDH) ...........................................................................................................162

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9 Test Results ................................................................................................165

Alarms/Errors Overview .......................................................................................................167

Alarms/Errors .....................................................................................................................169

FTFL/PT ................................................................................................................................206

GFP-F/GFP-T ........................................................................................................................208

Graph (RFC 2544) ...............................................................................................................211

Labels ................................................................................................................................212

Logger ...............................................................................................................................213

OTL-SDT ..............................................................................................................................215

Performance Monitoring ....................................................................................................217

Service Configuration - Burst .............................................................................................222

Service Configuration - Ramp ............................................................................................223

Service Performance ..........................................................................................................225

Streams - Frame Loss / Out-of-Sequence ............................................................................227

Streams - Jitter ...................................................................................................................227

Streams - Latency ..............................................................................................................228

Streams - Throughput ........................................................................................................229

Summary ...........................................................................................................................230

Summary (EtherSAM) ........................................................................................................234

Summary (RFC 2544) .........................................................................................................237

Summary (Traffic Gen & Mon) ...........................................................................................240

Traces - OTN .......................................................................................................................242

Traces - SONET/SDH ...........................................................................................................244

Traffic - Ethernet ................................................................................................................245

Traffic - Flow Control .........................................................................................................247

Traffic - Graph ....................................................................................................................249

10 Test Functions ...........................................................................................251

40/100G Advanced - CFP/CFP2 Control ..............................................................................253

40/100G Advanced - Lanes Mapping & Skew ....................................................................256

40/100G Advanced - Pre-Emphasis ....................................................................................261

APS ....................................................................................................................................263

Client Offset ......................................................................................................................266

Filters .................................................................................................................................269

Packet Capture ...................................................................................................................273

GMP ..................................................................................................................................279

OH - GFP-F/GFP-T ...............................................................................................................280

OH - OTN ............................................................................................................................285

OH - SONET/SDH ................................................................................................................291

Ping & Trace Route ..............................................................................................................300

Pointer Adjustment ............................................................................................................305

RTD .....................................................................................................................................307

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11 Test Control .............................................................................................. 311

Discover Remote Button ....................................................................................................312

Inject Button .......................................................................................................................315

Laser Button .......................................................................................................................315

Report Button ....................................................................................................................316

Reset Button .......................................................................................................................320

Save/Load Button ...............................................................................................................321

Start/Stop|TX Button ..........................................................................................................327

12 Power Failure Recovery ............................................................................ 329

When Using the Test Timer .................................................................................................331

13 Suspend and Resume ............................................................................... 333

Suspend Mode ....................................................................................................................333

Resume Operation ..............................................................................................................334

14 Maintenance ............................................................................................. 335

Cleaning LC/SC/MPO-24 Connectors ...................................................................................336

Recalibrating the Unit .........................................................................................................337

Recycling and Disposal (Applies to European Union Only) ..................................................338

15 Troubleshooting ....................................................................................... 339

Solving Common Problems .................................................................................................339

Contacting the Technical Support Group ............................................................................340

Transportation ....................................................................................................................340

16 Warranty ................................................................................................... 341

General Information ...........................................................................................................341

Liability ...............................................................................................................................342

Exclusions ...........................................................................................................................342

Certification ........................................................................................................................342

Service and Repairs .............................................................................................................343

EXFO Service Centers Worldwide ........................................................................................344

A Specifications ........................................................................................... 345

General Specifications ........................................................................................................345

40G/100G Pluggable Transceivers (CFP) ..............................................................................346

100G Pluggable Transceivers (CFP2) ...................................................................................347

Additional Features on High-Speed Interface .....................................................................348

Synchronization Interface ..................................................................................................348

REF-OUT Interfaces ............................................................................................................349

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B Glossary .....................................................................................................351

Acronym List .......................................................................................................................351

10G Ethernet Client ............................................................................................................361

G.709 Optical Transport Network (OTN) ............................................................................364

Generic Framing Procedure (GFP) ......................................................................................381

SONET/SDH .........................................................................................................................393

VLAN ID and Priority ...........................................................................................................402

C Remote ToolBox ......................................................................................403

Overview .............................................................................................................................403

Remote ToolBox Installation ................................................................................................405

Starting and Using the Remote ToolBox Application ..........................................................406

Applications for... ...............................................................................................................408

Index ...............................................................................................................409

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1 Introducing the 40G/100G

Multiservice Test Module

Fully integrated layer 1/2/3/4 performance assessment of 40 Gbit/s and 100 Gbit/s Ethernet, SONET/SDH, and Optical Transport Network (OTN) equipment and network services.

Features

 40G/100G Ethernet fully compliant with IEEE 802.3ba standard and

OTU3/OTU4 as per ITU-T G.709 and OC-768/STM-256 testing capabilities—all in a single module

 OTU4/OTU3 and OTU3e1/e2 with forward error correction (FEC) and

optical transport layer (OTL) testing capabilities as software options

 100G/40G Ethernet mapping over OTN and OTU4/OTU3 single and

multistage multiplexing capabilities for transponder and muxponders testing

 100G/40G IP traffic at 100% transmission with full Ethernet statistics,

packet capture and advanced traffic filtering capabilities

 RFC 2544 including throughput, back-to-back, latency and frame loss

measurements with five distinct Smart Loopback modes

 Fully integrated testing capabilities for assessing CFP MSA optical

modules with full MDIO access

 Physical-layer performance assessment: PCS into CAUI/XLAUI and

logical into physical mappings, skew testing and advanced signal conditioning capabilities

 Single instrument for lab testing and field deployments with Ethernet

and OTN integrated features, remote management, battery operation, pre-defined user configurations and complete automation capabilities

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Introducing the 40G/100G Multiservice Test Module

Conventions

Before using the product described in this guide, you should understand the following conventions:

WARNING

Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury. Do not proceed unless you understand and meet the required conditions.

CAUTION

Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in minor or moderate injury. Do not proceed unless you understand and meet the required conditions.

CAUTION

Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in component damage. Do not proceed unless you understand and meet the required conditions.

IMPORTANT

Refers to information about this product you should not overlook.

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2 Safety Information

WARNING

Do not install or terminate fibers while a light source is active. Never look directly into a live fiber and ensure that your eyes are protected at all times.

WARNING

The use of controls, adjustments and procedures, namely for operation and maintenance, other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure or impair the protection provided by this unit.

IMPORTANT

When you see the following symbol on your unit , make sure that you refer to the instructions provided in your user documentation. Ensure that you understand and meet the required conditions before using your product.

IMPORTANT

Other safety instructions relevant for your product are located throughout this documentation, depending on the action to perform. Make sure to read them carefully when they apply to your situation.

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Safety Information

Additional Laser Safety Information

This product may employ a Class 1M laser pluggable transceiver. The laser classification is reproduced on the pluggable transceiver or in its documentation.

When the LASER LED is on or flashing, the FTB/IQS-85100G is transmitting an optical signal on the CFP, or CFP2 transceiver ports.

WARNING

Note: Refer to the platform’s user guide for additional test equipment safety

information and ratings.

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Safety Information

Installation Instruction Warnings

CAUTION

For IQS platforms,

 this unit is for indoor use only.

 keep all ventilation openings clear and unobstructed.

CAUTION

When you use the unit outdoors, ensure that it is protected from liquids, dust, direct sunlight, precipitation, and full wind pressure.

CAUTION

Unless otherwise specified, all electrical interfaces are SELV (Safety Extra Low Voltage) circuitry for intra-building use only.

CAUTION

No user serviceable parts are contained inside. Contact the manufacturer regarding service of this equipment.

IMPORTANT

All wiring and installation must be in accordance with local building and electrical codes acceptable to the authorities in the countries where the equipment is installed and used.

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Safety Information

Installation Instruction Warnings

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Sensitive Equipment:

Plug-in modules can be damaged by static electrical discharge. To minimize the risk of damage, dissipate static electricity by touching a grounded unpainted metal object

 before removing, inserting, or handling the module.

 before connecting or disconnecting cables to/from the module.

 before inserting or removing CFP, or CFP2 transceiver to/from the

module.

CAUTION

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3 Getting Started

If the FTB/IQS-85100G Packet Blazer has been purchased at the same time as the platform, the FTB/IQS-85100G module is pre-installed with the appropriate software version.

Inserting and Removing Test Modules

CAUTION

Never insert or remove a module while the platform and its expansion units (IQS-600) are turned on. This will result in immediate and irreparable damage to both the module and platform.

WARNING

When the laser safety light ( ) is flashing on the platform, at least one of your modules is emitting an optical signal. Please check all modules, as it might not be the one you are currently using.

Note: Refer to the platform user guide for more information on how to insert a

module into the platform or to remove a module from the platform.

Turning On the Unit

Turn on the platform. Refer to the platform platform user guide for more information.

Starting the Module Application

The module can be configured and controlled by starting the FTB/IQS-85100G Packet Blazer application.

From To olB ox (FTB-500) or IQS Manager (IQS-600), tap the FTB/IQS-85100G Packet Blazer button to start the application.

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4 Physical Interfaces and LEDs

CFP Interface1

External Clock

Clock Out Low Speed

Clock Out High Speed

1. Laser radiation emitted from this port when LASER LED is on.

This section describes all connectors (ports) and LEDs available on the FTB/IQS-85100G module.

CAUTION

To prevent exceeding the maximum input/output power level, please refer to the Specifications on page 345.

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Physical Interfaces and LEDs

CFP Interface1 External Clock

Clock Out Low Speed

Clock Out High Speed

1. Laser radiation emitted from this port when LASER LED is on.

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Physical Interfaces and LEDs

Supported Rates

The following table shows the list of available ports as well as a description and signals supported.

Port Labelled Description Supported Signal(s)

CFP Optical IN/OUT port CFP

transceiver.

CLOCK OUT LOW SPEED

CLOCK OUT HIGH SPEED

EXT CLK Electrical port SMB for external

Electrical port SMA for eye diagram clock signal generation.

clock synchronization.

Ethernet 40/100 Gbit/s

OC-768/STM-256, OTU4, OTU3e2, OTU3e1, OTU3

Refer to CFP/CFP2 Reference Clock (MHz) on page 253 for more information.

DS1 (1.5M), E1 (2M), 2MHz

Supported Rates

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Physical Interfaces and LEDs

CFP Interface

The FTB/IQS-85100G provides a CFP interface slot that can be used with a CFP transceiver an EXFO’s CFP to CFP2 adapter module or an EXFO’s CFP to CXP adapter module.

CAUTION

Before inserting an optical module into the CFP interface slot, inspect the slot to make sure nothing is inside.

Note: Do not replace transceiver while the test is running to avoid distorting

results. First stop the test, replace the transceiver, select the connector type (refer to Modify Structure Button on page 49), and then restart the test.

Note: To ensure proper optical module detection/validation, make sure that the

CFP screws are fully secured.

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Physical Interfaces and LEDs

CFP Interface

CFP Transceiver

Note: Use only EXFO supported transceivers. Refer to the 40G/100G Pluggable

Transceivers (CFP) on page 346 for the list of supported transceivers. Using

non-supported transceivers can affect the performance and accuracy of the test.

WARNING

This product may employ a Class 1 or Class 1M laser transceiver.

EXFO CFP-to-CFP2 Adapter

The EXFO CFP-to-CFP2 adapter (FTB-85970) offers 100G testing capabilities using CFP2 transceivers.

Note: Use only EXFO supported CFP2 transceivers. Refer to 100G Pluggable

Transceivers (CFP2) on page 347 for the list of supported CFP2 transceivers.

Using non-supported transceivers can affect the performance and accuracy of the test.

WARNING

This product may employ a Class 1 or Class 1M laser transceiver.

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Physical Interfaces and LEDs

Mini HDMI CXP

EXFO’s CFP-to-CXP Adapter

Fibre Cables Connection

EXFO CFP-to-CXP Adapter

Carefully connect the supplied optical cable (32 feet) to the CXP port of the local module and the other end to the far end module. To ensure good signal quality, make sure that the optical cable connector is fully inserted into the CXP connector port.

When using EXFO CFP-to-CXP Adapter on both ends, the EXFO proprietary mini HDMI port need be used to automatically configure the CXP of the far end module with the same parameters defined on the local module. Connect one end of the supplied mini HDMI cable (16 feet) to the local module and the other end to the far end module. The configuration of the far end module will be done once the test is started on the local module (Refer to Start/Stop|TX Button on page 327).

Fibre Cables Connection

Carefully connect optical fibre cables to the CFP/CFP2’s IN and OUT ports. To ensure good signal quality, make sure that the optical fibre connector is fully inserted into the optical connector port.

CAUTION

To prevent exceeding the maximum input power level please use an attenuator when a loopback configuration is used.

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Physical Interfaces and LEDs

EXT CLK

The FTB/IQS-85100G provides one connector, labeled EXT CLK that can be used either for input/output external clock DS1 (1.5M), E1 (2M), or 2MHz synchronization signal. The connector type is BNC for coaxial 75-ohm cable connection. An adapter cable (BNC to Bantam) is required for Bantam connection (not supplied).

Clock Out

Low Speed: The FTB/IQS-85100G provides a connector, labelled CLOCK OUT LOW SPEED, for eye diagram clock signal generation that can be

used by another equipment. The clock connector type is SMA. Refer to CFP/CFP2 Reference Clock (MHz) on page 253 for more information.

High Speed: The FTB/IQS-85100G provides a connector, labelled CLOCK OUT HIGH SPEED, for eye diagram clock signal generation that can be

used by another equipment. This clock is optional according to the CFP MSA (Multisource Agreement) and is only available when the CFP used provides this high speed clock signal. Refer to the CFP manufacturer and the relevant CFP part number for more information on the high speed clock. The clock connector type is SMA.

EXT CLK

LEDs

 LASER red LED is on when the FTB/IQS-85100G is emitting an optical

laser signal.

 LINK/ACT green LED is on when the link is up, off when the link is

down, and flashing when frames are transmitted and/or received.

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5 Graphical User Interface

Main

Window

Te st Control

Tes t M en u

Application Buttons

Status Bar

Global Indicator

Title Bar

Overview

This chapter describes the FTB/IQS-85100G Packet Blazer graphical user interface.

Main Application Window

The following main application window is displayed when the Packet Blazer application is started.

Main Window

The main window allows to setup a test and to view the test status and results.

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Graphical User Interface Overview

Status Bar

The status bar displays the following information.

Icon

and/or text

Test icon Test icon of the test. All

Interface/ Signal

LINK Green arrow: Ethernet Link up.

Power Level The received optical signal status:

The interface or signal rate: 40G, OTU3, etc. All

Red arrow: Ethernet Link down.

Green with “Power”: Power level in range Yellow: Power level out-of-range Red with “LOS”: Loss of signal Red with “Power”: Power level is close to damage. Gray: The operational range value is either not available or not supplied by the transceiver.

Laser ON control is not affected when turning off the laser by generating a LOS for example. Refer to Laser Button on page 315.

The status of the received signal pattern: Green: Pattern is synchronized. Red: Loss of pattern. Gray: Test is not running (EtherBERT test or EoOTN client) or the RX Pattern Analysis check box is cleared.

A connection is established between two testing units either in Dual Test Set (DTS) or in Loop Up mode.

Clock synchronization signal clock. The clock icon is followed by the clock mode: INT for Internal, EXT for External, or BKP for Backplane. Green: Clock Synchronized. Red: Loss of clock.

Indicates a manual change in the OH bytes transmitted. Not displayed when using the default OH values.

Remote PC connection established with the Packet Blazer. N/A

. The laser icon is not displayed when the laser is offa. The laser

Description

All

Tra nsp ort EtherBERT

Ethernet

All

Tra nsp ort

Test

Application

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Graphical User Interface Overview

Title Bar

Icon

and/or text

Alarm/error is currently injected. Not displayed when there is no alarm/error injection.

a. For all lanes. b. For at least one lane.

The following status are available at the platform level.

 Battery/AC icons, available on FTB platforms, indicate the battery level

and if the platform is connected to an AC power source. Refer to the platform user guide for more information.

 Date and Time indicate the current date and time.

Title Bar

The Title Bar displays the module’s slot number in brackets, the software application name and the minimize, maximize, and close buttons.

Test Control

Description

Test

Application

Tra nsp ort , EtherBERT

Note: Refer to Test C o ntro l on page 311 for more information.

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Graphical User Interface Overview

Test M e n u

Test Menu

The test menu displays the following buttons:

 Setup allows to configure the selected test. Refer to Test S et up - Tes t

Configurator, Timer, and System on page 43 for more information.

 Results allows to view test results. Refer to Test Results on page 165 for

more information.

 Functions allows to configure additional test functions (refer to Te st

Functions on page 251).

Application Buttons

 Help (?) displays the help information related to the content of the

active main window. It is also possible to navigate through the remainder of the help information.

 Exit (x) closes the application.

 About (i) mainly displays the product version details and technical

support information.

Module Details button displays module details such as its ID, Serial Number, Software Product Version, etc.

View Licence Agreement button displays the details of the product licence agreement.

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Graphical User Interface Overview

Application Buttons

Software Options button displays the list of software options.

Note: For information on how to install and activate software options, refer to the

platform User Guide. The module application must be restarted once a new software option is installed in order to activate it.

Software Option Description

100GE Ethernet 100G

40GE Ethernet 40G

OTU4 Optical Transport Unit-4 (111.81 Gbit/s)

OTU3-e1-e2 Optical Transport Unit-3 Overclocked (44.571/44.583 Gbit/s)

OTU3 Optical Transport Unit-3 (43.018 Gbit/s)

40G 39.81312 Gbit/s (SONET/SDH)

ETH-CAPTURE Ethernet Frame Capture

ADV-FILTERS Advanced filtering

IPv6_40-100GE Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) (40/100GE)

ODU0 OTN ODU0

ODUMUX ODU Multiplexing Payload Type 20 and 21

EoOTN Ethernet over Optical Transport Network

ODUflex OTN ODUflex

SONET Synchronous Optical Network

SDH Synchronous Digital Hierarchy

TCM Tandem Connection Monitoring STS/AU (embedded SONET/SDH up to 10G)

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Graphical User Interface Overview

Keyboard Usage

The GUI pops up different keyboards to modify data. Following are the usual keyboard keys:

 Left arrow moves the cursor one position to the left.

 Right arrow moves the cursor one position to the right.

 Up arrow increases the value by one.

 Down arrow decreases the value by one.

 Del deletes the value at the cursor position.

 Back deletes the value preceding the cursor position.

 OK completes data entry.

 Cancel closes the keyboard and discards the keyboard entry.

 Previous... allows the selection of previously configured values. This

button is only available for certain fields like IP Address, MAC Address, etc.

Note: For certain text fields, the GUI pops up or uses the platform’s on-screen

keyboard. Refer to the platform user guide for more information on how to use it.

For full keyboard, the Back, Del, Shift, and Space bar keys have the same functionality as a regular PC keyboard.

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Graphical User Interface Overview

Keyboard Usage

For multiplexing keyboard, tap on all mapped signals that have to be added/removed to/from the test path.

A mapped signal with an orange background color is part of the test path.

A mapped signal with a gray background color is not part of the test path.

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Graphical User Interface Overview

Keyboard Usage

The Trace message keyboard allows entering alphanumerical characters (ITU T.50) required for TTI Trace fields. Tap the Control Characters button to access these characters.

ITU T.50 Characters

b7 to b1 Character Description b7 to b1 Character Description

000 0000 NUL Null 001 0000 DLE Data Link Escape

000 0001 SOH Start Of Heading 001 0001 DC1 Device Control 1

000 0010 STX Start of Text 001 0010 DC2 Device Control 2

000 0011 ETX End of Text 001 0011 DC3 Device Control 3

000 0100 EOT End Of Transmission 001 0100 DC4 Device Control 4

000 0101 ENQ Enquiry 001 0101 NAK Negative Acknowledge

000 0110 ACK Acknowledge 001 0110 SYN Synchronous idle

000 0111 BEL Bell 001 0111 ETB End of Transmission Block

000 1000 BS Backspace 001 1000 CAN Cancel

000 1001 HT Horizontal Tabulation 001 1001 EM End of Medium

000 1010 LF Line Feed 001 1010 SUB Substitute character

000 1011 VT Vertical Tabulation 001 1011 ESC Escape

000 1100 FF Form Feed 001 1100 IS4 Information Separator 4

000 1101 CR Carriage Return 001 1101 IS3 Information Separator 3

000 1110 SO Shift-Out 001 1110 IS2 Information Separator 2

000 1111 SI Shift-In 001 1111 IS1 Information Separator 1

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6 Test Setup - Test Applications

The Packet Blazer offers the following test applications.

Type Application Page

Tra nspo rt OTN BERT 26

SONET/SDH BERT 31

OTN-SONET/SDH BERT 28

Ethernet EtherSAM (Y.1564) 33

RFC 2544 34

EtherBERT 35

Traffic Gen & Mon 36

Smart Loopback 37

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Test Setup - Test Applications

Network

under test

Testing Unit DUT Loopback

FTB/IQS-85100G

Network

under test

Te s t ing U n it Te s t ing U n it

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OTN BERT

Allows OTN (framed and unframed), OTN multiplexing, and EoOTN traffic generation with specific test pattern for Bit Error Rate analysis.

 Typical OTN BERT test applications:

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 Path/Mapping

The OTN BERT test application offers the following path/mapping structures depending on the inserted CFP/CFP2 module, and enabled options.

OTN BERT

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OTN-SONET/SDH BERT

Allows the validation of the SONET/SDH embedded in OTN transport protocol by performing a BERT test to check the traffic or payload stability over a network facility.

 Typical OTN-SONET/SDH BERT test applications:

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OTN-SONET/SDH BERT

 Path/Mapping

The OTN-SONET/SDH BERT test application offers the following path/mapping structures depending on the inserted CFP module or XFP transceiver, and enabled options.

For OTN-SON E T BE RT

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OTN-SONET/SDH BERT

For OTN-SDH B E RT

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Testing Unit DUT Loopback

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SONET/SDH BERT

Allows the validation of the SONET or SDH transport protocol by performing a BERT test to check the traffic or payload stability over a network facility.

 Typical SONET/SDH BERT test applications:

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SONET/SDH BERT

 Path/Mapping

The SONET/SDH BERT test application offers the following path/mapping structures depending on the inserted CFP module.

For SONET B E RT

For SDH BERT

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Testing Unit Remote Unit

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EtherSAM (Y.1564)

EtherSAM can simulate all types of services that will run on the network and simultaneously qualify all key SLA parameters for each of these services. Moreover, it validates the QoS mechanisms provisioned in the network to prioritize the different service types, resulting in more accurate validation and much faster deployment and troubleshooting.

The EtherSAM (Y.1564) test has to be executed in conjunction with a remote module or in Internal Loopback mode. The remote module can be either in loopback configuration for unidirectional testing or in EtherSAM Dual Test Set mode for bidirectional testing.

The Dual Test Set test allows bi-directional test between two compatible modules providing independent results for each test direction. The results from local-to-remote and remote-to-local are available on the local testing unit.

 Typical EtherSAM (Y.1564) test applications:

 Supported Interfaces/Rates: 40G and 100G.

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RFC 2544

RFC 2544 allows Ethernet Throughput, Back-to-Back, Frame Loss, and Latency performance testing in accordance with RFC 2544 specifications.

The RFC 2544 test has to be executed in conjunction with a remote module or in Internal Loopback mode. The remote module can be either in loopback configuration for unidirectional testing or in RFC 2544 Dual Test S et mode for bidirectional testing.

 Typical RFC 2544 test applications:

 Supported Interfaces/Rates: 40G and 100G.

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EtherBERT

Allows Ethernet Layer 1 up to Layer 4 and Unframed Layer 1 traffic generation with specific test pattern for Bit Error Rate analysis.

 Typical EtherBERT test applications:

 Supported Interfaces/Rates: 40G and 100G.

EtherBERT

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Traffic Gen & Mon

Allows Ethernet traffic generation and analysis of up to 16 streams.

 Typical Traffic Gen & Mon test applications:

 Supported Interfaces/Rates: 40G and 100G.

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Testing Unit Smart Loopback Unit

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Smart Loopback

Allows transmitting back the received Ethernet stream of data while interchanging the source and destination MAC addresses, IP addresses, and/or UDP/TCP ports. However in Transparent (Pseudo-Physical) mode the Smart Loopback operates as a physical loopback by transmitting all received frames unaltered and without discrimination.

The Smart Loopback test can be created locally (refer to Ethernet Test

Applications on page 41) or remotely using an EXFO unit (refer to Discover Remote Button on page 312).

 Typical Smart Loopback test application:

 Supported Interfaces/Rates: 40G and 100G.

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Modify Structure

Te s t Blo c k

Clock Block

Interface Block

Protocol Block

A test can be created either by selecting the test from the Test Applications tab or by loading a previously saved configuration (refer to Save/Load Button on page 321 for more information).

Transport Test Applications

To select, configure, and start a Transport test:

1. From the test menu, tap Setup.

2. From the Test Applications tab, under Transport, tap a test icon.

3. From the Test Configurator tab configure the signal structure and its

parameters.

3a. Ta p the Modify Structure button to set the basic structure of the

test such as the interface/rate, connector, etc. (refer to Modify Structure Button on page 49).

3b. Check for the CFP optical validation check mark indicating

that the CFP matches the configured interface/rate (refer to Physical Interface Port - Test Configurator Overview on page 45).

3c. Tap the interface block to configure the signal parameters (refer

to page 43).

3d. For an embedded signal, tap the protocol block to configure the

signal (refer to page 43).

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Transport Test Applications

3e. Tap the test block to configure the specific test settings (refer to

page 43).

3f. Tap the clock block to configure the clock synchronization (refer

to Clock on page 67).

4. Ta p the Timer tab to automatically start and/or stop the test at a given time or for a specific duration (refer to Timer on page 157).

5. For additional test configurations refer to Test Functions on page 251.

6. Ta p the Start button from the right navigation bar to start the test. (refer

to Start/Stop|TX Button on page 327). The Summary result page will be automatically displayed when the test is started from any Setup configuration page. For additional results, refer to Test Results on page 165.

7. Ta p the Stop button to stop the test. By default the generate report pop-up is displayed. If required, tap Yes to generate a report of the test results and statistics (refer to Report Button on page 316).

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Modify Structure

Protocol Block

Te s t Blo c k

Clock Block

Interface Block

Physical

Interface Port

Ethernet Test Applications

To select, configure, and start an Ethernet test:

1. From the test menu, tap Setup.

2. From the Test Applications tab, under Ethernet, tap a test icon.

3. From the Test Configurator tab configure the interface structure and

its parameters.

3a. Tap the Modify Structure button to set the basic structure of the

test such as the interface/rate, connector, etc. (refer to Modify Structure Button on page 49).

3b. Check for the CFP optical validation check mark indicating

that the CFP matches the configured interface/rate (refer to Physical Interface Port - Test Configurator Overview on page 45).

3c. Tap the interface block to configure the interface parameters

(refer to page 43). Ensure that the link is up and the power level (when supported) is present in the status bar before proceeding to the next step (refer to Status Bar on page 18).

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Ethernet Test Applications

3d. Tap the protocol block1 to configure the frame structure and its

parameters (refer to page 43).

3e. Tap the test block

page 43).

3f. Tap the clock block to configure the clock synchronization (refer

to Clock on page 67).

4. Ta p the Timer tab to automatically start and/or stop the test at a given time or for a specific duration (refer to Timer on page 157).

5. For additional test configurations refer to Test Functions on page 251.

6. Ta p the Start button from the right navigation bar to start the test (refer

7. Depending on the test, when the test ends automatically or manually stopped, the generate report pop-up is displayed by default. If required, tap Yes to generate a report of the test results and statistics (refer to Report Button on page 316 for more information).

to configure the specific test settings (refer to

1. Not available with Smart Loopback.

2. Not available with Traffic Gen & Mon

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Timer, and System

The Test Setup menu offers the following structure:

 Test Configurator for Transport Test Applications.

Available with

Block Subtab or Pop Up

Button Modify Structure X X X 49

Interface CFP/CFP2 X X X 49

Frequency

FTFL/PT X X - 87

Labels - - X 96

Signal X X X 133

Traces 159 159 162 <---

Protocol GFP-F/GFP-T X - - 97

Labels - X - 96

Signal - X - 142

Tra ces - X - 162

Test EtherBERT

BERT and Unframed BERT X X

Clock Clock X X X 67

and Unframed BERT

OTN

BERT

OTN SONET/SDH

BERT

XX -85

X- -72

SONET/SDH

BERT

Page

a. Available with parallel interface only. b. Available with EoOTN client only.

c. Only framed test is supported.

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 Test Configurator for Ethernet Test Applications.

Available With

Block Subtab or Pop Up

EtherSAM

Button Modify Structure X X X X X 49

Interface CFP/CFP2 X X X X X 49

Frequency X X X X X 85

Interface X X X X X 91

Network X X X X X 91

Protocol MAC/IP/UDP - X X X - 97

Services - Global X - - - - 123

Services - Profile X - - - - 126

Streams - Global - - - X - 146

Streams - Profile - - - X - 148

Tes t E the r B ER T an d U nf ram e d BE R T - - X - - 7 2

EtherSAM - Burst X - - - - 77

EtherSAM - Global X - - - - 79

EtherSAM - Ramp X - - - - 83

RFC 2544 - Global - X - - - 113

RFC 2544 - Subtests - X - - - 116

Smart Loopback - - - - X 145

Clock Clock X X X X X 67

RFC

2544

EtherBERT

Traffic

Gen &

Mon

Smart

Loopback

Page

 Timer, see page 157.

 System, see page 156.

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Physical

Interface Port

Test Application

Modify Structure

Te s t Blo c k

Clock Block

Physical Clock Port

Interface Block

Arrows

Protocol Block

To po l o gy

Test Configurator Overview

The Test Configurator tab displays the interconnected blocks composing the test structure. Each block of the test structure gives an overview of its configuration/status. Availability of each block depends on the selected test application and its structure. Arrows are used to indicate the interconnection between blocks as well as the direction of the clock and data flow. Tap on a block to change the configuration parameters of this block.

From the Te st menu, tap Setup, and the Test Configurator tab.

Transport Test Applications:

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Physical

Interface Port

Test Application

Modify Structure

Protocol Block

Te s t Blo c k

Clock Block

Physical Clock Port

Interface Block

Arrows

Test Configurator Overview

Ethernet Test Applications:

 Test Application indicates the selected test application.

 Topology, for Transport Test Applications, indicates the selected test

topology.

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 Modify Structure button, allows the configuration of the physical port

and the signal interface structure.

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Test Configurator Overview

 Physical Interface Port indicates the physical interface port.

To ensure proper optical module detection/validation, make sure that the CFP/CFP2 screws are fully secured.

The status for a physical CFP/CFP2 interface and the compatibility with the selected signal/interface is indicated as follows. The icon and its description are also displayed just below the test application name when validating or if there is a CFP/CFP2 problem.

Icon Description

Validating CFP/CFP2

Missing CFP/CFP2

Invalid CFP/CFP2 or mismatch with the selected signal/interface.

Valid CFP/CFP2 matching the selected interface/rate.

For serial CFP interface, an interlink fault status indicates a problem at the interconnect between the serial CFP and the module. No icon is displayed when there is no interlink fault. The icon and its description is also displayed just below the test application name when there is a CFP problem.

Icon Description

Fault detected on either TX, RX, or TX/RX interlink. If an interlink fault is reported we recommend to try the following to fix the issue: Fully remove the CFP, wait 30 seconds then fully re-insert and secure the CFP with its screws.

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Test Configurator Overview

 Arrows are used to indicate the interconnection between blocks as

well as the direction of the clock and data flow.

A line with an arrow on both ends indicates a bidirectional communication (TX/RX).

A line with a single arrow indicates a unidirectional communication, either TX when going out of a block or RX when going into a block.

A line going out of a block returning back to the same block, indicates a loopback communication.

 Physical Clock Port indicates the direction, TX or RX, of the selected

clock. The arrow next to the physical clock image indicates if a clock is generated (TX, arrow pointing to the left) or received (RX, arrow pointing to the right) at/from the physical EXT CLK port.

 Interface Block displays an overview of the interface settings and

status. Tap on the interface block to change the settings and to see detailed status.

 Protocol Block displays an overview of either the frame structure and

its parameters for Ethernet test applications or the embedded signal for Transport test applications. This block is not present for all tests. Tap on the protocol block to change the settings and to see detailed status.

 Test Block displays an overview of the test settings and status. Tap on

the test block to change the settings and to see detailed status.

 Clock Block displays an overview of the clock settings and status. Tap

on the clock area to change the settings and to see detailed status.

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Modify Structure Button

From the Te st menu, tap Setup, Test Configurator, and the Modify Structure button.

For Transport Test Applications

 Interface/Rate: Select the desired interface rate. Choices depend on

the selected test and the rates available on the module.

Test Interface/Rate

OTN (Parallel) OTU4 (10 Lanes) [111.81 Gbit/s]

OTU4 (4 Lanes) [111.81 Gbit/s] OTU3e2 (4 Lanes) [44.583 Gbit/s] OTU3e1 (4 Lanes) [44.571 Gbit/s] OTU3 (4 Lanes) [43.018 Gbit/s]

OTN (Serial) OTU3 [43.018 Gbit/s]

OTU3e1 [44.571 Gbit/s] OTU3e2 [44.583 Gbit/s]

SONET (Serial) OC-768 [39.813 Gbit/s]

SDH (Serial) STM-256 [39.813 Gbit/s]

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 Connector allows the selection of the module’s CFP interface.

Interface/Rate Connector

OTU4 (10 Lanes) [111.81 Gbit/s] OTU4 (4 Lanes) [111.81 Gbit/s] OTU3e2 (4 Lanes) [44.583 Gbit/s] OTU3e1 (4 Lanes) [44.571 Gbit/s] OTU3 (4 Lanes) [43.018 Gbit/s] , OTU3 [43.018 Gbit/s] OTU3e1 [44.571 Gbit/s] OTU3e2 [44.583 Gbit/s] OC-768 [39.813 Gbit/s] STM-256 [39.813 Gbit/s]

 CFP: Use this configuration when an optical transceiver is inserted

in the CFP INTERFACE slot of the FTB/IQS-85100G module.

 CFP2: Use this configuration when an EXFO CFP to CFP2 adapter is

inserted in the CFP INTERFACE slot of the FTB/IQS-85100G module.

 EXFO CXP Adaptor (Remote CXP: Standard CXP): Use this

configuration when an EXFO CFP to CXP adapter is inserted in the CFP Interface slot of the FTB/IQS-85100G module and connects to a far end DUT that supports standard CXP interface.

CFP

CFP2 (OTU4 only)

Internal Loopback

EXFO CXP Adaptor (Remote CXP: EXFO CXP Adaptor)

EXFO CXP Adaptor (Remote CXP: Standard CXP)

 EXFO CXP Adaptor (Remote CXP: EXFO CXP Adaptor): Use this

configuration when an EXFO CFP to CXP adapter is inserted in the CFP Interface slot of the FTB/IQS-85100G module and connects to a far end DUT that is also equipped with an EXFO CFP to CXP adaptor.

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Testing Unit

Internal Loopback

Modify Structure Button

 Internal Loopback: Use this configuration to perform a loopback

before the CFP connector without interfacing with the optical transceiver. The loopback is performed on each physical lane for parallel interface.

Note: The Internal Loopback connector selection allows the isolation of the

platform module CFP slot electrical interface from the CFP device. This can be useful in isolating a problem to a faulty CFP device.

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Modify Structure Button

 Framing: For OTN BERT test application, parallel interfaces, allows the

selection of the test framing type. For serial interfaces, OTN BERT and SONET/SDH BERT test applications, the Framing is set to Framed. For OTN - SONET/SDH BERT test application, the test is framed.

 Framed (default): Same Pattern or Ethernet client in each physical

lane.

 20 Unframed Logical Lanes: Independent test pattern in each

logical lane. Available with: OTU4 (4 and 10 Lanes [111.81 Gbit/s].

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Modify Structure Button

 10 Unframed Physical Lanes: Independent test pattern in each

physical lane. Available with: OTU4 (10 Lanes [111.81 Gbit/s].

 4 Unframed Physical Lanes: Independent test pattern in each

physical lane. Available with: OTU3 (4 Lanes) [430.018 Gbit/s], OTU3e1 (4 Lanes) [44.571 Gbit/s], and OTU3e2 (4 Lanes) [44.583 Gbit/s].

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Modify Structure Button

 OTN Multiplexing allows the selection of the OTN test mapping

including the selection of the payload type (PT20 or PT21) when applicable. Refer to OTN BERT on page 26 and OTN-SONET/SDH BERT on page 28 for supported path/mapping.

Interface/Rate OTN Multiplexing

OTU3 (4 Lanes) [43.018 Gbit/s]

OTU3 [43.018 Gbit/s]

OTU3e1 (4 Lanes) [44.571 Gbit/s]

OTU3e1 [44.571 Gbit/s]

OTU3e2 (4 Lanes) [44.583 Gbit/s]

OTU3e2 [44.583 Gbit/s]

OTU4 (4 Lanes) [111.81 Gbit/s]

OTU4 (10 Lanes) [111.81 Gbit/s]

ODU3 (default) ODU3/ODU2 ODU3/ODU2/ODU1 ODU3/ODU2/ODU1/ODU0 ODU3/ODU1 ODU3/ODU1/ODU0 ODU3/ODU0 ODU3/ODUflex

ODU3e1

ODU3e2

ODU4 (default) ODU4/ODU3 ODU4/ODU3/ODU2 ODU4/ODU3/ODU2/ODU1 ODU4/ODU3/ODU2/ODU1/ODU0 ODU4/ODU3/ODU1 ODU4/ODU3/ODU0 ODU4/ODU2 ODU4/ODU2/ODU1/ODU0 ODU4/ODU2/ODU1 ODU4/ODU2/ODU0 ODU4/ODU2/ODUflex ODU4/ODU1 ODU4/ODU1/ODU0 ODU4/ODU0 ODU4/ODU2e ODU4/ODU1e ODU4/ODUflex

a. Parallel interface.

b. Serial Interface.

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Modify Structure Button

 Embedded SONET/SDH, only available with OTN-SONET/SDH BERT

test application, allows the selection of the embedded SONET/SDH signal.

OTN Multiplexing Embedded SONET/SDH

ODU4/ODU3 ODU3

ODU4/ODU3/ODU2 ODU4/ODU2 ODU3/ODU2

ODU4/ODU3/ODU2/ODU1 ODU4/ODU3/ODU1 ODU4/ODU2/ODU1 ODU4/ODU1 ODU3/ODU2/ODU1 ODU3/ODU1

ODU4/ODU3/ODU2/ODU1/ODU0 ODU4/ODU3/ODU0 ODU4/ODU2/ODU1/ODU0 ODU4/ODU2/ODU0 ODU4/ODU1/ODU0 ODU4/ODU0 ODU3/ODU2/ODU1/ODU0 ODU3/ODU1/ODU0 ODU3/ODU0

OC-768, STM-256

OC-192, STM-64

OC-48, STM-16

OC-3, OC-12, STM-1, STM-4

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Modify Structure Button

 SONET/SDH Multiplexing allows the selection of SONET/SDH

multiplexing.Available with OTN-SONET/SDH and SONET/SDH BERT test applications.

Interface/Rate

or Embedded

SONET/SDH

OC-768 STS-768c, STS-192c, STS-48c, STS-12c, STS-3c, STS-1

STM-256 AU-4-256c, AU-4-64c, AU-4-16c, AU-4-4c, AU-4, AU-3

OC-192 STS-192c, STS-48c, STS-12c, STS-3c, STS-1

STM-64 AU-4-64c, AU-4-16c, AU-4-4c, AU-4, AU-3

OC-48 STS-48c, STS-12c, STS-3c, STS-1

STM-16 AU-4-16c, AU-4-4c, AU-4, AU-3

OC-12 STS-12c, STS-3c, STS-1

STM-4 AU-4-4c, AU-4, AU-3

OC-3 STS-3c, STS-1

STM-1 AU-4, AU-3

SONET/SDH Multiplexing

 Client allows the selection of either Pattern (default) or an EoOTN

(1GbE, 10GbE, 40GbE, 100GbE, or Ethernet (flex/GFP-F)) client. The client is set to Pattern for OTU3e1, and OTU3e2 parallel interfaces/rates and for all serial interfaces.

 Top ol og y allows the selection of the network test topology.

Coupled uses the same settings for both the TX and RX signals.

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For Ethernet Test Applications

 Interface/Rate choices depend on the selected test and the rates

available on the module.

Test Interface/Rate

RFC 2544 EtherBERT Traffic Gen & Mon Smart Loopback EtherSAM

 Connector is the module’s CFP interface.

Interface/Rate Connector

100GE (10 Lanes) [103.125Gbit/s] 100GE (4 Lanes) [103.125 Gbit/s] 40GE (4 Lanes) [41.25 Gbit/s]

CFP

CFP2 (100GE only)

Internal Loopback

EXFO CXP Adaptor (Remote CXP: EXFO CXP Adaptor)

EXFO CXP Adaptor (Remote CXP: Standard CXP)

 CFP: Use this configuration when an optical transceiver is inserted

in the CFP INTERFACE slot of the FTB-800v2 Series module.

 CFP2: Use this configuration when an EXFO CFP to CFP2 adapter is

inserted in the CFP INTERFACE slot of the FTB-800v2 Series module.

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FTB-800v2 Series

Testing Unit

Internal Loopback

Modify Structure Button

 EXFO CXP Adaptor (Remote CXP: EXFO CXP Adaptor): Use this

configuration when an EXFO CFP to CXP adapter is inserted in the CFP Interface slot of the FTB-800v2 Series module and connects to a far end DUT that is also equipped with an EXFO CFP to CXP adaptor.

 EXFO CXP Adaptor (Remote CXP: Standard CXP): Use this

configuration when an EXFO CFP to CXP adapter is inserted in the CFP Interface slot of the FTB-800v2 Series module and connects to a far end DUT that supports standard CXP interface.

 Internal Loopback: Use this configuration to perform a loopback

before the CFP connector of each physical lane without interfacing with the optical transceiver.

Note: The Internal Loopback connector selection allows the isolation of the

FTB-1v2 Pro module CFP slot electrical interface from the CFP device. This can be useful in isolating a problem to a faulty CFP device.

 Framing, available for EtherBERT test application, allows the selection

of the test framing type; otherwise the framing is set to Framed Layer 2. See Network on page 109 for more information on frame format.

 Framed Layer 2 (default): Frames of x bytes that complies with

IEEE 802a Ethernet II standard. To set the frame length, see Frame Size on page 75 for EtherBERT (Ethernet and EoOTN), and page 114 for RFC 2544.

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Modify Structure Button

 20 Unframed PCS: Independent infinite length test pattern in each

PCS lane (no blocks and no lane markers). Available with 100GE (4 and 10 Lanes).

 10 Unframed CAUI: Independent infinite length test pattern in

each CAUI lane (no blocks). Available with 100GE (10 Lanes).

 4 Unframed XLAUI: Independent infinite length test pattern in

each XLAUI lane (no blocks). Available with 40GE (4 Lanes).

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Modify Structure Button

 Loopback Mode

Note: Only available for Smart Loopback Ethernet test application.

Transparent (Pseudo-Physical) check box when selected (cleared by default), determines that the Smart Loopback operates as a physical loopback by transmitting all received frames unaltered and without discrimination. When the check box is cleared, the Loopback mode is selectable from Loopback on page 145.

In transparent mode, the Network tab and the Ping & Trace Route functions are not available.

Note: The Transparent mode is intended to be used for point-to-point topology;

not for switched or routed networks. Use the Transparent mode with caution because all received frames are looped back without discrimination.

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BERT and Unframed BERT

Note: Available with Pattern client.

From the Te st menu, tap Setup, Test Configurator, and tap on the BERT or Unframed BERT block.

Pattern

The icon next to the Pattern label indicates the status of the received pattern signal. Refer to Status Bar on page 18 for more information.

 TX Rate, available with ODUflex mapped to pattern, allows the

selection of the transmission rate. Unit choices are %, Kbit/s, Mbit/s, and Gbit/s (default).

 Coupled RX to TX check box, when selected (default), allows

coupling both the TX and RX signal with the same test pattern.

For a framed test, the Coupled RX to TX check box is selected and cannot be cleared.

BERT and Unframed BERT

For an unframed test, the Coupled RX to TX check box is selectable (selected by default) when All Lanes is selected.

 RX Pattern Analysis check box is available with a framed test. When

selected (default), monitors the received traffic pattern. When not selected, analyzes the live traffic without test pattern thus squelching the pattern loss, bit error, and no traffic indications.

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 TX Pattern/RX Pattern sets respectively the TX and RX test pattern.

The pattern is set for all lanes for parallel interface.

Tes t

OTN BERT - framed PRBS9, PRBS15, PRBS20, PRBS23, PRBS31 (default),

OTN BERT - unframed PRBS9, PRBS11, PRBS15, PRBS20, PRBS23,

OTN-SONET/SDH BERT, SONET/SDH BERT

a. Square Wave patterns are only available when the All Lanes check box is selected.

Not available with 20 Unframed Physical Lanes.

Null Client, and User Pattern.

PRBS31 (default), Square Wave 1 zero/one, Square Wave 2 zeros/ones, Square Wave 4 zeros/ones, Square Wave 8 zeros/ones, and Square Wave 16 zeros/ones

PRBS9, PRBS11, PRBS15, PRBS20, PRBS23, PRBS31, 1111, 1100, 1010, 0000, 1in8, 1in16, 2in8, and User Pattern.

When User Pattern is selected, enter the payload pattern hexadecimal value.

 Invert check box, when selected (cleared by default), inverts the test

pattern meaning that every 0 will be changed for 1 and every 1 for 0. For example, the pattern 1100 will be sent as 0011.

 All Lanes check box is available with an unframed test with parallel

interface. When selected, it allows to set the same TX and/or RX test pattern for all lanes. When All Lanes check box is cleared (default), a different test pattern may be set for each lane.

When the All Lanes check box is cleared, for an unframed test, the following pattern settings are available for each lane.

 TX Pattern/RX Pattern: Select the test pattern from the list for each

lane and direction (TX and RX). Choices are PRBS9, PRBS11, PRBS15, PRBS20, PRBS23, and PRBS31 (default).

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 Invert check box, when selected (cleared by default), inverts the test

pattern meaning that every 0 will be changed for 1 and every 1 for 0. For example, the pattern 1100 will be sent as 0011.

 Pattern Sync icon indicates the status of the received signal pattern.

Refer to Status Bar on page 18 for more information.

Bit Error

 Pass/Fail Verdict allows to enable bit-error-rate pass/fail verdict by

selecting either Bit Error Count or Bit Error Rate. The default value is Disabled.

 BER Threshold allows to enter the threshold Count or Rate value that

will be used to declare the pass/fail verdict.

For Count, enter the maximum bit error count allowed before declaring a fail verdict: 0 (default) to 999999.

For Rate, enter the maximum bit error rate allowed before declaring a fail verdict: 1.0E-14 to 1.9E-01. The default value is 1.0E-12.

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Service Disruption

The Service Disruption Time (SDT) corresponds to the duration associated to a defect that occurred in the network. For example a disruption that occurs during a network switching from the active channels to the backup channels or vice versa.

Note: The service disruption measurements are cleared when changing the

criteria.

 Defect allows to choose on which layer and defect the service

disruption time test will be performed. Choices depend on the selected test path.

Layer Defect

Interface LOS

Section/RS LOF-S/RS-LOF, B1

Line/MS AIS-L/MS-AIS, RDI-L/MS-RDI, REI-L/MS-REI, B2

STS/AU Path AIS-P/AU-AIS, LOP-P/AU-LOP, RDI-P/HP-RDI, REI-P/HP-REI, B3, UNEQ-P/HP-UNEQ, PDI-P

(SONET)

OTL

FEC FEC CORR, FEC UNCORR

OTUk

ODUk

OPUk

BER Pattern Loss, Bit Error (default)

LOF, OOF, LOL, LOR, OOR, Inv. Marker, FAS

AIS, LOF, OOF, LOM, OOM, BDI, IAE, BIAE, BIP-8, BEI, FA S, MFAS

AIS, OCI, LCK, BDI, BIP-8, BEI, FSF, BSF, FSD, BSD

AIS, CSF, PLMc, MSIMd, LOOMFIde, OOMFIde, OMFI

a. The service disruption time measurement is available per lane for OTL defects at the exception of LOL

which is global for all lanes. Refer to OTL-SDT on page 215 for results per lanes. b. Only available on the top layer. c. Available when the PLM check box is selected (refer to page 89 for more information). d. Available with multiplex test only. e. Available with OPU4 only.

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Note: The Service Disruption Time measurement supports a parent defect

approach where the SDT measurement is triggered when the selected defect or a higher defect in the signal structure hierarchy is detected. For example, if Bit Error is selected, an OPU AIS error will trigger a SDT event.

 No Defect Time (ms) represents the period without any defects before

stopping SDT measurement: 0.005 ms to 2000 ms (default is 300 ms).

 Disruption Monitoring check box when selected (disabled by

default) enables the disruption time measurements. However, the measurement will only start if the test is already started, or when the test will be started.

Note: Clearing the Disruption Monitoring check box will stop the measurement

without clearing the results. The disruption monitoring is automatically stopped without clearing results when the test is stopped. However, starting the test again while the Disruption Monitoring check box is selected will reset the results before restarting.

 Pass/Fail Verdict check box when selected (cleared by default)

enables service disruption pass/fail verdict and allows to set the threshold value.

 SDT Threshold (ms) allows to enter the SDT threshold value that will

be used to declare the pass/fail verdict: 0.001 to 299999.999 ms (default is 50 ms). For EtherBERT, the minimum value is adjusted with respect to the No Traffic Time.

Restore < Test Application > Defaults

Reverts the current test application to its default factory settings.

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CFP/CFP2

The CFP/CFP2 tab gives hardware information related to the inserted CFP/CFP2 module.

From the Te st menu, tap Setup, Test Configurator, tap on the interface block, and on the CFP/CFP2 tab.

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Clock

Allows the configuration of the clock synchronization.

From the Te st menu, tap Setup, Test Configurator, and tap on the clock block.

Clock Synchronization

Clock Mode allows to select the source clock that will be used for transmission (TX).

 Internal: Internal clock of the unit (STRATUM 3).

 External: Clock signal from the EXT CLK port.

 Backplane: Clock from another module on the platform. The other

module must support the backplane clock feature and must be enabled. Not available when the Backplane Clock check box is selected (see page 71).

Ext Clock In

Clock

Note: Available when the Clock Mode is set to External.

Allows to set the external clock for test synchronization.

 Interface Type allows the selection of the clock interface:

DS1 (default), E1, or 2MHz.

Ext Clock In on a green background indicates that a valid clock is received on the EXT CLK port

LOS on a red background indicates that the clock is not valid on the EXT CLK port.

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Clock

 Ter mi na ti on mode specifies how the module is connected to the

synchronization signal. The Te rm in at io n mode is set to TERM for 2MHz and configurable for DS1 and E1.

For DS1:

 TERM provides an input that terminates the DS1 signal.

 DSX-MON provides high-input impedance and compensation for

resistive loss. This setting is useful for monitoring DS1 signals at DSX monitor points, which are resistor-isolated.

 BRIDGE provides high-input impedance for bridging lines that are

already terminated. This setting is useful for bridging directly across copper cable pairs.

For E1:

 TERM provides an input that terminates the E1 signal.

 MON provides high-input impedance and compensation for

resistive loss. This setting is useful for monitoring E1 signals at monitor points, which are resistor-isolated.

 BRIDGE provides high-input impedance for bridging lines that are

already terminated. This setting is useful for bridging directly across copper cable pairs.

 Line Coding allows the selection of the interface line coding.

For DS1: AMI and B8ZS (default). For E1: AMI and HDB3 (default).

 Framing: Allows the selection of the interface framing.

For DS1: SF, SLC-96, and ESF (default). For E1: PCM30 (default), PCM30 CRC-4, PCM31, and PCM31 CRC-4.

 Frequency (MHz) displays the frequency of the received signal rate.

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 Offset (ppm) displays the positive or negative frequency offset

between the standard rate specification and the rate from the received signal. The background color is used to indicate if the received clock meets (green) or not (red) the standard rate specification.

Signal Standard Rate specification

DS1 1544000 ± 8 bit/s (± 4.6 ppm)

E1 2048000 ± 10 bit/s (± 4.6 ppm)

2MHz 2048000 ± 10 bit/s (± 4.6 ppm)

Ext Clock Out

Note: Available when the Clock Mode is set to Internal, or Backplane.

Allows to set the clock generated on the EXT CLK port.

 Interface Type allows the selection of the clock interface:

DS1 (default), E1, and 2MHz.

Clock

Ext Clock Out on a green background indicates that a valid clock is generated on the EXT CLK port.

LOC on a red background indicates that no clock is generated on the EXT CLK port.

 LBO (Line Build Out), available with DS1 only, allows the selection of

the interface Line Build Out that meets the interface requirements over the full range of cable lengths: DSX-1 (0-133 ft) (default),

DSX-1 (133-266 ft), DSX-1 (266-399 ft), DSX-1 (399-533 ft), and DSX-1 (533-655 ft).

 Line Coding, available with DS1 and E1, allows the selection of the

interface line coding.

For DS1: AMI and B8ZS (default). For E1: AMI and HDB3 (default).

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Clock

 Framing, available with DS1 and E1, allows the selection of the

interface framing.

For DS1: SF, SLC-96, and ESF (default). For E1: PCM30 (default), PCM30 CRC-4, PCM31, and PCM31 CRC-4.

Clock Output (LS)

Note: Available with OTU3/OTU3e1/OTU3e2/40GE (4 Lanes) and OTU4/100GE

(10 Lanes) interface/rate.

Frequency (MHz) displays the frequency of the generated clock signal on the CLOCK OUT LOW SPEED port.

Clock Out indicates that a clock is generated on the CLOCK OUT LOW SPEED port (green) or not (red).

Note: Refer to CFP/CFP2 Reference Clock (MHz) on page 253 for more

information.

Note: The Ref Out clock port provides a consistent reference for eye diagram

optical devices. This clock is not generated by the optical devices thus impacting the accuracy of the different measurements derived from the eye diagram. As such this port should be used for basic measurement and not for optical device formal qualification.

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Clock Output (HS)

Note: Available with OTU4/100GE (4 Lanes) interface/rate.

Frequency (MHz) displays the frequency of the generated clock signal on the CLOCK OUT HIGH SPEED port.

Clock Out indicates that a clock is generated on the CLOCK OUT HIGH SPEED port (green) or not (red).

Note: Refer to CFP/CFP2 Reference Clock (MHz) on page 253 for more

information.

Backplane

Note: Available when the Clock Mode is set to External or Internal.

Backplane Clock check box allows, when selected (cleared by default), to enable the backplane clock based on the selected clock mode.

Clock

Backplane indicates that the background clock is generated (green) or disabled (gray).

LOC on a red background indicates, when the backplane clock is enabled, that the synchronization is not possible with the selected reference clock.

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EtherBERT and Unframed BERT

From the Te st menu, tap Setup, Test Configurator, and tap on the EtherBERT or Unframed BERT block.

LINK

Note: Available with OTN BERT test application with Ethernet client (EoOTN).

A green/red arrow is used to indicate the status of the link at the PCS level:

 A green arrow indicates that the link is up.

 A red arrow indicates alarms at the PCS level, the link is down.

The Local Fault Detected, Local Fault Received, Remote Fault, LOA (OTU4), Hi-BER (OTU4), LOBL1027B (OTU3), Hi-BER1027B (OTU3),

and LOAML1027B (OTU3) alarms are displayed. Refer to Ethernet on page 173, Ethernet - PCS Lanes on page 175, and Transcoding on page 203 for more information.

Restore < Test Application > Defaults

Note: Available with OTN BERT test application with Ethernet client (EoOTN).

Reverts the current test application to its default factory settings.

Pattern

 Coupled RX to TX check box, when selected (default), couples both

the TX and RX signal with the same test pattern.

 RX Pattern Analysis check box, when selected (default), monitors the

received traffic pattern and Round-Trip Latency. See BER on page 171 for more information.

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 TX Pattern/RX Pattern: Select the test pattern from the list for each

direction (TX and RX) if required. Choices are PRBS9, PRBS11, PRBS15, PRBS20, PRBS23, PRBS31 (default), and User Pattern.

When User Pattern is selected, enter the payload pattern hexadecimal value.

 Invert check box, when selected (cleared by default), inverts the

generated/expected test pattern meaning that every 0 will be changed for 1 and every 1 for 0. For example, the pattern 1100 will be sent as

0011.

Bit Error

 Pass/Fail Verdict allows to enable and configure bit error rate/count

threshold prior to run the test. This allows for a simple pass/fail verdict, leaving no room for misinterpretation of the test results. To enable the pass/fail verdict, select either Bit Error Countor Bit Error Rate (default is Disabled).

 BER Threshold allows to enter the threshold Count or Rate value that

will be used to declare the pass/fail verdict.

For Count, enter the maximum bit error count allowed before declaring a fail verdict: 0 (default) to 999999.

For Rate, enter the maximum bit error rate allowed before declaring a fail verdict: 1.0E-14 to 1.9E-01. The default value is 1.0E-12.

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Service Disruption

 No Traffic Time (ms) represents the time between two Ethernet

Frames that is acceptable without raising an alarm including a Service Disruption event: 0.005 ms to 1000 ms in step of 0.005 ms (default is 50 ms).

 Disruption Monitoring check box when selected (disabled by

default) enables the disruption time measurements. However, the measurement will only start if the test is already started, or when the test will be started.

Note: Clearing the Disruption Monitoring check box will stop the measurement

 Pass/Fail Verdict allows to enable and configure the SDT Threshold.

 SDT Threshold allows to configure the amount of time with no traffic

that is accepted before failing the test: 0.005 to 299999.995 ms in step of 0.005 ms (default is 50 ms). The threshold value cannot be less than the No Traffic Time value.

Shaping

 TX Rate allows the selection of the transmission rate in percentage of

utilization (100% by default), Mbit/s, Gbit/s, Frame/s, or IFG. For Ethernet, the maximum percentage is 105% depending on the frame size selected.

 Enable TX check box is automatically selected when starting the test

allowing stream generation; automatically cleared when the test stops. The Enable TX check box may also be selected or cleared while the test is running.

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Ethernet Frame

EtherBERT and Unframed BERT

Frame Size (Bytes) allows to enter the frame size for Ethernet test applications. The range is from 64 application and 48

to 16000 for EoOTN.

to 160002 for EtherBERT test

The following table lists each component that may affect the minimum frame size values.

Component Description

VLAN 4 bytes per VLAN (up to 3 VLAN for EtherBERT test

UDP 8 bytes

Ethernet Header 14 bytes

IPv4 20 bytes

IPv6 40 bytes

application and only 1 VLAN for EoOTN client)

Note: Sending traffic with frame size >1518 in switched network may result in

losing all frames.

1. The minimum frame size will be adjusted according to the frame structure and components selected.

2. The maximum frame size is limited to 10000 for 10/100/1000Mbps electrical interface.

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Note: The following frame parameters are only available for OTN BERT test

application with Ethernet client (EoOTN).

 Source MAC Address is the module default and unique Source Media

Access Control (MAC) address that is automatically given to the stream. Tap the Source MAC Address field if the stream MAC address has to be changed and enter the new MAC address.

 Destination MAC Address is the destination MAC address for the

stream. The default setting is the MAC address of the port. Ta p the Destination MAC Address field if the stream MAC address has to be changed and enter the new MAC address.

 VLAN ID check box, when selected (cleared by default), allows the

configuration of the following VLAN parameters. Selecting the VLAN check box affects the Frame Size value.

 VLAN ID sets the VLAN ID. Choices are 0 through 4095 (default

is 2). Refer to VLAN ID and Priority on page 402 for more information.

 Priority sets the VLAN user priority. Choices are 0 (default) to 7.

Refer to VLAN ID and Priority on page 402 for more information.

 Typ e indicates the supported VLAN Ethernet type which is 0x8100.

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EtherSAM - Burst

Note: The Burst settings are only available for configuration when the Burst Test

check box is selected (see page 79).

From the Te st menu, tap Setup, Test Configurator, tap on the test block, and on the Burst tab.

Note: The burst configuration parameters are defined globally for all services but

CBS, EBS, and Burst Max Rate parameters are as per each service configuration.

Burst Sequence

The graphic illustrates the configured burst sequence that contains in order, from left to right:

 Refill Delay represents the pre-burst recuperation time in percentage

that is equal to the remaining percentage not used by the post-burt time (Refill Delay Ratio).

 Burst Frames represents the burst frame ratio in percentage that is

equal to the substraction of 100% - Burst/IR Frame Ratio.

 Refill Delay represents the post-burst recuperation time in percentage

that is equal to the configured Refill Delay Ratio.

 CIR or CIR+EIR Frames represents the percentage of transmission at

CIR or CIR+EIR rate. The CIR or CIR+EIR Frames percentage is equal to the configured Burst/IR Frame Ratio.

 The “. . .” next to the burst sequence indicates that the burst sequence

is repeated the number of times specified in the Number of Burst Sequence field.

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Parameters

 Number of Burst Sequence is the number of times, 1 to 100 (default is

2), the burst sequence will be repeated for the CBS and EBS tests.

 Refill Delay Ratio (%) is the percentage of time required to refill the

CBS/EBS token buckets. The refill delay ratio is used for post-burst delay and the remaining percentage is applied to the pre-burst delay. The Refill Delay Ratio is configurable from 0 to 100% (50% is the default as well as the standard’s minimum recommended value).

 Burst/IR Frame Ratio (%) is the percentage of frames transmitted at

CIR rate for the CBS test and the percentage of frames transmitted at CIR+EIR rate for the EBS test. The Burst/IR Frame Ratio is

configurable from 10 to 90% (90% is the default as well as the standard’s recommended percentage value).

Table

Note: Test time values are only displayed for enabled services.

 Service No indicates the service number.

 Service Name indicates the name of the service.

 Direction, available with Dual Test Set, indicates results from local to

remote (L -> R) and remote to local (R -> L).

 CBS Test Time (s) indicates the total time required to perform all burst

sequence iterations of the CBS test for this service.

 EBS Test Time (s) indicates the total time required to perform all burst

sequence iterations of the EBS test for this service.

 Total Burst Test Time (s) indicates the total time required to perform

all burst sequence iterations of both CBS and EBS tests for this service.

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EtherSAM - Global

From the Te st menu, tap Setup, Test Configurator, tap on the test block, and on the Global tab.

Dual Test Set

 Dual Test Set (DTS) check box when selected (cleared by default)

enables EtherSAM Dual Test Set. Once Dual Test Set is enabled, use the Discover Remote button to select a remote unit.

Note: Alternatively it is possible to use the Discover Remote button to connect to a

remote module and automatically enable the Dual Test Set. For more details, refer to Discover Remote Button on page 312.

Disconnected indicates that there is no connection established with a remote module.

Connected indicates that the connection is established with a remote module.

 Discover Remote button allows to discover remote modules

supporting Remote Loopback and/or Dual Test Set. For more details, see Discover Remote Button on page 312.

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Subtests

 Service Configuration Test verifies if the network configuration is

correct for each service before starting a long term test (Service Configuration Test). To test the network configuration, a ramp test and/or a burst tests is/are generated for each configured service.

 Seconds per Service indicates the Service Configuration Test

duration in seconds based on the configured Services, Ramp, and Burst settings.

 Ramp Test check box when selected (default):

In the first stage of the test, when CIR check box is selected (see SLA Parameters on page 131), the throughput is increased incrementally in steps until the CIR level is reached. During the first stage, the maximum Jitter, Latency, Frame Loss, and throughput are measured and are compared to the SLA thresholds to declare a pass/fail verdict.

In the second stage of the test, when the CIR+EIR check box is selected (see SLA Parameters on page 131), the throughput is increased to the CIR+EIR level to compare against expected maximum throughput threshold to declare a pass/fail verdict.

In the third stage of the test, when the Traffic Policing check box is selected (see Test Parameters on page 130), the throughput is increased one step over the CIR+EIR if selected otherwise over the CIR to compare against expected maximum throughput threshold to declare a pass/fail verdict.

The ramp test procedure is generated for each enabled service.

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 Burst Test check box when selected (cleared by default) verifies

that the expected burst size can be transmitted at maximum burst rate with minimal loss.

CBS (Committed Burst Size) check box when selected (see SLA Parameters on page 131), verifies the performance of a committed

burst size at CIR’s average TX rate.

EBS (Excess Burst Size) check box when selected (see SLA

Parameters on page 131), verifies the performance of an excess burst size at CIR+EIR’s average TX rate.

The maximum Jitter, Latency, Frame Loss, and throughput are measured. For CBS, the Jitter, Latency, and Frame Loss is compared to the SLA thresholds to declare a pass/fail verdict. For EBS, the throughput is compared to the SLA thresholds to declare a pass/fail verdict.

The burst test procedure is generated for each enabled service.

 Service Performance Test check box when selected (default) verifies

that the SLA parameters (see SLA Parameters on page 131) are met over time by running multiple services simultaneously. The maximum Jitter, Latency, Frame Loss, and average throughput are measured and compared to the configured thresholds to declare pass/fail verdicts. The Service Performance Test is only per formed for services that have their CIR check box selected.

Subtest Duration allows to set the duration time, in HH:MM:SS format, for the Service Performance Test (default is 10 minutes).

 Global Test Duration Estimate indicates the total estimate duration of

the test.

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Global Options

 Per Direction Configuration check box when selected (default)

specifies that the values can be configured independently for each direction (local to remote and remote to local) for Dual Test Set. When the Per Direction Configuration check box is cleared the configuration will be coupled and the values apply to both directions.

Note: For Dual Test Set the Per Direction Configuration is only available when

the communication with the remote module is established.

 Pass/Fail Verdict check box when selected (default) enables the

pass/fail verdict. A global pass/fail verdict is given for the EtherSAM test, Service Configuration, and Service performance (for each service). The pass/fail verdict is based on the following criteria: Frame Loss, Max Jitter, Round-Trip Latency, and Average RX Rate.

Restore EtherSAM Defaults

Reverts the current test application to its default factory settings.

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EtherSAM - Ramp

Note: The Ramp tab is only available for configuration when the Ramp Test

check box is selected (see page 79).

From the Te st menu, tap Setup, Test Configurator, tap on the test block, and on the Ramp tab.

Note: The ramp configuration parameters are defined globally for all services but

the presence of CIR+EIR, and Traffic Policing steps are as per each service configuration. CIR, CIR+EIR, and Traffic Policing steps are part of the step list as soon as they are enabled for at least one service even if that service is not enabled.

Dynamic Ramp

The graphic displays the percentage of each CIR level step in time.

Step Time

The step time is the test duration for each ramp step: 5 (default) to 60 seconds.

Ramp Duration

The ramp duration indicates the total time required to perform all the ramp steps for each service.

Add Step

Allows to add a new ramp step. Enter the CIR percentage from 1 to 99. A maximum of 7 pre CIR steps can be added in the ramp configuration.

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Delete Step

Allows to delete a step from the ramp. Select the step from the list and tap on Delete.

Defaults

Reverts the ramp configuration to its default factory settings.

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Frequency

From the Te st menu, tap Setup, Test Configurator, tap on the interface block, and on the Frequency tab.

TX Frequency

 TX Frequency (GHz) indicates the frequency (actual frequency +

Frequency offset) used for transmission.

 Offset (ppm) check box, when selected (cleared by default), allows to

set the frequency offset that will be generated. Use the “+” or “-” button to respectively increment or decrement the frequency offset value based on the defined Increment/Decrement Size, or directly type the frequency offset value in the field. The range is ±120 ppm for Ethernet test applications, ±50 ppm for Transport Framed, and ±120 ppm for Transport Unframed test applications.

Frequency

Interface Frequency Offset

OTU3 ± 50 ppm (Framed)

OTU3e1 44571000000 bit/s

OTU3e2 44583000000 bit/s

OTU4 111810000000 bit/s

a. The frequency offset range is guaranteed for a source signal at 0 ppm. In the event

that the source signal already has an offset, then the output signal may exhibit an offset larger than the range specified.

 Step Size (ppm) allows to set the increment/decrement value (from

± 120 ppm (Unframed)

Nominal Frequency

43018413559 bit/s

0.1 to either 50 or 120 depending on the test configuration) that will be used when changing the frequency offset with the “+” or “-” button.

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Frequency

Note: The following frequency statistics are available for each lane.

RX Frequency

 Frequency (GHz) indicates the frequency of the input signal.

 Offset (ppm) indicates the frequency offset between the standard rate

specification and the rate at the input signal.

Note: For bo t h Frequency and Offset the following background colors are used.

Background color Description

Green The frequency is in range.

Red The frequency is out-of-range or LOC Lane. LOC is also

Gray Pending state.

 Max. Negative Offset (ppm) indicates the maximum negative

frequency offset between the standard rate specification and the rate from the received signal.

displayed.

 Max. Positive Offset (ppm) indicates the maximum positive

frequency offset between the standard rate specification and the rate from the received signal.

Note: Refer to Interface on page 183 for more information on standard rate

specifications.

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FTFL/PT

From the Te st menu, tap Setup, Test Configurator, tap on the signal block, and on the FTFL/PT tab.

ODUx Buttons

Tap on an ODUx button to select the multiplexed level.

FTFL

Allows the configuration of the Forward and Backward ODU Fault Type Fault Location (FTFL) to be generated.

 Fault Indication and Fault Indication Code allow the selection of the

FTFL fault indicator message/code (byte 0 for forward, byte 128 for backward) to be generated.

Fault Indication Fault Indication Code (Hex)

No fault 00 (default)

Signal fail 01

Signal Degrade 02

Reserved 03

FTFL/PT

a. Selecting Reserved will use the hexadecimal code 03 but, all codes from 03 to FF

are reserved for future international standardization.

Note: The Fault Indication Code field is automatically updated when the Fault

Indication is changed and vice versa.

 Operator Identifier allows editing the Operator Identifier to be

generated (bytes 1 to 9 for forward, bytes 129 to 137 for backward; 9 characters allowed). By default no Operator Identifier is defined.

 Operator Specific allows editing the Operator Specific to be

generated (bytes 10 to 127 for forward, bytes 138 to 255 for backward; 118 characters allowed). By default no Operator Specific is defined.

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FTFL/PT

Note: Changing the payload type (PT) does not alter the signal structure; it only

modifies the OH value that is generated.

 Payload Type and Code

Generated: Allows to select the payload signal type to be generated either by selecting the payload type from the list or by entering its code in hexadecimal (00 to FF.).

Expected: Allows to select the expected payload signal type.

Note: Codes not listed in the table are reserved for future standardization

(Reserved For International Standardization).

Payload type Hex Code

Reserved for International Standardization

Experimental mapping 01 0000 0001

Asynchronous CBR mapping 02 0000 0010

Bit Synchronous CBR mapping 03 0000 0011

ATM mapping 04 0000 0100

GFP mapping 05 0000 0101

Virtual Concatenation Signal 06 0000 0110

PCS Codeword Transparent Ethernet 07 0000 0111

FC-1200 into ODU2e 08 0000 1000

GFP mapping into extended OPU2 09 0000 1001

OC-3/STM-1 into ODU0 0A 0000 1010

OC-12/STM-4 into ODU0 0B 0000 1011

FC-100 into ODU0 0C 0000 1100

FC-200 into ODU1 0D 0000 1101

FC-400 into ODUflex 0E 0000 1110

00 0000 0000

MSB

1234

LSB

5678

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FTFL/PT

Payload type Hex Code

FC-800 into ODUflex 0F 0000 1111

Bit Stream with Octet Timing mapping 10 0001 0000

Bit Stream Without Octet Timing mapping 11 0001 0001

IB SDR mapping into ODUflex 12 0001 0010

IB DDR mapping into ODUflex 13 0001 0011

IB QDR mapping into ODUflex 14 0001 0100

ODU Multiplex with ODTUjk 20 0010 0000

ODU Multiplex with ODTUk.ts/ODTUjk 21 0010 0001

Not Available

Reserved Codes for Proprietary Use

NULL Test Signal mapping FD 1111 1101

PRBS Test Signal mapping FE 1111 1110

a. Selecting Reserved for International Standardization will use the hexadecimal code 00 but, all codes

not listed in the previous table at the exception of those covered in notes b and c are reserved for future standardization.

b. Selecting Not Available will use the hexadecimal code 55 but, 66 and FF are also Not Available payload

types.

c. Selecting Reserved Proprietary will use the hexadecimal code 80 but, all codes from 80 to 8F are

reserved proprietary payload types.

55 0101 0101

80 1000 0000

MSB

1234

LSB

5678

Note: The Code field is automatically updated when the Payload Type is

changed and vice versa.

 OPU-PLM, when selected, enables the OPU-PLM alarm analysis.

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GFP-F/GFP-T

Note: Only available with Ethernet 1GbE, 10GbE, or Ethernet (flex/GFP-F) client.

From the Te st menu, tap Setup, Test Configurator, and tap on the GFP-F/GFP-T block.

Note: Refer to Generic Framing Procedure (GFP) on page 381 for more

information on Client Data and Client Management frames.

 CDF pFCS (Client Data Frames payload Frame Check Sequence)

enables the presence of the payload FCS for the client frames. This setting is only available with Ethernet (flex/GFP-F) client.

 CMF pFCS (Client Management Frames payload FCS) enables the

presence of the payload FCS for the management frames. The CMF pFCS check box is automatically cleared when injecting FDI or RDI alarms.

 EXI (Extension Header Identifier) allows the selection of the type of

GFP Extension Header. Choices are Null (0000) - (Default) and Linear (0001). EXI is only configurable with Ethernet (flex/GFP-F) client.

 CID (Channel IDentifier) selects the communication channel used for

the signal transmission for both Client Data and Client Management frames. Choices are from 0 (default) through 255. CID is only available when EXI is set to Linear.

The status Mismatch is displayed next to the CID value when the TX and RX CID values differ.

 Delta indicates the GFP state machine synchronization parameter.

Delta is set to 1.

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EXFO FTB-IQS-85100G User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Certification Information

Features

Conventions

2 Safety Information

Additional Laser Safety Information

Installation Instruction Warnings

3 Getting Started

Inserting and Removing Test Modules

Turning On the Unit

Starting the Module Application

4 Physical Interfaces and LEDs

Supported Rates

CFP Interface

Fibre Cables Connection

EXT CLK

Clock Out

LEDs

Main Application Window

Main Window

Status Bar

Title Bar

Test Control

Test M e n u

Application Buttons

Keyboard Usage

6 Test Setup - Test Applications

OTN BERT

OTN-SONET/SDH BERT

SONET/SDH BERT

EtherSAM (Y.1564)

RFC 2544

EtherBERT

Traffic Gen & Mon

Smart Loopback

7 Selecting and Starting a Test

Transport Test Applications

Ethernet Test Applications

Test Configurator Overview

Modify Structure Button

BERT and Unframed BERT

CFP/CFP2

Clock

EtherBERT and Unframed BERT

EtherSAM - Burst

EtherSAM - Global

EtherSAM - Ramp

Frequency

FTFL/PT

GFP-F/GFP-T