User ManualTable of ContentsSetting the Interfaces11Setting DSn Transmit Interface12Setting SONET Transmit Interface14Setting Jitter Transmit Interface17Setting Wander Transmit Interface19DSn Wander (2 Mb/s)19SONET Wander (STS-3, OC-3, OC-12, OC-48)20Setting SONET THRU Mode21Using Smart Test23Setting DSn Receive Interface25Setting SONET Receive Interface27Setting Jitter Receive Interface28Setting Extended Jitter Receive Interface29Setting Wander Receive Interface30Selecting Test Features31Using Transmit Overhead Setup32Using Receive Overhead Monitor34Setting Overhead Trace Messages36Generating Overhead Sequences37Using Receive Overhead Capture39Adding Frequency Offset to SONET Signal41SONET Line Rate Offset41Tributary Offset ±100 ppm42Adding Frequency Offset to the DSn Signal43Setting up Signaling Bits44Transmit a 2 Mb/s signal with user-defined signaling bits44Transmit a DS1 payload signal with user-defined signaling bits45DSn Operation45SONET Operation46Setting Transmit Structured Payload/Test Signal47Signaling48Setting Receive Structured Payload/Test Signal49Setting Transmit N x 64 kb/s/N x 56 kb/s Structured Payload/Test Signal50Signaling51Setting Receive N x 64 kb/s/N x 56 kb/s Structured Payload/Test Signal52Inserting an External DSn Payload/Test Signal53Insert 34 Mb/s & DS353Insert 2 Mb/s or DS1 (Unstructured SONET Payload)54Insert 2 Mb/s or DS1 (Structured SONET Payload or Structured DSn)54Structured SONET Payload55Dropping an External Payload/Test Signal56Drop 34 Mb/s & DS356Drop 2 Mb/s /DS1 (Unstructured SONET Payload)57Drop 2 Mb/s/DS1 (Structured SONET Payload or Structured DSn57Structured SONET Payload58Structured DSn58Adding Errors & Alarms at the SONET Interface59Adding Errors & Alarms to the DSn Interface/ DSn Payload60Using FEAC Codes61Transmit an FEAC code61To View FEAC Messages62Setting DSn Spare Bits63Adding Pointer Adjustments64T1.105/GR-253 Pointer Sequences Explained65Initialization Period66Cool Down Period66Sequence (Measurement) Period66Periodic Test Sequences66Using Pointer Graph Test Function71Stressing Optical Clock Recovery Circuits73Generating Automatic Protection Switch Messages74Inserting & Dropping Data Communications Channel75Making Measurements77Using Overhead BER Test Function78Test Timing79Making SONET Analysis Measurements80Making DSn Analysis Measurements81Measuring Frequency82Measuring Optical Power83Measuring Round Trip Delay84Monitoring Signaling Bits86D4 and SLC-96 payloads86ESF Payloads86Measuring Service Disruption Time87Results Displayed89Performing a SONET Tributary Scan90Performing an SONET Alarm Scan92Performing a DSn Alarm Scan93Measuring Jitter94Measuring Extended Jitter96Measuring Wander97Make the Measurement97View the Results98Measuring Jitter Tolerance99Make the Measurement99View the Results101Measuring Jitter Transfer102Achieve the required accuracy:102Perform Jitter Transfer Calibration103Start the Jitter Transfer Measurement105View the Results106Storing, Logging and Printing107Saving Graphics Results to Instrument Store108Recalling Stored Graph Results109Viewing the Bar Graph Display111Viewing the Graphics Error and Alarm Summaries113Logging Graph Displays115Log to an External Printer115Log to the Disk Drive116Logging Results117Test Period Logging117Error Event Logging117Logging on Demand120Logging Jitter Tolerance Results122Logging Jitter Transfer Results124Logging Results to Parallel (Centronics) Printer126Logging Results to HP-IB Printer127Logging Results to Internal Printer128Logging Results to RS-232-C Printer129Printing Results from Disk130Print from DOS Prompt130Print from Windows130Connecting an HP 850C DeskJet Printer to a Parallel Port131Changing Internal Printer Paper132Cleaning Internal Printer Print Head135Using Instrument and Disk Storage137Storing Configurations in Instrument Store138Titling Configuration in Instrument Store139Recalling Configurations from Instrument Store140Formatting a Disk141Labeling a Disk142Managing Files and Directories on Disk143Creating a Directory on Disk143Accessing Directories and Files144Renaming a File on Disk146Deleting a File on Disk147Deleting a Directory on Disk148Adding Descriptors to Disk Files149Saving Graphics Results to Disk150Saving Data Logging to Disk152Saving Configurations to Disk153Recalling Configuration from Disk154Recalling Graphics Results from Disk155Copying Configuration from Instrument Store to Disk156Copying Configuration from Disk to Instrument Store158Copying Graphics Results from Instrument Store to Disk160Selecting and Using "Other" Features163Coupling Transmit and Receive Settings164Setting Time & Date165Enabling Keyboard Lock166Enabling Beep on Received Error167Suspending Test on Signal Loss168Setting Error Threshold Indication169Setting Screen Brightness and Color170Dumping Display to Disk171Running Self Test173Run ALL TESTS173Run Confidence TESTS174STS-1 SPE Background Patterns177ETSI/ANSI Terminology179ETSI/ANSI Conversion and Equivalent Terms180Introduction180Size: 1.54 MBPages: 190Language: EnglishOpen manual