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ANT-5 SDH Access Tester User`s Guide

1. The propagation of delays can fFx4 OK pm ER 00 00 06 7 7d significantly affect the Quality of Delay Service QoS Delays in the network are characterised by the round trip delay time This is the time taken for a signal to transmit from the transmitter Result to the receiver on a loop back and is achieved by sending a known payload across the network Factors affecting delay include the type of Network LL Element deployed and the line length _ Setup Results Actions Delay measurements start when the start button is pressed and measurements continue to repeat until the test is stopped The Result shows the latest value there is no history If a good signal is received the units for the result are displayed in ys if the result is less than 1 ms or ms if it is greater Where there is no valid result an asterisk is displayed or alternatively the cause of the problem is displayed if the result is due to signal problems e g LOS Note 1 When the Delay Measurement is turned on the PRBS button contains the word Delay on the signal structure page which is greyed out Note 2 The Delay result will display Error if the transmit settings do not match the receive settings when the test is started Nx64 The ANT 5 can perform BER testing on a single user selectable 64k timeslot where each timeslot has traditionally been used to carry a voice channel alternatively multiple timeslo
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3. 4 Leave the ANT 5 switched off whilst the battery is charging An adequate charge will be reached within 3 hours and the ANT 5 will automatically switch to a trickle charge mode when fully charged 5 Repeat actions 2 3 and 4 for a second discharge recharge cycle 6 Re enable the timed Auto Power off feature if required Page 132 ANT 5 7 6 2 Troubleshooting Replacing the ANT 5 battery pack lf the rechargeable battery pack develops a fault it can be replaced locally in an appropriately equipped workshop where protection can be provided from contamination and static discharge Replacement battery packs can be obtained from your nearest JDSU Sales Office or Technical Assistance Centre The battery pack can be replaced as follows L WARNING Static Sensitive Lt Note Replacing the ANT 5 battery pack may unavoidably cause the setup information under the System and Preferences menus to return to their default settings However data can be retained if an external power supply is connected 1 Switch off the ANT 5 and disconnect all connections and the external mains power supply 2 Invert the ANT 5 so that the underside is uppermost and the front bumper is closest to you Take care to protect the screen and keyboard if the ANT 5 is placed on a hard surface 3 he battery compartment is located underneath the ANT 5 just behind the front bumper Access is provided by two screws at the rear edge of the battery compart
4. ATM SDLI Setup Tx View Channel A E 191 57 Format I Payload Type Test Cell Format The function and performance of other payload types must be considered separately For example the payload type for Channel B will be fixed payload data Note If you select AAL O as the payload type you can select a PRBS pattern as the The Test Cell Format standard is 97 Format For example this format is backward compatible with the ANT 20 Broadband Analyzer Generator module The 95 Format is backward compatible with equipment that uses legacy applications Page 112 ANT 5 Asynchronous Transfer Mode ATM 6 5 2 AAL 5 Setup lf AAL 5 was set as the Payload Type on the Header Setup additional parameters must be set 6 5 2 1 AAL 5 Trailer TX sets the AAL 5 trailer information AAL 5 Trailer Tx Enter the User to User Indication UU and 4 o D 255 Common Part Indicator CPI bytes Specify CH b 8 255 the two byte trailer length Length E 65535 The graphic below outlines the AAL 3 structure Length 1 1 2 4 octet octet octets octets PAD CPCS PDU trailer ATM header header 1 to 69539 octets Jet 48 octets 6 5 2 2 AAL 5 Payload Setup Tx Sets the Payload Type If you select Pattern DOE OTA as the payload type select the Pattern type if you select IP stacks select the stack type Payload Type Jup Stacks l mE l Stack Type loin The number in parenthesis is used to i
5. e if the instrument has been subjected to any stresses such as storage and transport where the permitted range limits were exceeded If the rechargeable battery pack develops a fault it can be replaced locally in an appropriately equipped workshop See Section 7 6 2 Replacing the ANT 5 battery pack for further details With the exception of the battery pack there are no user serviceable parts in the ANT 5 or its accessories Do not attempt to open the case of the instrument any attempt to do so will invalidate the warranty If maintenance or repair of the instrument is required contact the nearest JDSU Sales Office or Technical Assistance Centre For locality information visit our web site www jdsu com or contact the nearest Regional Sales Office as listed on the back of the manual Refer to Section 8 Customer support for further details ANT 5 1 5 7 1 6 1 6 1 1 6 2 Introduction General cleaning The outer surfaces and bumpers of the ANT 5 may be cleaned with a cloth slightly dampened with water or a mild detergent Abrasives and solvents must not be used as they will damage the finish and may remove the labelling Switch off and disconnect all cables before cleaning and do not allow water or any other substance to enter the instrument through the keyboard connectors or card slot locations Power supplies The ANT 5 is supplied with a built in NiMH rechargeable battery a PPS external power supply and
6. unit off In exceptional circumstances only for example if there is an instrument malfunction the ANT 5 can be forced to switch off without software control by holding the Off key down for more than 6 seconds It can then be switched back on normally Note The ANT 5 automatically saves results at certain intervals during a test If you switch off the ANT 5 by holding the Off key you may lose test results that have not been saved Start up screens When the instrument is switched on the ANT 5 self test software runs automatically and the start up logo is displayed on the screen After this the screen briefly displays information about system version numbers and the ANT 5 hardware Note During the start up process clicking noises will be made by relays inside the instrument This is a design feature and is part of the normal start up ANT 5 Page 23 Getting started 2 3 Page 24 Once the self test is completed the lk application launcher screen will be ie displayed with the SDH Access Tester K application represented by the ANT 5 icon as shown mue H scr e cl To launch the application highlight the ANT 5 item and press the Enter key A screen with version information will be displayed whilst the instrument recovers its previous configuration from non volatile memory and sets up its measurement hardware This will be replaced by the Signal Structure setup page when the application is ready
7. ANT 5 SDH Access Tester User s Guide JDSU ANT 5 SDH Access Tester For software version 11 00 and hardware versions 4565 03 4565 04 4565 05 Please direct all enquiries to the nearest JDSU Sales Office or Technical Assistance Centre For locality information visit our Web Site www jdsu com or contact the nearest Regional Sales Office as listed on the back of the manual Copyright 2006 JDSU All rights reserved JDSU Acterna Test and Measurement Solutions and its logo are trademarks of JDSU All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners No part of this guide may be reproduced or transmitted electronically or otherwise without written permission of the publisher Subject to change without notice Last saved on 20 April 2006 ANT 5 Page 1 Page 2 ANT 5 This product incorporates VxWorks software developed by Wind River Systems Inc by whom it is copyrighted JDSU Acterna and ANT 5 are trademarks or registered trademarks of JDSU in the United States and or other countries MS DOS Windows and HyperTerminal are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Contents Contents Mes UENO OCC COI EE 13 Mek VPC OSG EC 13 1 2 Features of the SDH Access Tester application software cccecceeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeees 14 1 3 ANT 5 Software version Summary 14 144 Physical layout and CONNGCIOIS iie tenete Len e vore Ere oe Ce you Yu re vore e ore veteris 1
8. Interface element for the transmit path opens the Interface Setup Tx Interface Setup Tx Bit Rate 2488 320 MBit s panel allowing electrical and optical options Clock Source Internal to be selected The fields appearing in this clock offset panel depend on the defined hierarchy Ext Clock Format Data 20aamuits E Output Optical Clock Source Clock Offset Wavelength 131 nm Laser Up i The transmitter Clock Source can be set to Internal From Rx or External with selections of Data 2048kbits s Clock 2MHz Data 1544kbits s or Clock 1 5MHz For the Internal setting the clock for the transmitter is derived from the internal 2048 kbit s clock For the From Rx setting the clock for the transmitter is derived from the Rx connector When selecting settings for the external clock the clock for the transmitter is synchronised to the signal on the Ext Clk connector The frequency offset of the received signal is the difference between the received frequency and the expected frequency All network equipment NE can tolerate a certain amount of offset However if the limits are exceeded a NE will fail to synchronise to the received signal which will result in network errors Skewing the frequency is a standard test during installation to ensure that an installed unit can tolerate the frequency offsets occurring within the network ANT 5 Page 49 The SDH Access Tester Application Output Page 5
9. Page 126 ANT 5 6 13 1 6 13 2 6 13 3 IMA Summary Results The IMA Summary view lists the IMA results which are relevant to the current test During the test the result will turn white if there is a change in status IMA Link Summary The IMA Link Summary view lists the IMA status for all of the 32 links During the test the channel number or link status will turn white if there is a change in status In this example link O 1 and 2 are active all other channels are Not in Group meaning not active Red indicates there was a defect during the measurement On link 2 there is an actual defect at the moment White indicates there was a status change on this link during the measurement meaning it is different from the sample captured at the start of measurement Tx Rx indicates that the transmit and receive status are not the same To view more detail select IMA Link 0 7 Status IMA Link Status The IMA Link Status view lists the IMA status in detail for 8 links The numbers in parenthesis identify which links are listed he TX state RX state and any defects are listed RxEEEIOK ett Gam Ms version hi ID Group State Asynchronous Transfer Mode ATM LTT Group Symmetry Frame Length Mo of Status Changes Mo of Active Links Ma of IMA Cells Tx Rx Active Tx Rx 3 Mothnitsrp 4 Mothnirp 5 Mothnitsrp B Maotlnirp T Motlnirp Setup RxEEEIOK ler
10. defects that have been raised during a test but are not currently active To reset the LEDS press Alt and Menu and select System gt LEDs gt Reset LEDs 4 4 4 2 Event Log The Event Log view lists all SDH and of 00 00 37 7d PDH events in hie ine as ie View Event log Epi occur during a test including start T lee time stop time and duration of the p o Oil defect or total anomalies per second UE EE 3 Ws RDI rtrttros 12 51 28 12 51 32 5 jau 45 rris 12 54 36 6 12 51 38 9 2 Jet Jane 12 51 47 0 12 61 48 0 HIM CNN LETTER LEEEEI 12 51 49 0 7 4 4 4 3 Anomaly Count The Anomaly Count view lists all SDH amp PDH anomalies in hierarchical order which are relevant to the current signal structure The number of anomalies occurring during a test is counted for each anomaly type and the ratio of each anomaly within the elapsed period of test is displayed 4 4 4 4 Graphs The Graph view displays a graphical timeline representation of any SDH anomalies or defects that have been detected during a test The anomaly or defect occurrences are plotted as a set of horizontal bars against a time axis divided into intervals of one day hour minute or second A bar is displayed to indicate that an event was detected during that time interval Setup Results Actions Zoom Zoom Start The time scale is shown under the chart and can be set to a resolution of 60 days hours minutes or seco
11. 2 12 Setting daylight SAVINGS UME E 33 2 13 Power saving features 0 0 cece cece cece eecce cece eeceeeseeeeeeeeeeseeeseeeseeeseeeeeesaeeseeseeseeeeeeesaeegs 33 2137 SING NE DACKIOIL EE 33 E RTE 33 2 19 90 POWO O EE 34 244 ENEE REENEN 34 2 14 1 Setting the operating language cece ceccceecceeeceeeeeeseseceeeseeesaeeaeesaeeseeeseeees 34 9 INEAN S Operating SVSIOI oso sorted a vivan a Ue M st a OUO nOD Md uEN E CE 35 3 1 ADDIICATON AUN CNG EE 35 3 1 1 Switching to an ANT 5 system application 35 3 2 Using the file system and the File Manager 36 9 2 1 Navigating HEET 36 dua ETS 37 9 2 9 SPEGCIYVING a lena ME EE 37 224 Naald TleialtieS EE 37 Dog gung TEE 38 920 JEE EE 38 3 2 7 Refreshing the displayed file list ec ccccceccceeeeeeeeeeceeeceeseeeseeeaeeseeeaeees 38 3 20 CompactFlash CIOS eieeicdweio mie E E E KR UE ET 39 3 3 Transferring files to a PC environment nennen 39 3 3 1 Transferring files from the ANT 5 to a PC using the serial port 39 SUN FIS EE geg 40 S4 AVallaDiG ONIN M6 ID EE 40 4 The SDH Access Tester Application ccsccescssecesccnccnscenenecnsensonsecssnscnsecnsonseneenes 41 Al General SCreenm NAY OU EE 43 4 1 1 MOVING SPIDEELER 43 4 0 2 gt EAS TEE 43 2 19 FUNCION E 45 4 2 AUIOCODIOUEG E 46 4 3 Setup PAGES eren nnn ne nnnnne nre nnnn sse serrsi se sre sse se sns serere nis 4T e ru Welt Egeter LEE 47 Page 4 ANT 5 4 4 Contents 2 9 1 1 Hie
12. Help gt SDH Select this option to view a schematic of the SDH physical layer Structure Help gt SONET Select this option to view a schematic of the SONET physical Structure layer ANT 5 The SDH Access Tester Application The SDH Access Tester Application The SDH Access Tester application has three viewing modes Setup Result and Actions Each viewing mode has a number of tabbed pages associated with it as shown in the table below Note The tabbed pages for Performance Analysis Repetitive BERT APS Delay and Tributary Scan will only become available if the measurement is selected from the Measurement Selection panel See section 4 3 1 for further details Tabbed Setup pages Peal Ae SY Signal Structure page Measurement Selection Overhead Setup Autoconfigure ATM setup page Q o o D Q A D o c z o Oo Q e D o EO Results Summary page Performance Analysis results Anomalies and Defects page Overhead Analysis page TCM results page Repetitive BERT page Ping Reply to Ping Trace Route Mi ssi e cu a u CJ AAL 2 AAL 5 Setup ICMP Setup Ping Trace Route Reply to Ping Measurement Timer Setup Performance Analysis Setup Tributary Scanning Setup APS page Pointer Analysis page Round Trip Delay page Tributary Scanning results Sa bit sequence results requires PDH Mux option Channel Traffic CTAN IMA Monitor
13. In this example 2 consecutive frames are errored every 5 frames 2 frames 8 Me Repetition period 5 frames Note The value for the Repetition Period is always greater than the value of the Frames The ANT 5 will automatically adjust the values if necessary 4 5 1 3 Injection of Code errors To allow for in service performance Bett pm Hb oo 00 00 7 zg m il analysis E1 2M DS3 or STM 0 Injection 8 code errors can be injected into the oo mem e E PDH structure Fate Single E Continuous errors are injected at a ratio of 1x10 where n 3 to 8 Note Ensure that PDH is selected as the hierarchy type and the PDH Rate is set to 2M or 45M Setup Results Actions Inject Skart ANT 5 Page 81 The SDH Access Tester Application 4 5 1 4 Injection of Defects The Injection page can also be used fFx4tipyler HbH omomon 7a to inject a range of different defects Injection into the transmit structure Type SDH Defect Iz The type of defect to be injected is HP UNEG E selected from the Type list box The list of available defect types depends on the type of framing being used and also whether SDH SONET or PDH hierarchies and line interfaces have been selected Setup Results I Actions _Inject Stat To inject a defect into the Tx path select the type of defect required and press the Start firm key The Inject firm key will now be depressed and the inj
14. Packet Size 8 Select Ping Profile from the drop down menu Select either Multiple number of pings or Continuous Mode f you selected Multiple enter the Number of pings to be sent out and the time to Pause between each message select IP Settings from the drop down menu Set the time to live TTL Type of Service and whether to set the Don t Fragment flag in the IP header Select Limits from the drop down menu Set the Timeout in seconds This is the amount of time to wait before timing out Select Trace Route from the drop down menu Set the Start TTL This is the initial time to live used in the first outgoing packet This can be used to set the start offset for the Trace Route algorithm Enter the maximum number of hops ANT 5 Page 119 Asynchronous Transfer Mode ATM 6 10 3 6 11 6 11 1 6 11 2 Activating a ping test Ping is an automatic measurement sequence Pressing the Sat Button activates the ping measurement When running a ping test the transmitter sends out a ping request packet to which the destination target responds by sending a response packet Ping tests tell you if the destination is alive and awake how fast the ping went to the destination and back to the receiver and if ping packets were dropped and lost along the way If the mode is set to continuous ping stops either after the measurement time is reached or when the measurement is stopped manually ATM Results The results scre
15. VBR VC VC n VC n Xc VCI VP VPI VT WDM DWDM Page 174 ANT 5 oynchronous Payload Envelope Shared Protection Ring Source Service Access Point Service Specific Convergence Sublayer Service Specific Segmentation and Reassembly Sublayer service Specific Transmission Error Detection Sublayer Synchronous Transport Module Level N 0 1 4 16 64 synchronous Transport Signal Level N 1 3 Trace Identifier Mismatch Transport Overhead Telecommunications Management Network Test Sequence Error Tributary Unit Level m 1 2 3 Tributary Unit Group Level m 1 2 Unavailable Second Unavailable Time Unspecified Bit Rate Unit Interval Unequipped User Network Interface Microseconds User to User Indication POH byte VC 1 2 Variable Bit Rate Virtual Channel Virtual Container Level n 1 2 3 4 Concatenated virtual container level n X concatenated VCs Virtual Channel Identifier Virtual Path Virtual Path Identifier Virtual Tributary Wavelength Division Multiplexing Dense WDM Test and Measurement Regional Sales North America Latin America Asia Pacific EMEA www jdsu com Toll Free 1 800 638 2049 Tel 55 11 5503 3800 Tel 852 2892 0990 Tel 49 7121 86 2222 Tel 1 240 404 2999 Fax 55 115505 1598 Fax 852 2892 0770 Fax 49 7121 86 1222 Fax 1 240 404 2195 50 50655 01 Revision 16 4 2006 English
16. upon the signal structure that has been selected ANT 5 Page 83 The SDH Access Tester Application 4 5 3 Page 84 To modify a particular overhead byte select the Au appropriate table using the directional keys and press the Enter key individual bytes can then be selected using the directional keys When a byte is Inicio b selected and the Enter key is pressed the EE Overhead Zoom Injection window will appear with fu the details of that byte o Modify the value of the byte by changing its hexadecimal binary or ASCII value When one of these fields is highlighted the function keys change to support data entry For more information on entering data in hexadecimal binary or ASCII fields see Section 4 3 3 2 Trace Identifiers Where an overhead byte is used for a special Ku purpose such as carrying status messages S1 or C2 labels C2 these values will also be displayed and EE Asynchronous 140M alternative values may be selected from a list 12 To apply the entered value select OK foooioo10 fe To conclude the modification of individual bytes oe press the Esc key to deselect the table and return to the page tabs The new values for overhead are transmitted immediately after you change them in the Overhead Zoom Injection window To inject overhead bytes over a specific time span press the Start and Stop firm keys Pointer generator Each SDH frame contains an Administrative Unit
17. 8 1 and 4 9 Press CO from the GUI faceplate If the M M Version shows a series of zeros check the IP address and re launch the application from the PC Errors may occur on re launching the ANT 5 application if previously it has failed to shutdown correctly In this instance delete the Auto A5C file from your C drive and re launch the application from your PC The Remote Operation Client may have terminated improperly during a prior session leaving a process running on your PC To delete the process launch the Task Manager and then select the Processes tab Find the process named ant5rc exe and then end the process On occasion Windows Updates can cause a loss of communications If this occurs please disable the Windows Updates while using the Remote Operation feature 5 4 7 2 Troubleshooting for Windows XP If you are using Windows XP perform the following steps to improve performance of remote operation 1 select Start gt Settings gt Control Panel Double click System and click the Advanced tab Select Settings under the Performance category Select the Advanced tab on the Performance Options page Select Background Services for Processor Scheduling Ensure you have as few applications open as possible in order to give priority to the Remote Operation Client Ideally you should reboot your machine and have nothing running Ensure your firewall is allowing communication to and from the PC Remove the ctmon exe p
18. AU NDF New Data Flag AU NDF P SP New Data Flag Pointer AU AIS AU AIS AIS P SP AIS AU PJE AU Pointer Justification lL HIGH ORDER PATH HO B3 8 bits HO Path errors B3 8 bits SP error monitoring monitoring VC 4 Page 160 ANT 5 Appendix D SDH SONET and PDH information SDH ITU T G 707 G 783 SONET ANSI 71 105 HP UNEQ HO Path UNEQuipped UNEQ P SP UNEQuipped HP RDI HO Path Remote Defect SP Remote Defect Indication Indication HP REI HO Path Remote Error REI P SP Remote Error Indication Indication li PDEP _ SP Payload Defect Indication HO Path Trace Identifier SP Trace Identifier Mismatch Mismatch HP PLM HO Path Label Mismatch PLM P SP Path Label Mismatch TRIBUTARY UNIT TU VT PATH VP TU LOP Loss of TU Pointer L OP V VP Loss of Pointer TU NDF New Data Flag TU NDF V VP New Data Flag Pointer TU AIS TU AIS AIS V VP AIS TU LOM Loss of Multiframe H4 Loss of Multiframe LOW ORDER PATH LO BEEN NENNEN BIP 2 LO Path error monitoring BIP 2 VP error monitoring VC 12 B3 8 bit LO Path error monitoring VC 3 LP UNEQ LO Path UNEQuipped UNEQ V VT UNEQuipped L P RDI LO Path Remote Defect RDI V VP Remote Defect Indicator Indicator L P REI LO Path Remote Error REI V VP Remote Error Indicator Indicator L P RFI LO Path Remote Failure L P RFI VP Remote Failure Indicator Indicator Pp DEV VP Payload Defect Indicator LP TIM LO Path Trace Identifier TIM V VP Trace Identifier Mismatch M
19. AU n and a Tributary Unit TU pointer The value of the pointer can be changed on the Pointer Generator page The Pointer Generator page can be displayed by pressing the actions button and then selecting the tab Select the pointer you want to modify m om from the View list AU or TU In the Type field select the type of adjustment to make DEC for decrement INC for increment or INC DEC to increment and then decrement the pointer at the frame rate you specify m He onono 7a Pointer Generator Type Dec Pointer Action per pg trm E 1 frame 125 us Setup Results Actions AU TU stat ANT 5 4 5 4 The SDH Access Tester Application lf you select INC DEC the frame pointer will be incremented after the specified number of frames are detected and then decremented after the next series of frames are detected For example if you specify 100 as the frame rate for INC DEC insertion the unit will increment the pointer after it detects 100 frames and then decrement the pointer after it detects the next 100 frames From the mode list select the method for incrementing or decrementing the pointer If you specified INC DEC as the adjustment type or selected Continuous as the mode the Frame Rate field appears In the field type the number of frames after which the adjustment occurs For example if you type 400 the frame pointer is incremented or decremented after
20. Analyzer AAL Statistics ANT 5 Page 41 The SDH Access Tester Application Page 42 Tabbed Actions pages Modify overhead bytes page TCM generator page Table 1 Tabbed pages for Setup Results and Actions views Each page can be accessed by using the directional keys to highlight its page tab Setup view allows the user to set up the interface and test parameters If a test is not running the settings can be easily changed by moving around the screen with the directional keys and selecting items with the Enter key If a test is currently running the setup pages can be viewed but not changed Results view allows the user to view the test results as a test is running or after it has been stopped some of the Results view pages are split into two halves The left half of these pages are used for displaying results and the right half is used for setting the various test parameters Note The results of a test are always displayed with regard to the test parameters which were set up at the time the test was run These may not match the current setup parameters if any changes have been made since the test was run Actions view provides facilities for injecting anomalies and defects and for changing overhead bytes and pointer values ANT 5 4 1 The SDH Access Tester Application General screen layout The SDH Access Tester application organises the screen into the typical areas shown below On screen LED indicators
21. Delay min 10 vw Restore on LED change v Auto Power off Power off Delay ming 20 Restore Defaults Using the backlight The screen has a backlight which can be switched between high and low level by pressing the Backlight key Use the low level to save battery power L Display Saver When the Display Saver is selected the screen will turn off after a set period of keyboard inactivity in order to save battery power When this happens the screen LED P will come on to indicate that the screen has been blanked The full screen display can be restored by pressing any key ANT 5 Page 33 Getting started 2 13 3 2 14 2 14 1 Page 34 The time delay before blanking occurs can be set up in the Power Saving section of the Preferences menu This section can also be used to set up the ANT 5 to restore the screen automatically when there is a change in the status of the on screen simulated LEDs The behaviour of these LEDs is controlled by the current tester application Auto Power off When Auto Power off is selected the ANT 5 will switch itself off after a set period of keyboard inactivity in order to save battery power The time delay before this occurs can be set up in the Power Saving section of the Preferences menu The ANT 5 will not switch itself off if a test is running However if the unit is accidentally switched off or there is no power left in the battery results will be saved in the user device of t
22. Enhanced option 6 7 1 Enabling the Traffic Analyzer Select the tab to display the Rx okerki cen 00 00 00 7d Measurement Selection page Select Measurement m channel Explorer Traffic Analyzer to enable the traffic selection Se analyzer ATM ES Overhead Capture On the ATM structure page the RX line now ends with the UNI NNI block DS mA Monitor and a Scan block appears The Scan block indicates that the Channel Traffic Analyzer mode is running and no PRBS measurements Setup Results Actions Stat can be done on a specific ATM channel 6 7 2 Configuring Traffic Analyzer Channels Select the LJ tab to display the e Ker Ki Traffic Analyzer Setup page Type the Traffic Analyzer Setup channel ranges to be analyzed In this VPIR p s an example the Explorer displays the K VPI channels 0 255 Default Setup Results Actions Start Page 116 ANT 5 6 8 6 9 Asynchronous Transfer Mode ATM ATM Setup Summary The ATM Setup Summary page m kr HbH ooo000 70 displays the parameters that have eru setup Summary been selected for testing T Interface LIMI Rs Interface OMI scrambler ON Scrambler ON Dir Ch YPI VI CLP Rate SDU a2 CLF BT 96l CLF 1 CBR D Setup Results Actions Start IMA Monitor Inverse Multiplexing for ATM IMA is governed by the ATM Forum IMA devices divide an aggregate stream of ATM cells across m
23. OC 3 a Mapping v C47 S8TS 3c SPE After initiating the E ure utility Payload 140M unframed Auto configurati ful the autoconfigure tab dE appears Miei o E d along with other setup tabs after CO pressing the Setup firm key Setup Results Actions Autocra Start Setup pages The SDH Access Tester application uses a range of tabbed setup pages to set the interface and test parameters before running a test The settings can be easily changed by moving around the screen with the directional keys and selecting items with the Enter key If a test is running some parameters on the setup pages can be viewed but not changed and these will be greyed to indicate that they are disabled When making changes to the setup any value selected for a parameter by pressing the Enter key for example becomes effective immediately unless it is not a valid value In this case the previous value will be retained or a substitute value used Note Whether a test is running or not the transmitter will start to transmit continuously as soon as a valid configuration is entered The receiver will look for and attempt to recognise a valid signal on its Rx input in readiness for the Start key being pressed When a test is not running the LEDs and Rx icons will continuously indicate errors and alarms but any other results displayed will be the results of a previous test Signal Structure setup page The Signal Structure setup page Be
24. Section 4 3 1 4 Channel Setup Tx for further details 4 3 1 11 PDH Setup Rx selecting the PDH element for the receiver side Ee opens the PDH Setup Rx panel allowing FDH High nate selection of the PDH parameters for the test signal TT Tributary PDH Trib PDH Low Rate The test signal is either detected from the SDH Virtual Container if an SDH line interface has been selected or is detected directly from the PDH line interface if a PDH line interface has been selected Framing FEMZOC Note If an SDH line interface has been selected only bit rates and framing types appropriate for the SDH configuration will be displayed as options within this panel PDH Low Rate is only applicable if Nx64 testing is required See Section 4 4 12 for details 4 3 1 12 Pattern Setup Rx Selecting the Patterns element for the receive ELGEA path opens the Pattern Setup Rx panel allowing selection of the test pattern which will be extracted from the SDH Rx channel or PDH 16 8it word hooooooook interface Pattern Type DM T One pattern from a range of pattern types can be selected including the digital word pattern DW If this is selected the content of the word can be set up in the 16 Bit Word box which appears below the Pattern Type selector Inverted patterns are also ANT 5 Page 57 The SDH Access Tester Application available and are indicated by an T at the beginning of the pattern name for e
25. Tools menu Remate Operation 1 Use the directional keys to highlight the icons 2 Press the Enter key to activate this area 3 Use the directional keys to select either the General Preferences or the Printer Header Defaults screen The graphic above shows the General Preferences screen which indicates that the laser speaker and the ANT 5 application will launch automatically The name of the operator and user information can be inserted from the Printer Default screen Note Another icon will be present only when the GUI is used with the Remote Operation option Select the cable icon to change the IP Address of the ANT 5 If the IP address is edited whilst running the application close and restart to enable the change ANT 5 Page 91 The SDH Access Tester Application 4 10 Page 92 Installed options Options currently installed can be displayed Ku by pressing the Menu key from within the ANT 5 application and selecting Options from the Tools menu This screen is also used to install and uninstall options See Section 5 1 Enabling customer installed options for further details ANT 5 view Current Iz Optical STM 1 131071550nm Optical STH 4 1310 1550nm POH Mux Deux SONET STS 1f87TS Sc 00 12 Remote Control Concat enated Mapping 9 5 1 Optional software for the ANT 5 Optional software for the ANT 5 Option
26. adapter for example The contents of the card can then be read using a PCMCIA PC Card compatible device Transferring files to a PC environment Transferring files from the ANT 5 to a PC using the serial port See also 4 7 1 Exporting data to a spreadsheet The File Manager can be used to transfer data files from the ANT 5 to a PC using the serial port The following example assumes that Windows HyperTerminal and the COM 1 port are available for use on the PC 1 Connect an appropriate serial cable such as K1524 or K1619 from the ANT 5 to the COM1 port on the PC Laptop 2 Switch on the ANT 5 and make a note of the Serial Port settings from the System menu 3 Run Windows HyperTerminal on the PC and choose a name for the connection 4 Use HyperTerminal to establish a connection by selecting Direct to Com1 5 When the COM properties appear in the HyperTerminal window choose port settings to emulate those on the ANT 5 and set the flow control to Xon Xoff 6 In the HyperTerminal window click on Transfer and then Capture Text Give the file a name and click on Start 7 Open the ANT 5 File Manager and highlight the file to be transmitted 8 Press the ANT 5 Menu key and select Transmit from the File menu A dialog box will appear on the ANT 5 screen confirming the transfer and the HyperTerminal screen will fill with data 9 To stop the capture click on Transfer in the HyperTerminal window followed by Capture Text and t
27. all standard ASCII characters along with the Chinese characters f these fonts are not available the ASCII characters will be substituted as closely as possible by Windows but the resulting text will not appear to fit correctly on the displayed pages A TrueType font suitable for Chinese such as SimSun must also be available ANT 5 Page 167 Appendix F Simplified Chinese Language Support Note 2 When the PC has been configured to support code page 936 the ANT 5 application may occasionally display incorrect characters when a language other than Chinese is selected because accented characters and printable control codes utilize codes beyond the standard 128 character ASCII set Page 168 ANT 5 15 Appendix G Glossary amp Acronyms Appendix G Glossary amp Acronyms 1 CDV 2 CDV A1 A2 AAL n ABR ACR ADM AIS ANSI APS ARP ATM AUG AU n B1 B2 B3 BBE BBER BER BLER BERT BIP 2 BIP N BIS P O C2 CAS CBR CCM CDV CDVT CER CI CLP 1 Point Cell Delay Variation 2 Point Cell Delay Variation Frame synchronisation byte 1111 0110 RSOH Frame synchronisation byte 0010 1000 RSOH ATM Adaptation Layer Type n 1 2 3 4 or 5 Available Bit Rate Average Cell Rate Add Drop Multiplexer Alarm Indication Signal American National Standards Institute Automatic Protection Switching channels K1 K2 Address Resolution Protocol Asynchronous Transfer Mode Administrative Unit Group Administrativ
28. amp MT 5 SDH Access Tester Application title bar aoken IER oo0o00 7 0 lt Status bar Tributary scan setup View Failed Selection Method Specify From Ta Channels 44 Display area 44 Tributary Timeslot STM c F From NM m i i i VA mo h p m E BN ye Page tabs scanning is performed in Tributary number order Setup Results Actions o Stat Le Function keys e The top portion of the screen is used by the application to simulate LED indicators on screen in order to display information which is relevant to the current setup of the application See Section 4 8 The title of the current application is shown in the application title bar e he status bar is used to display the status of the interface and the current test e he display area has a number of tabbed pages which can be made active by selecting the tabs down the right side The display area is used for setting up tests and displaying results For some pages the display area may be split into left and right areas and may have multiple results pages which can be selected e The six unmarked keys at the top of the keyboard C 2 are function keys to control certain features of the ANT 5 The function of each active key is identified by an animated button on the screen just above the actual key Moving around the screen Use the directional keys for moving around active parts of the display area such as button
29. cables 11 Appendix C Serial port and adapter cables 11 1 Serial port The ANT 5 serial port is 9 way male D type connector which is wired as a DTE Serial port connections DTE DIR CSV SGND M DSR RIS CTS A RI O CO NO Oo c 29 gt 11 2 Serial adapter cables A serial printer cable K1524 modem cable K1550 and a null modem cable K1619 are available as shown below Printer cable K1524 DCD 4 4 RIS 4 RD 2 2 TD TD 3 3 RD 9 pin female DTR 4 5 CTS 25 pin male Connects to lt B gt Connects to ANT 5 DTE DSR 6 6 DSR Printer DTE CTS 8 E 20 DTR SGND 5 7 SGND RIS 7 8 DCD ANT 5 Page 149 Appendix C Serial port and adapter cables 9 pin female Connects to ANT 5 DTE 9 pin female Connects to ANT 5 DTE A serial to parallel printer cable K1589 is available to convert the serial output from the ANT 5 for use with parallel printers It comes with a 9 way to 25 way adapter It is advisable to connect the printer cable to the ANT 5 before switching the unit on This cable has a number of internal jumper settings which must be configured by the user prior to use These settings must match the settings in the Serial Port section of the System menu The jumpers are accessible by removing the four securing screws
30. configuration can be stored in non volatile memory or on the storage card The amount of storage depends on the size of card used Results can also be sent to a printer or exported to a PC Test Patterns Test patterns may be executed on any of the provided bit rates either directly at the SDH interface or within the STM n substructure ITU T amp Non ITU T PRBS E cs D We Inverted PRBS IPRBS 258 2 Re BE QRSS20 Programmable 16 bit digital word Traffic Rx only The Traffic pattern should be selected if the incoming signal is expected to contain network traffic Selecting this option effectively disables the pattern detection process and the reporting of LSS defects Defects and Anomalies Monitoring All anomalies and defects for STM n E4 DS3 E3 and E1 For 2048 kbit s PCM30 PCM30C PCM31 and PCM31C framing supported ANT 5 Page 141 Appendix A Specifications and ordering information 9 5 6 Defects and Anomalies Injection All defects and anomalies may be injected Single Rate or Continuous injection LEDs and beeper for audible visual notification 9 5 7 Overhead Analysis and Injection The following bytes within SOH and POH may be analysed and injected C2 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 DY D10 D11 D12 E1 E2 F1 F2 F3 G1 JO J1 J2 K1 K2 K3 K4 M1 N1 N2 S1 V5 Z1 Z2 The following bytes within SOH and POH may be analysed but NOT injected A1 A2 B1 B2 B3 H1 H2 H3 H4 Y 9 5 8 Performance Analys
31. for use Remote mum For further information on configuring and running the application see Section 4 The SDH Access Tester Application Menus The operating characteristics of the SERE EE ANT 5 are controlled by sets of ge hierarchical menus which can be displayed or hidden by pressing Alt Menu press Menu whist holding Printer down the Alt key The highest level Seis Mats a of the menu structure is represented E by a bar at the top of the screen with one choice highlighted The System menu is shown here as an example Preferences Help Time amp Date Lower levels in the menu structure are displayed as cascaded lists which appear beside their parent menus Use the direction keys to move the highlight around each menu and then press Enter to either select an item or to display the next menu level in a similar way Press Esc to close the current menu and move up one level When the setup menus are hidden and then displayed again the same level will be shown if it is valid to do so If a test is running the application will not update the displayed backdrop while a menu is displayed in the foreground ANT 5 2 4 2 5 Getting started Message boxes Message boxes pop up in front of any other screen contents in the middle of the screen and are used to verify certain actions by the user The message box contains labelled buttons which should be pressed to carry out the action use the directi
32. has to occur Gate Time noy FER ms ae within a specified time less than 50 ms for most lines as specified by ITU T G 841 7 2 2 This is generally Result 400 ms tested by breaking the working line at EE a pre determined point and monitoring _ Setup Results Actions how long the disruption lasts Detection can be achieved by monitoring the reduction in Quality of Service QoS or monitoring the resultant alarms Depending on the signalling structure the following sensors can be selected TSE MS AIS AU AIS TU AIS and Service Disruption When selecting Service Disruption the sensor activates upon detecting any of the following events TSE AlS LOS or LOF The Switch time limit t1 can be set within the range of 10 to 2000 ms The Gate Time t2 is used to monitor multiple switches and is achieved by continuing the detection process for an extended period with a range from 100 to 5000 ms By checking the Repetitive box the test will repeat automatically once the switch has been detected A green tick shows that the test has passed A test will fail shown by a red cross if the switch time has not been fast enough or there has been any defect Pointer Analysis Differences in the phase and roket frequency of the Virtual Containers pointer analysis with respect to the STM N frame are compensated for via pointer movements Healthy systems should EA P Current Pointer exhibit low numbers of pointer ev
33. of the manual Customer Services Global Services and Solutions markets a broad portfolio of services including consultancy and training enabling customers to aggressively build their competitive advantage within the markets they serve Information can be found on our web site under Services or by contacting the nearest JDSU Sales Office Service procedure If it is necessary to send the instrument for maintenance or repair please contact the nearest JDSU Sales Office or Technical Assistance Centre as above To assist our service engineers in responding to your enquiry the fault which occurred should be fully described and a note made of the circumstances at the time and any error messages seen The version information listed in Section 8 4 should also be included where possible If possible the original packing should be used for returning the instrument otherwise suitable packaging should be used to avoid damage in transit Insurance against loss or damage in transit is also recommended Version information and serial numbers The version information and serial numbers of the instrument and application software can be obtained as follows e The serial number of the instrument located on its underside e he hardware software version information and electronic identity numbers can be displayed by pressing the Alt Menu key then selecting About from the Help menu e The version information for the SDH Access Tester applicatio
34. on various measurement methods ANT 5 Page 129 Asynchronous Transfer Mode ATM Page 130 ANT 5 7 1 7 2 7 3 7 4 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Self test failure When the ANT 5 is switched on it automatically runs a self test sequence which runs from left to right across the screen and indicates the progress through the test If the progress bar stalls at any point please refer to Section 8 Customer support and contact the nearest JDSU Sales Office or Technical Assistance Centre Note When the battery charge is very low it may be possible for the ANT 5 to switch on but fail to complete its self test procedure before automatically switching off due to the low battery This is not a self test failure and can be corrected by charging the battery No screen image If the screen shows no image and no backlight it may have turned itself off in order to save battery power If this is the case the screen LED BST should be on to indicate that the screen has been blanked The full screen display can be restored by pressing any key See Section 2 13 Power saving features If the screen shows no image with the backlight on it is possible that the LCD contrast needs adjustment See Section 2 6 1 Adjusting the screen contrast No beep when the storage card is inserted If the ANT 5 does not beep when a storage card is inserted then the following should be checked e The card is firmly inserted and correctly sea
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36. the PDH Setup Tx panel allowing FOH High Rate selection of the PDH parameters for the test FDH Low Rate signal na St The test signal is either injected into the SDH Virtual Container if an SDH line interface has been selected or is passed directly to the PDH line interface if a PDH line interface has been selected lf Bulk has been selected as the Tributary in the SDH Virtual Container then the PDH Setup Tx panel will not be available Framing PCM3 C Note If an SDH line interface has been selected only bit rates and framing types appropriate for the SDH configuration will be displayed as options within this panel PDH Low Rate is only applicable if Nx64 testing is required See Section 4 4 12 ANT 5 The SDH Access Tester Application 4 3 1 6 Pattern Setup Tx Selecting the Patterns element for the transmit NEE path opens the Pattern Setup Tx panel allowing selection of the test pattern which will be inserted into the SDH Tx channel or PDH i amp Bit Word hooooooook interface Pattern Type py One pattern from a range of pattern types can be selected including the digital word pattern DW If this is selected the content of the word can be set up in the 16 Bit Word box which NE appears below the Pattern Type selector Inverted patterns are also available and are indicated by an T at the beginning of the pattern name for example IPRBS23 is the inverted form of the 2 1 pattern PRB
37. type a set of hierarchies are available which are dependent upon the Analysis type selected Some of these are only applicable to SDH and will be greyed out in the list of options if a PDH Rx interface is selected For each selection of Analysis and Hierarchy selecting the Default button restores the default settings to the available parameters Psik e m Riff Allocation allows a percentage of the 00 00 00 7d required performance for an HRX Hypothetical Reference Connection to be allocated to the current test Performance Analysis Analysis G 826 008 E Default Allocation 185 E 2400 o This allocation is typically 10 20 for Access Networks SES Threshold allows setting of the threshold for Severely Errored Seconds which in G 826 is said to be 30 of the number of blocks in one second SES Threshold UA Limit Setup Results Actions UAS Limit allows setting of the threshold for Unavailable Seconds in G 826 said to be 10 consecutive seconds of SES This can be disabled by clearing the adjacent checkbox VC12 Tributary Scanning Setup Note The Tributary Scan setup tab will become available if selected from the Measurement Selection page See Section 4 3 1 for further details The ability to switch tributary signals without fully de multiplexing and re multiplexing the SDH signal is a very important feature of SDH Using either an add drop ADM or cross connect DXC ne
38. unit or the PPP gt Local IP Address of 4116912676 the remote ANT 5 depending on the type of connection made Refer to section 2 8 1 for further information Remate Operation o M Connect to remate unit Note 1 The next time the application is launched the previous IP address will be shown as default click on OK to proceed If required the IP address can be edited Note 2 When typing in the ANT 5 IP address into a PC environment care should be taken to avoid any leading zeros For example 141 169 126 076 would be replaced with 141 169 126 76 However all twelve characters are needed for the ANT 5 Note 3 Edited IP addresses will be available after the ANT 5 has been re booted After a short while the ANT 5 graphical user interface will load on the PC green LEDs will flash in the Tx and Rx boxes of the ANT 5 indicating that the link has been established The PC s mouse and keyboard are used to operate the remote ANT 5 just as if you were sitting in front of it Use the PC s keyboard cursor keys to move around the ANT 5 and the mouse to select the ANT 5 keyboard keys For ease of use the function keys F1 F6 match the function keys on the ANT 5 Key F10 takes on the role of the ANT 5 menu key ANT 5 Optional software for the ANT 5 Tip Create a directory on your PC e g ANT 5 Select Menu gt File gt Save gt Configuration to save configuration files to this directory which later can be opened by sel
39. yellow question mark The uncertain result is part of the M 2100 analysis and should be followed by a further 7 day test Anomalies and Defects results 4 4 4 1 Defect Panel Page 68 he second tabbed page displays three different views of the SDH anomalies and defects and also PDH errors and alarms occurring during a test Each view can be displayed by selecting them from the drop down view menu at the top of the page The Defect Panel view lists all SDH and PDH events in order of group within the SDH structure and or PDH payload and continually updates and displays active events in red ANT 5 bet pm Iebzf omp0m0 7a Performance Analysis Analysis G 826 005 Iz Default Allocation ep Es SES Threshold 2400 UAS Limit E lo Setup Results Actions bet pm ie PRE oo o0 00 7a G 821 Analysis TSE Count Ratio ES la 1 475 54 EFS 1002 95S x SES B 0 197 D 0 0 000 LAS 0 0 000 Verdict af Fath Allocation Setup Results Actions ANT 5 SDH Access Tester ee ee eee view Defect Panel E Jos Joor JRs TIh Jms amp 5 lIms RDI JAu AIS _JAU LOP JHP uMEQ JHP Tiht BiHP RDI IHP PLH JTu 4l5 X jJTU LOP _JTU LOn lLP UMEQ JLP Tid ILP RDI ILP RFI ILP PLH JP A4Il5 JP LOF _JP RDI Setup Results Actions The SDH Access Tester Application Note Defect panel LED s turn yellow during a test to show historic alarms that is
40. 0 Repetitive BERT APS Measurement Pointer Analysis Round Trip Delay 03 00 Optional Software Tandem Connection Monitoring M2101 performance analysis 1 4 Physical layout and connectors The ANT 5 has the following external connectors at the rear and side STM n FC PC Optical Tx Rx 1310 nm and or 1550 nm STM 0 STM 1 E4 BNC 75Q DS3 E3 nickel plated Electrical Tx Rx E1 BNC 75 Tx Rx nickel plated T1 Bantam 100 Tx Rx STM n SMA NRZ Rx Ext Clk input BNC 75 nickel plated COM 1 D type 9 way RS232C Male Page 16 ANT 5 Tx and Rx connectors for STM 1 STM 4 or STM 16 Note The optical interfaces are optional Unbalanced electrical Tx and Rx connectors for STM 0 and higher order PDH payloads Unbalanced electrical Tx and Rx connectors for E1 PDH payload Balanced electrical Tx and Rx connectors for T1 1 544 Mbps PDH payload ECL input Unbalanced electrical clock input for Tx at 2048 kbps 2 MHz 1544 kbps 1 5 MHz V 24 serial port ANT 5 Right side view Introduction ECL input Keess JE H g EX Stee Seel pe eres ms gunan K 2 COO CompactFlash slot ANT 5 Rear view Optical connectors ar i L m GEL S IL a A A VC eg J A t Mide Rx Rx d a E WEI et Trak Ge 100 NRZ m 5 bh PL Zb DCH v Serial port T1 connector Connectors BNC Ext clock connectors connector 7 a Ve Te 752 A f UE SIM L 053 E3 E
41. 0 ANT 5 The Clock Offset is only available when the Clock Source is set to Internal With the Clock Offset box checked a value can be entered for the offset from 100 to 100 However once a test has started the clock offset can only be changed using the associated firm keys from the Results page See Section 4 4 1 for further details Interface Setup Tx Bit Hate 155 520 MBit s Clock Source internal E Clack Offset v lo ppm Output Optical Wavelength 131 nm Laser On Note If the signal structure is changed the parameters for clock offset will need to be re established The output interface can be set to either Optical or Electrical If the ANT 5 is equipped with an optical interface both electrical and optical options will be available If a PDH structure has been selected in the Hierarchy setup the optical options will be disabled If an SDH structure has been selected and the ANT 5 is equipped with an optical interface both electrical and optical options will be available If the Optical interface is selected the state of the Laser On checkbox can be toggled and the Wavelength can be set to either 1310 nm or 1550 nm depending on which optical options have been fitted to the instrument Interface Setup Tx Bit Rate 155 520 hBit s Clock Source Internal E Clock Offset Output Optical Wavelength 131 nm Laser On I The SDH Access Tester Application Line Code The Line Code setti
42. 3 13 22 Ee ul Enn Eden 163 1932 2 Recommendation 92D EE 164 19 2 9 INCCOMIME RN CAUON RE 164 13 24 I ecommendation G 829 ME 164 13 2 5 Recommendation M 2100 165 132 O TRECOMMENGAUON CN TEE 165 14 Appendix F Simplified Chinese Language Support 167 15 Appendix G Glossary amp Acronvms REENEN ENNER ENEE EE REENEN RR ERKENNEN ERR anni 169 ANT 5 Page 11 Contents Page 12 ANT 5 1 1 Introduction Introduction Intended use The ANT 5 SDH Access Tester is designed to provide all the test functions required by engineers installing and maintaining SDH systems in the Access Network It can be fitted with the optical and electrical interfaces listed below It has independent transmitters amp receivers for connection to the following interfaces SDH PDH STM 1 electrical line interface STM 0 electrical line interface Optional STM 1 optical interfaces 1310 nm and or 1550 nm wavelengths Optional STM 4 optical interfaces 1310 nm and 1550 nm wavelengths Optional STM 16 optical interfaces 1310 nm and 1550 nm wavelengths ECL NRZ STM 1 STM 4 and STM 16 electrical receive interface E4 electrical line interface 140 Mbit s DS3 electrical line interface 45 Mbit s E3 electrical line interface 34 Mbit s E1 electrical line interface 2048 kbit s balanced and unbalanced T1 electrical line interface 1544 kbit s ANT 5 Page 13 Introduction 1 2 1 3
43. 44 Test start The timer can be set up for Manual start or Delayed start Start time date If Delayed start is selected further entry fields can be used for setting the Start time and Start date These can be used to enter any time and date in the future Duration The test can be set to run for a specified Duration from 1 second up to 99 days The time selected will be shown on the status bar Notes The Stop key will always be available to stop tests manually regardless of the Timer settings The time and date can be set in the Time amp Date section of the System menu 4 3 5 Performance Analysis Setup Note The Performance Analysis setup tab will become available if selected from the Measurement Selection page See Section 4 3 1 for further details ANT 5 Page 63 The SDH Access Tester Application 4 3 6 Page 64 The Performance Analysis setup page is used to determine how the performance of a system will be measured and recorded by the instrument A wide range of options are available see Appendix E Performance Analysis Options for a list of the options with additional details of the measurement method for each option The setup page has two main parameters from which to choose the option Analysis and Hierarchy nioke Ip KPE Default 00 00 00 7 Perfonnance Analysis Analysis 5 821 E TSE T 100 0 E Hierarchy Allocation Setup Results Actions For each analysis
44. 5 Asynchronous Transfer Mode ATM 6 12 3 Anomaly count The Anomaly Count view lists the ATM anomalies in hierarchical order which are relevant to the current test PBS The number of anomalies occurring during a test are counted for each anomaly type and the ratio of each anomaly within the elapsed period of test is displayed If you are using AAL 2 or AAL 5 applicable anomalies will also be reported here 6 12 4 Graphs The Graph view displays a graphical timeline representation of ATM anomalies or defects that have been detected during the test The bar displayed indicates that an event was detected during the time interval If you are using AAL 2 or AAL 5 applicable anomalies or defects will also be reported here The list of anomalies or defects is Setup Results Actions Zoom Zoom Start shown on the left of the chart and can also be scrolled vertically if required Refer to section 4 4 4 4 Graphs for an example on how to use the detailed zoom feature The benefit of the zoomed feature is it allows time to be shown in different units for maximum effect 6 13 IMA Results The IMA results are divided into two main Ma Summary categories Summary and Link Status mera For Link Status there are two types f M Link Summary Link Summary and Link Status for a MA Link 0 7 Status IMA Link 8 15 Status group of 8 links MA Link 16 23 Status IMA Link 24 317 Status kh
45. 6 19 Sale nde let Le E 19 E Conr 210 EE Te EE 19 1 5 2 Connection to test circuits carrying dangerous voltages nannan00n0a1nannn 19 129 9 JEE EE 19 1 5 4 Cleaning optical Connectors nennen 20 1 9 0 Opica attenuator E 20 Too Fauls ele Be 10 8 Le 20 e AER E e EE 21 LO POWEFSUDDIICS susicinconiciarecaiciquonnioiaeunicianuaiedaceseicianeeaiedacerelcigiamemeiaiarerainremininent 21 1 6 1 Battery charging cc cccecccec cece cece eee eeeeece cesses eee nnnm nemen nne nnn nane nnn nnns 21 TO 2 LOW DAUGIV EE 21 1 6 3 Displaying the battery charge indicator ccccceccecc cece eeceeeeeeseeeeeeseeeeeeaeeees 22 2 end Du e E CANS BEE 23 2 0 SWITCHING ON and EE 23 2 2 Salt UD SClEENS y tevsitintorsvinalocaisabseotauaborawous E E 23 Be e CERE ELE TE UIT TER 24 24 MeSSQge DOKS E 25 2 9 LED and ein Ee en alte e 25 2 6 Using the keyboard ccccccceccececeeceeccueceecaeeceesueeceecuecaeecaesaeecuesuesaeeseesaeeseeseesaeeeas 26 2 0 T Adjusting ING screen Ree EE 2f 2 6 2 Switching the beeper on or oft 2f 2 0 9 iwer ein 28 2 6 4 Using the alphanumeric keypad eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen nen 20 2 6 5 Changing the keypad settings c ccc cecceccceccceeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeceeeseesseeeseesaeeseeess 28 2 Prnung the current SCLGelTucsae deme e ERE E EE Hd 29 2L Eiere alte E 29 ZO EE eege 30 EE Ee e ln Met Vee EE 30 Contents SE EE 31 SEENEN 32 2 11 SEUN TNE HEEN 32
46. A Control Protocol Inverse Multiplexing for ATM Inverse Address Resolution Protocol Internet Protocol In Service In Service Measurement Integrated Services Digital Network International Standardisation Organisation Regenerator section trace RSOH Path trace POH in VC 3 VC 4 Path trace POH in VC 12 APS channels for APS sig amp back up line switching MSOH APS channels for APS sig amp back up line switching POH Local Area Network Loss Cell Delineation Logical Link Control ANT 5 Page 171 Appendix G Glossary amp Acronyms LO LOF LOM LOP LOS LP LSS M1 MAC MBS MCR MCTD MI MO MPOA MS MSOH MTIE N1 N2 NDF NE NFAS NLPID NNI OAM OC N OH OOF OOS OUI PCR Page 172 ANT 5 Lower Order Loss Of Frame Loss Of Multiframe Loss Of Pointer Loss Of Signal Lower order Path or Loss Priority Loss of Sequence Synchronisation MS REI byte MSOH Media Access Control Maximum Burst Size Minimum Cell Rate Maximum Cell Transfer Delay Management Information Managed Object Multi Protocol Over ATM Multiplexer Section Milliseconds Multiplexer Section Overhead Maximum Time Interval Error Network operator byte for TCM in VC 3 VC 4 Network operator byte for TCM in VC 12 New Data Flag Network Element Not Frame Alignment Signal Network Layer Protocol Identifier Network Node Interface Operation Administration and Management Optical Carrier N 1 3 12 48 192 Overhead Out O
47. BN4565 00 14 BN4565 91 15 BN4565 91 16 Line rate Wavelength SIM 1310SR SIM 1310SR 1550LR SIM1 A4 1310SR STM1 4 1310SR 1550LR SIM1 A 1310LR 1550LR STM1 4 161 1310LR 1550 LR 9 4 6 ECL NRZ monitor specifications Rx Dynamic range Rx Optical 1100 to 1600nm overload 8dBm to 28dBm N A 8dBm to 28dBm N A 8dBm to 28dBm N A 8dBm to 28dBm N A 8dBm to 28dBm N A 8dBm to 28dBm 6dBm 9 4 7 9 4 8 1 PMax for receivers on STM16 units is 6dBm Connector Impedance Line code Bit rate Input voltage range peak to peak PDH T1 Interface Connector Input impedance Bit rate Line codes External Clock Connector Input Page 140 ANT 5 SMA unbalanced coaxial AC Coupling 50Q NRZ scrambled 155 52 Mbit s 622 08 Mbit s 2488 32 Mbit s 200 mV to 1 V Bantam balanced 100 Q 1 544 Mbps AMI B8ZS BNC unbalanced 75 External Data 1544 kbit s External Clock 1 5 MHz External Data 2048 kbit s External Clock 2 MHz 9 5 9 5 1 9 5 2 9 5 3 9 5 4 9 5 5 Appendix A Specifications and ordering information Specification and features of the SDH Access Tester application SDH STM 1 Mappings base software Containers C 12 C 11 C 3 C 4 Administrative Units AU 4 Timers Manual User start stop Timed User start stop after pre defined duration Automatic Start at pre defined time Stop after pre defined duration Storage Measurement results and instrument
48. D e o 9io O Kengu L L NLI AISUmOU L LU Keyngi L LU Jj aao 12 4 SDH Tributary Numbering TU 12 I NIMIS IN OO TUG 2 lt lt lt lp ania 12 5 SDH Anomalies and Defects Appendix D SDH SONET and PDH information B1 RS TIM Multiplex Section MS AIS Multiplex section AIS Regenerator section error monitoring B available c O RS trace identifier mismatch Ke Multiplex section AIS Il bits Administrative Unit AU LOP AU NDF New data flag AU pointer AU AIS Administrative unit AIS AU PJE AU positive pointer justification event AU PJE High Order Path HP UNEQ HP RDI HP REI HP TIM HP PLM B3 Tributary Unit TU LOP TU NDF New data flag TU pointer TU AIS Loss of AU pointer H1 H2 AU incl H1 H2 H1 H2 H1 H2 AU negative pointer justification event N HO path unequipped G HO remote defect indication HO remote error indication available Cc HO path trace identifier mismatch N HO path payload label mismatch UJ HO path error monitoring Loss of TU pointer V1 V2 TU alarm indication signal TU incl V1 to TU LOM TU loss of multiframe TU PJE TU PJE TU negative pointer justification event Low Order Path LP UNEQ LP RDI T I m N H1 H2 H1 H2 TU positive pointer justification event LO path unequipped lt H Ql C1 LO path remote defect indication Page 156 ANT 5 Appendix D SDH SONET a
49. END A MS a NU 128 D T4 9 Prid Stack e uduedioctcradimatetautecteas ac kot omnium ves nsa tem umucleeu eue E d REIP LUE 128 6 144 Trace ROU E 129 DT 9 v5 DIEI S ruduia522552060005098000000280500 020552050 20000000302 00200 20 0 05 00 09058 00 09 809 129 6 10 Ewe e in Le eer M A TR 129 geil ee e UNG EE 131 ME UE 131 Pa NO Screen IIa eerie ete ee bn a Rem M UR MEE TM EI MR E EE UEM EE 131 ZA No beep when the storage card smserte ec eeccecceecceeceeeeeeceeeaeeeeeeaeeseeeaeeees 131 ne Me ge 8 lag OR k RR cm 131 7 5 Errors caused by poor optical connections ccc ecc eee eece ceases eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 132 7 6 Battery performance and conditioning cc cece ceccc eee eeeceeeceeeceeeseeeseeeaeeeeeeseeeseeeaes 132 7 6 1 Battery Condrtonimg eee eeeceeeeeeeeeceeeeeeseeeeeeseeseeeseeseesaeeaeeseeeaeeees 132 7 6 2 Replacing the ANT 5 battery pack A 133 7 f Accessing test results if the unit has been powered down 133 CUSTOMER SUBD ONT dit m mm 135 8 1 QUESTIONS about EE 135 8 2 E Een Ne 135 8 3 Service DrocCedure nne nne nne nsa se nsi sies re ssa se rns sse sre 135 8 4 Version information and serial numfbere nnne 135 ANT 5 Page 9 Contents 60 9 SDOMW ale ee Me e EE 136 8 5 1 Deleting software applications cccccceccsecceeeeeeeeeteeeeeeceeeeeenseteeeeueteeeaeeees 136 9 Appendix A Specifications and ordering information
50. IG AEN Ke generation wG TCM HP TRACE ih TC IEC Select the alarms and defects you want to insert lo 0 5 Default Setup Results Actions Start If you want to insert a TC APid identifier use the keypad to type the id The TC APid field accepts up to 15 alpha numeric characters If you want to insert a TC IEC error use the keypad to type the value The TC IEC field accepts values ranging from O to 8 for the N1 byte or O to 2 for the N2 byte Select ON The values are sent to the TCM generator for the currently selected byte If you want to send alarms and defects to the generator for the other byte select the byte and then repeat the process above Note Selecting the Default button restores the default settings If you change your selections or modify the TC APid or TC IEC values after selecting ON an Apply firm key appears You must select Apply to send the new alarms defects or values to the TCM generator Enhanced Functionality Optical Power Measurement To identify optical level problems the r Oker t Bel 00 00 00 m optical power measurement measures the received optical signal level to a resolution of 1 dBm with an accuracy of 3 dB In this example an Optical Level of 14 dBm has been received Overload protection is active during optical power tests If an overload occurs the protection switch opens and a message appears in the Results Summary page Pressing OK in the m
51. Mapping VC 12 VC Mapping VC 12 Bulk OFF Bulk OFF PDH Setup PDH Setup PDH Rate 2M PDH Rate 2M PDH Mode Framed PDH Mode Framed Mapping Mode Async Mapping Mode Async Framing PCM30 CRC Framing PCM30 CRC Pattern Setup Pattern Setup Pattern Type PRBS15 Pattern Type PRBS15 Defect Anomaly LOF 5 B1 1 MS AIS 19 B3 1 RDI 2 25 ANT 5 Page 89 The SDH Access Tester Application 4 7 1 Exporting data to a spreadsheet using a storage card Assuming that an appropriate driver is available on the PC or laptop the following example demonstrates how test results can be saved to a spreadsheet Insert an appropriate card into the ANT 5 Stop the test and press the Menu key oelect Export from the File menu option Select Results Using the arrow keys highlight card and press the enter key ore eS D c oelect new file and enter a filename The file will automatically be saved with the extension csv 7 Insert the card into the appropriate slot on the PC or laptop and using a suitable application open the file Note Ensure that the necessary drivers are enabled and the card is located in the correct slot Contact your IT department for further assistance if required 8 This file displays a host of information relevant to the results and the configuration of the unit 4 8 On Screen LED Indicators The top portion of the screen is used CERE CES r e Re Sale 1 latcrurm by the SDH Access Tester application t
52. P selected as outlined in the graphic below or SSTED PDU Trailer 1 2 4 octet octets octets UU Res cl LP Lengh cre 6 1 1 bits bit bit SSTED SDU 6 5 3 4 AAL 2 Payload Setup Tx Sets the Pattern used as the payload for IEEE DLE ME each channel cun na E Pattern Type PRBE15 6 6 Configuring Channel Explorer 6 6 1 Enabling the Channel Explorer Select the tab to display the 00 00 00 7d Measurement Selection page Select Measurement Selection Channel Explorer to enable the ATM Channel Explorer explorer Ath ES Overhead Capture Setup Results Actions Stat ANT 5 Page 115 Asynchronous Transfer Mode ATM 6 6 2 Configuring Explorer Channels mx Oker its ie PRE oo o0 00 7a Channel Explorer setup select the tab to display the Channel Explorer Setup page Type the channel ranges for which the WPI Range n ess lo s535 0 55235 Explorer displays results In this example the Explorer displays the VPI channels 0 255 and within each VPI channel it displays the VCI channels 0 65535 Default Setup Results Actions Start YEI Range 6 7 Traffic Analyzer The Traffic Analyzer is very similar to the Channel Explorer The difference in the Channel Explorer and the Traffic Analyzer is that the Traffic Analyzer provides real time results Note Traffic Analyzer is part of the ATM
53. P support ANT 5 Software Version 10 0 09 00 08 00 07 00 06 00 05 00 Introduction Base Software Optional Software STM O0 electrical Thru Mode intrusive Ext Ref Clock 2048 kbps 2 MHz 1544 kbps 1 5 MHz Pointer generation INC DEC M13 demux of DS3 signal to DS1 or 64k channels TCM generation Bit Pattern 2E 11 QRSS20 pattern Compatibility with 2M ATM devices Enhanced language support for Remote Operation Simplified Chinese support requires Windows Code Page 936 Autoconfigure VC3 ATM mappings Pointer generation DS1 ATM mappings K byte capture DS3 code error generation PDH external timing Service disruption G 828 and G 829 performance ATM analysis oa bit monitoring Inline monitoring requires PDH Mux Offline viewer option E1 PCM30C ATM Channel Explorer SIM 16c ATM cell BERT Optical power measurement ATM VC 4c mapping T1 interface including AMI code ECL NRZ measurement Online help These features are available on selected hardware versions E1 Code Error generation and AU3 amp VT Mappings measurement requires SONET option Alarm burst error generation and detection Clock offset SONET AU Pointer Value SS bit monitoring PDH Mux DeMux Tributary Scanning inc Sa bit generation Nx64 VC4 4c Mapping FTP functionality Remote Operation User Preferences Remote Control ANT 5 Page 15 Introduction Software Version Base Software 04 0
54. Page 14 Application software is included with the product to facilitate the measurement of network transmission quality and the monitoring and injection of anomalies and defects This product is not to be used on telephone lines The product is intended only for connection to circuits carrying Safety Extra Low Voltages SELV Features of the SDH Access Tester application software The SDH Access Tester application software provides a complete set of test functions for engineers who install and maintain SDH and PDH systems Performance analysis is a key feature during the commissioning process and the anomalies and defects of the system can be measured and recorded The application has the following features e Bit error rate testing including anomaly amp defect analysis injection e Performance analysis G 826 ISM G 826 OOS G 821 G 828 G 829 M 2100 M 2101 amp ANSI e Overhead testing including path tracing and injection e Results printing and export to PC Optional software for the ANT 5 is discussed in section 5 For more information on purchasing any of these specific features please contact the nearest Regional Sales Office as listed on the back of the manual ANT 5 Software version summary Software Version Base Software Optional Software 11 0 ATM Ping Ping Reply to Ping Trace Route ATM enhanced AAL 2 and AAL 5 support Channel Traffic Analyzer Extended ATM traffic analysis IMA monitor 10 2 PLC
55. Printer Driver and Serial Port settings rather than relying on the simple test data mentioned in Sections 2 7 1 and 2 8 Note 2 The K1589 serial to parallel adapter cable supports printing from the ANT 5 to printers with a parallel port See Section 11 3 Serial to parallel adapter cable for details ANT 5 Page 29 Getting started 2 8 2 8 1 Page 30 Serial port The ANT 5 can be connected to a printer via the 9 way male D type connector The configuration of the serial port parameters such as baud rate parity and stop bits can be set in the Serial Port section of the System menu A facility to send an ASCII test pattern to the serial port is provided as an aid to setting up peripherals This is particularly useful for setting up the serial connection for a printer since most printers will print ASCII text sent to them ANT 5 Application Launcher select the baud rate Preferences Help 19200 Baud Rate Parity atop Bits Printer serial Port Time amp Date Word Length Flow Control Restore Defaults Test All Settings send Test Pattern See Appendix C Serial port and adapter cables for a diagram of the serial port Comms menu A remote operation option is available for ANT 5 See Section 5 4 enabling the unit to be operated remotely from a Windows PC over Ethernet lt gt RJ 45 The greyed out MAC Address of the built in Ethernet port is shown in this graphic Your IT
56. R 22 1994 Radiated Emissions Class B e EN 55022 CISPR 22 1994 Conducted Emissions Class B e itle 47 of the CFR Part 15 Subpart B for a Class B Digital Device e Section 15 107 a Conducted Emissions e Section 15 109 a Radiated Emissions e CES 003 Issue 3 Interference Causing Equipment Standard for Digital Apparatus e From the Industry Canada Electromagnetic Compatibility Advisory Bulletin entitled Implementation and Interpretation of the Interference Causing Equipment Standard for Digital Apparatus ICES 003 EMCAB 3 Issue 2 July 1995 At present FCC and ICES technical requirements are essentially equivalent Therefore if you have FCC approval either by meeting Part 15 of the FCC Rules or CISPR Publication 22 the only additional requirements are to attach a note to the report of the test results for FCC compliance indicating that these results are deemed satisfactory evidence of compliance with ICES 003 of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations to maintain these records on file for the requisite five year period and to provide the device with a notice of compliance in accordance with ICES 003 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and ANT 5 Page 145 Appendix B Standards Compliance 10 2 10 3 2 this device must accept any interference received includ
57. Result tabs ATM Tabbed Setup pages ATM Setup Summary ATM setup page e Channel explorer setup page el AAL 2 AAL 5 setup page ATM Tabbed Result pages ATM Cell Statistics Giel ATM Quality of Service Channel Explorer results AAL Statistics Channel Traffic Analyzer CTAN 6 3 Configuring the Physical Layer The signal structure for the particular HP oo 00 00 Fd device or system under test has to be ee oer UNI configured before setting any ATM FRBS23 He VICI 5812 zi Chan A h parameters PON rr Tx CBR a Traffic ort Channel A f Following the Tx setup this example shows a PRBS23 pattern passing into a 140Mbit s Unframed PDH signal This is mapped into a virtual container VC 4 which is then aligned into an multiplexed into an STM 1 using an Tir CResuts Asime Tume RoTa sat electrical interface See section 4 3 1 Signal Structure setup page for further details on configuring the physical layer In most cases the user interface for the Tx is the same as the user interface for the Rx An exception to this rule is the ATM Header Rx where a VCI and or a CLP filter can be enabled See section 6 4 2 for further details Where the system under test is symmetrical and the Tx and Rx structures are required to be identical time can be saved by setting up either the Tx or the Rx structure and then pressing either the TxeBx or Bex keys as appropriate The s
58. Results D MotinGrp d WotinGrp 10 Matlnirp 11 MotlnGrp 12 NotinGrp 13 Matlnirp 14 MatlniGrp 15 Matlnirp m m Invalid O00 zu Operational 0x04 Zaff sym i 0x00 M 256 7 0x03 16 NotinGrp 1 Matlnirp 18 Matlnirp 18 MotinGrp ZU Matlnirp 21 NotinGrp 22 MotlnGrp 24 Matlnirp Actions 2 2 O 24 NotlnGrp 25 NotlnGrp 26 NotlnGrp 2T MotlnGrp 28 Matlnirp 28 Matlnirp 3l Matlnirp 31 Matlnirp Wey int Link 0 7 Status E MA Monitor Rm Motlneirp x Active T Active x Active Setup MotlnGrp MatlnGrp MotlniGrp Motlnirp Motlnirp MatlnGrp Results Active MotlnGrp MaotlniGrp MatiniGrp Motlnirp MotlnGrp Actions ANT 5 00 00 15 7 Td Wey ms Link Summary E IA Monitor JR 00 02 25 qns Lu Page 127 Asynchronous Transfer Mode ATM 6 14 6 14 1 6 14 2 6 14 3 Ping Results Ping List The Ping List view lists all of the ping events The Message column is used to give a little bit more information what happened Internal states and the ICMP type and code field are taken to generate this message The capacity of the ping list is limited to 270 entries If the limit is reached a List overflow message is displayed Ping Statistics The Ping Statistics view lists the number of ping packets sent received lost and number of unknown packets It also lists the max min and average delay Ping Stack Errors The Ping Stack Errors vie
59. S23 Note The pattern element will be greyed out if the round trip delay measurement has been activated See section 4 4 11 Delay for further information 4 3 1 7 Hierarchy Setup Rx The ANT 5 supports inline monitor terminated and intrusive thru mode testing for SDH SONET T1 and E1 interfaces Inline monitor testing allows technicians to monitor data without disturbing live voice or data traffic Because inline monitor testing does not disrupt the transmission of live traffic it is more suitable for routine maintenance than terminated testing This requires prior break down of the line to insert the ANT 5 within the circuit Another advantage of inline monitor testing is that it indicates performance under actual operating conditions Its primary disadvantage is that measurements may not be as precise as those available through terminated testing Inline monitor testing is generally performed for the following purposes e Routine maintenance Using in service monitoring for routine maintenance can show degrading performance before it disrupts normal operation e Fault isolation ln service monitoring can aid in localising problems and minimising circuit downtime By monitoring the circuit at various points technicians can analyse the results and discover where problems are originating When testing in inline monitor mode the signal structure page changes You can l modify the structure of the received signal Inlin
60. T 5 Page 105 Optional software for the ANT 5 5 7 SDH AU 3 SONET VT Mapping AU 3 Mapping enables the testing of DS 1 E1 E3 and DS3 tributaries mapped into STM 1 via VC 3 AU 3 as shown in the following diagram x1 23951860 kbit s 1 75 5Thl 16 AUG 16 Ucca ioc bap C 4 18c x1 599040 kbit s 1 amp Thi 4 AUG 4 UC 4 4 H oexo mt ewe C 4 4c 153264 khit s ES 44756 kbit s Pointer Processing 2 Multiplexing 2048 kbit s Mapping uA 1544 kbit s Eee Concatenated option only AUS mapping option only STM 16 option only The VT mapping function enables the testing of DS 1 and E1 tributaries mapped into an STS 1 SPE via VT1 5 and VT2 SPEs as shown in the following diagram However this option also requires the SONET option BN 4565 00 62 N 3 12 48 x1 EE 2595150 kbitis 1 3 SPE OC N x1 x4 ere d 599040 kbit s 1 1 4 SL LE 5T5 M x1 x4 xlb ST5 3c 139264 kbit s EA SRE qu 2 eee TE 44736 kbitis Dos x3 x12 x46 CENE EE 34368 kbitis ES SPE x 7 SGO0HET xa 2048 kbit s EI UT 2 SPE Le Pointer Processing x Group Multiplesinig E ibi inesse 1544 kbitrs D51 UT 1 5 SPE Mapping Concatenated option only YT mapping option only OC 46 STM 164 option only Page 106 ANT 5 6 1 6 2 Asynchronous Transfer Mode ATM Asynchronous Transfer Mode ATM ATM Overview ATM is a cell oriented switching and multiplexing technology that uses fixed length packets to ca
61. The TCM results summary page is used for monitoring results for the forward and backward directions in a tandem connection The APId Label application ID path label is also shown ANT 5 Setup Results Actions 00 00 27 7 GHP CLP Hx Backward TCM Analysis Rs Forward TC LIMER VO4 NT m m m TC IEC BEE DOP DOP TEM TRACE IDENT AF Id Label 4 4 7 The SDH Access Tester Application The received HP or LP path can be viewed by selecting the HP or LP radio button at the top of the page The current path and its associated network operator byte will be shown in the top right corner of the page More detailed results can be found in the Event Log as described in Section 4 4 4 2 For an application note on this topic visit our Web Site www jdsu com or contact the nearest Regional Sales Office as listed on the back of the manual Note The received HP and or LP paths should be activated before starting the test This can be done by selecting the HP and LP check boxes as required in the TCM view of the SOH Setup page If neither box is selected the TCM results page will not be available For details See Section 4 3 3 4 Tandem Connection Monitoring VC12 Tributary Scanning Results Note Select Tributary Scan from the Measurement Selection page See Section 4 3 6 to configure the required setup Once the Start button is pressed the pell pm screen
62. This enables in service monitoring of specific channels contained in PDH signals ETT Framing PCM3 C Note The Rx hierarchy type should be set to PDH to activate the PDH de Mux Page 94 ANT 5 9 2 3 5 2 4 5 3 Optional software for the ANT 5 Sa Bit generation Tx The Spare Sa bits in the NFAS Not Frame LU EU AE Alignment Signals of an E1 frame are available Multiframe Bit Sequence for specific purposes and can be used for sat irr10000 k A Bit example to provide a remote loop back of a far _ end tributary Bits can be used to control far Sm end equipment for testing typically using a gu up loop back Sar 111110000 b oan 11110000 k Default The A Bit indicating the remote alarm and spare Sa bits Sa4 Sa8 can be set For each Sa bit it is possible to set 8 binary values These will be transmitted in consecutive NFAS Sa Bit monitoring Assuming the Rx signal structure is Bet Wb onnras 78 configured to receive framed Ei signals then Sa bits can also be monitored by pressing the Results Sad 00011111 firm key and selecting the SA tab sa hit Sequence daa Ire Sa AAR oa TELLURE gan 11111111 X Setup Results Actions X Start Concatenated Mapping Concatenated STM 4 is being used increasingly to carry high data rate services such as ATM IP and multimedia Concatenated Mapping supports bulk Mie IEEE contiguous con
63. a mains cable The power supply is connected to the ANT 5 via an integral cable and jack socket The external power supply acts as a charger unit when the instrument is switched off When external power is connected the battery LED d above the screen will be green See Section 2 5 LED and on screen indicators for further details WARNING The ANT 5 must only be operated from its internal battery or from the included PPS power supply Ensure that the correct power supply is connected to the appropriate ANT 5 Refer to section 1 4 for further details Battery charging The internal NiMH battery is charged automatically when the instrument is connected to a live external power supply An adequate charge will be reached within 3 hours if the instrument remains switched off whilst charging It will automatically switch to a trickle charge mode when fully charged or when the instrument is switched on Note If the temperature of the operating environment is too high the instrument will automatically select trickle charge mode to avoid overheating Before the instrument is used for the first time it is recommended that the battery is conditioned by running through two full discharge recharge cycles as described in section 7 6 1 Battery conditioning This procedure will also establish the initial conditions for the battery charge indicator Low battery When no external power supply is connected and the battery charge is getting low the ba
64. aUo ve Fave Six e ieu 143 10 Appendix B Standards Compliance ccccccccecceeeeeeeeeeeeneeneeeeseneeeeseneeneeeesoneeeeseneees 145 10 1 Electromagnetic Compatibility 20 0 0 cccceccecceeceeeeeseeteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeseeeeeeeaess 145 10 2 ANCLY E 146 10 9 R amp TTE IDICOCUM eege 146 Page 10 ANT 5 Contents 10 4 EC Declaration of Contformify else 147 11 Appendix C Serial port and adapter cables 149 TH xS eH DOW aciei nissan E meld memes mcminit i 149 11 2 Denial adapter ee e t Era rrt ER Ea Bra esa RC PELIS Et URL RES Eu dd 149 11 3 Serial to parallel adapter Cable ne 150 QUE RJ eu Ee e E 151 12 Appendix D SDH SONET and PDH information 153 12 1 SSA SEU CEUS TOL VANUESD aee tbe eir timi e ted eat ee tit e eut a Pee i aca 153 12 2 SONE F Struct re TOP AN P S EE 153 12 9 SDH defect a EE ee 154 124 SDR be Trbutary Cen ne ME 155 1220 SD THAMO MAES ANG DCTS EE 155 12 0 PDH Anomalies and H e CN 158 12 6 1 Intrusive Thru mode PDH Anomalies annnnanannnnanennnnnnannnnnnnnnnnnnnrnnnnrnrernene 159 12 7 Comparison of SDH SONET anomalies and defects ssusssuse 160 13 Appendix E Performance Analysis Options eee eene nennen 163 VA E SIS ana Tieraremy le A NEE 163 13 2 Summary of performance analysis standard 16
65. act the nearest JDSU Sales Office or Technical Assistance Centre For locality information visit our web Site www jdsu com or contact the nearest Regional Sales Office as listed on the back of the manual Note When purchasing further items to expand existing hardware and software some identification details may be required Refer to Section 8 4 Version information and serial numbers for further information ANT 5 Page 143 Appendix A Specifications and ordering information Page 144 ANT 5 10 10 1 Appendix B Standards Compliance Appendix B Standards Compliance Electromagnetic Compatibility This instrument meets the following standards for electromagnetic compatibility e EN 61326 1997 Electrical Equipment for Measurement Control and Laboratory Use EMC Requirements EN 61000 3 2 1995 Harmonic Current Emissions EN 61000 3 3 1994 Voltage Fluctuations Flicker EN 61000 4 2 1995 Electrostatic Discharge Immunity EN 61000 4 3 1995 and ENV 50204 1996 Radiated Electromagnetic Field Immunity EN 61000 4 4 1995 Electrical Fast Transient Burst Immunity EN 61000 4 5 1995 Surge Immunity EN 61000 4 6 1996 Conducted Radio Frequency Immunity EN 61000 4 11 1994 Voltage Dips and Interruptions e EN 55022 CISPR 22 1994 with Amendments Al and A2 Limits and Methods of Measurement of Radio Disturbance Characteristics of Information Technology Equipment EN 55022 CISP
66. al 00 SONET signal ANT 5 SDH Access Tester mHEKeT m BK Overhead Setup View it a T Path HP vcs M13 LP evci2 N23 OO 00 00 d Rs Path HP vc N13 LP C12 N23 Setup Results Actions mir ew Ip WW Overhead Setup view TTE 58 hits H1 Transmitted Leen s Iz Expected Leen Ha E 00 00 00 d ALI LOP Setup Results Actions start Note The transmitted and expected frames become visible if SDH or SONET are selected as the hierarchy type for Tx and Rx ANT 5 The SDH Access Tester Application 4 3 4 Measurement Timer Setup The Measurement Timer Setup page can be used to set up a test to run with a fixed duration and or a delayed start at some time in the future which is set by the user ier Iw III Measurement Timer setup ig Delayed Start time 20 1 hh mm Start date n5 2035 GITT NV Duration 7 Days 00 00 00 d To run a test with a delayed start set up all parameters as for a normal test and run a short test to verify the settings Then set the timer to the required start time and press the Start Setup Results Actions Start key The instrument will then go into a standby mode until the programmed start time when it will begin to run a test and count results in the normal way During the standby period the LEDs and status icons will be active to indicate the status of the line
67. ame highlight the required file and press Enter To save a file using a new filename position the highlight over the lt new file gt entry press the Enter key and enter the new filename Valid filenames Valid filenames can have up to 8 letters or numbers in their name They can also contain a file extension of up to 3 letters which usually indicates the type of the file The extension is separated from the first part of the name by a dot Filenames are always displayed in upper case characters The following are examples of valid filenames e ABC123 e RESULTS1 e TEST1 DAT Note The ANT 5 does not support long filenames If a card containing files with long filenames is inserted into the ANT 5 the long filenames may be lost ANT 5 Page 37 The ANT 5 operating system 3 2 5 Saving results A FIFO First In First Out buffer is used to manage automatically saved files Results from the last run test are saved as AUTO1 A5R in the user device of the file manager when the Step key is pressed Only three files can be saved AUTO1 AUTO2 and AUTOS consequently the next time a file is saved as AUTO1 the previous AUTO T is renamed AUTO2 etc and file AUTOS is discarded Therefore we recommend that important files are copied or renamed Select file manager Press Alt Menu and select Tools File Manager Press enter to access the user files Select the appropriate AUTO file Doe I9 x Press the Menu key and select File
68. anked to save battery power Press any key to restore the screen oee Section 2 13 Power saving features Battery LED Green indicates that the ANT 5 is connected to an external power supply Flashing green indicates fast charge steady green indicates trickle charge Red indicates that the battery charge is low and an external power supply should be connected as soon as possible ANT 5 Page 25 Getting started 2 6 Using the keyboard EE ee ae eee ee Se E mmm e Gleis ox C H E Q On Off keys Turn the ANT 5 on and off Beeper Turn the beeper on or off when the SDH Access Contrast key Tester application is running for audible notification when defects and anomalies are detected Alt Beeper Press with the Alt key held down to display a scale Contrast key for adjusting the screen contrast Application Displays the application menu or turns off the menu Menu key if the menu is already displayed Displays the system menu or turns off the menu if Menu key the menu is already displayed Directional The directional keys are used for moving around keys screens and setup menus Enter key Accept the current selection or operation CO Information Display some basic help or system information on the key screen Clear this by pressing the Enter or Esc keys Page 26 ANT 5 2 6 1 2 6 2 Getting started Delete key Delete text backspace Function keys The function keys are u
69. are for the ANT 5 5 6 5 6 1 5 6 2 5 6 3 SONET Introduction oynchronous optical network known as SONET is the standard for synchronous operation used primarily in North America and is defined by ANSI T1 American National Standards Institute Telecommunications 1 SONET and SDH share many common principles of operation and architecture A comparison of the transmission rates supported by ANT 5 is given below SONET signal SDH Transmission signal Rate Mbit s Electrical STS 3 Optical OC 3 STM 1 155 52 Optical OC 12 STM 4 622 08 Optical OC 48 STM 16 2488 32 The bit rates depend on the mapping options fitted Hierarchy Setup SONET can be chosen as the Hierarchy Type by selecting the Hierarchy element from the Tx or Rx panel as required If an optical option is fitted then by selecting an WS Exat Abe optical Rate e g OC 3 as in this example the Output will automatically change to Optical in the Interface Setup panel Rate Hierarchy Type Synchronous Payload Envelope Setup SPE Mappings can be selected from the Blue AE synchronous Payload Envelope Setup element This element will not be available if a PDH interface has been selected Tributary pk E Bulk should be selected as the Tributary if bulk testing of the virtual container is required The test pattern will then be injected across the whole of the Synchronous Payload Envelope rok OPE Mapping STS 1 SPE If the unit supports Concatenated Mappi
70. at Ch Attachment points for the neck strap ANT 5 Page 17 Introduction The ANT 5 has the following external connectors on the left side E1 RJ 48 8 wire Balanced 120 electrical connector for E1 6 wires used PDH payload 19V DC power 2 1 mm 19V Power supply input For use with type 3A PPS 2 only lt gt RJ 45 10 base T TCP IP Ethernet port ANT 5 Left side view Page 18 RJ48 connector 19V DC power TCP IP Ethernet port Note For reliable operation we recommend only using JDSU cables e g K168 169 WARNING Section 1 5 Safety instructions should be read before connecting cables to the ANT 5 Note 1 Optical connectors where fitted are provided with dust caps which should be used whenever an optical lead is not connected Note 2 Care must be taken not to connect a long haul high power transmitter directly to the receiver or not to short circuit the Tx and Rx optical interfaces since this can overload or even damage some receiver modules By connecting an external optical attenuator as supplied this restriction can be overcome ANT 5 Introduction 1 5 1 5 1 1 5 2 Safety instructions To ensure that the ANT 5 is maintained in perfect condition and that it operates safely at all times the instructions which follow should be read and observed Correct usage The ANT 5 should only be used for the purpose and under the conditions for which it is intended Operation outside these con
71. bH ooo0 00 7a PLM Setup view Two path labels can overhead setup be optionally monitored by checking view SES the box alongside each path label field If the received values differ from 7 s i FERE MUN Soe be ruc Structure E the values preset within this page ED ere and the respective box is checked a 2 rua Structure defect alarm is raised and noted within the Results pages Setup Results Actions Start ANT 5 Page 61 The SDH Access Tester Application 4 3 3 4 Tandem Connection Monitoring Tandem connection monitoring TCM allows the comparative performance of path segments to be monitored with the aid of the N bytes in the path overhead Select the TCM view to set up tandem connection monitoring The received HP and or LP paths can be monitored by selecting the HP and LP check boxes as required The appropriate paths will then De activated on the TCM results page If neither box is selected the TCM results page will not be available See Section 4 4 4 3 Anomaly Count 4 3 3 5 AU Pointer Value Page 62 The Expected AU Pointer H1 byte is continually monitored and checked against the received value If the received AU pointer differs from the expected value a defect alarm is generated The user can adjust the transmitted value of the SS bits within the H1 byte Selecting the value XX from with the Expected drop down menu disables this monitoring 10 SDH sign
72. catenation which treats the STM 4 payload as a contiguous virtual container The alternative which is not Tributary Bulk supported is virtual concatenation STM 4v this uses 4 x VC4 containers to create a virtual VC4 c container VIC Mapping VC4 4c A test pattern can be injected throughout the contiguous concatenated payload of the Virtual Container in either transmit or receive mode as required 1 Set the Rate within the Hierarchy Setup panel to STM 4 Optical 2 Set VC Mapping within the Virtual Container Setup panel to VC4 4c ANT 5 Page 95 Optional software for the ANT 5 5 4 5 4 1 5 4 2 Page 96 Note VC4 16c is available when the interface is set to STM 16 Remote Operation Setting up the remote ANT 5 Remote Operation is achieved by establishing a suitable communications link over an Ethernet LAN Once the link has been successfully set up the PC Laptop can communicate with the ANT 5 using the supplied version of the ANT 5 GUI faceplate Ethernet Ethernet Host computer Note 1 The following illustrates how remote access can be achieved using the network it is not exhaustive and other scenarios may be equally valid Please ensure the cable is less than 3 metres from the ANT 5 to the RJ 45 socket Note 2 Care should be taken not to confuse the E1 1200 RJ 48 and the Ethernet port lt gt RJ 45 See the illustration on page Error Bookmark not defined No
73. crowave link The Repetitive BERT commissioning operator may be required to plot a graph BER against Repeat Period p Seconds C N carrier to noise ratio This is achieved by attenuating the signal until a specific BER is reached and Progress then noting the attenuation used For Rep BER 2 500E 03 example in an SDH network the measurements could be made on a single channel within an STM 1 Setup Results Actions Start signal where the required BER will probably be between 1E 6 and 1E 3 A Repeat Period of 1 second is adequate for measuring high error rates but this period can be adjusted to a maximum of 99 seconds to test for lower rates Note It is important not to confuse the results of the repetitive BERT test for a specific interval with those on the results page which show the results for the duration of the test Further a repetitive BERT is not recommended from a delayed start Automatic Protection Switching Note The APS tab will become available if selected from the Measurement Selection page See Section 4 3 1 for further details ANT 5 4 4 10 The SDH Access Tester Application Automatic Protection Switching APS pi H OK en PE 00 00 00 7d allows network devices to switch traffic onto a redundant line in the gii GG event of network problems e g high sensor D So error rates or heavy congestion switch time limit ct Y inn ms g However the switch over
74. d e ba tere automatically g Date Format gdim Wu date Local Timezone GMT 05 00 After changing the time zone power off and on the instrument Verify that the time and date have changed Restore Defaults Page 32 ANT 5 2 12 2 13 2 13 1 2 13 2 Getting started Setting daylight savings time The daylight savings time indicator Can be set In the International ANT Ek Application Launcher section of the Preferences menu Select the current language When you mark the Daylight Saving 100 stem checkbox the instrument automatically adds one hour to the ANTE current time When you clear the ternational ENGLISH Daylight Saving checkbox the Decimal Sep PERIOD instrument automatically subtracts Date Format dedimmi one hour from the current time Local Timezone GMT 08 00 i v Daylight Saving After making a setting for daylight savings power off and on the instrument Verify that the time has changed Restore Defaults Note The instrument does not automatically adjust the time for daylight savings You must set or clear this checkbox manually Power saving features The power saving features can be set MllsdbiuiiiulouM i Enable disable the display saver up in the Power Saving section of the Preferences menu des These take effect when the instrument ll has been idle for a set period of time De Power Saving Wi Display Saver with no keyboard activity Display
75. d to Print results to the serial port Selecting Options from the Tools menu shows the Current options installed This area is also used to Install and Uninstall features as required The Help Menu provides access to application information features ANT 5 Page 87 The SDH Access Tester Application Page 88 File gt Open gt Configuration File gt Open gt Results File gt Save gt Configuration File gt Save gt Results File gt Export gt Configuration File gt Export gt Results File gt Print gt ANT 5 Select this option to load an instrument configuration into the ANT 5 which has previously been saved either to a card or to the ANT 5 RAM The file window will list all valid configuration files on either the card if it is inserted or in the ANT 5 RAM along with their date and time of creation and a brief description Select this option to load a set of test results from a previous test into the ANT 5 which has previously been saved either to a card or to the ANT 5 RAM The file window will list all valid results files on either the card if it is inserted or in the ANT 5 RAM along with their date and time of creation and a brief description The results file also includes the corresponding configuration from the time of the saved test and will change the configuration of the instrument when the results file is loaded oelect this option to save an instrument configuration from the ANT 5 eithe
76. dentify e the stack in the overview 2 LLE IP C33 LLE NLPIB 43 LLE SMAP OF ANT 5 Page 113 Asynchronous Transfer Mode ATM 6 5 3 AAL 2 Setup If AAL 2 was set as the Payload Type on the Header Setup additional parameters must be set 6 5 3 1 AAL 2 Channel select TX Specifies which AAL 2 channel s should be ee EARE active CID D on the TX side is the canne Selection background channel CDA Je CID B E CID C v CID D Background Channel 6 5 3 2 AAL 2 Traffic Profile TX Specifies the traffic profile The max Value ech is displayed in the selected Units in this Channel cp A case in bits per second Bit s Profile Type EER T units Biss R PR p max value 12301192 The AAL 2 Setup screen specifies additional EEEPESSUGBE AAL 2 settings Channel cip amp E The selections vary depending on the SAP a pr 8 255 wk 0 51 selected i Gg i ength fas 1 DA SAP Page 114 ANT 5 Asynchronous Transfer Mode ATM 6 5 3 3 AAL 2 Channel Setup Specifies additional AAL 2 settings A amp L 2 Setup Tx Select the SAP service access point type rannel OD A H Select the CID LI The other selections vary Cb b 80 255 un 0 3 depending on the SAP type Set the UU then Length ke 1 84 enter the Cl and LP Set the trailer length Leen R The selections vary depending on the SA
77. department will need to know this when assigning the IP address ANT 5 Note Care should be taken not to confuse the E1 1200 RJ 48 and the Ethernet port amp MT 5 Application Launcher set the Ethernet IP address of this unit Preferences Help LEDs Printer Serial Fart 115200 141 169 123 075 259 200 246 000 141 169 127 252 00 ues 5502 19 aubnet Mask Gateway MAC Address 2 9 Getting started For PPP operation the ANT 5 acts as Skddrenaa ereie l oet the Local PPP IP Address the server and is responsible for assigning IP addresses conversely the PC acts as the slave The Peer IP Address is the address E the ANT 5 assigns the remotely connected PC for that PPP interface Leen SE and as such is the address of the PC Local IF Address 192 168 000 001 from the ANT 5 Peer IP Address 192 168 000 002 The Local IP Address is the address of the ANT 5 from the PC These addresses can be edited in the same way as above Preferences Help Baud Rate a BOO Note 1 The Comms menu contains a baud rate setting which should not be confused with the baud rate setting of the serial port This should be set up in the Serial Port section of the System menu Note 2 When typing in the ANT 5 IP address into a PC environment care should be taken to avoid any leading zeros For example 141 169 126 076 would be replaced with 141 169 126 76 However all twelve characters are n
78. detection of 400 frames The Frame Rate field accepts values between 100 and 8000 If you specified INC DEC as the adjustment type and Single as the mode the Interval field appears In the field type the interval in us after which the adjustment occurs Pressing the TU or AU firm key initiates the pointer generator using the current settings TCM generator The overhead bytes for the current mapping N1 high path N1 low path and N2 low path can be manipulated by inserting or removing alarms and defects into the TCM generator Before inserting alarms and defects you must configure the ANT 5 for TCM generation To enable this feature do the following ANT 5 SDH Access Tester Press the ESSE button and then PH erm IER 00000772 Overhead Setup select the tab to display the view Fi O o Overhead Setup page l Hx Path Ts Path Set the View to TCM HP VC3 NID HP ewes N1 Under Tx Path select HP LP or both LP veta na LP vC12 N2 if you want to edit the values for both the N1 and N2 byte Setup Results Actions Start ANT 5 Page 85 The SDH Access Tester Application 4 5 4 1 Sending alarms and defects to the TCM generator 4 6 4 6 1 Page 86 To send alarms and defects to the pdlormm jm e PR oooo00 70 TCM generator do the following TCM Generator Gup LP MES NT Press the Actions button and then Tc s Em select the tab I Bes Select the byte HP or LP for TCM
79. ditions may be dangerous or may damage the instrument Refer to Section 1 1 Intended use and Appendix A Specifications and ordering information for further details Connection to test circuits carrying dangerous voltages WARNING Dangerous voltages may be present on telecom circuits 1 5 3 Telephone lines can have potentially dangerous voltages The BNC bantam and RJ connectors must be connected to Safe Extra Low Voltage SELV circuits only and must not be connected to any circuit carrying dangerous voltages Laser safety The following only applies if optical interfaces are fitted A WARNING Class 1 Laser Product Optical radiation with wavelengths of 1310 nm and or 1550 nm is present at the optical connectors Each interface is active if the yellow LED next to the connector is on The laser warning icon is also displayed with a yellow background when the ANT 5 laser source is active Maintenance and repair work on the laser sources should only be carried out by qualified service operatives familiar with the risks involved WARNING Invisible laser radiation Laser light can cause irreparable damage to the eyes particularly to the retina e o deactivate the ANT 5 laser source Tx clear the Laser On checkbox in the Interface Setup Tx panel See Section 4 3 1 2 for further details e Never look directly into the generator outputs or the connector end surfaces of the connected cables free ends if the laser sourc
80. e Unit Level n 2 3 4 BIP 8 parity word in regenerator section RSOH BIP N x 24 parity word in multiplex section MSOH BIP 8 parity word in VC 3 4 path POH Background Block Error Background Block Error Ratio Bit Error Ratio Block Error Ratio Bit Error Rate Test BIP 2 parity word in VC 1 2 path POH Bit Interleaved Parity N bits Bringing into service performance objectives Signal label VC 3 4 POH Channel Associated Signalling Constant Bit Rate Cross Connect Multiplexing Cell Delay Variation Cell Delay Variation Tolerance Cell Error Rate Congestion Indication Cell Loss Priority low CLP 1 high CLP 0 ANT 5 Page 169 Appendix G Glossary amp Acronyms CLR CMIP C n CPI CPS CS CSES CTAN CTD CTM D1 3 D4 12 DCC DCN DM DS1 DS3 DSAP DUT DXC E1 E2 E3 E4 EBC ECC ECL EDC EFS ESF ES ESR Page 170 ANT 5 Cell Loss Ratio Common Management Information Protocol Container n 1 2 3 4 Common Part Indicator Common Part Sublayer Convergence Sublayer Consecutive Severely Errored Seconds Channel Traffic Analyzer Cell Transfer Delay OAM Cell Type Mismatch 196 kbit s DCC for regenerator section RSOH 576 kbit s DCC for multiplex section MSOH Data Communication Channel Data Communication Network Degraded Minutes Electrical interface signal 1544 kbit s Electrical interface signal 44736 kbit s Destination Service Access Point Device Under Test either an individ
81. e available if selected from the Measurement Selection page See Section 4 3 1 for further details The Performance Analysis results page enables the user to view the performance of the device or system under test according to a range of standards The standard applied is selected in the Performance Analysis Setup page see Section 4 3 5 Note The Performance Analysis results of any test are only valid in the context of the setup which was used at the time that the test was run and the results were recorded It is not valid to use the Performance Analysis setup page to select a different Analysis or Hierarchy type in order to view existing results without running a new test ANT 5 Page 67 The SDH Access Tester Application 4 4 3 1 Performance Analysis results display 4 4 4 Performance analysis is available for a wide range of standards see Appendix E 3 Performance Analysis Options for a list of the options with additional details of the measurement method for each option A separate analysis display is available for each type of analysis that can be selected prior to running a test This screen displays the Analysis standard and selected Hierarchy and Will list all relevant results parameters in both absolute number of seconds and also as a percentage of the total test duration A verdict of the overall result of the test will be displayed with either pass fail or uncertain presented as a green tick red cross or
82. e monitor ES and ind the interface of the transmitted rgsa in gem Sege Sek Unframed PDH ALI 4 Ry Optical ANT 5 Page 53 The SDH Access Tester Application Page 54 Terminated testing requires that live traffic be removed from the circuit before testing can begin This frees the circuit for advanced testing techniques such as injecting test patterns or manipulating bit values By simultaneously generating and analysing the received data for errors the ANT 5 can analyse the performance of the circuit in both directions When testing in terminated mode the signal structure page appears similar to that on page Error Bookmark not defined Selecting the Hierarchy element for the receive zeta EL path opens the Hierarchy Setup Rx panel allowing either SDH SONET or PDH framing Sie types to be selected Hierarchy Type SDH If PDH is selected in the Hierarchy Type field Fate STM 1 Electrical T the line rate is determined by the Bit Rate selected in the PDH Setup screen AL Mapping ALI 4 T Testing in intrusive thru mode allows the technician to monitor live traffic and modify framing information manipulate overhead bytes and insert errors as the traffic passes thru the ANT 5 Anomalies and defects that would prevent the traffic from passing through the unit can not be inserted in thru mode The following table lists the available hierarchy types associated rates and ports used for physical co
83. e selected If an SDH or SONET line interface is selected the relevant anomalies and defects can be injected If a PDH test signal is injected into the SDH virtual container the relevant PDH anomalies and defects can also be injected If however a PDH line interface is selected then only the PDH anomalies can be injected In addition to injecting into either the SDH SONET or PDH structures injection of TSEs bit errors into the relevant payload is also available using the Transmit Pattern ANT 5 Page 79 The SDH Access Tester Application 4 5 1 1 Injection of Anomalies Page 80 The Injection page can be used to Pit md pff 00 00 00 7 7u inject a range of different anomalies pefectranomaly Injection into the transmit structure either Topp Anomaly singly or at an average rate of between one error in every 10 bits and one error in 10 bits of the appropriate type Continuous 1E 6 let Iz Continuous E E The type of anomalies to be injected is selected from the Type list box The list of available anomaly types actions depends on the type of framing being ESSEN Ss Hua NNI used and also whether SDH SONET or PDH hierarchies and line interfaces have been selected The number of anomalies to be injected is selected from the Rate list box and can be set to Single or Continuous The Continuous rates available are 1E 2 1E 3 1E 4 1E 5 1E 6 1E 7 1E 8 1E 9 or 1E 10 the available rates depe
84. ears with a test pattern source and test pattern detector If the incoming signal is expected to contain network traffic the Traffic pattern may be selected to disable the receiver s pattern detection process and the reporting of LSS defects When setting up the various parts of the signal structure for the ANT 5 it is advisable to make changes to each element of the structure in the order that they are referred to in this chapter 4 3 1 1 Hierarchy Setup Tx selecting the Hierarchy element for the Li EEUAEL transmit path opens the Hierarchy Setup Tx panel allowing either SDH or PDH framing types to be selected Rate STM 1 Electrical E If PDH is selected the PDH line rate is AU Mapping AU A determined by the Bit Rate selected in the PDH Setup screen Hierarchy Type SOH z Note 1 The optical Rate for STM 1 STM 4 and STM 16 are also selectable if the options have been purchased and enabled Note 2 AU 3 Mapping will also become selectable if the option has been purchased and enabled Page 48 ANT 5 The SDH Access Tester Application Note 3 The Sonet Hierarchy Type is available if the SONET option has been purchased and enabled Remember Connect an external optical attenuator to the optical Rx port as care must be taken not to connect a long haul high power transmitter directly to the receiver since this can overload or even damage some receiver modules 4 3 1 2 Interface Setup Tx oelecting the
85. ecting Menu gt File gt Open gt Configuration Alternatively files can be copied to other units using FTP See Section 3 3 2 File Transfer for further details 5 4 4 Keyboard equivalents While working in remote mode you can use your PC s function keys to emulate pressing various keys on the instrument The following illustration shows the mapping between function keys and instrument keys ch KR 00 see SR STM 1 ATM ATM ALI 4 3 ATM PEE F F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 gt JDSU wer soi Access Tester a emm emm a emm am Function keys j GHI JEL MNO H 5 6 POR Tu WRYZ i 8 9 x 9 L Information key Alt A On Ort w Menu Menu key Off key exits remote application On key displays version information In addition the following keyboard keys correspond to keys on the ANT 5 ao mo E m ANT 5 Page 99 Optional software for the ANT 5 5 4 5 Exporting From the GUI faceplate select Menu gt File gt Export From the standard Windows dialog box csv files can be saved to any directory on your PC 5 4 6 Printing From the GUI faceplate select Menu gt File gt Print A standard Windows dialog box will allow users to select and configure a printer 5 4 7 Remote Operation Troubleshooting 5 4 7 1 General Troubleshooting Tips 1 2 Ensure that all physical connectors are secure Check that IP address of the physical ANT 5 matches the one used from the GUI faceplate See Sections 2
86. ection 4 3 1 for further details To initiate capture select Capture from the middle list box The viewer displays different values depending on the selected architecture Linear G 783 or Ring G 841 Triggers can be defined for starting and LOL stopping the capture Using the directional keys highlight Trigger Setup and press Enter In the Capture Trigger Setup dialog box make one of the following selections in the Trigger Source list e Manual Capture starts after pressing Start firm key e Compare Capture starts when the K1 and K2 bytes equal the value you enter setup Results Actions w TIT Kb 00 00 00 fd 3a to Linear APS E Capture IE Trigger Setup m hr jossrzeare eo FEI Fe basch Jh Fe 15 ps4r2esos zssis ra EMER R 15 5 15 L ws Roi his pssr2wsos iessess fiz wrr 2 pr 14 5 Brasu 16 09 47 32 259 49999999 42 TR 12 aB isL RDI L Trigger Source Compare I K1 Joooooo00 lb K2 fooo00000 lb pat SG e Compare Not Capture starts when neither the K1 nor the K2 bytes equal the values you enter When entering K1 or K2 the function keys are temporarily o 13 x assigned the values 0 1 and X to allow entry of binary values with don t care bits TCM results summary Tandem connection monitoring TCM mst em m Jee alows the comparative performance of path segments to be monitored with the aid of the N bytes in the path overhead
87. ection icon displays an animated syringe when defects are being injected To stop injecting press the Stop firm key the injection icon now disappears The Inject firm key appears automatically in the Injection page To allow injection from any other page users can view the Inject firm key by pressing the Alt button 4 5 2 Injection of Overhead Bytes The overhead bytes can be manipulated by injecting specific values into each byte This feature is available if the SDH or SONET hierarchy is selected Injection of overhead bytes is available from the tab on the Actions page 4 5 2 1 Injecting into bytes K1 K2 and S1 using Descriptor View Ref OK er BEBHP o00000 74 Fina APS m Descriptor E Default rt In the Descriptor View the following bytes can be modified K1 K2 and KS1 To display the Descriptor View select Descriptor from the middle list box Bridge Reg code Dest Mode ID Kl ooo0 MR LG non n v Source Mode ID Path Code APS Status K2 ooo0 B E o Short E ood idle E Syne Status 31 Leet Syncd6 Unknown m The descriptor displays different fields depending on the selected architecture Linear G 783 or Ring G 841 Values for the overhead bytes can be modified using the method described below setup Results actions Page 82 ANT 5 The SDH Access Tester Application Use the directional keys to highlight a field for the byte select the desired value Repeat for
88. eeded for the ANT 5 Note 3 Edited IP addresses will be available after the ANT 5 has been re booted Card slot The ANT 5 is fitted with a CompactFlash card slot situated on the right side These are used for storing set ups and results CompactFlash cards can be formatted in the ANT 5 See Section 3 2 6 for further details The cards should be inserted with the label side uppermost Press into the slot until firmly located The ANT 5 will beep to indicate it has recognised the card If no beep is heard refer to section 7 3 ANT 5 Page 31 Getting started 2 10 Setting the time and date The current time and date can be set MMNIKANINMENAM e aet the current SYSTEM time in the Time amp Date section of the a System menu Preferences Help After setting the time or date power E EUR off and on the instrument Verify that Beer the time and date have changed pes d Nata Tha Ima ar data ehanid naf ka Time amp Deie Time 09 21 05 Note The time or date should not be Rar changed when a measurement is running since this will invalidate the results 2 11 Setting the time zone The time 7one can be set in the anit Application E i oet the time difference from GMT hh mm y International section of the Preferences menu Tools System Be sure to change the time zone when you move the instrument across time zones Changing the time zone anar LEON t tically changes the time an
89. ences Io Select the language for remote operation Exit the Remote Operation Client and then launch it again The language is set for remote operation Note For instructions on setting up the ANT 5 to support Simplified Chinese text see Appendix F Simplified Chinese Language Support Software Installation and operation Note Ensure that the ANT 5 unit has been fully upgraded and that the corresponding version of the client software has been installed and is used Follow steps 1 3 below if the remote operation client needs to be installed 1 2 Insert the ANT 5 Upgrade CD ROM into the CD drive of the PC From Windows click on Start gt Run and type in D ANT 5 Remote Operation Client setup exe replace D with the drive letter for your CD ROM drive if necessary Follow the on line instructions to complete the installation Highlig ht REMOTE and press AMT 5 Application Launcher enter j e Ween A Ra SCFI Beate ANT 5 Page 97 Optional software for the ANT 5 Page 98 5 The ANT 5 unit will then display Waiting for connection to alert other users of the unit s purpose Remote Operation 6 From the PC launch the application by clicking on Start gt Programs gt ANT 5 Remote Operation Client Qm 7 When the application is launched you will be prompted for the IP address of remote unit which is either the Ethernet gt IP Address f IP address of remate
90. ens are selected by pressing the Results function key Results Summary The left half of the screen displays the Fx4tOkler mb omomoa 70 large OK as long as there are no Receive Structure defects or anomalies recorded If any Electrical ITU T defects or anomalies occur during a E test the large OK is replaced by a list Genel GEET of continually updated defects and aM PCM30C anomalies that have been detected by PRESIS the instrument during the test a an ca External 2048kb hn es SCH Setup Results Actions Offset Offsets Stop Injection of ATM Anomalies and Defects Before anomalies or defects can be injected check that the following pefect anomaly parameters are set VC AIS VP RDI 1 Ensure that Channel A is checked and Traffic On has been selected See section 6 4 Cell Errar Cell Lass 2 Ensure that the value of the PCR SI Misins is greater than zero See section Total Seconds 6 4 3 BER Setup Results Actions Inject Stat To inject an anomaly or defect into the Tx path press the Actions firm key and then select either ATM Defect allowing the injection of VC AIS VC RDI VP AIS and VP RDI defects Alternatively select ATM Anomaly allowing the injection of HCOR HUNC Cell Error and Cell Loss anomalies If you are using AAL 2 or AAL 5 applicable anomalies can be injected Page 120 ANT 5 6 11 3 Asynchronous Transfer Mode ATM Once the parameters are se
91. ents prs Typically operators look for less than Increments 70 pointer events in a 24 hour period u Large numbers of pointer events can Difference indicate network synchronisation Deviation hemi o issues such as tributary signals _Setup Results Actions operating at large offsets or network elements not operating from the correct reference clock EN 00 00 00 7d Record pointer events ANT 5 displays the current pointer value together with counts of the numbers of Increments PJE Decrements PJE and New Data Flags NDFs The Sum is the number of increments and decrements the Difference is the number of increments less the number of decrements The Deviation in ppm is the number of times the pointer has moved in relation to the number of bits received By checking the ANT 5 Page 77 The SDH Access Tester Application 4 4 11 4 4 12 Page 78 Record pointer events box these events are also time stamped and recorded in the event log and displayed in the results summary page Note The pointer analysis page will only be available when there is an SDH signal on the Rx The TU column will only be visible if there is a tributary path set within the signal structure It is advisable that From Rx is set as the Clock Source in the Interface Setup Tx panel Delay Note The Delay tab will become available if selected from the Measurement Selection page See Section 4 3 1 for further details
92. es are activated e Never use a microscope to check generator outputs if laser sources are activated e Do not activate laser sources until all measurement connections have been made ANT 5 Page 19 Introduction 1 5 4 1 5 5 A 1 5 6 Page 20 Cleaning optical connectors To maintain error free operation the ANT 5 optical connectors should be regularly cleaned using a pressurised optical duster which is intended for the purpose The optical connectors are provided with dust caps which should always be used when an optical patch lead is not connected Patch lead connectors should also be cleaned by an approved method such as a pressurised optical duster or a cassette type cleaner according to the manufacturer s instructions Dust caps should be fitted to the patch leads when they are not in use Optical attenuators WARNING Equipment damage Care must be taken not to connect a long haul high power transmitter directly to the receiver since this can overload or even damage some receiver modules By connecting an external optical attenuator this restriction can be overcome Faults and damage If it is considered that the instrument can no longer operate safely it should be taken out of service labelled with the fault condition and secured against unintentional use The following are situations where this may be the case e ifthe instrument shows visible signs of damage e ifthe instrument no longer operates correctly
93. essage box clears the alarm and closes the protection switch ANT 5 Receive Structure Optical Level 6 dBm 24569 220 Mbit s STM 16 AU 4 VI Channel 1 1 1 1 PDH Offset ppm Ts 2 MBit 0 0 Hx External 2048kb A Rs EXtY Setup Results Actions Start 4 6 2 4 6 3 4 6 4 4 7 The SDH Access Tester Application PECL NRZ STM monitor port With the Rate set to STM 1 NRZ STM 4 NRZ DISK or STM 16 NRZ signals can be monitored at Test type nine monitor fe the electrical monitor point without the need for erent optical splitters Hierarchy Type Sp Rate STM 16 NAZ AU Mapping ALI 4 E1 Hi Z input A high input impedance setting for the E1 port UEL enables E1 signals to be monitored without a Bit Rate 2 D48 Mitte PMP Input Electrical Line Type Unbalanced Sensitivity ITLI T 44 44 Termination Hi Z 44 Testing PDH T1 Interfaces mx H Oker ee PRE ooo0 00 7d FRES15 1 5M FDH Unframed gt E A Electrical i S PRBS15 1 5M FOH Unframed 10 Ry Electrical Setup Results Actions Tx Bx Ax gt Tx Start Saving and exporting results and setups Using a standard Bantam cable the ANT 5 can test T1 ANSI based tributaries as illustrated in this graphic T Pressing the Menu key and selecting File provides a drop down menu which can be used to Open Save and Export configuration data and results an
94. etup Ux aue de e eee eet teed loa 115 eieiei ll Le M at GE del 9 EE 115 6 6 1 Enabling the Channel Explorer 115 6 6 2 Configuring Explorer Channels enne 116 DR Tee O cach Eom 116 6 7 1 Enabling the Traffic AnalVZGF EE 116 6 7 2 Configuring Traffic Analyzer Channel 116 ATM Setup Summary ssssessssssssssssssseneeh nennen nne nsa nsa rei sie sse sse s sans anna sens 117 Io le ere ete eats E RE EO E ETT 117 mie IU MULT 118 o TO TENaDINO PII BEE 118 oped TO ZICMP SE WE 118 Oizo ie Hv QUI Ora ING VOS E 120 XUI EE 120 Oe 151 RESUIES SUMIMANY EE 120 6 11 2 Injection of ATM Anomalies and Defects 0 n0annnnnnnennannnnnnnnnnnnnnennnrnnnnennn gt 120 Geto ad Re Cll Slat SMC EE 121 AC bh Ae AM e al Ee 122 Od 1 5 AIMS CD ER E 122 Gl gO Pri ING ONES co eterne ees EE 123 mb mo MEE ie EE 123 ANT 5 T Contents 01162 AAL StalSliCS eebe 123 0 TIF ATM OUAI ole RUIT T 123 6 11 8 Viewing Results from the Channel Explorer 124 6 11 9 Viewing Results from the Traffic Ana hvzer 124 6 12 ATM anomaly and defect results cc cecccccceccceeeeeeeeeeceeeseeeseeeseeeseeseeeseeeseeeseeeaes 124 60 121 Deret Fane TE T T 125 0 12 gato EE 125 6012 3 ANOMALY COLE oreas aa a a aT 126 D BE ee EE 126 O INA R eS are 126 627321 IMA SUMMANY Resul cvv epp EP ED E PE ERE te 127 O15 ZINA BID Eeer ege 127 SEP M Re nicis Et UU LET 127 6 14 1 PIng DIS uoo inei Cote ee Et eredi 128 D 14032 TIBI S FOIS HOS aede iN IUNII NEM EM
95. example shows mRxHEEoKBmT i SE mmm zg tributaries 30 63 in channel 1 will be Tabu pare em scanned followed by 1 63 in tary P Faied i Selection Method i channel 2 1 63 in channel 3 and Specify From To Channels 1 39 in channel4 For details of Tributary Timeslot STM N TUG 3 TUG 2 TU 12 tributary numbering refer to section From an 2213 m 124 OC EE rrF Note Channels will be scanned by scanning is performed in Tributary number order tributary rather than ITU T number order Setup Results Actions Start This example will validate the mH 0km BE CBS onooo0 7d tributaries within the second TUG 3 i Tributary Scan Setu view Te T structure for each of the STM 4 cM ewi rea Selection Method Specify TuG 38 channels assuming the STM 4 Specify TUG 3 s option is installed TUG 3 Note See Section 4 4 7 VC12 SIMON Channeli z s Channel 2 Tributary Scanning Results SUE Channel 4 Setup Results Actions Start 2 Iv Iv EI EI ANT 5 Page 65 The SDH Access Tester Application 4 4 4 4 1 4 4 2 Page 66 Results Pages The results screens are selected by pressing the Results function key This displays a range of tabbed pages similar to the setup pages Some of the results pages use a split screen layout with the large OK in the left half of the screen and other details of the test in the right half of the screen Other resu
96. f Frame Out Of Service Organizational Unique Identifier Peak Cell Rate PDH PDU PLL PLM PMP POH PRBS PRC PPP PPPoA PPPoE PTI QoS RDI REI ROSE RSOH S1 SAP SAR SDH SCR SDU SEC SEFS SELV SEP SES SESR SHR BSHR SMN SMS SN SNAP SOH Appendix G Glossary amp Acronyms Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy Protocol Data Unit Phase Locked Loop Payload Label Mismatch Protected Monitor Point Path Overhead Pseudo Random Binary Sequence Primary Reference Clock Point to Point Protocol Point to Point Protocol over ATM Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet Payload Type Identifier Quality of Service Remote Defect Indicator Remote Error Indicator Remote Operations Service Element Regenerator Section Overhead Synchronisation status byte MSOH service Access Point segmentation and Reassembly synchronous Digital Hierarchy sustainable Cell Rate service Data Unit SDH Equipment Clock severely Errored Framed Seconds Safety Extra Low Voltage severely Errored Period severely Errored Second Severely Errored Secs Ratio Self Healing Ring Bi directional Self Healing Ring SDH management network SDH management sub network Sequence Number Sub Network Access Point Section Overhead ANT 5 Page 173 Appendix G Glossary amp Acronyms SPE SPRING SSAP SSCS SSSAR SSTED STM STM N STS STS N TIM TOH TMN TSE TU TU m TUG m UAS UAT UBR Ul UNEQ UNI Hs UUI V5
97. fter installation of the East Asian files is complete reboot the system 5 Go to Start gt Control Panel gt Regional and Language Options and then select the Advanced tab 6 Select Chinese PRC as the language version of the non Unicode programs 7 Under Code page conversion tables ensure that 936 ANSI OEM Simplified Chinese GBK is selected 8 Select the Languages tab Under Text services and input languages select the Details button The Text Services and Input Languages dialog box appears 9 Select the Settings tab and then under Default input language choose English United States US 10 Click OK on the Text Services and Input Languages dialog box and then click OK again on the previous dialog box Note If a message appears stating The required files are already installed on your hard disk click Yes 11 After the language selection is complete reboot the system 12 Run the ANT 5 Remote Operation Client application and then select Chinese as the language on the General Preferences page 13 Exit and then re start the ANT 5 Remote Operation Client program Note 1 The Ant5rc exe application requires that the ANT 5 fonts helv11 fon helv13 fon helv13b fon helf13x fon helv15 fon helv15b fon helv22 fon xm4x6 fon xm6x10ex fon and xm7x14ex fon are located in either the installation target directory or that they have been installed into the Windows Control Panel Fonts in order to display
98. g Concatenated option only amp L 3 mapping option only STM 16 option only 12 2 SONET structure for ANT 5 H 3 12 48 x1 x4 x1 x4 x15 x3 x12 x48 SOHET Pointer Processing Multiplexing Aligning Mapping Concatenated option only WT mapping option only OC 46 i STM 16 option only 139264 kbit s e umm Appendix D SDH SONET and PDH information Appendix D SDH SONET and PDH information 2395150 kbit s 1 3 eege 4 15c 599040 kbit s 1 af 44756 kbit s 3 i 2048 kbit s T Wo 11 1544 kbit s em 25956160 kbit s 1 3 44756 kbitis DSS 34368 kbitis E3 x2 2048 kbitis E ANT 5 Page 153 Appendix D SDH SONET and PDH information 12 3 SDH defect hierarchy Regenerator Multiplex Higher Order Lower Order Section Section Path Path LOS LOF RS TIM BIP Error MS AIS MS BIP Error MS REI MS RDI AU AIS AU LOP HP UNEQ HP TIM HP BIP Error HP REI HP RDI TU AIS TU LOP LOM HP PLM LP UNEQ LP TIM LP BIP Error LP REI LP RDI LP PLM Detection Generation Page 154 ANT 5 Appendix D SDH SONET and PDH information oD OD OD e N oO MB RIUM Ce vr C St set Y S Z C1 4 4 Ill c1 z AF Litioz 114 S L z e Aller SE E DESS peres I z oje es 9 z 8E Z 9 Z 9 Lb D alc ss 9 z ejz 9 WE DH E x
99. gement purposes The Specific ATM Path Channel under test VPI and VCI shows the path and channel of the cell under test Filtered shows the number or percentage of cells which match the selected VCI VPI This value is with reference to the total value CLP 1 Count of cells where CLP 1 If congestion causes a problem the network will discard these cells first which match the VCI VPI OAM is the number or percentage of cells that have been used for network management purposes that match the VCI VPI This value is with reference to the number of filtered cells ANT 5 Page 121 Asynchronous Transfer Mode ATM 6 11 4 ATM Load Statistics The ATM Load Statistics page 1s md M oh oon Fa displays information relating to the ATL load Details of the statistics are given below and related to the associated graphic HCOR or HUNC shows if cells have been received which contain correctable or uncorrectable header errors ATM Loa ai Statisti Setup II Results Actions The Link e Total is the number of cells received e Load is the number or percentage of cells that contain user information The Specific ATM Path Channel under test e VPl and VCI shows the path and channel of the cell under test e Total is the number of cells received on this channel path e PCR is the peak cell rate e Current is the actual current load 6 11 5 ATM 1 pt CDV CIT The ATM 1 pt CDV CIT page displays N E L Hb rop Fa informa
100. he File Manager These will be saved as AUTO files with suffixes of A5R the time and date will also be present so that the results are easily identified International features The International section of the Mallsdiuiibilonibu Preferences menu can be used to BESCHE select various international features 100 including the preferred operating S language Language ENGLISH Decimal Sep PERIOD Date Format GC mmm Local Timezone GhT 00 00 Davlight Saving Restore Defaults Setting the operating language Select the appropriate language from those listed in the Language section and press the Enter key EE DEUTSCH ENGLISH ESPANOL FRANCAIS ITALIANO PORTUGUES Note The ANT 5 operating system will need to be re started before this change can take effect This requires turning the instrument off and then turning it on again ANT 5 3 1 The ANT 5 operating system The ANT 5 operating system Application launcher The ANT 5 can have one or more software applications loaded each of which will have independent control over the configuration of the measurement hardware and its own results collection storage and presentation The available applications are shown as icons on the application launcher screen with the name of each application shown below the icons A typical application launcher screen lk is shown here with the ANT 5 SDH Access Tester application represented by the ANT 5 icon To lau
101. hen Stop Note It is also possible to send a test pattern by selecting Send Test Pattern under the Serial Port item in the ANT 5 System menu ANT 5 Page 39 The ANT 5 operating system 3 3 2 File Transfer 3 4 Page 40 Assuming the ANT 5 is connected to a network users are able to transfer files between the PC and an ANT 5 using either a command line FTP client or via a graphical FTP with programs such as Internet Explorer Refer to section 2 8 1 for information on communications configuration In this example two sessions of Internet Explorer have been opened to transfer files between two ANT 5 s by typing in the command ftp followed by the relevant IP addresses of the ANT 5 When accessing the file system remotely be sure to change to the user directory Do not add or retrieve files from the internal directory Tip Master configuration files for an ANT 5 can be simply copied to other units by transferring the A5C files Available online help The ANT 5 includes electronic documentation to facilitate testing and interpreting test results All documentation is available from the Help menu To access the Help menu press Menu on the keypad Help About Select this option to view version information Help gt Select this option to view definitions of test results Glossary Help gt oelect this option to view a guide to generating symbols and Keyboard ASCII control characters from the keyboard
102. her channel setups ti Setup _Results Actions _Tx Rx Rx Tx Stat assuming concurrent channels have been selected See section 6 4 ATM Layer ATM Traffic ATM SDU ATM Header Off On AAL 0 YPI 255 LII PRBS23 He VIC 5512 ATM Service Contract E c R Traffic M Channel A Attributes dl VE 15 J UN NIK 32 Rx EG m 1 Switch to signal T structure Toggle to view Channel B setup Note Use the tab or icon to switch to the physical signal structure layer at any time UNI or NNI can be selected as the Interface In GIGIS ZR E this example the Interface is set to UNI and the interface Payload Scrambler has been turned on The transmitter can send Idle or Unassigned cells In this example the ATM cell stream will be stuffed with Unassigned cells when no traffic is sent Finally select the Channel Channel A ne tests the foreground channel and Channel B is Channel B used to carry a fixed payload type on the background channel Click on OK when you have set the parameters Pavload Scrambler Stuffing Channel Selection Page 110 ANT 5 6 4 2 6 4 3 Asynchronous Transfer Mode ATM From the signal structure page move the directional keys over Traffic Off panel The Enter key can be used to switch Traffic On or Traffic Off as required ATM Header Tx sets the parameters for the ATM Header The Ib E Virtual Path Indicator VPI and Virtual Channel Channel A P Indicator VCI are
103. ide the SDH structure and at the line interface DS3 Idle 1100 payload Page 158 ANT 5 12 6 1 Appendix D SDH SONET and PDH information ROI Remote Detect Indication E4 Anomaly Description Ea Detect Description Roi RemoeDeecidaion Deet Description Roi RemoeDeecidkaion E Bit Remote Cyclic Redundancy Check Error Test Sequence Error CODE Code Error Intrusive Thru mode PDH Anomalies The following PDH Anomalies may be injected inside the SDH structure during Intrusive Thru mode testing FAS 2 Frame Alignment Signal 2 ANT 5 Page 159 Appendix D SDH SONET and PDH information Cyclic Redundancy Check Error Remote Cyclic Redundancy Check Error FAS 1 5 Frame Alignment Signal 1 5 12 7 Comparison of SDH SONET anomalies and defects LOS Loss of signal SDH ITU T G 707 G 783 SONET ANSI T1 105 OOF OOF Out of Frame B1 B1 8 bits Regenerator section error 8 bits Section error monitoring monitoring MULTIPLEX SECTION LINE L B2 Multiplex section error B2 Line error monitoring Nx24 bits monitoring Nx8 bits MS AIS Multiplex Section AIS AIS L L AIS MS RDI Mux Section Remote RDI L L Remote Defect Indication Defect Indication MS REI Mux section Remote REI L L Remote Error Indication Error Indication ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT AU STS PATH SP AU LOP Loss of AU Pointer L OP P SP Loss of Pointer
104. ight the message section 2 Press the Enter key to activate the message section in this state the scroll bar will be highlighted as shown 3 Use the directional keys to scroll vertically through the frame 4 Press the Esc key to deactivate the list section Use the directional keys to move to another part of the screen 5 Toggle the Hex ASCII button to modify the display of numerical values Note Bytes not used in the current test will be greyed out Trace Identifier APS Control HP Path Indicator Sync Status Path Indicator HP Container Format APS Control LP Container Format Table 3 Overhead bytes which can be displayed in Interpreter View ANT 5 The SDH Access Tester Application 4 4 5 2 Analysis View In Analysis View a pair of tables m Oken md mb oo00 00 7a Ring APS T Analysis representing the complete contents of the overhead structure is displayed To display the Analysis View select Analysis from the middle list box The values displayed do not depend on the selected architecture Linear G 783 or Ring G 841 If the Rate is set to STM 4 or STM 16 a numerical entry box will be available ETE Actions Stat to select the channel he received section and path overhead bytes SOH amp POH are displayed and are continually updated every second Byte values are shown as follows Hex value The hexadecimal value of the received or transmitted byte appears to
105. im ed HbH ooo000 70 allows the configuration of both the Tx caw Sacs and Rx to be set up for the particular SP ch n device or system under test DUT Tx 2 Electrical d PRB315 B4k A WO12 STM 1 PEME ALI 4 Ry 1 GR Electrical Setup Results Actions Tx 2Rx Rx gt Tx Start The settings for each element of the signal structure can be changed by moving around the structure diagram using the directional keys and selecting items with the Enter key A window showing the available parameters for that element will then be displayed ANT 5 Page 47 The SDH Access Tester Application Virtual Channel Hierarchy Ke Sp Pattern PR 515 PEMO All 4 A Timesot PEE a 3620 6 2 Betta H HE Becta H Interface Td rix Ch oe STM 1 spe Pattern uti Hierarchy Timeslot Rx 9 chi 3s UE 9 Termination 75ohm PDH Container Channel Interface The procedure for setting the Rx elements of the test structure is very similar to the setting of the Tx elements except for the Interface Setup Rx window which has a different set of parameters The list of available parameters for each part of the structure may vary depending upon the configuration selected in the other elements For example if a PDH interface is selected the Virtual Container setup dialog box will not appear since this box is only applicable to SDH The signal structure always app
106. in the headshell further details are supplied with the cable K1589 has been tested 4 DCD RD TD DTR lt SGND DSR RTS CTS RD TD SGND DTR DCD DSR RTS CTS Modem cable K1550 8 3 20 O ON ODO oO c0 gt 22 Null modem cable K1619 C2 OO CO NI OD Al oO Cc bh OIN OIA OD 0 ih Serial to parallel adapter cable DCD RD TD DTR SGND DSR RTS CTS RI TD x RD SGND DSR DCD DTR CTS RTS 25 pin male Connects to Modem DCE 9 pin male Connects to PC DTE with the HP DeskJet 320 printer in the following configuration NONE Baud Rate Word Length 19200 8 BITS SOFT Stop Bits Note Cable K1589 is classified as Limit A according to EN55022 Page 150 ANT 5 11 4 RJ 48 Connector Appendix C Serial port and adapter cables RJ48 Connector Jo c1 FP W Mich Not used Not used XT Tip XR Ring and XG Ground ANT 5 Page 151 Appendix C Serial port and adapter cables Page 152 ANT 5 12 12 1 SDH structure for ANT 5 x1 STh 16 AUG 16 UC 4 160 x4 x1 5TH 4 ALIG 4 UC 4 4c x4 x1 x1 5Thi 1 ALIG 1 UC 4 STHhi Pointer Processing Multiplexing Aligning Mappin
107. indicate bytes for which a value cannot be determined II Tl appears to indicate bytes for which a correct trace identifier value has been recognised The POH table is displayed on the right of the window and its contents will depend upon the signal structure that has been selected The value of individual received overhead bytes may be examined in detail using the Overhead Zoom feature To zoom in on a particular overhead byte select urs Fir EE the appropriate table using the directional keys and Byte press the Enter key individual bytes can then be Hex selected using the directional keys When a byte is Binary 00000000 selected and the Enter key is pressed the ASCI Overhead Zoom Analysis window will appear SES with the details of that byte Where an overhead byte is used for a special AE purpose such as carrying status messages S1 or 2 labels C2 these values will also be displayed and Undefined alternative values may be selected from a list 08 00001001 To conclude the examination of individual bytes press the Esc key to deselect the table and return close to the page tabs ANT 5 Page 73 The SDH Access Tester Application 4 4 5 3 Capturing Values for K1 and K2 Bytes 4 4 6 Page 74 The values for detected K1 and K2 overhead bytes can be captured and displayed Note This feature is available only after selecting Overhead Capture in the Measurement Selection page See S
108. information 9 4 9 4 1 9 4 2 9 4 3 Electrical and Mechanical G 703 Transmitters Interface BNC unbalanced RJ 48 2048 kbit s balanced Connectors and Impedance Bit rate Line code Clock source SDH hierarchy PDH hierarchy Isolation BNC and RJ 48 G 703 Receivers Interface BNC unbalanced RJ 48 2048 kbit s balanced Connectors and Impedance Bit rate Jitter performance Line code Isolation BNC and RJ 48 Protected Monitor Point ITU T G 703 15Q 1200 2048 34368 44736 01840 139264 155520 kbit s CMI B3ZS HDB3 AMI Internal From Rx Ext Data 2048 kbit s Ext Clock 2 MHz Ext Data 1544 kbit s Ext Clock 1 5 MHz Internal From Rx Ext Data 2048 kbit s Ext Clock 2 MHz Ext Data 1544 kbit s Ext Clock 1 5 MHz for connection to SELV circuits only ITU T G 703 75 1200 2048 34368 44736 01840 139264 155520 kbit s To ITU T G 823 G 824 for DS3 G 825 for SDH CMI B3ZS HDB3 for connection to SELV circuits only PMP 20 dB to 26 dB linear attenuation to ITU T G 772 ANT 5 is fully compliant with ITU T G 772 sections 2 2 and 3 2 PMP incorporated in transmission equipment Page 138 ANT 5 Appendix A Specifications and ordering information Compliance with sec 2 3 and 3 3 PMP between transmission equipment is achieved subject to the following conditions Bit errors may be encountered when vf and jitter are both at their maximum permit
109. ing interference that may Cause undesired operation Safety The instrument complies with the safety objective of e UL 60950 3rd Edition Safety of Information Technology Equipment e CSA C22 2 No 60950 3rd Edition Safety of Information Technology Equipment e EN 60950 2000 Safety of Information Technology Equipment including Electrical Business Equipment IEC 60950 2nd and or 3rd Edition Safety of Information Technology Equipment including Electrical Business Equipment The following only applies if optical interfaces are fitted WARNING Class 1 Laser Product R amp ITE Directive Hereby JDSU declares that this SDH Tester is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999 5 EC Page 146 ANT 5 Appendix B Standards Compliance 10 4 EC Declaration of Conformity se TERNA C EC Declaration of Conformity Type of instrument ANT 5 Order number BN 4565 50 Including Modules and Options as follows STM 1 1310nm 4565 00 01 STM1 4 1310 1550nm 4565 00 14 STM 1 1310 1550nm 4565 00 03 STM1 4 1310 1550nm LR 4565 91 15 STM 1 4 1310nm 4565 91 13 STM1 4 16 1310 1550nm 4565 91 16 Manufactured for Acterna ul Malinowska 28 83 100 Tczew Poland EU Address Acterna Portland House Aldermaston Park Aldermaston Berkshire RG7 4HR United Kingdom Samples of this instrument type have been tested and have been found to conform with the Council Directive da
110. ing its power down sequence Data may be lost from this device in exceptional circumstances when the power down is not controlled by the operating system for example if the ANT 5 is switched off by holding the Off key down for more than 6 seconds Note 2 Do not modify or delete any of the files on the internal device as it may render the ANT 5 inoperable ANT 5 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 2 4 The ANT 5 operating system Directories The File Manager in message at the top of the screen shows the current position in the directory structure To display the contents of a subdirectory position the highlight over the directory name and press the Enter key or right directional key To move back to a higher directory press the left directional key or position the highlight over the lt back one gt entry and press the Enter key the contents of the parent directory will then be displayed To create a new directory press Menu to display the File Manager menu then select Create directory from the File section Specifying a filename At various times the user may be required to specify a filename Typically this will be for saving and retrieving data to and from the card When saving a file the directory structure is displayed and navigated in the same way as in the File Manager utility See Section 3 2 2 Directories Before saving a file in a directory the directory must have already been created To save a file using an existing filen
111. inter driver and the current ovster p Brel printer port which can be set up for printing to the serial port or to a file Printer W Printer Driver DESKJET The parameters for each printer Printer Port SERIAL driver such as paper size custom m Printer Setup paper dimensions and unprintable Print Test Page area can also be set Screen Dump BMP FILE The available drivers support the SEEMS following printers HP Deskjet HP Thinkjet Epson 9 pin Epson 24 pin and an ASCII printer A test page facility is provided to ensure that a printer is correctly set up The test page contains information about the current printer set up such as the driver name printer port settings and paper dimensions The test page also has a rectangular border that delimits the printable extent of the paper This can be used to ensure that the paper size and unprintable area are correct If the border is truncated i e a complete rectangle is not visible then the unprintable area may be set too small or the paper size too large Conversely if the border is too far from the edge of the paper then the unprintable area may be set too large or the paper size too small Note 1 The SDH Access Tester application also uses the Menu key to provide a drop down facility which can be used to print a comprehensive results and setup report via the serial port See Section 4 7 To use this feature successfully it is important to have the correct
112. ion in section 4 3 1 11 then the Termination field becomes available Select Hi Z for a high impedance monitor test or Terminated for a terminated test 4 3 1 9 Virtual Container Setup Rx Page 56 Selecting the Virtual Container element for the Mee receive path opens the Virtual Container Setup Rx panel allowing SDH mapping options to be selected Tributary pk E This element will not be available if a PDH interface has been selected VIC Mapping V4 Bulk should be selected as the Tributary if bulk testing of the virtual container is required o The test pattern will then be injected across the whole of the Virtual Container If testing within a PDH hierarchy is required the PDH tributary should be selected The test pattern will then be injected into the selected SDH virtual container with the selected PDH parameters Note VC11 TU11 and VC11 TU12 will also become selectable if the option has been purchased and enabled ANT 5 The SDH Access Tester Application 4 3 1 10 Channel Setup Rx Selecting the Channel element for the receiver JEE side opens the Channel Setup Rx panel STM MN allowing selection of the SDH tributary channel idus TLIG 3 which is to be tested TLIG 2 This element will not be available if a PDH TU 12 interface has been selected ME Tirneslot T The Rx channel is selected by entering the discrete TUG and TU numbers for the channel in the appropriate window See
113. irectory structure which uses internal RAM or a CompactFlash card as its storage medium The File Manager utility is provided to Sisid allow viewing of the contents of the Masa ic storage card This utility will also allow Less common housekeeping operations Ch such as formatting cards and copying 882 38 11 88 15 deleting and renaming files Ex aaa 38 11 88 det 38 11 88 To run the File Manager utility press UU 886 38 11 88 E 607 38 11 78 Alt Menu and select File Manager L3 88a 38 11 88 from the Tools menu To perform an H55 38 11 88 operation on an object highlight its DD 38 11 80 16 01 name using the directional keys and then press Menu to display a list of valid operations Navigating the file system When the user first enters the file WkcialdeliM system browser and there is a File Manager in Device List formatted card inserted in the slot the screen shown here will be displayed acre A message will be displayed if no EJ internal 534528 533584 storage device is available or no card is inserted To browse the contents of the storage card move the highlight to the device named card and press the Enter key or right directional key The contents of the root directory of the card will then be displayed Note 1 The user device is the internal RAM storage In normal circumstances the ANT 5 operating system copies the data stored in this area into non volatile memory dur
114. irtual Container Setup Tx panel as highlighted in the graphic Edit the VC Mapping to VC4 you will then notice the associated rate for the PDH Rx has changed to 140M Note Previous mixed mode configurations saved prior to software version 08 00 will no longer be valid ANT 5 4 3 2 4 3 3 The SDH Access Tester Application Measurement Selection A Measurement Selection page has ms 0ker jt bb omomon 70 been included to ease special test waasurement mode selection for example a selection tributary scan or a delay 9 Repetitive BERT measurement Each measurement is SCH APS mutually exclusive T Performance Analysis ES Delay Setup Results Actions Start When a special measurement mode is selected the corresponding results page will be displayed by selecting the Results tab In some cases for example performance analysis or tributary scan a corresponding Setup page will also be available Alternatively if no setup is required check the required measurement and press the Start firm key to view the appropriate results page Refer to the relevant sections as listed below for a description of the test Feature Section Performance Analysis Setup 4 3 5 Capturing Values for K1 and K2 Bytes 4 4 5 3 Performance Analysis Results 4 4 3 Repetitive BERT 4 4 8 Automatic Protection Switching 4 4 9 Delay 4 4 11 VC12 Tributary Scanning Setup 4 3 6 VC12 Tributary Scanning Results 4 4 7 Note To select T
115. is PDH Rates G 821 G 826 M 2100 SDH STM n G 826 G 828 G 829 M 2100 M 2101 SONET ANSI 9 6 Optional Accessories The range of optional accessories available for the ANT 5 includes a shoulder bag neck strap and hard carrying cases Please contact the nearest JDSU Sales Office or Technical Assistance Centre for the latest information For locality information visit our web site www jdsu com or contact the nearest Regional Sales Office as listed on the back of the manual 9 6 1 Hardware options and order numbers Option Order Number STM 1 1310 SR 4565 00 01 STM 1 1310 SR 1550 LR 4565 00 03 STM 1 4 1310 SR 4565 91 13 STM 1 4 1310 SR 1550 LR 4565 00 14 STM 1 4 1310 LR 1550 LR 4565 91 15 STM 1 4 16 1310 LR 1550 LR 4565 91 16 9 6 2 Cables Balanced E1 Cable RJ 48 2xCF K1597 Page 142 ANT 5 9 6 3 9 7 9 8 Appendix A Specifications and ordering information For the serial port a serial printer cable K1524 modem cable K1550 and null modem cable K1619 are available See Appendix C Serial port and adapter cables CompactFlash Cards Optional CompactFlash card 16 Mbyte BN 4548 00 42 adapter Ordering information Please contact the nearest JDSU Sales Office or Technical Assistance Centre For locality information visit our web site www jdsu com or contact the nearest Regional Sales Office as listed on the back of the manual Upgrade information To receive information on available upgrades cont
116. ismatch LP PLM LO Path Payload Label PLM V VP Payload Label Mismatch Mismatch ANT 5 Page 161 Appendix D SDH SONET and PDH information Page 162 ANT 5 13 13 1 13 2 13 2 1 Appendix E Performance Analysis Options Appendix E Performance Analysis Options For an application note on this topic visit our Web Site www jdsu com or contact the nearest Regional Sales Office as listed on the back of the manual and Hierarchy Validity EE SONET Appropriate Anomalies none Rer fe fee ooo G 826 ISM B1 B2SUM HP B3 LP BIP2 8 E2 FAS E4 FAS E3 FAS E1 FAS E1 CRC 4 femmes x x Is seen x as G 829 ISM x B1 B2 B3 TSE LP BIP M 2100 X X E4 FAS E3 FAS E2 FAS E1 FAS E1 CRC 4 DS3 P Bit DS3 FAS TSE M 2101 o x o o B1 B2SUM HP B3 LP BIP2 8 TSE ANSI TSE B1 B2 B3 DS3FAS DS3CPAR summary of performance analysis standards The quality of digital links is determined with the aid of bit error ratio tests BERT The results of such measurements must be classified in some way not least because the quality of a transmission path is often the subject of a contract between the network provider and the telecommunications user For this reason an objective means of classifying a line as either good or bad is required The ITU T Recommendations G 821 G 826 G 828 G 829 M 2100 and M 2101 are internationally recognised standards that specify these parameters Recom
117. isplayed if no alarm or error conditions have been detected at the selected Rx input since the beginning of the test It is linked to the large OK displayed on the screen and will also be displayed if the results are cleared by pressing the Reset function key As soon as an alarm or error condition is detected the icon will be blanked and the large OK displayed on the screen will be replaced by another results panel showing the condition detected BIT ELE position c is displayed depending on the type of performance analysis chosen For example BIT will be shown if G 821 is selected M Assuming the ATM option has been purchased and enabled see Section 6 this icon position d becomes animated when load ATM traffic is monitored at the receiver Rx Tx icons 4 The anomaly injection icon position e displays an animated syringe when anomalies are being injected The icon is blanked when anomaly injection is not active ag The defect injection icon position f flashes if a defect condition is currently being injected The icon is blanked when defect injection is not active The TCM generator icon position f appears when TCM generation is active The icon is blanked when TCM generation is not active The pointer generator icon position f appears when pointer generation is active The icon is blanked when pointer generation is not active Page 44 ANT 5 The SDH Access Tester Application The laser warning icon positio
118. issioning and maintenance Commissioning consists of a 15 minute line up phase followed by a 24 hour in service measurement Once the line up phase is completed successfully errors may occur within certain limits If this is the case the line remains in service but must continue to be monitored for a further 7 days The measurement procedures are defined in M 2110 and M 2120 The limit values are derived from the performance parameters specified in G 821 and G 826 Recommendation M 2101 This recommendation is very close to M 2100 in terms of purpose and format but it deals exclusively with SDH systems Recommendation M 2101 for SDH systems can be considered as a sister recommendation to M 2100 for PDH systems ANT 5 Page 165 Appendix E Performance Analysis Options Page 166 ANT 95 14 Appendix F Simplified Chinese Language Support Appendix F Simplified Chinese Language Support To display and print Simplified Chinese text the ANT 5 Remote Operation Client program requires Windows XP and Windows code page 936 To setup support for code page 936 text services 1 Go to Start gt Control Panel gt Regional and Language Options and then select the Languages tab 2 Under Supplemental language support select Install files for East Asian Languages box If this check box is already checked go directly to step 5 3 Click OK You may be prompted to insert a Windows CD ROM at this time from which to copy the files 4 A
119. l Setup Tx selecting the Channel element for the Sii transmitter side opens the Channel Setup Tx STM M panel allowing selection of the SDH tributary Me TLIG 3 channel which is to be tested This element will not be available if a PDH TU 12 interface has been selected Murnber The Tx channel is selected by entering the Timeslot discrete TUG and TU numbers for the channel in the appropriate window The availability of different TUG 3 TUG 2 and TU 12 groups for selection is dependent upon the SDH Virtual Container For example if a VC 3 has been selected for a test then only the TUG 3 parameter can be adjusted enabling selection of which TUG 3 within the VC 4 will carry the VC 3 payload Alternatively if a VC 12 has been selected for a test then the TUG 3 TUG 2 and TU 12 can all be adjusted enabling selection of which TU 12 will carry the VC 12 payload As an alternative to selecting the discrete TUG and TU numbers the corresponding number of the Virtual Container can be selected This is of benefit when setting up VC 12s or other complicated mappings On entering a VC number the TUG and TU numbers will automatically change to match the new VC The table in Section 12 4 SDH Tributary Numbering gives the relationship between the VC numbers and TUG numbers for the Tributary and Timeslot ITU T numbering methods 4 3 1 5 PDH Setup Tx Page 52 Selecting the PDH element for the transmitter aiias RE side opens
120. lect the TIM Setup view Three trace identifiers can be optionally monitored by checking the box alongside each trace identifier field RS TIM HP TIM or LP TIM If the received values differ from the values preset within this page and the respective box is checked a defect alarm is raised and noted within the Results pages Setup Results Actions Start The RS TIM can be set to 1 byte or 16 bytes in length The HP TIM and LP TIM can be set to 16 bytes or 64 bytes in length mir ew Ip fee Overhead Setup 00 00 00 7 7d View rid Setup R Default Alarm Enable Expected Trace Identifier n M RS TIM am lh byte I HP TIM Ou HP TRACE 16 bytes IV LP TIM i lwo LP TRACE 16 bytes F Page 60 ANT 5 The SDH Access Tester Application If the RS TIM is set to 1 byte its a e c p E F contents are entered in the form of two hexadecimal digits During this entry the function keys are temporarily assigned the alphabetical values A to F The two hexadecimal digits can be entered by using the keyboard for the decimal numbers and the function keys for the alpha characters If required the following control characters can be inserted into the trace label strings for expected and transmitted bytes Alphanumeric characters can be entered using the keyboard keys Nu 9 ms gz iF AY od met fas Base 4 3 3 3 Path Labels To set up the path labels select the m Oker md H
121. lift it away to break the connection 4 Clean the ANT 5 connectors and patch lead connectors by an approved method such as those outlined in Section 1 5 4 Cleaning optical connectors 5 Holding the ANT 5 in a vertical position with the rear connectors facing upwards carefully locate and screw on the patch lead connectors making sure that each locating lug is in the correct position and the patch lead is held straight 4 Re activate the laser sources after both patch leads have been reconnected Battery performance and conditioning If the ANT 5 battery is put through a large number of incomplete cycles of charging and discharging the process of monitoring the charge level will gradually become less certain The Battery Level indicator will warn of this situation by displaying the message Reading may be inaccurate If this occurs the battery conditioning procedure described below should be followed to re establish the upper and lower limits for the charge indicator Battery conditioning The battery can be conditioned by performing two full discharge recharge cycles as follows 1 Disable the timed Auto Power off feature in the Power Saving section of the Preferences menu 2 Discharge the battery by leaving the ANT 5 switched on with the external power supply disconnected The ANT 5 will switch itself off when the battery is fully discharged 3 Reconnect the external power supply and check that the battery LED 1 _1 is lit
122. ll advance to allow entry of another character To switch between upper and lower case letters hold any letter key down for one second or more Use the Del key to backspace over any mistyped characters The and keys on either side of the 0 key are used for entering non alphanumeric characters The sequence for the key includes the following characters amp The 0 key can be used to enter space characters Changing the keypad settings Keypad settings such as the length of Maulsd kaibdieniMNN the Alpha Delay pause can be Set the keypad auto repeat delay changed in the Keypad section of the 102 Preferences menu SR Repeat Delay ims 1000 Repeat Rate Hz 4 Alpha Delay ms 1100 h Key Clicks Restore Defaults ANT 5 2 7 2 T 1 Getting started Printing the current screen The current screen can be saved in a file or sent to a printer on the serial port by pressing the key whilst holding down the Alt key The Screen Dump feature can be turned off or directed to either a file or the printer in the Printer section of the System menu The ANT 5 will sound a series of beeps when the screen has been saved or printed If the screen is being saved in a file it is particularly important not to remove the card before these beeps have indicated the end of the process Printer configuration The Printer section of the System kee Select Te printer ars er menu allows the selection of the current pr
123. lled Remote Control 4565 95 61 Customer Installed SONET 4565 95 62 Customer Installed AU3 amp VT Mappings requires SONET 4565 95 53 Customer Installed option ATM see section 6 4565 95 54 Customer Installed 5 2 PDH Mux DeMux 5 2 1 PDH Mux Tx SDH SONET and PDH network elements ib AE process PDH signals from various hierarchies ppp High Rate Complex interlocking signal paths can result particularly within modern optical cross connects Here the ANT 5 can be used to test complex switching functions POH Mode Framed Framing PCM3 C 140M Tributary FDH Trib POH Low Fate na ali The PDH Mux feature allows the generation of ITU T Mux chains from E1 to E4 starting and MFAS Setup finishing at any intermediate rate with the exception of E2 i e E1 E3 E1 E4 E3 EA The generation feature allows the insertion of alarms and errors at all levels in the chain including E2 oelecting NFAS setup opens the NFAS Setup Tx panel This is available only when the 2 Mbit s E1 signal structure has been selected for transmission Note The Tx hierarchy type should be set to PDH to activate the PDH Mux 9 2 2 PDH DeMux Rx The PDH DeMux feature allows the analysis of UEG ITU T DeMux chains from E4 to E1 with the ppp High nate exception of E2 i e E3 E1 E4 E1 E4 E3 Tributary FDH Trib The analysis feature allows detection of all the epu Low Rate alarms and errors generated
124. lts pages use the whole screen and may have multiple pages which can be selected from the main screen Results Summary The first tabbed page displays a Fatt Okie EB 00 00 09 7d summary of test results Receive Structure The left half of the page displays the EE irae green large OK as long as there are STM 1 AU 4 MEI no defects or anomalies recorded If Creta Piil Ev an any defects or anomalies occur during a test the large OK disappears and is Offset ppm replaced by a list of continually 2 MBit 1 1 3 updated defects and anomalies that BEE e have been detected by the instrument during the test setup Results Actions Offset Offset stop The right side of the page displays summary information about the detected signal Note Assuming the previous test was successful the large OK will be greyed out whilst the current test is being configured Clock Offset results Once the test has started the ANT 5 samples the received signal from the network element then calculates and displays the result of the frequency offset The ANT 5 displays the Rx offset to check a network element is transmitting correctly The External Clock Offset result and Delta Rx Ext results can be used to verify that the receive signal is within tolerance of the networks common clock The External connector is always active and can be hooked up to a network clock using four different formats Data 2048kbit s Clock 2MHz Data 1544kbit
125. mendation G 821 This Recommendation was originally specified for international circuit switched nx64 kbit s connections and expanded to include higher bit rates as time went on A hypothetical reference connection is the basis used for determining quality parameters this comprises an international long distance segment a national segment and a subscriber access segment G 821 definitions e Errored second ES A one second time interval in which one or more bit errors occurs ANT 5 Page 163 Appendix E Performance Analysis Options 13 2 2 13 2 3 13 2 4 e Severely errored second SES A one second time interval in which the bit error ratio exceeds 10 e Unavailable second UAS A circuit is considered to be unavailable from the first of at least ten consecutive SES The circuit is available form the first of at least ten consecutive seconds which are not SES e Degraded minute DM A one minute time interval in which the bit error ratio exceeds 10 e Error free second EFS A one second time interval in which no bit errors occur The disadvantage of G 821 is that it relies on the evaluation of bit errors and so the test channel must be taken out of service to perform the measurement Recommendation G 826 This Recommendation takes higher bit rates into account and allows in service measurement as it relies on the evaluation of block errors G 826 definitions e Errored second ES A one second time inte
126. ment cover 4 Remove the two screws and open the cover to reveal the battery pack Do not remove any other screws 5 Carefully lift out the battery pack and disconnect the battery cable at the plastic connector where it emerges from inside the ANT 5 6 Plug in the replacement battery pack and place it in the battery compartment 7 Refit the battery compartment cover 8 The battery pack should now be charged and conditioned as described in Section 7 6 1 Battery conditioning This procedure will establish the initial conditions for the battery charge indicator Accessing test results if the unit has been powered down The ANT 5 will not switch itself off if a test is running However if the unit is accidentally switched off or there is no power left in the battery results will be saved in the user device of the File Manager These will be saved as AUTO files with suffixes of A5R the time and date will also be present so that the results are easily identified ANT 5 Page 133 Troubleshooting Page 134 ANT 5 8 1 8 2 8 3 8 4 Customer support Customer support Questions about JDSU products Any questions regarding the installation operation maintenance or repair of any product in the JDSU product range should be addressed to the nearest JDSU Sales Office or Technical Assistance Centre For locality information visit our web site www jdsu com or contact the nearest Regional Sales Office as listed on the back
127. mp TM Results page Overhead Capture Header B Print Cancel The SDH Access Tester Application Note 1 To use the Print Results feature successfully it is important to have the correct Printer Driver and Serial Port settings rather than relying on the simple serial port tests mentioned in Sections 2 7 1 and 2 8 Note 2 Previous mixed mode configurations saved prior to software version 08 00 will no longer be valid Performance Analysis M 2100 Near End Far End ES 6 2 40964 0 0 00000 EFS 243 97 59035 217 100 00000 SES 6 2 40964 0 0 00000 UAS 20 7 43494 26 10 69959 Verdict x Path Allocation 100 Test Summary Total seconds 268 BER 0 000E 00 Signal Structure Setup Transmitter PRBS15 LN 2M p VC 12 STM 1 b Framed AU 4 1 1 1 Electrical D U Receiver 1 PRBS15 2M VC 12 STM 1 Framed 4 aus E 1 1 1 Electrical Transmitter Receiver Interface Setup Interface Setup Clock Source Internal Input Electrical Output Electrical Line Code CMI Line Code CMI Sensitivity ITU T Channel Setup Channel Setup STM N STM 1 STM N STM 1 TUG 3 1 TUG 3 1 TUG 2 1 TUG 2 1 TUG 12 1 TUG 12 1 Timeslot 1 Timeslot 1 Hierarchy Setup Hierarchy Setup Hierarchy T ype SDH Hierarchy Type SDH SDH Rate STM 1 SDH Rate STM 1 AU Mapping AU 4 AU Mapping AU 4 Virtual Container Setup Virtual Container Setup VC
128. n can be displayed by pressing the CO key from within the application Press the Enter or Esc keys to remove the About screen and if you do not want to remain in the application press Alt Esc to switch to the application launcher ANT 5 Page 135 Customer support 8 5 8 5 1 e he options currently installed can be displayed by pressing Menu and selecting Options from the Tools menu This function can also be used to install and uninstall software options which is generally carried out at a JDSU Sales Office or Technical Assistance Centre If required the About screens can be saved in a file or sent to a printer on the serial port by pressing Alt See Section 2 7 Printing the current screen Software loading The ANT 5 is designed to provide an easy path for future upgrades and enhancements not only in the form of software applications but also by replacing the core software for the ANT 5 itself software will usually be supplied on a CD ROM although other formats may also be employed in the future To load any software into the ANT 5 refer to the instructions supplied with the software media Deleting software applications WARNING Do not do this unless you intend to delete an application ooftware applications can be deleted by highlighting the appropriate icon in the application launcher screen and pressing Alt Del press Del whilst holding the Alt key down Next time the ANT 5 is switched on it will run a p
129. n g is displayed with a yellow background when the ANT 5 laser source Tx is activated The icon is greyed out when the laser is deactivated and is blanked if an electrical interface is selected c EX These icons show if the beeper is turned on or off position h Pressing the beeper key on the keyboard controls this function These icons position j show the current status of the test The green light is displayed while a test is running and a red light is displayed when a test has been stopped The amber light is displayed when a test is due to begin from a delayed start See section 4 3 4 Function keys The six unmarked keys at the top of the keyboard C 7 are function keys to control certain features of the ANT 5 The function of each active key is identified by an animated button on the screen just above the actual key The state of each button icon whether it is shown pushed in or not is also used to indicate current functional states such as Setup view or Results view The button icons are greyed when a function is not available Firmkey Function owitch to Setup view owitches to the Signal Structure setup page o Tx Ex Switch to Results view Switch to Actions view owitches to the Results summary page d If a test is running Reset will clear all of the counter values 4 Reset elapsed test time and LEDs If a test is not running Reset will clear the LEDs without clearing the existing tes
130. nalysis EE 71 ANT 5 Page 5 Contents 4 4 5 1 Interpreter View 72 EMT 73 4 4 5 3 Capturing Values for K1 and K2 Bvies eens 74 440 TOM Tesults SUMMA Y EE 74 4 4 7 VC12 Tributary Scanning Results 15 44 0 Repetitive BER NEE 76 4 4 9 Automatic Protection Switching ccccccecceecceccseeeeeceeeseeeseeeseeseeeeeeeseeeeeeaes 76 4 4 10 Polnter ANALY SIS wicseaces co ceaseccetentthaintanedeandaneddaiatenedeontanadeantannds saa e norint SO re ter seas T AE WA MD CVA eT 78 a AMI EE 78 AD elsi uem ER m 19 4 5 1 Injection of Defects and Anomales 19 4 5 1 1 Injection of Anomalies ccc cece eecceeeeeeceeece cece eeseeeseeeeeeceeeseeeseeeaes 80 4 5 1 2 Injection of Bursts errors cece cecccecceeeceeeceeeseeeceeeeeeseeeseeeseeeseeenes 81 4 5 1 9 IMJECUON Ol Gode e 81 AO En Ee ue E 82 4 5 2 Injection of Overhead Bvies enne nnn nnns 02 4 5 2 1 Injecting into bytes K1 K2 and S1 using Descriptor View 82 4 5 2 2 Injecting into all overhead bytes using Injection View 83 4 9 9 FOINTEH e e EE 84 4 5 4 TOM oenerator nennen nenne nen nna nna re sse sse a nnns 85 4 5 4 1 Sending alarms and defects to the TCM oenerator 86 4 5 Ennanced IPUNCHONAINY 555953 9999 geed deed geed 86 4 6 1 Optical Power Measurement nennen nens 86 402 SPEGLINISZSTMmOnIor DON eege 87 To o ZI 8 er E ee me ee me Se re 87 2 6 4 eet Intertdees ecne ee 87 4 7 Saving and expor
131. nch an application use the direction keys to highlight the name of the application and then press Enter The application will be launched with its last used configuration and the application launcher screen will be replaced by an application specific screen which will make use of the whole screen area On terminating an application the application launcher screen will be displayed again Switching to an ANT 5 system application The file manager and application launcher are system applications which can be displayed at any time without closing the SDH Access Tester application by pressing Alt Esc press Esc whilst holding the Alt key down This can be useful for changing the ANT 5 setup parameters without interrupting a test Pressing Alt Esc repeatedly will switch between the ANT 5 system and the tester application in turn If a system application is using the screen whilst the tester application is running the tester application will continue to run in the background and will accumulate test results as normal In this state the test application will maintain its control of the Alarm and Signal LEDs S and ey and may also be able to maintain the on screen simulated LEDs this will depend on the particular system application being displayed ANT 5 Page 35 The ANT 5 operating system 3 2 3 2 1 Page 36 Using the file system and the File Manager The ANT 5 provides an MS DOS compatible file system with a hierarchical d
132. nd PDH information LP REI LP RFI LP TIM LO path trace identifier mismatch LP PLM LO path payload label mismatch BIP 2 LO path error monitoring VC 11 VC 12 B3 LO path error monitoring VC 3 Tandem Connection Monitoring lt LO path remote error indication available lt LO path remote failure indication lt V5 available UJ available C OO om bio HP IEC HP incoming error count HP ODI HP OEI HP TC AIS HP LTC HP outgoing defect indicator HP outgoing error indicator TC alarm indication signal Loss of tandem connection i e loss of N1 FAS HP TC TC remote defect indication Z HP TC REI HP TC TC unequipped i e not set up UNEQ LP BIP LP IEC LP ODI LP OEI LP TC AIS LP LTC Loss of tandem connection i e loss of N1 N2 FAS TC remote defect indication Z TC remote error indication N2 N1 N2 N1 N2 N1 N2 N1 N2 LO path error monitoring VC 12 LP incoming error count LP outgoing defect indicator LP outgoing error indicator TC alarm indication signal LP TC RDI LP TC REI LP TC TC unequipped i e not set up N1 N2 UNEQ N1 N2 TC remote error indication N1 N2 S S 5 lt N Z lt S OO ANT 5 Page 157 Appendix D SDH SONET and PDH information 12 6 PDH Anomalies and Defects The following PDH Anomalies and Defects may be detected ins
133. nding upon which anomaly is selected To inject a single anomaly into the Tx path set the Rate to Single then press the Inject firm key The Inject firm key will now be depressed indicating that anomalies are being injected To inject anomalies at a Continuous rate set the Rate then press the Start firm key The injection icon L displays an animated syringe when anomalies are being injected To stop injecting press the Stop firm key the injection icon now disappears The Inject firm key appears automatically in the Injection page To allow injection from any other page users can view the Inject firm key by pressing the Alt button ANT 5 The SDH Access Tester Application 4 5 1 2 Injection of Bursts errors bio eT Im Rej Injection Type SOH Anomaly B1 T Rate Bursts I Frames As well as single or continuous errors 00 00 00 7d Bursts can also be injected into the SDH Anomaly or SONET Anomaly structures The benefit of this feature is that these errors allow network elements to be stressed more closely under conditions that emulate real errors l Repetition Period E rms Im Errors are injected into consecutive frame 125 us SDH or SONET frames This process ET is then repeated the Repetition WS EES Esc NE Period is defined in frames or seconds which gives a convenient method of testing frame synchronization Up to 4 800 000 consecutive frames can be errored
134. nds by pressing the Zoom and Zoom keys Vertical columns show sub divisions of 10 time units The horizontal scroll bar can be used to scroll in steps of 10 or 60 time units as described in the example below ANT 5 Page 69 The SDH Access Tester Application The list of anomalies or defects is shown to the left of the chart and can also be scrolled vertically if required A detailed zoom feature is also available in the Anomalies Graph This allows error rates to be shown down to one second resolution as shown in the example below Example Using the detailed zoom feature in the Anomalies Graph 1 Select the Anomalies graph 2 Use the directional keys to highlight the timeline section 3 Press the Enter key to activate the timeline section in this state the scroll bar will be highlighted 4 Press the Zeom and Zoom keys to select an appropriate time scale 5 Use the left right directional keys to scroll the graph horizontally in steps of 10 time units For faster scrolling hold the Alt key down to increase the step size to 60 time units Page 0 ANT 5 4 4 5 The SDH Access Tester Application timeline section 6 Press the Esc key to deactivate the wiew Graph E anomalies T 7 Use the directional keys to highlight the anomalies list 8 Press the Enter key to activate the anomalies list In this initial state there will not be a selected item but one anomaly will be highlighted The ve
135. ng See Section 5 3 then a test pattern can be injected throughout the contiguous concatenated payload in either transmit or receive mode as required by Page 102 ANT 5 5 6 4 5 6 5 5 6 6 Optional software for the ANT 5 1 Setting the Hierarchy Type to SONET 2 Set the Rate to OC 12 3 Set SPE Mapping within the Synchronous Payload Envelope panel to STS 12c SPE Note VT1 5 and VT2 mapping will also become selectable if the AU3 VC11 SONET VT mappings option has been purchased and enabled Channel Setup The channel for testing will depend on the parameters set for the hierarchy and synchronous payload envelope Mappings to the OC Channel oc 12 3 4 5 e 7 8 o to t 2 PDH Setup Only bit rates and framing types appropriate to the SONET configuration will be displayed as options within this panel SONET LED Indicators B1 Section enor mentoring B2 Line errormontorng B3 SPerormontoring P RDI Path Remote Defect Ind P AIS Path AIS TSE Test Sequence Err Bit Err FAS CRC Error P LOF Path Loss of Frame LSS Loss of Sequence Sync ANT 5 Page 103 Optional software for the ANT 5 5 6 7 SONET information SONET structure for ANT 5 H 3 12 48 x1 5T5 48c SPE x1 x4 Oc M ST5 12c SPE ST5 HM x1 x4 x15 4T5 3c SPE 5T5 1 SPE x3 x12 x48 SOHET as Pointer Processing Multiplexing Aligning Mapping Concatenated option only YT mapping
136. ng automatically defaults to the setting appropriate to the interface type as listed in the following table You can change the line code for the E1 and DS1 rates SDH Optical NRZ STM 1 Electrical CMI STM O0 Electrical B3ZS HDB3 EA CMI DS1 B8ZS AMI Wavelength The peak to peak length of the laser signal Laser On Indicates if the unit transmits the signal with its internal laser Line Type If the transmitting hierarchy type is PDH and if the PDH High Rate is 2M see illustration in section 4 3 1 5 you can set the line type to Balanced or Unbalanced 4 3 1 3 Virtual Container Setup Tx Selecting the Virtual Container element for the Muere Test cag transmit path opens the Virtual Container Setup Tx panel allowing SDH mapping options to be selected Tributary VL Mapping This element will not be available if a PDH interface has been selected Bulk should be selected as the Tributary if bulk testing of the virtual container is required The test pattern will then be injected across the whole of the Virtual Container If testing within a PDH hierarchy is required the PDH tributary should be selected The test pattern will then be injected into the selected SDH virtual container with the selected PDH parameters Note VC11 TU11 and VC11 TU12 will also become selectable if the AU 3 VC11 SONET VT mappings option has been purchased and enabled ANT 5 Page 51 The SDH Access Tester Application 4 3 1 4 Channe
137. nnections Hierarchy Rate Connector PDH E4 SIM 1 E4 DS3 E3 BNC DS3 SIM 1 E4 DS3 E3 BNC E3 SIM 1 E4 DS3 E3 BNC E1 E1 BNC or E1 RJ 45 T1 T1 Bantam SDH STM O Electrical SIM 1 E4 DS3 E3 BNC STM 1 Electrical SIM 1 E4 DS3 E3 BNC STM 1 Optical STM n Optical STM 4 Optical STM n Optical STM 16 Optical STM n Optical STM 1 NRZ STM n NRZ STM 4 NRZ STM n NRZ STM 16 NRZ STM n NRZ ANT 5 The SDH Access Tester Application Hierarchy Rate Connector SONET STS 3 Electrical STM 1 E4 DS3 E3 BNC OC 3 Optical STM n Optical OC 12 Optical STM n Optical OC 48 Optical STM n Optical OC 3 NRZ STM n NRZ OC 12 NRZ STM n NRZ OC 48 NRZ STM n NRZ oee Section 1 4 Physical layout and connectors for the locations of connectors on the ANT 5 The signal structure always appears with a test pattern source and test pattern detector The user may wish to disregard the BER features whilst only monitoring SDH or PDH defects if required Note 1 The optical Rate for STM 1 STM 4 and STM 16 are also selectable if the options have been purchased and enabled Note 2 AU 3 Mapping will also become selectable if the option has been purchased and enabled Note 3 The SONET Hierarchy Type is available if the SONET option has been purchased and enabled 4 3 1 8 Interface Setup Rx Selecting the Interface element for the receive IL path opens the Interface Setup Rx panel Bit Rate 155 520 M tte allowing electrical and optical options to be In
138. o simulate LED indicators on screen 5 PAS Helg Red LED s are used to display information that is relevant to the egenen Reset LEDs current setup whilst yellow LED s ilia Port i bEnms show historic alarms The LED will stay yellow until a new test is started or of a configuration is changed Time amp Date LEDs can be set to be latching or non latching in the LEDs section of the System menu which can be displayed by pressing the Alt Menu key at any time If the Latching box is checked you can reset all latched LED s by selecting Reset LEDs from the System menu or alternatively LEDs can be reset from within the ANT 5 application by pressing Menu and selecting Tools Reset LEDs The sixteen on screen LEDs are arranged as shown below os Rss au mp ru pro p as i rsE totoot e Le es p jrascere P tor vss Page 90 ANT 5 4 9 The SDH Access Tester Application a Regen Section eror montor G2 mux section error monitor Gs HO path error montor a High orderan P RDI_ Path Remote Dean User Preferences User preferences enable the user to Eb customise parts of the ANT 5 setup to suit a 8l k Connect to remote unit their typical requirements IP address of remote unit User preferences can be set from within the erg ANT 5 application by pressing Menu and EE selecting Preferences from the
139. on at a constant bit rate thus emulating a dedicated transmission link In this example a Peak Cell Rate PCR of 25 cells per second will be sent hax Cell Rate 353205 LDels s Note Cells sent at a rate close to 10096 of the maximum cell rate will be rounded up ANT 5 Page 111 Asynchronous Transfer Mode ATM 6 5 6 5 1 In this example a VBR has been selected as the Profile Type The user can define the PCR and the Sustainable Cell Rate SRC In this example a repeated pattern of 100 PCR cells will be sent during T1 where T1 in this example 1 second This will be followed by 50 SCR cells during T2 where T2 1 second 100x10 ms Configuring the Adaptation Layer Select either the tab from the right of the screen or the AAL icon from the structure setup page A ATM Service Contract Attributes Tx Channel A E Frafile Type WER Cellsts I YEW Units x1ms PCA fioo TI fioo SCH ko T2 ho hax Cell Rate 353208 Cells graphic similar to the one on the right will be displayed The AAL structure can now be configured ATM SDU Setup Tx sets the Service Data Units SDU for the device under test In this example the Payload Type has been set to 0 191 O 191 describes a diagnostic model for performance analysis in which test cells are transported over an agreed virtual connection The O 191 measurement tests performance on a cell by cell basis in the ATM layer
140. onal keys to highlight the appropriate button and then press the Enter key to operate it The box will remain on the screen until a key associated with one of the buttons is pressed or until one of the default keys Enter or Esc is pressed Enter is used to accept the highlighted choice and Esc is used to cancel the message box without accepting any choice LED and on screen indicators The top portion of the screen is used by the tester application to simulate LED indicators on screen in order to display information which is relevant to the current setup of the application The behaviour of the on screen LEDs can be set to be latching or non latching in the LEDs section of the System menu which can be displayed by pressing the Alt Menu key at any time For further details See Section 4 8 On Screen LED Indicators The four LEDs above the screen are used for general status information as follows N Alarm LED The non latching Alarm and Signal LEDs are used by the tester application to summarise the test status even if the Signal LED screen has been blanked to save power The Signal LED will be green if there are no alarms or errors to display on the on screen LEDs In this case the Alarm LED will not be lit The Alarm LED will be red if one or more on screen LEDs are shown in red to indicate alarm or error conditions In this case the Signal LED will not be lit D i Screen LED Steady green indicates that the screen has been bl
141. option only OC 46 STM 164 option only SONET Anomalies and Defects 2396160 kbit s 1 3 44756 kbit DSS x1 34368 kbitis ES The following table lists the SONET Anomalies and Defects pertinent to ANT 5 their meanings and detection criteria LOS Loss of signal All zero pattern for 2 3 us lt T lt 100 us AIS L Alarm Indication Signal Line K2 bits 6 7 8 111 for 2 5 frames RDI L Remote Defect Indication Line K2 bits 6 7 8 110 for 2 z frames z 5 to 10 LOP P Loss of Pointer STS Path 8 to 10 NDF enable 8 to 10 Invalid pointers A S P Alarm Indication Signal STS All 1 in the STS pointer Path bytes H1 H2 for 2 3 frames UNEQ P Unequipped STS Path C2 0 for 2 5 2 3 as per T1 231 frames Remote Defect Indication STS G1 bit 5 1 for 2 10 frames Path Page 104 ANT 5 Optional software for the ANT 5 Trace Identifier Mismatch STS Mismatch of the accepted and expected Trace Identifier in byte J1 64 bytes sequence Payload Label Mismatch STS Mismatch of the accepted Path and expected Payload Label in byte C2 for 2 5 2 3 as per T1 231 frames EN e CNN DS Section error EEN Remote Error Indication Line Number of detected B2 errors in the sink side encoded in byte MO or M1 of the source side Remote Error Indication STS Number of detected B3 errors in the sink side encoded in byte G1 bits 1 2 3 4 of the source side AN
142. other fields to be changed 2 y To begin injection of the new byte settings press the Apply firm key Press Default to reset the byte values to those specified for the defined hierarchy and topology Note If you change to Injection view before pressing Apply the values in the Descriptor view revert to those in the Injection view 4 5 2 2 Injecting into all overhead bytes using Injection View In Injection View a pair of tables pf em fle ompm 2g representing the complete contents of linear APS f miecion E mem the overhead structure is displayed ae ee eee xx xx xe xx xx xx 01 4 To display the Injection View select Injection from the middle list box rat PRT PY me He HE as The viewer displays different values depending on the selected architecture Linear G 783 or Ring G 841 If the Rate is set to STM 4 or STM 16 Set Results Actions Stan a numerical entry box will be available to select the channel Selecting Default applies default values for the selected topology Byte values are shown as follows Hex value The hexadecimal value of the received or transmitted byte Indicate bytes for which a value cannot be determined TP TP indicates bytes for which a correct trace identifier value has been recognised XX XX indicates bytes which may not be injected The POH table is displayed on the right of the window and its contents will depend
143. oxes If you type the number of a channel that is not available the Explorer lists the next lowest channel he time stamp indicates the most recent time a VPI VCI channel was detected 00 00 00 7 i Go to VF YEI Doo WPL Range DU 255 VCI Range 45 mm 65535 SC EH Viewing Results from the Traffic Analyzer The Channel Traffic Analyzer CTAN lists results for channels on which the ANT 5 conducts tests The time stamp indicates the most recent time a VPI VCI channel was detected select SET to specify the units of measure sort method and column sequence Note For the payload type PTYP only AAL 5 and AAL 2 can be detected mj joker mi rei Traffic Analyzer SET 00 00 00 d Table Overflow EJ T 3 KE ATH DE Stat Units s E Sorted by ve WAS f Up C Down 44 Sequence af columns in table PCR ACR Current PTYF Total CLP O CLP 1 Iz When the CTAN is started it will gather the channels and analyze the traffic in real time If the number of channels exceeds the limit of CTAN an overflow message will appear Page 124 ANT 5 6 12 6 12 1 6 12 2 ATM anomaly and defect results Defect Panel The Defect Panel view lists the ATM defects namely LCD VC AIS VC RDI VP AIS and VP RDI defects If you are using AAL 2 or AAL 5 applicable defects will also be reported here The defect panel continually updates displaying ac
144. put Electrical R selected sensitivity ITLI T Input The input interface can be set to either Optical or Electrical If a PDH structure has been selected in the Hierarchy setup the optical options will be disabled If an SDH or SONET structure has been selected and the ANT 5 is equipped with an optical interface both electrical and optical options will be available If the Optical interface is selected the receiver interface will detect any optical signal within the specified receiver wavelength range 1100 nm to 1580 nm ANT 5 Page 55 The SDH Access Tester Application Sensitivity If the Electrical interface is selected the sensitivity can be set for ITU T PMP Protected Monitor Point or HIGH connections The PMP setting includes appropriate linear gain to compensate for the attenuation at the protected monitor point The electrical interface will be terminated in either 75Q BNC or 1200 RJ 48 See section 9 4 3 for further information Pulse Shape HIGH or DSX can be selected as the pulse shape and is used when testing PDH tributaries with a bit rate of 45M Note A HIGH pulse shape should not be confused with high impedance Line Type If the receiving hierarchy type is PDH and if the PDH High Rate is 2M see illustration in section 4 3 1 11 you can set the line type to Balanced or Unbalanced Termination f the receiving and transmitting hierarchy types are PDH and if the PDH High Rate is 2M see illustrat
145. r to a card or to the ANT 5 RAM A configuration can either be saved to an existing file or a new file can be created If a new file is required the new file name and a brief description can be manually entered using the ANT 5 keyboard Assuming the ANT 5 is networked the configuration can also be saved and transferred to other units using FTP Select this option to save a set of test results from the ANT 5 either to a card or to the ANT 5 RAM The set of results can either be saved to an existing file or a new file can be created If a new file is required the new file name and a brief description can be manually entered using the ANT 5 keyboard Results saved using this option can only be read back into the ANT 5 instrument Select this option to export an instrument configuration to a card in CSV comma separated values format Results exported using this option can be read by other PC applications but cannot be imported back into the ANT 5 instrument Select this option to export a summary of the test results to a card in CSV comma separated values format Results exported using this option can be read by other PC applications but cannot be imported back into the ANT 5 instrument Select this option to print the test results tO Select the items to Print the serial port A vw Test Summary v Signal Structure Setup typical printout IS v Defecti amp nomaly Count w Instrument Configuration shown on the next Event Lag a
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147. ributary Scan ensure VC12 is selected as the Virtual Container for the Transmitter Tx and the Receiver Rx See Sections 4 3 1 3 and 4 3 1 9 Overhead Setup The Overhead Setup page has five separate sub pages which can be viewed by selecting the appropriate entry in the View menu at the top of each page ANT 5 Page 59 The SDH Access Tester Application 4 3 3 1 Transmitted Trace Identifiers Selecting Tx Trace Identifier allows the transmitted Trace Identifiers TI to be set up mi ew Ip fee Overhead Setup O0 00 00 vd view 7 Trace Identifier E Default Transmitted Trace Identifier SH SIT hh byte E wm um VCA GI WG HP TRACE_ jie bytes VC 1 WG LP TRACE 16 bytes E Three trace identifiers are transmitted the Regenerator Section TI JO the High Path TI J1 and the Low Path TI J2 The RS TI can be set to 1 byte or 16 bytes in length The HP TI and LP TI can be set to 16 bytes or 64 bytes in Setup Results Actions Start length If the RS TI is set to 1 byte its a eB c E F contents are entered in the form of two hexadecimal digits During this entry the function keys are temporarily assigned the alphabetical values A to F The two hexadecimal digits can be entered by using the keyboard for the decimal numbers and the function keys for the alpha characters 4 3 3 2 Trace Identifiers To set up the trace identifiers se
148. rocess This removes Alternative User Input which may be required by Chinese users For detailed instructions on removing ctmon exe see http support microsoft com default aspx kbid 282599 Page 100 ANT 5 9 9 Optional software for the ANT 5 5 4 7 3 Removing the Time Zone environment variable Previous versions of the ANT 5 software required definition of a time zone variable If you defined a time zone variable you must remove it Windows 95 1 Select Start Run Hun Tix Internet resource and Windows will open it Far vau Open msconfig exe CR Type the name of a program Folder document or Cancel Browse 2 In the Run dialog box type msconfig exe and click OK The System Configuration Utility appears 3 Click the Autoexec bat tab 4 If there is a statement such as SET TZ GMT 1 or similar delete it o Click OK and exit the System Configuration Utility Windows NT 1 Select Start Settings Control Panel System 2 Click the Environment tab 3 If an environment variable TZ appears delete it 4 Exit the Control Panel Windows 2000 and Windows XP 1 Select Start gt Settings gt Control Panel gt System Click the Advanced tab Click Environment Variables If an environment variable TZ appears delete it Exit the Control Panel St se Oe I Remote Control Refer to the ANT 5 Remote Control User Manual for more information ANT 5 Page 101 Optional softw
149. rry different types of traffic Like packet switching technologies such as frame relay and TCP IP ATM integrates the multiplexing and switching functions but in contrast to circuit switching it is also well suited for bursty traffic ATM therefore allows communication between devices that operate at different speeds The ATM Reference Model In the sections that follow the user interface has been described with reference to the ATM model namely the Physical layer the ATM layer and the Adaptation layer The following diagram shows a basic layer model for ATM Application Higher layer protocols AAL Layer adaptation of data to cell structure ATM Layer multiplexing and switching of cells Physical Layer adaptation of cells to the tranmission medium Transmission medium Introduction The ATM S W option 4565 93 54 expands the applications of the ANT 5 to cover use in ATM networks The measurement methods and user interface have been designed for applications involving user network interfaces UNI and network network interfaces NNI ATM testing is available for the STM 1 4 16 OC 1 3 12 48 DS1 3 and E1 3 data rates ANT 5 Page 107 Asynchronous Transfer Mode ATM Note This section assumes that you are familiar with the functionality of the graphic user interface However before proceeding you may wish to review section 4 The SDH Access Tester Application 6 2 1 ATM Setup and
150. rther details Table 2 Function key Some examples of function key positions are shown below Setup Results Actions regel Exo Stat Setup Results Actions Zoom Zoom Stat T Rx OK _tnject O Press Alt to display these keys AutoConfigure When you use the Automatic Configuration feature the unit analyzes the signal and configures itself based on the test interface SDH SONET or PDH mapping structure and payload if applicable When Auto Configuring to a 2M channel containing 64k sub channels the ANT 5 assumes live traffic for the 2M channel and will not determine a pattern Auto Configure functions similarly with a 1 5M channel containing 64k sub channels In both instances the unit will display an uncertain result To analyze a 64k channel you must configure the ANT 5 manually The AutoConfigure facility can be accessed by performing the following procedure 1 Connect the interface cables Press the Alt Tx Rx firm key to display the signal structure page Press the AltrAutocfg firm key Select the input level ITU High or PMP Low Press the Autocfg firm key St S 6 Im ANT 5 4 3 4 3 1 The SDH Access Tester Application A message appears that describes OKBm eer oonoon 7a the results of the autoconfigure Auto Configuration operation The actual settings appear Input Level TU High in the RX section of the structure maur setup page Interface STM 1 Optical
151. rtical scroll bar may be active if there are further items not displayed 9 Use the up down keys to navigate the View lcrph FR list and press the Enter key again to select items for detailed viewing A histogram will be displayed under the AU PJE timeline as shown Total anomalies during each interval second minute hour or day will be shown by order of magnitude For example a bar of height 100 represents 100 to 999 Set counts 10 Press the Esc key to deactivate the list section Use the directional keys to move to another part of the screen Overhead Analysis The SDH and SONET overhead byte structures can be displayed for either transmit or receive paths by selecting the tab for Overhead Analysis Injection ANT 5 Page 71 The SDH Access Tester Application 4 4 5 1 Interpreter View Page 72 In Interpreter View a message Pit B omomon 7a appears that describes the overhead Ring APS gt Interpreter bytes detected in the received signal E Jo Trace identifier 1 byte To display the Interpreter View select Interpreter from the middle list box J1 AE Fai ior OB oes WG HP TRACE uu The interpreter displays different messages depending on the selected architecture Linear G 783 or Ring K1 455 Control G 841 Hp DestNode 0 The messages can be displayed and Sept Results actions Start scrolled using the method described below 1 Use the directional keys to highl
152. rval containing one or more errored blocks e Errored block EB A block containing one or more errored bits e Severely errored second SES A one second time interval in which more than 30 of the blocks are errored or which contains at least one severely disturbed period SDP e Background block error BBE An errored block that is not a SES e Unavailable second UAS see under G 821 above The results are referred to the measurement time This gives the following error parameters Errored seconds ratio ESR severely errored seconds ratio SESR and background block error ratio BBER The specified quality requirements refer too a particular path The recommended measurement time for G 821 and G 826 is 30 days Recommendation G 828 Unlike G 826 recommendation G 828 provides a precise block length for each bit rate For example the number of blocks monitored per second for bit rates from VC3 upwards remains constant at 8000 Recommendation G 829 G 829 is based on the principle of monitoring block errors allowing measurements to be made in service The recommendation defines the block size number of blocks per Page 164 ANT 5 13 2 5 13 2 6 Appendix E Performance Analysis Options SDH frame number of blocks transmitted per second and the error detection code EDC to be used for the various SDH bit rates that your ANT 5 supports Recommendation M 2100 Recommendation M 2100 specifically applies to comm
153. s or Clock 1 5MHz specified on the Interface Setup Tx page The Delta Rx Ext result shows the difference between the received signal and the network clock The transmitter offset can be adjusted in steps of 0 1 ppm by pressing the required offset firm key or offset in increments of 1 0 by pressing and holding down the appropriate firm key The initial value is set in the Interface Setup Tx panel You can select a value between 100 0 and 100 0 ppm ANT 5 4 4 3 The SDH Access Tester Application EN ZN 40hMMBit 3 8 gg This is the Rx offset in ppm These are the Tx and Rx of the 140Mbit tributary offsets in ppm for the Line carried in the VC4 being Rate for example tested 155 520Mbit s Note The offset firm keys will be greyed out when the value reaches the end of its range The Defect Anomaly list contains the total number of seconds during which Receive Structure each defect has been detected and Electrical ITU T the total count of each anomaly which UHT WRI STM 1 AU 4 WE12 has occurred Channel 1 1 1 gt PDH 2M Unframed The defects and anomalies are listed Egg PRBSIS in order of importance and priority Offset ppm Tx 2MBit 0 0 Fix For further details see Appendix D rot Seconds 38 7 External 2048kb SDH SONET and PDH information PE 4 14E 05 Alha Eai Setup Results Actions Start Performance Analysis Results Note The Performance Analysis results tab will becom
154. s and list boxes which are highlighted in turn The page tabs can be highlighted by moving up and down the right side of the display area Press the Enter key to operate a highlighted button or to select a highlighted list item Status bar The status bar is used for displaying the status information for pattern sync defect notification and anomaly defect injection The elapsed time of the test in hrs min sec format is shown in position k If a test is not running the elapsed time of the previous ANT 5 Page 43 The SDH Access Tester Application test will be displayed Position shows how long the test will run See Section 4 3 4 to set the duration of the test y Elapsed time Rx Erem E Tx 8 pe BEB ooo000774 a Status bar ak bkckdk ek fk gh hk jR kh IN P Activity icons Rx Icons Hr The pattern sync icon position a displays a steady synchronised digital signal if the instrument is synchronised on a BERT pattern Fu op The pattern sync icon displays an animated unsynchronised digital signal if the instrument is unable to synchronise on a BERT pattern This defect is also known as LSS Loss of Sequence Synchronisation B The pattern sync icon is blanked if no BERT pattern is present or there are no containers selected to carry a BERT pattern a9 The defect detected icon position a flashes if any other defect condition is currently being detected at the selected Rx input such as LOS OK The OK icon position b is d
155. s that can be currently purchased include Option BN Number PDH Mux DeMux 4565 93 58 New Build Concatenated Mapping 4565 93 59 New Build Remote Operation 4565 93 60 New Build Remote Control 4565 93 61 New Build SONET 4565 93 62 New Build AUS amp VT Mappings requires SONET option 4565 93 53 New Build ATM see section 6 4565 93 54 New Build PLCP for ATM in DS3 4565 93 67 Factory Installed IMA Monitor 4565 93 64 New Build ATM Ping 4565 93 65 New Build ATM Enhanced requires ATM option 4565 93 66 New Build Note Options purchased with a factory built ANT 5 will already be installed Enabling customer installed options New customer installed options purchased for the ANT 5 will be supplied with an access code Options are enabled as follows From within the application an access Key is used to install the option into the unit by view ha CF pressing Menu and selecting Options from the Tools menu PDH Mus Demux lo h Install Note If an invalid key has been entered incorrectly three times refer to the nearest technical assistance centre for advice This will not prohibit the unit being used for other purposes Options that can be currently purchased include Option BN Number PDH Mux DeMux 4565 95 58 Customer Installed Concatenated Mapping 4565 95 59 Customer Installed ANT 5 Page 93 Optional software for the ANT 5 Option BN Number Remote Operation 4565 95 60 Customer Insta
156. sed by the tester application Active keys are labelled at the bottom of the screen Escape key Cancel the current selection or operation Alt Escape Use Alt Esc to switch between applications See Section 3 1 1 Switching The ABC key gives access to the alphabetic characters on the number keys Press once to toggle between the modes Alphanumeric Multipurpose telephone style keypad Refer keypad section 2 6 4 Using the alphanumeric keypad Alt key Extends the functions of the standard keys see above Alt Hash Use Alt Hash to save the current screen in a file or send it to a printer on the serial port depending on the Screen Dump setting in the Printer section of the System menu Backlight key Toggle the backlight between high and low level Adjusting the screen contrast To adjust the screen contrast press the Beeper Contrast key whilst holding D the Alt key down d The contrast is increased or decreased using the directional keys A scale will be displayed on the screen which reflects the contrast level To remove the scale from the screen press the Enter key to accept the new setting or the Esc key to cancel it The ANT 5 will continue to operate during contrast adjustment but will not receive any keypad input until the adjustment is completed Switching the beeper on or off The ANT 5 has an internal beeper which can be used to provide an audible D notification when defects and anomalies are detected When
157. t press the Inject firm key The Inject firm key will now be depressed and the injection icon FA displays an animated syringe when defects or anomalies are injected To stop injecting press the Inject firm key the injection icon now disappears The Inject firm key appears automatically in the Injection page To allow injection from any other page users can view the Inject firm key by pressing the Alt button ATM Cell Statistics The ATM Cell Statistics page displays information relating to cells mx H OK er its ee PRE Oper m l l View rt Hiz HcoR HUNC received on the receiver Rx Details of the statistics are given below and vU Tota 23556943 l Load 5011 0 02 related to the associated graphic Idle Unassigned 23553931 98 98 CLP 1 HCOR or HUNC shows if cells have OAM 742 0 00563 been received which contain eerer Total 4370 0 02 correctable or uncorrectable header YPE D CLP 1 Setup Results Actions The Link Total is the number of cells received Load is the number or percentage of cells that contains user information including OAM cells Idle Unassigned is the number or percentage of cells received CLP 1 Count of cells where CLP 1 If congestion causes a problem the network will discard these cells first OAM is the number or percentage of cells that are used for network mana
158. t results Tx Ax or Raefa Within the Signal Structure screen copies the signal structure of the Tx Path to the Rx Path and vice versa Inject Depress the inject key injects a range of anomalies and defects into the transmission signal See Section 4 4 3 for more details The inject firm key appears automatically in the Injection page Alternatively users can select this firm key by pressing the Alt button from any other page Causes generation of a tributary unit pointer Causes generation of an administrative unit pointer Apply Begins injection of new overhead bytes ANT 5 Page 45 The SDH Access Tester Application 4 2 Page 46 Fimkey Function S iset or omset These keys are used from the results page when clock offset is enabled The transmitter offset can be adjusted in steps of 0 1 ppm by pressing the required offset firm key or offset in increments of 1 0 by pressing and holding down the firm key Zoom or Zomm zl When anomalies or defects are displayed as graphs the Zoom and Zoom keys can be used to adjust the units of time along the x axis of the graph ascii Jor Hex When overhead analysis injection results are displayed the ASCII and HEX keys can be used to switch between the alpha and numeric views Stat or Stop Start a test or Stop the test if one is running Once a test has been stopped up to three files are automatically saved on the user device see 3 2 5 for fu
159. te 3 Remote operation currently supports the SDH Access Tester Application and is available in all languages supported by the ANT 5 local GUI The following is required and assumed to be working e Complete ANT 5 unit with all necessary cables e 10BaseT connection 1 Liaise with your IT department for a static IP address the Subnet Mask and Gateway of the network to which the ANT 5 will be connected 2 In the Systems gt Comms gt Ethernet menu of the ANT 5 edit the IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway to those specified by the IT department and the Transceiver to the network connection type 3 A connection to an external power supply is advisable Reboot the ANT 5 launch the REMOTE application and leave on Note As an example the connection to the network can be made via an Ethernet card plugged into the RJ 45 Ethernet connector lt gt on the left side of the ANT 5 see illustration on page Error Bookmark not defined A static IP address will be required for the particular MAC address of the PC card Refer to section 2 8 1 for information on communications configuration Selecting the Language Follow steps 1 4 below to select the language for the Remote Operation Client 1 Launch the ANT 5 Remote Operation client ANT 5 9 4 3 4 3 4 Optional software for the ANT 5 Display the User Preferences page HE using the top icon in the list Laser defaults to an Language English General Frefer
160. ted values In addition the following precautions should be taken The ANT 5 should be allowed to stabilise to an ambient temperature for a period of 5 minutes before any measurements are taken For E3 root f between O x attenuation x 6 dB max is permitted Performance at E1 E3 and DS3 extends to 26 dB linear attenuation for full compatibility with older types of transmission equipment 9 4 4 G 957 Optical Transmitter and Receiver The following only applies if optical interfaces are fitted Connector FC PC Line code scrambled NRZ Transmitter wavelengths 1310 nm and or 1550 nm Depending on optical option fitted Line bit rates 155 52 Mbit s 622 080 Mbit s 2488 32 Mbit s Depending on optical option fitted Receiver wavelength range 1100 nm to 1580 nm 9 4 5 Optical Output and Input levels Optical transmitter specifications Optical Option Line rate Wavelength Tx Output power Tx Output power 1310nm 1550nm BN4565 00 01 STM1 1310SR 8dBm to 15dBm BN4565 00 03 STM1 1310SR 1550LR 8dBm to 15dBm 2dBm to 4dBm BN4565 91 13 STM1 4 1310SR 8dBm to 15dBm BN4565 00 14 STM1 4 1310SR 1550LR 8dBm to 15dBm 2dBm to 4dBm BN4565 91 15 STM1 4 1310LR 1550LR 2dBmto 4dBm 2dBm to 4dBm BN4565 91 16 STM1 4 16 1310LR 1550 LR 3dBm to 3dBm 3dBm to 3dBm ANT 5 Page 139 Appendix A Specifications and ordering information Optical receiver specifications Optical Option BN4565 00 01 BN4565 00 03 BN4565 91 13
161. ted 3rd May 1989 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility 89 336 EEC modified by the Council Directive on 28th April 1992 92 31 EEC and on 22nd July 1993 93 68 EEC using the following standard EN 61326 1 1998 Electrical equipment for measurement control and laboratory use EMC requirements In addition the instruments comply with the safety objective of the Council Directive dated 19th February 1973 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning electrical operating equipment for use within certain voltage limits low voltage directive 73 23 EEC amended by the Council Directive dated 22nd July 1993 93 68 EEC To test the compliance the following standards were used EN 60950 2000 Safety of Information Technology Equipment including Electrical Business Equipment Instruments of this type comply with all the requirements for affixing the CE Mark The mark was first applied to this instrument in 2000 This EC Declaration of conformity is prepared in accordance with and for the sole purpose of the Manufacturer s declaration requirements of the above mentioned Council Directives The signatory is empowered to sign for the manufacturer or his authorized representative Date 07 November 2003 Steve Bryant Director of Quality amp Reliability ANT 5 Page 147 Appendix B Standards Compliance Page 148 ANT 5 Appendix C Serial port and adapter
162. ted in the slot e f a CompactFlash card has been used ensure that it has been formatted with an MS DOS compatible file system If the card can be read normally by a PC with a suitable slot then it is possible that there is a problem with the ANT 5 See Section 3 2 6 If the failure continues please refer to Section 8 Customer support and contact the nearest JDSU Sales Office or Technical Assistance Centre If it is necessary to send the ANT 5 for repair the storage card should be included if possible Screen dump fails If a screen dump fails to be saved in a file or sent to the serial port the Screen Dump feature may have been set to DISABLED in the Printer section of the System menu The settings used for the other parameters in the Printer and Serial Port sections should also be checked ANT 5 Page 131 Troubleshooting 7 9 A 7 6 7 6 1 Errors caused by poor optical connections Unexplained errors may be caused by poorly aligned or dirty optical connectors If this problem is suspected remake the optical connections as follows WARNING Invisible laser radiation Note Read the safety information in Section 1 5 3 Laser safety before proceeding 1 Deactivate the ANT 5 laser source Tx by clearing the Laser On checkbox in the Interface Setup Tx panel See Section 4 3 1 2 for further details 2 Deactivate the incoming laser source connected to the Rx connector of the ANT 5 3 Unscrew each patch lead and
163. the SDH D Access Tester application is running this feature can be turned on or off by pressing the Beeper Contrast key ANT 5 Page 27 Getting started 2 6 3 2 6 4 2 6 5 Page 28 Function keys The six unmarked keys at the top of the keyboard are function keys which C__ can be used in different ways by applications Labels will appear along the bottom edge of the screen to show that a function key is active and to indicate its purpose Using the alphanumeric keypad The alphanumeric keypad is normally used for entering numbers in setup menus but it can also be used for entering alphabetic and special characters Entry boxes generally have a character on their right hand side to indicate that a specific type of data is expected such as a b for binary d for decimal or h for hexadecimal The ABC key is used to enter and leave the extended alphabetic mode in which strings of alphanumeric and special characters can be entered by using repeated key presses punctuated by short pauses The current mode is indicated in non specific data entry boxes by an A or a 1 Each key has a set of characters associated with it and the sequence will repeat in a cycle until either a different key is pressed or a pause of one second occurs For example repeatedly pressing the 9 key will display the sequence W X Y Z 9 W X Y until there is a pause or another key is pressed The last character will then be accepted and the screen cursor wi
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166. tion relating to the 1 point cell delay variation and the CIT Cell Interarrival Time The distance between two ATM cells For the CDV the minimum and maximum are reported RR For CIT the minimum maximum and Lee mean average are reported H HCOR or HUNC shows if cells have Setup Resutts Actions been received which contain correctable or uncorrectable header errors Page 122 ANT 5 Asynchronous Transfer Mode ATM 6 11 6 AAL Results 6 11 6 1 AAL 5 Statistics The AAL 5 statistics page reports the current Curr Rate average Aver aa amp Statistics J aac Rate and count of Bandwidth EE Frames and Bytes In addition it E jos S Filtered Curr Rate 112 5 d S4E 004 reports the current and last values YPE D Aver Rate 112 3 5 75E 004 for the CPI UU and length wel 250 Count 584 299008 AAL 5 Values Current Last ul O Length 512 Setup Results Actions 6 11 6 2 AAL 2 Statistics The AAL 2 Summary page reports the current Curr Rate average Aver Rate and count of Bandwidth Frames and Bytes In addition it M ew Bandwidth Packets Chan CD Curr Rate Aver Rat Count reports the current and last values Gloda WE s ee for the CPI UU and length GE A WW S340E 002 9 321E 002 8018 The display can be changed from B 22 0O000E 000 0 000E 000 Bandwidth Bytes to Packets Setup I Results Actions Start 6 11 7 ATM Q
167. tions are only available if the ES erien cente AAL 5 payload is set to IP Stack Setup Results Actions Start 6 10 2 ICMP Setup Select the i tab to display the IcMP FZL Sire Se Setup page ICMP Setup 5 Enter the Source and Destination SE e Connection E Deet addresses for the IP connection Source Destination Setup Results Actions Stat Page 118 ANT 5 Asynchronous Transfer Mode ATM Additional ICMP settings must be specified and can be found in additional menus These additional menus can be viewed by selecting a category from the View drop down menu The following table defines which settings apply for the different applications Ping ReplytoPing IP Connection Source Address CMP Data Data Packet size Ping Profile 7 0x y Number of pings LO le 1 d Low x EG E NEN INNEN NE DEET WE 2 _ NENNEN a E MEME LL ow EE Lo 2 Limits Timeout Trace Route Start TTL Ke Max hops The values are taken from the incoming ICMP Echo Request message Select ICMP Data from the drop down menu Enter the Data byte This is used as payload inside the ICMP message Enter the Packet size This is the size of the ICMP message Since ICMP uses an 8 byte header the number of transmitted data bytes is
168. tive events in red The defect panel LED s turn yellow during a test to show historic alarms that is defects that have been raised during a test but are not currently active To reset the LEDS press Alt and Menu and select System gt LEDs gt Reset LEDs Asynchronous Transfer Mode ATM ANT 5 SDH Access Tester ee eae View Defect Panel E J Rs TIh Jms amp 5 lIms RDI JAu AIS _JAU LOP JHP uMEQ JHP Tih BiHP RDI IHP PLH JTu 4l5 jJTU LOP _JTU LOn lLP UMEQ JLP TIM SILP RDI ILP RFI ILP PLH JP AIlI5 JP LOF _JP RDI Setup Results Actions Start Note 1 PLM UNEQ and TIM alarms are associated with G 832 framing in PDH E3 or E4 mode If these alarms are generated the HP soft led situated at the top of the screen will light up Note 2 The CTM Cell Type Mismatch LED indicates whether the OAM type received matches the type specified in the receiver setup Event Log The Event Log view lists ATM events in time order as they occur during a test including start time stop time and duration of the defect or total anomalies per second If you are using AAL 2 or AAL 5 applicable events will also be reported here ee RE n00208 72 5 poms ninos ros14 1206355 2 heor aper 13 06 44 0 15 06 45 0 13 08 47 0 e WC RDI 11111004 13 07 01 7 13 07 04 8 e uc RDI 11111004 13 07 08 8 15 07 11 9 5 11 11 04 13 07 14 8 Setup Results Actions Start ANT 5 Page 12
169. to Copy or Rename the file 3 2 6 Formatting a card WARNING Formatting the card will erase all data stored on it To format a card insert an appropriate card and run the File Manager utility If the card has already been formatted it should appear as a device named card To examine the contents of the card prior to formatting move the highlight to this device and press the Enter key or right directional key Use the Menu key to display the File Manager menu then Kl select Format PC Card from the Tools section A warning FORTI USER message will be displayed to request confirmation before the AN will erase all data data stored on the card is erased Press the OK button to proceed 3 2 7 Refreshing the displayed file list The File Manager automatically Wies updates the displayed file list when a pAr card is inserted or removed The ANT 5 can be forced to re read AC the card contents by selecting Drive Information Refresh from the File Manager Tools Format PC Card menu This can be useful for GE example if the contents of the card have been changed by another application Hefresh Page 38 ANT 5 The ANT 5 operating system 3 2 8 CompactFlash Cards 3 3 3 3 1 CompactFlash Cards can be read using a compatible CompactFlash card reader Alternatively where the PC s IDE Controllers allow files can be transferred from the ANT 5 to a PC by placing the CompactFlash card into a CompactFlash card
170. tructure will be copied from Tx to Rx or vice versa as selected Page 108 ANT 5 6 3 1 Asynchronous Transfer Mode ATM Note When the physical interface is 2M and PCM31 or PCM31C framing is selected you can reserve timeslot 16 on the PDH Setup Tx and Rx pages to allow compatibility with other 2M ATM devices Virtual Container Setup Tx Once the physical layer is configured correctly MESURE open the Virtual Container Setup Tx panel and select the Tributary ATM from the dropdown menu then click on OK Tributary VL Mapping You will notice that the signal structure page has changed similar to the diagram shown below Virtual Container Hierarchy VLA SThi 1 ATM E S AL 4 r Switch to ATM Tx Electrical d signal structure e 1 L Wicd STM 1 p ATM Ei ATM AU 4 i R Y Electrical 4 1c Interface ANT 5 Page 109 Asynchronous Transfer Mode ATM 6 4 Configuring the ATM Layer 6 4 1 The ATM structure rr n iE Select either the tab from the PEIOK er Ked og right of the screen or the ATM icon i CA Se MW from the structure setup page A Chan A B 00 00 00 d graphic similar to the one on the right Traffic Off orl Channel 1 H i will be displayed The ATM structure can now be configured UPI 1E Ca 32 M S In this diagram Channel A is displayed as the channel under test The Channel A panel is used to switch to view ot
171. ts can be tested supporting data pipe services which can consist of any permutation of timeslots ANT 5 4 5 4 5 1 The SDH Access Tester Application Note The timeslot page will only be available if 64k is set as the PDH Low Rate in the PDH Setup panel Choose 2M as the PDH High Rate to select up to 32 x 64 kbit s timeslots or alternatively choose 1 5M as the PDH High Rate to select up to 24 x 64 kbit s timeslots Selecting the Timeslot element for Tx or Rx opens the Timeslot Setup panel The element is referred to Ch1 see the graphic in section 4 3 1 1 Once opened select 1x64 for a single IRMA channel or nx64 for multiple channel Timesiots he E selection from the dropdown menu 2 Select the required timeslots using the directional and enter keys as required Tmeslots Lei E lp x 54 e Select Al 3 Press the Esc key to deactivate the list section and use the directional keys to select OK or to move to another part of the screen Note The ANT 5 will only be able to transmit and receive nx64 when E1 framing is part of the hierarchy Channel 0 is used for FAS NFAS and will always be greyed out channel 16 used for signalling purposes will be greyed out if either PCM30 or PCM30C are selected as part of the framing structure Actions Pages Injection of Defects and Anomalies A wide range of anomalies modifications and defects can be injected into the transmitted signal depending upon the signal structur
172. ttery LED amp above the screen will come on as a steady red light and the instrument will emit an audible warning As the battery gets very low the battery LED will start to flash and further audible warnings will be emitted An external power supply should now be connected as the instrument will switch itself off approximately 90 seconds after the battery LED starts to flash ANT 5 Page 21 Introduction 1 6 3 Displaying the battery charge indicator An on screen display showing battery charge level is activated by selecting Battery Level from the Tools menu This display can be cancelled by pressing the Esc key Note If the Battery Level indicator shows the warning Reading may be inaccurate Page 22 the battery conditioning procedure described in Section 7 6 1 should be followed ANT 5 2 1 2 2 Getting started Getting started Switching on and off The ANT 5 can be switched on in two ways either manually by pressing the On key or remotely by using a computer to apply a Ring Indicator RI signal to the serial port See Appendix C Serial port and adapter cables In normal use the ANT 5 should be switched off by briefly pressing and releasing the Off key This allows the power down sequence to be controlled by the ANT 5 system software which will ask the user to confirm or cancel the power down if a test is running Note For ease of use it is not necessary to close applications before switching the
173. tworks can be re configured to cater for network changes When implementing these changes it is important to verify the routing configuration of the network element prior to switching it onto line traffic This can involve testing each VC12 tributary in an STM 4 possibly 252 tributaries ANT 5 The SDH Access Tester Application The ANT 5 is able to automatically scan individual or multiple tributaries to verify the routing and error free operation A pass fail indication is given for each VC12 tested The tributary scanning tab will only Fx4t oem e PR ooo000 zg become available when VC12 in the Tributary Scan Setu view rae m Virtual Container panel for Tx and dee E 0 ia Rx are selected Starting any test by P D Method Specify From To Channels E checking the Tributary Scan Setup Tributary Timeslot STM M TUG 3 TUG 2 TU 12 box will scan the required tributaries In this example tributaries 30 to 39 Bm lt mt To i will be scanned o f nh f The three Selection Methods that scanning is performed in Tributary number order can be selected are Setup Results Actions Start e All channels e Specify From To Channels e Specify TUG 3 s Users can select Failed Passed or All from the View field In these examples of the user interface all Failed tributaries will be listed in the tributary scan results page See Section 4 4 7 VC12 Tributary Scanning Results The following
174. ual item of equipment or a network element which is the interface to a larger system Digital Cross Connect Electrical interface signal 2048 kbit s Also service channel voice in regenerator section RSOH Electrical interface signal 8448 kbit s Also service channel voice in multiplex section MSOH Electrical interface signal 34368 kbit s Electrical interface signal 139264 kbit s Errored Block Count Embedded Communication Channel Emitter Coupled Logic Error Detection Code Error Free Second Extended Super Frame Errored Second Errored Second Ratio F1 F2 FAS FTM FTP G1 GFC GUI H1 H2 H3 HA HCOR HEC HUNC HP IAT ICMP ICP IMA InARP IS ISM ISDN ISO JO J1 J2 K1 K2 K3 K4 LAN LCD LLC Appendix G Glossary amp Acronyms User channel e g for operational service purposes RSOH Path user channel for an end to end connection POH Frame Alignment Signal DS3 Frame Type Mismatch File Transfer Protocol End to end path status POH Generic Flow Control Graphical User Interface Pointer byte 1 Bit nos 1 to 4 New data flag bit nos 5 6 Unspecified bit nos 7 8 Pointer value highest 2 bits Pointer byte 2 Pointer value lowest 8 bits Pointer byte 2 Negative justification opportunity Payload indication POH Correctable header errors Header Error Control Uncorrectable header errors Higher order Path Inter Arrival Time Internet Control Message Protocol IM
175. uality of Service The ATM Quality of Service page mx 9 Oken Gilt HbH ooo000 70 shows the results of the QoS test as ATM quality of Service defined in ITU T Recommendation 1356 Anomalies Cell Loss 1 i Cell Error J 103 2 36 Cell Mainz A 494 611 30 Min CTD 5 Max CTD 5 Mean CTO 5 2 pt CDV ru Setup Results Actions Start Delay measurements include 1 Cell transfer delay CTD is the time between t2 and t1 of the test cell where e t1 the time the cell enters the device under test e t2 the time the cell leaves the device under test 2 Cell delay variation CDV is the degree of variation in the CTD of the virtual connection By defining the QoS it is possible to offer different levels of service for ANT 5 Page 123 Asynchronous Transfer Mode ATM 6 11 8 6 11 9 example by offering different guaranteed maximum cell loss rates This gives service providers a means for structuring the changes made for the service but also the service provider must be able to demonstrate the QoS to ITU T 0 191 Cells exceeding the specified maximum delay are assumed to be of significantly reduced value to the application Viewing Results from the Channel Explorer The Channel Explorer lists results for mx 8 orem Eis fE Channel Explorer channels on which the ANT 5 conducts tests You can scroll down the entire list of channels or type channel numbers in the VPI and VCI text b
176. ultiple cost effective T1 E1 1 32 links on a cell by cell basis The main advantages of IMA are reduction of cost fault tolerance traffic management and link control IMA Group 3 Links AT cells ATI cells NEN iz iz e d IMA Framing IMA Access Access Device I CP Device IMA defines two new types of OAM cells the filler cells and the ICP cells The filler cell 53 bytes is used for rate decoupling at the IMA sublayer The ICP cell 53 bytes contains information about the IMA link and is available on each link belonging to the group ANT 5 Page 117 Asynchronous Transfer Mode ATM 6 9 1 Enabling the IMA Monitor Select the tab to display the R okerka Een Measurement Selection page Select Measurement e channel Explorer IMA Monitor to enable the IMA Selection E monitor f Traffic Analyzer KS Overhead Capture E IMA Monitor Setup Results Actions Note This selection requires the IMA Monitor option The IMA Monitor looks at the ICP cells and reports statistics in the IMA Summary and IMA Link results panes 6 10 Ping Note Ping requires the ATM Ping option 6 10 1 Enabling Ping Select the Cl tab to display the mj Oker le mm Measurement Selection page Select Measurement D Ping Ping to enable Ping transmit Reply to election z Ping to enable Ping reply or Trace es hii Route to enable trace route These Si Trace Route selec
177. urging routine to reclaim the memory which has been made available Page 136 ANT 5 9 1 9 2 9 3 Appendix A Specifications and ordering information Appendix A Specifications and ordering information Note These specifications are valid under the nominal operating conditions unless otherwise stated Error limits are stated as operating errors or as intrinsic errors and variations these terms being as defined in IEC 359 General Serial port CompactFlash card slot Supported CompactFlash cards Dimensions LxWxH Weight External Power Supply Type Input Output 9 way male D type connector Single standard CompactFlash Card Types amp Il approx 275 mm x 197 mm x 76 mm 10 95 x 7 9 x 3 approx 2 2 kg 4 85 Ib PPS 2 100 240 V 1 6A 47 63 Hz AC 19V 3A DC Note The PPS external power supply is supplied with an integral DC cable and a separate AC mains cable The country of use must be specified when ordering the mains cable so that the correct plug is supplied Environment Storage temperature Battery charging temperature Operating temperature Condensation Humidity 20 C to 60 C 4 F to 140 F 5 C to 30 C 41 F to 86 F 5 C to 45 C 41 F to 113 F Occasional short term condensation is allowed but performance is not guaranteed Continuous operation in hot humid climates is not guaranteed ANT 5 Page 137 Appendix A Specifications and ordering
178. used for switching purposes FI E 0 255 VPI identifies the cell belonging to a particular ve D B5535 path whilst the VCI identifies the cell belonging aec u p 45 to a particular channel o Four bits are used for Generic Flow Control Lon GFC These bits control the flow of data Paymad Type between the user and the network GFC can only be set if UNI is selected as the Interface See section 6 4 Configuring the ATM Layer for further details The CI field indicates if the congestion indicator is ON or OFF When ON the network elements reduce the allowed cell rate during network congestion Cell Loss Priority CLP allows cells to be classified as high priority CLP 0 or low priority CLP 1 In the event of congestion cells that are set to CLP 1 will be discarded first The Payload Type field selects the ATM payload If you select AAL 2 or AAL 5 an additional AAL block appears replacing the ATM SDU box and an AAL tab appears Note AAL 2 and AAL 5 are part of the ATM Enhanced option Click on OK when you have set the parameters ATM Service Contract Attributes Tx Sets the parameters for the Service Contract Laban ELE A Constant Bit Rate CBR or a Variable Bit wiew channel A BE Rate VBR can be selected as the Profile prose Type 7 Type In this example a CBR has been irits LR i Cellsts selected A CBR is a class of service that guarantees the transmissi
179. w lists any errors that caused a problem in the stack If the ICMP Error or Stack Error is illuminated this page can give helpful additional information to see what went wrong Page 128 ANT 5 e T ole oon Ta m De m oy Pt 1 88 81 0 ms WU NE EC NC Pas ss roms me Resuts Actions sent received lost unknoven Packets mir max average Fesuts Actions Stack Error Dropped Mismatch CRO Error LLC IP ICMP MAC Trace Route ta Resuts Actions Asynchronous Transfer Mode ATM 6 14 4 Trace Route Results The Trace Route view lists all of the amp x Oker Gil Pele onononsrg hops found in the trace Trace Foute Lj MiP Error m Stack Error The capacity of the Trace Route listis d mes J limited to 90 entries If the limit is 127 128 129 130 ei ji i 2 127128122133 21ms 13 reached a List overflow message is g Ld cd displayed Trace Route to 0 0 0 0 Setup Results Actions 6 15 ATM LED Indicators The sixteen on screen LEDS relevant to ATM testing are arranged as shown below Bx Section or path eror monitor HP High Order Path LP Low Order Path rn Path Remote Defect ind Test Sequence Err Bit Err 6 16 Further reading Administrative Unit A useful resource is JDSU s ATM Pocket Guide Literature order number TP EN PG04 0400 AE Repl 1020 This guide introduces the basics of ATM and gives some details
180. will automatically change to the Tributary Scan Results Tributary Scan results page to display Status Scanning Channels the test Fassed Failed Tested ZG Complete Current Channel Ve 1 7 3 Tributaries that have failed the test are Bell er listed in order of severity Users can Tributary Scan Results scroll through the list to locate specific zer esmroe Channels channels Multiple failures are fj 141 ms REI Passed indicated below the list In this 1 1 4 2 MS REI Failed example MS REI and HP REI failures lS s Mo PE p l S IESSE Complete are present in the 1 1 5 1 tributary A 1 5 2 HP REI 1 1 5 3 HP REI 1 15 1 HP REI s 1 2 42 Defect Anomaly MoO REL HP REI setup Results Actions Stop Current Channel ANT 5 Page 5 The SDH Access Tester Application 4 4 8 4 4 9 Page 6 A verdict of the overall result will be mx 8 Oker PE oo o0 00 7d displayed on completion of the test Tributary Scan Results Status Complete Channels Passed Failed Tested ZG Complete Verdict Pass Hal E ol Results Repetitive BERT Note The Repetitive BERT tab will become available if selected from the Measurement Selection page See Section 4 3 1 for further details Repetitive BERT is useful when Pet e omomon 7a commissioning a mi
181. xample IPRBS23 is the inverted form of the 2 1 pattern PRBS23 The Traffic pattern should be selected if the incoming signal is expected to contain network traffic Selecting this option effectively disables the pattern detection process and the reporting of LSS defects 4 3 1 13 Symmetrical Tx and Rx Settings Page 58 Where the system under test is symmetrical and the Tx and Rx structures are required to be identical time can be saved by setting up either the Tx or the Rx structure and then pressing either the Tx Rx or _Rx Tx keys as appropriate The structure will be copied from Tx to Rx or vice versa as selected The Tx and Rx structure can also be set up independently so that for example the Tx can be sending a PRBS of 2 1 in a VC 12 carried within an optical STM 1 whilst the Rx can be expecting to receive a PRBS of 2 1 in a 2 Mbit s PDH signal If the structure has been set up Pitt Kep omomon 7a independently as in this example the mappings and bit rates are automatically copied This feature has been designed to ensure the user has Tx selected the appropriate mapping or rate for SDH SONET PDH operation PRESIS Bdk so VC12 STM 1 LCE ALI 4 Bx LR Electrical Setup Results Actions Tx Rx Rx gt Tx Start Generally always edit the highest configuration in this example STM 1 on the Tx takes priority over PDH on the Rx Therefore to change the PDH rate to 140M select the V

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