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1. 126318 CIR Test Palicing Test FrameLessCount Frame Less atop e I i FTD Min ms Lo 7 7 00000 FTO Meanims 5 X 3 Oooo FTDMax ms o 000000 LT LI L P EO Mei ET Yi a FOV Maxims LASER Off os UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 84 of 209 Summary The Summary tab displays the status of each service and test as Pass Failed Pending or Disabled Results Config Tests Summary OOo 5 oe Results Config Tests Perf Tests Signal Event Log Service 1 Service 2 Service 3 Service 4 Service Service 6 Service 7 Service amp Failed a ee S i Pending Disabled C Pending LASER OM A Pending Disabled Pending 6 Pending Disabled Pending E E T Disabled LPending C _ Disabled Go back to top Go back to TOC 6 4 2 2 Performance Test The Service tabs display min mean and max values for IR Mbps FTD FDV Frame Loss Count Frame Loss Ratio Availability and Errored Frame Count Pass Fail Pending status of each test is displayed on the top of each table IR Mbps FTD FDV Frame Loss Count Frame Loss Ratio definitions are listed in the Configuration Test section e Availability Minimum percentage of service availability allowed to still be compliant with the SLA The service bec
2. Start 2 SDH FAS Signal 9 Profile M E Frame autoSsavVe OTU2 OC182c VT15 Ds1 Pattern JTUZ2 STMB4 E3 E1PCH30C Alarwer ALMWERR LASER OW History Accessing and Configuring Profiles To access the Profiles menu from the OTN SDH SONET Testing main menu tap on Profiles To save a new profile select the Save as drop down option This will bring up an alphanumeric keypad to name the profile When the profile is saved all of the test configurations that apply to the particular application are saved This allows for fast access to preconfigured test configurations Alphanumeric keypad UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 205 of 209 SDH FAS SDHLOS ee le i TETA Sg LASER OM Symbol Del SPACE Go back to top Go back to TOC UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 206 of 209 8 0 Warranty and Software Warranty Period The warranty period for hardware software and firmware is three 3 years from the date of shipment to the customer The warranty period for battery pack LCD LCD touch panel LCD protective cover and accessories including but not limited to patch cords AC adaptor SFP USB adaptors carrying case carrying pouch is limited to one 1 year Hardware Coverage VeEX Inc warrants hardware products against defects in materials and workmanship During the warranty period VeEX will at its sole discretion either e Repair the
3. e e Release the Power key when the unit starts to boot up e Keep the Backlight key pressed down until one beep is heard e The unit should now show all the new software packages on the USB Select the ones that apply e A message will appear on screen stating the upgrade is in progress Installing the software will take a few minutes Note Do not remove the USB memory stick until upgrade is complete Doing so will interrupt the software upgrade and corrupt the upgrade progress Go back to top Go back to TOC UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 22 of 209 5 0 Basic Set up and Common Tasks When the UX400 unit is powered on its system boots up and the first screen displayed shows an image of all the modules installed in the unit Up to six tests can be assigned at any given time to be run on the unit Main Modules Screen Go back to top Go back to TOC 5 1 Home Screen Tabs all On the top left hand side of the screen to enter the system settings and tools screen Go back to the screen displaying the installed test modules Go to the home screen of a Test Application assigned to one of the tabs on the bottom of the screen Displays the power status of the unit on AC Power battery status Save to files Go back to top Go back to TOC 5 2 Common Tasks 5 2 1 Assigning Test Modules UX400 can simultaneously run up to six tests There are six test tabs on the bottom of the unit s
4. IR Mean Mbps IRMax Mbps O O O O OOO Frame Loss Count O0 Frame Loss Ratio d 0000 FTD Min ms FTO Meanims n amp 00000 FTD Maxims Doo 53 FDvMinims 2O0000 C amp FDVMean ms 5 OT a FOV Maxims LASER Off Page 83 of 209 CIR EIR test The test passes if the received IR value is between the CIR minus the margin allowed by the FLR and CIR EIR Signal Frame Pattern ALMERR History CIR EIR Test Service 1 CIR Test CIRIEIR Test Palicing Test Service 1 Bisabled ee PassFal Pel IRMinMbps o oan doa IR Mean Mbp ps a INNEN CREMA GI ANAL IRMaxMbps Of Sd EC FrameLessCoun J FrameLessRatiope do PT FTD Min ms ae ENT CENE CHE ONU FIDMeam FTDMaxims J FDvMinim PT EO MM e E FOY Maxims ASER OAN Policing test The test passes if the received traffic rate is at least at the CIR minus the margin allowed by the FLR but does not exceed the allowed CIR EIR Signal Frame Pattern NEN iri History Policing Test Service 1 CIRIEIR Test Service 1 Failed EE PassFalll o amp h JhJ Failed IRMin Mbps O 125218 IR Mean Mbps 126285 IRMax Mbpsp
5. Alarnvers Pattern ALMIERR M LASEROf Histenj WG Perl 406 Por pote Start All Go back to top Go back to TOC UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 116 of 209 7 1 Setup The Setup tab allows the user to select SDH SONET OTN and PDH and all the other related configurations under the following menus e Signal e Measurements e General Setup Home Signal Measurements General TX Hierarchy c STM 64 To STM amp 4 10G J SDH LOS nene TT p Optical Optical AlarnmErr Structure Structure AU 4 VC4 54C AUA VC4 64C Paylead Payload Bulk Bulk Pattern a 2431 1 2 34 1 Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 1 1 Signal Overview Signal tab is the default tab that opens up when Setup screen is entered Signal allows setting up the Transmitter and Receiver interfaces and associated test parameters prior to running a test TX and RX Configurations The Transmitter TX and Receiver RX configurations are grouped into a simple yet intuitive block diagram The TX and RX signal parameters can be modified by tapping the applicable block which brings up a new dialog window displaying additional input and specific selection settings The Transmitter transmits as soon as a valid configuration is entered The Receiver will check for a valid signal on its input so the measurement function is synchronized When a test is not running the LEDs will still indicate errors and alarms but any other results di
6. Pattern ALMWERR LASER OF history e UDP TCP Layer 4 only Input Source Port and Destination Port BERT Setup UDP TCP Layer 4 Source Port Signal Destination Port Frame Pattern ALMIERR Mistery Go back to top Go back to TOC 6 2 1 2 Traffic Settings Traffic tab The user configures the traffic profile for the stream including traffic flow frame size frame type and transmit rate e Traffic Flow Select from the following traffic flows o Constant The selected frame is transmitted continuously according to the selected bandwidth 96 o Ramp The selected frame is transmitted at maximum bandwidth according to the selected duty cycle and burst period o Burst The selected frame is transmitted in a staircase profile according to user selectable step time number of steps and maximum bandwidth o Single Burst Configure the number of frames to be transmitted in the burst along with the bandwidth For example if 100000 frames are transmitted at 12 596 of bandwidth on a 1Gbps line 100000 frames will transmit at a rate of 125Mbps and then the burst will stop e Frame Size Type Fixed or Uniform min and max frame length values Uniform traffic is traffic generated with a uniform distribution of frame lengths e Frame Size bytes o Frame sizes can be from 64 bytes to 1518 bytes in addition to jumbo frames up to 10000 bytes e BW Transmit Bandwidth Configure the transmit rate for the test o
7. Order Wire Byte E1 e Local order wire channel for voice communication between regenerators cross connects hubs and remote terminal locations F1 Byte e Section user channel e Byte is allocated for user purpose to carry proprietary messages e The channel is terminated at each regenerator location Data Communications Channel Bytes D1 D2 D3 e Data Communications Channel DCC e D1 D2 and D3 together form a 192kbps message channel for OAM purposes e It can generate internal or external messages e It can also be used as a BER function Byte Decoder Signal D1 Section DCC Frame Pattem ALMIERR Story Pointers H1 H2 H3 Bytes STS Pointers e Enable transfer of STS 3 frames with STS N frames and are processed by the MS terminating equipment H1 Pointer Byte Page 152 of 209 UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Signal Frame Pattern ALMJERR Histery Go back to top Go back to TOC Line Layer B2 Byte Byte Decoder H1 Line Pointer 01100010 e A 24 bit interleaved even parity code used to determine if transmission errors have occurred over the Section Layer e Its calculated over all the bits of the STS 3 frame except those in the Section overhead e The computed checksum is placed in the TOH of the following STS N frame Signal Frame Pattem ALMIERR History K1 Byte APS Linear B2 Byte Byte Decoder B2 Line BIP e Used to activate and deactivate
8. UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO CIR Test Configuration of Services Setup Results Services IR d5min w T Display Duration _Service 2 1518 0 100 10000 d 3 services 1518 0100 10000 j of 4 Service 4 1518 0 100 10000 x 5 Services 1518 0 100 10000 of 5 Services 1518 0 100 10000 J sio a ee L E Service g 1518 LASER OM CIR Test Config Select Simple Test Step Load Test or Simple and Step o Simple Test Starts the tests at the CIR o Step Load Test Starts the test below the CIR and continues in steps until it reaches the CIR o Simple and Step Load Test Step Load Test performs only if the Simple Validation test fails e Tap on the Test Duration box to input a test duration test duration must be less than 999 sec e Tap on the table to modify the CIR value percentage for each step Signal Frame Pattem ALMIERR HI History Go back to top Go back to TOC 6 4 1 1 Header Settings e Service Select a service to configure Stop V 5AM on Test Failure CIR Test Config CIR Test Configuratian Enable Y D E Starts the tests Starts the test at the CIR below the CIR and continues lin steps until it reaches the CIR Step Load Testis only performed ifthe Simple Validation test fails Simple Test Configuration Test Duration io cecondsites
9. WELL Loss eat Frame Loss Cnt Rate x 54 64 bytes 0 00 100 00 Pattern 64 64 bytes 0 00 i 90 00 1518 1518 bytes 0 00 100 00 EUX Mode ALM ERR 4546 1518 bytes 0 00 60 00 n a LASER OM e Page 1o71 UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Go back to top Go back to TOC 6 3 2 8 Burst Burstability back back results are the number of frames successfully transmitted received at the line rate It is displayed in the following formats e Summary table Displays Average Frame Count received for each test frame length e Test log table Displays Average Frame Count and Duration seconds for each test frame length Signal Frame Fatterm ALMIERR m Histery Go back to top Go back to TOC 6 3 3 Saving RFC 2544 Results RFC2544 Results Burst Summary Setup Results Status Summary Signal Events Throughput Latency Frame Loss 6d 64 bytes 287615047 Pass 1518 1518 bytes 16254876 Pass CSIRMede LASER OF e Page E da o Setup Results Status Summary Signal Throughput Latency Frame Loss TestLog WE EE 64 64 bytes 28761904 29761304 64 64 bytes 287819047 297619047 1518 1518 bytes 1625487 1625487 e 1518 1518 bytes 16254876 16254876 LASER Of e Page E da e Once the test has been stopped the results can be saved by pressing the Save key on the platform s keypad A window will open giving the option of naming the results file Enter the desired name for the
10. C2 H HF Label 25d c2 HP EELCO E HP 181 Test Sig v DAH LOS PLM Enabled nv Pattern C2 HP HP Label fat C HF 0 181 Test Sig Li SDHLOS SDH FAS Signal SOH FAS Signal Frame Alarm Err Alarni Eri Pattern ALMJERR ALMJERR Mistery Mistery e V5 LP Path Path signal label o Program the TX and RX label by editing the hexadecimal value or by using the convenient drop down menu selection o For the RX label enable or disable the Payload Mismatch PLM Alarm Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 5 6 APS Tasks 7 5 6 1 APS Timing This function measures the Automatic Protection Switching APS limits of the network APS applies only to the Multiplex sections of a SDH network and enables network elements to re route traffic to a backup circuit in the event of network failure or problems The protection mechanism is coordinated by the K1 and K2 bytes in the Multiplexer Section Overhead e APS Standards The principles and protocols of APS in SDH networks are defined in ITU T G 783 and G 841 and Bellcore GR 253 recommendations for Linear and Ring network architectures respectively According to recommendations the re routing of the signal has to occur within 50ms Protection switching is initiated as a result of one of the following conditions o Hard Failure SF condition Loss of Signal LOS MS AIS BER gt 1 x 103 o Soft Failure SD condition Signal degradation when BER exceeds a predetermined thres
11. C2 byte structure per ITU T G 707 recommendations omo om 0 foe O gooo 0i 09 che Tn o 45Mbit s into a C3 container Asynchronous mapping of 140Mbit s into a C4 container ww wn H3 WWmang 00 owo 14 ANDODBmapng 00 ow 15 ODI mapping 0 100 16 HoctPS o o 000000 000 1000 tA 10 Gigabit Ethernet mapping IEEE 802 3 Qo 101 18 Generic Framing Protocol GFP 00 0 0000 20 Asynchronous mapping of OOUKk 0000 ITU T 0 181 test signal mapping 1111 VC AIS TCM Go back to top Go back to TOC e G1 byte Path status o High Order path status byte Used to convey the path terminating status back to the originating path thus allowing bidirectional monitoring of the complete path Bits 1 4 Remote Error Indication HP REI indicates number of bit errors detected by B3 Bit 5 Remote Defect indication HP RDI set to 1 if signal failure is detected Bits 6 7 Enhanced RDI information to differentiate between payload defects HP PLM connectivity defects HP TIM HP UNQ and server defects HP AIS LOP O O O O G1 Byte HP Status Byte Decoder Signal 1 HP Status MEER EY 4 ALMIERR Mistery Go back to top Go back to TOC e F2 byte HP user channel o High Order Path user channel o VC 4 path user channel used for communication between path elements e H4 byte TU Indicator o Position or Sequence Indicato
12. SONET 00 Unknown 01 and 11 signal type Pointer value displays the H1 and H2 values addresses indicating the offset in bytes between the pointer and first byte of the STS n LOP Loss of Pointer PJE and NJE NDF or New Data Flag NDF is enabled when all bits match 1001 or 0001 1101 1011 and 1000 and is disabled when all bits match 0110 or 1110 0010 0100 0111 Difference and Sum For TV pointers o o o o o Signal Frame Pattern ALMJ ERR History NN Pointer value LOP Loss of Pointer PJE and NJE NDF or New Data Flags Difference and Sum Pointer Tasks Analysis STS Pointer Tasks Analysis VT Generator Stop Stop SONET FAS SONET FAS P Pointer Signal SONET LOS r a 55 Bits Falnter Value SONETLIOS lo Frame Pointer Value nc SS AlarnvErr AlarnvErr Pattern ALMVERR a LASER Off TASER OF 44 094 8 Histery Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 4 3 2 Pointer Generator The Pointer generator is able to generate individual pointer movements as follows e For STS pointers o SS bits Program bits 5 and 6 of the H1 byte to be either SONET 10 SONET 00 Unknown 01 or 11 o Pointer value Transmits a new pointer address or value with or without a new data flag NDF Configurable in a range of 0 to 782 pointers o Increment INC or Decrement DEC pointers with identical polarity by 1 byte in sin
13. Signal Throughput Latency D Frame Loss Frame it Testlog VEG Rate 4 Status Gd 64 bytes 0 00us 100 00 Pass Pattern 1515 1513 bytes O00 us 100 00 Pass SLA Mode NE ridi dini ea EE LASER OF i E17 RA e Page E da e Go back to top Go back to TOC 6 3 2 7 Frame Loss Frame loss displays the percentage of frames not received Use the drop down menu to select the Frame Loss format e Summary and Test log tables display test frame length byte size frame loss 96 from received traffic and rate 96 transmitted e Graphical Frame Loss displayed in line graph form Frame size bytes vs Rate Tap on the Graphical Tab to see the legend RFC2544 Results Frame Loss Graphical Setup Results Status Summary Signal Events Signal Throughput Latency Burst Frame Cu Loss 7 Pattern A Tr Pi S E SSS SLA Mode ALM ERR M FLASEROM RFC2544 Results Graph Legend UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 74 of 209 Setup Results Status Summary Throughput Latency 64 64 byte frames 151611518 byte f am 1518 byte frames Sheds TRSER ON RFC2544 Results Frame Loss Summary Setup Results Status Summary i Events Throughput Latency Burst Summary VET Loss c Frame mr Cnt Rate x 64 64 bytes 0 00 400 00 1518 1518 bytes 0 00 100 00 SLA Mode LASER OM e Page 1 of 1 D Setup Status Summary igr Events PM be put Latency Burst Tetleg
14. Frame Loss Ratio FLR and Availability AVAIL are verified for each service Go back to top Go back to TOC 6 4 1 V SAM Setup General Page 1 and 2 e V SAM Profile Delete Save Save as Default or Last Configuration e of Services Select the number of services to run Up to 10 services can be chosen for the 10 GE interface e Display IR or ULR e Service Configuration Test Enable or Disable the configuration test e Service Performance Test Enable or Disable the performance test e Service Configuration and Performance Tests can be enabled independently CIR Test Config Tap on the box to configure the Committed Information Rate Test on another screen e Duration Select the Service Performance Test duration Options are 15min 30min 1hr 2hr 24hr or user defined If user defined is selected input a duration between 1 10000 min Enabling Disabling Tests A check next to the Service number in the Service Summary table indicates that the test for the corresponding service is set to run Tap on the box to remove the check and cancel the test for that service V SAM Setup General Page 1 General Services Signal of Services FT Display IR F Frame sf afe B i min Pattem ALMIERR LASER Off Histery 5 Service 100 000 0000 Yes d 7 Service o ee ane Service aS ul otal IR CIR EIR 800 00Mbps 810 54 Mbps ULRI Page iof V SAM Setup General Page 2
15. Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 2 1 Summary The Summary tab displays an overview of the major test parameters At a glance the user is able to see if there are any alarms errors or signal failure Results Summary SDH Results Summary OTN Heri d NE Or Analysis Histogran e Summary ErrersfAlarms Signal Summary Signal Signal T 304 12404 ET 00 00 12 25 SUNEN Signal LAE EIER E ET 00100 00 08 MEA LOS Alarm SDHLOS LOS Alarm SDH Alarms eion OTN Alarms SDH Errors VE OTM Errors Alarm Err Pattern Patter Port 2 Errors ALKWERR l ALMIERR i History Ls I Dum zm BOINLOS Frame LASER OF Page 1of o _ Resta Page 1 of 7 Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 2 2 Errors and Alarms The Error Alarm tab brings up several pages showing the errors and alarm status Alarms Errors results provides an overview of all the Errors and Alarms applicable to the signal or network under test The color of the page tab is normally blue however it will turn red when an alarm error condition has been detected or recorded The soft LEDs on screen are arranged logically and will depend on signal hierarchy structure payload and framing selected The soft LEDs have a tricolor function e Green No error or alarm is present e Red An error or alarm condition is detected and is currently present e Yellow Indicates a history condition An error or alarm was detected during the measurement
16. Measurements For a brief description of supported G Series and M Series performance tests as well as setup instructions please see 7 1 2 2 Performance Analysis 7 2 7 1 Evaluation According to ITU T G 821 This recommendation was originally specified for international circuit switched N x 64kbps connections and later expanded to include higher bit rates ES SES AS and UAS are evaluated and can be performed on the following events e FAS bit errors FAS 2 FAS 34 e CRC errors e E bit errors e Bit errors TSE Test Sequence Error The following signals can be measured when performing G 821 evaluation of bit errors TSE e Unframed patterns e N x 64kbps e Framed patterns and bulk signals e Pass Fail result is in conjunction with path allocation between 0 1 and 100 Note ITU T G 821 evaluates bit errors therefore facilities for evaluating block errors are disabled G 821 relies on the evaluation of bit errors thus the test channel must be taken out of service to perform the measurement Definitions e Errored Second ES A one second time interval in which one or more bit errors occur e Severely Errored Second SES A one second interval in which the bit error ratio exceeds 103 e Unavailable Second UAS A circuit is considered to be unavailable from the first of at least ten consecutive SES The circuit is available from the first of at least ten consecutive seconds which are not SES e Available Second AS A one se
17. SDA FAS M SDA LOS O Profiles CA OTN Tools For safety reasons the transmitter laser is OFF by default After making all the right connections tap the Laser On Off button on the right side of the screen The Laser On Off button will turn Red while the soft LEDs for Signal and Frame will start blinking indicating the historical LOS condition Tap the History button displayed below the soft LEDs The LEDs will now turn steady green and the test tab will also turn green indicating the module is ready to perform different tests Note For Dual Port testing the Laser On step needs to be performed for both ports The ports can be switched by tapping on the respective buttons on the left side of the screen 10G Port 1 10G Port2 Ready for Testing Tasks eSUHFAS oe SDH LOS LASER OR UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 115 of 209 Dual Port Operation When the dual port interfaces and software options are enabled the test module can operate a combination of two ports at the same time start all Start All The Start All button is located on the right side of the dual port operation mode screen Tapping this button will simultaneously start a test on both ports A Stop all Stop All Once the test starts on both ports the Start All button will change to Stop All Tapping on this button will simultaneously stop the test on both ports OTU2 STM 64 OC 192 Testing Dual Port SDHLOS Frame
18. UDF Source Pert UDP Destination Port Press Start to begin loopback o indicates that loopback is in progress Go back to top Go back to TOC 6 6 2 Results The Results tab displays current test results Go back to top Go back to TOC 6 6 2 1 Summary z E 8 5 8 8 o o o dja The following results including the Start ST and Elapsed ET times are displayed Start LASER OFF Line Rate Mbps Negotiated rate of the interface 10M 100M or 1000M This value is always fixed since it depends on the maximum capacity of the link under test hence the test interface that is configured Framed Rate Payload MAC IP Header VLAN Tag Type Length CRC Payload Total Overhead Line Rate in Mbps Data Rate Payload Payload Total Overhead Line Rate Utilization of Line Rate For example if we transmit 100Mbps on a 1Gbps interface then the utilization value is 10 or 100Mbps of the total link capacity or Line Rate Number of bytes Pause Frames Total number of transmitted and received ethernet pause flow control frames Frame Patter S ALMERR Go back to top Go back to TOC 6 6 2 2 Signal The Signal tab fiber ports only displays the optical level measured by the SFP or XFP transceiver Results Signal Page 1 ST 24H1 12 02 10 Line Rate bps Utilization Utilization bps Framed Rate bps Data Rate bps of Bytes Results Summary Traffi
19. UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 99 of 209 Setup Global Summary Errors Traffic Delay Rates VLAN ID NIA Stream Time Event Type f of Events Test Alarm tn is LASER Off Page 1of1 o The Per Stream Traffic screen displays the frame type and frame size distribution pertaining to each stream Throughtput Results Per Stream Traffic Setup Global Restart Summary Errors Events VLAN ID NIA Stream TX Stop ETT Iri Alarm In Li 2 h LASER OM Tap on the graph to see details for Frames RX and TX and Frame Size distribution Throughtput Results Per Stream Traffic Frames Throughtput Results Per Stream Traffic Frame Size Frames Frame Size tams E E Prud c Total j 100 Signal B4B Test E 64 127B 0 000000 VLAN 0 0 000000 Disks 128 2556 0 000000 VLAN Stack l 0 000000 a m 256 5418 0 000000 rr Inj Fattern Restart TA Stop TX Frames e 512 102368 0 000000 m X Alarm Ini Alarm nj Total 44 1024 12738 0 000000 TRSER OF 1280 15188 MEM T 100 000000 TRSER OW 15158 0 000000 UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 100 of 209 Go back to top Go back to TOC The Per Stream Delay screen displays the frame delay information pertaining to each stream Throughtput Results Per Stream Delay Setup Global Signal Summary Errors Events VLAN ID m Stream 8 Frame Frame Arrival Tima Pattern Curre
20. e L TUG 2 are numbered 1 to 7 e M TU 11 TU12 within the TUG 2 are numbered 1 to 4 Go back to top Go back to TOC For SONET Mapping STS 192C STS 48C STS 12C STS 3C STS 1 and VT1 5 is available VT 2 is optional STS mappings per Bellcore GR 253 and ANSI T1 105 recommendations are supported The multiplexing structure is shown below SONET Mapping Structure eh Oem ek fe ek esd ed de ee L VT 1 5 SPE v SPE l l i Bulk Bulk Bulk e ley p ts es a ee CTLTI ga marenn m FiRERIRESEAERERRIRESEAEAEIRIREAEA ARI Bulk Bulk 34 Mbit s 140 Mbit s 389 Mbit s 2896 Mbit s 2534 Mbit s 1 5 Mbit s 2 Mbit s 45 Mba s Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 1 1 4 Payload Depends on Mapping Selected Tapping the Tx or Rx Payload box opens the respective Payload Setup screen Payload Setup Payload E1 Framing PCM3OC SELLE Start Unused Timeslat Selector AlanniEnr r 2 LASER Off Rate Depends on mapping selected SDH In TU11 VC11 mapping mode the Low Rate options are 1 544M or Fractional DS1 Nx64 or Nx56 where e 1 544M Configures the transmitter for full rate testing at 1 544Mbps e Fractional DS1 Nx64 or Nx56 Configures the transmitter for fractional testing using N or M 64kbps timeslots contiguous or non contiguous timeslots In VC3 mapping mode Tributary set to DS3 the Low Rate options are 45M 1 544M Mux DS3 DS1 Mux or Fractional DS1 Nx64 or Nx56 Mux where e 45M Confi
21. 0 000K MEE Hist DOOR Setup Results Scan Manitor Global Per Stream Summary Stream Current FCSICRC Jabber Frames D Runt Frames Page 112 of 209 Note If no stream information is displayed in the Per Stream tab return to the VLAN ID tab Results gt Scan gt VLAN ID and verify that the VLAN ID boxes are checked Go back to top Go back to TOC UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO 7 0 OTN SDH SONET OTU2 STM 64 OC 192 Test App Follow the steps to assign the test module to a test tab as described in Chapter 5 of this manual Select the OTU2 STM 64 OC 192 Testing Application Single or Dual Port and click Accept Selection Interface Selection Test App 1 OTU2 STM 64 OC 192 Test App n Hn 106 Ethernet Single Port Testing 10G Ethernet Dual Port Testing f OTU2 STM 64 0C 192 Testing C OTUZ STM 64 0C 192 Dual Testing The module will be configured and the progress will be displayed on the unit s screen System Configuring Initializing Page 113 of 209 The OTU2 STM 64 OC 192 Testing home page will be displayed with links to Setup Results Alarm Error Profiles SONET SDH Tools PDH Tools and OTN Tools The Test Tab in the bottom of the screen will be red in color and so will be the soft LEDs for UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 114 of 209 oignal and Frame on the left side of the screen OTU2 STM 64 OC 192 Testing Home Screen
22. 000 IP Network QoS Class Definitions and Network Performance Objectives UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 92 of 209 Classes 4 7 225s 2 s 800 ms 2 1s one way 2 200 ms 2 400 ms one way AND 100 ms one way AND gt 800 ms 2 gt 200 ms 2 7 1 1 000 000 AND 1 10 000 Go back to top Go back to TOC The Aggregate screen displays these parameters e Line Rate bps Negotiated rate of the interface 10M 100M or 1000M This value is always fixed since it depends on the maximum capacity of the link under test hence the test interface that is configured e Utilization of Line Rate For example if we transmit 100Mbps on a 1Gbps interface then the utilization value is 10 or 100Mbps of the total link capacity or Line Rate e Utilization bps e Framed Rate Payload MAC IP Header VLAN Tag Type Length CRC Payload Total Overhead Line Rate in Mbps e Data Rate Payload Payload Total Overhead Line Rate e Total of frames e Bad frames Throughput Results Global Aggregate Results Per Stream Signal Stream Summary Aagregate Signal Errors Alarms Events Traffic Delay ST 244 14 31 32 E T 00 00 00 05 TX RX Pattern Line Rate bps 10 000G 410 0006 Utilization 5 10 000 10 0004 a 25 ALMIERR Utilization bps 1000 000M 1000 000M Framed Rate bps 988 997M BBB 399M N II UM Data Rate bps 8T5 294M 9875 295M Total Frames 407611 407587 Bad Frames Fr
23. 1 4 Request Bit 5 A Bit 6 B BitT C Bit D o Primary overhead field associated with the OPU o A 256 byte multiframe whose first byte is defined as the Payload Type PT The remaining 255 bytes are currently reserved Signal Frame Pattem ALMJERR MHiatery Type Value Decode Byte Analyzer ODU APSIPCC F NR Ha APS Channel T 1 Unidirectional Non Revertive OPU PSI Type Byte Analyzer OPU PSI OS Async CBR Page 196 of 209 The other fields in the OPU overhead are dependent on the mapping capabilities associated to the OPU For an asynchronous mapping the client signal and OPU clock are different Justification Control JC bytes are available to compensate for clock rate differences For a purely synchronous mapping client source and OPU clock are the same the JC bytes become reserved Further details on mapping are available in ITU G 709 UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Go back to top Go back to TOC OPU2 O H for synch mapping of 10 Gb s SDH SONET 7 6 2 Payload Label Payload Structure Identifier Tap the Payload Label icon to display the screen shown below Tabs for Tx and Rx label settings are provided Payload Label Label Frame Experimental Aayne CBR Pattern Bit sync CBR ALMJERR History Bit stream wi octet timing Bit stream w o octet timing Hex code Note 1 0000 ooor o Experimental mapping Bit synchronous CBR mapping E 000
24. 2 7 4 Evaluation According to ITU T G 829 G 829 is based on the principle of monitoring block errors in service ES SES BBE and UAS are evaluated G 829 evaluation can be performed on the following events e B1 e B2 e MS REI e Bit errors TSE Evaluation of the near end and far end is possible however far end measurement can only be made if REI is available Bit errors can be evaluated for e Unframed patterns e Framed patterns and bulk signals e Overhead bytes E1 E2 order wire F1 F2 user D1 D3 and D4 D12 DCC in the SDH Overhead SOH and POH G 829 Analysis Page 135 of 209 UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 136 of 209 Summary ErrorsfAlarms Signal Analysis Histe gram Graph Event Leg Signal G 828 Near End Bo E OTN LOS Frame AlarmfEr Pattern ALMJERR P ncm Y m n History Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 2 7 5 Evaluation According to ITU T M 2100 M 2100 applies to commissioning 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 ES SES and UAS are evaluated Pass Fail results are based on threshold values S1 and S2 for ES and SES Settings for S1 and S2 e Path allocation 0 1 to 100 e BISO multiplication factor 0 1 to 100 The M 2100 evaluation can be performed on the following events e FAS bit errors F
25. 3 Threshold Settings 6 3 1 4 Throughput Latency Frame Loss and Burst Settings 6 3 1 5 Starting Stopping a RFC 2544 Measurement 6 3 2 Results 6 3 2 1 Status 6 3 2 2 Summar 6 3 2 3 Signal UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevA0O Page 4 of 209 6 3 2 4 Events 6 3 2 5 Throughput 6 3 2 6 Latency and Jitter 6 3 2 7 Frame Loss 6 3 2 8 Burst 6 3 3 Saving RFC2544 Results 6 4 V SAM 6 4 1 V SAM Setup 6 4 1 1 Header Settings 6 4 1 2 Service Attributes 6 4 2 Results 6 4 2 1 Configuration Tests 6 4 2 2 Performance Test 6 4 2 3 Signal 6 4 2 4 Event Log 6 5 Throughput 6 5 1 Setup 6 5 1 1 General Throughput Settings 6 5 1 2 Header Settings 6 5 1 3 Traffic Settings 6 5 1 4 Error Injection Settings 6 5 1 5 Alarm Injection Settings 6 5 1 6 Summary 6 5 1 7 Starting Stopping a Throughput Test 6 5 2 Throughput Results 6 5 2 1 Global Results 6 5 2 2 Per Stream Results 6 5 3 Saving Throughput Results 6 6 Loopback 6 6 1 Setup 6 6 2 Results 6 6 2 1 Summar UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevA0O Page 5 of 209 6 6 2 2 Signal 6 6 2 3 Errors 6 6 2 4 Alarms 6 6 2 5 Events 6 6 2 6 Traffic 6 6 2 7 Dela 6 6 2 8 Rates 6 6 2 9 PCS 7 0 OTN SDH SONET OTU2 STM 64 OC 192 Test App 7 1 Setup 7 1 1 Signal Overview 7 1 1 1 Heirarchy 7 1 1 2 Interface 7 1 1 3 Structure 7 1 1 4 Payload 7 1 1 5 Pattern 7 1 2 Measurements Setup 7 1 2 1 Timer Setup 7 1 2 2 Performance Analysis 7 1 3 General Setup 7 2 Resu
26. 3 and 4 only MPLS Stack Layer 3 and 4 only Non test frames O O O O 0 0 e Transmitted TX frames o Total frame Total frames transmitted e Pause frames Total number of transmitted and received Ethernet pause flow control frames BERT Results Frames er TX Stop Page 52 of 209 UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 53 of 209 Frames Traffic Type Frame Size RX Frames Signal Total Restart Test VLAN VLAN Stack ET in TX Stop Frame Pattern Hon T est 25 ALMWERR TA Frames Total xr LASER OF Pause Frames Alarm bn Total Go back to top Go back to TOC Traffic Type The following Traffic distribution statistics are displayed in Count and Percentage e Layer 2 Unicast frames Number of Unicast frames received without FCS errors e Layer 2 Broadcast frames Number of Broadcast frames received without FCS errors Broadcast frames have a MAC address equal to FF FF FF FF FF FF e Layer 2 Multicast frames Number of Multicast frames received without FCS errors e Layer 3 Unicast For Layer 3 amp 4 e Layer 3 Broadcast For Layer 3 amp 4 e Layer 3 Multicast For Layer 3 amp 4 BERT Results Traffic Type Frames Traffic Type Frame Size Distribution a Signal L2 Unicast 65539050 L Broadcast L2 Multicast 0 Restart TA Stop Frame Pattern EMEN Alarm imi S ALM ERR m History Go back to top Go back to TOC Frame Size The followin
27. 7 0 Files in the V300 Common Functions manual Press the key again to cancel the save operation Lock key Can be configured to lock the keypad or capture the current screenshot Go back to top Go back to TOC 4 2 Touch Screen Display The LCD supports touch screen operation To operate the touch screen to navigate the menus and tabs use the stylus located on the right side of the unit Please observe the following precautions Never use excessive pressure on the touch screen as this may damage its functionality Never use sharp objects such as a pen screwdriver etc as this may damage the surface Clean the surface of the touch screen using a soft cloth and mild detergent only Do not use alcohol Go back to top Go back to TOC 4 3 Battery The UX400 chassis is equipped with an intelligent Li ion rechargeable battery pack which is located in the rear of the unit The UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAO0 Page 15 of 209 battery will be partially charged upon delivery so it is recommended to fully charge the battery before use Please charge the battery at room temperature to preserve its life and to obtain maximum charge The battery is charged during operation provided the unit is connected to the AC Mains using the supplied AC adaptor Removing the battery while the unit is powered on is not recommended this may result in damage Remove the rubber cover on the right side to connect the AC Main adaptor to the unit Note Make sur
28. 7 3 3 3 OTN Errors e OTU 2 signals FAS MFAS BIP BEI Corrected FEC errors Uncorrectable FEC e ODU 2 signals BIP BEI OTN Error Type AR zu Alarm Mod Signal OTN Alarm Type OTUFAS Alarm Flow X OTMLOS Frame Alarm Length a AlarnvfErr Pattern Error Mode ALKVERR LASER OM NN History Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 3 4 Error Flow OTN SDH SONET signals Injects different anomalies into the transmit signal Error insertion flow modes include e Single Inserts a single error every time the insertion button is tapped e Count Specific count or number of errors when the insertion button is tapped e Rate Specific rate between 1x107 and 5x10 6 The list of available error types depends on the type of framing being used and the SDH SONET or OTN hierarchies and line interfaces that have been selected Error Flow UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 148 of 209 Alarm Alarm Made SDH Alarm Type Error Flow Alarm Flow Error Made Pattern Error Type Error Flow Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 3 4 Pattern Error Errors can also be inserted in Pattern mode Pattern Error Type BIT Pattern Mode Alarm Alarm Mode SDH Alarm Type SDHLOS Alarm Flow Continueus Error Mode Pattern Error Type Error Flew Go back to top Go back to TOC UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevA0O Page 149 of 209 Alarm Generation Error Insertion At any time during the test process tap
29. 87 consecutive pointer adjustments 3 consecutive pointer value with reduce the number of adjustments by one e Unit Select the type of unit to count Frames o N Specify the number of pointer adjustments in a row 1 9999 default 6 o T Specify the average pointer spacing in time T is known as T1 to T5 in G 783 default 4 1 T4 0 25ms to 600s or 2 to 4 800 000 frames multiframes 2 T3 0 25ms to 10s or 2 to 80 000 frames multiframes 5 Oms to 600s or 0 to 4 800 000 frames multiframes 87 3 Cancel STS periodic 87 3 Cancel position 878 Cancel Periodic Add Periodic Add position sPeriodical amp Add Periodic Cancel Periodic Cancel position Periodical amp Cancel G 873 G 873 Sequences UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO o Analysis Signal Sequence Adjustment Frame Warning Mat applicable In Basic Sequence Made Pattern ALMIERR History Generator STS Page 165 of 209 SONET FAS Sequence 7 m SUNET LOS SONET E NL Frame amer Single Alternating Eae s Pattern Regular Add L L7 Regular Cancel ALMIERR Double Alternating Burst MM M History Trans Burst LASER OF LASER Off Loc R C 1 af Rate OC 192 Pointer Sequence Testing e t is recommended to run one sequence with positive adjustments followed by a sequence with negative adjustments Performing the measurement at the
30. Depending on the type of test module single or dual port one or two test tabs can be assigned to a test module UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 26 of 209 Dual port test modules usually allow two fully independent tests e g one 10GE test in port 1 and another SONET SDH test on port 2 or dual port applications e Test ports are identified by their position nomenclature For example L C 2 identifies the port 2 of the test module located on the left column and C row e To switch between different module application screens click on the respective test tab on the bottom of the screen Go back to top Go back to TOC 5 3 Platform Settings Test ports and network settings are required prior to performing any measurements or applications The platform settings screen can be entered by clicking the arrow button on the top left corner of the main screen The following options are available e Tools e Utilities e Files Go back to top Go back to TOC 5 3 1 Tools Tap the Tools button to enter the Tools screen The following can be configured or viewed under the tools tab e IP Tools o Setup Network Port o Status o Ping Setup Result e Advanced o VFL o OPM o GPS UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 27 of 209 IP Tools Setup I Tools ig Advanced 92 166 0 18 255 255 2550 nable 92 168 0 1 mo Y 2680 Page 1of2 Advanced Tools IP Toots e Advanced The Home menu can
31. RDI RS TIM AU LOP AU AIS HP UNEQ HP PLM HP RDI HP TIM TU LOM TU LOP TU AIS LP UNEQ LP PLM LP RDI LP RFI LP TIM OTN Alarm Type UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Signal Frame Pattern ALKVERR Hi story Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 3 3 Error Generation Alarm Mode OTN Alarm Type OINLOS YW JI Type Alarm Flow Alarm Length Error hlode OTN Error Type Error Flow OTN SDH and SONET errors can be generated Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 3 3 1 SDH Errors The following SDH errors can be generated e STM 1 4 16 64 signals FAS B1 B2 MS REI B3 HP REI SDH Error Type AarmfErr p n LASER Off Page 145 of 209 UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevA0O Page 146 of 209 Alarm lt Alarm ede A ara SDH Alarm Type m SDH FAS SDH Error Type SUA LOS Error hlode SDH Error Type Error Flow a AlarnnwErr LASER On Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 3 3 2 SONET Errors The following SONET errors can be generated e FAS Section BIP Line BIP Line REI Path BIP Path REI SONET Error Type Alarm SONET a SONET Alarm Type SONETIOS WNT SONET Error Type Alarm Flow SONET FAS OoOo y p SONETLOS SONET FAS Error Mode m c a AlarmfErr SONET Error Type Error Flew Go back to top Go back to TOC UXAOO 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 147 of 209
32. RevAOO Page 160 of 209 Bits 5 7 provide the VT signal label 000 Unequipped 001 Equipped non specific 010 Asynchronous mapping for DS1 011 Bit synchronous mapping for DS1 100 Byte synchronous mapping for DS1 Bit 8 is the VT path RDI V normally set to zero unless there is an error condition AIS BIP 2 REI RF l Signal label FX OI a 2 s s 6 gt bs Bita land Performan gce monitoring Eit 3 rel remote orror incdication Tor vr path Exit d Rei rera etes failure indication for WT path Bits 5 to F Allocated for a WT path signal label Bit amp Al remote clesfescct indication fcr XT path e J2 byte VT path trace o Used to transmit a configurable 16 byte or 64 byte identifier that enables the receiving path to continuously verify its connection with the transmitter o Uses the same byte structure as the JO and J1 bytes e Z6 byte VT TCM o Provides VT tandem connection monitoring function TCM V for the VT 1 5 VT 2 levels Bits 1 2 even parity error checking BIP 2 for the tandem connection Bit 3 Set to 1 Bit 4 Incoming AIS indicator 0 no defect 1 defect occurred before tandem connection Bit 5 TC REI indicating errored blocks caused in the tandem connection Bit 6 OEI indicating errored blocks of the egressing STS 1n Bits 7 8 operate in a 76 multi frame structure e Multiframe structure consists of o O O O O Frames 1 8 gt Frame Al
33. S field is one bit in length and is used for stacking labels This is important as it is used to indicate the last label in the label stack o TTL Configurable in the range 0 to 255 The default setting is 128 hops Note Used to decrement the time to live counter Go back to top Go back to TOC BERT Setup MPLS configuration Layer 3 amp 4 VLAN MPLS Fa Label Signal CoSm Frame TR Fatterm ALMJIERR Mistery RX Filter LASER OF Page 43 of 209 e IP Tab only for Layer 3 amp 4 In the IP tab the user must configure the destination IP address and source address The user may also configure the following IP header fields o IP Type IPv4 o IP Source and IP Destination For IP Source if the IP connection is up refer to section 9 1 IP in the V300 Common Functions manual The source address is fixed to the IP address from the IP setup menu o IP TOS for Quality of Service testing Legacy TOS or DSCP Legacy TOS The first three bits of the IP TOS field can be edited Precedence 000 Routine 001 Priority 010 Immediate 011 Flash 100 Flash Override 101 Critical 110 Internetwork Control 111 Network Control TOS Values UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 44 of 209 a 1000 Minimize Delay 0100 Maximize Throughput 0010 Maximize Reliability 001 Minimize Monetary Cost 0000 Normal Service DSCP Differentiated Services Code Point The first six
34. When traffic flow is equal to Burst two burst bandwidths are configured with burst time o When traffic flow is equal to Ramp starting and an ending bandwidth are configured along with the bandwidth step size and duration BERT Setup Constant Traffic BERT Setup Ramp Traffic UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 47 of 209 Results m zx n Results Header Traf Errer Inj 4l Header Errer Inj Traffic Flow Signal Traffic Flow Frame Size Type Frame Size bytes i Frame Frame Size bytes Start BW Constant Bandwidth 40 000 e Patten Stop BW Step BW ALM ERR Ramp Time Mistery BERT Setup Burst Traffic BERT Setup Single Burst i Header Ini p Signal Traffic Flow Signal Traffic Flow Frane Frame Size bytes 113 Frame Frame Size bytes Burst 1 Bandwidth Number of Frames Pattern Burst 1 Time 560 Pattem Single Burst Bandwidth hoo nn J Burst 2 Bandwidth ALMWERR Burst 2 Time ior 5 ALM ERR Li MULA LASER Off peu LASER Off Histery Histery 6 2 1 3 Error Injection Error injection can be performed during testing The error type and injection rate are configured in the Error Injection tab e Error type o CRC o PCS Errored Block o Bit o IP Checksum Layer 3 amp 4 only o TCP UDP Checksum Layer 4 only e Injection Flow The error injection flow determines how the selected errors will be injected o Single o Count Configures the erro
35. as their test cables are disconnected to reduce the power consumption below 95W and assure a hitless transition Modules can then be quickly reactivated by assigning them to a test application and recalling its previous configuration profile as test cables are reconnected Time is saved by not having to reboot the test system Battery Power Capacity Total Battery Power 115 Watts e UX400 Platform 20 Watts e Up to 95 Watts are available to any combination of active test modules below Note The sum of active test modules cannot exceed the 95W power budget available Test Modules maximum power requirements active modules only e UX400 100GE module 58 Watts UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevA0O Page 16 of 209 Note UX400 40G module 32 Watts UX400 10G module 29 Watts UX400 2 5G module 20 Watts UX400 1GE module 15 Watts Test Modules become active when one of its test ports is assigned to a Test Application otherwise they remain inactive with little or no power consumption Total AC DC Power 250 Watts 220 Watts available to support any combination of active test modules Actual power consumption per module may vary depending on configuration settings and optic modules being used Values listed are maximum estimated ratings for the most demanding conditions Inactive modules not assigned to a test application do not consume power When working on battery only mode the UX400 notifies users when the maximum batte
36. associated with loss of signal Current Duration of the current service disruption Total Total accumulated duration of the service disruptions Min Max Minimum and maximum duration of the service disruption events No of Occurrences Counter of service disruption events o o o o Local Fault Remote Fault PCS HI BER PCS LOBL Throughtput Results Global Alarms Page 1 Stream Summary Aggregate Signal Errors F Current LOS ms 0 000 LOSync 0 000 Service Disruption ms Current 0 000 Last Min Max 6 000 Ne of Occurrences Local Fault 0 000 Remote Fault Page 1of2 Restart rr imni ff LASER O Stream Summary Aggregate PC amp S HI BER PCS LOBL Alarm In is LASER Off The Global Events screen displays the Time Event Type Number of Events and Test Type Throughtput Results Global Events Current TA Stop Lose mFS E Alarm tn is Page 94 of 209 Throughtput Results Global Alarms Page 2 Restart a ale TX Stop rr Iri Alarm In D c LASER Uf UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 95 of 209 Signal Frame Pattern ALMERR History The Global Traffic screen displays e Frame Type of all streams e Traffic Type of all streams e Frame size of all streams Signal Frame Pattern ALNWERR Go back to top Go back to TOC Results pmr Stop Per Stream Restart Stream Summary Aggregate S
37. be accessed at anytime during operation by pressing the Home key Go back to top Go back to TOC 5 3 2 Utilities The Utilities tab on the settings home screen offers the following options e Settings e Backlight Utilities Menu UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 28 of 209 P Settings LA Backlight Tesi Settings The following options are available under settings e About e Backlight e Global e Date amp Time e Remote Access e Power Utilities Settings Settings LA Backlight Go back to top Go back to TOC About Gives information about the unit the serial number the version of the software running on the unit customer care number Management MAC address options installed on the unit and also information about the different modules installed on the unit Utilities Settings About Page 1 Utilities Settings About Page 2 UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO WebSite Support Mia Ver x Inc com Customer Service Number 1510 6571 0500 Software Version rootfs v1 0 15 Software Verslan cemmoaen Commen 02 39 01 Serial Number TUXBOOLB2 10178 Management MAC 00 18 53 00 C7 25 Utilities Settings About Page 3 Module Locations A A Settings STA MeO TGRIOTUX Backlight Software Version module UX400 40G 01 07 00 TOB24 option Serial Number BVUXEDOLOT10 1865 Backlight J A Settings D Backlight a Commen Options UX400 Battery Pack
38. bits of the IP TOS can be edited to provide more granular service classification Time To Live TTL Configurable in the range 0 to 255 Do Not Fragment Flag 0 or 1 Protocol field Layer 3 Preset to OXFF Layer 4 UDP 0x11 or TCP 0x06 Defined on the Header Settings main screen BERT Setup IP Address Setting Layer 3 IPv4 Legacy TOS BERT Setup IP Address Setting Layer 3 IPv4 DSCP IP Type Signal Source IP Address Source IP Address Destination IF Address a2 163 Destination IF Address F 2 Frame IP TOS pus IP TOS Le EE Precedence Patar DSCF TOS Values TTL AE udi TTL 28 ALM IERR Do Not Fragment Flag E O o i SOGAR Protocol DXFF SAN Loc L C Loc R C 2 af Loc L C Loc RADO Rate IGE Rate 1GE STM 258 Go back to top Go back to TOC e Data Tab User selects a test pattern that will be encapsulated in the Ethernet frame payload for framed mode o Layer 2 3 amp 4 test patterns PRBS a 2E31 1 2E23 1 147 483 647 bit pattern used for special measurement tasks e g delay measurements at higher bit rates 8 388 607 bit pattern primarily intended for error and jitter measurements at bit rates of 34 368 and 139 264 kbps 2E15 1 32 767 bit pattern primarily intended for error and jitter measurements at bit rates of 1544 2048 6312 8448 32 064 and 44 736 kbps a 2E11 1 2047 bit pattern primarily intended for error and jitter measurements on circuits operating at bit rates of 64 kb
39. contains 252 x VC 12 s checking each path manually can be very time consuming The unit automatically performs a sequential BER test on each SDH SONET tributary C12 channel mapping can be either via AU 4 or AU 3 to assess the health of each channel The unit checks for error alarms or status indicators in each channel of the received signal the SDH structure and if a test pattern is found in the payload matching the unit s settings pattern sync is achieved and a quick BER test is performed for synchronization of the selected test pattern in all channels The result for each channel is entered in a table e K L M Shows the ITU T Tributary numbering scheme e Report Summary assessment of each channel e Pass OK if the payload contains a test sequence pattern matching the one set in the Setup menu e BIT if a test pattern was found and bit errors were detected e LSS Live if no test pattern was found inside the payload e Any SDH SONET error alarm or status indicators detected on each tributary e J2 trace Corresponds to the VT or VC trace identifier being transmitted in each channel e Payload Label Corresponds to the V5 byte signal label being transmitted Tapping on any of the table rows brings up an Event Details window Tributary Scan Signal Frame Pattem ALMIERR Histery UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 170 of 209 Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 4 9 Round Trip Delay Round Trip Delay Result
40. from internal clock generator It can change the offset while measurements are running Use the numeric key to increase and decrease the frequency shift up to 0 01ppm Frequency offset 50ppm with 1 0 1 0 01ppm resolution Interface Menu Interface External Clock Interface Er Interface d Clock Sre Internal Ww Clock Sre External UTI LPS SEC LE Clock External 2 intemal ica Frame Line Code 2 Pattem 2 ALM ERR a r History Loc A C Loc RO 459 Late STM 64 Rate OTU 2 rag dos a Crai ie 09 4330 Ie1I012 Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 1 1 3 Structure Allows the user to configure lower order mapping and the channel number Structure Menu UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 119 of 209 gen Start Channel Selection Signal SDH FAS SDH LOS Frame lt a TET SEE Pattern ALMIERR LASER On mistery lt Text For SDH Both AU 4 and AU 3 signal mappings per G 707 recommendations are supported The multiplexing structure is shown below SDH Multiplexing Structure x X t S i T 5 F T HH E D x 71 is 4 LI Li a a E a a a nea Eee Eee fe 1 5 mbit s 2 Mbit s 34 Mbit s 129 Mbit s WC c Bulk wv amp 4 l6c Bulk VWC 93 G94c Bulk WE 11 Buik vi iz Bulk 45 Mbit s VC 9 Bulk MC Bulk AU4 Mapping VC4 64C VC4 16C VC4 4C VC4 VC3 and VC12 are a
41. im the VT pointer bytes V1 V2 for 3 frames 8 10NDF enable 8 10 invalid pointers Mismatch of the recovered and computed BIP 2 V5 bits 1 2 covers entire YT WS bits 5 6 7 000 for z 5 3 as per T1231 superframes Mismatch of the accepted and expected Trace Identifier in byte JZ If onec cr more BIP 2 ermers detected in the sink side byte V bit 3 1 on the source side V5 bit 5 1 for 10super frames Mismatch of the accepted and expected Payload Label in bye VS bits 5 6 7 for 5 3 as per 71 231 superframes Bellcore ANSI GH 253 T1 105 tsit 253 T1 231 GR 253 T1241 LHR A 71 105 GR 253 1237 GR 253 711 105 st 2454 T1 231 CGR 253 11 231 Alarm Definitions and Descriptions Optical channel Transport Unit Optical channel Data Unit OPU TU Tower oraerran 2Mbit s signal depend on payload selected OTU Alarm Definitions Detection criteria according to G 709 and G 738 Loss of Frame Declared when the OOF states have been constantly observed for 3 ms respectively Out of Frame Declared if it fails to find an FAS sub pattern FAS bytes 3 4 and 5 for five consecutive frames Loss of Multiframe Declared when the OOF states have been constantly observed for 3ms respectively Out of Multiframe Declared when the received MFAS is out of sequence for five consecutive frames Alarm Indication Signal PN 11 sequence covers complete Och 3 x
42. interval but it is no longer present or active Errors Alarms SDH Page 1 Errors Alarms OTN Page 1 Analysis Histegram Summary Errers Alanms Stop SDOHFAS OTU FAS RS MS AU HP Pat Signal ne SDHLUS QIN LOS Frame AlarmiErr P Alarm Err Pattem ALM ERR LASER n TREER OF i Histery is i Page 1 of 6 Restat LEE L d ILE ER Note Tapping the individual box in the table will bring up the applicable result screen with detailed information Errors Alarms Page 2 UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 126 of 209 Page 2 lists the SDH Errors in logical order that are associated with the signal under test All errors are evaluated and stored The Elapsed Time ET is shown in the right hand corner of the header Error conditions are displayed in red including count and rate Errors Alarms SDH Page 2 Errors Alarms OTN Page 2 Histe grain Graph Errers Alanms Errers Alarms Signal Signal SDH Errors STM 44 106 OTU Errors FE ILU 2 Pattem ALMVERR Ld x h Histery Go back to top Go back to TOC Errors Alarms Page 3 amp 4 Page 3 lists the Section and Line Overhead Alarms in logical order associated with the signal under test All alarms are evaluated and stored The Elapsed Time ET since the start of the test is shown in the upper right hand corner The alarms associated with the Section and Line are displayed separ
43. interval of 1 second or it can be unambiguously identified that the test sequence and the reference sequence are out of phase 2 Regenerator Section Alarm Definitions of Frame Declared when OOF state exists for up to 3 ms If OOFs are intermittent the timer is not reset to zero until an in frame state persists continuously for 0 25 ms Out of Frame Declared when 4 consecutive SDH frames are received with invalid errored framing pattems Maximum OOF detection time is 525 es Regenerator section error monitoring Parity errors evaluated by the B1 byte BIP 8 of an STM N If any of the eight parity checks fail the corresponding block is assumed to be in error SDH Error and Alarm defection criteria per ITU T G 707 and O 150 recommendations Multiplexer Section Alarm Definitions Multiplexer Section Alarm Indication Signal Declared when bits 6 7 8 of the K2 byte contain a 111 pattern for five consecutive frames Multiplexer Section Remote Defect Indication Declared when bits 6 7 8 of the K byte contain a 110 pattern for five consecutive frames Multiplexer Section Remote Error indication For STM 1 signals declared when the M1 byte located in TS 9 Is different For STM 4 16 signals declared when the M1 byte located in TS 7 is different Multiplexer section error monitoring Parity errors evaluated by the B byte BIP 24 x N of an STM N If any of the Nx 24 parity checks fail the correspondin
44. maximum positive and negative frequency offset applicable to the line rate increases the stress on the pointer processor e The test procedure includes an initialization period followed by a cool down period of 30 seconds with no pointer movements Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 4 4 Trace Identifier Tap the Trace Identifier icon to display the path trace testing screens shown below There are dedicated tabs for Transmitted and Received expected path traces and setups Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 4 4 1 Transmitted Traces TX e JO Section Regenerator section trace o Program a 1 or 16 byte identifier to check the connection between regenerators e J1 STS Path High order path section trace o Program a 16 or 64 byte identifier to check the high order transmission path o The message is transmitted one byte per STS 3 frame e J2 VT Path Low order path section trace o Program a 16 or 64 byte identifier to check the low order transmission path Note To program or edit the transmitted trace tap the applicable trace box to display the pop up keyboard Trace Identifier TX J0 5 oo li SONET FAS Signal Trace Len 5 Trace SONETLOS Frame Alarm Err Pattern ALMIERR P History UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 166 of 209 Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 4 4 2 Received Traces RX e JO Section Regenerator section trace Section Layer trace o Program a 1 16 byte or 64 byte identifier to
45. may be lost Battery Safety precautions Refer to section 3 0 Safety Information Go back to top Go back to TOC 4 3 1 Using the Built in Battery Backup System An internal battery pack option is available for the UX400 system to provide uninterrupted operation during short power outages or as a time saving convenience when moving the test set from one point to another without having to cycle power Under certain conditions it can also provide hours of untethered testing autonomy extended battery operation 4 Use caution when planning to rely on battery operation or backup power availability Due to its flexibility and scalability the capacity of the UX400 system may exceed its battery rating Independent of how many modules or module combinations are loaded in the UX400 if the total power required by the active test modules exceeds 95W the battery operation would be disabled for safety reasons and to protect the battery pack Use the tables below to calculate the maximum power consumption for any desired test scenario Release any unused test modules before entering extended battery operation to assure that total power consumption is less than 95W Use the power gauge information battery icon to get an estimate on the autonomy time which based on the actual power consumption Make sure battery is fully charged If moving the UX400 from one place to another e g between workstations benches racks or equipment rooms release test modules
46. o High Order STS N path trace byte o An unique message is assigned to each path in a SONET network therefore the path trace can be used to check continuity between any location on a transmission path and the path source o This user programmable byte repeatedly transmits a 15 byte string plus 1 CRC 7 byte so that a receiver can continually verify its connection with the transmitter o A 64 byte free format string is also permitted It contains up to 62 characters plus carry return CR and line feed LF any unused characters are filled with blanks 00h o The message is transmitted one byte per STS 3 frame J1 Byte Byte Decoder J1 STS Path trace 15 Bytes VEEX HP e B3 byte o Even code parity which determines if a transmission error has occurred over a path o Its value is calculated over all the bits of the previous STS 3 o The computed checksum is placed in the B3 byte before scrambling B3 Byte STS Path BIP UXAOO 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 157 of 209 Byte Decoder Signal B3 STS Path BIF Frame Pattern ALMWERR e C2 byte STS path signal label o Indicate the type of payload being transported in the STS SPE including the status of the mapped payloads o The table below indicates the standard C2 binary values C2 Byte STS Path signal label Byte Decoder Signal C2 STS Path Signal label Equip non spec Pattern ALMI ERR History E8 STS 1 payload with 8 VT x payload defect
47. products e Replace hardware which proves to be defective provided that the products that the customer elects to replace is returned to VeEX Inc by the customer along with proof of purchase within thirty 30 days of the request by the customer freight prepaid Software Coverage VeEX Inc warrants software and firmware materials against defects in materials and workmanship During the warranty period VeEX will at its sole discretion either e Repair the products e Replace the software and or firmware which prove to be defective provided that the products that the customer elects to replace is returned to VeEX Inc by the customer along with proof of purchase within thirty 30 days of the request by the customer freight prepaid Additionally during the warranty period VeEX Inc will provide without charge to the customer all fixes patches and enhancements to the purchased software firmware and software options VeEX Inc does not warrant that all software or firmware defects will be corrected New enhancements attached to a software option require the option to be purchased at the time of order or the time of upgrade in order to benefit from such enhancements Limitations The warranty is only for the benefit of the customer and not for the benefit of any subsequent purchaser or licensee of any merchandise hardware software firmware and or accessories Revoking the warranty VeEX Inc does not guarantee or warrant that the opera
48. ready Please refer to the Basic Operations section of this manual for details on locating the unit serial number Customer Care Phone 1 510 651 0500 E mail customercare veexinc com Website www veexinc com Go back to TOC UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevA0O Page 10 of 209 2 0 Introduction to UX400 VeEX UX400 is the industry s most flexible compact and future proof test solution for OTN SDH SONET PDH T Carrier Carrier Ethernet Mobile Backhaul Core and Storage Area Networks VeEX UX400 is the first truly robust portable platform to offer test capabilities ranging from DS1 E1 to 100GE and beyond allowing any combination of test modules tailored for each particular application or set of requirements Its versatile and flexible hardware and software architecture optimize configurations to meet users specific needs from transport applications at rates ranging from DS1 E1 to OC 768 STM 256 OTU3 and OTU4 to Carrier and Ethernet Transport applications from 10M to 40GE 100GE and beyond Its modular architecture allows for up to six independent test modules and up to six concurrent tests or combination of tests It also allows simultaneous local and remote users to share the platform and run independent tests maximizing the use of resources Key Features of UX400 e Industry s smallest and most powerful 1 5Mbps to 100G test platform o Supports OTUA OTUS 40 100GE 10GE 1000Base X 10 100 1000Base T SDH SONET up to STM 25
49. screen A different test module can be assigned to each of these tabs Test Tabs 1 Click on a free test tab An arrow in the top right corner of the tab indicates the selected tab 2 Select a test module from those displayed on the screen All the test technology options available through that module will be displayed Test Module Selection UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevA0O Page 23 of 209 3 Select the technology option best suited for the test you wish to run and then click Accept The screen will show the progress as the unit is configured for the selected test module Test Module Application Loading LEDs DG Module Initializing When the configuration is complete the home screen of that test module will be displayed on the screen The user will be ready to set up the parameters for different tests possible for that module p Setup 7 Signal P dh SDH FAS SETTE Results JE OTN Tools SDH JanmveErr uU Alarm Error UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 24 of 209 The test tab to which the application was assigned will change color and the details of the test module s location on the unit and the technology selected will be displayed in the tab The test tab color indicates the status of the respective test e Red Indicates that at least one alarm error has occurred during the test e Yellow History Use the History button on the left side of the screen to acknowledge the sta
50. set and check the expected trace o Enable or disable the TIM Trace Identifier Mismatch alarm e J1 STS Path High order path section trace STS path section trace o Program a 16 or 64 byte identifier to set and check the expected trace o Enable or disable the TIM Trace Identifier Mismatch alarm e J2 VT Path Low order path section trace o Program a 16 or 64 byte identifier to set and check the expected trace o Enable or disable the TIM Trace Identifier Mismatch alarm Note To program or edit the received trace tap on the applicable trace box and this will launch the QWERTY keyboard RX JO S Signal S Trace Len Trace TIM Enabled Frame Pattern 2 ALMIERR History Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 4 5 Payload Labels This function is used to set the C2 and V5 Path Signal Labels that indicate the content of the High order and Low order VCs Tap the Payload Label icon to display the payload label screens There are dedicated tabs for Transmitted and Received payload labels and setups e C2 STS Path Path signal label o Specifies the mapping type in the STS 1n o Program the TX or RX label by editing the hexadecimal value or by using the convenient drop down menu selection o For the RX label you can enable or disable the Payload Mismatch PLM Alarm Payload Label TX Payload Label RX Signal P Label Signal P Label C2 P Equipped Non spec SONET LOS C2 F Frame Frame PLM Enabled Pattem Pattem ALIWE
51. some instances the drop down options will be available over multiple pages C2 Byte from POH Byte Generator c2 STS Path Signal label 01 Frame ieiti Signal Equip non spac Pattem ALMIERR PRI Hlstery Overhead Generator Programming most overhead bytes is possible using the OH Generator feature however dedicated test functions are available for Pointer Tasks Payload Labels Trace Identifier APS Testing TCM testing In some instances more advanced editing is possible using the dedicated functions e Summary displays the Path Trace Identifiers JO J1 J2 APS K1 K2 Synchronization status S1 HP C2 and LP V5 Signal Label bytes The operation is the same as the Overhead Analyzer function Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 4 3 Pointer Tasks Tap the Pointer Tasks icon to display the Pointer testing screens Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 4 3 1 Pointer Analysis Pointers keep SONET signals synchronous by compensating for timing differences without having to use stuffing bits Pointers are allowed to move up or down every three UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 163 of 209 frames however the actual rate should be slower The Administrative Unit AU and the Tributary Unit TU each has its own pointer and the unit has two tabs for displaying the values and measurements e For STS pointers o O O 0 O o SS bits displays bits 5 and 6 of the H1 byte to indicate SONET 10
52. that there was zero frame loss at 90 Duration Selectable in the range 5 to 999 seconds The default value is 20 seconds The duration is the amount of time the throughput test is run for for each frame size at a given rate UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 66 of 209 RFC2544 Frame Loss Settings Setup Results Header Thresholds Signal Throughput Burst I L 1 MAX Rate Step Size 4 Frame Patter Duration 3 gt ALM ERR z LASER OF A Go back to top Go back to TOC Burst Back to Back The following parameters can be configured e Max Rate The default value is 100 In the burst test frames are always transmitted at the maximum rate for a given minimum and maximum burst duration e Minimum Duration Selectable in the range 2 to 999 seconds Default value is 2 seconds This is the duration of the first burst e Maximum Duration Selectable up to 999 seconds The default value is 20 seconds This is the duration of the second burst which must be greater than the minimum burst e Repetitions Selectable in the range 1 to 100 The default value is 1 This is the amount of times that the burst test will be repeated for each test frame size RFC2544 Burst Settings Setup Results Header Frames Thresholds Signal Throughput Latency Frame Loss Bus MIN Duration s Pattern MAX Duration 8 Frame Repetitions m En Er ALMI ERR LASER Of Go back
53. the CRC o Utilized Line Rate ULR Measures the average Ethernet frame rate starting with the overhead and ending at the CRC V SAM Services Header Min IPG 96 bits CoRESH IEEE M Bytes 4 to 1 518 b aes Jeng Lengthitype ype e Excess Information Rate EIR Maximum rate above the CIR at which the customer can send frames that will be forwarded on a best effort basis but may be dropped in the event of congestion within the network The combined CIR and EIR must not exceed the line bandwidth Traffic beyond CIR EIR will be dropped when it enters the carrier s network Tap on the box to enter a rate EIR is expressed in terms IR Mbps IR Gbps ULR Mbps or ULR Gbps Select a term to express EIR or select Disable to disable the test e Traf Policing Enable or Disable the traffic policing test For this test traffic is transmitted at 25 higher than the CIR EIR The Policing test fails if the higher traffic rate is allowed through the network e Color Aware Service Enable or Disable Note A VLAN Tag must be enabled for Color Aware Service to be enabled e CBS and EBS are currently not supported with this release V SAM Setup Services Service Attributes UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 81 of 209 Signal Service Frame Bandwidth Profile Parameters E io o amp Pattern M o 5 ALKWERR Color Aware Service jisable Y ATASERORM History Traffic Policing Test Traffic
54. the power state of the unit e The LED is off when the unit is powered off e The LED is green when the unit is powered on e The LED is orange when the unit is connected to the AC Mains and powered off Soft LEDs Each tests module offers detailed soft LEDs and indicators in its test application Refer to individual modules manuals for details Go back to top Go back to TOC 4 6 Software Upgrade There are two methods of updating the test set software via USB port or ReVeal UX400 software Downloading UX400 Software from the VeEX website e Enter Username and Password under Customers Login e Click on the Customers tab at the top of the screen after successfully logging in e Click on Software located in the Functions toolbar on the left side of the screen e Search for and download the latest UX400 software onto the PC Installing New UX400 Software via USB e Unzip the original downloaded upgrade package file e Search for a compressed file with the phrase veex arm tar gz e g UX400 veex arm tar gz and copy it onto a USB stick formatted in the FAT32 file format Note Make sure the new software image is the only file on the USB stick e Verify that the UX400 unit is powered off and that the DC adaptor connected to the unit is charging the battery Insert the USB stick on the top left side of the unit e Press and hold the Power and the Backlight keys simultaneously UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevA0O Page 21 of 209
55. used to identify priority frames and value 4095 FFF is reserved Maximum possible VLAN configurations are therefore set to 4094 o VLAN Priority Configurable in the range O to 6 Set by the Priority Code Point PCP a 3 bit field which refers to the IEEE 802 1p priority t indicates the frame priority level from O lowest to 7 highest which can be used to prioritize different classes of traffic voice video data etc o Type The following selections are possible 8100 IEEE 802 1Q tagged frame 88288 IEEE 802 1ad Provider Bridging User Defined o Drop Eligible If enabled drop eligibility flag will be set IEEE 802 1Q VLAN Tag in an Ethernet Frame Destination Address User Priority 3 Bits BERT Setup VLAN Tag configuration UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Go back to top Go back to TOC VLAN DATA Signal iD NEN Priority s Wu Frame Fattern j ALMVERR Mistry e MPLS Tab Only for Layer 3 amp 4 In the MPLS tab the following parameters are configured o MPLS label Configurable in the range 16 through 1 048 575 labels O to 15 are reserved Note Composed of 20 bits which allows for the creation of over one million labels o CoS Configurable in the range 0 to 6 RX Filter F at Lal LASER OF Note This field is three bits in length and maps directly to IP Precedence TOS bits to provide Class of Service COS o S bit Configurable O or 1 Note The
56. 0 oreo 04 jATMmapig 0000 oroi os omowe 0000 orio os VeuiCoxamasisgm 0001 0000 10 Bit stream with octet timing mapping 0001 0001 WM Bit stream without octet timing mapping ooro ono 3 ODUmdissmeue oooO 010 oroi f S5 jNeawlsbe S Porro ono e ooie Reserved codes for proprietary use nnn tron FD NULL test signal mapping OOO iii 10110 FE PRBS test signal mapping Interpretation Page 197 of 209 UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 6 3 Trace Identifier Trail Trace Identifier Tap the Trace Identifier icon to display the screen shown below There are tabs for Tx and RX settings of the TTI Page 198 of 209 Expected SAPI The received trace will be compared against this string if they don t match a TIM alarm would be declared Received SAPI This field shows the trace being received Users can use the COPY button to transfer the same string to the Expected SAPI and make them match TIM Trace Identification Mismatch TIM evaluation can be turned ON or OFF If the evaluation is turned off the receive trace would not be compared against the expected string and the TIM alarm would not be raised If set to ON a TIM alarm will be declared if the expected and received strings don t match Signal Frame Pattern ALMJERR Histery Received SAFI Received DAPI Received User Trace Identifier Tra
57. 0 Exercise span 0011 Exercise ring 0010 Reverse request span 0001 Reverse request ring 0000 No request o Bits 5 8 are the destination node ID 0000 Null channel 0001 to 1110 Channels 1 thru 14 1111 Extra traffic channel K2 Byte APS Linear e Conforms to ITU T G 783 Bellcore GR 253 e Used to activate and deactivate the switching between the main and protection paths on a multiplexer section e Used to communicate Alarm Indication Signal AIS and Remote Defect Indication RDI conditions o Bits 1 4 selects bridged channel used o Bit 5 determines APS architecture a 1 1 1 N o Bits 6 8 110 RDI L 111 AIS L Others Not used K2 Byte APS Ring e Conforms to and follows ITU T G 841 Bellcore GR 253 recommendations e Used to activate and deactivate the switching between the main and protection paths on a multiplexer section e Used to communicate Alarm Indication Signal AIS and Remote Defect Indication RDI conditions o Bits 1 4 are the source node ID o Bit 5 is the path code 0 Short path 1 Long path o Bits 6 8 000 Idle 001 Bridged 010 Bridged and switched 110 RDI L MULL Page 154 of 209 UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 155 of 209 111 AIS L a Others Not used K2 Byte APS Linear Byte Decoder Signal Byte K2 APS Linear Value fC NUCL ALMJERR i Pattem E Message PED History NN Future use Data Communications Channel DCC By
58. 0 seconds This is the amount of time that the latency test will be performed for each test frame size e Repetitions 1 to 100 The default value is 1 This is the amount of times that the latency test will be repeated for each test frame size RFC2544 Latency Settings Setup Results Header Frames Thresholds Signal DUUM Latency ere Burst Teast Rate Frame Duration s Patter Repetitions AM ALMIERR EM CU DA LASER OM History NN Go back to top Go back to TOC Frame Loss The following parameters can be configured e Max Rate Up to 100 of the negotiated line rate The default value is 100 This is the maximum transmit rate to perform the frame loss test for each test frame size The user may configure this rate as a of the total line rate or in Mbps For example if the user configures the Max Rate to be 90 and the negotiated line rate of the link is 100Mbps then the maximum transmit rate will be 90Mbps or 90 of the line rate e Step Size 1 to 10 The default value is 10 The step size is the rate 9o that the frame loss test will be reduced by in the event of any frame loss For example if the Max Rate is 100Mbps or 10096 and frames are lost at this rate then the transmit rate will be reduced to 90Mbps or 90 The frame loss test will now be performed at the new rate until there is zero frame loss at two consecutive rate settings This means that the test will have to be performed at 80 assuming
59. 07 00 058P RevAOO Page 175 of 209 K2 Byte APS Linear Byte Decoder Signal Byte K2 APS Linear NULL ALM ERR 1H w Pattern Message Histery PESE Future use Go back to top Go back to TOC Data Communications Channel DCC Bytes D4 D12 e DCC together these nine bytes form a 576kbps message channel for OAM purposes e They can be used for internally or externally generated messages or BER function S1 Byte Synchronization Status e Synchronization status message byte contains information about the quality of the embedded timing and is used to inform the remote Multiplexer of the clock quality used to generate signals o Bits 1 4 carry synchronization messages o Bits 5 8 0000 Synchronized Traceability Unknown 0001 Stratum 1 0100 Transit Node Clock 0111 Stratum 2 1010 Stratum 3 1100 SDH Minimum Clock 1101 Stratum 3e 1110 Previsional by the Network Operator 1111 Not used for synchronization Other bytes are reserved S1 Byte Synchronization Status Byte Decoder Signal Byte 51 5ync Status Value Frame Channel LELET Pattem Quality unknown ALMIERR t History Order Wire Byte E2 e A 64kbps voice communication channel between multiplexers e t s a channel used by craft persons and will be ignored as it passes through regenerators e The relief byte is used for ring protection UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 176 of 209 Go back to top Go
60. 1 Sync Status Value Fattern Quality unknown T ALMJERR Mistery POH TX which allows editing of select bytes associated with the Path Overhead o Editing of J1 C2 H4 G1 Z5 and J2 V5 Z6 is permitted as follows Hexadecimal value using pop up keypad Binary values using simple on screen bit toggle or pop up keypad a Convenient drop down selections In some instances the drop down options will be available over multiple pages C2 Byte from POH UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 181 of 209 Byte Generator Signal C2 HP Signal label Frame 11111110 Test signal 0 181 Patter ALMIERR Mistery Overhead Generator Programming most overhead bytes is possible using the OH Generator feature however dedicated test functions are available for Pointer Tasks Payload Labels Trace Identifier APS Testing TCM testing In some instances more advanced editing is possible using the dedicated functions Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 5 3 Pointer Tasks Tap the Pointer Tasks icon to display the Pointer testing screens 7 5 3 1 Pointer Analysis Pointers keep SDH signals synchronous by compensating for timing differences without having to use stuffing bits Pointers are allowed to move up or down every three frames however the actual rate should be slower The Administrative Unit AU and the Tributary Unit TU each has its own pointer and the unit has two tabs for displaying the values and measure
61. 44 Header Setups The MAC VLAN MPLS and IP configuration procedures are the same as in BERT mode Please refer to the BERT Application section for details Go back to top Go back to TOC 6 3 1 2 Frames Settings The following can be configured under the Frames tab of the RFC2544 Setup e Preset Frames Select from a list of recommended test frame sizes defined in RFC 2544 o Test frames are 64 128 256 512 1024 1280 and 1518 bytes o The default selected frame is 1518 bytes o To select deselect any of the recommended test frames check the box to the right of the desired frame Add frame Two additional user configurable test frames of any size ranging from 64 bytes to 9000 bytes can be added To add additional test frames tap the Add Frame button Enter the frame size using the numeric keypad and click apply Press the back button to return to the frames screen The new custom frame size is displayed it can be enabled or disabled as needed O O 0 O RFC2544 Frames Setup Setup Results Throughput Latency Frame Loss Signal Header Frames Thresholds 64 64 bytes i 128 128 bytes Pattern 256 256 bytes Frame 512 512 bytes SETS 9 ALMIERR 4024 1024 bytes 1280 1280 bytes TASER OF Page 63 of 209 UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 64 of 209 Go back to top Go back to TOC 6 3 1 3 Threshold Settings Threshold settings can be enabled or disabled for the throughput and latenc
62. 6 OC 768 and PDH DSn test interfaces without having to change modules e Large high resolution 10 4 color touch screen VGA monitor port microphone headset built in speaker e Built in GPS timing and Atomic Rubidium clock o Provide accurate and stable timing reference when an office clock is not available e g Mobile Station o Verify the accuracy of a received network clock e Intel Atom 1 6GHz Processor o 2GB DDR 8GB SDD up to 32GB e High capacity Li ion battery pack o gt 1 hour 40G gt 8 hours 1GE o Battery operation at all rates e 1000Base T management port e Dual USB 2 0 ports o WiFi 3G UMTS modem Bluetooth Memory stick e VFL and OPM hardware options e Weighs lt 15kg fully loaded including battery e Dual ports to monitor network bi directionally o PDH DSn SDH SONET from E1 T1 to 40G o OTN from OTU1 to OTUA o Ethernet from 10Base T to 100GE e Generate 150ppm clock offset to stress both Ethernet and SDH networks e Jitter and Wander analysis up to STM 1e rates e SyncE and IEEE 1588v2 support with Wander analysis e Pulse mask analysis on PDH DSn signals e Multiple remote and local users able to share platform for simultaneous testing Multiple Test Applications and Users e Independent configuration and operation of modules allows multiple users to share platform e Up to 6 test applications can be configured and operated simultaneously locally and remotely e SCPI remote control interface via IP connection for multiple user a
63. 7 B 111 for 5 frame Number of detected EZ emors in the sink side encoded nthe byte MO or M1 of source side K2 bits 6 7 B 110 for z frame z 5 10 STS Path AIS Al L4 in the STS pointer bytes Hi HZ for 3 frames STS Path Loss of Pointer 8 amp 10 NDF enable 8 10 invalid pointers 30S Path BIF error Mismatchofthe recovered and computed BIP 8 covers the entire STS SPE STS Path Unequippecd Cz CO for z 5 2 3 as per 71 231 frames STS Path Trace Identifier Mismatch of the accepted and expected Trace Identifier in byte Ji Mismatch 64 bytes sequence STS Path Remote Emor Number of detected B3 emors in the sink side encoded in bye C1 Indication bits 1 2 3 4 of the source side STS Path Remote Defect Gi bit 5 1 for 10 frames Indication STS Path Payload Label Mismatch of the accepted and expected Payload Label in bye C2 for Mismatch 25 3 as per 71 231 frames Page 140 of 209 UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Anomales Detect WT Path Layer LOM LoP v BIP 2 UNEC wr TIA REI FEL MF PLM Y Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 2 8 3 OTN Loss of Multtitanve WT Path AlS WT Path Loss of Pointer WT Path BIF Error VT Path Unequipped WT Path Trace Identifier Mismatch WT Path Remote Emor Indication WT Path Remote Defect Indication VT Path Payload Label Mis match Loss of synchronization on H4 bits 7 B superflame sequence ANI
64. 73 76 gt TC RDI indicating defects that have occurred in the tandem connection to the far end Frame 74 gt ODI indicating to the far end that AU TU AIS has been inserted into egressing AU n TU n due to defects before or within the tandem connection Frames 73 76 gt Reserved capacity Lm exo ms es ms mo er ote BIP 7 Fixed 1 HAIS TC REI OE TC API TC RDI ODI Reserved K4 byte LP path Extended Label o When bits 5 7 of V5 byte are set to 101 value 5 then the signal label in K4 byte becomes valid where Bit 1 is allocated to the extended signal label Bit 2 is allocated to virtual concatenation Bits 3 and 4 are unassigned and are reserved for LP APS signaling Bits 5 6 7 are allocated for optional use Bit 8 is unassigned Bits 12 19 contain the UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 179 of 209 K4 multiframe structure per ITU T G 707 recommendations M multframestructureperITU T G707 recommendations rivis inrerteferste teles Se ess e ma Multiframe Alignment Signal K4 byte structure per ITU T G 707 recommendations per er Peo ee oe oe ov oe jeqe euBiS pepus3x3 asn euondo peuBisseuf pesuisAQ uoneusje uo2 ELA poubBisseuf Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 5 1 3 Summary o The Summary tab displays the summary screen listing the major bytes of the received SDH signal o Displays the Path Trace Identifiers JO J1 J2 APS K1 K2 Synchronizati
65. 8192 bits Incoming Alignment Error This bit allows the ingress to inform the egress that an alignment error in the incoming signal has been detected IAE 1 with error IAE 0 no error Status STAT These three bits indicate the presence of maintenance signals AIS OCI TCM IAE Backward Defect Indication This single bit conveys information regarding signal failure in the upstream direction BDI 1 indicates OTUk backward defect BDI 0 otherwise Trail Trace Identifier Mismatch ow oou om oe Page 141 of 209 UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 142 of 209 OTU Error Definitions Detection criteria according to G 709 and G 798 Frame alignment signal Uses the first six bytes and to provide framing for the entire signal Multiframe alignment signal Used to extend command and management functions over several frames The MFAS counts from 0 to 255 providing a 256 multiframe structure Bit interleaved parity 8 code Backward error indication 5M byte 3 bit 1 to 4 value 0 to 8 5M BIP 8 error count value 9 to 15 no 5M BIP 3 errors value 11 5M BIAE Backward incoming alignment error 5M byte 3 bit 1 to 4 1011 3 frames Correctable FEC error Uncorrectable FEC error Detection criteria according to G 709 and G 798 Backward error indication PM byte 3 bit 1 to 4 value O to 8 5M BIP 8 error count value 9 to 15 no 5M BIP 3 errors Alarm Indication
66. AS2 FAS34 and FAS140 e CRC 4 errors e EBIT errors e Bit errors TSE Evaluation is made at the Near End and at the Far End for PCM 30 31 signals with CRC Bit errors can be evaluated for e Unframed patterns e Framed patterns and bulk signals e N x 64kbps Since M 2100 evaluates bit errors facilities for evaluating block errors are disabled M 2100 Analysis Summary ErrorsiAlarms Signal Stop Analysis Histegram Graph Event Leg oan SC M 2100 Near End OTU FAS GOIN LOS AlarmfErr LASER M I n NEN CTICT UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 2 7 6 Evaluation According to ITU T M 2101 M 2101 is very similar to M 2100 except it deals with SDH systems only ES SES BBE SEP and UAS are evaluated Pass Fail results are based on the threshold values S1 and S2 for ES SES BBE and SEP Settings for S1 and S2 e Path allocation 0 1 to 100 e BISO Multiplier 0 1 to 100 The M 2101 evaluation can be performed on the following events Bit errors TSE Evaluation of the near end and far end is possible but far end evaluations can only be made if REI is available Bit errors can be evaluated for e Unframed patterns e Framed patterns and bulk signals e Overhead bytes E1 E2 order wire F1 F2 user D1 D3 and D4 D12 DCC in the SDH Overhead SOH and POH Note M 2101 measures block errors therefore bit error evaluation is d
67. CC1 GCC2 and APS PCC UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO 1 3 4 5 7 8 10 11 13 144 PM and TCMi i 1 6 m i e ser STAT Status Reserved RES bytes are undefined and set aside for future applications e Path Monitoring PM o Field is similar to the SM field described above It contains the TTI BIP 8 BEI BDI and Status STAT subfields Go back to top Go back to TOC e TCMi PM BIP8 Byte Analyzer ODU PM BiPs Page 193 of 209 o There are six Tandem Connection Monitoring TCMi fields that define the ODU TCM sub layer each containing TTI BIP 8 BEI BIAE BDI and STAT subfields associated to each TCM level i 1 to 6 o The STAT subfield is used in the PM and TCMi fields to provide an indication of the presence or absence of maintenance signals TCM1 BEI Type UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Byte Analyzer Signal Type OU TCMS BEI Byte Frame Value Bit 5 BDI Pattern Bits 6 8 Request ALKWERR ln use without LAE Mistery Go back to top Go back to TOC e Fault Type and Fault Location FTFL o Reporting communication channel field used to create a message spread over a 256 byte multiframe o Provides the ability to send forward and backward path level fault indications ITU T G 709 Figure 15 20 FTFL message structure ojij 126 127 128 128 o ass Forward field Backward field 0 9 10 1 Fault perator perator specific f
68. E 7 2E 7 1E 7 5E 8 2E 8 1E 8 5E 9 2E 9 1E 9 or User Defined The user may configure the desired rate using the on screen keypad Throughput Error Injection Setup Keypad Setup Results gren Traffic Error inj 1753151 General Summary Stream Error Type Injection Flow LASER Off es LASER Off Del Del All 6 5 1 5 Alarm Injection Settings UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 90 of 209 Alarm injection can be performed during test The type of alarms and alarm injection are configured in the Alarm Injection tab Once the test is running alarm injection can be performed by pressing the Alarm Inject button on the right side of the screen e Alarm Type Local Fault Remote Fault PCS HI BER PCS LOBL e Alarm Flow The alarm flow determines how the selected alarms will be injected A specific Count or Continue continuous can be selected e Alarm Length 1s 10s or 100s Throughput Alarm Injection Setup Setup Results Header Traffic Error Inj Alarm Inj General Summary Alarm Flow COUNT y Frame Alarm Length e 7 Fatterm ALM ERR LASER OF A Go back to top Go back to TOC 6 5 1 6 Summary The summary screen lists the MAC source and MAC destination information of each stream Tap on the appropriate box of each tab to reconfigure the source or destination information if desired Throughput Setup Summary MAC List Setup Results Header Traffic Error Inj Alarm Inj General Si
69. ER OR 6 3 2 2 Summary The following results including the Start ST and Elapsed ET times are displayed Line Rate bps Negotiated rate of the interface 10M 100M or 1000M This value is always fixed since it depends on the maximum capacity of the link under test hence the test interface that is configured Utilization of Line Rate For example if we transmit 100Mbps on a 1Gbps interface then the utilization value is 10 or 100Mbps of the total link capacity or Line Rate Utilization bps Framed Rate Payload MAC IP Header VLAN Tag Type Length CRC Payload Total Overhead Line Rate in Mbps Data Rate Payload Payload Total Overhead Line Rate Total Frames Bad Frames Signal Frame Pattem ALMIERR Go back to top Go back to TOC RFC 2544 Results Summary Setup Throughput Summary ET 00 00 03 55 ST 21H1 1327 50 Line Rate bps Utilization RON Utilization bps Framed Rate bps Data Rate bps Total Frames Bad Frames Latency Results Frame Loss Burst Signal Events RX 10 000G T Tem P000 CCSLAMede 0 0001 0 000K Bei id 0 000 1569318232 6 3 2 3 Signal The Signal tab displays the optical level measured by the SFP or XFP transceiver RFC2544 Results Signal Page 1 UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Signal Frame Pattern ALMWERR a Setup Throughput Status T
70. H P i STS 3 STS 12 STS 48 STS 192 SPE spe SPE SPE i E bihi HS 1 i l Resse ese wexsx r Lu LI i LI i i r Li 4 i i LI i H i i i H 1 i i VT2SPE i i L2 f i i l i i s i E i Bulk Bulk Bulk Buk Bulk n Bulk Bulk 34 Mbit s 140 Mbit s 599 Mbit s 2896 Mbit s 9584 Mbit s 7 1 5 Mbit s 2 Mbit s 45 Mitis Ea H i 1 5 Pits gt Hiria J bPabit s 139 Mbit s WiccobRedco Bulk WO 16c Bulk Wet Gate Baul VE 110 Bulk vViCc 127 Duik CAE N YC Balk e Scrambler for OTN only ON OFF e FEC for OTN only ON OFF Heirarchy Menu SDH SONET Heirarchy Menu OTN UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Hierarchy Operating Mode Lc Network Type Network Type SDH FAS Test Rate Test Rate STM 64 106 OTN Mapping x z me Sori LUS Scrambler FEC Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 1 1 2 Interface Allows the user to select the following e Clock source Page 118 of 209 o Internal The clock for the transmitter is derived from the internal clock The internal clock has an accuracy of 3 5ppm conforming to G 812 recommendations o External 2MHz 2Mbit s Termination Terminated Monitor Bridge Line code HDB3 AMI o RX Received The clock for the transmitter is derived from the received signal and the jitter of the incoming signal is suppressed o Offset The clock for the transmitter is derived
71. Indication Curgoing Defect Indication 2bit Bit Intertenwvesd Parity for Tandem Connection Page 187 of 209 This SDH SONET monitoring function requires VC12 VC11 or VT 1 5 VT 2 mapping and allows for a quick check of the signal structure trace identifier and the payload An important part of any Add Drop Multiplexer ADM installation process is the verification of the path routing Considering that an STM 1 STS 3 contains 63 x VC 12 s and a STM 4 STS 48 contains 252 x VC 12 s checking each path manually can be very time consuming The unit automatically performs a sequential BER test on each SDH SONET tributary C12 channel mapping can be either via AU 4 or AU 3 to assess the health of each channel The unit checks for error alarms or status indicators in each channel of the received signal the SDH structure and if a test pattern is found in the payload matching the unit s settings pattern sync is achieved and a quick BER test is performed for synchronization of the selected test pattern in all channels The result for each channel is entered in a table e K L M Shows the ITU T Tributary numbering scheme e Report Summary assessment of each channel Pass OK if the payload contains a test sequence pattern matching the one set in the Setup menu e BIT if a test pattern was found and bit errors were detected e LSS Live if no test pattern was found inside the payload e Any SDH SONET error alarm or status indicators
72. M Tasks TASER OF Histery OTH e Overhead Analyzer o Displays the Optical Channel Transport Unit OTU o Displays Optical Channel Data Unit ODU o Displays Optical channel Payload Unit OPU bytes of the received channel e Overhead Generator o Used to edit Optical channel Transport Unit OTU o Used to edit Optical Channel Data Unit ODU o Used to edit Optical Channel Payload Unit OPU bytes of the transmitted channel e Trace Identifier o Trace Identifier is similar to the JO byte in SONET SDH It is used to identify the signal from the source to the destination within the network o Trace Identifier contains the Access Point Identifiers API which are used to specify the Source Access Point Identifier SAPI and Destination Access Point Identifier DAPI o The APIs contain information regarding the country of origin network operator and administrative details e Payload Labels Payload Structure Identifier o PSI field transports a 256 byte message aligned with the ODU multiframe o PSIO contains the Payload Type PT identifying the payload being transported he OPU Payload Type PT is a single byte defined within PSI to indicate the composition of the OPU signal or in other words the type of payload being carried in the OPU e TCM Tasks o Used to analyze or edit the sequence of TCMi i 1 to 6 bytes by generating alarms and errors in the Tandem connection sub layer Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 6 1 Overhead Analyzer am
73. Normally over a provisioned range of 1 x 109 to 1 x 1079 Tap the APS Tasks icon to display the APS testing screens shown below e Sensor Select the trigger that will initiate the APS measurement o The selections are LOS LOF SONET FAS S BIP AIS L RDI L REI L L BIP AIS P LOP P P BIP RDI P REI P LSS and None e Switch Time Limit Configurable in the range from 15ms to 200ms o Typically 50ms according to ITU T recommendations e Gate Time Configurable in the range from 200ms to 4 seconds o Used to measure total service disruption when multiple switches or micro interrupts occur e Repeat ON OFF o Configurable to measure on a continuous basis e Start Press to begin the test APS Timing Setup UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 168 of 209 APS Timing Signal Sensor Switch Limit ms Frame Gate Time ms nek Rapeat OFF Pattern Results ALMJERR Time ms Result Histery APS Test Procedure The UX400 unit should be connected to a tributary port of network element or transmission system to ensure that the switching time is measured for the service transported by the SONET network Ensure that no errors or alarms are present on the transmission system because this will impact the measurement e The measurement will be triggered by an Alarm Indication Signal AIS The UX400 measures how long the AIS event remains present after the event is first recognized and will continue to measure the tot
74. Policing Rate Enabling Disabling Tests A check next to the parameters in the Service Attributes table indicates that the test for the corresponding service is set to run Tap on the box to remove the check and cancel the test for that service Service Acceptance Parameters The user establishes Pass Fail test criteria for the following Service Acceptance Criteria Values define the minimum requirements to ensure that the service meets the Service Level Agreement SLA e FLR Maximum ratio of lost frames to the total transmitted frames allowed to still be compliant with the SLA FLR is only guaranteed for traffic conforming to the CIR Enter a percentage from 0 100 FTD Maximum transfer time that the frames can take to travel from source to destination and still be compliant with the SLA FTD is only guaranteed for traffic conforming to the CIR Values are measured in us ms or sec Input a value within the digital range of 001 999 and 1 us 999sec The user can also choose to Disable the FTD threshold evaluation FTD will be measured anyway but the value will not contribute toward passing or failing the service e IFDV Maximum frame jitter allowed to still be compliant with the SLA FDV is only guaranteed for traffic conforming to the CIR Values are measured in us ms or sec Input a value within the digital range of 001 999 and 1 us 999sec The user can also choose to Disable the IFDV threshold evaluation IFDV will be measured anyway
75. RR s l PESE History UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 167 of 209 e V5 VT Path Path signal label o Program the TX and RX label by editing the hexadecimal value or by using the convenient drop down menu selection o For the RX label you can enable or disable the Payload Mismatch PLM Alarm Payload Label RX VT A Start Signal VT Label V5 VT 9 181 Test Sig EONETLOS PLM Enabled Y Frame n Alarm Err Pattern ALMJERR Histery Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 4 6 APS Tasks APS Timing This function measures the Automatic Protection Switching APS limits of the network APS applies only to the Multiplex sections of a SONET network and enables network elements to re route traffic to a backup circuit in the event of network failure or problems The protection mechanism is coordinated by the K1 and K2 bytes in the Multiplexer Section Overhead e APS Standards The principles and protocols of APS in SONET networks are defined in ITU T G 783 and G 841 and Bellcore GR 253 recommendations for Linear and Ring network architectures respectively According to these recommendations the re routing of the signal has to occur within 50ms Protection switching is initiated as a result of one of the following conditions o Hard Failure SF condition Loss of Signal LOS MS AIS BER gt 1 x 109 o Soft Failure SD condition Signal degradation when BER exceeds a predetermined threshold
76. SER OF Data Rate bps 8T5 281M 975 237 M il of Bytes 10177 1849510 101771828776 Total Frames BT043445 67043432 Bad Frames The Per Stream Errors screen displays the Current and Total error count of each stream e Bit Indicates errors related to test pattern Bit Error or LSS Pattern Loss e BER Bit Error Ratio e FCS CRC Number of received frames with an invalid Frame Check Sequence FCS e FCS CRC Rate e IP Checksum Layer 3 and 4 only Invalid IP Frame Check sequence e TCP UDP Checksum Layer 4 only e Jabber frames Number of received frames larger than 1518 bytes containing an invalid FCS e Runt frames Number of received frames smaller than 64 bytes containing an invalid FCS e Frame Loss e Frame Loss e OOS Throughtput Results Per Stream Errors Page 1 Throughtput Results Per Stream Errors Page 2 Setup ee E Setup _ Global i t Global a Signal Restart Traffic Delay Rates 3 Summary Traffic Delay Rates VLAN ID WA Stream Fike VLAN ID WA Stream TX Stop Current P Current j rr inj Bits B Pattern Frame Loss X 0 00 R 4 f ooo BER 0 000E 00 ae n a oos Alarm Inj FCSICRC 0 ML SRLWERR FCSICRC Rate D 0E 00 LASER Off LASER Of story Jabber Frames in Runt Frames Frame Loss The Per Stream Events screen displays a Date and Time stamped record of bit errors alarms and other anomalies pertaining to each stream Throughtput Results Per Stream Events
77. Signal PM byte 3 bit 6 to 8 111 gt 3 frames Open connection indication PM byte 3 bit 6 to 8 110 gt 3 frames Locked PM byte 3 bit 6 to 8 101 gt 3 frames Backward Defect Indication PM byte 3 bit 5 1 2 5 frames Payload mismatch Declared if the accepted payload type is not equal to the expected payload type s as defined by the specific adaptation function ODU TIM Trail Trace Identifier Mismatch Go back to top Go back to TOC UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 143 of 209 7 3 Alarm Error Injection Alarms and Errors can be injected into different signals At any time during the test process tap the Error Injection or Alarm Injection buttons to inject errors or generate alarms To access the setup for the alarms and errors tap the button on the right side of the screen The following buttons are there for SDH SONET and OTN respectively SDH SONET OTN OTL FAS SOH FAS SONET FAS AA OINLOS SONET LOS Alarm Err The type of Alarm Error can be set by tapping the tab Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 3 1 Setup Alarm and Error Injection The Alarm and Error screen will reflect the alarm and error types based on the test type settings selected in the Setup For instance the below screen shot is for SDH mode selected in Setup Setup Alarm and Error Injection Alarm Alarm Mode SDH Signal SDH Alarm Type SDH LOS viec Alarm Flow p Frame m z
78. UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 1 of 209 Veex USER MANUAL LE E 1 a Ea 1 a rip r P a a i F a ut 1 i 10G Test Module for the VePAL UX400 UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevA0O Page 2 of 209 Table of Contents 1 0 A Thi r Manual 2 0 Intr ion X4 3 0 Safety Information 4 0 Platform Overview 4 1 Keypad 4 2 Touch Screen Display 4 3 Battery 4 3 1 Using the Built in Battery Backup System 4 3 2 Battery Overdraw Protection 4 4 Connectors and Panels 4 4 1 Test Modules 4 4 2 RJ 45 Interface 4 4 3 Bantam Interface 4 4 4 BNC Interface 4 4 5 XFP SFP Transceiver Interface 4 4 6 SMA Interface 4 4 7 Utility Ports 4 5 LEDs 4 6 Software Upgrade 5 0 Basic Set up and Common Tasks 5 1 Home Screen Tabs 5 2 Common Tasks 5 2 1 Assigning Test Modules 5 3 Platform Settings 5 3 1 Tools 5 3 2 Utilities 5 3 3 Files UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevA0O Page 3 of 209 O 1 Ethernet T Application 6 1 Setup 6 1 1 Port Setup 6 1 2 Measurement Setup 6 2 BERT 6 2 1 BERT Setup 6 2 1 1 Header Settings 6 2 1 2 Traffic Settings 6 2 1 3 Error Injection 6 2 1 4 Alarm Injection Settings 6 2 1 5 Starting Stopping a BERT 6 2 2 BERT Results 6 2 2 1 Summar 6 2 2 2 Signal 6 2 2 2 Errors 6 2 2 3 Alarms 6 2 2 5 Events 6 2 2 6 Traffic 6 2 2 7 Delay 6 2 2 8 Rates 6 2 3 Saving BERT Results 6 3 RFC2544 6 3 1 Setup 6 3 1 1 Header Settings 6 3 1 2 Frames Settings 6 3 1
79. affic Summary Signal O Alarms a Summary Signal Current AX stop Current LOS ms 0 000 0 PCSHI SER 0 LOSync 0 000 Y athe PCS LOBL 0 2 o Fattern Loss r Mlarmn Service Disruption ms omm Current 0 000 i LASER OF LASER OM Aee Last MiniMax 0 00 No of Occurrences Local Fault Remote Fault 6 2 2 5 Events Events tab A time stamped record or log of anomalies alarms test status start stop and test application are displayed BERT Results Events UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Results Signal Errors Alarms Signal Traffic Delay Rates Time Event Type of Events Test 21H1 14 58 53 Test Started BERT Frame Pattern o 44 Alarm mj 5 ALM ERR LASER Of is Pageiot1 Go back to top Go back to TOC 6 2 2 6 Traffic Traffic tab The following Traffic statistics are displayed Frame type Test and non test frames e Traffic type Layer 2 and Layer 3 Unicast Broadcast and Multicast frame percentage e Frame size distribution Tap on the graph for detailed screens BERT Results Traffic Signal Restart Frame Err Inj Pattern Alarm In 2 ALM ERR LASER OF Mistery Go back to top Go back to TOC Frames The following Frame distribution statistics are displayed in Count and Percentage e Received RX frames o Total frames Test frames VLAN tagged frames VLAN stacked frames MPLS Layer
80. al Frame Pattern ALMJERR History The following is a partial list of SOH bytes and their corresponding functions Section Layer Framing Bytes A1 A2 e The A1 A2 bytes indicate the beginning of the STS N frame and provide a frame alignment pattern o A1 is the 1st framing byte 11110110 Hex F6 o A2is the 2nd framing byte 00101000 Hex 28 e Both A1 and A2 bytes are unscrambled e The Frame Alignment Word of a STS N frame is composed of 3 x N A1 bytes followed by 3 x N A2 bytes A1 Framing Byte Byte Decoder Signal A1 Framing Frame 11110110 Pattem ALMJERR History Path Trace Byte JO e Regenerator section trace e Used to transmit a 16 byte identifier trace 15 byte string and a CRC 7 byte repeatedly so that all regenerators can verify their connection 64 byte strings are also available It contains up to 62 characters plus carry return CR and line feed LF any unused characters are filled with blanks 00h e Used for continuity testing between regenerators B1 Byte RS BIP e An 8 bit even parity code used to check for transmission errors over the regenerator section e Its value is calculated over all the bits of the STS N frame before scrambling e The checksum value is placed in the SECTION overhead of the following STS N before scrambling B1 Section BIP Byte UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Byte Decoder B1 Section BIP Signal Frame Pattern ALMWERR History
81. al disruption time in the event of multiple disruptions AISorBER 2x 104 Measured APS time Maximum 200ms Measured APS time n Maximum 4000ms Figure 1 Perfect service disruption Measured APS time Maximum 200ms Measured APS time Maximum 4000ms Figure 2 Multiple service disruption or micro interrupts Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 4 7 Tandem Connection Monitoring TCM HP Setup UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 169 of 209 Stop Signal SONET FAS x 2a SONET LOS Frame n Alarmna Err Pattern ALMJERR L LESER OF c Histery NR TCM Standards The Tandem paths are defined in ITU recommendation G 707 Annex D and Annex E ITU T recommendation G 707 defines a tandem connection source and sink and describes the responses of each when defect alarm and error conditions are detected Tandem connection maintenance signals are carried in the Z5 byte for STS N and in the Z6 byte for VT s These two bytes are structured similarly but their functions are not identical Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 4 8 Tributary Scan This SDH SONET monitoring function requires VC12 VC11 or VT 1 5 VT 2 mapping and allows for a quick check of the signal structure trace identifier and the payload An important part of any Add Drop Multiplexer ADM installation process is the verification of the path routing Considering that an STM 1 STS 3 contains 63 x VC 12 s and a STM 4 STS 48
82. am a 16 or 64 byte identifier to set and check the expected trace o Enable or disable the TIM Trace Identifier Mismatch alarm e J2 LP Path Low order path section trace o Program a 16 or 64 byte identifier to set and check the expected trace o Enable or disable the TIM Trace Identifier Mismatch alarm Page 184 of 209 Copy This function allows copying the received trace identifier from RX making it easier on the user specially for the longer strings to minimize typos It is also a quick way to eliminate TIM alarms Signal Frame Pattern ALMJERR Histery Go back to top Go back to TOC Length TIM Enabled Raceived RX JO S Expected Trace Laveen SONS eae vas oe ane RCRA AO MMT Ee aren Vinee ere er 3 E3 122456788A123456789B 123456738 C 123456789D 122456788E 1234567 88F 1 Li UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 185 of 209 7 5 5 Payload Labels This function is used to set the C2 and V5 Path Signal Labels which indicate the content of the High order and Low order VCs Tap the Payload Label icon to display the payload label screens There are dedicated tabs for Transmitted and Received payload labels and setups e C2 HP Path Path signal label o Specifies the mapping type in the VC n o Program the TX or RX label by editing the hexadecimal value or by using the convenient drop down menu selection o For the RX label enable or disable the Payload Mismatch PLM Alarm TX C2 HP RX C2 HP
83. ame ETT Ind Go back to top Go back to TOC The Global Signal screen fiber ports only displays the optical level measured by the SFP or XFP transceiver Throughput Results Global Signal Page 1 Throughput Results Global Signal Page 2 UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 93 of 209 Results Per Stream Stream Summary Aggregate PET Errors Alarms Events Traffic Delay Level TA Stop ies SFP Optical Module Information SAT Es Vendor FINISAR CORP Part Number FTLX1412M3BCL anh Wavelength nm 4310 00 m MEM LASER OF A LASER OF A Results Per Stream Frequency Current bps 10000000000 Offset ppm 0 0 Min ppm n o Max ppm 0 0 The Global Errors screen displays the Current and Total error count of all streams e PCS Errored Block e FCS CRC Number of received frames with an invalid Frame Check Sequence FCS e Jabber frames Number of received frames larger than 1518 bytes containing an invalid FCS e Runt frames Number of received frames smaller than 64 bytes containing an invalid FCS Throughtput Results Global Errors UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Results Per Stream Stream Summary Aggregate Signal Jury Alarms Events Traffic Delay Current PCS Errored Black D FCSICRC Jabber Frames D Runt Frames The Global Alarms screen displays the Current and Total alarm count of all streams e LOS ms Loss of Signal Link Down ms Service disruption
84. ately for ease of interpretation Page 4 lists the High Order Path in logical order that are associated with the signal under test All alarms are evaluated and stored Errors Alarms SDH Page 3 Errors Alarms SDH Page 4 Histegram Graph Event Leg Event Leg ErrorsfAlarms Errors Alarms Signal SDH Alarms RSi Line Signal SDH Alarms HP Frame Fatter EE Li OJGULGGGdGOUARARLLGGGIGIbLIGIGG l ALMJ ERR SDH Alarms MS Histery Loc R C 2 Loc R C 2 Rate STM 64 Rate STM 64 15 33 37 ied date at Go back to top Go back to TOC For OTN Page 3 amp 4 lists the OTU Alarms in logical order associated with the signal under test All alarms are evaluated and stored The Elapsed Time ET since the start of the test is shown in the upper right hand corner Errors Alarms OTN Page 3 OTU Alarms Errors Alarms OTN Page 4 OTU Alarms UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Histegram Graph Event Leg ErrersfAlarnms Signal OTU Alarms Go back to top Go back to TOC Errors Alarms Page 5 For SDH and SONET Page 5 lists the Bit Error Performance BERT associated with the signal under test Errors Alarms BERT SDH SONET Page 5 Histogram Graph Event Log Se E TE Signal BERT O IE Luc Bele Rate STM 64_ i Dn a ae A 15 35 05 For OTN Page 5 amp 6 lists the ODU OPU errors and alarms in logical order that are associated with the signal under test All alarms are evaluated and store
85. aw IEEE 802 3 frame without LLC Not available when Layer 3 is selected e Layer 3 Ethernet II DIX VLAN Off 1 tag 2 tags 3 tags e Up to three VLAN tags VLAN stacking for Q in Q applications can be configured Note VLAN stacking is an option MPLS only for Layer 3 amp 4 Off 1 tag 2 tags 3 tags e Up to three MPLS tags can be configured Note MPLS tag configuration is only available when the MPLS option is purchased PROTOCOL Only for Layer 4 UDP or TCP RFC2544 Header Setup Layer 3 RFC2544 Header Setup Layer 4 UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 58 of 209 Results Prame Loss Frame Loss Frames Frames Frame Type Ethernet I DIX i uem loc 2 SLA Me ELITS rr E ALMIERR FTE DRM R LASER Off History Histery Layer 2 The following can be configured for Layer 2 MAC Tap the MAC block on the Frame image to access the setup menu e MAC Source Use the default source address of the test set or configure a new or different address See MAC address editing screen shot below e MAC Destination Configure the destination MAC address of the far end partner test set See MAC address editing screen shot below e Ethernet Type Can be configured for Layer 2 RFC2544 Setup MAC Layer 2 RFC2544 MAC Editing DATA RX Filter MAC Source 00 16 53 00 CT 43 E Signal MAC Destination 00 1E 30 A0 57 3C Signal Ethernet Type Frame Frame Pattern Patt
86. back to TOC 7 5 1 2 Path Overhead Layer The following is a partial list of POH bytes and their corresponding functions e J1 byte STS Path Trace o High Order VC N path trace byte o A unique message is assigned to each path in a SDH network therefore the path trace can be used to check continuity between any location on a transmission path and the path source o This user programmable byte repeatedly transmits a 15 byte string plus 1 CRC 7 byte so that a receiver can continually verify its connection with the transmitter o A 64 byte free format string is also permitted It contains up to 62 characters plus carry return CR and line feed LF any unused characters are filled with blanks 00h o The message is transmitted one byte per VC 4 frame J1 Byte HP Path Trace Byte Decoder J1 HP Path trace 15 Bytes Frame VEEX HP Signal Pattem ALIWERR History e B3 byte o Even code parity which determines if a transmission error has occurred over a path o Its value is calculated over all the bits of the previous VC 4 o The computed checksum is placed in the B3 byte before scrambling e C2 byte HP signal label for SDH mode o Indicates mapping of the VC n o The table below indicates the standard C2 binary values C2 Byte HP signal label Byte Decoder Signal C2 HP Signal label Frame 41111110 Test signal 0 187 Pattem ALMI ERR Mistery UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 177 of 209
87. but the value will not contribute toward passing or failing the service e AVAIL Minimum percentage of service availability allowed to still be compliant with the SLA The service becomes unavailable if more than 50 of the frames are errored or missing in a one second interval Availability is only guaranteed for traffic conforming to the CIR Enter a percentage from 0 100 The user can also choose to Disable the AVAIL threshold evaluation AVAIL will be measured anyway but the value will not contribute toward passing or failing the service Copying Services Copy Service Attributes Copy FROM Copy TO Signal Frame Pattem ALM ERR LASER OF Mistery o a e c Li c e wf e ci s v Li i T ci e e e ci UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 82 of 209 a n Copying Services Tap on the Copy button on the bottom of the Header or Service Attributes tabs to copy frame parameters specific to that tab to other services For example pressing Copy on the Header tab will only transfer header parameters to other services Go back to top Go back to TOC 6 4 2 Results Note To run the test make sure that traffic is being looped back at the far end of the network under test 6 4 2 1 Configuration Tests Results Config Tests Service 1 M Results IIT Config Tests Perf Tests Signal Event Log Signal Service5 Service6 Service Services Summary Service 1 Service 2 Service 3 Serv
88. c Signal ee Stop TASER OF Results Signal Page 2 UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Events Summary Events Summary Current bps Offset ppm Min ppm Max ppm 6 6 2 3 Errors The following errors Current and Total are displayed e FCS CRC Number of received frames with an invalid FCS e IP Checksum Layer 3 amp 4 only e TCP UDP Checks Layer 4 only e Jabber frames Number of received frames larger than 1518 bytes containing an invalid FCS Signal Frame Pattern ALM ERR Results Signal Page 3 Page 104 of 209 Events Traffic SFP Optical Module Information Vendor FINISAR CORP Part Number FTLX1412M3BCL Wavelength nm 1210 00 Frequency 8887708258 229 2 230 0 34 8 e Runt frames Number of received frames smaller than 64 bytes containing an invalid FCS Results Errors TRSER ON UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Results Events Traffic Delay Rates Signal Summary Signal Eros Alarms Current Total FCSICRC Frame Pattern JabberFrames 0 n Runt Frames 0 25 ALMWERR LASER OF History Go back to top Go back to TOC 6 6 2 4 Alarms The following alarms Current and Total are displayed e LOS ms Loss of Signal e LOSync e Pattern Loss Indicates errors related to test pattern e Service Disruption ms associated with loss of signal Current Duration of the current service disruption Total Total accum
89. cautions Lithium ion Li ion battery packs are compact and offer high capacity and autonomy which make them ideal for demanding applications like providing long lasting power to portable test equipment For safety reasons due to their high energy concentration these batteries packs and products containing them must be used charged handled and stored properly according to the manufacturer s recommendations Li ion battery packs contain individual Li ion cells as well as battery monitoring and protection circuitry sealed in its plastic container that shall not be disassembled or serviced UXAOO battery pack is also fitted with a safety connector to prevent accidental short circuits and reverse polarity Always charge the UX400 battery pack inside the UX400 battery bay using the UX400 AC DC adapter supplied by VeEX Do not charge or use the battery pack if any mechanical damage is suspected shock impact puncture crack etc Do not continue charging the battery if it does not recharge within the expected charging time Storage For long term storage the battery pack should be stored at 20 C 68 F room temperature charged to about 30 to 50 of its capacity Spare battery packs should be charged and used at least once a year to prevent over discharge rotate them regularly It is recommended to charge and use battery packs at least every three months Battery packs shall not go without recharging reconditioning for more than six month
90. ce events for SDH Regenerator and Multiplexer sections o o o Deals exclusively with SDH sections Error event definition Based on measuring block errors M 2100 Performance limits for bringing into service and maintenance of international multi operator PDH paths and connections O O O O 0 0 Deals exclusively with PDH paths sections and systems Based on measuring bit errors and block errors BIS limits for OOS ISM Evaluation periods of 15 minutes 2 hours and 24 hours First step is a continuity test for 15 minutes PDH paths are composed of sub elements of different lengths each with its own set Reference Performance Objectives RPO M 2101 Analysis Performance limits and objectives for maintenance and bringing into service SDH paths and multiplex sections O O O 0 0 Deals exclusively with SDH paths and sections Based on measuring block errors BIS limits for OOS ISM Evaluation periods of 15 minutes 2 hours 24 hours and 7 days First step is a continuity test for 15 minutes Note Only one performance analysis can be performed at a time To view or enable the M 2100 and M 2101 analyses the measurement timer has to be set to a determined period The table below describes the anomalies evaluated for the performance analysis selected ITU T Performance Analysis for PDH and SDH systems Analysis PDH son Anomalies G 821 E E TSE based on bit errors 6 826 Out of service El EP TSE based on block err
91. centage of frames transmitted Data rate used for latency test o Pass Fail test status Use the drop down menu to select the Latency format RFC2544 Latency Results Graphical Setup Results Status Summary Signal Events Signal Throughput Latency Frame Loss Burst Frame renal Y Latency us Done D o0 Fattern i R Mede E audi LASER OF mum CIS Setup Results Status Summary Signal Events Signal Throughput Latency E Frame Loss Burst E Summary Wn Rate Thresholds Bd 64 bytes B Onus 100 00 Disable Pattern 1518 1918 bytes 00 us 100 00 Disable SLA Mode ALMIERR Q EL LASER NA History e Page 1 ofi o RFC2544 Latency Results Test Log UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 72 of 209 Setup Status Summary Bd 64 bytes B Onus 1860 00 1516 1513 bytes 0 00us 100 00 SLA Mode TRSER ON is Page E da D RFC2544 Jitter Results Graphical Status ign Events Throughput Frame Loss Burst Jitter us SLAMede TEASER OM Setup Results Status Summary Signal Signal Throughput Latency f Frame Loss Jit Summary Y Jitter Rate 6 Thresholds B4 64 bytes B Onus 1860 00 Disable Pattern 1518 1518 bytes 0 00us 100 00 Disable Frame SLA Mode AL MIERR d LASER OF Pageior1 D UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 73 of 209 RFC2544 Jitter Results Test Log Setup Results Status Summary Signal Events
92. circuit is available from the first of at least ten consecutive seconds which are not SES The recommended measurement time for G 821 and G 826 is 30 days G 826 Analysis Summary ErrarsiAlarms Signal af Analysis Histe gram Graph Event Log J 5 Signal 83 826 Near End SMA n OTN LOS Frame AlarmfErr Pattern ALMJERR LASER Off M Histery Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 2 7 3 Evaluation According to ITU T G 828 G 828 provides a precise block length for each bit rate as opposed to G 826 ES SES BBE UAS and SEP are evaluated Pass Fail result is in conjunction with path allocation between 0 1 and 100 UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO G 828 evaluation can be performed on the following events e B1 e B2 e MS REI e B3 e HP REI e LP BIP e LP REI e Bit errors TSE Evaluation of the near end and far end is possible however far end evaluations can only be made if REI is available Bit errors can be evaluated for e Unframed patterns e Framed patterns and bulk signals e Overhead bytes E1 E2 order wire F1 F2 user D1 D3 and D4 D12 DCC in the SDH overhead SOH and POH Note Bit error evaluation is disabled because G 828 evaluates block errors G 828 Performance Analysis Summary ErrarsiAlarms Signal Start Analysis Histe gram Graph Event Leg 3 620 Near End OTU FAS OINLOS AlarnnfErr LASER OF Go back to top Go back to TOC 7
93. cond time interval in which no bit errors occur e Errored Free Second EFS A one second time interval in AS during which no errors and no pattern slips have been detected G 821 Analysis UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 134 of 209 Summary Errorsf Alarms Signal Analysis Histe gram Graph Event Leg Signal SDH FAS SDH LOS Frame EE AlarnvErr Fattern ALMIERR m TASER On History Page 1of2 Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 2 7 2 Evaluation According to ITU T G 826 G 826 recommendation makes provision for higher bit rates and allows in service measurement using the evaluation of block errors The following are evaluated ES SES BE BBE and UAS Pass Fail result depends on path allocation of 0 1 to 100 In Service Measurement ISM Simultaneous in service measurement of near end and far end of a selected path Out of Service Measurement OOS Out of service measurement using bit errors in a test pattern Definitions Note Errored Second ES A one second time interval containing one or more errored blocks Severely Errored Second SES A one second time interval in which more than 30 of the blocks are errored Block Error BE A block containing one or more errored bits Background Block Error BBE An errored block that is not a SES Unavailable Second UAS A circuit is considered to be unavailable from the first of at least ten consecutive SES The
94. criteria e Tap on a parameter box to configure it Place a check next to a parameter to only receive traffic that matches this criteria For descriptions of each parameter please see 6 5 1 Setup for Throughput Testing Multiple Streams e Press Monitor to monitor selected traffic For a description of traffic parameters from Global and Per Stream Results tabs please see 6 5 2 Throughput Results Monitor Setup UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO of Streams Stream VLAN ID VLAN Priority MAC Source MAC Dest IP Source IP Dest IF ToS Precedence Results Monitor ST 00 01 0000 00 Line Rate bps Utilization Utilization bps Framed Rate bps Tetal Frames Bad Frames Pause Frames Monitor Per Stream Results Summary TREER OW Page 111 of 209 Manitar h 5 DO 1E 80 A0 57 3C 18 83 00 0C 40 TASER ON 165 2200 182 163 0 10 5010 Maximize Reliability Wh 011 Flash v 182 Setup Scan E Monitor se ee Aggregate Events Stream Summary Stream of BW Errors Qos 1 0 00 Nene 0 EDIT ECC 1E LASER Off Monitor Per Stream Results Errors UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Setup Scan Signal Global Frame Stream 8 Pattern 3 Peu 15 20 15 ALMI ERR Utilization 95 histen Utilization bps Framed Rate bps of Bytes Total Frames Bad Frames Results Manitar Persuem em Summary Errors Frame Pattern RX 000 ALMI ERR
95. ction Switching limits Using selectable triggers the drop out times of tributary connections are measured and compared with preset values TCM Tasks Used to analyze or edit the sequence of Z5 and Z6 TCM bytes by generating alarms and errors in the Tandem connection sub layer Tributary Scan Used to scan individual or multiple tributaries to verify routing and error free operation Available in VT 1 5 or VT 2 mode Round Trip Delay Propagation Delay Measurement works by sending a test pattern Bit errors are transmitted in the pattern The time it takes for the error to reach the receiver is the propagation time through the network One Way Delay Available only in dual port testing mode Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 4 1 Overhead Analyzer Tap the Overhead Analyzer icon to display the OH screens There are tabs for SOH RX which displays the bytes associated with the Section LINE Overhead POH RX which displays the bytes associated with the Path Overhead Summary which displays the Path Traces JO J1 J2 APS K1 K2 Synchronization status S1 STS Path C2 and VT Path v5 Signal Label bytes Tapping the applicable byte enables an automatic decode a byte description including the Hexadecimal and Binary value is provided For some bytes an advanced decode of the various bits is also available Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 4 1 1 Section Overhead SOH SOH UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 151 of 209 Sign
96. d Errors Alarms OTN Page 5 Graph ErrarsiAlarms OTU Alarms M Errors Alarms OTN Page 6 Event Log Signal Page 127 of 209 UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 128 of 209 Graph Event Leg Signal ODU Errors 00J01 34 47 rae SN e LASER Off Errors Alarms Page 7 For OTN Only Histogram Event Leg Step Signal z ODU Alarms OTU FAS 0002 38 36 mm OrNLOS MAarmlEm LASER Off OPU Alarms For OTN the Error Alarms tab has 7 pages Page 7 lists the Bit Error Performance BERT associated with the signal under test Errors Alarms OTN Page 7 Event Log Signal 7 2 3 Event Log Stop OTUFAS OIN LOs Alarnvert a TASER NN The Event log tab brings up the screen listing the Error and Alarm events recorded during a test The events are presented in chronological sequence e Number Event number events are numbered sequentially e Type Indicates alarm or error type e Start Indicates when the alarm or error was detected e Dur Count Indicates for how long the alarm or error was detected and provides duration alarms and ratio count errors The duration format is day hour minute second e Pages Scroll through the pages depending on the number of events recorded Event Log UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 129 of 209 Errorsf Alarms Signal Histe gram Graph Event Leg Sig
97. d with the Section Overhead SOH Alarm For SONET Displays the Alarms associated with the SONET Alarm For OTN OTU Alarms Page 2 For SDH Displays the Errors associated with the Section Overhead SOH For SONET Displays the Errors associated with the SONET Errors For OTN OTU Errors Page 3 For SDH The Alarms and Errors associated with the Administrative Unit AU SDH The measured parameters are e AU AIS AU Alarm Indication Signal e AU LOP AU Loss of Pointer For SONET The Alarms and Errors associated with the STS PATH The measured parameters are e AIS P STS Path AIS e LOP P STS Path LOP For OTN ODU Alarms AIS OCI LCK BDI TIM PLM Page 4 For SDH The Alarms and Errors associated with the High Order Path HP SDH The measured parameters are e HP UNE HP Unequipped e HP PLM HP Payload Mismatch e HP TIM HP Trace Identifier Mismatch e HP RDI HP Remote Defect Indication e B3 errors e HP REI HP Remote Error Indication For SONET The Alarms and Errors associated with the STS Path The measured parameters are e UNEQ P STS Path Unequipped e PLM P STS Path Payload Mismatch e TIM P STS Path Trace Identifier Mismatch e RDI P STS Path Remote Defect Indication e B3 errors e REI P STS Path Remote Error Indication For OTN ODU Errors BIP BIE UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 132 of 209 Page 5 Displays BERT Alarms Errors LSS Loss of Sequence Synchronization and BIT err
98. ddress See MAC address editing screen shot above e MAC Destination Configure the destination MAC address of the far end partner test set See MAC address editing screen shot above e Ethernet Type 8847 MPLS unicast or 8848 MPLS multicast RFC2544 Setup MAC Layer 3 MAC IP DATA RXFilter MAC Source 00 18 63 00 C7 48 Signal MAC Destination 00 16 90 A0 67 3C Ethernet Type BB47 MPLS unicast y Frame Pattern Ten ALMIERR LASER Of IP Configure the source and destination IP addresses The following IP header fields can be configured e IP Type IPv4 e Source IP Address e Destination IP Address e IP TOS for quality of service testing Legacy TOS DSCP o If Legacy TOS is selected then the parameters that can be configured are Precedence and TOS Values o If DSCP is selected then the parameters that can be configured are DSCP ECT and CE e TTL e Do Not Fragment Flag 0 1 e Protocol OXFF RFC2544 IP Configuration Layer 3 UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Signal Frame Pattern ALMIERR History Data No payload selection is possible The payload area is populated with a VeEX signature field and other proprietary data RX Filter Tab Allows to filter streams by e MAC Destination address e MAC Source address e VLAN e DSCP e Protocol Type e IP Destination e IP Source Signal Frame Pattern ALMIERR Mistery MAC IF Type Source IP Address Destination IP Addres
99. der to provide enough 1 0 transitions for synchronization scrambling is used over the entire OTU frame except for the FAS bytes e MultiFrame Alignment Signal MFAS o Byte is used to extend command and management functions over several frames o The MFAS counts from 0 to 255 providing a 256 multiframe structure Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 6 1 2 Optical Transport Unit OTU Analysis The OTU overhead comprises the SM GCCO and RES bytes UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 192 of 209 a uL LS Ee DAP e Section Monitoring SM o Bytes are used for the Trail Trace Identifier TTI Parity BIP 8 and the Backward Error Indicator BEI also known as the Backward Incoming Alignment Error BIAE Backward Defect Indicator BDI and Incoming Alignment Error IAE o The TTI is distributed over the multiframe and is 64 bytes in length It is repeated four times over the multiframe SM BIP8 Byte Analyzer Signal OTU M BIPS z Pattern ALMJERR History e General Communication Channel 0 GCCO o Clear channel used for transmission of information between OTU termination points GCCO Type oO Byte Analyzer Signal OTU Gcco 4 Pattern ALMJERR Mistery Reserved RES bytes are currently undefined in the standard Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 6 1 3 Optical Data Unit ODU Analysis The ODU overhead is divided into several fields RES PM TCMi TCM ACT FTFL EXP G
100. detected on each tributary e J2 trace Corresponds to the VT or VC trace identifier being transmitted in each channel e Payload Label Corresponds to the V5 byte signal label being transmitted Tapping on any of the table rows brings up an Event Details window Tributary Scan UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 188 of 209 TERTII M Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 5 9 Round Trip Delay The Round Trip Delay Propagation Delay measurement works by sending a test pattern with an error The time it takes for the error to reach the receiver is the propagation time through the network e Select SDH as TX RX standard e View the Round Trip Delay of a looped back signal e Set check box on Setup RX pattern to Out of Service Round Trip Delay Results Results Time ms Signal Result Frame Pattern ALM ERR mistery Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 4 10 One Way Delay Available with Dual Port Testing Application One Way Delay UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Go back to top Go back to TOC Results Current Signal Max Min Frame Average Pattern ALMJERR Histery 0a Poti 10G Port Port 2 Part 1 Port 1 Port 2 190663 us Page 189 of 209 UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 190 of 209 7 6 OTN Tools OTN Tools Menu Cart Signal OTU FAS s QU MIMLOS Identifier AlarmiErr Frame Pattem ALKWERR re p 7m TC
101. e SOH LOS Error Mode D m Pattem SDH Error Type DH FAS Error Flow ALM ERR LASER OM Histenj Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 3 2 Alarm Generation Generation range of different anomalies into the transmit signal Alarm generation modes include e Alarm Flow o Continuous Generates a continuous alarm when button is tapped o Count Specific count for 0 1s 1s 10s 100s when button is tapped Go back to top Go back to TOC UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO 7 3 2 1 SDH Alarms The following SDH Alarms can be generated Page 144 of 209 e STM 1 4 16 64 depends on signal structure LOS LOF MS AIS MS RDI RS TIM AU LOP AU AIS HP UNEQ HP PLM HP RDI HP TIM Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 3 2 2 SONET Alarms The following SONET Alarms can be generated e OC 1 3 12 48 192 depends on signal structure LOS LOF Line AIS Line RDI Section TIM Path LOP Path AIS Path UNEQ Path PLM Path RDI Path TIM Signal Frame Pattern ALM ERR History Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 3 2 3 OTN Alarms SONET Alarm Type Alarm Mode SONET SONET Alarm Type SONET FAS SONET LOS ef 08 SONET LOS Il umrs MarmfErr Error Mode SONET Error Type Error Flow The following OTN alarms can be generated OTU 1 OTU 2 LOS LOF OOF OOM LOM AIS IAE BDI TIM ODU 1 OPU 2 AIS OCI LCK BDI TIM OPU 1 OTU 2 PLM F 1 1 LASER Off SDH Payload alarms LOF MS AIS MS
102. e connected to a transmission system to ensure that the switching time is measured for the service transported by the E1 links e Ensure that no errors or alarms are present on the transmission system because this will impact the measurement e The measurement will be triggered by an Alarm Indication Signal AIS e The UX400 measures how long the AIS event remains present after the event is first recognized and will continue to measure the total disruption time in the event of multiple disruptions Repeat When set to ON the UX400 will continuously measure APS and keep a record of the Current Maximum and Minimum disruption times measured E1 APS UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 201 of 209 Sensor Signal Switch Limit ms Gate Time ms Frame Results Pattern ALM ERR Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 7 2 E1 Frame Words This function requires the E1 signal to be framed The NFAS word is used to carry information about the status of the link and to provide control signals for primary rate multiplexers a 2 3s 2a1 5s 51 7T es Tvaue so 1 so s ss sw 96 e Bit 1 Reserved for International use M is used to transmit the CRC multiframe signal in PCM30C and PCM31C e Bit 2 Set to 1 to prevent simulation of FAS e Bit 3 A shows the remote alarm indication e Bits 4 to 8 Sa4 to Sa8 are spare bits TX Bits Sa4 to Sa8 are used to send optional network messages The Sa bi
103. e level associated with each Transceiver Customers opting to use or provide their own SFPs should ensure that the transceivers are multi rate and that digital diagnostics are supported this enables the optical power and other measurements when in SDH optical test mode Furthermore only SFPs with low jitter and good optical extinction ratio should be used To comply with ROHS and other local government requirements only compliant SFP transceivers should be used Go back to top Go back to TOC 4 4 6 SMA Interface e Unbalanced NRZ electrical clock input e For DS1 T1 1 544Mbps or 1 544 MHz e For E1 2 048Mbps or 2 048MHz Go back to top Go back to TOC 4 4 7 Utility Ports The Ethernet and USB ports are located on the top of the unit RJ45 10 100 1000Base T Port Ethernet applications include e IP connectivity testing e Net Wiz testing e Transfer measurement results and test profiles between the instrument and a computer using ReVeal UX400 software UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevA0O Page 20 of 209 Upload download configurable tables between the instrument and a computer using ReVeal UX400 software e Upgrade the instrument software using ReVeal UX400 software e Remote control of the instrument using ReVeal UX400 software optional USB Port The USB port supports e Memory drives e WiFi adaptor for connectivity and WiFi testing application Go back to top Go back to TOC 4 5 LEDs Fixed Power LED A single LED indicates
104. e optical level measured by the SFP or XFP transceiver Signal Page 1 Signal Page 2 Setup eee Setup Config Tests Perf Tests Evant Log Config Tests Part Tests signal SFP Optical Module Information Vendor FINISAR CORP Part Number FTLX1412M3BCL Pattern Wavelength nm 1310 00 Frame ALMWERR LASER OF AG LASER M NN SSS i History Ed um T 33 34 m Am fied deel st 11 98 40 Signal Page 3 UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 86 of 209 Setup Results Config Tests Part Tests Event Log signal Frequency Current bps 170000000000 Frame Offset ppm 0 0 Pattern Min ppm 0 0 Max ppm n a ALM ERR P LASER OFF Hu E1777 Go back to top Go back to TOC 6 4 2 4 Event Log A time stamped record or log of test types and test statuses start stop Event Log Setup Config Tests Perf Tests Signal Time Event Type of Events Test uen 21H1 1157 18 Test Started lE 2011 115719 Aborted by user Y 5AM Pattern ALMERR LASER OF AN History Page 1 of 1 Go back to top Go back to TOC UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 87 of 209 6 5 Throughput Testing Overview The Throughput application performs the following measurements Throughput performance Frame Loss analysis Delay analysis Frame Packet arrival analysis received Traffic Type analysis and received Traffic Frame Size analysis On the transmit side the Throughput application currently al
105. e that the key is aligned while plugging in the AC adaptor to the unit If it is not aligned the plug will not connect to the unit and using force wil damage the connector Battery Charging time The total charging time depends on the remaining battery capacity percentage and the actual current load in the UX400 An idle UXAOO no test modules selected or tests running would recharge faster than an active one Attention For safety reasons the battery charging time is always limited to a maximum of three hours f the UX400 is being used while charging and a full charge 100 capacity can not be achieved within three hours the charging will automatically stop To resume charging unplug the AC DC adapter and let the UX400 work on battery power for a minute or two and plug the AC DC back in This would reset the charging circuity Warning DO NOT disconnect the AC DC power supply when the UX400 is running under heavy load conditions greater than the battery s current ratings such us certain multi module multi test applications f the current required is too high but still within the battery s limits a warning message would be displayed when the AC DC adapter is unplugged while all the tests are properly closed and the UX400 shuts down Under overload conditions the battery may not be able to supply enough current to keep such test scenario running and its safety mechanisms may shut the battery down without warning and test results
106. e the risk of damage when replacing or handling test modules make sure to follow proper ESD procedures and dissipate any electrostatic charge from your body and tools and the use proper grounding gear e Perform all work at a workplace that is protected against electrostatic discharging e Inserting extracting or handling test modules e Never touch any exposed contacts printed circuit boards or electronic components Connecting or disconnecting cables from modules or platform e Inserting or removing SFPs XFPs or CFPs from the platform e Always store test modules in ESD protected packaging Safe Module Handling While replacing test modules all work on the open panel must be performed only by suitably qualified personnel who is familiar with the dangers both to people and to the instrument itself e Modules are not hot swapable The platform must be turned off and unplugged from VAC mains when removing or inserting test modules e For safety and EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility empty module slots must be properly covered with blank panel COVers e Prevent foreign objects from entering the UX400 before during and after module exchange or re configuration process They could create short circuits or damage internal fans Always store test modules by themselves in individual ESD protected packaging with no loose elements like screws or tools UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevA0O Page 12 of 209 Lithium ion Battery Pre
107. e to configure the traffic profile per stream including frame size selection traffic type and transmit rate e Stream Select a stream number to configure UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 89 of 209 e Traffic Flow Only Constant is available e Frame Size Type Fixed e Frame Size bytes Enter the frame size Frame sizes can be from 64bytes to 1518bytes in addition to jumbo frames up to 9k bytes e Bandwidth Configure the transmit rate for the stream Note The bandwidth allocation per stream is already configured in the General Settings tab but can be modified in this screen as well For more information on Traffic Settings please see Throughput Traffic Settings Setup Stream 3 Traffic Flow Frame Size Type Frame Size bytes Constant Bandwidth 5 ALMIERR en LASER OM History 6 5 1 4 Error Injection Settings Per Stream Configuration Error injection can be performed during test The type of errors and error injection are configured in the Error Injection tab Once the test is running error injection can be performed by pressing the Error Inject button on the right side of the screen e Stream Select the stream to configure e Error type Select from CRC or PCS Errored Block e Injection Flow The error injection flow determines how the selected errors will be injected o Single o Count Set a count using the numeric keypad o Rate 1E 3 5E 4 2E 4 1E 4 5E 5 2E 5 1E 5 5E 6 2E 6 1E 6 5
108. easured simultaneously The CIR test passes if the measurements on the received traffic stay below the performance objectives e Step 2 Excess Information Rate EIR Test Traffic is transmitted at the CIR EIR rate for a short period of time the EIR test passes if the received traffic rate is between the CIR minus the margin allowed by the FLR and CIR EIR e Step 3 Traffic Policing Overshoot Test The purpose of the Traffic Policing Test is to ensure that when transmitting at a rate higher than the allowed CIR EIR the excess traffic will be appropriately blocked to avoid interference with other services For this test traffic is transmitted at 25 higher than the CIR EIR for a short period of time The test passes if the received traffic rate is at least at the CIR minus the margin allowed by the FLR but does not exceed the allowed CIR EIR e At this time the Committed Burst Size CBS and Excess Burst Size EBS tests are considered experimental and not an integral part of the standard Service Bandwidth Profile UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 78 of 209 Line Rate Dropped Traffic EIR CIR Hon Guaranteed g Traffic CIR k Bg T Guaranteed E Traffic T c E Time Phase 2 Service Performance Test Services running on the same line are tested simultaneously over an extended period of time to verify network robustness Service Acceptance Criteria SAC including Frame Transfer Delay FTD Frame Delay Variation FDV
109. eclared when the V1 and V2 bytes for the TU path contain an all ones pattern for five consecutive super frames TU LOP Tributary Unit Loss of Pointer Declared when no valid pointer is detected in N consecutive super frames N gt 8 and 10 or if N consecutive NDFs 1001 patterns are detected TU LOM Tributary Unit Loss of Multiframe H4 Low Order Path Alarm Definitions LP UNE LO path unequipped Declared when bits 5 B 7 of the V5 byte contain O00 for five consecutive frames LO path Remote Defect Indication Declared when bit 5 of the V5 byte contains a 1 in five consecutive TU super frames while bits B of the Ka byte contain DO or 11 LO path Remote Failure Indication Declared when hit 4 of the V5 byte contains 1 in five consecutive frames LO path Trace Identifier Mismatch Indicates that the J2 path trace does not match the expected message value The TIM function must be enabled for this alarm to be active LO path Payload Mismatch Declared when bits 5 6 7 of the V5 byte are set to 000 DD or 111 which indicate a mismatch LP signal label LO path Remote Error Indication Declared when bit 3 of the V5 byte is set to D LO path Bit Interleaved Parity VC 11 VC 12 A BIP 2 parity error calculated over all the bytes of the previous VC frame Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 2 8 2 SONET SONET Alarm Definitions and Descriptions Section Layer Section tines Li
110. ected Summary UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 161 of 209 Summary Signal Frame Pattern History Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 4 2 Overhead Generator SOH o0 Signal Frame Pattern ALMJERR Histery Tap the Overhead Generator icon to display the OH screens shown below There are three tabs e SOH TX which allows editing of select bytes associated with the Section Overhead Editing of JO K1 K2 S1 is permitted as follows o Hexadecimal value using pop up keypad o Binary values using simple on screen bit toggle or pop up keypad o Convenient drop down selections In some instances the selections will be available over multiple pages Note While programming of most overhead bytes is possible using the OH Generator feature dedicated functions are available for Pointer Tasks Payload Labels Trace Identifier APS Testing TCM testing In some instances more advanced editing is possible using the dedicated functions S1 Byte from SOH UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 162 of 209 Byte Generator Signal Byte 1 Sync Status Value iii Fattern Qual unknown v ALMJERR e POH TX which allows editing of select bytes associated with the Path Overhead o Editing of J1 C2 H4 G1 Z5 and J2 V5 Z6 is permitted as follows Hexadecimal value using pop up keypad Binary values using simple on screen bit toggle or pop up keypad Convenient drop down selections In
111. ed to provide a STS Path Tandem Connection monitoring function for contiguously concatenated STS 3 levels Bits 1 4 Used as an Incoming Error Count IEC Bit 5 Operates as the TC REI to indicate errored blocks occurring within the tandem connection Bit 6 Operates as the OEI to indicate errored blocks egressing the STS n Bits 7 8 Operate in 76 multi frame structure o Frames 1 8 gt Frame Alignment Signal FAS Frames 9 72 gt The Access Point Identifier of the Tandem Connection TC API Frames 73 76 gt TC RDI indicating defects that have occurred in the tandem connection to the far end Frame 74 gt ODI indicating to the far end that AU TU AIS has been inserted into egressing STS n VTG n due to defects before or within the tandem connection Frames 73 76 gt Reserved capacity 5 byte structure i tw j b bj bb t6 VW AIS reserved Z5 Byte Path TCM Byte Decoder 25 P TCM OEI ooo O Varios e V5 byte VT path overhead o The first byte of a VT SPE provides the functions of error checking signal label and path status o Continuous monitoring of anomalies or defects and payload composition at the path end or along the path Bits 1 2 provides error checking BIP 2 Bit 3 is the REI V 0 no error 1 errors that is sent back towards an originating VT PTE if errors were detected by the BIP 2 Bit 4 is reserved for mapping specific functions UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P
112. edit Section Overhead SOH and Path Overhead POH bytes of the transmitted channel Pointer Tasks Displays both AU and TU pointer values and generates AU and TU pointer movements o Pointer sequences according to ITU T G 783 recommendations are also possible Trace Identifier Used to generate and edit JO J1 and J2 path traces and set expected trace for received channel according to G 831 recommendations Payload Labels Used to set the C2 and V5 Path Signal Labels which indicate the content of the High order STS path and Low order VCs VTs APS Testing Used to measure Automatic Protection Switching limits Using selectable triggers the drop out times of tributary connections are measured and compared with preset values Tributary Scan Used to scan individual or multiple tributaries to verify routing and error free operation Only available in VC 12 or VC 11mode TCM Tasks Used to analyze or edit the sequence of N1 and N2 TCM bytes by generating alarms and errors in the Tandem connection sub layer Round Trip Delay Propagation Delay Measurement works by sending a test pattern Bit errors are transmitted in the pattern The time it takes for the error to reach the receiver is the propagation time through the network Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 5 1 Overhead Analyzer Tap the Overhead Analyzer icon to display the OH screens shown below There are tabs for SOH RX which displays the bytes associated with the Section LINE Overhead POH RX whic
113. er frame header traffic profile error injection and control settings of the far end device if applicable must be configured prior to testing e Layer 2 o Framed BERT Test pattern is encapsulated into a valid Ethernet frame with SOF Preamble and CRC field o MAC Address A default or user configured Media Access Control MAC address is added to the frame BERT Setup Header Layer 2 Setup Test Layer Frame Type Vm b y LASER OF e Layer 3 Framed BERT o MAC Address A default or user configured Media Access Control MAC address is added to the frame o IP Address A default or user configured IP address is added to the frame BERT Setup Header Layer 3 Setup Signal Test Layer Frame Frame Type Pattern VLAN MPLS ALMIERR LESER OM History e Layer 4 Framed BERT same as Layer 2 amp 3 Framed o MAC Address A default or user configured Media Access Control MAC address is added to the frame o IP Address A default or user configured IP address is added to the frame o UDP Address A user defined source and destination port address is added to the frame BERT Setup Header Layer 4 UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 41 of 209 Setup Header Signal Test Layer VLAN Pattern MPLS Frame PROTOCOL ALM ERR LASER Off History Go back to top Go back to TOC 6 2 1 1 Header Settings e BERT Profile Load a previously configured test profile or create a new prof
114. er value 87 3 Cancel Generate an 87 3 pattern 87 consecutive pointer adjustments 3 consecutive pointer value reduced the number of adjustments by one Unit Select the type of unit to count Frames o N Specify the number of pointer adjustments in a row 1 9999 default 6 o T Specify the average pointer spacing in time T is known as T1 to T5 in G 783 default 4 1 T4 0 25ms to 600s or 2 to 4 800 000 frames multiframes 2 T3 0 25ms to 10s or 2 to 80 000 frames multiframes 5 Oms to 600s or 0 to 4 800 000 frames multiframes G 873 AU Signal Single Alternating Z Increment SDH LOS Frame dern Alarm Err Pattern ALMIERR TASER OM Mistery 873 STS periodic 87 3 pattem 87 5 BT 3Add STS periodic 87 3 Add position 87 38 Add amp 7 3 Cancel 575 periodic 87 3 Cancel position 87 3 amp Cancel Periodic Add Periodic Add position Periodical amp Add Pointer Sequence Testing e t is recommended to run one sequence with positive adjustments followed by a sequence with negative adjustments Performing the measurement at the maximum positive and negative frequency offset applicable to the line rate increases the stress on the pointer processor e The test procedure includes an initialization period followed by a cool down period of 30 seconds with no pointer movements Go back to top Go back t
115. erminology and safety For more technical resources visit VeEX Inc website at www veexinc com Every effort was made to ensure that the information contained in this manual is accurate However information is subject to change without notice We accept no responsibility for any errors or omissions In case of discrepancy the web version takes precedence over any printed literature Copyright 2012 VeEX Inc All rights reserved VeEX is a registered trademarks of VeEX Inc and or its affiliates in the USA and certain other countries All trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective companies No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted electronically or otherwise without written permission from VeEX Inc This device uses software either developed by VeEX Inc or licensed by VeEX Inc from third parties The software is confidential and proprietary of VeEX Inc The software is protected by copyright and contains trade secrets of VeEX Inc or VeEX s licensors The purchaser of this device agrees that it has received a license solely to use the software as embedded in the device and the purchaser is prohibited from copying reverse engineering decompiling or disassembling the software If any assistance is needed or there are any questions related to the use of this product call or e mail our Customer Care department for customer support Before contacting our Customer Care department have the serial number
116. ern StAMede SUM ALMIERR ALMIERR nomena rs LASER Off TTA LASER Off story i Histery Data No payload selection is possible for Layer 2 The payload area is populated with a VeEX signature field and other proprietary data RFC2544 Data Layer 2 UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 59 of 209 RX Filter Signal Frame TR Fattern Motel Ss No data selection possible SLA Mode ALMIERR Vee le aoe etx proprietary payload LASER Uff E17 T RX Filter Allows to filter streams by e MAC Destination address e MAC Source address RFC2544 Setup RX Filter Layer 2 RX Filter Signal Frame Pattern A Mede ALMJERR LL LASER Of m Story VLAN If VLAN tag was selected on the setup main screen for Layer 2 then the VLAN Frame will be visible on the Frames figure Tap on the VLAN frame to configure the following VLAN ID e Priority e Tag Type Ethernet Type 8100 88a8 or User Defined e Drop Eligible If enabled drop eligibility flag will be set RFC2544 Setup VLAN Layer 2 UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 60 of 209 Signal Frame Pattern TS Ss SLA Mode _ ALMERR i LASER M Mistry Go back to top Go back to TOC Layer 3 MAC IP Tap the MAC or IP block on the Frame image to access the setup menus e MAC Source Use the default source address of the test set or configure a new or different a
117. es 6 6 2 7 Delay Delay measures the interpacket gap start of the frame and preamble duration Frame arrival statistics are displayed in tabular format e Current e Average e Minimum e Maximum e Frame Delay Variation o Current UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 108 of 209 Results Delay Setup Summary Signal Events Traffic Frame Arrival Time Current NIA Average Minimum NIA Maximum Frame Delay Variation Current 0 00us s TS TRSER ON 6 6 2 8 Rates Rate statistics are displayed in a graph format Tap on either gauge to see rate details in table form The table shows received Rx current minimum maximum and average frame rates FPS and Data Rates Mbps e Frame rate in Frames per second FPS Number of received frames including bad frames Broadcast frames and Multicast frames e Data rate in Mbps Received data rate expressed in Mbps Results Rates Rate Details Framesisec Current Minimum Maximum Data Rate Efficiency Average Data Rate Mb s Current 9 at LASER OF s Minimum LASER OM Maximum i Framesigec UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 109 of 209 6 7 Advanced Tools Advanced Tools Signal Frame Pattern ALM ERR eM E ull Packet Capture The UX400 platform features two Advanced Tools menus one that offers test applications common to all modules across the platform and one s
118. es and Multicast frames e Data Rate Efficiency in Mbps Received data rate expressed in Mbps BERT Results Rates UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Signal Frame Pattern Alarm 1 SsLMWERR LASER OF 81275 Framesisgec BERT Results Rate Details Rate Details Framesisec Signal Current Minimum Jedes Maximum Average Data Rate Mb s TX RX ALMI ERR Current 875 296M 875 287M Minimum 975 281M 875 281M TREER OF Maximum 875 304M 875 304M Average 975 293M 9875 293M Pattern Alarm imi Go back to top Go back to TOC 6 3 3 Saving BERT Results Once the test has been stopped the results can be saved by pressing the Save key on the platform s keypad A window will open giving the option of naming the results file Enter the desired name for the file and tap apply The results will be saved BERT Results Save Page 55 of 209 UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO EI Save result as Signal Frame Pattern ALMIERR History Symbol Del tb SPACE Once the results are saved they can be viewed or renamed by going to Tools System Settings screen Files Please see Chapter 5 3 3 Files section Go back to top Go back to TOC TL eB 9 14 55 Alarm nj LASER OF NA Page 56 of 209 UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 57 of 209 6 3 RFC2544 Overview RFC 2544 recommendations are well accepted in the test and measurement industry
119. est pattern and Alarm generation Error Insertion e Overhead display decode and generation e race identifier e Pointer Analysis e Tandem analysis 40 100G Test Module e CFP Modules amp Interfaces UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevA0O Page 19 of 209 40GE 40GBase LR4 100GE 100GBase LR4 External clock input BNC Eye clock output SMA o SD card e 40GE LR4 CFP Module o 2 SMF 1 fiber in each direction with 4x10G wavelengths e 100GE LR4 CFP Module o 2 SMF 1 fiber in each direction with 4x25G wavelengths Oo Oo Oo Oo Go back to top Go back to TOC 4 4 2 RJ 45 Interface Balanced Tx and Rx electrical interfaces for T1 and E1 signals The port is 120 ohm for E1 signals and 100 ohm for T1 signals Go back to top Go back to TOC 4 4 3 Bantam Interface Balanced Tx and Rx interfaces for DS1 and E1 signals Go back to top Go back to TOC 4 4 4 BNC Interface Unbalanced 75 ohm Tx and Rx interfaces for DS3 and E1 E2 E3 E4 and STM O STS 1 51M STS 3 STM 1E Go back to top Go back to TOC 4 4 5 XFP SFP Transceiver Interface Optical Transceivers Tx Rx conforming to Multi Source Agreement MSA recommendations are supported Various SFPs are available for different wavelengths and dynamic range requirements Check the ordering options for more details The standard optical connector type used on SFP transceivers is LC Please use appropriate low reflectance patchcords Ultra Physical Contact UPC and note the damag
120. esting on the fiber ports make sure the LASER is turned on before starting the test End to End Testing o Connect the UX400 to another unit that supports BERT testing o After configuring test settings on both units start the tests e Far End Unit in Manual Loopback Mode o If the far end unit is already in a manual loopback mode do not send a loop up command since it is not necessary o Once the correct control settings are configured the user can start the test The selected tests will run automatically When all the tests are complete the test will stop automatically If the BERT test suite needs to be stopped before they are done then simply press the Stop button located in the actions drop down menu The status of each selected test can be seen in the Results tab Go back to top Go back to TOC 6 3 2 BERT Results 6 3 2 1 Summary Summary tab The following results including the Start ST and Elapsed ET times are displayed e Line Rate Mbps Negotiated rate of the interface 10M 100M or 1000M This value is always fixed since it depends on the maximum capacity of the link under test hence the test interface that is configured e Utilization 9o of Line Rate For example if we transmit 100Mbps on a 1Gbps interface then the utilization value is 10 or 100Mbps of the total link capacity or Line Rate e Utilization bps e Framed Rate Payload MAC IP Header VLAN Tag Type Length CRC Payload Total Overhead L
121. file and tap apply The results will be saved RFC2544 Results Save Page 75 of 209 UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO P ae EI Save result as Signal Frame Pattern ALMIERR Histery Symbol Del tb SPACE Page 76 of 209 SLA Mode LASER OF i j a b a Fo Cee DIL eer See er 14 4540 Once the results are saved they can be viewed or renamed by going to Tools System Settings screen gt Files Please see Chapter 5 3 3 Files section Go back to top Go back to TOC UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevA0O Page 77 of 209 6 4 V SAM V SAM VeEX Service Activation Methodology is an automated Ethernet service activation test feature conforming to the ITU T Y 1564 standard created to address and solve the deficiencies of RFC 2544 RFC 2544 was limited to test at the maximum throughput line rate for a single service SAM is able to run multiple services on a single 10 100 1000 or 10G Ethernet line at a bandwidth ranging from O to the line rate allowing for more realistic stream testing The Frame Delay Variation also known as packet jitter was not included in RFC 2544 Jitter is a critical parameter for real time voice and video services It is now part of the SAM test suite RFC 2544 validates the service parameters like frame loss throughput and latency one after the other while SAM allows testing all the service critical parameters simultaneously This results in significant time saving compared
122. for network performance testing The RFC 2544 test suite consists of and performs a set of four automated tests throughput latency frame loss and burst or back to back to qualify the performance of a network link under test The tests are especially popular for the verification of network links with certain service level agreements SLA The following settings must be configured prior to RFC 2544 testing e Test layer Layer 2 amp 3 e Frame header MAC VLAN IP UDP and Data e Test frames selection e Pass fail thresholds optional e Throughput e Latency e Frame loss e Burst back to back RFC2544 Header Setup Layer 2 Setup Throughput Latency Frame Loss Burst Thresholds Header Frames Test Layer Frame Type LASER OF Go back to top Go back to TOC 6 3 1 Setup Unless otherwise noted the Frame Header and related setups are identical to the setups described in the BERT Application A summary of the RFC 2544 setup options are outlined below Go back to top Go back to TOC 6 3 1 1 Header Settings Profile Load a previously configured test profile or create a new profile from existing settings Currently its set to Default Test Layer Select the test layer to perform the test Options are Layer 2 Layer 3 or Layer 4 Frame Type Select the Ethernet frame type for Layer 2 or Layer 3 e Layer 2 o Ethernet II DIX named after DEC Intel and Xerox this is the most common frame type today o 802 3 R
123. g Frame distribution statistics are displayed in Count and Percentage e 64 bytes frames e 64 127 byte frames e 128 255 byte frames e 256 511 byte frames e 512 1023 byte frames e 1024 1279 byte frames e 1280 1518 byte frames e gt 1518 byte frames Jumbo frames BERT Results Frame Size UXAOO 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 54 of 209 Frames Traffic Type Distribution Signal lt 64B 64 1276 128 2656 256 S118 512 10238 2 ALM ERR 1024 1278B 1280 15188 TREER OW gt 15188 Frame Pattern rM M Alarm Ini History Go back to top Go back to TOC 6 2 2 7 Delay Delay measures the interpacket gap start of the frame and preamble duration Frame arrival statistics are displayed in tabular format e Current e Minimum e Maximum e Variation Current Interframe delay variation BERT Results Delay Setup Results Summary Signal Events Frame Arrival Time Frame Current 11 05us Average Pattern Minimum 11 08u5s Maximum Frame Delay Variation D ALMIERR Current 0 00us History Go back to top Go back to TOC 6 2 2 8 Rates Rate statistics are displayed in a graph format Tap on either gauge to see rate details in table form The table shows transmitted Tx and received Rx current minimum maximum and average frame rates FPS and Data Rates Mbps e Frame Rate in Frames per second FPS Number of received frames including bad frames Broadcast fram
124. g block ts assumed to be in error Administrative Unit Alarm Definitions Administrative Urat Alarm Indication Signal Alarm is declared when H1 and H2 pointer bytes contain an all nes pattem for three consecutive frames Administrative Unit Loss of Pointer Indicates that a valid pointer is nat found in M consecutive frames where N 8 8 ar 10 or a 1001 pattern is detected NDF Administrative Unit New Data Flag Page 138 of 209 UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO High Order Path Alarm Definitions HF UNEO HO path unequipped Page 139 of 209 Declared when the C2 byte contains 00H in five consecutive frames HO path Remote Defect Indication Alarm is declared when bits 5 6 7 of the G1 byte contain 100 or 111 in five consecutive frames HO path Trace Identifier Misrnatch Indicates that the J1 path trace does not match the expected message value The TIM function must be enabled for this alarm to be active HO path Payload Mismatch Declared after recenming five consecutive frames with mismatched VC signal labels HO path error monitoring of VC 3 VC 4 Parity errors evaluated by the B3 byte BIP B of a VC N N 3 4 If amy of the eight parity checks fail the corresponding block is assumed to be in error HO path Remote Error Indication Declared when bits 1 4 of the G1 byte contain 0001 to 1000 pattern Tributary Unit Alarm Definitions TLI AIS Tributary Unit Alarm Indication Signal D
125. gle steps e For VT pointers o VT Pointer value Set value in a range of 0 to 109 VT 1 5 and 0 to 139 VT 2 o Increment INC or Decrement DEC pointer value by 1 byte is single steps Generator STS tab UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 164 of 209 SONET FAS Basic L SONET 00 i SONETLOS z AlarnvErr Adjustment Increment Insertion ontinuaus LASER Off Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 4 3 3 Pointer Sequences The Pointer generator is also able to generate Standard ITU T G 783 and ANSI T1 105 03 and Bellcore GR 253 pointer sequences as follows e Sequence Decide how to affect the pointer sequence o Basic Specify whether the pointer is increasing or decreasing o Select Inc to increase the pointer value Select Dec to decrease the pointer value Select New Value to set new pointer value e Single Alternating Increase or decrease the pointer value e Burst Generate a sequence of changes in the pointer value in one direction only increase or decrease e Transient Burst Generate changes in the phase of the pointer adjustment e Periodic Generate periodic changes in the pointer value e 87 3 Generate an 87 3 pattern 87 consecutive pointer adjustments 3 consecutive pointer value with no adjustments e 87 3 Add Generate an 87 3 pattern 87 consecutive pointer adjustments 3 consecutive pointer value with added to have an additional pointer value e 87 3 Cancel Generate an 87 3 pattern
126. gnal of Streams MAC Source MAC Destination Stream 1 D0 1E 90 A0 57 3C Pattern Stream 2 00 18 53 00 CT 46 D0 1E 50 A0 57 3C 00 1E 30 A0 57 3C Frame Stream 3 ALMIERR Stream 4 00 18 68300 C7 48 00 1E 90 A0 57 3C i r Streamas 00 18 63 00 C7 48 po 1E 80 A0 57 3C BL LIU Stream 6 00 1E 90 A0 57 3C Stream 7 Stream 6 00 18 63 00 CT 46 D0 1E 80 0 57 3C Go back to top Go back to TOC 6 5 1 7 Starting Stopping a Throughput Test Once all configurations have been made tap the Start button on the right section of the screen to start the measurements Note If testing on the fiber ports make sure the LASER is turned On before starting the test The selected tests will run automatically When all the tests are complete the test will stop automatically If the RFC 2544 test suite needs to be stopped before they are done then simply tap the Stop button The status of each selected test can be seen in the Results tab Go back to top Go back to TOC 6 5 2 Throughput Results UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 91 of 209 When the test is first started the screen automatically changes to the Global Aggregate results screen Go back to top Go back to TOC 6 5 2 1 Global Results The Global results pages display measurements for all traffic streams as well as non test traffic The Global Stream Summary screen displays e Stream number e of bandwidth per stream e Errors associated with the s
127. gures the transmitter for full rate testing at 45Mbps e 1 544M Mux mode Configures the transmitter for full rate testing at 45Mbps signal with DS1 payloads 1 to 28 channels e Fractional DS1 Mux mode Configures the transmitter for full rate testing at 45Mbps signal with DS1 payloads 1 to 28 channels for fractional testing using N or M 64kbps or 56kbps timeslots contiguous or non contiguous timeslots UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 121 of 209 In VC12 mapping mode the Low Rate options are 2M or Fractional E1 N x64 where e 2M Configures the transmitter for full rate testing at 2 048Mbps e Fractional E1 Configures the transmitter for fractional testing using N or M 64kbps timeslots contiguous or non contiguous timeslots In VC3 mapping mode Tributary set to E3 the Low Rate option are 34M or 2M Mux E3 E1 Mux or Fractional E1 Mux E3 E1 Mux w Nx64 where e 34M Configures the transmitter for full rate testing at 34Mbps e 2M Mux mode Configures the transmitter for full rate testing at 34Mbps signal with E1 payloads 1 to 16 channels e Fractional E1 Mux mode Configures the transmitter for full rate testing at 34Mbps signal with E1 payloads 1 to 16 channels for fractional testing using N or M 64kbps timeslots contiguous or non contiguous timeslots SONET In VT 1 5 mapping mode The Low Rate options are 1 544M or Fractional DS1 Nx64 or Nx56 where e 1 544M Configures the transmitter for full rate testing at 1 544Mb
128. h displays the bytes associated with the Path Overhead Summary which displays the Path Traces JO J1 J2 APS K1 K2 Synchronization status S1 STS Path C2 and VT Path v5 Signal Label bytes SOH UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 172 of 209 Tapping the applicable byte enables an automatic decode a byte description including the Hexadecimal and Binary value is provided For some bytes an advanced decode of the various bits is also available 7 5 1 1 Section Overhead The following is a partial list of SOH bytes and their corresponding functions Section Layer Framing Bytes A1 A2 e The A1 A2 bytes indicate the beginning of the STM N frame and provide a frame alignment pattern o A is the 1st framing byte 11110110 Hex F6 o A2is the 2nd framing byte 00101000 Hex 28 e Both A1 and A2 bytes are unscrambled e The Frame Alignment Word of a STM N frame is composed of 3 x N A1 bytes followed by 3 x N A2 bytes A1 Framing Byte Byte Decoder A1 Framing Signal Frame 41110140 Pattem ALIWERR Mistery Path Trace Byte J0 e Regenerator section trace e Used to transmit a 16 byte identifier trace 15 byte string and a CRC 7 byte repeatedly so that all regenerators can verify their connection 64 byte strings are also available It contains up to 62 characters plus carry return CR and line feed LF any unused characters are filled with blanks 00h e Used for continuity testing between regene
129. hold Normally over a provisioned range of 1 x 1075 to 1 x 109 Tap the APS Testing icon to display the APS testing screen shown below e Sensor Select the trigger that will initiate the APS measurement o The selections are LOS LOF SDH FAS B1 MS AIS MS RDI MS REI B2 AU AIS AU LOP B3 HP RDI HP REI LSS and None e Switch Time Limit Configurable in the range from 15ms to 200ms o Typically 50ms according to ITU T recommendations e Gate Time Configurable in the range from 50ms to 4 seconds o Used to measure total service disruption when multiple switches or micro interrupts occur e Repeat ON OFF o Configurable to measure on a continuous basis e Start Press to begin the test APS Timing Setup UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Signal Sensor Switch Limit ms Frame Gate Time ms R paat Pattern ALMJERR Time ms Result Mistery e APS Test Procedure Page 186 of 209 o The UX400 unit should be connected to a tributary port of network element or transmission system to ensure that the switching time is measured for the service transported by the SDH network o Ensure that no errors or alarms are present on the transmission system because this will impact the measurement o The measurement will be triggered depending on the condition configured o The UX400 unit measures how long the AIS event remains present after the event is first recognized and will continue to measure the total disruption time in the eve
130. hroughput Status Vendor Part Number Wavelength nm 4310 00 SIA Mode Latency Frame Loss Tithe signal Level SAT ES TRSER ON Setup Results Latency j Frame leas Burst Summary I Events SFP Optical Module Information FINISAR CORP FTLX1412M3BCL TREER OF Seu Resu hts Throughput Latency Frame Loss Summary Signal Status Current bps Offset ppm Min ppm Max ppm Frequency 10000000000 T ki NECLITDA 0 0 TRSER OM Page 68 of 209 UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 69 of 209 Go back to top Go back to TOC 6 3 2 4 Events A time stamped log of each test is displayed RFC 2544 Results Events Setup Results Throughput Latency Frame Loss Burst Signal Se E l Time Event Type of Events Test 21 11 1327 50 Test Started RFC 2544 Frame Pattern 211 1372750 Test Started Throughput ae See SS ee m 2111 1328 34 Test Stopped Throughput a SLA Mod ALMIERR 34 11 13 28 34 Test Started Latency md 21111 13 23 15 Test Stopped Latency 2111 13 29 18 Test Started Frame Loss 2111 13 30 48 Test Stepped Frame Less Ls Pageiot2 pee LASER OF i History Go back to top Go back to TOC 6 3 2 5 Throughput The Throughput tab displays the maximum throughput rate of the link under test Results are displayed in graphical and table formats Use the drop down menu to change the display format e Graphical Throughput results are dis
131. i lon Battery Quick Keys Go back to top Go back to TOC 4 1 Keypad The keypad comprises the following keys UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevA0O Page 14 of 209 Power Key Backlight Key Summary Key Help Key File Key Lock Key Power key The unit is powered on and off from the red key on the keypad The button is recessed to prevent accidental power on Press the key for 3 5 seconds to turn the unit on To turn off the unit press the Power key for at least 2 seconds If the unit does not respond holding the Power key down for more than 10 seconds will force the unit to switch off Backlight key Press the key to turn the backlight off and on If the backlight is on a timer the backlight will restart the timer Summary key Brings on a screen showing a summary of all interfaces tests When pressed a second time it closes the summary screen and returns to previous screen This key does not interrupt operations or tests in progress Help key Brings the user to online help regardless of the current user interface location of the unit When pressed a second time it closes the help screen This key does not interrupt operations or tests in the progress File key Saves test results in the unit s memory If the measurement is still running it will provide a snapshot the moment the key is pressed The Save function provides automatic storage with automatic naming and time stamping function To process a Stored file please go to
132. ice 4 Service 1 Failed Patter ai I Duration 10 Seconds ALMIERR Duration 0 Seconds Total IR Diabed 1 dra m History Duration 10 Seconds T Frame th The Config Tests tab lists the Pass Fail status of each service and test Tapping on the table brings up a screen with CIR CIR EIR and Policing Test results for the chosen Service CIR CIR EIR Test and Policing tabs display min mean and max values for IR Mbps FTD FDV Frame Loss Count and Frame Loss Ratio 96 If Step Load was selected for the CIR Test these values will be displayed for each step If any measured values do not meet the service test parameters set in the Bandwidth and Threshold tabs the test fails e IR Mbps Information Rate Measures the average Ethernet frame rate starting at the MAC address field and ending at the CRC e FTD Measures the time that the frames can take to travel from source to destination e FDV Measures the frame jitter e Frame Loss Count Counts the number of lost frames e Frame Loss Ratio Ratio of lost frames to the total transmitted frames CIR Test The test passes if all measured values are below the thresholds configured If a threshold is disabled it will not be evaluated towards pass fail criteria CIR Test Service 1 UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Signal Frame Pattern ALMIERR History CIRIEIR Test Service 1 Pass CIR Test Palicing Test 100 354 100 337 IRMin Mbps
133. ield indication identifier field field Forward field ITU T G 709 Figure 15 20 137 138 255 Operator Operator specific field identifier field Backward field ITU T G 709 Figure 15 21 Fault indication codes 00000000 Nofaut 00000010 Signal degrade 0000 0011 Reserved for future standardization 11111111 ITU T G 709 Figure 15 6 Go back to top Go back to TOC e Experimental EXP o Field not subject to standards and is available for network operator applications EXP Type Page 194 of 209 UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 195 of 209 Byte Analyzer Signal ODU EXP Frame Patter ALMJERR mistery Go back to top Go back to TOC e General Communication Channels 1 and 2 GCC1 GCC2 o Fields are very similar to the GCCO field except that each channel is available in the ODU GCC1 Type Byte Analyzer Signal ODU GCC1 i Pattern ALMJERR mistery Go back to top Go back to TOC e Automatic Protection Switching and Protection Communication Channel APS PCC o Supports up to eight levels of nested APS PCC signals associated to a dedicated connection monitoring level depending on the value of the multiframe APS PCC Type UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Signal Frame Pattern ALMJERR mistery Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 6 1 4 Optical Payload Unit OPU Analysis e Payload Structure Identifier PSI Type Byte Walue Bits
134. ignal Errors Alarms Site Traffic Delay Time Event Type Events Test TX Stop 2111 14 31 32 Test Started Global Er Tat 222 Alarm tn LASER Of Page dofi Throughtput Results Global Traffic Results Per Stream e Alarm Imi TREER OF Tap on the graph to view the details for Frames distribution Traffic Type and Frame Size Frames The following Frame distribution statistics are displayed in Count and Percentage 96 e Received RX frames o O O O 0 0 0 Total frames Test frames VLAN tagged frames VLAN stacked frames MPLS Layer 3 and 4 only MPLS Stack Layer 3 and 4 only Non test frames e Transmitted TX frames o Total frame Total frames transmitted e Pause frames Total number of transmitted and received Ethernet pause flow control frames Throughput Results Frames UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 96 of 209 Frames Traffic Type Frame Size RX Frames Signal Total Restart Test VLAN VLAN Stack ET in TX Stop Frame Pattern Hon T est 25 ALMWERR TA Frames Total xr LASER OF Pause Frames Alarm bn Total Go back to top Go back to TOC Traffic Type The following Traffic distribution statistics are displayed in Count and Percentage e Layer 2 Unicast frames Number of Unicast frames received without FCS errors e Layer 2 Broadcast frames Number of Broadcast frames received without FCS errors Broadcast f
135. ignment Signal FAS Frames 9 72 gt The Access Point Identifier of the Tandem Connection TC API Frames 73 76 gt TC RDI indicating defects that have occurred in the tandem connection to the far end Frame 74 gt ODI indicating to the far end that AIS P V has been inserted into egressing STS 1n VT n due to defects before or within the tandem connection Frames 73 76 gt Reserved capacity N2 byte structure per ITU T G 707 recommendations BIP 7 Fixed 1 AIS TC REI OEI TC APFI TC RDI ODI Reserved Z7 byte VT path Extended Label o If bits 5 7 of V5 byte are set to 101 value 5 then he signal label in Z7 byte becomes valid where his is a 32 bit multi frame string Bit 1 is allocated to the extended signal label Bit 2 is allocated to virtual concatenation Bits 3 and 4 are unassigned and are reserved for VT APS signaling Bits 5 6 7 are allocated for optional use Bit 8 is unassigned Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 4 1 3 Summary The Summary tab displays the summary screen listing the major bytes of the received SONET signal e Column 1 Indicates the byte type e Column Z2 Provides the hexadecimal value of the byte if applicable e Column 3 Provides a byte decode Please refer to the byte definitions for an explanation of the listed bytes Note e For Path traces SP indicates a space between the message characters e The message will be displayed in red when an alarm condition is det
136. il Trace Identifier TX amp RX TCM2 EEX SAPI TRACE Signal EX DAPI TRACE OPERATION BYTES FOR USER DEFINE Frame Pattern Copy EX SAPI TRACE ALMJERR EEX DAPI TRACE OPERATION BYTES FOR USER DEFINE Trail Trace Identifier TTI similar to the JO byte in SONET SDH is used to identify the signal from the source to the NL ICT NN Expected SAPI Expected DAPI TIM Received SAFI Received DAFI Received User EEX SAFI TRACE EX DAFI TRACE OFF Copy EX SAPI TRACE EEX DAPI TRACE OPERATION BYTES FOR USER DEFINE destination within the network The TTI contains the so called Access Point Identifiers API which are used to specify the Source Access Point Identifier SAPI and Destination Access Point Identifier DAPI The APIs contain information regarding the country of origin network operator and administrative details Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 6 4 TCM Tasks Tandem Connection Monitoring Tap the TCM Tasks icon to display the screen shown below TCM Tasks UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 199 of 209 Signal OTU FAS OTN LOS Frame em AlarnvErr Pattern ALMWERR TASER OW Histery Results are available for up to six tandem connections The counts are numbers of seconds containing the error or indication Tandem connections and corresponding source and sink functions are defined in ITU T G 707 G 709 and G 783 TCM enables the user and its
137. ile from existing settings Currently its set to Default e Test Layer Select the test layer to perform the BERT o Options are Layer 2 Layer 3 and Layer 4 e Frame Type o Layer 2 802 3 Raw IEEE 802 3 frame without LLC and Ethernet II DIX named after DEC Intel and Xerox this is the most common frame type today o Layer 3 Ethernet Il DIX o No Frame Type for Layer 4 e MAC IP Tap the MAC and IP blocks on the Frame image to access the setup menus o Set the Source and Destination MAC address for Layer 2 o Set the Source and Destination MAC and IP addresses for Layer 3 and 4 e VLAN Off 1 tag 2 tags 3 tags o The user is able to configure up to 3 VLAN tags VLAN stacking for Q in Q applications Note VLAN stacking is an option MPLS For Layer 3 and 4 only Off 1 tag 2 tags 3 tags o The user is able to configure up to 3 MPLS tags Note MPLS tag configuration is only available when the MPLS option is purchased PROTOCOL Layer 4 only UDP or TCP The most common Ethernet Frame format Type Il 80 00 20 7A 3F 3E 80 00 20 20 3A AE IP ARP etc 00 20 20 3A Destination MAC Address Source MAC Address Payload CRC Checksum MAC Header Data 14 bytes 46 1500 bytes 4 bytes pala e ll Frame 54 to bytes Go back to top Go back to TOC MAC VLAN MPLS IP and Test Pattern Configurations To configure the MAC addresses IP addresses VLAN tag s MPLS tag s and test pattern tap on the frame image displayed on the
138. in dual port operation cr Start all Start All The Start All button is located on the right side of the dual port operation mode screen Tapping this button will simultaneously start a test on both ports etcp NN Stop All Once the test starts on both ports the Start All button will change to Stop All Tapping on this button will simultaneously stop the test on both ports 6 1 Setup 6 1 1 Port Setup Port setup configuration is accessed from the Setup menu located on the home page of 10GE Test App UX400 10G Ethernet Test App Setup UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 36 of 209 Signal 10GE Mode Flow Central Clock Offset ppm Frame e Pattem ALMIERR RR LASER OF AN HAlstery The following configurations are available e 10G port profile Default e 10GE Mode LAN WAN WIS Mode for WAN SDH SONET e Flow Control Enable e Clock Offset ppm Can be configured range is 150ppm Go back to top Go back to TOC 6 1 2 Measurement Setup The measurement settings are configured on this screen e Mode Manual Timed o Manual mode User manually starts and stops the measurements o Timed mode User defines the duration of the test after the test is started the test will run for the configured duration and stop automatically e TX Start Separated and Coupled Configure how the measurements are started when in BERT and Multiple Streams test modes o Separated Independent control S
139. ine Rate in Mbps e Data Rate Payload Payload Total Overhead Line Rate e Number of bytes e Pause Frames Total number of transmitted and received ethernet pause flow control frames BERT Results Summary Results Stop Delay _ restart Signal Summary Errors DE ST 211 1455 53 ET 00 00 00 05 Frame Pattern 5 ALWIERR History Go back to top Go back to TOC 6 3 2 2 Signal The Signal tab fiber ports only displays the optical level measured by the SFP transceiver Line Rate bps Utilization 75 Utilization bps Framed Rate bps Data Rate bps of Bytes BERT Results Signal Page 1 TX 10 0006 10 000 5 1000 000M 937 000M ET EAT A RX 10 0006 10 0005 1000 000M 387 OOM 875 300M 23850942 p Alarm nj LASER OF BERT Results Signal Page 2 UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 50 of 209 Ae sults Events Rates Events Summary api i Summary OOOO O Ol z SEP Optical Module Information Vender FINISAR CORP Part Number FTLX1412M3BCL ay 17 Wavelength nm 1310 00 iT mw LASER OF A LASER OF Events Summary Signal Frequency Current bps 10000000000 Offset ppm 0 0 Min ppm n o Max ppm 0 0 i LASER M 6 2 2 2 Errors Errors tab The following errors Current and Total are displayed e PCS Errored Block e Bits Indicates errors related to test pattern Bit Error or LSS Pattern Loss e BER Bit Erro
140. information including Vendor name Part Firmware revision Optical Wavelength and Min Max bit rates supported Signal Page 3 Histegram Graph Event Leg ErrersfAlanms Signal Signal Optical PINISAR CORP i AlarmfErr Pattern ALMJERR Max Rate History 0 Gigabit Ethernet 10GBASE LR 10GBASE LW 0 Gigabit Fibre Channel 1200 SM LL L Transceiver Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 2 5 Histogram The Histogram tab displays a historical record of the Alarms and Errors recorded during the measurement interval A dedicated page is available for errors and alarms UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 131 of 209 including BER Scroll through the various pages to display the anomalies of interest Histogram Page 1 ErrarsfAlarms Histegram Graph Event Log RR SOHFAS SOH Alarms z Ey SDH LOS Signal Frame m AlarmlEre Pattem ALMIERR Mistery Page 1of6 The alarms and errors presented will depend on the signal type and structure selected A graphical timeline on the horizontal axis indicates when the event occurred since the test was started The upper left and right arrows allow the user to scroll through the measurement period while the and keys allow zooming in out of the time axis The events presented above are shown in the table below The screen below depicts BER and bit errors LSS stand for Loss of Sequence Synchronization Page 1 For SDH Displays the Alarms associate
141. iple streams MPLS VLAN tags Loopback e External clock interface input and output e Audio headset for VoIP application 2 5G Test Module _ El to STMte wX4M 25G am ElwSTMie NS m STS e Dual 2 5 G ports Oo Single BERT Dual BERT Bi directional line payload through amp monitor e est rates supported Oo Oo Oo STM 0e STM O STM 1 STM 1e STM 4 STM 16 a VC 11 VC12 VC 3 VC 4 VC 4 A4c VC 4 16c STS 1 OC 1 OC 3 OC 12 OC 48 a VI 1 5 VT 2 STS 1 SPE STS 3c SPE STS 12c SPE STS 48c SPE PDH DSn E1 E2 E3 DS1 DS3 E4 e Audio headset for ISDN PRI and VF applications e Jitter wander to STM 1 rate 10G Test Module UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 18 of 209 e Single Slot Up to 6 x 10G modules per UX400 i e 12 test ports e Dual 10G ports o Dual Port Single Port Bi directional line payload through amp monitor e Applications same as TX300e o STM 64 VC 4 64c down to VC12 o OC 192 STS 192c SPE o 10GE LAN WAN o OTN OTU2 OTU1e OTU2e o 8GFC 10GFC e External clock RX and TX e Audio headset VF 40G Test Module OCCONSIM 250 am OTU3 e gi FNIT e SDH SONET testing o Generation evaluation of STM 256 signal according to ITU T G 707 o Generation evaluation of OC 768 signal according to ANSI T1 105 e SDH Mapping o VC 4 256c VC 4 64c VC 4 16c VC 4 4c VC 4 to VT1 5 VT2 0 e PDH Analysis internal E3 E1 analysis e Full ITU T performance monitoring APS testing e T
142. isabled Go back to top Go back to TOC M 2101 Analysis S Summary ErrarsiAlarms Signal Stop Analysis Histe gram Graph Event Log o L3 Signal M2104 Near End IA L OINLOS eit AlarnnfErr Patten ALMJERR LASER OF History 7 2 8 Alarm Error Definitions for SDH SONET and OTN 7 2 8 1 SDH The SDH LED headers are described in the table below 2Mbit s signal depends on payload selected Pattern detection PRBS user fixed words OMS o EN IN ro Page 137 of 209 UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO SDH Error and Alarm defection criteria per ITU T G 707 and O 150 recommendations Loss Signal and BER Alarm Definitions of Signal LOS is raised when the synchronous signal STM M level draps below the threshold at which a BER of 14 3 is predicted It could be due to a cut cable excessive attenuation of the signal or equipment fault The LOS state will clear when two consecutive framing pattems are received and no new LOS condition is detected Loss Loss nf Sequence Synchronization Qut of service bit error measurements using pseudo random sequences or PRES can only be performed if the reference sequence produced on the receiving side of the test set up is comecthy synchronized to the sequence coming from the object under test Sequence synchronization shall be considered lost and re synchronization shall be started if 1 The bit error ratio is 0 20 during an integration
143. lows only one stream with its MAC and IP address VLAN tags up to 3 bandwidth rate frame size and L2 and or L3 quality of service QoS parameters On the receiver end the traffic is analyzed on a per stream basis as well as a global or aggregate measurement This application is very useful in verifying the transport of traffic with different prioritization settings across a network link The test helps verify that the network can handle high priority traffic and low priority traffic accordingly Go back to top Go back to TOC 6 5 1 Setup Unless otherwise noted the Frame Header and related setups are the same as the ones described in section 6 8 RFC 2544 and 6 2 BERT The following parameters must be configured prior to performing a Throughput test Number of streams See General Settings below e Bandwidth per stream See General Settings below e Test layer e Frame Type VLAN tag s MPLS tag s e Frame header per stream if applicable e Traffic profile per stream if applicable e Error injection per stream if applicable e Control settings of the far end device s if applicable Go back to top Go back to TOC 6 5 1 1 General Throughput Settings Global Configuration e of Streams Up to 10 streams are available e Stream Allocated Bandwidth per Stream The total bandwidth for all streams cannot exceed 100 e Total 96 Sum of all stream rates in e RTD Measurement Enable disable the round trip delay mea
144. lts 7 2 1 Summary 7 2 2 Errors and Alarms 7 2 3 Event Log 7 2 4 Signal 7 2 5 Histogram 7 2 6 Graph 7 2 7 Performance Analysis 7 2 7 1 Evaluation According to ITU T G 821 7 2 7 2 Evaluation According to ITU T G 826 7 2 7 3 Evaluation According to ITU T G 828 UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevA0O Page 6 of 209 7 2 7 4 Evaluation According to ITU T G 829 7 2 7 5 Evaluation According to ITU T M 2100 7 2 7 6 Evaluation According to ITU T M 2101 7 2 8 Alarm Error Definitions for SDH SONET and OTN 7 2 8 1 SDH 7 2 8 2 SONET 7 2 8 3 OTN 7 3 Alarm Error Injection 7 3 1 Setup Alarm and Error Injection 7 3 2 Alarm Generation 7 3 2 1 SDH Alarms 7 3 2 2 SONET Alarms 7 3 2 3 OTN Alarms 7 3 3 Error Generation 7 3 3 1 SDH Errors 7 3 3 2 SONET Errors 7 3 3 3 OTN Errors 7 3 4 Error Flow 7 3 4 Pattern Error 7 4 SONET Tools 7 4 1 Overhead Analyzer 7 4 1 1 Section Overhead SOH 7 4 1 2 Path Overhead Layer POH 7 4 1 3 Summary 7 4 2 Overhead Generator 7 4 3 Pointer Tasks 7 4 3 1 Pointer Analysis 7 4 3 2 Pointer Generator 7 4 3 3 Pointer Sequences 7 4 4 Trace Identifier 7 4 4 1 Transmitted Traces TX 7 4 4 2 Received Traces RX UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevA0O Page 7 of 209 7 4 5 Payload Labels 7 4 6 APS Tasks 7 4 7 Tandem Connection Monitoring TCM 7 4 8 Tributary Scan 7 4 9 Round Trip Delay 7 4 10 One Way Delay 7 5 SDH Tools 7 5 1 Overhead Analyzer 7 5 1 1 Section Overhead 7 5 1 2 Path O
145. ments e For AU pointers o SS bits Displays bits 5 and 6 of the H1 byte to indicate SDH 10 SONET 00 Unknown 01 and 11 signal type Pointer value Displays the H1 and H2 values addresses indicating the offset in bytes between the pointer and first byte of the AU n LOP Loss of Pointer PJE and NJE NDF or New Data Flag NDF is enabled when all bits match 1001 or 0001 1101 1011 and 1000 and is disabled when all bits match 0110 or 1110 0010 0100 0111 o Difference and Sum O O O O Analysis AU Gemerator Signal SDH FAS E 55 Bits mi E Pointer Value Frame Alarmer Pattern ALMIERR TASER ON History UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO e For TU pointers Pointer value o LOP Loss of Pointer o PJE and NJE o o Oo NDF or New Data Flags Difference and Sum Analysis TU SDHFAS Pointer Value ENTE IND LOF AlarnnfErr TASER Of Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 5 3 2 Pointer Generation The Pointer generator is able to generate individual pointer movements as follows e For AU pointers o SS bits Program bits 5 and 6 of the H1 byte to be either SDH 10 SONET 00 Unknown 01 or 11 o Pointer value Transmits a new pointer address or value with or without a new data flag NDF Configurable in a range of 0 to 782 pointers o Increment INC or Decrement DEC pointers with identical polarity by 1 b
146. mes that have the MAC Source address equal to the MAC Destination address 6 6 1 Setup Loopback Parameters The following parameters are available on Layer 2 3 and 4 For more information on the parameters please see 6 2 1 1 BERT Header Settings in the BERT section It is possible to enable any of these parameters to create a customer loopback filter For example enabling a filter with VLAN 64 Priority 7 will only loop back traffic corresponding to these values e VLAN ID e VLAN Priority e MAC Source e MAC Destination e IP Source Address Layer 3 amp 4 only e IP Destination Layer 3 amp 4 only e Precedence Layer 3 amp 4 only e TOS Value Layer 3 amp 4 only e UDP SPort Layer 4 only e UDP DPort Layer 4 only Loopback Setup Layer 2 Loopback Setup Layer 3 Setup Setup Signal Test Layer Signal Test Layer VLAN ID VLAN ID Fra me VLAN Priority Sa VLAN Priority c r x Paneer MAC Source em MAC Source MAC Destination l MAC Destination ALMERR ALMERR IF Source LASER OF EE Destination History lt rur RE LASER Off Precedence TOS Values 2 2 3 n n AG n Loopback Setup Layer 4 UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 103 of 209 Signal Frame Pattern ALMIERR History Test Layer VLAN ID VLAN Priority MAC Source MAC Destination IP Source IP Destination Precedence TOS Values
147. n CZs Frame IU Throughput History Tap the Laser On Off button on the right side of the screen The Laser On Off button will turn Red while the soft LEDs for Signal and Frame will start blinking Tap the History button displayed below the soft LEDs The LEDs will now turn steady green and the test tab will also turn green indicating the module is ready to perform different tests Ready for Testing Tasks 10GE Test App Home Screen Dual Port 6 05e cate X Setup Lll V SAM md Header 57 885 7590 71 987 407 723 P d V SAM Signal Steams _ v Frame 2 Loopback qe RFC 2544 pun Layer RrCZSA s Pattem Frame Type VLAN p R gt ALM ERR so n qe Throughput ULASEROM MM LBS LASER Off Bi i Histery 1 i 40G Portt i i 106 Port K Tools er BERT Ethernet Dual Port Operation When the dual port interfaces and software options are enabled the test module can operate a combination of two ports at the same time Note The configuration parameters header bandwidth etc for each application on each of the ports are completely independent from one another All test feature combinations are allowed and completely independent Loopback BERT Throughput RFC2544 V SAM in dual port operation However some advanced tools like VoIP IPTV VLAN scan Packet Capture are only available in single port testing mode The User Interface will provide an error message when a feature is not available
148. nal Type Start Dune ount 21H1H2 14 14 00 0 a SOH LOS n 21H11H2 11 14 04 0 Frame SS AlarnvErr Pattern ALMJ ERR History 2112 11 14 10 0 DEED O Fr k NENNEN jJ Page 1 of 7 o Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 2 4 Signal The signal tab displays the Level and Frequency screen Page 1 Displays Level measurements in electrical units volts for SDH and SONET and in dBm for OTN Loss of Signal LOS and the Saturation levels is shown both graphically and in dBm SDH Measurements for STM 1 STM 4 STM 16 and STM 64 signals SONET Measurements for OC 3 OC 12 OC 48 and OC 192 signals OTN Measurements for OTU 1 and OTU 2 signals Signal Page 1 Histegram Graph Event Log ErrersfAl arms Signal Fa a oe ee a nN Signal Level SONET FAS ad pm k SAT SONETLOS Frame P Alarmna Err Pattem ALMIERR LASER OF LOS Page 1 ofa Page 2 The received signal frequency and offset is measured and displayed e Current Indicates the frequency of the input signal e Offset Indicates the difference between the standard rate and the rate of the input signal e Min ppm Indicates the difference between the standard rate and the minimum deviation detected in the input signal e Max ppm Indicates the difference between the standard rate and the maximum deviation detected in the input signal Signal Page 2 UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 130
149. ne Layer STS Path STS Path Layer v T Path Virtual Tributary Path Layer 1 5 Mbit s signal depends on payload selected Pat Pat Pattern detection PRBS user fixed words SONET Error and Alarm definitions per Bellcore GR 253 and ANSI T1 105 recommendations UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Loss of STS Pointer Administrative Unit AIS STS 1 SPE include H1 H2 H3 STS path Remote Defect Indication STS path Remote Error Indication STS path Trace Identifier Mismatch E STS path Payload Label Mismatch L EMMKENHL NENNEN MM AIS V TU Alarm Indication Signal WT incl V1 to v4 LOM TU Loss of Multiframe UNECG V VT Path Unequipped RDI V VT Path Remote Defect Indication REL VT Path Remote Error Indication ws VT Path Remote Failure Indication vo Him Wath Trace identifier Mismatch 2 PLM v VT Path Payload Label Mismatch BIP 2 VT Path Error v5 SONET Error and Alarm defection criteria per Bellcore GR 253 and ANSI T1 105 231 Anomalies Defect Detection Critena Bellcore LOS Loss of Signal All zero pattem for 2 3 us T x 100us CR 233 T1 231 LOF Loss of Frame Ad AS Mo valid framing pattem for 3 me 24 frames GR 253 T1 231 E Ssechon BIF emor Mismatch ofthe recovered and computed BIP 8 covers the whole STS N frame Ba Line BIF enor Mismatch of the recovered and computed NxBIP 6 covers the whole ST3 N frame K2 bits 6
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151. nt 12 286us Average Minimum 42 26us Maximum 4227 us Alarm In ALMIERR iFrame Delay Variation Current n OQus LASER UT Frame Transfer Delay RTD m History Current D 0Qus Average Minimum 0 00us Maximum Go back to top Go back to TOC The Per Stream Rates screen displays the frame rate and data rate pertaining to each stream Throughtput Results Per Stream Rates Setup Global Signal Summary Errors Events Frais VLAN ID WA Stream 8 Pattern Frame Rate Data Rate Efficiency esr In ALM ERR B1274 Frames sec tm 56 8 MCI Tap on the graph to see Rate Details Throughtput Results Per Stream Rate Details UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO JFramesisec TX Current LATE Minimum 21273 Maximum 81275 Average 81274 Data Rate Mb s TX Current 875 288M Minimum 975 281M Maximum 875 304M Average 9875 293M Go back to top Go back to TOC 6 5 3 Saving Throughput Results Once the test has been stopped the results can be saved by pressing the Save key on the platform s keypad A window will open giving the option of naming the results file Enter the desired name for the file and tap apply The results will be saved Rate Details Rx 875 2395M 97 5 281M 875 304M 9875 2393M Throughput Results Save Signal Frame Pattern ALM ERR History Del Once the results are saved they can be viewed or renamed by going to Tools System Settings screen gt Files Please
152. nt of multiple disruptions Measured APS time Maximum 700ms Measured APS time Maximum 4000ms Figure 1 Perfect service disruption Measured APS time Maximum 2700ms Measured APS time Maximum 4000ms Figure 2 Multiple service disruption or micro interrupts Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 5 7 Tandem Connection Monitoring TCM HP Setup UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO ALMIERR e TCM Standards L3 3 Sus DHFAS ON Yer Results CC M OE a LASER Off The Tandem paths are defined in ITU recommendation G 707 Annex D and Annex E o G 707 Annex D for VC4 and VC3 G 707 Annex E for VC2 and VC1 o o G 707 defines a tandem connection source and sink and describes the responses of each when defect alarm and error conditions are detected o Tandem connection maintenance signals are carried in N1 byte for VC4 and VC3 N2 byte for VC2 and VC These two bytes are structured similarly but their functions are not identical IEC LATS TC REL OEI TC APId TC RDI ODi TC BIT Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 5 8 Tributary Scan Ai byte structure TC APId TC DI ODH reserved TE 4P ld TC RDI ODI reserved incoming Error Count indicates AIS when set to 11 EU esie below Inconing ALS alarm Tandem Connection Remote Error indication Outgoing Error malic ation Tandem Connection Access Point D tbentifier i Lie messagi Tandem Connection Remote Defect
153. nual mode User manually starts and stops the measurements o Timed mode User defines the duration of the test after the test is started the test will run for the configured duration and stop automatically TX Start Separated and Coupled Configure how the measurements are started when in BERT and Multiple Streams test modes o Separated Independent control Start Stop of the transmitter is enabled At the start of the test only the receiver is turned on the user must start the transmitter manually o Coupled Transmitter and receiver are turned on at the same time and the Tx and Rx measurements start at the same time at the start of the test Measurement Setup Mode Signal TX Start Frame amp Fattern gt ALM ERR LASER OF History UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 39 of 209 Measurement Mode Measurement TX Start Measurement j Measurement EN Mode hlode TX Start i TX Start Frame Frame Separated Coupled cowie Pattern Pattern ALMJERR 2 ALM ERR LASER OM AN P Y LASER OM Histery i Histon Go back to top Go back to TOC UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 40 of 209 6 2 BERT 6 2 1 BERT Setup Overview BER testing at Layer 2 3 and 4 is supported The BERT can be configured to use either regular PRBS test patterns stress patterns specifically for 10Gigabit Ethernet or user defined test patterns to simulate various conditions The test lay
154. o Current Throughtput Results Global Delay Results Per Stream Signal Fruita Frame Arrival Time Current 11 08us Average Pattern Minimum 11 08us Maximum Frame Delay Variation Alarm Inj gt ALMIERR Current 0 00us LASER OF History Go back to top Go back to TOC 6 5 2 2 Per Stream Results The Per Stream tab displays the same type of statistics as seen in Global Results but for each stream For descriptions of the parameters in each tab with the exception of Rates please refer back to the corresponding section in 6 5 2 1 Global Aggregate Results e Summary Framed rate data rate of bytes total of frames associated with each stream e Errors Errors associated with each stream Events Events associated with each stream e Traffic Traffic statistics associated with each stream e Delay Delay associated with each stream Note that round trip delay measurements are only available in the per stream results screen Round trip delay measurement requires a traffic loop at the far end e Rates Rate information associated with each stream Throughtput Results Per Stream Summary UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 98 of 209 Setup Global Restart Errors Events Traffic Delay Rates VLAN ID WA Stream TX Stop 5T 211 14 31 32 ET 00 00 13 44 rr ith TX RX Utilization 56 10 000 10 000 ee UTDAT Utilization bps 1000 000M 1000 000M S Framed Rate bps 886 994M 986 991M LA
155. o TOC 7 5 4 Trace Identifier Tap the Trace Identifier icon to display the path trace testing application and screens There are dedicated tabs for Transmitted and Received expected path traces and setups 7 5 4 1 Transmitted Traces TX Page 183 of 209 UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO e JO RS Regenerator section trace o Program a 1 or 16 byte identifier to check the connection between regenerators e J1 HP High order path section trace o Program a 16 or 64 byte identifier to check the high order transmission path e J2 LP Low order path section trace o Program a 16 or 64 byte identifier to check the low order transmission path Copy This function allows copying the received trace identifier from RX making it easier on the user specially for the longer strings to minimize typos Note To program or edit the transmitted trace tap the applicable trace box to display the pop up keyboard Signal Frame Pattern ALMJERR Histery Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 5 4 2 Received Traces RX e JO RS Regenerator section trace 4HH23456785A12345657838B123455789C 123456785D123456788E123456738F 1 Received copy F TX JO RS 243455733A123455788B12348678680C 12 eT 88D123456788E 126 88F 1 F o Program a 1 16 byte or 64 byte identifier to set and check the expected trace o Enable or disable the TIM Trace Identifier Mismatch alarm e J1 HP Path High order path section trace o Progr
156. of 209 Analysis Histogram Graph Event Log ed Summary ErrorsiAlanms Signal SONET FAS Signal Frequency SONET current bps B8879538176 SORETTOS ipm i mi 2157560 e Pas Pattern ALMJERR For SDH and SONET signals the measurement is performed on the optical interfaces XFP A Min ppm and Max ppm function can be used to ensure that the received signal is within a certain clock tolerance and that the network element is transmitting correctly The frequency limits for the various signal types according to ITU T recommendations are presented in the table below Low quality clock sources that deviate from the nominal value cause problems in the operation of network elements It is necessary and recommended to measure the signal frequency at all hierarchies to reduce synchronization risks To measure line frequency in service the UX400 unit must be connected to a Protected Monitoring Point PMP The frequency of the signal is normally reported in Hz while the deviation is reported in ppm Tolerances for the various clock frequencies of SDH hierarchies are presented in the table below iil SONET SDH Clock Frequencies and Tolerances pfeil Sai 2488 320 ep For OTN signals the measurement is performed on the optical interfaces SFP for OTU 1 or XFP for OTU 2 Go back to top Go back to TOC Signal Page 3 Optical Information Page 3 displays the Optical Transceiver SFP or XFP
157. omes unavailable if more than 50 of the frames are errored or missing in a one second interval Availability is only guaranteed for traffic conforming to the CIR e Total RX Frames Total number of frames received e Errored Frame Count Number of frames with CRC or IP Checksum errors Measured values that do not meet the service test parameters set in the Bandwidth and Threshold tabs cause the test to fail Perf Test Service 1 Results Config Tests Perf Tests Signal Event Log Signal Service Service6 ServiceT ServiceS Summary Service 1 Service 2 Service 3 Service d Service 1 Pending Frame Pattern IRMin Mbps FrameLoss Count 5 JR Mean Mbps FrameLoss Ratio h 5 JL GEEEIRMax Mbps Out of Sequence Count amp m mC v4 ar n LASER Off History TD Minims ee i FOY Max ms a Availability A fEreredFrame Count Unavailability Count Total RX Frames 8 The Summary tab displays the status of each service and test as Pass Failed Pending or Disabled Perf Tests Summary UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 85 of 209 Results Config Tests Perf Tests Signal Event Log Service 1 Service 2 Service 3 Service 4 Service Service6 Service Service Service 9 Service 10 Summary a LASER Off Go back to top Go back to TOC 6 4 2 3 Signal The Signal tab displays th
158. on status S1 and HP C2 and LP V5 Signal Label bytes Column 1 Indicates the byte type Column Z2 Provides the hexadecimal value of the byte if applicable Column 8 Provides a byte decode Please refer to the byte definitions for an explanation of the listed bytes Summary Summary Signal Frame Pattern ALMIERR History Path Traces SP indicates a space between the message characters The message is displayed in red when an alarm condition is detected Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 5 2 Overhead Generator SOH UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 180 of 209 00 Signal Frame Pattern ALMJERR Histery Tap the Overhead Generator icon to display the OH screens shown below There are three tabs e SOH TX which allows editing of select bytes associated with the Section Overhead Editing of JO K1 K2 S1 is permitted as follows o Hexadecimal value using pop up keypad o Binary values using simple on screen bit toggle or pop up keypad o Convenient drop down selections In some instances the selections will be available over multiple pages Note While programming of most overhead bytes is possible using the OH Generator feature dedicated functions are available for Pointer Tasks Payload Labels Trace Identifier APS Testing TCM testing In some instances more advanced editing is possible using the dedicated functions S1 Byte from SOH Byte Generator Signal Byte
159. onfigure the following e Operating Mode o Normal Unit working as normal mode o Payload Overhead overwrite Editing Thru mode allows for some intrusive error and alarm injection through overhead manipulation Applies to both SDH SONET and PDH signals and allows the user to configure low rate signal if applicable and associated framing o Transparent All the traffic goes through the unit untouched and the unit can monitor it It is comparable to Monitor mode with a 10 90 splitter In Transparent mode the unit regenerates the signal in amplitude The clock is recovered from the received signal Note Through modes are used to test network behavior under certain conditions such as alarms and APS To select Payload Through the payload has to be the same for the relevant ports e Network Type SONET SDH or OTN Note The choice between SDH and SONET Network Type is based on the selection made in the menu under General tab e Test Rate OC 192 10G for SONET STM 64 10G for SDH OTU 2 for OTN OTN Mapping for OTN only PRBS OC192 SYNC OC192 ASYNC STM 64 SYNC STM 64 ASYNC Note ITU T G 709 and STS mappings per Bellcore GR 253 and ANSI T1 105 recommendations are supported ITU T G 709 and both AU 4 and AU 3 signal mappings per G 707 recommendations are supported The multiplexing structures are shown below OTN SONET Mapping Structure OTN SDH Mapping Structure ry tO 74 7 LL w Eau wW 2
160. ors G828 Inserice E B1 B2 83 LP BIP E1 E3 E4 FAS E1 CRC 6 028 inservice m Jenentse 6 829 In service E _ B1 B2 83 LP BIP TSE mao a enemas e cR re m20 81 B2 63HP LP BIP TSE Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 1 3 General The General setup page configures the audible alarm and APS protocol settings General tab UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 124 of 209 amp lgnal APS Protocol ine Y Signal SDHISONET SDH FAS Results on start SDA LOS Frame Auto Save Meas Clock Sre ber a Alarmert Pattern ALNWERR P LASER On History c e APS Protocol Linear or Ring architectures are selectable This determines how the APS bytes K1 K2 are decoded in the SDH Overhead Analyzer or how they are generated in the SDH Overhead Generator It also determines how the APS measurement will be made e SDH SONET SDH or SONET modes are available options e Result on start On or Off Provides an automatic move to Result screen when it starts e Auto Save Tap Auto Save and set it to ON to automatically save the results file e Measurement Clock Source o Internal Clock o External 2MHz 2Mbit s Go back to top Go back to TOC UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 125 of 209 7 2 Results Accessing Results To access measurements for SDH SONET and OTN tap on Start which starts testing and takes the user to the Results screen or tap on Results on the home screen
161. ors Histogram BERT Alarms Errors Page 5 Summary ErrorsfAlarns Signal Analysis Histegram Graph Event Log BERT AlarmslErrors SDH LOS Sr Pattern ALRMWERR History Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 2 6 Graph The Graph tab brings up a screen displaying a log of the errors recorded during the measurement interval A dedicated page is available for each error type Scroll through the various pages to display the anomaly of interest The following error types are covered For SDH FAS B1 B2 MS REI B3 HP REI Bit For SONET FAS S BIP L BIP REI L P BIP REI P Bit For OTN OTU FAS OTU MFAS OTU BIP OTU BEI COR FEC UNCOR FE ODU BIP ODU BEI Bit Results Graph UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 133 of 209 ErrarsiAlarms Signal 5 Histegram Graph Event Leg Signal gt _ SUHFAS AN SDHLOS Frame s AlarmfErr Pattern ALMIERR LASER On Mistery m A graphical timeline on the horizontal axis indicates when the event occurred while the vertical axis indicates the logarithmic scale of errors The upper left and right arrows allow the user to scroll through the measurement period while the and keys allow zooming in out of the time axis Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 2 7 Performance Analysis The Analysis tab displays measured objectives from ITU T performance tests selected from the Measurements tab Setup gt
162. p Generator Tap the Overhead Analyzer icon to display the OH screens shown below Overhead Analyzer Overhead Generator UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Signal Frame ALMJ ERR TCM3 TCM APSIPCC Histery TTI BIF BEI TTI BIF BEI TTI BIP 2s TTI BIP E jel ny History A 017 m jaj 2F s k ip Signal Frame FT e ee es hel ERE Essa Lj Pattern TTI BIP BEI TTI BIP BEI TTI BIP BEI et lS TCMM RES J ALIWERR TCM3 TCMZ The Overhead is color coded for simplified viewing Decoding Bytes Page 191 of 209 Generation SM TTl SIP Bel Tl Xx xx 00 oo oo 00 TCHS FT E ER d Pd Dac Res Ad Pattern TTI BIP BEI TTI BIP BEI TTI BIP BEI m on oo mme se m mmm oe e er m TCM1 BIP BEI TTI BiP BEL TTI BiP BEI TTI BiP BEI is ii TI TI 00 indi nl et ese Tapping the applicable byte enables an automatic decode a byte description including the Hexadecimal and Binary value is provided For some bytes an advanced decode of the various bits is also available 7 6 1 1 OTN Frame Analysis e Frame Alignment Signal FAS Byte Analyzer Advanced Decode Byte Analyzer _ Signal OTU FAS Frame inary 11110412 Pattern ALMIERR History The OTU framing is divided into two portions FAS and MFAS o Uses the first six bytes and similar to SONET SDH it is used to provide framing for the entire signal o In or
163. pan 1101 Forced switch ring 1100 Signal fail span 1011 Signal fail ring 1010 Signal degrade protection 1001 Signal degrade span 1000 Signal degrade ring 0111 Manual switch span 0110 Manual switch ring 0101 Wait to restore 0100 Exercise span 0011 Exercise ring 0010 Reverse request span 0001 Reverse request ring 0000 No request o Bits 5 8 are the destination node ID 0000 Null channel 0001 to 1110 Channels 1 thru 14 1111 Extra traffic channel K2 Byte APS Linear e Conforms to ITU T G 783 and Bellcore GR 253 e Used to activate and deactivate the switching between the main and protection paths on a multiplexer section e Used to communicate Alarm Indication Signal AIS and Remote Defect Indication RDI conditions o Bits 1 4 selects bridged channel used o Bit 5 determines APS architecture a 1 1 a 1 N o Bits 6 8 110 MS RDI 111 MS AIS Others Not used K2 Byte APS Ring e Conforms to and follows ITU T G 841 Bellcore GR 253 recommendations e Used to activate and deactivate the switching between the main and protection paths on a multiplexer section e Used to communicate Alarm Indication Signal AIS and Remote Defect Indication RDI conditions o Bits 1 4 are the source node ID o Bit 5 is the path code 0 Short path 1 Long path o Bits 6 8 000 Idle 001 Bridged 010 Bridged and switched 110 MS RDI 111 MS AIS Others Not used UX400 10G e Manual D
164. pecific to different test applications Please note the IPTV Net Wiz and Packet Capture functions are not supported in this release Go back to top Go back to TOC Scan VLAN Scan Setup Setup Results Monitor Meanitar Signal Frame Pattern To start scanning Please click the Scan button ALM ERR VLAN Scan scans up to 4096 VLAN IDs for switch configuration and displays VLAN ID bandwidth rates useful for identifying top bandwidth users based on VLAN ID Monitor mode monitors up to eight live traffic streams in terminate mode and filters them based on VLAN ID configuration providing key traffic metrics such as frame type rates and errors and alarms VLAN Scan e While traffic is being received press Scan The Results tab displays a list of detected VLAN IDs and the percentage of traffic marked with those IDs Check up to 8 streams to monitor UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 110 of 209 VLAN ID Results Monitor Signal Vian Stack Frame RX Pattern ALWWERR EEG LASER OM Histery Page 1 of 7 D e The VLAN Stack tab displays detected SP and CE VLAN tags if stack VLAN tags are used VLAN Stack Results Monitor Signal Man stack Fria SP Vian ID CE Vlan ID Pattern ALMJ ERR LASER OF Page 1 of 7 D Monitoring Traffic e To only receive traffic streams meeting specific criteria stop the scan and go to the Monitor tab to configure filter
165. played in a bar graph form e Summary table and test log table display o byte size o Tx 96 Percentage of test frames transmitted by the unit o Rx 96 Percentage of test frames received by the unit o P F Pass Fail test status determined by test criteria set in the Threshold tab RFC2544 Results Throughput Summary Setup Results Summary Signal Events Signal Throughput e Frame Loss Burst Se Summary W T C F hresholds 45148 1522 bytes 100 00 100 00 Pass Pattern SLAMode ALMIERR LASER Of Mistery e Page E da e RFC2544 Results Throughput Tx Graphical UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 70 of 209 Setup Status Summary Throughput Latency Thrpt Signal Frame Loss ES Setup Results Summary mE Throughput ENT Rx Graphical Thrpt amp Events Frame Loss Burst Frame Size Setup Summary Signal Signal came OT vin 64 64 bytes 100 00 Pattern 1518 1518 bytes 100 00 Frame Loss NEFULITTN TRSER OM e Page 1 of 1 amp UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 71 of 209 Go back to top Go back to TOC 6 3 2 6 Latency and Jitter Latency and frame jitter measurements results are displayed under the Latency tab in the following formats e Graphical Latency results displayed in line graph form Latency us vs Frame size bytes e Summary and Test Log tables display o byte size o Latency us Round trip delay latency o Rate 96 Per
166. pplications Go back to TOC UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevA0O Page 11 of 209 3 0 Safety Information VEE X INCORPORATED PLEASE OBSERVE ALL SAFETY MARKINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS IF IN D OUBT CONTACT VEEX CUSTOMER SERVICE Safety precautions should be observed during all phases of operation of this instrument The instrument has been designed to ensure safe operation however please observe all safety markings and instructions Do not operate the instrument in the presence of flammable gases or fumes or any other combustible environment VeEX Inc assumes no liability for the customer s failure to comply with safety precautions and requirements Optical Connectors The UX400 displays a laser warning icon when the laser source is active to alert the user about a potentially dangerous situation It is recommended to 1 Deactivate the laser before connecting or disconnecting optical cables or patchcords 2 Never look directly into an optical patchcord or an XFP s or SFP s connector interface while the laser is enabled Even though XFP and SFP optical transceivers are typically fitted with Class 1 lasers which are considered eye safe optical radiation for an extended period can cause irreparable damage to the eyes 3 Never use a fiber microscope to check the optical connectors when the laser source is active ESD Electrostatic Discharge Sensitive Equipment Test modules could be affected by electrostatic discharge To minimiz
167. ps Fractional D81 Nx64 or Nx56 Configures the transmitter for fractional testing using N or M 64kbps timeslots contiguous or non contiguous timeslots In STS 1 mapping mode Tributary set to DS3 the Low Rate option are 45M or 1 544M Mux DS3 DS1 Mux or Fractional DS1 Nx64 or Nx56 Mux where e 45M Configures the transmitter for full rate testing at 45Mbps e 1 544M Mux mode Configures the transmitter for full rate testing at 45Mbps signal with DS1 payloads 1 to 28 channels Fractional DS1 Mux mode Configures the transmitter for full rate testing at 45Mbps signal with DS1 payloads 1 to 28 channels for fractional testing using N or M 64kbps or 56kbps timeslots contiguous or non contiguous timeslots In VT 2 mapping mode the Low Rate options are 2M or Fractional E1 Nx64 where e 2M Configures the transmitter for full rate testing at 2 048Mbps e Fractional E1 Configures the transmitter for fractional testing using N or M 64kbps timeslots contiguous or non contiguous timeslots In STS 1 mapping mode Tributary set to E3 the Low Rate options are 34M or 2M Mux E3 E1 Mux or Fractional E1 Mux E3 E1 Mux w Nx64 where e 34M Configures the transmitter for full rate testing at 34Mbps e 2M Mux mode Configures the transmitter for full rate testing at 34Mbps signal with E1 payloads 1 to 16 channels e Fractional E1 Mux mode Configures the transmitter for full rate testing at 34Mbps signal with E1 payloads 1 to 16 channels for fractional
168. ps and N x 64 kbps Fixed All Os or All 1s User Defined pattern Length depends on size of frame Inversion Normal or inverted DE aia FN cad BERT Setup Data selection PRBS Patterns Page 1 RX Filter Signal Frame Pattern ALMVERR Page 12of2 Auto Special Patterns For special patterns the most significant bit of the test pattern is populated first into the payload frame as opposed to non special patterns in which the least significant bit is populated first BERT Setup Data selection Special Patterns Page 2 UXAOO 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 45 of 209 RX Filter Signal Frame Pattern ALMI ERR History Go back to top Go back to TOC e RX Filter Tab Allows the user to filter incoming streams When checked the incoming traffic flows not matching these criteria will not be considered for these results o O O O O 0 0 0 0 Signal Frame Pattern ALM ERR Histery MAC Destination address MAC Source address VLAN DSCP for Layer 3 amp 4 Protocol Type for Layer 3 amp 4 IP Destination for Layer 3 amp 4 IP Source for Layer 3 amp 4 Destination Port for Layer 4 Source Port for Layer 4 BERT Setup RX Filter Layer 2 BERT Setup RX Filter Layer 3 F RX Fitter Signal Frame Pattern ALKWERR Histery BERT Setup RX Filter Layer 4 UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 46 of 209 Signal Frame
169. r o Multiframe phase indicator used for tributary structured payloads e F3 byte LP user channel o Used for communication between path elements and is payload dependent e K3 byte HP APS o Bits 1 4 are used for protection switching of VC 3 amp 4 paths o Bits 5 8 are a currently not used e N1 byte HP UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevA0O Page 178 of 209 o Allocated to provide a High Order HP Tandem Connection monitoring function for contiguously concatenated VC 4 VC 4 and VC 3 levels Bits 1 4 Used as an Incoming Error Count IEC per G 707 Bit 5 Operates as the TC REI to indicate errored blocks occurring within the tandem connection Bit 6 Operates as the OEI to indicate errored blocks egressing the VC n Bits 7 8 Operate in 76 multi frame structure o Frames 1 8 gt Frame Alignment Signal FAS Frames 9 72 gt The Access Point Identifier of the tandem connection TC API Frames 73 76 gt TC RDI indicating defects that have occurred in the tandem connection to the far end Frame 74 gt ODI indicating to the far end that AU TU AIS has been inserted into egressing AU n TU n due to defects before or within the tandem connection Frames 73 76 gt Reserved capacity N1 byte structure per ITU T G 707 recommendations IEC coding TC REI OEI TC API TC RDI ODI Reserved e V5 byte LP signal label o Byte contains error analysis signal label and path status information o Continuous monitoring of anomalies o
170. r Ratio e Symbol Declared when an invalid code group in the transmission code is detected e FCS CRC Number of received frames with an invalid FCS e IP Checksum Layer 3 amp 4 only e IP Checksum Rate Layer 3 amp 4 only e TCP UDP Checksum Layer 4 only e TCP UDP Checksum Rate Layer 4 only e Jabber frames Number of received frames larger than 1518 bytes containing an invalid FCS e Runt frames Number of received frames smaller than 64 bytes containing an invalid FCS BERT Results Errors UXAOO 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 51 of 209 Signal Current PCS Errored Bleck Bits 0 BER 0 000 E 00 Symbol NIA j FCSICRC 0 ERTL FCSICRC Rate 0 0E 00 Jabber Frames D D Page 1 of 2 o Alarm imj 6 2 2 3 Alarms Alarms tab The following Alarms Current and Total are displayed e LOS ms Loss of Signal e LOSync Loss synchronization e Pattern Loss Indicates errors related to test pattern e Service disruption ms associated with loss of signal Current Duration of the current service disruption Total Total accumulated duration of the service disruptions Last Min Max Minimum and maximum duration of the service disruption events No of Occurrences Counter of service disruption events Local Fault o Remote Fault e PCS HI BER High bit error rate of sync header e PCS LOBL Loss of block lock O O O 0 0 0 BERT Results Alarms Page 1 BERT Results Alarms Page 2 Events Traffic Del zm E MS Events Tr
171. r count via a numeric keypad o Rate 1E 3 5E 4 2E 4 1E 4 5E 5 2E 5 1E 5 5E 6 2E 6 1E 6 5E 7 2E 7 1E 7 5E 8 2E 8 1E 8 5E 9 2E 9 1E 9 or User Defined The user may configure the desired rate using the on screen keypad BERT Setup Error Injection Keypad UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 48 of 209 Error Type Injection Flow LASER Off LASER OF Error Injection After pressing Start error injection can be enabled by pressing the Error Inj button on the right side of the screen 6 2 1 4 Alarm Injection Settings Alarm injection can be performed during a test The type of alarms and alarm injection are configured in the Alarm Injection tab Once the test is running alarm injection can be performed by pressing the Alarm Inject button on the right side of the screen e Alarm Type Local Fault Remote Fault PCS HI BER PCS LOBL e Alarm Flow The alarm flow determines how the selected alarms will be injected A specific Count or Conitnue continuous can be selected e Alarm Length 1s 10s or 100s BERT Setup Alarm Injection Results LONE nmn Local Fault Yv LASER OM 6 2 1 5 Starting Stopping a BERT UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 49 of 209 Once all configurations have been made the user can start the BERT test press the Start icon on the top right section of the screen The following are three scenarios of how to prepare and start the unit for BERT testing Note If t
172. r defects and payload composition at the path end or along the path Bits 1 2 provides error checking BIP 2 Bit 3 is the LP REI 0 no error 1 errors Bit 4 is the LP RFI 0 no error 1 errors Bits 5 7 provide the VC 12 signal label 000 Unequipped 001 Equipped non specific 010 Asynchronous 011 Bit synchronous 100 Byte synchronous 101 Extended 110 0 181 test signal TSS4 111 VC AIS Bit 8 is the VC12 path LP RDI normally set to zero unless there is an error condition AIS tne LRA Signal Label Go back to top Go back to TOC e J2 byte LP o Used to transmit a configurable 16 byte or 64 byte identifier that enables the receiving path to continuously verify its connection with the transmitter o Uses the same byte structure as the JO and J1 bytes e N2 byte LP o Provides LP VT tandem connection monitoring function LP TCM for the VC 11 and VC 12 levels Bits 1 2 even parity error checking BIP 2 for the tandem connection Bit 3 Set to 1 Bit 4 Incoming AIS indicator 0 no defect 1 defect occurred before tandem connection Bit 5 TC REI indicating errored blocks caused in the tandem connection Bit 6 OEI indicating errored blocks of the egressing VC n Bits 7 8 Operate in a 76 multi frame structure o Multiframe structure consists of Frames 1 8 gt Frame Alignment Signal FAS Frames 9 72 gt The Access Point Identifier of the tandem connection TC API Frames
173. rames have a MAC address equal to FF FF FF FF FF FF e Layer 2 Multicast frames Number of Multicast frames received without FCS errors e Layer 3 Unicast For Layer 3 amp 4 e Layer 3 Broadcast For Layer 3 amp 4 e Layer 3 Multicast For Layer 3 amp 4 Throughput Results Traffic Type Frames Traffic Type Frame Size Distribution a Signal L2 Unicast 65539050 L Broadcast L2 Multicast 0 Restart TA Stop Frame Pattern EMEN Alarm imi S ALM ERR m History Go back to top Go back to TOC Frame Size The following Frame distribution statistics are displayed in Count and Percentage e 64 bytes frames e 64 127 byte frames e 128 255 byte frames e 256 511 byte frames e 512 1023 byte frames e 1024 1279 byte frames e 1280 1518 byte frames e gt 1518 byte frames Jumbo frames Throughput Results Frame Size UXAOO 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 97 of 209 Frames Traffic Type Distribution Signal lt 64B 64 1276 128 2656 256 5118 7 ua 512 1023B 2 ALM ERR 1024 1278B 1280 15188 TREER OW gt 15188 Restart z TA Stop Frame Pattern Alarm Ini Go back to top Go back to TOC The Global Delay tab Delay measures the interpacket gap start of the frame and preamble duration Frame arrival statistics are displayed in tabular format e Frame Arrival Time o Current minimum average and maximum frame arrival time e Frame Delay Variation
174. rames received without FCS errors Results Traffic M Summary Signal Events Traffic Type Layer 2 Frames Distribution 4 Signal L2 Unicast L2 Broadcast F a dede L2 Multicast Pattern ALMI ERR m u History TREER OF Traffic Type Layer 3 amp 4 Page 106 of 209 Frame Size UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 107 of 209 Frames Traffic Type Frame Size Distribution i L2 Unicast L Breadeast L2 Multicast L3 Unicast L3 Broadcast L3 Multicast LASER Of Frames The following Frame distribution statistics are displayed in Count and Percentage 96 e Received RX frames Total frames VLAN tagged frames VLAN stacked frames Pause frames RX Total number of received Ethernet pause flow control frames o O O 0 O Traffic Frames Type Frame Size Trafic Type Frame Size Frames ENS K Distribution lt 64B 64 1278 128 255B 256 5116 512 10238 1024 12798 1280 15188 gt 15188 Total VLAN VLAN Stack Pause Frames Total LASER OF LASER OF A D O G D E ee E ao so ea Se Se oy Frame Size The following Frame distribution statistics are displayed in Count and Percentage 96 e 64 bytes frames e 64 127 byte frames e 128 255 byte frames e 256 511 byte frames e 512 1023 byte frames e 1024 1279 byte frames e 1280 1518 byte frames e gt 1518 byte frames Jumbo fram
175. rators B1 Byte RS BIP e An 8 bit even parity code used to check for transmission errors over the regenerator section e Its value is calculated over all the bits of the STM 1 frame before scrambling e The checksum value is placed in the RS overhead of the following STM 1 before scrambling Path Trace Byte JO Byte Decoder J RS Path trace 1 Byte 0x1 UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 173 of 209 Order Wire Byte E1 e Local order wire channel for voice communication between regenerators cross connects hubs and remote terminal locations F1 Byte e Section user channel e Byte is allocated for user purpose to carry proprietary messages e The channel is terminated at each regenerator location Data Communications Channel Bytes D1 D2 D3 e Data Communications Channel DCC e D1 D2 and D3 together form a 192kbps message channel for OAM purposes e t can generate internal or external messages e t can also be used as a BER function Pointers AU Pointers Bytes H1 H2 H3 e Enable transfer of STM 1 frames with STM N frames and are processed by the MS terminating equipment AU Pointer Byte Byte Decoder H1 AU Painter Signal Frame 01104010 Pattern ALIWERR Mistery Go back to top Go back to TOC Line Layer Multiplexer Section B2 Byte MS BIP e A 24 bit interleaved even parity code used to determine if transmission errors have occurred over the Multiplexer Section e Its calculated over all
176. ry capacity has been reached or it is not enough to support the new module user is trying to activate 4 3 2 Battery Overdraw Protection e On battery power when the capacity reaches 10 the UX400 notifies users with a pop up warning message and an intermittent audible alarm b Please plug in the AC power charger or press OK to shut down ET e If the previous message is ignored and the total capacity falls under 5 the UX400 immediately initiates the emergency shutdown procedure for safety and to protect its battery from damage Once in this mode all power to modules is immediately cut and test files are not saved In the event that the load exceeds the 95W battery limit when the AC power is interrupted or AC DC adapter is unplugged the UX400 would immediately initiate the emergency shutdown procedure to protect its battery from damage or any other safety issues Once in this mode all power to modules is immediately cut and test files are not saved Go back to top Go back to TOC 4 4 Connectors and Panels 4 4 1 Test Modules 1G Test Module UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 17 of 209 Single slot up to 6 modules per UX400 gt 12 ports e Test Interfaces Applications Oo Oo le 10 100 1000Base T 100Base FX 1000Base X 1 2 4G Fiber Channel e est modes Oo Oo Oo Oo le Single and Dual Port Bi directional Passthrough monitoring RFC2544 V SAM per ITU T Y 1564 Throughput with mult
177. s UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO co STS payload wih 9 VT xpayload defects EC ED re EF ro r STS 1 payload with 28 VT x payload defects or STS 1 STS 3C etc with TI m e G1 byte Path status o High Order path status byte O O O O e F2 byte Path user channel o STS Path user channel a non VT payload defect DS3 FDDI etc Signal Frame Pattem ALMIERR Used to convey the path terminating status back to the originating path thus allowing bidirectional monitoring of the complete path Bits 1 4 Remote Error Indication REI P indicates number of bit errors detected by B3 Bit 5 Remote Defect indication RDI P set to 1 if signal failure is detected Bits 6 7 Enhanced RDI information to differentiate between payload defects PLM P connectivity defects TIM P UNQ P and server defects AIS P LOP P G1 Byte HP Status Byte Decoder G1 STS Path Status o STS 3 path user channel used for communication between path elements e H4 byte VT Indicator o Position or Sequence Indicator o Multiframe phase indicator used for tributary structured payloads H4 Byte VT Indicator Page 158 of 209 UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 159 of 209 Byte Decoder Signal H4 VT Indicator Frame Pattern ALMJERR e Z3 Z4 byte STS Path o Allocated for future use Have no defined value The receiver is required to ignore their content e Z5 byte STS Path TCM o Allocat
178. s Results Time ms Signal Result Failed loopback test Frame Pattern ALMJERR History The Round Trip Delay Propagation Delay measurement works by sending a test pattern An error is transmitted in the pattern The time it takes for the error to reach the receiver is the propagation time through the network e Select SONET as TX RX standard e View the Round Trip Delay of a looped back signal e Set check box on Setup RX pattern to Out of Service Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 4 10 One Way Delay Available with Dual Port Testing Application It measures the delay between two local ports in each direction One Way Delay Lo Results Signal Max Min Frame Average Currart Pattem ALMIERR Mistery 406 Fomi p E ES es EOT Go back to top Go back to TOC UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevA0O Page 171 of 209 7 5 SDH Tools SDH Tools can be accessed by tapping the SDH SONET Tools tab on the home screen SDH test type will need to be selected in Setup to view SDH parameters under the Tools SDH Tools Menu 6 Overhead kcu Generator Signal ae 50H FAS Frame Ca T7 Trace SDHLOS MW Identifier nE Pattern tv H O APS Testing ALWERR coq Di D TREER OW History _ i E ZEB scan WE TCM Tasks Overhead Analyzer Displays the Section Overhead SOH and Path Overhead POH bytes of the received channel Overhead Generator SDH mode Used to
179. s After extended storage battery packs may reach a deep discharge state or enter into sleep mode For safety reasons Li ion batteries in deep discharge state may limit the initial charging current pre recharge before starting their regular fast charging cycle The pre charging state may take several hours Air transportation of Li ion batteries is regulated by United Nations International Air Transportation Association IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations and by country specific regulations Please check local regulations and with common carriers before shipping Li ion battery packs or products containing relatively large Li ion battery packs Electrical Connectors Telephone lines may carry dangerous voltages Always connect the electrical test ports to known test interfaces which carry low level signals Go back to TOC UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 13 of 209 4 0 Platform Overview The unit is powered on and off from the red key on the keypad area To power on the unit hold the Power key down until a beep is heard In order to turn off the unit press the Power key for at least 2 seconds If the unit is not responding holding the Power key down for more than 10 seconds will force the unit to power down Note No results or configurations are saved during the emergency shut down Utility Ports Test Ports Stylus EU Air vent Air vent DC Input ad di 10 4 Color N Touch Screen L
180. s IPTOS BEIM TTL De Not Fragment Flag Protocal RFC2544 RX Filter Layer 3 IP DATA RX Filter _ LASER OF Page 61 of 209 MPLS If MPLS tag was selected on the setup main screen for Layer 3 then the MPLS Frame will be visible on the Frames figure Tap on the MPLS frame to configure the flollowing e MPLS label e CoS priority settings e TTL e S bit RFC2544 Setup MPLS Layer 3 UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO VLAN MPLS Label T ua Signal CoSm Frame Pattern ALMIERR Mistry DATA RX Filter Er NEXU A LASER OF Page 62 of 209 VLAN If VLAN tag was selected on the setup main screen for Layer 3 then the VLAN Frame will be visible on the Frames figure Tap on the VLAN frame to configure the following e VLAN ID e Priority e Tag Type Ethernet Type RFC2544 VLAN Setup Layer 3 VLAN IF a Signal i CNN Priority E Type Frame Pattern ALMJERR History Note Please refer to the BERT application for more details Layer 4 Same as Layer 3 except for following possible configurations UDP TCS Source Port Destination Port RX Filter has filters for Destination Port and Source Port DATA RFC2544 UDP TCS Layer 4 SlAMede LASER OF UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO MAC WLAN MPLS IP UDP DATA RX Filter z Start Signal Destination Port i Frame Pattern SlAMode ALMIERR LASER OF Mistry RFC 25
181. screen This brings up the configuration screens for all the header fields e MAC Header Tab o MAC Source Use the default source address of the test set or configure a new or different address o MAC Destination Configure the destination MAC address of the far end partner test set or use the ARP or ARP GW keys to determine the MAC address of the destination IP address ARP or the Gateway ARP GW Note that a valid IP connection needs to be up to use these functions Refer to 9 1 IP in the V300 Common Functions manual for details on IP connection o Ethernet Type For Layer 3 amp 4 testing the Ethertype is set to 0800 IP For Layer 2 it can be typed in BERT Setup MAC Layer 2 BERT Setup MAC Layer 3 amp 4 UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO MAC DATA RX Filter MAC Source 20 18 53 00 CT 48 Signal MAC Destination 00 16 90 A0 57 3C Frame Pattern ALMWERR LASER OF Go back to top Go back to TOC VLAN Tab In the VLAN tab the following parameters are configured o VLAN ID Configurable in the range 1 to 4094 Page 42 of 209 IP DATA RX Filter MAC Source 00 18 563 00 0C 40 Signal MAC Destination 00 1E 90 A0 57 3C Ethernet Type D500 P v Frame 5 Patwem ALM ERR LASER OM Mistery VLAN ID is the identification of the VLAN which is basically used by the standard 802 1Q t has 12 bits which allows the identification of 4096 2 12 VLANs Of the 4096 possible VIDs a VID of O is
182. see Chapter 5 3 3 Files section Go back to top Go back to TOC LASER OM Page 101 of 209 UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 102 of 209 6 6 Loopback The Loopback application in the main menu allows the user to establish a manual loopback on the test set The loopback function is used when an end to end test needs to be performed with one of the test partners in software loopback mode The loopback function will loopback the incoming traffic to the test set back into the network under test The type of traffic that the loopback function loops back will depend on the type of test layer configured Layer 1 2 3 or 4 Additional criteria can be set to allow only messages with specific criteria to be looped back To specify loopback parameters select the desired parameter and choose Enable from the drop down menu Tap on the box and input a value or select one of the drop down menu choices e Layer 1 All incoming traffic to the Rx loopback interface will be sent out unaltered to the Tx loopback interface e Layer 2 3 amp 4 In a Layer 2 or 3 loopback all incoming test traffic will be looped back o The loopback function will swap the MAC destination and MAC Source addresses for Layer 2 or MAC and IP destination and source addresses for Layer 3 o All incoming frames with CRC errors will be dropped similar to what an Ethernet switch does o All broadcast and multicast frames will be dropped including any incoming unicast fra
183. signal carriers to monitor the quality of the traffic that is transported between segments or connections in the network SONET SDH allowed a single level of TCM to be configured while ITU G 709 allows six levels of tandem connection monitoring to be configured The assignment of monitored connections is currently a manual process that involves an understanding between the different parties There are various types of monitored connection topologies cascaded nested and overlapping e LTC Loss of Tandem Connection Signal e OCI Open Connection Indication e AIS TC Alarm Indication Signal e LCK Locked Defect e BDI Backward Defect Indication e IAE Incoming Alignment Error e BIAE Backward Incoming Alignment Error e BEI TC Backward Error Indication Go back to top Go back to TOC UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO 7 7 PDH Tools Page 200 of 209 Access to PDH Tools depends on the configuration selected under the Setup menu Refer to the Setup section of this manual for more details Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 7 1 E1 APS Testing PDH Menu E1 Receive Data M Start hi RE Cm P md OTN LOS Alarnvere This function measures the Automatic Protection Switching APS limits of the network APS applies the Multiple E1 Links and enables network elements to re route traffic to a backup circuit in the event of network failure or problems APS Test Procedure e The UX400 unit should b
184. sold and shipped separately UX400 VFL NEC GPS antenna not included UX40D Atomic Clack Ux400 OPM Utilities Settings About Page 4 Mecdule Options 40G SDHISONETIOTN Options 499 05 242 SOMETISDH OC T68 S TM 258 99 05 215 OTU 3 498 405 243 OTU3 amp Page 29 of 209 Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled 1289 05 218 Low Rate Mapping Support from VT1 S VTZ 40 Enabled 498 05 217 POH E3 E1 D 3 051 Support rquires 499 0 453 05 218 40G APS 495 05 215 406 Tandem Connection Monitoring 499 05 220 406 TUT Pointer Test Sequences E o Enabled av TETLELT CECI x x 4 Mx Pm 4 The Backlight tab which can also be accessed directly from the Utilities menu on the left side of the screen shows information about the Battery Power AC Power and Brightness adjustment tool Utilities Backlight Battery Power Utilities Backlight AC Power UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 30 of 209 AC Power Brightness Battery Power Brightness beet On AC Power Warning Battery life will reduce when backlight is used Backlight On battery power Backlight will be tumed on when a button is pressed or the screen is tapped Utilities Backlight Brightness Battery Power AC Power Br ightness Brightness Lewel Backlight On Battery Global The Global tab offers the following options to configure e General Set
185. splayed will be the results of a previous test Coupling TX and RX When the TX and RX signal structures are required to be identical or symmetrical coupling the Transmitter and Receiver is possible Tap on the blue TX or RX header to bring up the Copy menu Copy menu options are Coupled Tx Rx and Rx Tx Accessing the Copy Menu Signal Measurements General Start SDH FAS zb u STM 64 10G STM amp 4 106 4 Frame SDA LOS ram Copy E nterface nterface mri mnn i sl Structure Structure ALMIERR AU Vod 64c AU VC4 64C Gen en ad History Payload Bulk Copy Menu Options e Coupled TX and RX configurations are grouped as one block TX and RX will have identical configuration To uncouple TX and RX settings tap on the blue Coupled heading and select Independent from the Copy Menu e Tx Rx Tx blocks will copy the settings made in the Rx blocks UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 117 of 209 e RxzTx Rx blocks will copy the settings made in the Tx blocks Changes to the Setup are applied immediately unless an invalid parameter has been selected When the TX and RX signal structures need to be independent or asymmetrical uncoupling the transmitter and receiver is possible For example the TX could be sending a PRBS of 2 23 1 in a VC12 carried within an optical STM 64 while the RX could be expecting to receive a PRBS of 2 23 1 in a 2Mbps E1 signal 7 1 1 1 Hierarchy Allows the user to c
186. surement It should only be enabled when running the test to a remote loopback Throughput General Setup Setup Results Header Traffic Error inj Alarm Inj General Summary of Streams Stream 81 4 Total 4 RTO Measurement LASER OF Multiple Streams All streams are configured for the same test layer if Layer 2 is selected all streams will be Layer 2 traffic UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 88 of 209 6 5 1 2 Header Settings The configurable parameters and procedure for the Header settings in Layer 2 3 and 4 are the same as for RFC2544 and BERT Throughput MAC Settings Layer 2 Results Error inj Alarminj General Summary Stream Test Layer Frame Type LASER Of DATA The Data tab can be accessed by tapping the frames diagram on the Header settings screen Throughput DATA Setup Page 1 Throughput DATA Setup Page 2 messes DATA RX Filter Signal Frame Pattem ALM ERR l Ea 5 LASER Off LASER Off Page 1 af2 Multiple Streams MAC IP Address Setup If all of the streams are going to the same far end unit then the MAC IP destination addresses must be the same on all of the streams If any of the traffic streams are going to more than one far end unit then ensure the correct MAC IP destination addresses are configured for the respective streams 6 5 1 3 Traffic Settings Per Stream Configuration In the Traffic tab the user is abl
187. tart Stop of the transmitter is enabled At the start of the test only the receiver is turned on the user must start the transmitter manually o Coupled Transmitter and receiver are turned on at the same time and the Tx and Rx measurements start at the same time at the start of the test Measurement Setup Measurement Signal TX Start Coupled Frame i Pattern ALMIERR LASER M Measurement Mode Measurement TX Start UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Klode Signal Duration TX Start Frame Pattern ALMWERR Histery Go back to top Go back to TOC Signal Frame Pattern ALMI ERR LASER OF Histenj Klode Duration TX Start Page 37 of 209 Measurement TX Sut I 3d Second v Coupled TREER OF UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 38 of 209 6 1 Setup 6 1 1 Port Setup Port setup configuration is accessed from the Setup menu located on the home page of 10GE Test App UX400 10G Ethernet Test App Setup Signal 1 GE Moda Flow Control Clock Offset ppm Frame i Pattern gt ALM ERR LASER OF The following configurations are available e 10G port profile Default e 10GE Mode LAN WAN e WIS Mode for WAN SDH SONET e Flow Control Enable e Clock Offset ppm Can be configured range is 150ppm Go back to top Go back to TOC 6 1 2 Measurement Setup The measurement settings are configured on this screen e Mode Manual Timed o Ma
188. tes D4 D12 e Data Communications Channel DCC together these nine bytes form a 576kbps message channel for OAM purposes e They can be used for internally or externally generated messages or BER function S1 Byte Synchronization Status e Synchronization status message byte contains information about the quality of the embedded timing and is used to inform the remote Multiplexer of the clock quality used to generate signals o Bits 1 4 carry synchronization messages o Bits 5 8 0000 Synchronized Traceability Unknown 0001 Stratum 1 0100 Transit Node Clock 0111 Stratum 2 1010 Stratum 3 a 1100 SONET Minimum Clock 1101 Stratum 3e 1110 Provisionable by the Network Operator 1111 Not used for synchronization Other bytes are reserved S1 Byte Synchronization Status Byte Decoder 8 Signal Byte 51 Syne Status Value Frame Channel hetsage Pattem Qual unknown ALMIERR History NN Order Wire Byte E2 e A 64 kbps voice communication channel between multiplexers e It s a channel used by craft persons and will be ignored as it passes through regenerators UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 156 of 209 The relief byte is used for ring protection Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 4 1 2 Path Overhead Layer POH POH Summary Signal Frame Pattem ALMIERR mure The following is a partial list of POH bytes and their corresponding functions e J1 byte STS Path Trace
189. testing using N or M 64kbps timeslots contiguous or non contiguous timeslots Framing Depends on low rate selected e In DS1 mode the options are unframed D4 SF and ANSI T1 107 ESF e In DS3 mode the options are unframed M13 and C Parity e n E1 mode the options are unframed PCM31 PCM31C PCM30 and PCM30C Framing conforms to G 704 and G 706 recommendations and are briefly described below e In E3 mode the options are unframed framed G 751 Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 1 1 5 Pattern Applies to both SDH SONET and PDH signals and allows the user to configure the test pattern to be used Use the pattern drop down box to select the test pattern which will be inserted into the transmitted signal Pseudo Random Bit Sequences PRBS defined by ITU T 0 150 and 0 151 standards fixed words and 24 bit or 32 bit user defined patterns are available Note if the 32 bit user pattern entered is incorrect the default pattern will be OXFFFFFFFF Pattern Setup Signal PRES Pattern Invert SONET LOF Frame Alarma Err Dut of service Pattern PRES Pattern Invert ALMIERR s _ _ LASER Of History Note While a test is running it is possible to view the signal configuration but it is not possible to change the setup or modify other measurement settings Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 1 2 Measurements Setup Tapping the Measurements tab opens the setup screen for the Timer and Performance Anal
190. the Error Injection or Alarm Generation buttons to inject errors or generate alarms Note Please refer to the tables in Chapter 7 2 8 for Alarm and Error Definitions Go back to top Go back to TOC UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 150 of 209 7 4 SONET Tools SONET Tools can be accessed by tapping the SONET SDH Tools tab on the home screen SONET test type will need to be selected in Setup to view SONET parameters under the Tools SONET Tools Menu H Overhead PM Overhead Me Analyzer c Generator se Pointer a Trace ares Tasks Iw Identifier Alarmi Err Pattern WE Payload a pe THE 1 allarccc m History T ribu any E Round One way Delay meee delay Trip 0 Zl IIuUIlZ POSE 24 Overhead Analyzer Displays the Section Line Overhead SOH and STS Path Overhead POH bytes of the received channel Overhead Generator Used to edit Section Line Overhead SOH and STS Path Overhead POH bytes of the received channel Pointer Tasks Displays both STS and VT pointer values and generates STS and VT pointer movements Pointer sequences according to Bellcore GR 253 recommendations are also possible Trace Identifier Used to generate and edit JO J1 and J2 path traces and set expected trace for received channel according to G 831 recommendations Payload Labels Used to set the C2 and V5 Path Signal Labels which indicate the content of the STS path and VTs APS Testing Used to measure Automatic Prote
191. the bits of the STM 1 frame except those in the Regenerator Section overhead e The computed checksum is placed in the MSOH of the following STM 1 frame K1 Byte APS Linear e Used to activate and deactivate the switching between the main and protection paths on a multiplexer section e APS message type conforms to ITU T G 783 and Bellcore GR 253 for Linear network architectures o Bits 1 4 G 783 Protocol 1111 Lockout of protection 1110 Forced switch 1101 Signal fail high priority 1 n only 1100 Signal fail low priority 1011 Signal degrade high priority 1 n only 1010 Signal degrade low priority 1000 Manual switch 0110 Wait to restore 0100 Exercise 0010 Reverse request bidirectional systems only 0001 Do not revert 0000 No request Other codes are unused o Bits 5 8 selects channel used by APS messages 0000 Null channel 0001 to 1110 Channels 1 thru 14 1111 Extra traffic channel K1 Byte APS Linear UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 174 of 209 Byte Decoder Signal Byte K1 APS Linear Value Frame Message Pattern Channel ALMJERR bs ET T T8 Go back to top Go back to TOC K1 Byte APS Ring e Used to activate and deactivate the switching between the main and protection paths on a multiplexer section e APS message type conforms to ITU T G 841 Bellcore GR 253 Ring Network architectures o Bits 1 4 are the condition 1111 Lockout of protection 1110 Forced switch s
192. the switching between the main and protection paths on a multiplexer section e APS message type conforms to ITU T G 783 and Bellcore GR 253 for Linear network architectures o Bits 1 4 G 783 Protocol 1111 Lockout of protection 1110 Forced switch 1101 Signal fail high priority 1 n only 1100 Signal fail low priority 1011 Signal degrade high priority 1 n only 1010 Signal degrade low priority 1000 Manual switch 0110 Wait to restore 0100 Exercise 0010 Reverse request bidirectional systems only 0001 Do not revert 0000 No request Other codes are unused o Bits 5 8 selects channel used by APS messages 0000 Null channel 0001 to 1110 Channels 1 thru 14 Page 153 of 209 UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO a 1111 Extra traffic channels K1 Byte APS Linear Byte Decoder Signal Byte K1 APS Linear Value Frame Message Mo Request Pattern ALMJERR History K1 Byte APS Ring e Used to activate and deactivate the switching between the main and protection paths on a multiplexer section e APS message type conforms to ITU T G 841 Bellcore GR 253 Ring Network architectures o Bits 1 4 are the condition 1111 Lockout of protection 1110 Forced switch span 1101 Forced switch ring 1100 Signal fail span 1011 Signal fail ring 1010 Signal degrade protection 1001 Signal degrade span 1000 Signal degrade ring 0111 Manual switch span 0110 Manual switch ring 0101 Wait to restore 010
193. the unit Depending on Test mode the selections include None G 821 G 826 G 828 G 829 M 2100 and M 2101 Analysis UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 123 of 209 Measurements Timed ignal Sign Performance Type p SDHLOS Frame AlannErr Fattern G 871 Allocation ALMIERR Performance Type LASER OF mistery The recommendations are briefly defined as follows G 821 Error performance of an international digital connection operating at a bit rate below the primary rate and forming part of an Integrated Service Digital Network ISDN o Long term error performance conducted Out of Service OOS o Based on measuring bit errors o Evaluation period of 30 days o Since there is no overhead structure at these bit rates in service measurements are extremely difficult G 826 End to end error performance parameters and objectives for international constant bit rate digital paths and connections o Long term error performance for Out of Service OOS and In Service Measurement ISM o Based on measuring bit errors for connections and block errors for paths o Evaluation period of 30 days G 828 Analysis Error performance parameters and objectives for international constant bit rate synchronous digital paths o Deals exclusively with SDH paths o o o Long term error performance for Out of Service OOS and In Service Based on measuring block errors Evaluation period of 30 days G 829 Analysis Error performan
194. tings Language Unit Audible Alarm Show Password e Storage Setting How the system should work while performing operations that deal with storage of files and data File Name Prefix Profile Deleting Profile Saving Result Saving Advanced Saving e Save Screen This utility helps in configuring the Lock button on the keypad to either lock the screen or take a screenshot Select Save Screen to configure the Lock button to take a screenshot Then the following settings can be configured o Save Screen Compression Level The saved screen shot can be compressed to keep the size of the captured file small o Save Screen Current Number The number of screen shots already captured o Save Screen Maximum Number The total number of screen shots that may be taken can be configured here Utilities General Settings Utilities Storage Settings UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 31 of 209 Save Screen gt Te p General Setting Utilities Save Screen General Setting Storage Setting EX LULA 1 Save Screen No Compress Date amp Time The date and time settings for the unit can be set through this tab Date amp Time Configuration UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Go back to top Go back to TOC Remote Access Remote Access Configuration p Settings LA Backlight Go back to top Go back to TOC Power The Power tab displays the source of the power to the unit and status of the battery Po
195. tion of the hardware software or firmware will be uninterrupted or error free The warranty will not apply in any of the following cases e Improper or inadequate maintenance by the customer e Damage due to software installed by the customer on the unit without prior authorization written from VeEX Inc e Unauthorized alteration or misuse e Damage occurred from operating the unit from outside of the environmental specifications for the product e Improper installation by the customer Go back to TOC UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevA0O Page 207 of 209 9 0 Product Specifications The UX400 product specifications are available for download in PDF format on the VeEX customer website Please note that Adobe Reader version 9 0 or higher is needed to open and view the file To get the latest free version of Adobe Reader click here Go back to TOC UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 208 of 209 10 0 Certifications and Declarations What is CE The CE marking is a mandatory European marking for certain product groups to indicate conformity with the essential health and safety requirements set out in European Directives To permit the use of a CE mark on a product proof that the item meets the relevant requirements must be documented Use of this logo implies that the unit conforms to requirements of European Union and European Free Trade Association EFTA EN61010 1 oy For a copy of the CE Declaration of Conformity relati
196. to RFC 2544 Comparison of RFC 2544 and Y 1564 1564 Key Test Objective Device performance NE Service validation One service al a time Multiple services simultaneously Throughput Yes Yes Latency Yes Yes Frame Loss Yes Yes Burstability Yes Yes Packet Jitter No Yes Multiple Streams No Yes Test Duration Long senalized test procedure Short simultaneous test service Test Result Link performance limit Related to SLA fast simple Pass Fail Test Methodology The purpose of the SAM test suite is to verify that the service is compliant to its Bandwidth Profile and Service Acceptance Criteria The test is broken down into two phases e Phase 1 Service Configuration test The services running on the same line are tested one by one to verify the correct service profile provisioning e Phase 2 Service Performance test The services running on the same line are tested simultaneously over an extended period of time to verify network robustness Test Application Traffic lraffic generation generation ar loopback Ethernet NID Ethernet NID Phase 1 Service Configuration Test The service configuration test is broken down into three steps The steps are tested individually for all the services delivered on the same line e Step 1 Committed Information Rate CIR Test Traffic is transmitted at the CIR for a short period of time and the received traffic is evaluated against the Service Acceptance Criteria FLR FTD FDV m
197. to top Go back to TOC 6 3 1 5 Starting Stopping a RFC 2544 Measurement Once all configurations have been made tap the Start button on the right section of the screen to start the measurements Note If testing on the fiber ports make sure the LASER is turned On before starting the test The selected tests will run automatically When all the tests are complete the test will stop automatically If the RFC 2544 test suite needs to be stopped before they are done then simply tap the Stop button The status of each selected test can be seen in the Results tab Go back to top Go back to TOC 6 3 2 Results UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO The progress and current result of the RFC 2544 can be viewed as the test is in progress Page 67 of 209 Navigate the respective sub tabs throughput latency frame loss or burst to view the results for each test For the burst test the results can be viewed in summary table format or test log format Go back to top Go back to TOC 6 3 2 1 Status The status of each test is displayed including a stamped log of each test Signal Frame Pattern ALM ERR mr Go back to top Go back to TOC RFC2544 Results Status Setup Throughput Status ST 2411 13 27 50 Throughput Test Latency Frame Loss Test Burstability Test Latency Summary Frame Loss Burst Done Dene Done Done Signal Events EL ET 00 00 03 55 Results ES start LAS
198. tream Quality of Service QoS performance verification associated with each stream Throughput Results Global Stream Summary Signal Stream Stream 1 Stream 2 Stream 3 gt ALMERR Stream 4 Stream 5 History Stream 6 Stream 7 Stream 6 Frame Pattern QoS Stream Summary Aggregate Signal Errors Alarms Events Traffic Delay of BW Errers 10 00 10 00 10 00 10 00 10 00 30 00 10 00 10 00 Nene None None None Nene None Nene None Results Per Stream Restart RS Be TA Stop Err Ini Alarcon nj LASER OF QoS values are based on packet statistic thresholds for roundtrip delay jitter frame loss and IP checksum from the ITU T Y 1541 standard Below is a list of IP network QoS class definitions and network performance objectives from Y 1541 U denotes unspecified or unbounded and signifies that no objective was established for this parameter and default Y 1541 objectives do not apply Parameters designated with U are occasionally inconsistent and poor IP Network QoS Class Definitions and Network Performance Objectives 200 ms 2 100 ms one way 7 1 1 000 000 AND 1 10 000 Classes 0 3 800 ms 2 400 ms one way AMD 200 ms 2 gt 1 100 000 AND s 1 1000 gt 1 1 000 000 AND 1 10 000 s 800 ms 2 s 200 ms 2 400 ms one way 100 ms one way AND gt 200 ms 2 21 1 000 000 721 1 000 000 AND AND 1 10 000 1 10
199. ts should be set to 1 when they are not used or when links cross International borders RX Bit Sa4 can be used as a message based data link for operations maintenance and performance monitoring E1 Framed RX UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 202 of 209 11111111 _ _ Signal OTU FAS TA 2 Frame PA REID OTNLOS TAN Gore TY 11111111 a ui i Alarm Err ALKVERR a LASER Off History i Loc AAC af Loc R C 2 Rate OTU 2 Rate STM 64 5 1 P DI 13 48 40 Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 7 3 E1 RX Data The PDH E1 RX data shows received data and captures the current timeslots E1 RX Data 00100101 01001111 00010011 EE DNO CN OTMLOS u 11001000 01111011 Alarm E Tr TTET 104 11100011 TReER OF 00011101 11000111 uL i 1i i Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 7 4 DS1 RX Data UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 203 of 209 DS1 RX Data Q S1 RX Data Signal OTUFAS OTN LOS Frame ETC S Pattern ALKWERR LASER OF History Go back to top Go back to TOC UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 204 of 209 7 8 Profiles Profiles can be created in any application that has a Profiles drop down menu available The PDH SDH OTN Ethernet and Fiber Channel applications all have the ability to save profiles Profiles can be viewed and loaded in the Profiles folder located in the Files folder structure
200. tservice LASER R e Service Name Assign a name to the service if desired e Frame Type 802 3 Raw or Ethernet II DIX e Frame Size Type A fixed frame size is chosen as default e Frame Size Input a fixed frame size within the range of 64 10000 bytes Please see 6 3 1 RFC 2544 Setup and follow the setup procedure to configure the remaining Header Settings for V SAM V SAM Setup Services Header Settings Page 79 of 209 UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 80 of 209 Header Service Attributes Summary Service RL j Service Layer ServiceName Service Frame Type HEUDESTAPITDEFixed WEN Frame Size H518 aE Data M LASER OF NM Laid on TUI to 4 gt edit Go back to top Go back to TOC 6 4 1 2 Service Attributes Bandwidth Profile Parameters The Bandwidth Profile specifies how much traffic the customer is authorized to transmit and how the frames are prioritized within the network In the Bandwidth table the user specifies the following bandwidth criteria e CIR Committed Information Rate This is the guaranteed maximum rate at which the customer can send frames that are assured to be forwarded through the network without being dropped Tap on the box to enter a rate and choose between IR Mbps IR Gbps ULR Mbps or ULR Gbps Allowed values range from 0 01Mbps to the line bandwidth o Information Rate IR Measures the average Ethernet frame rate starting at the MAC address field and ending at
201. tus and reset the history indication e Green Indicates no condition or a test that has not begun yet To return to main modules screen Either click an unassigned tab on the bottom of the screen Or click the ol button on the top panel of the screen To free up an already assigned tab 1 Click on the tab that needs to be made free 2 Return to the main modules screen 3 Click on the Release button on the right side of the module location illustration A pop up window will ask for confirmation of the action Releasing a Test Tab This interface i curr in use by Test App 1 Do you want bo release this inberface t 4 Click Yes to confirm and release the tab The tab is now free to be assigned for another test application To assign more test applications 1 Return to the main modules screen Make sure an empty tab is selected Note Look for the arrow in the right corner of the tab to ensure that the correct tab is selected Select Another Test Tab 2 Follow the same steps as when assigning the first test tab to a test application Select Module and Technology UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 25 of 209 i 100GE Ethernet Testing C AOGE Ethernet Testing Signal Frame Pattem System configuring please wait ALMIERR History Test Module Application Home Screen 100GE M EC ICA Signal Frame Patter EN uz History U BERT Note e
202. ulated duration of the service disruptions Last Min Max Minimum and maximum duration of the service disruption events No of Occurances Counter of service disruption events O O 0 0 O Results Alarms Events Traffic Signal Summary Signal E Current LOS ms 0 000 Pattern LOSync 0 000 Pattern Loss ALMERR Service Disruption ms Frame Current Total Last MiniMax 0 000 Ho of Occurrences Go back to top Go back to TOC 6 6 2 5 Events The Events tab gives a time stamped record or log of anomalies alarms test status start stop and test application Results Events Page 105 of 209 UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO 6 6 2 6 Traffic The following Traffic statistics are displayed e Frame type Test and non test frames Signal i Errors Alarms Traffic Delay Rates Event Type of Events Test Test Started Loopback LASER OR L4 Page 1 of 1 e Traffic type Layer 2 and Layer 3 Unicast Broadcast and Multicast frame percentage e Frame size distribution Tap on the graph for detailed screens Traffic Type The following Traffic distribution statistics are displayed in Count and Percentage e Layer 2 Unicast frames Number of Unicast frames received without FCS errors e Layer 2 Broadcast frames Number of Broadcast frames received without FCS errors Broadcast frames have a MAC address equal to FF FF FF FF FF FF e Layer 2 Multicast frames Number of Multicast f
203. um transmit rate to perform the throughput test for each test frame size o This rate may be configured as a of the total line rate or in Mbps For example the Max Rate is configured to be 90 and the negotiated line rate of the link is 100Mbps then the maximum transmit rate will be 90Mbps or 90 of the line rate e Resolution Input any value between 0 001 and 1 The default value is 1 Resolution refers to the resolution in searching for the throughput rate If 1 is selected the throughput rate will be searched with 1 accuracy e Duration 5 to 999 seconds The default value is 20 seconds o The duration is the amount of time the throughput test is run for for each frame size at a given rate RFC2544 Throughput Settings UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 65 of 209 Setup Results Header Frames Thresholds Throughput MEET Frame Loss MAX Rate 100 0 0 Resolution Duration 3 Sta Meds F LASER M Go back to top Go back to TOC Latency The following parameters can be configured e Test Rate Throughput Rate or Custom Rate The default value is Throughput o Throughput rate Latency test will be performed at the Throughput rate found for each of the tested frame sizes o Custom rate A custom rate in or Mbps can be configured e Rate Only available if Custom Rate is selected Enter up to 100 of the negotiated line rate or enter the rate in Mbps e Duration 5 to 999 seconds The default value is 2
204. vailable AUS Mapping VC3 VC12 and TU11 VC11 are available Bulk Tap the check box to enable the setting In bulk mode the entire VT container is filled with a test pattern per ITU T 0 181 recommendations Tributary Preset to DS1 E1 DS3 and E3 depending upon the options and mapping Channel Selection The Tx channel is selected by entering the STM N TUG 3 TUG 2 and TU 12 numbers for the channel Note e TUG A Tributary Unit Group is the structure generated by combining several lower level tributaries into the next higher level tributary e TU 12 Each TU 12 frame consists of 36 bytes structured as 4 columns of 9 bytes o At a frame rate of 8000Hz these bytes provide a transport capacity of 2 304Mbps and accommodate the mapping of a 2 048Mbps signal o 63x TU 12s may be multiplexed into a STM 1 VC 4 The tributary numbering used above is per ITU T G 707 standard The high order paths are named using a C B A convention as follows e C The AUG 4 are numbered 1 to 4 e B The AUG 1 are numbered 1 to 4 e A The AU 3 are numbered 1 to 3 Thus the naming convention per SDH rate is as follows e For STM 16 C B A convention is used e For STM 4 B A convention is used UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 120 of 209 e For STM 1 using AU 3 mapping A convention is used e For STM 1 using AU 4 mapping 0 convention is used The low order paths are named using a K L M convention as follows e K TUG 3 are numbered 1 to 3
205. verhead Layer 7 5 1 3 Summary 7 5 2 Overhead Generator 7 5 3 Pointer Tasks 7 5 3 1 Pointer Analysis 7 5 3 2 Pointer Generation 7 5 3 3 Pointer Sequences 7 5 4 Trace Identifier 7 5 4 1 Transmitted Traces TX 7 5 4 2 Received Traces RX 7 5 5 Payload Labels 7 5 6 APS Tasks 7 5 6 1 APS Timing 7 5 7 Tandem Connection Monitoring TCM 7 5 8 Tributary Scan 7 5 9 Round Trip Delay 7 4 10 One Way Delay 7 6 OTN Tools 7 6 1 Overhead Analyzer amp Generator 7 6 1 1 OTN Frame Analysis 7 6 1 2 Optical Transport Unit OTU Analysis UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevA0O Page 8 of 209 7 6 1 3 Optical Data Unit ODU Analysis 7 6 1 4 Optical Payload Unit OPU Analysi 7 6 2 Payload Label Payload Structure Identifier 7 6 3 Trace Identifier Trail Trace Identifier 7 6 4 TCM Tasks Tandem Connection Monitoring 7 PDH Tools 7 7 1 E1 APS Testing 7 7 2 E1 Frame Words 7 7 3 E1 RX Data 7 7 4 DS1 RX Data 7 8 Profiles 8 0 Warranty and Software 9 0 Product Specifications 10 rtification and Declaration 11 0 A VeEX Go back to top UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevA0O Page 9 of 209 1 0 About This User Manual The purpose of this manual is to help users successfully use the features of VePAL UX400 test platform This manual is intended for novice intermediate and experienced users It is assumed that users have basic computer experience and skills and are familiar with basic telecommunication concepts t
206. wer Source and Battery Status Power Source Settings Battery Status Fully Charged N LA Backlight Remaining Capacity Go back to top Go back to TOC 5 3 3 Files The Files tab shows all the test results files saved on the unit Page 32 of 209 UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 33 of 209 Se Suit gt Saved Go back to top Go back to TOC UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 34 of 209 6 0 10G Ethernet Test Application Follow the steps to assign the test module to a test tab as described in Chapter 5 of this manual Select the 10G Ethernet Testing Application Single Port or Dual Port and click Accept 10GE Ethernet Testing App Selection 106 Ethernet Single Port Testing f 106 Ethernet Dual Port Testing OTU2 STM 64 0C 192 Testing OTU2 STM 64J0C 192 Dual Testing The module will be configured and the progress will be displayed on the unit s screen System Configuring Signal Frame TE Pattem System configuring please wait ALMWERR Hist rny The 10GE home page will be displayed with links to all possible tests The Test Tab in the bottom of the screen will be red in color and so will be the soft LEDs for Signal and Frame on the left side of the screen 10GE Test App Home Screen Single Port UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Page 35 of 209 l pre setup e js Signal x J E l Loopback OA REC 2544 Patter
207. y tests When enabled threshold settings can be configured for all of the test frames selected in the frame settings tab A Pass Fail criteria will be applied when the threshold settings are enabled For example if the throughput threshold value for a 64 byte frame is configured for 8096 then a Pass criteria is assigned if the throughput rate is 8096 or better The threshold values for Throughput and Latency can be customized per user requirements Tap on the selected value to edit RFC2544 Thresholds Setup Setup Throughput Latency Frame ni Signal Header Frames Thresholds 7 E Throughput Cm BA 64 bytes 0 00 Pattern 128 128 bytes Frame ALM ERR 542 512 bytes 1024 1024 bytes 0 00 1280 1260 bytes wis csi eyes EEE TREER OW LASER OF 256 055 yes EI me Macrxre Go back to top Go back to TOC 6 3 1 4 Throughput Latency Frame Loss and Burst Settings The RFC 2544 test suite allows the user to run all four tests one of the four tests or a combination of any of the four tests The user simply has to enable disable which tests to perform by checking unchecking a selection box in the respective tab for each test By default all four tests are enabled Throughput test can not be disabled The following parameters must be configured before running the RFC 2544 conformance test suite Throughput e Max Rate Up to 100 of the negotiated line rate The default value is 100 o This is the maxim
208. ysis UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO Measurements tab Measurements Signal Analysis 3 521 Allocation 100 00 ELI Performance Type i Pattern 2 ALMIERR a Histery Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 1 2 1 Timer Setup Configure a test to run for a fixed duration or a delayed start Mode Manual Timed and Auto selections are available e Manual e Timed The test duration can be set by the user The test duration can be set in seconds minutes hours or days Page 122 of 209 e Auto A predetermined start time can be set by the user The test duration can be set in seconds minutes hours or days After programming the start time and duration press the Start button and the test will be activated automatically when the programmed start time is reached Note The timed mode will be required when running a M 2100 or M 2101 performance objective Measurements Auto Mode Measurements Signal Start Start Time mmiddhyyyy hhimm ss 01 Mo Do Moo Moo Frame Duration Duration Patter Units Seconds Analysis 2 ALMIERR G 821 Allocation 100 00 Um K Histery Performance Type Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 1 2 2 Performance Analysis Measurements Timed Mode Signal Mode Duration Units G 871 Allocation Performance Type Measurements Timed Duration 0 Seconds Analysis 00 00 The Analysis section selects the ITU T performance test that will be performed by
209. yte in single steps Generator AU Signal Sequence 5 Bits NDF Frame A Alarma Pattern Adjustment Blarm Err Adjustment ALKWERR Insertion Mode LASER OF History For TU pointers o TU Pointer value Set value in a range of 0 to 784 TU 3 and O to 139 TU 12 o TU 11 Pointer value Set value in a range of O to 109 TU 11 o Increment INC or Decrement DEC pointer value by 1 byte is single steps Go back to top Go back to TOC 7 5 3 3 Pointer Sequences Page 182 of 209 UX400 10G e Manual D07 00 058P RevAOO The Pointer generator is also able to generate Standard ITU T G 783 and ANSI T1 105 03 and Bellcore GR 253 sequences as follows Sequence Decide how to affect the pointer sequence Basic Specify whether the pointer is increasing or decreasing o Select Inc to increase the pointer value o Select Dec to decrease the pointer value o Select New Value to set new pointer value Single Alternating Increase or decrease the pointer value Burst Generate a sequence of changes in the pointer value in one direction only increase or decrease Transient Burst Generate changes in the phase of the pointer adjustment Periodic Generate periodic changes in the pointer value 87 3 Generate an 87 3 pattern 87 consecutive pointer adjustments 3 consecutive pointer value with no adjustments 87 3 Add Generate an 87 3 pattern 87 consecutive pointer adjustments 3 consecutive pointer value added to have an additional point

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