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User Manual p p p p OTS Optical Test System 10 Gb/s SONET/SDH test module 071 - 0855 - 0 5[...]

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Table of Contents OTS9100 User Manual i T able of Content s General Safety Summ ary ............................................................................................ v Preface ....................................................................................................................... i x Getting Sta rted Product Description ..[...]

Table of Contents ii OTS9100 User Manual Measurem ents Menu .........................................................................................2-65 Receiver - Real-Tim e ....................................................................................2-65 Receiver - Cumulative ...............................................................[...]

Table of Contents OTS9100 User Manual iii :SENSe:ANALy sis:G826A:MS ................................................................................3-16 :SENSe:ANALy sis:G826A:PAT H............................................................................3-17 :SENSe:ANALy sis:G826A:RS ..............................................................[...]

Table of Contents iv OTS9100 User Manual :SOURce:DAT A:PAYLoad:BACKground:PATTern ................................................3-52 :SOURce:DAT A:PAYLoad:PATTern ......................................................................3- 53 :SOURce:DAT A:POH ...........................................................................................[...]

OTS9100 User Manual v General Safety Summary Review the follow ing safety precautions to av oid injury and prevent dam age to this product or any equipm ent connected to it. To avoid potential hazards, use this product only as specified. Only qualified personnel should perform service procedures. While using this product, y ou may need to access ot[...]

General Saf ety Summary vi OTS9100 User Manual Do Not Operate With Suspected Failures. I f you suspect there is dam age to this product, hav e it inspected by qualified serv ice personnel. Do not operate in Wet/Damp Con ditions. To avoid electric shock, do not operate this product in wet or damp conditions. Do Not Operate in Ex plosive Atmosphere. [...]

Safety Summary OTS9100 User Manual vii Safety Terms and Sy mbols Terms in this Manual These terms m ay appear in this manual: Icon Label Meaning WA RNING! W ar ning statem ents identify conditions or prac tices that could resu lt in injury or loss of lif e. CA UT ION! Caution statem ents identify conditions or prac tices that could result in dam ag[...]

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OTS9100 User Manual ix Preface This manual describes how to use the Tektronix OTS9100 m odule. This manual is y our primary source of information about how the OTS9100 m odule functions. The user interface also provides Windows Help files for further inform ation on specific topics. How This Manual is Organized This manual is div ided into four sec[...]

Pref ace x OTS9100 User M anual Conventions This manual uses the following conventions:  The names of front- panel connectors and LEDs appear in the m anual in the same form at as found on the front panel label, for example, OPTI CAL IN and Rx DATA OUT.  When the user interface is discussed, all menus, nam es tags, and button appear in the ma[...]

OTS9100 User Manual 1-1 Getting S t arted This chapter describes the preparation and initial setup of the OTS9100 module. Also provided is a list of standard and optional accessories for each of the individual cards. Product Description The Optical Test System OTS9100 Module set consists of a 10 Gb/s SON ET/SDH transm itter and receiver. The transm[...]

Gettin g Started 1-2 OTS9100 User M anual OTS9100 Features and Capabilities: • OC-192 SONET Section, Line, and Path Testing B1, B2, B3, REI- L, REI-P and random bit Error Generation B1, B2, B3, REI- L, REI-P Error Measurem ent Section, Line, and Path Alarm Generation J0, J 1 byte and sequence Capture; J0, J1 Edit Section, Line, and Path Alarm Det[...]

Gettin g Started OTS9100 User Manual 1-3 The OTS9100 meets the needs of developm ent, manufacturing, and serv ice engineers by prov iding the capabilities for: • System interrogation and conformance testing • System Qualification • Manufacturing Production Testing • Manufacturing Test of SONET/SDH and DWDM Network equipment • Network Inte[...]

Gettin g Started 1-4 OTS9100 User M anual A ccessories Accessories included with the OTS9100 module are provided in the following list. If you wish to purchase optional accessories contact your local Tektronix Representativ e. S tandard with each shipment Certificate of Traceable Calibration 119-6364- 11 OTS9000 Software CD 063-3560- 03 OTS9100 Use[...]

Gettin g Started OTS9100 User Manual 1-5 OTS91L7 S tandard 174-4702- 00 6” coax cable (two included with shipment) 174-4277- 01 8” coax cable (one included with shipment) OTS91L8 S tandard 174-4702- 00 6” coax cable (one included with shipment) Note: O ptical connectors requir e customer supplied cabling. OTS91R2 S tandard 174-4275- 01 4” c[...]

Gettin g Started 1-6 OTS9100 User M anual Adapter s, SMA: 015-0572-00 SMA male to BNC m ale 015-0554-00 SMA male to BNC f em ale 015-0549-00 Male to fem ale connector (Used perm anently installed to prolong lif e of instr ument c onnector) 020-1693-00 SMA Kit Miscellaneous: 119-5610-00 Fixed 15 dB optical attenuator; F C/PC connector 119-5970-00 Fi[...]

Gettin g Started OTS9100 User Manual 1-7 First Operation OTS9100 Installation Before using the sy stem, v erify that it is properly set up and powered on, as follows: 1. Rem ove the unit from its shipping carton and place it on an anti-static surface. 2. Verify that the operating env i ronm ent is within the limits detailed under the Env i ronm ent[...]

Gettin g Started 1-8 OTS9100 User M anual When the card is in place, tighten the two screw s to secure it. CAUTION! Do not torque the scr ews with more than 2 in-lbs of forc e or damage will occur. 5. Verify that the power switch of the OTS chassis is in the OFF position. 6. Plug the unit into the appropriate AC Power source as follows: Table 1- 4:[...]

Gettin g Started OTS9100 User Manual 1-9 Slot Positioning of OTS Cards The slot in which each card is installed is very im portant to the proper operation of the instrument. B ecause of the user interface configurations, certain cards m ust be in specific slot positions in order to take adv antage of features to operate correctly . The OTS9100 modu[...]

Gettin g Started 1-10 OTS9100 User M anual The slot assignm ents shown in Figure 1- 1 show an OTS9100 module loaded into an OTS9000 chassis to support through m ode. Figure 1-2: OT S9040 with OTS9100 ins tallation The slot assignm ents shown in Figure 1- 2 show an OTS9100 module loaded into an OTS9040 chassis. Fi g ure 1-1: OT S9000 with card slot [...]

Gettin g Started OTS9100 User M anual 1-11 Module Card Interconnection Before powering on the sy stem, install the cables and DC block s provided for sig nal interconnection of the module cards. Use Fig ure 1- 3 as a reference guide. (See Appendix G for cabling an OTS9100 m odule with a tunable laser). NOTE: Depending upon the configuration of the [...]

Gettin g Started 1-12 OTS9100 User M anual Figure 1-3: Proper location Interconnection c ables Power On and Sof t w are Initialization 1. Set the Power Switch, on the back of the chassis, to the ON position. Turn on the display monitor. Wait for Windows to boot and present the log in prompt. 2. The first time the sy stem is turned on, a Microsoft L[...]

Gettin g Started OTS9100 User M anual 1-13 Module Quick Check NOTE: Before installing the optic al cables, clean the optical fiber connectors on both the cable ends and the front panel connec tors. 1. With proper in-line 15dB attenuator, connect a sing le m ode optical cable between the Optical OUT and Optical IN connectors on the Optics card. CAUT[...]

Gettin g Started 1-14 OTS9100 User M anual 11. Click the radio button for Continuous test mode and then click OK to close the dialog box. 12. Use the key provided to disable the laser lock out at the front of the Optical card. 13. On the Laser Control bar, select the OT S91T3 10Gb/s Tx+ #1 laser and click On. On the Optics module card front panel, [...]

Gettin g Started OTS9100 User M anual 1-15 Emergency S tartup Disk Instructions for creating an emergency startup disk can be found in Appendix D. It is recomm ended that you take the tim e to do this simple procedure ev ery time y ou change y our system configuration. Shutdow n and Pow er Off If necessary , it is considered safe to shut off power [...]

OTS9100 User M anual 2-1 Module Operating Basics This section describes the OTS9100 module front panel indicators and connectors. Front Panel Indicator s and Connectors Figure 2- 1 shows a com plete view of the front panel. WARNING: Always av oid exposure to the laser beam. Before power is applied to the O TS9100 module be sure that all laser outpu[...]

Operating Basics: Functional Overview 2-2 OTS9100 User M anual 10Gb/s Transceiv er Optics The 10Gb/s Transceiver is available with two laser options, 1310 nm and 1550 nm . T he 1310 nm Optical Transceiver consists of a 1310 nm Transm itter combined w ith a broad band Receiver. The 1550 nm O ptical Transceiver consists of a 1550 nm Transmitter combi[...]

Operating Basics: Functional Overview OTS- 9100 User Manual 2-3 Optical IN The Optical I N connection accepts the incom ing optical sign al to the receiver. This input sign al must hav e a wav elength between 1290 nm and 1565 nm and must not exceed –0 dBm of power. The green LED labeled SIG PRES under the Optical I N heading will light w hen the [...]

Operating Basics: Functional Overview 2-4 OTS9100 User M anual Laser Lock out, Remote Interlock REMOTE INTERLOCK is a bantam plug norm ally closed connection internally wired in series with the laser lockout k ey switch. I t can be used with additional hardware to remo tely disable the laser output. NOTE: If this connec tion is used, the ferrite be[...]

Operating Basics: Functional Overview OTS9100 User Manual 2-5 Receiv e A naly sis The Receive card contains the receiver SD H/SONE T signal analysis functionality for the OTS9100 10Gb/s SDH/SON ET module. Figure 2- 4 shows the Receive card front panel. Module OK The Module OK LED should be green while the instrument is running. On pow er up, the LE[...]

Operating Basics: Functional Overview 2-6 OTS9100 User Manual ANOMALY The Anom aly indicator can be off, red, or y ellow. This indicator will turn red if an anom aly (B1, B2, REI -L, B3, FAS, R EI -P , or payload error) is detected. I t will flash red if an anom aly is detected intermittently . A yellow history indicator sig nifies that an Anom aly[...]

Operating Basics: Functional Overview OTS9100 User Manual 2-7 Transmit Generation The Transmit card of the OTS9100 module contains all of the transmitter functionality for the 10Gb/s SDH /SONET m odule. Figure 2- 5 shows the T ransmit card front panel. Module OK The Module OK LED should be green while the instrument is running. On pow er up, the LE[...]

Operating Basics: Functional Overview 2-8 OTS9100 User M anual 622 MHz TRIG OUT The 622 MHz TRIG OUT provide a bit- rate/16 signal that m ay be used for trigg ering an oscilloscope to capture the 10 Gb/s O utput signal. The output has an SMA connector and requires 50 Ohm s termination for sig nal integrity. Tx DATA OUT Tx Data Output provides a DC-[...]

Operating Basics: Functional Overview OTS9100 User Manual 2-9 Clock Trigger The Clock Trigger card provides the reference clock sources for the transmitter and receiv er functions of the 10 Gb/s SDH/SONET module. Figure 2- 6 shows the Clock Trigger card front panel. Module OK The Module OK LED should be green while the instrument is running. On pow[...]

Operating Basics: Functional Overview 2-10 OTS9100 User M anual 10 GHz Clock Out This output is connected to the OTS91T3 card using the coax cable provided. 10 GHz CLOCK IN The 10 GHz Clock I N provides a bit-rate clock input that typically is connected to the OTS92H1 10 GHz JITTER Clock O ut port. This input is selected when Transmit Tim ing is se[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface OTS9100 User M anual 2-11 Sof t ware Interface Operating Basics This section describes the OTS9000 software interface. It also rev iews the basic functionality of the Microsoft Windows  application software with menu descriptions. User Interface The user interface software for the OTS Fam ily Optical Test Sy ste[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface 2-12 OTS9100 User M anual Elements of the User Interface The user interface has a number of window s and bars that comprise the m ain screens of the software. Figure 2- 6 identifies each of these elements. The Navig ation Window, Test, Laser Control bars, and Status Windows m ay be disabled for m ore view ing space[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface OTS9100 User M anual 2-13 Task Bar The Task bar reflects the active dev ice and function. When a device is selected from the Navig ation window the identification of that dev ice will appear in the Task bar. The window controls for the Tektronix interface can be accessed by using these selections they include, rest[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface 2-14 OTS9100 User M anual Window The Window menu prov ides the ability to setup how the menus are display ed within the OTS workspace. I t is possible to set the display to a single window or m ultiple menu windows throug h this menu. Display functions include Single Mode (display ing one window at a tim e) and Mul[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface OTS9100 User M anual 2-15 Tool Bar The toolbar provides easy access to different v i ews and selections of the user interface. The buttons on the toolbar provide a tog gle between select server, the LED window, the m odule LED panel, the system view, the Nav igation window, the laser and test control bars, and the [...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface 2-16 OTS9100 User M anual Test Control Bar The Test Control bar provides the controls to start, stop, pause, and continue the test. I f multiple cards are present, the test control bar also allows the user to choose the specific card under test by use of the pull down m enu. The Test Control bar may be activ ated v[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface OTS9100 User M anual 2-17 Test If a test is activ e in any m odule in the system, the status bar will chang e color and the T est Inactiv e message will chang e to Test Active. I f no test is being conducted the Test Inactiv e messag e is displayed on a back ground of g ray. Laser Off If any laser is active in the [...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface 2-18 OTS9100 User M anual LED Window Activating the LED Status window provides the user with a v irtual LED status panel for the OTS9100 receiver(s), as show n in Figure 2- 7. T he virtual indicators found on this window provide error conditions, both current and historical, for all traditional receiver error LEDs.[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface OTS9100 User M anual 2-19 Module Signal Summary LED Panel The summ ary of signal states for an individual panel. The Module Sig nal Summ ary LED Panel provides a sum mary status of error signals for the active panel. Slot Signal LED Panel Selecting the Slot S ignal will display the LEDs for the chosen card slot. Us[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface 2-20 OTS9100 User M anual Module LED Panel The module LED panel operates lik e the LED Window. This panel is accessed v ia the View menu. I t may also be togg l ed from the tool bar. To mak e the panel always rem ain on top of the Windows screen, check the box m arked ‘Alway s on top’. There are two differences[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface OTS9100 User M anual 2-21 Table 2-1: Descript ion of Stat us Window Virt ual LED Indicators LED name Description Signal Present The Signal indicator will light green when the receiver senses an incoming signal. LOS The Loss of Signal indicator is activated when a LOS condition has been detected. LOF The Loss of Fra[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface 2-22 OTS9100 User M anual LED Display Selection The LED indicators displayed in the LED w indow reflect the status of each OTS receiver loaded in the system . Choices m ay be m ade by using the pull down m enu to select each individual slot, a Module Summ ary, or User Selected Signals. Fig ure 2-9 reflects the LED [...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface OTS9100 User M anual 2-23 Nav igation Window The Navig ation window provides the ability to set up, monitor and test the module, and to v iew the test results. The Navigation window can be displayed v ia two methods, by category or by dev ice. Set the display window by selecting View>Options from the File Menu b[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface 2-24 OTS9100 User M anual Scroll Buttons The scroll buttons are part of the Navigation window. They provide scroll support for accessing any card icons that are beyond the im m ediate viewable area of the Navigation window fram e. Note: The Navigat ion window is a dockable window. Double click on the horiz ontal gr[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface OTS9100 User M anual 2-25 Setup Property Menus When SETUP is selected from the N avigation w indow by click ing on the SETUP Title bar, icons for all loaded Transmitter and Receiv er cards, in addition to a sum mary m enu, are displayed. The Setup Property m enus provide separate configuration control over each tra[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface 2-26 OTS9100 User M anual Transmitter – Signal The Signal Property m enu of the T ransm itter setup, as shown in Figure 2- 10, provides the controls for selecting the Sig nal setup, Transport overhead, Path overhead, Error insertion, K1, K2 Decode, IP pay load and I P error. In addition, the signal structure and [...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface OTS9100 User M anual 2-27 BERT Mode For some m odules a third option is available from the Sig nal Standard menu, the BERT m ode. With this mode, the OTS9100 becom es a BERT generator. The Test Pattern selection for the active channel is the only valid selection on the transm itter signal setup page when BE RT mode[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface 2-28 OTS9100 User M anual Signal S tructure Signal structure allows the user to choose the m apping structure of the transmitted sig nal. The mapping structures provided are listed in the table below. As shown, the structures all prov ide concatenated structures. SONET SDH 1 x ST S-192c 1 x VC4-64c 4 x ST S-48c 4 x[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface OTS9100 User M anual 2-29 Back ground Channels The Backg round Channels section controls the settings for sig nal structure and test pattern of the non-activ e channels. Signal S tructure Signal structure allows the user to choose the m apping structure for the background channels of the transmitted sig nal. The ma[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface 2-30 OTS9100 User M anual Transmitter – Transport Overhead The Transport overhead property m enu, as shown in Figure 2- 11, can be used to pass or change the 9.95238 Gb/s signal ov erhead bytes in the first STS- 1 or STM-1 of the OC- 192 or STM-64 frame, respectiv ely. I n addition, the J 0 Trace and S1 byte m ay[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface OTS9100 User M anual 2-31 Edit Overhead To edit the overhead, click the Edit Ov erhead button. This brings up a dialog box, shown in Figure 2- 12. T he dialog box display s accessible overhead by tes in white while the non- applicable boxes for the function are gray ed out (they do not apply to the selection). The [...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface 2-32 OTS9100 User M anual Through Mode When using throug h mode, a num ber of the overhead bytes m ay be ov erwritten as the external signal passes throug h the card. This is done through the use of the Through Mode selections available in the Ov erhead menu, as shown in Fig ure 2- 13. If the box is check ed for Re[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface OTS9100 User M anual 2-33 J0 Multi-Byte Trace J0 Trace provides a capability to uniquely identify each of the multiple channels being carried in a Dense Wave D ivision Multiplexer (DWDM) sy stem, providing an end- to-end continuity check . Since only the SONET framing byte plus J0 are in the unscram bled overhead o[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface 2-34 OTS9100 User M anual Transmitter – Path Overhead The Path overhead property m enu, as shown in Figure 2-16, of the Transm itter setup can be used to pass or change the 9.95238 Gb/s sig nal path overhead by tes in the first STS-1 or STM- 1 of the OC- 192 or STM-64 fram e, respectively. I n addition, the J1 Tr[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface OTS9100 User M anual 2-35 Edit Path Overhead To edit the path overhead, click the Edit button. This brings up a Path Overhead dialog box, shown in Fig ure 2-17. The dialog box display s the overhead by tes in white text boxes. To edit, highlight the appropriate box and type in the desired entry. To set the overhead[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface 2 - 36 OTS9100 U s er Manual J1 Multi-Byte Trace J1 Trace provides a capability to uniquely identify each of the multiple channels being carried in a Dense Wave D ivision Multiplexer (DWDM) sy stem, providing an end- to-end continuity check . It is possible to extract for display the J1 trace to confirm channel I D[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface OTS9100 U s er Ma nual 2-37 Transmitter – Error Insertion The error insertion menu, as shown in Fig ure 2- 21, of the Transmitter setup allows the user to inject anomalies and defects. Figure 2-21: Transmitter Error Insertion menu The menu is brok en into two separate sections:  Anom aly I nsertion – provide[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface 2 - 38 OTS9100 U s er Manual A nomal y Inserti on Figure 2-22: Anomaly Insertion of the Error Insertion menu The anomaly insertion section of the error insertion menu, as shown in Fig ure 2- 22, provides all controls for inserting anom alies. The Anomaly I nsertion Setup, shown to the left of the example (Figure 2-[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface OTS9100 U s er Manual 2 - 39 Defect Insertion The Defect Insertion section of the Error I nsertion menu, as shown in Figure 2- 23, provides all controls for inserting defects. The Defect I nsertion Setup, on the left side, provides m enus for defect insertion setup. The Current Defect Insertion and I nsertion Contr[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface 2 - 40 OTS9100 U s er Manual Transmitter – K1, K2 Decode The K1, K2 Decode menu, as show n in Figure 2- 24, of the T ransmitter setup allow s the user to edit the K1 and K2 bytes for Autom atic Protection Switching (APS) m easurem ents. Figure 2-24: Transmitter – K1, K2 Decode menu To edit, click the Edit K1,K2[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface OTS9100 U s er Manual 2 - 41 Figure 2-25: Edit K1, K2 Bytes dialog box For K1, type in the channel being set and click on the Request pull- down menu to select the new value. The values av ailable from the pull-down m enu are: • (0) No Request • (1) Do N ot Rev ert • (2) Rev erse Request • (3) Unused • (4[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface 2 - 42 OTS9100 U s er Manual The values available from the mode pull-down m enu are: • (0) I dle • (1) Bridged • (2) Bridged and Switched • (3) Not Used (Span)/Ext TR (Ring) • (4) Unidirectional • (5) Bidirectional • (6) RDI -L • (7) AI S- L[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface OTS9100 Us er Manual 2-43 Transmitter - I P Pay load The new Packet Ov er SONET (POS) feature characterizes phy sical layer perform ance of SONE T and SDH equipment by generating and measuring IP traffic. Specifically, the P OS feature prov ides the ability to determ ine physical lay er operating limits based on IP[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface 2-44 OTS9100 Us er m anual The Interfram e Gap is fixed at 16. Tr affic can be stopped or started by click ing the button in the Traffic section. IP Header To edit the IP H eader click the button to display the Edit I P Header dialog box, as shown in Figure 2- 27. The grayed out areas of the dialog box are fixed da[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface OTS9100 User Manual 2-45 Transmitter - IP Error In sertion The IP Error I nsertion Property menu consists of property controls for Stream I ndex, Error Selection, Error Type, Error Rate, Minim um. Rate, Maxim um. Rate, and Current Error I nsertion display drop down m enus supply other options for each category. Fig[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface 2-46 OTS9100 User M anual Current Error Insertion The Current Error Insertion m enu is only available when the error type applied is an actual error type and not the default no error setting . The Current Error I nsertion menu identifies the current error type and error rate selected. If the I nsert Single button i[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface OTS9100 User Manual 2-47 Receiver – Signal The signal m enu of the Receiver setup, as shown in Fig ure 2-26, allows the user to set the signal standard and structure, the active channel, the test pattern, and the output pulse trig ger. This menu also indicates the current v alue of the receiver threshold offset. [...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface 2-48 OTS9100 User M anual BERT Mode For some m odules there is a third option available from the Sig nal Standard menu, the BERT mode. With this m ode, the OT S9100 becomes a BERT g enerator. The Test Pattern selection for the active channel is the only valid selection on the transm itter signal setup page when BE [...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface OTS9100 User Manual 2-49 When Fixed Data is selected a button mark ed Edit Fixed Data is displayed. To chang e the Fixed Data to a different value, click the Edit Fixed Data button and type the new v alue into the text box beside the button. In the Test Pattern selection box, observ e that the value after Fixed Dat[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface 2-50 OTS9100 User M anual Receiver – Trace Mismatch The trace mism atch menu of the Receiv er setup, as shown in Fig ure 2-28, prov ides the setup information for the J0/J1 Trace, C2 Status, and HP Detection. Each of the selections available is described in more detail in the following sections. Figure 2-28: Rece[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface OTS9100 User Manual 2-51 the Trace Value box and start typing. When the desired edits are com plete, click O K to return to the main m enu. In 16-by te, the last byte is filled with CRC. I n 64-byte, the last two by tes are filled with CR L F. Figure 2-29: J0 Trace Editor dialog box J1 Multi-Byte Trace J1 Trace pro[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface 2-52 OTS9100 User M anual The C2 byte is the Path Signal label. The C2 by te can be any value from 0x00 to 0xFF and may be set in hexadecimal or sy m bolic form. To edit, click the Edit Expected C2 button. This brings up a dialog box, shown in Figure 2- 31. The dialog box displays the current C 2 setting and allows[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface OTS9100 User Manual 2-53 HPPLM and HP Unequipped Detection If Anay lysis Path Label Mism atch box is checked the Detect any Mism atch and Detect Signal Label Mismatch per GR253 Table 6- 2 boxes are enabled and Path Label Mism atch is analyzed, otherwise the boxes are disabled and Label Mism atch will not be analyz [...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface 2-54 OTS9100 User M anual Receiver – IP Setup The IP Setup m enu of the Receiver setup, as shown in Figure 2- 6, provides the I P setup information. Each of the selections av ailable is described in m ore detail in the following sections. Figure 2-6: Receiver Setup – IP Setup menu The Stream I ndex is fixed at [...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface OTS9100 U s er Manual 2 - 55 Setup - Summary The Setup Summ ary m enu, as shown in Figure 2-32, prov ides a sum mary of the setup conditions for each Transmitter and Receiv er individually . Click ing on the Turn Laser OFF buttons will turn the laser off. Clicking on the Receiv er Setup will display the Receiver Se[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface 2-56 OTS9100 User M anual Signal Monitor Menus When Signal Monitor is selected from the Navigation window, icons for all loaded Receiv er modules are display ed. The Signal Monitor m enu provides separate configuration control over each receiver by these individual icons. If an R x icon is clicked, the Receiv er si[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface OTS9100 User Manual 2-57 RS Trace (Section Trace) (J0) The Section Trace (J0) provides the current values of the J0 multi- byte trace. The 16-byte J0 Trace receives 15 bytes ending with a CRC . The 64-by te J0 Trace receives 62 bytes with CR LF. The Expected and Received v alues are both displayed, prov iding an ea[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface 2-58 OTS9100 User M anual Receiver – Path Ov erhead The path overhead m enu, as shown in Figure 2- 35, displays the current activity of the path overhead as m onitored by the selected receiv er. The Path Trace (J1) and the C2 Status provide additional information receiv ed. Figure 2-35: Signal Monitor – Path Ov[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface OTS9100 User Manual 2-59 Path Trace (J1) The Path Trace (J1) provides the current values of the J1 multi- byte trace. The 16-byte J1 Trace receives 15 by tes ending with a C RC. The 64- byte J1 Trace receives 62 bytes with C R LF. The Expected and Received v alues are both displayed, prov iding an easy visual com p[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface 2-60 OTS9100 User M anual Receiver – K1,K2 Decode The K1,K2 Decode signal m onitor screen, as shown in Figure 2- 36, displays the received results of the K1, K2 bytes. Figure 2-36: Signal Monitor – K1,K2 Decode[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface OTS9100 User Manual 2-61 Receiver – Pay load The Payload signal m onitor screen, as shown in Figure 2-37, prov ides a graphical representation of the signal structure of the sy stem. The sy stem analyzes the incom ing signal and displays the configuration. Any of the structures can be clicked and the identify ing[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface 2-62 OTS9100 User M anual Test Control Menu When Test Control is selected from the Nav igation window, the Test Control menu is display ed, as shown in Figure 2- 38. T he Test Control menu allows the user to choose the ty pe of test to run and the time the test w ill run. Figure 2-38: Test Control Menu The Current [...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface OTS9100 User Manual 2-63 The Test Mode section enables the user to set continuous, timed, or tim ed-repetitiv e tests. The Continuous setting config ures the test cycle so that it w ill run continuously from the time that the Start button is clicked until the Stop button is click ed. The Tim ed setting config ures [...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface 2-64 OTS9100 User M anual Test Control Summary The Test Control Summ ary m enu, as shown in Figure 2- 40, provides a summ ary of the test control conditions for each Receiver indiv i dually. C licking the Edit button will display the Test Control m enu for the specific receiver num ber chosen. Click ing the Start b[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface OTS9100 User Manual 2-65 Measurements Menu When Measurements is selected from the Navigation window, the Measurements m enu is displayed. The Measurem ents menu prov ides separate configuration control ov er each receiver through associated icons. If an R x icon is clicked, the Receiv er signal m onitor menu is dis[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface 2-66 OTS9100 User M anual Figure 2-42: Real-Time menu – Path display Figure 2-42: Real-Time menu – Selected display[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface OTS9100 User Manual 2-67 Receiver - Cumulativ e The cumulativ e menu has two selections on the top for Display choices, Section and Line, and Path. The cumulativ e display m enu provides a summ ary of the errored seconds, error counts, and error ratios for each error condition monitored during the test. The results[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface 2-68 OTS9100 User M anual Figure 2-45: Cumulative Measurements Display - Path[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface OTS9100 User Manual 2-69 Receiver – History The history display show s the results history data collected by the associated receiver during the current or most recent test, as show n in Figures 2- 46 and 2-47. The selections for display choices are Section/Line and Path. Figure 2-46: Example of Results History Da[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface 2-70 OTS9100 User M anual Figure 2-47: Example of Results History Data –Path The upper wi ndow shows a trace for each measurem ent parameter. A dark rectang le is shown for a measurem ent interval during which an errored second occurred (LOS, LOF, LOP, SEF/OOF, TIM, AI S, RDI, PLM, UNEQ, LSS) or one or m ore erro[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface OTS9100 User Manual 2-71 If the first character of the tim e specification is a plus ( +) or minus ( –) sign, the tim e is taken relative to the current cursor position. When the Time A xis display is set to Tim e of Day, tim es are taken as tim e-of-day ; day specifications are relative to 0, the first day of th[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface 2-72 OTS9100 User M anual Receiver – IP Measurements When Measurements is selected from the Navigation window, the Measurements m enu is displayed. I f a Receiv er icon is clicked, the Receiv er Measurem ents menu is display ed. This menu contains four separate m enu screens; each selected by a tab. These tabs, R[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface OTS9100 User Manual 2-73 Transmitter - IP Measurements When Measurements is selected from the Navigation window, the Measurements m enu is displayed. I f a transm itter icon is clicked, the Transm itter Measurements menu is display ed. This menu, as shown in Fig ure 2- 8, provides sum mary results of the transm itt[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface 2-74 OTS9100 User M anual A nalysis Menu When the Analysis Categ ory bar is selected from the Navig ation window, and an icon chosen, the Analysis properties m enu associated with that device icon is display ed. The results are accumulated w hile the test runs and are cleared when a new test beg ins. The Analysis p[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface OTS9100 User Manual 2-75 Figure 2-49: Analysis menu – SONET/T1M1 Path The error count and the error ratio are both displayed when applicable. The results are broken down separately into Section, Line, and Path results. Each item of the analysis results is briefly described as follows. CV – Code Violat ions are [...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface 2-76 OTS9100 User M anual A naly sis – SDH/G.826 The SDH/G.826 menu has two selections on the top for Analysis Results; RS/MS and Path. Click either choice to display the SDH analysis results for the selection. The display reflects the available Near End and Far End error count analy sis data, as shown in Figures[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface OTS9100 User Manual 2-77 Figure 2-51: Analysis menu – SDH/G.826 Path The error count and the error ratio are both displayed when applicable. The results are broken down separately into Section, Line, and Path results. Each item of the analysis results is briefly described as follows. EB – Errored Blocks are cou[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface 2-78 OTS9100 User M anual A PS Measurements Menu When APS Category bar is selected from the Nav igation window, and an icon chosen, the APS Measurements property m enu is displayed, as shown in Figu re 2-52. This m enu controls setup, implem entation, and results viewing of the APS Duration Counter test. Figure 2-5[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface OTS9100 User Manual 2-79 Figure 2-53: Set APS Test P arameters dialog box The Condition Tested selects the condition that trigg ers an APS sw itch. The test will not beg in until this condition occurs and it will end when the last condition occurs. The conditions available are SEF/OOF, LOS, B1, B2, B3, TSE, AIS- L,[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface 2-80 OTS9100 User M anual Figure 2-54: Copy APS Measurement Data dialog box Status Button is lit.[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface OTS9100 User Manual 2-81 Remote Access Setups The remote control setting s for selecting G PIB , RS- 232, and Ethernet LAN controls are located under the menu bar in the Sy stem menu. Click on the System menu and select Remote Control. The Remote C ontrol Settings dialog box is displayed. Across the top are tabs fo[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface 2-82 OTS9100 User M anual Figure 2-57: Telnet (network) Remote Control Settings Select Server The select server dialog box, as shown in Fig ure 2- 58, allows the user to select the server when the OTS system is networked. I f there are no networks av ailable, the only selection is LocalServer. Figure 2-58: Select S[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface OTS9100 User Manual 2-83 View Options To open the options menu, as shown in Fig ure 2-59, click View and select Options. The options menu allow s the user to customiz e the user interface to their preferences. Figure 2-59: View Options dialog box Display Notation Since SONET and SDH provide different notation in re[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface 2-84 OTS9100 User M anual Serv er (Sy stem) The server selections allow the user to restore connection to the serv er at startup and to change the quantity display ed in the recent connection list. These server connections refer to the specific OTS system . Display Configuration Display config uration provides two [...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface OTS9100 User Manual 2-85 System View A system view is av ailable by click ing View and selecting System Vi ew. This view, as shown in Figure 2-62, represents all m odules currently installed in the OTS system. The Sy stem View reflects the nam e of each card and its slot position. This feature is provided as a refe[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface 2-86 OTS9100 User M anual SCPI Output The SCPI Output option is prov ided for use in program m ing rem ote comm ands. T o activate, click on the View menu and select SCPI Output. A dialog box, as shown in Figure 2- 63, is displayed which prov ides an echo for all commands perform ed via the user interface. The comm[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface OTS9100 User Manual 2-87 Results Files Every time a test is started, data files are g enerated. T hese files are stored on the C- drive in a folder mark ed ‘Tektronix Measurem ent Data’. To v iew these files from the user interface, click on View and select ‘Test Results Files’. The Results V iewer dialog b[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface 2-88 OTS9100 User M anual Figure 2-64: Results File Management dialog box The cleanup facility allows files to be m oved or remov ed based on their absolute age, the total number of files present or the total siz e of the files (either in absolute m egaby tes or as a percentage of the total capacity of the disk). T[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface OTS9100 User Manual 2-89 ResultsView er The OTS Results Viewer is a stand-alone Windows program that reads the Test Results files from the O TS Test System . It provides the following functionality:  Access to test results files, either on the OTS system or on the file system of the com puter that is running Res[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface 2-90 OTS9100 User M anual Connecting to an OTS Sy stem ResultsViewer uses the sam e m echanism as the O TS User Interface prog ram , TekUI . T he OTS user manual discusses this procedure in m ore detail. In quick ov erview, click on File and Select Server in ResultsViewer. A dialog box display s from which the user[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface OTS9100 User Manual 2-91 Selecting and ar ranging w i ndow s The Window menu in the R esultsViewer contains the usual com mands to close, cascade, tile, and otherwise arrange windows. I t also contains a list of windows for all open files, and this list provides direct access to any window. Printing results data Al[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface 2-92 OTS9100 User M anual Table 2-2: Sample output of data f rom a test results file T1 "Te st File Inf o" S01 "File" "data _1022_00_004.sum " S02 "Star t Tim e" 9/13/00 5:00:2 PM S03 "End T im e" 9/13/00 5:00:6 PM S04 "T est T im e" 0d 00:00:04 S05 "[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface OTS9100 User Manual 2-93 A202 " BBE" 0 0.00 0 0.00 A203 " ES" 0 0.00 0 0.00 A204 " SES" 0 0.00 0 0.00 A205 " ESA " 0 0.00 0 0.00 A206 " ESB" 0 0.00 0 0.00 T2 " Param " " Count" " Count" A207 " CSES" 0 0 T2 "Para m" &[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface 2-94 OTS9100 User M anual A604 " SES" 0 0.00 0 0.00 T2 " Param " " Count" " Count" A605 " CSES" 0 0 T2 "Para m" "Count" "Ratio" "Count" "Ratio" A606 " UA S" 0 0.00 0 0.00 T1 "History Data" T2 &quo[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface OTS9100 User Manual 2-95 Record ty pe codes Each record appears as one line of text. If the report options include Record Type Codes, the first entry in each record is a code indicating the type of that record. Record types are:  General T1 Tex t – Section heading T2 Text – Column headings  Sum m ary repo[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface 2-96 OTS9100 User M anual  Sonet GR-253 (Line) Analy sis A201 EB Count, Ratio (Near End); Count, Ratio ( Far End) A202 BBE Count, Ratio (Near End); Count, Ratio ( Far End) A203 ES Count, Ratio (Near End); Count, Ratio ( Far End) A204 SES Count, Ratio (Near End); Count, Ratio ( Far End) A205 ESA Count, Ratio (Nea[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface OTS9100 User Manual 2-97 History data H1 T ime res olution (seconds /sample) , Number of sam ples in report per iod H2 Histor y data: selected fields from  Sam ple time ( seconds sinc e start of tes t)  Calendar day relative to the day on which the tes t started  Tim e-of -day  LOS  LOF  OOF  T[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface 2-98 OTS9100 User M anual Configuri ng the exported data To configure the exported data, click on Export and select Data Setup. The Config ure Data Report dialog box, as shown in Fig ure 2-66, is now display ed. To enable a selection, click the box or radio button beside it. The report written to the file or clipbo[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface OTS9100 User Manual 2-99 OTS System Event Printer Application This is an auxiliary application that runs on the OTS sy stem to log receiver ev ents (defects and anomalies). Ev ents m ay be printed as they are logg ed, if a printer is attached to the system , or the list of logg ed events m ay be captured to a file [...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface 2-100 OTS9100 User M anual Copy to Clipboard Clicking this button copies the list of log ged events to the Windows Clipboard, from which it may be pasted into another application such as a word processor. Copy to File Clicking this button bring s up a file selection dialog, with which the user specifies the locatio[...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface OTS9100 User Manual 2-101 Checking a check box on a receiv er’s panel enables logg ing for the corresponding ev ent on that receiver. The events selected are saved in persistent storag e on the OT S system and are restored when the Event Printer application is next started. Muting: Ev ent Printer behav ior w ith [...]

Operating Basics: User Int erface 2-102 OTS9100 User M anual[...]

OTS9100 User Manual 3-1 Reference This chap ter des cribes the rem ote comm ands that may be used to contro l the O T S9100 sy stem and the OTS9100 module from an ext erna l controller. The rem ote comm ands conform to I EEE 488.2 and SCPI conventio ns. The O TS9100 system accepts remo te comm ands over GPIB, RS-232 seria l links, or a network usin[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Commands Overview 3-2 OTS9100 User Manual Remote Control Port Setti ngs These comm ands provide the GPI B, Serial, and network port setups a s well as th e ser ial and netwo rk port protocols. GPIB port setup :system :comm unicate:gpib: prim ary :system :communic ate:gpib: secondar y COM1 seri al port set up enable baud[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Commands Overview OTS9100 User Manual 3-3 Save and Restore Sy stem Settings These com mands prov ide t he save and resto re functio nality for sy stem lev el set tings. *SAV *RCL :system :descr iption:setup S y stem Fi le Management These com mands def ine the nece ssary setting s to allo w the system to delete old f il[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Commands Overview 3-4 OTS9100 User Manual Receiver Signal Measurement Commands (OTS9100 module) These com mands prov ide contro l of th e signal m easurement funct ions. Line par ameter s :sense:m easure:lin e:cum ulative :sense:m easure:lin e:wind ow Section p aram eters :sense:m easure:s ection:cu mulative :sense:m ea[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Commands Overview OTS9100 User Manual 3-5 Transmitter Commands (OTS9100 module) These com m ands provide c onfigura tion and con trol o f the transm itter s etting s. Signal s tandard :source:s ignal:st andard Laser of f/on :source:out put:laser Laser inf ormation :sour ce:output: laser:inf o Line rate :source:dat a:rat[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Syntax OTS9100 User Manual 3-6 Syntax This sec tion con tains info rm ation on the S tandard co mm ands for Programm able In struments (SCPI ) and IEEE 488.2 Comm on Commands that may be used to prog ram the OTS9100 10G b/s SDH/SONET module. IEEE 488.2 Comm on Commands Descript ion ANSI/IEEE Standard 488.2 defines the c[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Syntax OTS9100 User Manual 3-7 Block Form at IEEE-488 block format is a m eans of encoding arbitr ary binary data, in cluding character s that aren’t v alid in text st rings, for transm ission over a GPI B link . The form at is m ost easily exp l ai ned with an exam ple. This is a block containing 16 bytes of data: #2[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Syntax 3-8 OTS9100 User Manual SCPI Commands and Queries SCPI is a stand ard tha t prov i des gu idelines fo r rem ote programm ing of instrument s. Thes e guide lines provide a consisten t prog ramm in g env ironm ent for instrum ent control and d ata usag e. T his e nvironm ent uses defined program ming messages, inst[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Syntax OTS9100 User Manual 3-9 Parameter ty pes and formats Parameter values m ay be of several di fferen t ty pes, e.g., integ er num bers, flo ating- point num bers, selections from a list of partic ular v alues, s trings, et c. The fo llowing are the para meter ty pes tha t appear in OTS9100 rem ote control comm ands[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Syntax 3-10 OTS9100 User Manual <Block> An array of arbi trary binary data (bytes ), inc luding cha racters no t in th e ASCII printing character set. A blo ck is t ransm itted as a block header fol lowed by da ta byte s, as in the following exam ple: #216ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP in which: ⇒ The # chara cter indi cates [...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Syntax OTS9100 User Manual 3-11 Abbreviating Commands, Queri es, a nd Parameters You can abbrev iate m ost SC PI comm ands, queries, and param eters to an accepted short form. Th is manual shows these sho rt form s as a combinatio n of u pper and lower case le tters. The upper c ase le tters tell you what the acc epted [...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Syntax 3-12 OTS9100 User Manual Chaining Commands and Queries You can chain sev eral c omm ands or queries t ogether into a sing le m essage. To create a ch ained message, first cr eate a com mand or q uery, add a sem icolon (;), and then add m ore comm ands or queries and semicolon s until y ou are do ne. Figure 3-3 il[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Syntax OTS9100 User Manual 3-13 General Rules Here are som e general rules for using SCPI comm ands, queries, and param eters :  You can use sing le (‘ ’) or double (“ ”) q uotation m arks for quoted s trings, bu t you cannot use both ty pes of quotat ion mar ks for th e same st ring . correct: “T his strin[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription OTS9100 User Manual 3-14 Command De scription This sec tion prov ides deta iled des cription s of the fo rmat and param eters of each OTS9100 comm and. These comm ands are lis ted in alphabetic al order. NOTE: Not all commands and command parameters are available for all modules. Commands with optio[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription OTS9100 User Manual 3-15 *OPC This query returns '1' to indic ate that an y pending oper ation is com plete. Synta x *OPC? *RCL This comm and recalls s ystem parameter settings f rom the sp ecified buff er. The buf fer s pecific ation is a number in the ran ge 1 to 9 9. Synta x *RCL <NR[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription 3-16 OTS9100 User Manual :SENSe: ANALysis:G826 A:MS:FAR This query returns the val ue of the s pecif ied Far- End Multip lexor Sec tion param eter f rom G .826 anal y sis of receive d data. Synta x :SENSe <slot>:AN AL ysis:G826 A:MS:FAR? <Enum> Parame ter Description ETIME Elapsed time E[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription OTS9100 User Manual 3-17 :SENSe: ANALysis:G8 26A:MS: NEAR This query returns the val ue of the s pecif ied Near-E nd Multip lexer Section parameter from G.826 anal ysis of receive d data. Synta x :SENSe <slot> :ANAL ysis:G826 A:MS:N EAR? <Enum > Parame ters Description ETIME Elapsed time[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription 3-18 OTS9100 User Manual :SENSe: ANALysis:G826 A:PATH: FAR:ALL This query returns the valu es of all of the Far -End Pat h param eters fr om G.826 a nalysis of received da ta. The param eters are returne d in the order in whic h the y are listed under the he ading :SENSe:AN AL ysis:G826A: PATH:FAR. [...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription OTS9100 User Manual 3-19 :SENSe:ANALysi s:G826A: RS This query returns the valu e of the sp ecified R egenera tor Sect ion param eter fr om G.826 ana lysis of received data . Synta x :SENSe <slot> :ANAL ysis:G826 A:RS? <Enum> Parame ter Description ETIME Elapsed time EB_C Errored block s[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription 3-20 OTS9100 User Manual :SENSe: ANALysis:GR253 A:LINE:F AR:ALL This query returns the valu es of all of the Far -End Lin e param eters fr om GR- 253 analysis of received data. T he param eters are retur ned in th e order in which the y are listed under :SENSe:AN AL ysis:GR253A:LIN E:FAR. Synta x :S[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription OTS9100 User Manual 3-21 :SENSe: ANALysis:GR253 A:PATH:FAR This query returns the valu e of the sp ecified F ar-End Path param eter fr om GR- 253 anal ysis of recei ved data. Rat ios are return ed as NR3 v alues, other parameter s as NR1 va lues. Syntax: :SENSe< slot> :ANALy sis:G R253 A:PA TH[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription 3-22 OTS9100 User Manual :SENSe:ANALysi s:GR253A: PATH:NEAR This query returns the valu e of the sp ecified N ear-E nd Path par am eter from GR-253 anal ysis of rec eived data. Rat ios are return ed as NR3 v alues, other parameter s as NR1 va lues. Syntax: : SENSe<s lot>:AN AL y sis:G R253A:P [...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription OTS9100 User Manual 3-23 :SENSe:ANALysi s:GR253A: SECTion This query returns the valu e of the sp ecified Section param eter f rom GR-253 ana lysis of received data. Synta x :SEN Se<slot> :ANAL ysis:G R253A: SECTion? <E num> Parame ters Description CV_C CV Count CV_R CV Co unt ratio BBE_[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription 3-24 OTS9100 User Manual :SENSe:ANALysi s:PATH:HPPLM:GENE ric This comm and enables or disables g eneric equipm ent evalu ation in t he detect ion of Path Label Mism atch errors . If enabled, t he detec tion of G eneric Uneq uipped (code 01) does not ca use a Pa th Label Mism atch error. T he query [...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription OTS9100 User Manual 3-25 :SENSe:ANALysi s:PATH:TRACe:EXPEct ed:TYPE This comm and sets the dat a sequenc e length used b y the receiver for path T race Identifier Mism atch meas urements . This param eter ma y also be set b y the :SE NSe:ANAL ysis:PAT H:TRACe:EX PEcted comm and. The quer y form retu[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription 3-26 OTS9100 User Manual :SENSe:ANALysis :PATH:TRACe:TIM This comm and enables or disables th e inclus ion of path Tr ace Identif ier Mism atch error s in the anal y sis of received s ignals . The quer y form returns the current se tting. Syntax: : SENSe<s lot>:AN ALysis:P ATH:T RACe:TIM? :SEN[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription OTS9100 User Manual 3-27 :SENSe:ANALysi s:SECTion :TRACe:EXPEcte d:VALUe This comm and sets the dat a byte va lues us ed by the r eceiver f or Tr ace Identifier Mism atch meas urements. The data bytes are form atted as a s tandard I EEE-4 88 data bl ock. T hese values m ay also be set b y the :SENSe[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription 3-28 OTS9100 User Manual :SENSe:DATA: CHANnel This comm and selects the active cha nnel f or the rece ived sign al. The quer y form returns the current setting. Syntax: : SENSe<s lot>:DAT A:CHANnel? :SENSe<s lot>:D ATA:CHA Nnel <NR1 > :SENSe: DATA:IP:PAYLoad :PATTern This command s[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription OTS9100 User Manual 3-29 :SENSe:DA TA:PAT H:TRA Ce:TYPE This query returns the m ost recentl y received J1 path t race type (l ength). S ee the comm and :SOURce:D ATA:PAT H:TRACe:T YPE for the f ormat of the enum val ue returne d. Syntax: : SENSe<s lot>:D ATA:PAT H:T RACe:TYPE? :SENSe:DATA: PA[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription 3-30 OTS9100 User Manual :SENSe:DATA: PAYLoad: PATTern:UDATA This command s elects the f ixed test pat tern for the recei ved signal. T he quer y form returns the curr ent setting. Syntax: : SENSe<s lot>:D ATA:PA YLoad: PATT ern:UDATA? :SENSe<s lot>:D ATA:PA YLoad:P ATT ern:UDATA <N R[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription OTS9100 User Manual 3-31 :SENSe:DATA: RATE This query returns the input signal rat e expec ted by the OTS-9000 r eceiver. Synta x :SENSe <slot>:DAT A:RAT E? Parame ters Description G10A 10 Gb/s ( OC-192 or STM-64) :SENSe:DATA: SECTion: TRACe This query returns the m ost recentl y received J0 s[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription 3-32 OTS9100 User Manual :SENSe:DATA:SPE:STUFfing This comm and controls the receiver’s treatm ent of c olumns 30 and 59, whic h can be used f or SPE f ixed byte stuf fing. W hen enable d, these col umns are treated as stuff ing colum ns and ar e not consid ered par t of the pa yload. W hen disa b[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription OTS9100 User Manual 3-33 :SENSe:IN PUt:T HR Eshold This comm and sets the recei ver input of fset thr eshold value in m illi volts for the OT S receiver. T he quer y form returns the curren t setting. Synta x :SENSe <slot>:IN PUt:THREs hold? :SENSe<s lot>:IN PUt:THREs hold <NR1> :S[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription 3-34 OTS9100 User Manual :SENSe:MEASure: APSTime:DETEcted This query returns one or more values to indic ate the receiver events detec ted dur ing the m ost recentl y perform ed APS m easurem ent. Syntax: :SENSe< slot> :MEASu re:APS Time: DETEc ted? Parame ters Description NONE No cond itions [...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription OTS9100 User Manual 3-35 :SENSe:ME ASure :APSTim e:THREshold This command s ets the thres hold tim e for AP S switch tim e m easurement. If the measured s witch t ime exceeds the thresh old tim e, the test f ails. The q uery for m returns the current setting. Syntax: :SENSe< slot>: MEASure :AP[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription 3-36 OTS9100 User Manual :SENSe:M EASure:HDLC:BYTes This quer y returns th e number of HDLC b ytes receive d with good F CS. Synta x :SENSe <slot>:M EASure:H DLC:BYTes? :SENSe:MEA Sure:IP : PACKet s This query returns the valu e of the sp ecified r esult par am eter in NR1 form at. Synta x :SE[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription OTS9100 User Manual 3-37 :SENSe:MEA Sure :LINE:W INDow This query returns the valu e of the sp ecified res ult par am eter as meas ured during the most recent 'N' seconds. T he durat ion 'N' of the meas urement windo w is set b y the :SEN SE:MEASUR E:W INDO W :SIZE comm and. Synt[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription 3-38 OTS9100 User Manual :SENSe:MEA Sure :PAT H:CUMU lative:A LL This query returns the valu es of all of the par ameters of the :SEN Se:MEAS ure:PAT H:CUMUlative ? quer y. The param eters are returne d in the order in whic h the y are listed under the he ading :SENSe:M EASure: PATH:CUMUl ative. Rat[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription OTS9100 User Manual 3-39 :SENSe: MEASure:SECTion: CUMUlative This query returns the valu e of the sp ecified r esult par am eter for the m ost recent tes t. Synta x :SENSe <slot>:M EASure: SECT ion:CUMUlat ive? <Enum > Parame ters Description B1_C B1 errors B1_E S B1 e rrored se conds B1[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription 3-40 OTS9100 User Manual :SENSe: MEASure:SECTion: WINDow:ALL This query returns the valu es of all of the p arameter s of the :S ENSE:M EASURE: SECTION:W INDOW ? query, as m easur ed during the mos t recent N-s econd perio d. The par ameter s are returne d in the ord er in which the y are lis ted un[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription OTS9100 User Manual 3-41 :SENSe:O PTical :THRes hold:A UTO This command s ets the aut o-correc t option for the receiver set point c ontrol to e ither on ( 1) or of f (0). W hen set with to the on (1) va lue, the system sets the rec eiver poin t with its defaul t value, a nd disal lows any furth er [...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription 3-42 OTS9100 User Manual :SENSe:S TATus:LEDS This query reports the occu rrence of various er ror and status cond itions t ypicall y shown by fr ont-panel status in dicator l ights. T he response is an int eger num ber repres enting t he tim e of the mos t recent status change, f ollowed by strin gs[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription OTS9100 User Manual 3-43 :SENSe:S TATus:PATH:LEDS This query reports the occu rence of various p ath-la yer error and s tatus c onditions typical ly shown b y front- panel status indicator lights. T he respons e is an i nteger num ber repr esentin g the tim e of the m ost recent status chang e, foll[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription 3-44 OTS9100 User Manual :SENSe:TEST: DESCription This command s ets the des cription tex t that is written to the res ults file at the star t of a tex t. The text m ay be up to 127 character s long. T he quer y form r eturns the current s etting. Synta x :SENSe <slot>:T EST :DESCription? :SEN[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription OTS9100 User Manual 3-45 :SENSe:TEST: TIME:ELAPsed This quer y returns th e tim e since the star t of the c urrent tes t. Synta x :SENSe <slot> :TEST :TIME:EL APsed? :SENSe:TRIG ger:MODE This comm and sets the con dition that will pr oduce a tr igger o utput from the OT S-9000 rece iver. The q[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription 3-46 OTS9100 User Manual :SOURce:DATA: CHANnel This command s ets the active c hannel of the sig nal gener ated b y the OTS-9000 trans mitter. T he query form returns the curren t setting. Syntax: : SOURce<slot>:D ATA:CHANnel? :S OUR ce< slo t>:DA TA: CHA Nn el <N R1> :SOURce:DATA:[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription OTS9100 User Manual 3-47 :SOURce:DATA: IP:HEADer:FLAG This query returns the trans mitter IP hea der flag . The valu e returned is form atted as NR1 par am eter. Synta x :SOURce <slot>:DAT A:IP:H EADer:FLAG ? :SOURce:DATA:IP:HEADer:FRAG:OFFSet This query returns the trans mitter IP hea der fr [...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription 3-48 OTS9100 User Manual :SOURce:DATA: IP:HEADer:TSERVice This command s ets the IP header type of servic e. The quer y form returns the I P header t ype of ser vice. Synta x :SOURce <slot>:DAT A:IP:H EADer:T SERVice? :SOURce<slot >:DATA:IP: HEAD er:TSERVic e <NR1> :SOURce:DATA: IP[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription OTS9100 User Manual 3-49 :SOURce:DATA: IP:STReam:INDEX This query form returns the tr ansm itter sub stream index . Synta x :SOURce <slot>:DAT A:IP:ST Ream:INDEX ? :SOURce:DATA: IP:TRAFfic This c ommand s ets the transm itter IP traff ic state. The quer y form returns the I P traf fic state. S[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription 3-50 OTS9100 User Manual :SOURce:DATA: OVERhead: PASSthru:ALL This command c ontrols the s ource of tr ansm itted overhead data in T hrough Mo de. T he parameter is a numer ic value i n which each bit en ables r etransm ission of r eceived data for one specif ic overhe ad fie ld. The bit values are [...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription OTS9100 User Manual 3-51 :SOURce:DATA: PATH:OVERhead:PASSt hru:ALL This command c ontrols the s ource of transm itted path over head da ta in Thr ough Mode . The param eter is a numer ic value in whic h each bi t enables retransm ission of received data f or one spec ific path overhead field. T he b[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription 3-52 OTS9100 User Manual :SOURce:DATA: PATH:TRACe:VALUe This command s ets the dat a byte va lues trans mitted in the Path T race ( J1) byte of the Path O verhead. The data b ytes are f orm atted as a standar d IEEE-48 8 data bl ock. The quer y form r eturns the c urrent values. Syntax: : SOURce<[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription OTS9100 User Manual 3-53 :SOURce:DATA: PAYLoad:BACKground: PATTern:UDATA This command s elects the backgr ound fixed test patter n for the T ransm itter signal T he query for m retur ns the current setting. Syntax: :SOURce< slot >:DA TA:P AYLo ad:BA CKg round :PAT Tern: UDA T A? :SOURce <sl[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription 3-54 OTS9100 User Manual :SOURce:DATA: POH:ALL This comm and sets the values of all b ytes in t he generated STS- 1 #1 Path O verhead data. T he query form returns the c urrent set ting. Ther e are 9 b ytes in the d ata block . For SONET , these bytes are J 1 B3 C2 G1 F2 H4 Z3 Z4 N1; for SDH, thes e[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription OTS9100 User Manual 3-55 :SOURce:DATA: POH:DEFAult This comm and sets all b ytes in th e genera ted ST S-1 #1 Pa th Overhe ad data to t heir def ault va lues. Synta x :SOURce <slot>:DAT A:POH :DEFAult :SOURce:DATA: RATE This quer y returns th e outp ut signal rate generate d by the OT S transm[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription 3-56 OTS9100 User Manual :SOURce:DATA: SECTion:TRACe:VALUe This command s ets the dat a byte va lues trans mitted in the Secti on Trac e (J0) byte of the Tr ansport Overhead. T he data bytes ar e form atted as a stand ard IEEE- 488 data b lock. The quer y form returns the current v alues. Synta x :S[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription OTS9100 User Manual 3-57 :SOURce:DATA: SPE:STUFfing This comm and controls the SPE fixed byte stuf fing. W hen enable d, colum ns 30 a nd 59 of the active STS-1 c hannel co ntain the fixed b yte value zero and a re not us ed for pa yload. When disable d, colum ns 30 and 59 ar e part of the pa yload.[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription 3-58 OTS9100 User Manual :SOURce:DATA: TOH:STS1A: DEFAult This comm and sets all b ytes in th e genera ted ST S-1 #1 T ransport Over head dat a to their default values . Synta x :SOURce <slot>:D ATA:TO H:STS1A:DEF Ault :SOURce: INSErt:AN OMaly:MOD E This command s pecifies how anom alies are i[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription OTS9100 User Manual 3-59 :SOURce: INSErt:AN OMaly:REPL icate:B2A This comm and specifies whether a g enerated B2 erro r is replic ated into all the B 2 bytes of the fram e (ON) or appears only in the firs t byte (OFF ). The quer y form retur ns the cur rent settin g. Synta x :SOURce <slot>:INS[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription 3-60 OTS9100 User Manual :SOURce: INSErt:DE FEct:MODE This command s pecifies how defec ts are ins erted. T he quer y form returns the curr ent settin g. Synta x :SOURce <slot>:INS Ert:DEFEct:MODE ? :SOURce<s lot>:INSErt:DE FEct:MODE < Enum > Parame ters Description NONE Def ect in[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription OTS9100 User Manual 3-61 :SOURce:INSErt: DE FEct:TIME:RANGe This query returns a units k eyword and t wo inte ger num bers representing the m inim um and max imum duration values f or tim ed defects . The units k eyword i s one of FR AME, US, M S, S, SEC 10 (0.1S), and SEC100 (0.01S). Synta x :SOURc[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription 3-62 OTS9100 User Manual :SOURce:INSert:I P:ANOMaly:RATE This command s ets the rat e at which co ntinuous ly gener ated IP an omalies are ins erted. The qu ery form returns the curren t value. Synta x :SOURce <slot>:INSer t:IP: ANOMal y:RATE? :SOURce<slot >:INSert:IP: ANOMal y:RATE <[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription OTS9100 User Manual 3-63 :SOURce:MEASure:HDLC: FRAMes This query returns the valu e of the sp ecified r esult param eter. Synta x :SOURce <slot>:ME ASure: HDLC:FRAM es? <Par ameter > Parame ters Description GPCS Count of HDLC f ram es transm itted with goo d FCS BFCS Count of HDLC fr ame[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription 3-64 OTS9100 User Manual :SOURce:OUTPut:LASer:INFO:OPTion This comm and queries the value of the devic e option c ode. Synta x :SOURce <slot>:OUT Put:LAS er:INFO:OPTion ? :SOURce:O UTPut :LASer:INFO :SER ial This comm and queries the value of the laser serial num ber. Synta x :SOURce <slot&[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription OTS9100 User Manual 3-65 :SOURce:TRIGger:MODE This comm and sets the con dition that will pr oduce a tr igger o utput from the OT S-9000 trans mitter. The query form returns the curr ent settin g. Synta x :SOURce <slot>:T RIGger:MODE? :SOURce <slot>:TRIG ger:MODE <En um> Parame ter[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription 3-66 OTS9100 User Manual :SYSTem:COMMunicate: NETWork:ECHO This comm and sets the init ial va lue of the ec ho contr ol vari able for new networ k c onnections. This setting has no ef fect on c onnections alread y establish ed (see : SYST EM:COMMUNIC ATE:PO RT:ECHO) . The query form returns the curr[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription OTS9100 User Manual 3-67 :SYSTem:COMMunicate: NETWork:TXTERM This command s ets the init ial selec tion, for ne w networ k connecti ons, of the charac ters sent at t he end of a quer y response. T his sett ing has n o effec t on connections alre ady establ ished (s ee :SYST EM:COMMUNICAT E:PORT :TXT[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription 3-68 OTS9100 User Manual :SYSTem:COMMunicate:PORT:RXTER M This command s elects, f or the current r emote- control p ort, the char acter the O TS system recognizes as End-of-I nput. The qu ery for m returns the current s etting. Synta x :SYST em:CO MMunicate:PO RT:RXT ERM? :SYST em:CO MMunicate:P OR[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription OTS9100 User Manual 3-69 :SYSTem:COMMunicate :SERIal:COM1A:ECHO This command c ontrols, for the COM1 ser ial port, how the s ystem echoes the char acters it receiv es. The param eter is a num eric value contai ning thr ee individ ual con trol bits . The quer y form returns the c urrent setting. Synt[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription 3-70 OTS9100 User Manual :SYSTem:COMMunicate: SERIal:COM1A:NDATA This c ommand s ets the num ber of data bits per char acter on th e COM1 ser ial po rt. The quer y form returns the current s etting. Synta x :SYST em:CO MMunicate:SERIa l:COM1A: NDATA? :SYST em:CO MMunicate:SERIa l:COM1A: NDATA <E [...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription OTS9100 User Manual 3-71 :SYSTem:COMMunicate :SERIal:COM1A:PROM pt This command enab les or disables th e user pr ompt on the COM1 ser ial port. W hen the pr ompt is enabled, th e system prom pts when it is read y for a com mand. The quer y form returns the c urrent s etting. Synta x :SYST em:CO MMu[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription 3-72 OTS9100 User Manual :SYSTem:COMMunicate :SERIal:COM1A:TXTERM This command c ontrols, for the COM1 ser ial port, t he char acters the OTS s ystem sends at the end of a query res ponse. T he quer y form r eturns the curr ent setting . Synta x :SYST em:CO MMunicate:SERIa l:COM1A:T XT ERM? :SYST em[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription OTS9100 User Manual 3-73 :SYSTem:COMMunicate :SERIal:COM2A:FLOW This command s ets the typ e of flow contr ol use d for ser ial comm unications on the COM2 s erial por t. W hen flow control is enable d, the rec eiver signa ls the s ender whe n its buff er is f ull, so as not to lose character s. The[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription 3-74 OTS9100 User Manual :SYSTem:COMMunicate :SERIal:COM2A:PARIty This command s ets, for the CO M2 serial port, the f unction of the high- order (e ighth) bit in each s erial. T he query form returns the curr ent settin g. Synta x :SYST em:CO MMunicate:SERIa l:COM2A: PARIt y? :SYST em:CO MMunicate:[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription OTS9100 User Manual 3-75 :SYSTem:COMMunicate :SERIal:COM2A:RTS This command c ontrols the s tate of the RT S (Requ est to Send) control s ignal on t he COM2 por t. It has no eff ect when hardw are flow c ontrol is en abled. The quer y form r eturns the curr ent settin g. Synta x :SYST em:CO MMunicat[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription 3-76 OTS9100 User Manual :SYSTem:CONFig:MODu le:TYPE This query accepts a modul e slot num ber, between 1 and 16, a nd retur ns a string identif ying the Tek tronix module in the sp ecified s lot. If the slot spec ified does not co ntain an OT S system , this q uery returns the string 'N on-Tek[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription OTS9100 User Manual 3-77 :SYSTem:ERRor This query returns the next event in t he Error and Eve nt Queu e. The *ESR ? quer y m ust be given b efore events oc curing sinc e the l ast *ESR? qu ery can be read. Synta x :SYST em:ERRor? :SYSTem:FILEs:M GMT:RESUlts:AGE This comm and sets the m aximum age o[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription 3-78 OTS9100 User Manual :SYSTem:FILEs:MGMT: RESUlts:ENABle This comm and enables or disables e ach ind ividual de letion tr igger. Dur ing the c urrent re visit in terval the enable f lags are polled, if an enabl ed crit eria is m et f ile deletion wil l begin and con tinue unti l all ena bled crit[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription OTS9100 User Manual 3-79 :SYSTem:FILEs:MGMT: RESUlts:SORT This comm and defines the sorting m ethod b y which f iles are pri oriti zed for delet ion. T he system default is by a file's creation time. T he quer y form returns the c urrent sor ting m ethod. Syntax: : SYSTem :FILEs :MGMT:RESUl ts:[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription 3-80 OTS9100 User Manual :SYSTem:LOCK:RELease This comm and releases th e lock s et by a :S YSTEM:L OCK:REQU EST operat ion. T he lock must have been set b y the sam e user; an a ttempt to rel ease a l ock set b y another us er will n ot succeed. If no loc k is set this c omm and is ignore d. Synta [...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription OTS9100 User Manual 3-81 :SYSTem:VERBose This command s elects shor t- or long- form c ommand header s in quer y respons es. T he query form returns the current setting. Long-form respons es are com posed of the f ull head er ke ywords; short-f orm responses use the abbrevi ated keywor ds. Synta x :[...]

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Des cription 3-82 OTS9100 User Manual[...]

OTS9100 User Manual A-1 S pecifications This section begins with a brief description of the OTS9100 module. Following the description, the section contains a complete listing of the instrument specification. The organization of this section is as follows: • System Specifications • Transm itter (Tx) Specifications • Receiv er (Rx) Specificatio[...]

Specificat ions A - 2 OTS9100 User Manual Transmitter Specifications Clock Source Internally generated clock : 9953.28 MHz +/- 4.6ppm Thru mode clock : Deriv ed from clock recovered from received signal External Clock: 155.52MHz +/- 100ppm Signal Generation Internal Mode This mode requires no external test equipm ent to generate a v alid 9.95238 Gb[...]

Specificat ions OTS9100 User Manual A-3 Table A-2: SDH Def ault O verhead Regenerator Section A1 and A2 are set to (hexadecim al) F6H and 28H, respectively. The J0 byte is set to the 16-by te string “Tek tronix/BTT”. The first byte of this string is the CRC. B1 contains computed BI P-8. All other Section OverHead (SOH) set to 00H. Multiplex er [...]

Specificat ions A - 4 OTS9100 User Manual NOTE: In intrusiv e through mode, any defect applied has immediate effec t. Certain anomalies have no effect unles s overwrite is turned on for the anomaly byte. T his applies to B1 BIP (B1), B2 BIP (B2), REI-L (M1), B3 BIP (B3) , and REI-P (G1). Random Bit, Random SPE Bit, and pay load bit may always be ap[...]

Specificat ions OTS9100 User Manual A-5 Overhead Manipulation Specifications Subsequent to the default values, the following overhead m odifications are possible: The following bytes can be indiv idually selected and edited: J0, J 1, E1, F1, F2, D1-D 3, G1, H4, K1, K2, D4-D12, S1, M1, E2, Z0, Z 3, Z4, Z5 C2 of the active POH (all other C2 by tes ca[...]

Specificat ions A - 6 OTS9100 User Manual Table A-3: Error Rate Max / Min Error Type M aximum Rate M inimum Rate B1 6.430 x 10 -6 1 x 10 -14 B2 6.502 x 10 -6 1 x 10 -14 B3 2.66 x 10 -5 1 x 10 -14 REI-L (MS-REI) 2.072 x 10 -4 1 x 10 -14 Pay load Bit 3.906 x 10 -3 1 x 10 -14 Random Bit 3.906 x 10 -3 1 x 10 -14 REI-P (HP-REI) 2.66 x 10 -5 1 x 10 -14 R[...]

Specificat ions OTS9100 User Manual A-7 Receiv er (A naly zer) Specifications Measurements B1 Errors: The 9.95238 Gb/s input is monitored for Section lev el (Regenerator Section) errors by comparing the received B1 byte to the recom puted BI P- 8 parity. The errors are detected and counted. B2 Errors: The 9.95238 Gb/s input is m onitored for Line ([...]

Specificat ions A - 8 OTS9100 User Manual RDI _P: I f the G1 bits 5, 6, and 7 do not equal 000 or 001, a RDI -P condition is declared. REI- P: If the G1 bits 1 through 4 contain the num bers one through eig ht (binary, 0001 throug h 1000), a REI -P condition is declared. Overhead Display Approxim ately ev ery 100 m illiseconds each byte of the firs[...]

Specificat ions OTS9100 User Manual A-9 Transmitter I nput and Output Specifications OTS91L4-15, OTS91L5-15 Signal Name: 9.95238 Gb/s Optical Out put Data Signal Rate: 9.95238 Gb/s ± 100ppm Pulse Mask Com pliance: GR-253 (SONET), G.957 (SDH) Data Format: PN7 scram bled NRZ formatted data; in BERT m ode, unframed and unscram bled PRBS data Waveleng[...]

Specificat ions A - 10 OTS9100 User Manual OTS91L7, OTS91L8 Signal Name: 9.95238 Gb/s Optical Output D ata Signal Rate: 9.95238 Gb/s ± 100ppm Pulse Mask Com pliance: GR-253 (SONET), G.957 (SDH) Data Format: PN7 scram bled NRZ formatted data; in BERT m ode, unframed and unscram bled PRBS data Waveleng th: 1528 nm - 1565 nm (Determined by user-suppl[...]

Specificat ions OTS9100 User Manual A-11 OTS91L4-13, OTS91L5-13 Signal Name: 9.95238 Gb/s Optical Out put Data Signal Rate: 9.95238 Gb/s ± 100ppm Pulse Mask Com pliance: GR-253 (SONET), G.957 (SDH) Data Format: PN7 scram bled NRZ formatted data; in BERT m ode, unframed and unscram bled PRBS data Waveleng th: 1310 nm ± 20 nm Averag e Power: -4 dBm[...]

Specificat ions A - 12 OTS9100 User Manual 622 MHz Trigger Output Connector: SMA External Termination: 50 Ω , AC coupled Voltage Level: 500 m Vpp Frequency: 622.08 MHz Description: Signal prov ided as a scope trigg er for viewing data eye diag rams. This sub- rate clock is derived from the Line Clock. External 155.52 MHz Clock Input Connector: SM[...]

Specificat ions OTS9100 User Manual A-13 Connector: SMA External Termination: 50 Ω , DC coupled Voltage Level: 0.0 Vdc, 800 m V pp (nom inal) Frequency: 9.95238 GHz Description: Provides a copy of the 10 GHz Clock OUT which m ay be used for a scope trig ger. RX Clock Input Connector: SMA Internal Term ination: 50 Ω , AC coupled Voltage Lev el: [...]

Specificat ions A - 14 OTS9100 User Manual Receiver Input and Output Specifi cations OTS91L4, OTS91L6, OTS91L7 Signal Name: 9.95238 Gb/s Optical Input Data Signal Rate: 9.95238 Gb/s ± 100ppm Connector: FC/PC (standard), ST or SC available Waveleng th: 1290nm to 1565nm Maximum Input Power:0 dBm Input Power Rang e: -17 dBm to -2dBm at 1525 nm - 1565[...]

Specificat ions OTS9100 User Manual A-15 Module Interconnect Specifications Signal Name: Tx Data Out / Tx Data In Connector: SMA Voltage Lev el: 0.5 Vpp (typical) Description: Electrical data signal. Connect Tx DATA OUT (Transmit card) to Tx DATA IN (Optics card) with Tektronix supplied cable accessories Signal Name: Rx Data Out / Rx Data In Connec[...]

Specificat ions A - 16 OTS9100 User Manual Certifications and Compliance Laser Safety The lasers in the OTS9100 module com ply with the following :  U. S. Cl a ss IIIb pe r 2 1 CF R 1040  European Class 3A per IEC 60825- 1 CE Mark Compliance EMC Compliance Directive OTS9100 Series 10 Gb/s SONET/SDH Test Module using the OTS9000 Optical Test S[...]

OTS9100 User Manual B-1 A ppendix B Optical 1 Card Front Panel Descriptions 10 Gb/s TRANS CEIVER O PTICS CARD (L4-15, L4-13) The 10Gb/s Optical Transc eiver card p e rform s both E/ O and O/E conversions for the O T S sy stem. I t is available with two las er opti ons, 1310nm or 1550nm . T he 1 310nm Optica l Transceiv er consist s of a 1310nm lase[...]

Optical Card Front Panel Descriptions B-2 OT S9100 User M anual Tx Da ta IN Tx Data I nput allow s electr ical data s ignal s to be appl ied to the optical transm itter. This inpu t must be connec ted to the Tx Dat a Out po rt found on the OTS91 T n Transm itter ca rd of the O T S9100 sy stem using the coax cable prov ided. Laser Lockout, Remote In[...]

Optical Card Front Panel Descriptions OTS9100 User Manual B-3 Optical IN The Opt ical I N port accep ts the incoming optica l signa l to the r eceiv er. This inpu t signal m ust have a waveleng th betwee n 1290 nm and 1565 nm and m ust not exceed 0d Bm of power. The LED label ed SI G PR ES above the O PTI CAL IN heading will turn green when the Op [...]

Optical Card Front Panel Descriptions 2-4 OT S9100 User M anual 10 Gb/s TRANS MIT-ONLY OPTICS CARD (L5-15, L5-13) The 10Gb/s Optica l Trans mit-only card is available w ith two l aser options: 1310 nm or 1550 nm . T his Optics card p erform s E/O conv ersion and works in con junction with the Trans mit card , whi ch contains transm itter function a[...]

Optical Card Front Panel Descriptions OTS9100 User Manual B-5 Tx Da ta IN Tx Data I nput allow s electr ical data s ignal s to be appl ied to the optical transm itter. This inpu t must be connec ted to the Tx Dat a Out po rt found on the OTS91 T n Transm itter card of the O TS9100 sy stem using the coax cable pr ovided. Laser Lockout, Remote Interl[...]

Optical Card Front Panel Descriptions 2-6 OT S9100 User M anual 10Gb/s OPTIC A L RECEIVE-ONLY (L6) The 10Gb/s Op tical R eceive-on ly card perform s the O/E conv ersion for the OTS sy stem . This Opti cs card work s in con junctio n with the Receive ca rd which con tains al l of the r eceiv er funct ionality and analysis ca pabil ity for th e OTS s[...]

Optical Card Front Panel Descriptions OTS9100 User Manual B-7 10Gb/s OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER INTERFAC E / EXTERNAL LASER (L7) The10Gb/s Ext ernal L aser Transceiv er ca rd perfo rms both E / O and O /E conversions for the O T S sy stem. Th is card contains b oth an ext ernal laser interface for th e OTS9100 system and a broadband opti cal rec eiver. Th[...]

Optical Card Front Panel Descriptions 2-8 OT S9100 User M anual External L aser IN The Extern al Lase r In prov ides inte rconnec tion for ex ternal fixed or tunable wavel ength lase r source s. The inpu t will acc ept OTS Tun able lasers or c ustomer supplied lase rs that m eet specifica tions. A polarizat ion-m aintaini ng (PM) jumper and a n opt[...]

Optical Card Front Panel Descriptions OTS9100 User Manual B-9 10Gb/s OPTIC A LTR A NSMIT ONLY/ EXTERNAL LASER (L8) The 10Gb/s Transmit- only card Optics card w ith external laser p rovides an extern al laser inter face for th e OTS9100 system . This L8 Op tics card provides E /O conversio n and work s in con junction w ith the Transmit card, which [...]

Optical Card Front Panel Descriptions 2-10 OT S9100 User M anual External L aser IN The Extern al Lase r In port provides inter connection for ex ternal fixed or tunable wav eleng th laser so urces. The connect ion will accept O TS Tunable lase rs or cu stom er supplied lasers th at meet speci fications . A polarizat ion-m aintaini ng (PM) jumper a[...]

O T S9 1 00 User M anual C - 1 Emergency S t artup Disk These instructions explain how to mak e an emerg ency startup disk for your OTS system . It is recom mended that you tak e the time to do this procedure ev ery tim e you change your sy stem configuration (such as m odifying the network settings). The process tak es less than five minutes. A cc[...]

Emerg ency Startup Disk C - 2 O T S9 1 00 User M anual 4. The Repair Dis k Utility box is now displayed. In this box y ou may update the repair inform ation, create the r epair disk , exit, or reques t additional help. Click Cr eate Repair Disk . 5. The c omputer then pr ompts y ou to label the floppy disk and insert it into your floppy disk drive.[...]

OTS9100 User Manual D- 1 List of Acronyms AIS- L Line Alarm Indication Sig nal AMI Alternate Mark I nversion ANSI A merican N ational Standards I nstitute ASCII American Standard Code for I nformation Interchang e BBE Background Block Error BER Bit Error Ratio BI P Bit I nterleaved P arity BI P- 8 Bit I nterleaved P arity- 8 CFR Code of Federal Reg[...]

List of Acronyms D-2 OTS9100 User Manual RAI- L Line Remote Alarm Indication RDI Remote Defect I ndication RDI- L Line Remote Defect I ndication REI Remote Error I ndication REI- L Line Rem ote Error I ndication RS Regenerator Section Rx Receiv er SCPI Standard Com mands for Prog ram mable I nstruments SDH Sy nchronous Digital Hierarchy SES Severel[...]

OTS9100 User Manual E-1 Module Card Replacement Replacem ent parts are available from or through y our local Tektronix, I nc. service center or representative. For further inform ation or m odule replacement, inquiries m ay be directed to the Service Call Center at (800) 833- 9200. The OTS9100 is serviced by m odule replacement. If a faulty m odule[...]

Module Card Replacement E-2 OTS9100 User Manual[...]

OTS9100 User Manual F- 1 Inst alling the Sof tware These instructions explain how to load the software. The OTS90x0 system is shipped with the software pre- loaded. This procedure should only be required if the software is accidentally wiped off the hard drive or if y ou receive a sy stem software upgrade. NOTE: The installation softwar e will firs[...]

Installing the Soft ware F-2 OTS9100 User M anual[...]

Appendix G OTS9100 User Manual G-1 Appendix Illustrations of cabled OTS9100 module This appendix provides exam ples of cabling the OTS9100 module. The examples prov ide a reference for location and recomm ended cable lengths used to configure the OTS9100 module. Cabling OTS9100 M odule with OT S91L4 Optical Card[...]

Appendix G G-2 OTS9100 User Manual Cabling OTS9100 M odule to OTS9261 Tunable Laser[...]

OTS9200 and O TS92S1 User Manual Index-1 INDEX 1 128MB RA M Upgra de · 1-7 155Mb/s IN 2-11 155MHz Clock Out 2- 10 10 GHz Jitter · 1-1 10Gb/s DAT A IN · 1-12, 16, 2-7 10Gb/s Jitter · 1-2, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19 10Gb/s Jitter T esting · 1-11 10GH z CL OCK IN · 1-11, 12, 16, 2-2 10GH z CL OCK O UT 1-11, 12, 16 10GH z JIT TER CLO CK OU T · 1-12, 2-9[...]

Index Index-2 OT S9200 and OTS92S1 User Manual E Edge De nsity Signal, EDS · 2- 4, 9 Eme rgenc y Startup Dis k · 1-18 Error Active · 2-16 Event Printer 2- 55 Exporting te st data to other prog ram s · 2-46 Externa l ref erenc e cloc k · 2-10, 11 F FAS · 2-18, 48, 50, 51, 53 Filter bandw idth · 2-23 FPGA · 2-2, 7, 10 G Gain error · 1-1 Ge n[...]

Index OTS9200 and O TS92S1 User Manual Index-3 Optical c onnector s · 1-9 Optics m odule card · 1-19, 27, 28 Optional para me ters 3- 10 OTS m odules · 1-2, 4, 10, 19 OTS Product Fa mily · 1-1, 6 OTS9000 ·1- 7, 18, 20 OTS9000 c hass is · 1-7 OTS9010 · 1- 7 OTS9030 · 1- 7 OTS9100 · 1- 1, 11, 15 OTS91C 3 · 1-2, 11, 12, 16, 19, 20 OTS91L 1 ?[...]

Index Index-4 OT S9200 and OTS92S1 User Manual Tim e Axis 2-30,31 Tim ing Source 2-22 Time -s ta mps · 1 -3 Title ba r 2-21,36,45 Toler ance · 1- 27, 31, 33 Toolbar 2-15 Tra nsfe r · 1-27, 34 Transmitter 2- 21,22,24 Transm itter Configuration · 1-19 Tx D AT A O UT ·1-11, 15 Transmitter icon 2- 21 U Upper Trace P arame ters · 1-2 6, 2-30 User [...]