Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Ant - 20 Manual SDH
Ant - 20 Manual SDH
www.sglabs.it
email: m.sev@sglabs.it
tel. +39 0755149360
As digital communications networks ex- The remote operation facilities, gives you Edition: June 2001
pand, the number of network operators is the opportunity to reduce your costs
growing too, and not just due to providers e. g. operating the instrument from any
merging across boarders. Different net- windows PC via modem or Ethernet LAN.
works such as GSM, CATV and Internet
are converging too. Nowadays, customers Superior ease of use
demand next-to-perfect network avail- The ANT-20 is built around the standard
ability, and a top-level transmission quality Microsoftâ WindowsTM graphical user
has become a given. interface and a large display screen, com-
bining comprehensive test facilities with
ANT-20: Flexibility with sure superior ease of use. The instrument is
operated right on screen using a mouse or
future viability the optional touchscreen. The graphical
The ANT-20 Advanced Network Tester user interface facilitates rapid, application-
can be individually adapted to the latest oriented instrument settings together with
test requirements and still leave room for simultaneous display of major parameters
handling possible future needs. The in- and test results.
strument thus meets the everchanging
requirements of the operators and manu- Come with us into a new world ...
facturers of modern communications net- For the first time ever, we offer you a test
works. The modular hardware and soft- instrument that not only gives you infor-
ware concept means that the ANT-20 test mation about the type of disruption, but
functions are easily adapted to cover a new tells you about the cause of the problem
scenario. and how to correct it. Predefined test
Always ready for new standards, higher sequences enable fast yet comprehensive
bitrates and the intelligent system com- qualification of new transmission lines.
ponents of the future the ANT-20 is at
the forefront of network installation and
manufacturing applications.
SgLabs
www.sglabs.it
email: m.sev@sglabs.it
tel. +39 0755149360
SgLabs
www.sglabs.it
email: m.sev@sglabs.it
tel. +39 0755149360
Please select
3
SgLabs
www.sglabs.it
email: m.sev@sglabs.it
tel. +39 0755149360
SgLabs
www.sglabs.it
email: m.sev@sglabs.it
tel. +39 0755149360
Generator unit
Figure 1:
Pointer actions
Digital outputs
Interfaces to ITU-T Recommendation G.703
75 O unbalanced output, adapter jack selectable from Versacon 9 Generation of Pointer actions (Figure 1)
adapter system Generation of pointer actions at the AU and TU levels simultaneously.
Bit rates and line codes ± Pointer sequences to G.783 with programmable spacing
2048, 8448 and 34368 kbit/s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HDB3, CMI ± Pointer increment/decrement (continuously repeated)
139264 and 155520 kbit/s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CMI ± Single pointer
120 O balanced output, Lemosa jack ± Pointer value setting with or without NDF
Bit rate and line codes Trigger types: Single or continuous repeat
2048 kbit/s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HDB3, CMI
Content of SOH and POH bytes
Bit rate offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +500 ppm The content of all bytes with the exception of B1/B2/B3 and H1 to H4
Step size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.001 ppm is programmable with any byte or a user defined byte-sequence p in m
in n (p frames in m frames and the entire sequence repeated n times)
can be inserted.
Bytes E1, E2, F1, F2, and byte groups D1 to D3 and D4 to D12:
Clock ± Transmission of a PRBS test pattern with bit error insertion (see
Internal clock generation
test patterns)
at all of the bit rates listed above.
± Insertion of an external data signal via V.11 interface (also for K1,
Clock stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +2 ppm
K2, K3, N1 and N2)
Synchronisation to external signals
via 75 O unbalanced input, BNC jack: Trace identifier
± Reference clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2048 kHz and 1544 kHz J0, J1, J2 . . . . . . . . . . programmable 16 byte ASCII sequence with CRC
± 2048 kbit/s (HDB3), 1544 kbit/s (B8ZS) or J1, J2, additionally . . . . . . . . . . programmable 64 byte ASCII sequence
± Receive signal H4 byte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 or 48 byte sequence
Receiver unit
Digital inputs
Interfaces to ITU-T Recommendation G.703
Alarm detection
All alarms are evaluated and displayed in parallel
Alarm types . . . . . . . . . . . LOS, OOF, LOF, MS-AIS, MS-RDI, RS-TIM,
LTI, AU-AIS, AU-LOP, AU-NDF,
HP-RDI, HP-UNEQ, HP-TIM, HP-PLM, AIS, RDI, LSS
Analysis of AU and TU pointer actions (Figure 4) Acustic Indication of Anomalies and Defects
Display of Beeper upon any anomaly and defect.
± Number of pointer operations:
Increment, Decrement, Sum (Increment + Decrement), Difference
(Increment ± Decrement) Evaluation of PDH and SDH systems
± Pointer value to ITU-T Recommendation G.821
ES, EFS, SES, DM and UAS are evaluated.
Pass/fail assessment based on line length allocation of 0.1
to 100%. The SES and DM thresholds are user-settable. Evaluation for
higher bit rates (up to 140 Mbit/s) is obtained using a multiplex factor
as per G.821, Annex D.
Measurements can be made using the following events:
PDH systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bit errors, FAS2, FAS8, FAS34,
FAS140, CRC and E bit errors
SDH systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . payload bit errors (PDH and bulk),
overhead bytes E1, E2, F2, D1 to D3, D4 to D12
Evaluation of PDH and SDH systems measures the time taken for the test pattern to be transmitted from the
to ITU-T Recommendation M.2100 generator back to the receiver via the path under test.
This recommendation describes requirements during line-up and The measurement is made on the test patterns in the selected channel,
maintenance (in-service) ES, EFS, SES and UAS are evaluated. in the containers (bulk or PDH) for SDH or in the selected channel at
Pass/fail assessment based on line length allocation of 0.1 to 100%. the lowest hierarchy level of PDH multiplex systems.
The UAS and BISO (bringing into service objectives) thresholds are To avoid ambiguities in the measurement, two measurement times are
user-settable. provided.
ISM simultaneously for near end and far end of a selected path:
PDH systems, near end . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bit errors, FAS2, FAS8, Measurement range
FAS34, FAS140, CRC-4 Bit rates from 8 to 155 Mbit/s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ms to 1 s
far end . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E bit at 2 Mbit/s Bit rate 2 Mbit/s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 ms to 5 s
SDH systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .payload bit errors (PDH and bulk), Bit rate 64 kbit/s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 ms to 16 s
overhead bytes E1, E2, F2, D1 to D3, D4 to D12
This operating mode allows application of the ªBringing into Serviceº
procedures as per ITU-T Rec. M.2110 and the determination of
Off-line analysis software
ªPerformance Informationº as per ITU-T Rec. M.2120.
The software runs on standard PCs and permits comprehensive
analysis of stored ANT-20 results.
After loading the results, the ANT-20 settings during the measurement
and the stored results can be accessed.
Zoom and filter functions allow detailed evaluations.
Evaluation of SDH systems The processed results can be exported in CSV format for importing
to ITU-T Recommendation G.828 and G.829 into other programs such as MS Excel or MS Word for Windows for
The G.828 defines error performance parameters and objectives for producing documentation.
international synchronous paths.
ES, EFS, SES, BBE, SEP and UAS are evaluated.
Pass/fail assessment based on line length allocation of 0.1 to 100%.
The SES and UAS thresholds are user-settable. The SEP can be switched
off for assessment.
Results display and instrument operation
Numerical display
Display of absolute and relative values for all error types
Intermediate results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . every 1 s to 99 min
Tabular display
Figure 5: Performance analysis to ITU-T G.828/G.829. Display of all alarm and error events with time stamp.
Delay measurement
A delay measurement is used to line-up satellite hops, to test the
maximum permitted latency in storage exchanges and cross-connect
systems and to check the loop circuits of regenerators. The ANT-20 Figure 6: Histogram result display.
7
SgLabs
www.sglabs.it
email: m.sev@sglabs.it
tel. +39 0755149360
SgLabs
www.sglabs.it
email: m.sev@sglabs.it
tel. +39 0755149360
Ambient temperature
Result export Nominal range of use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +5 to +40 C (41 to 104 F)
Results are stored in a database and can be processed using standard
Storage and transport range. . . . . . . . . . . ± 20 to +70 C (± 4 to 158 F)
PC software.
Dimensions w6h6d) in mm . . . . . . . . . . . . . approx. 32063506170
in inches . . . . . . . . . . approx. 12.6613.866.7
Instrument operation
ANT-20 is operated using the standard Microsoft Windows graphical Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . approx. 10 kg / 22 lb
user interface.
Operation is menu-controlled using a trackball or optional
touchscreen.
A mouse can also be connected if desired.
C3 mapping
External display connector (34 Mbit/s in STM-1, AU-3/AU-4) BN 3035/90.02
Simultaneous display with built-in screen Error insertion and measurement
Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VGA standard Additional error types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LP-B3, LP-REI
C4 mapping BN 3035/90.03
(140 Mbit/s in STM-1 and STS-3c)
Errors and alarms as for mainframe instrument
C3 mapping BN 3035/90.05
(45 Mbit/s in STM-1, AU-3/AU-4)
Errors and alarms as for C3 mapping
(34 Mbit/s in STM-1)
C2 mapping BN 3035/90.06
(6 Mbit/s unframed/Bulk in STM-1)
Path multiplexer
STM-N/OC-M STM-N/OC-M
e/o e/o
Test pattern
(TP) Filler multiplexer
PDH tributary
2. Through mode:
The received signal is looped through the ANT-20 and re-trans-
mitted (generator and receiver coupled). The PDH signal from a TP
selected channel may be dropped from the receive signal and output
to a connector. An internal PDH signal may be inserted into the
transmit signal. The ANT-20 can operate here as an active signal
monitor without affecting the signal.
TP
STM-N/OC-M STM-N/OC-M
e/o e/o
TP
PDH tributary
5. Block and Replace (B&R) Additionally, for unbalanced digital signal input/output
For this function, the ANT-20 is looped into the working fiber of a Bit rate, line code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1544 kbit/s, 6312 kbit/s, B8ZS, AMI
ring. B&R allows replacement of a synchronous tributary (e.g. Bit rate, line code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 736 kbit/s, B3ZS
STM-1 including SOH, POH and payload) in a STM-N signal. This
can then be measured by the ANT-20 from the ring. By inserting Additionally, for balanced digital signal input/output
specific errors, the error thresholds of the APS mechanism in the Bit rate, code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1544 kbit/s, B8ZS
system can be tested.
Input and output for balanced tributary signals: Use balanced connec-
10 tors on mainframe.
SgLabs
www.sglabs.it
email: m.sev@sglabs.it
tel. +39 0755149360
SgLabs
www.sglabs.it
email: m.sev@sglabs.it
tel. +39 0755149360
Optical Interfaces
All of the optical interfaces are intended for single-mode fibers. Generator unit
Acterna offers a complete line of optical test adapters. Select one test The generator meets the requirements of ITU-T Rec. G.957, Tables 2
adapter each for the generator and receiver from the ordering and 3 (Telcordia GR-253, ANSI T1.105.06). Classes L1.1, L1.2, L1.3,
information in this data sheet. All optical interface options include the L4.1, L4.2 and L4.3 (LR-1, LR-2, LR-3) are covered.
required number of test adapters. The STM-0 optical interface requires
one of the options BN 3035/90.10 or BN 3035/90.12 or BN 3035/90.13 There are three options for adapting to the required wavelength:
to be activated. Wavelength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1310 nm, 1550 nm,
1310 & 1550 nm (switchable in the instrument)
Output level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 dBm +2/±3 dB
with 1310 & 1550 nm option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 dBm +2/±3.5 dB
Optical Modules up to 155 Mbit/s
Generation of STM-4 TX signal
in instruments with STM-1 mappings
Optical STM-0/1, OC-1/3, 1310 nm BN 3035/90.43
The STM-4 TX signal consists of
Optical STM-0/1, OC-1/3, 1550 nm BN 3035/90.44 ± four identical STM-1 tributary signals (AU-4), or
Optical STM-0/1, OC-1/3, 1310 & 1550 nm BN 3035/90.45 ± one internally generated STM-1 tributary signal with the other
three tributaries filled with UNEQ.
Bit rate of TX and RX signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 520 kbit/s
additionally, for STS-1/STM-0 mappings . . . . . . . . . . . 51 840 kbit/s Generation of OC-12 TX signal
in instruments with STS-1 mappings
Line code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . scrambled NRZ
The OC-12 TX signal consists of
± one internally generated STS-1 tributary signal with the other
Generator unit 11 tributaries filled with UNEQ or
The generator meets the requirements of ITU-T Rec. G.957, Tables 2 with STS-3c mapping option BN 3035/90.03, or ATM Module Option
and 3 (Telcordia GR-253, ANSI T1.105.06). BN 3035/90.70
Classes L1.1, L1.2 and L1.3 (LR-1, LR-2, LR-3) are covered. ± one internally generated STS-3c tributary signal with the other
three tributaries filled with UNEQ.
There are three options for adapting to the required wavelength:
Wavelength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1310 nm, 1550 nm, Contents of the STM-4/OC-12 overhead bytes
1310 & 1550 nm (switchable in the instrument) For all bytes except B1, B2 and H1 to H3:
± the content of each byte is statically programmable or a user
Output level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 dBm +2/±3 dB
defined byte-sequence p in m in n (p frames in m frames and the
with 1310 & 1550 nm option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 dBm +2/±3.5 dB
entire sequence repeated n times) can be inserted.
For the E1, E2, F1 bytes and the DCC channels
D1 to D3 and D4 to D12:
Receiver unit ± Transmission of a test pattern with bit error insertion (see main-
The receiver unit meets the specifications of ITU-T Rec. G.957 frame for pattern selection)
(Telcordia GR-253, ANSI T1.105.06) and fulfills classes S1.1 and S1.2 ± Insertion of an external data signal (via the V.11 interface)
(IR-1, IR-2).
For the K1, K2, N1, N2 bytes:
Wavelength range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1100 to 1580 nm ± Insertion of the data signal via the V.11 interface
Input sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ±8 to ±28 dBm
(±8 to ±34 dBm typ.) For the J0 bytes:
± Transmission of a 16-byte sequence, with CRC
Display of optical input level
Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 dB Error insertion
Error types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B1 and B2 parity error
155 Mbit/s electrical interface
additionally, for STM-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MS-REI
for connecting the ANT-20 to STM-1/STS-3 monitor points
for OC-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . REI-L
Line code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . scrambled NRZ
Input voltage (peak-peak) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.2 to 1 V Triggering
Unbalanced input Single errors or error ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2610±3 to 1610±10
Connector/impedance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SMA/50 O for B1 parity errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2610±4 to 1610±10
Burst error: m anomalies in n periods
For FAS, B1, B2, B3, REI-L, REI-P. . . . . . . . . . . . m = 1 to 4.86106 and
n = 2 to 8001 frames or 0.2 s to 600 s
Optical Modules up to 622 Mbit/s Alarm generation, dynamic
Alarm types for STM-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LOF, MS-AIS, MS-RDI
Optical STM-0/1/4, OC-1/3/12, 1310 nm BN 3035/90.46 for OC-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LOF, AIS-L, RDI-L
m alarms in n frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . m = 1 to n-1, nmax = 8000
Optical STM-0/1/4, OC-1/3/12, 1550 nm BN 3035/90.47 or
t1 alarm active, t2 alarm passive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t1 = 0 to 60 s,
Optical STM-0/1/4,
t2 = 0 to 600 s
OC-1/3/12, 1310 & 1550 nm BN 3035/90.48
Alarm generation, static (on/off)
Bit rate of TX and Alarm types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LOS, LOF
RX signal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 520 kbit/s, 622 080 kbit/s additionally, for STM-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MS-AIS, MS-RDI, RS-TIM
additionally, for STS-1/STM-0 mappings . . . . . . . . . . . 51 840 kbit/s for OC-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AIS-L, RDI-L, TIM-L
Line code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . scrambled NRZ Insertion on/off 11
SgLabs
www.sglabs.it
email: m.sev@sglabs.it
tel. +39 0755149360
SgLabs
www.sglabs.it
email: m.sev@sglabs.it
tel. +39 0755149360
14
SgLabs
www.sglabs.it
email: m.sev@sglabs.it
tel. +39 0755149360
SgLabs
www.sglabs.it
email: m.sev@sglabs.it
tel. +39 0755149360
Jitter Analysis Measured values have one second resolution. Measurement duration is
Current values (continuous measurement) up to 99 days.
Peak jitter value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in UIpp By simultaneously evaluating alarms and errors, corellations between
Positive peak value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in UI+p events can be quickly identified.
Negative peak value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in UI-p
Maximum value (gated measurement) Clock jitter measurement
Maximum peak jitter value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in UIpp The ANT-20 can also measure the jitter on the clock signals (square-
Maximum positive peak value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in UI+p wave) at standard bit rates. All built-in bit rates with electrical inter-
Maximum negative peak value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in UI-p faces up to 155 Mbit/s can be measured.
Result averaging (switchable). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to 5 s
The ANT-20 retains phase synchronicity even when pointer jitter
occurs (phase tolerance to O.172). RMS measurement
G.958 (or G.783 rev.), T1.105.03, GR-253, GR-499
The RMS value is measured on-line and displayed in UI.
The peak jitter and RMS values can be displayed simultaneously;
a graph versus time is available for long-term analysis. An RMS filter
preset is available.
Phase hits
The instrument detects when the programmable threshold for positive
and negative jitter values is exceeded.
O.172 Wander Analyzer
The result indicates how often this threshold was exceeded.
up to 622 Mbit/s BN 3035/90.86
Setting range for positive and negative thresholds Only in conjunction with Jitter Meter option BN 3035/90.82
(depending on measurement range) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1 up to the for up to 155 Mbit/s and BN 3035/90.84 for 622 Mbit/s
half measurement range
Fully complies with or exceeds the requirements of ITU-T O.172
Jitter versus time For all bit rates up to 622 Mbit/s according to the equipment level of
This function is used to record variations of jitter with time. the instrument.
It allows the positive and negative peak values or peak-to-peak values Other sampling rates in addition to the 30/s rate are available for de-
to be displayed versus time. tailed analysis versus time:
Sampling rate ± Low-pass filter ±
Test duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/s - 0.1 Hz - 99 days
30/s - 10 Hz - 99 h
60/s - 20 Hz - 99 h
300/s - 100 Hz - 5000 s
Amplitude range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +1 ns to +10 6 s
Measurement accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . as per O.172
Automatic Measurements
The following automatic measurements can be run for all standard bit
rates and interfaces included in the mainframe configuration
(electrical/optical) up to 622 Mbit/s.
The jitter transfer function indicates the ratio of the jitter amplitude
at the output of the device under test to that at the input at various
frequencies.
This determines whether the device under test reduces or amplifies
input jitter and at which frequencies. After a calibration measurement
to minimize intrinsic errors, the ANT-20 outputs a pre-selected jitter
amplitude at various frequencies and measures selectively the jitter
Figure 12: Display of MTIE/TDEV results and comparison amplitude at the output of the device under test.
against masks. The ratio of the amplitudes in dB is the jitter transfer function. 17
SgLabs
www.sglabs.it
email: m.sev@sglabs.it
tel. +39 0755149360
SgLabs
www.sglabs.it
email: m.sev@sglabs.it
tel. +39 0755149360
The ANT-20 tests the device under test for conformance to the
standard tolerance mask limits for maximum tolerable wander.
19
SgLabs
www.sglabs.it
email: m.sev@sglabs.it
tel. +39 0755149360
SgLabs
www.sglabs.it
email: m.sev@sglabs.it
tel. +39 0755149360
ATM Options
ATM Basic BN 3035/90.70 Service
Layer PRBS Generator
General ATM
AAL-1, AAL-0 Mapper
Adaptation
Layer
Adjustable test channel from 0 to 150 Mbit/s Anomaly Cell Editor
In ATM network elements, user channels are monitored with the UPC and Test Cell
(usage parameter control). The sensors of the control instance can be ATM Background
Layer Defect Channel
quickly checked if the bandwidth of a test channel exceeds the set Insertion Load
threshold in the network element. For all measurements, the test Generator
channel in the ANT-20 is set on-line. Settings are made directly with a
Load, profile
control (Figure 17) which shows the bandwidth in Mbit/s, Cells/s or %.
This makes it easy to simulate CBR (Constant Bit Rate) sources. Physical
For each interface, the load setting has a range from 0.01% to 100%. Layer Framing
This corresponds to the load conditions which can occur in the real Generator
world. SDH/PDH/SONET
Test signal
Figure 16:
Load profiles ATM-BERT generator configuration.
A test channel can be generated with typical load profiles in order to
stress network elements or simulate source profiles. In burst mode, for
example, the burst load, burst length and burst period parameters can
be used to simulate a video signal whose key figures correspond to a Service
real-life signal. Layer
Test signal
Receiver unit
Generator unit Bit rates of framed cell streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155.520 Mbit/s
Cell scrambler X43+1 (ITU-T) . . . . . . . . . . . can be switched on and off
Bit rates of the framed cell streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155.520 Mbit/s
Cell scrambler X43+1 (ITU-T) . . . . . . . . . . . can be switched on and off
Measurement types
Test cell channel
Adjustable from . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 to 149.760 Mbit/s Error measurement (anomalies), statistics
Header setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .editor Detection of the following error types:
Load setting in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mbit/s, Cells/sec, % Correctable and non-correctable header errors
AAL-0, cell payload bit errors
AAL-1, sequence number errors
Test cells, payload pattern AAL-1, SAR-PDU bit errors
AAL-0, pseudo-random AAL-1 SNP, CRC errors
bit sequences (PRBS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211±1, 215±1, 2 23±1 AAL-1 SNP, parity errors
AAL-1, pseudo-random
bit sequences (PRBS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211±1, 215±1, 2 23±1
Programmable word, length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 bits
ATM performance analysis
± Cell error ratio
Test pattern for ATM performance analysis, with
± Cell loss ratio
Sequence number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 bytes
± Cell misinsertion rate
Time stamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 bytes
± Mean cell transfer delay
Error correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CRC-16
± 2-point cell delay variation
measured between minimum and maximum cell transfer delay
values
Load profiles ± Cell transfer delay histogram
Equidistant, setting range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to 10 000 cell times Number of classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Constant Bit Rate (CBR), setting range . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.01% to 100 % Minimum class width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 ns
Variable Bit Rate (VBR), settings Maximum class width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335 ms
Peak cell rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1% to 100 % Settable offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 to 167 ms
Mean cell rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1% to 100 % Offset step width. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5 ms
Burst size. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 to 1023 cell times
Burst period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 to 32 767 cell times
Alarm detection (defects)
Physical layer as with ANT-20 basic instrument, also:
Error insertion Loss of cell delineation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LCD
Physical layer as with ANT-20 basic instrument ATM layer (for selected test cell channel):
ATM layer, AAL: OAM F4/F5 fault flow . . . . . . . . . . . VP AIS, VP RDI, VC AIS, VC RDI
Correctable and non-correctable header errors
AAL-0, cell payload bit errors User channel analysis
AAL-1, sequence number errors Concurrent X-Y chart (load vs. time) for:
AAL-1, SAR-PDU bit errors ± All user cells
AAL-1 SNP, CRC errors ± Average cell rate of a selected cell channel
AAL-1 SNP, parity errors ± Peak cell rate of a selected cell channel
Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . single errors, error ratio, Display units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mbit/s, Cells/sec, %
N errors in M cells Channel utilization histogram
± All user cells (ªassigned cellsº)
Alarm generation ± A selected cell channel (ªuser cellsº)
Physical layer as with basic instrument, also: Cell distribution of a selected cell channel with classification by:
Loss of cell delineation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LCD ± User cells
ATM layer (for selected test cell channel): ± F5 OAM flow
OAM F4/F5 fault flow . . . . . . . . . . . .VP AIS, VP RDI, VP AIS+VC AIS, ± F4 OAM flow
VC AIS, VC RDI, VP RDI+VC RDI ± User cells with CLP = 1
Circuit reassembly
Background load generator (for selected test cell channel)
For programming user-defined cell sequences. The sequences can be Reassembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AAL-1, ITU-T I.363
transmitted at a selectable repetition rate. Error measurement on an
Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 ATM channels asynchronous channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1544, 2048, 6312, 8448,
Header . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . user-selectable 34 368, 44 736 kbit/s,
Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 filler byte, user-selectable 2048 kbit/s with PCM30 frame structure
21
SgLabs
www.sglabs.it
email: m.sev@sglabs.it
tel. +39 0755149360
SgLabs
www.sglabs.it
email: m.sev@sglabs.it
tel. +39 0755149360
ATM Broadband
Analyzer/Generator BN 3035/90.80
Figure 19:
The ATM Test Control windows
makes operation simple.
After starting the measurement, the ANT-20 generates test traffic using
the selected parameters. This allows direct demonstration of the way
that the ATM network handles the user traffic and whether the agreed
network resources were in fact available.
ATM QoS test with 4 different SVCs Traffic management and contract optimization
The ANT-20 with BAG can perform SVC and PVC tests on up to Traffic shaping (single/dual leaky bucket) can be switched on for each
4 circuits simultaneously. Multi-channel services, such as those used ATM channel, even on-line during the measurement.
for multimedia applications, can thus be simulated. In addition, the following are displayed per channel with soft LEDs:
Any channel type can be selected from the database or newly defined ± Non Conforming Cells (NCC)
for each channel. ± Dropped Cells (DC)
Real-time measurements conform to the ITU-T O.191 standard which Using this information it is possible to check whether the UPC (Usage
defines the test cell format and the test algorithm. Important source Parameter Control) functions of the network are working and are
parameters can be regulated on-line during the test. implemented in compliance with the standard.
The results are clearly displayed, with graphics elements used to At the same time, the degree of utilization of the traffic contracts can
indicate defects or highlight status information. be determined.
Using the facilities for simulating all relevant source parameters with
up to four competing channels, it is possible to optimize the contract
Signalling analysis parameters in the network.
Sequence errors in the signalling protocol adversely affect correct
management of ATM services. They can be detected by recording and
displaying all channel states and changes of state in chronological order
with timestamp information. The ANT-20 constantly monitors the
states of the SVCs being tested. The protocol can thus be checked for
correctness and any errors detected rapidly. The connection set up time
is measured for all test channels.
Broadband Analyzer/Generator
The module includes software test functions for ATM service categories
± ATM Test Controller Switched circuits and permanent circuits for:
± ATM Test Results Constant Bit Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CBR
± ATM Channel Explorer Real-time Variable Bit Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rt-VBR
± STM-1/STS-3c with C4/SPE ATM mapping to ITU-T G.707, I.432 Non real-time Variable Bit Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . nrt-VBR
and ANSI T1.105/107 Deterministic Bit Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DBR
Statistical Bit Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SBR
Unspecified Bit Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UBR
Measurement modes
ISM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In-Service Measurement
E3 (34 Mbit/s) ATM mapping BN 3035/90.74
Bit rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 368 kbit/s
OOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Out-of-Service Measurement
Circuit emulation
Generation of asynchronous channels:
1.544, 2.048, 6.312, 8.448, 34.368, 44.736 kbit/s, 2.048 kbit/s with
PCM30 frame structure
ATM channel segmentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AAL-1, ITU-T I.363
25
SgLabs
www.sglabs.it
email: m.sev@sglabs.it
tel. +39 0755149360
SgLabs
www.sglabs.it
email: m.sev@sglabs.it
tel. +39 0755149360
AUTO ± Remote
applications, such as BERTs, alarm sensor tests, jitter, offset and pointer
ANT-20 applications in the remote controlled tests and monitoring ATM quality of service (QoS) parameters. Once
production environment created, test sequences are started with a single mouse click. A report in
ASCII format for documentation purposes is compiled during the
V.24/RS232 Remote Control Interface BN 3035/91.01 measurement. All test cases are pre-defined and ready to run. They can
Remote control of instrument functions using also be easily customized.
SCPI command structure
More information is found in the data sheet ªTest Automation and
Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V.24/RS232 Remote Controlº.
Sensor Tests
Figure 23:
PASS
Automatic test sequences
26 with the ANT-20.
SgLabs
www.sglabs.it
email: m.sev@sglabs.it
tel. +39 0755149360
SgLabs
www.sglabs.it
email: m.sev@sglabs.it
tel. +39 0755149360
27
SgLabs
www.sglabs.it
email: m.sev@sglabs.it
tel. +39 0755149360
SgLabs
www.sglabs.it
email: m.sev@sglabs.it
tel. +39 0755149360
Ordering Information
ANT-20 Advanced Network Tester, Optical Packages
include optical interfaces from 52 Mbit/s to 2488 Mbit/s and four
SDH version optical adapters ± please select; not included STM-16c/OC-48c,
STM-4c/OC-12c
(Includes one selectable STM-1 mapping;
Optics STM-0/1/4/16, OC-1/3/12/48, 1310 nm BN 3035/91.17
menu in English or German.) includes BN 3035/90.46, /91.54
With color TFT display BN 3035/41 Optics STM-0/1/4/16, OC-1/3/12/48, 1550 nm BN 3035/91.18
includes BN 3035/90.47, /91.53
Optics STM-0/1/4/16, OC-1/3/12/48,
1310 & 1550 nm BN 3035/91.19
includes BN 3035/90.48, /91.59
Optics STM-0/1/4, OC-1/3/12, 1310 nm,
STM-16, OC-48, 1550 nm BN 3035/91.23
Options includes BN 3035/90.46, /91.53
Touchscreen BN 3035/93.11
CPU RAM expansion to 128 MB BN 3035/92.25
Optical Attenuator (plug-in) BN 2060/00.61
SC-PC, 1310 nm, 15 dB
STM-1 mappings
C12 (2 Mbit/s in STM-1, AU-3/AU-4) BN 3035/90.01
C3 (34 Mbit/s in STM-1, AU-3/AU-4) BN 3035/90.02 Optical Power Splitter (90%/10%) BN 3035/90.49
C4 (140 Mbit/s in STM-1 and STS-3c) BN 3035/90.03
C11 (1.5 Mbit/s in STM-1, AU-3/4, TU-11/12) BN 3035/90.04
C3 (45 Mbit/s in STM-1, AU-3/AU-4) BN 3035/90.05 Optical Test Adapters
C2 (6 Mbit/s in STM-1, AU-3/AU-4) BN 3035/90.06 ST type (AT&T) BN 2060/00.32
HMS-10/A, HFS-13/A (Diamond) BN 2060/00.34
STM-0 mappings HMS-10, HFS-13 (Diamond) BN 2060/00.35
STM-0 (1.5 Mbit/s) BN 3035/90.10 ªKeyed Biconicº, Twist-Proof (AT&T) BN 2060/00.37
STM-0 (2 Mbit/s) BN 3035/90.13 D4 (NEC) BN 2060/00.40
STM-0 (34/45 Mbit/s) BN 3035/90.12 DIN 47256 BN 2060/00.50
FC, FC-PC (NTT) BN 2060/00.51
If you order more than 2 additional mappings you E 2000 (Diamond) BN 2060/00.53
can get a discount. Please refer to the price list. SC, SC-PC (NTT) BN 2060/00.58
SONET/ANSI Functions
STS-1 mappings
VT1.5 SPE/STM-0 (1.5 Mbit/s in STS-1) BN 3035/90.10
VT6 SPE (6 Mbit/s in STS-1) BN 3035/90.11
STS-1 SPE/STM-0 (45 Mbit/s in STS-1) BN 3035/90.12
VT2 SPE/STM-0 (2 Mbit/s in STS-1) BN 3035/90.13
M13 MUX/DEMUX BN 3035/90.32
BERT 1.5/6/45 Mbit/s BN 3035/90.34
Remote Operation
Remote Operation BN 3035/95.30
29
SgLabs
www.sglabs.it
email: m.sev@sglabs.it
tel. +39 0755149360
SgLabs
www.sglabs.it
email: m.sev@sglabs.it
tel. +39 0755149360
ANT-10Gig is a subset
of the ANT-20SE.
This test solution handles
OC-192/STM-64, taking
you one step further
into the future. It offers
access to all standard
interfaces from 1.5 Mbit/s
up to 10 Gbit/s.
30
SgLabs
www.sglabs.it
email: m.sev@sglabs.it
tel. +39 0755149360
SgLabs
www.sglabs.it
email: m.sev@sglabs.it
tel. +39 0755149360
All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Acterna, The Keepers of Communications, and its logo are trademarks of Acterna, LLC.
SgLabs
www.sglabs.it
email: m.sev@sglabs.it
tel. +39 0755149360