Performance Tests
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Installation and Verification Manual
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Setup the Test Set Settings as follows:
Tx/Rx to COUPLED mode.
SIGNAL to DS1 rate
PAYLOAD TYPE to ESF UNSTRUCTURED
PATTERN to ALL ONES
Set the Transmitter CLOCK to EXTERNAL 10 MHz REF
8
Check there are no Alarms/Errors indicated by the Test Set
Receiver.
OmniBER OTN
DSn Test Set (37718C with Optn 012)
Bantam to Bantam Cable
DS1
Clock
OUT
to DS1 Data
Input
step 10
Loop DS1
Tx/Rx
OUT/IN
External
10 MHz Reference
to Clock Timing I/P
N O T E
This ensures the Test Set transmitter generates a DS1 signal locked to the
External 10 MHz reference signal, e.g. in-house Standard. The signal is
looped to the Test Set receiver to take note of the receiver frequency
measurement accuracy/error.
N O T E
If the Test Set CLOCK LOSS LED is ON check the external reference signal.
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