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User Guide
Power Blazer
FTBx-88000 Series
HIGH-SPEED MULTISERVICE TEST MODULE
ii FTBx-88000 Series
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patent D798,171 and equivalent(s) in other countries.
July 29, 2020
Document version: 16.0.0.1
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Contents
Regulatory Information ........................................................................................................ xii
1 Introducing the High-Speed Multiservice Test Module ............................. 1
Features ..................................................................................................................................1
Technical Specifications ..........................................................................................................2
Conventions ............................................................................................................................3
2 Safety Information ....................................................................................... 5
Additional Laser Safety Information .......................................................................................7
Installation Instruction Warnings ............................................................................................8
3 Getting Started .......................................................................................... 11
Inserting and Removing Test Modules ..................................................................................12
Inserting and Removing Transceiver System ........................................................................13
Turning On the Unit ..............................................................................................................19
Starting the Module Application ...........................................................................................19
4 Physical Interfaces and LEDs ..................................................................... 21
Port Availability per Module .................................................................................................27
Transceivers ..........................................................................................................................32
RJ45 ......................................................................................................................................32
BNC ......................................................................................................................................33
SMB ......................................................................................................................................33
LEDs ......................................................................................................................................33
5 Graphical User Interface Overview ............................................................ 35
Main Application Window ...................................................................................................35
Main Window .......................................................................................................................35
Navigation Buttons ...............................................................................................................36
Status Bar ..........................................................................................................................36
Title Bar ...............................................................................................................................38
Global Indicator ...................................................................................................................39
Test Control .........................................................................................................................41
Test Menu ............................................................................................................................41
Application Buttons ...........................................................................................................42
Zoomed-In/Zoomed-Out Views ............................................................................................46
Arrow Buttons .....................................................................................................................47
Keyboard Usage ...................................................................................................................48
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6 Test Setup - Test Applications ....................................................................51
iOptics ..................................................................................................................................53
iSAM .....................................................................................................................................55
Multi-Channel OTN ...............................................................................................................56
FlexO BERT ............................................................................................................................57
OTN BERT ..............................................................................................................................58
OTN-SONET/SDH BERT ..........................................................................................................61
SONET/SDH BERT ..................................................................................................................64
DSn/PDH BERT ......................................................................................................................67
SONET/SDH - DSn/PDH BERT ................................................................................................69
NI/CSU Emulation ................................................................................................................72
EtherSAM (Y.1564) ...............................................................................................................73
RFC 2544 ..............................................................................................................................75
RFC 6349 ..............................................................................................................................77
FlexE BERT .............................................................................................................................78
EtherBERT .............................................................................................................................79
Traffic Gen & Mon ................................................................................................................81
Smart Loopback ....................................................................................................................83
Through Mode ......................................................................................................................85
TCP Throughput ....................................................................................................................86
Carrier Ethernet OAM ..........................................................................................................87
Cable Test .............................................................................................................................89
1588 PTP ...............................................................................................................................90
SyncE ....................................................................................................................................91
Wander .................................................................................................................................92
FC BERT ................................................................................................................................93
CPRI/OBSAI BERT ..................................................................................................................94
eCPRI BERT ...........................................................................................................................96
7 Selecting and Starting a Test .....................................................................99
Intelligent Apps ....................................................................................................................99
Transport Test Applications ................................................................................................103
Ethernet Test Applications ..................................................................................................105
Sync Test Applications ........................................................................................................107
Fibre Channel Test Application ...........................................................................................109
Wireless Test Application ....................................................................................................111
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8 Test Setup - Test Configurator, Timer, and System .............................. 113
Test Configurator Overview ................................................................................................118
Modify Structure Button ....................................................................................................125
Signal Auto-Detect ............................................................................................................153
1588 PTP ............................................................................................................................154
BERT and Unframed BERT ..................................................................................................162
BERT and Unframed BERT (CPRI/OBSAI) .............................................................................169
BERT and Unframed BERT (eCPRI) ......................................................................................173
BERT (FlexE) .......................................................................................................................176
Cable Test ..........................................................................................................................178
CFP/OSFP/QSFP/SFP ............................................................................................................180
Clock ..................................................................................................................................182
Device Under Test (iOptics) ................................................................................................190
eCPRI Flow - Profile ............................................................................................................194
EtherBERT and Unframed BERT ..........................................................................................198
EtherSAM - Burst ...............................................................................................................207
EtherSAM - Global .............................................................................................................209
EtherSAM - L2CP ................................................................................................................214
EtherSAM - Ramp ..............................................................................................................220
External Reference .............................................................................................................222
FC BERT ..............................................................................................................................223
Fibre Channel .....................................................................................................................225
FlexE Group .......................................................................................................................228
FlexO/OTN ..........................................................................................................................231
Frequency ...........................................................................................................................232
FTFL/PT and PT ...................................................................................................................235
GFP-F/GFP-T .......................................................................................................................240
Interface ............................................................................................................................241
Labels ................................................................................................................................256
Link OAM ...........................................................................................................................258
Local Details (iSAM) ...........................................................................................................260
MAC/IP/UDP .......................................................................................................................265
Network .............................................................................................................................282
Network Details (iSAM) ......................................................................................................287
ODU Channels - Global ......................................................................................................297
Path OAM ..........................................................................................................................305
Profile (FlexE) .....................................................................................................................308
Remote Details (iSAM) .......................................................................................................309
RFC 2544 - Global ..............................................................................................................313
RFC 2544 - Subtests ...........................................................................................................316
RFC 6349 ...........................................................................................................................325
S-OAM and MPLS-TP OAM .................................................................................................328
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Services - Global ................................................................................................................338
Services - L2CP ...................................................................................................................341
Services - Profile .................................................................................................................342
Signal ................................................................................................................................349
Signal Configuration ..........................................................................................................355
Signal - Signal Configuration (DSn/PDH) ............................................................................356
Signal - Signal Configuration (OTN) ...................................................................................364
Signal - Signal Configuration (SONET/SDH) ........................................................................368
Smart Loopback .................................................................................................................372
Streams - Global ................................................................................................................374
Streams - Profile ................................................................................................................376
SyncE .................................................................................................................................384
System - General ................................................................................................................386
System - GNSS ...................................................................................................................387
Transceiver System (TA/TA4) ..............................................................................................391
TCP Throughput .................................................................................................................393
Test Sequence (iOptics) ......................................................................................................395
Timer .................................................................................................................................396
Traces (OTN) ......................................................................................................................398
Traces (SONET/SDH) ...........................................................................................................402
Traces/PT (FlexO) ................................................................................................................404
Wander ..............................................................................................................................409
9 Test Results ...............................................................................................413
Alarms/Errors Overview .......................................................................................................416
Analysis - MTIE/TDEV .........................................................................................................438
Analysis - Time Error / Time Interval Error ..........................................................................440
FEC Statistics ......................................................................................................................442
FTFL/PT and PT ...................................................................................................................443
GFP-F/GFP-T .......................................................................................................................445
Graph (RFC 2544) ..............................................................................................................448
Labels ................................................................................................................................449
Link OAM ...........................................................................................................................450
Logger ...............................................................................................................................454
Messages ...........................................................................................................................457
MPLS .................................................................................................................................459
OTL-SDT ..............................................................................................................................460
Performance Monitoring ...................................................................................................462
PTP Stats ............................................................................................................................469
Quality Level (1588 PTP) ....................................................................................................471
Quality Level (SyncE) ..........................................................................................................473
S-OAM and MPLS-TP OAM .................................................................................................475
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SDT (Multi-Channel OTN) ...................................................................................................480
Service Configuration - Burst .............................................................................................482
Service Configuration - L2CP ..............................................................................................483
Service Configuration - Ramp ............................................................................................485
Service Performance ..........................................................................................................487
Streams - Frame Loss / Out-of-Sequence ............................................................................489
Streams - Jitter ...................................................................................................................489
Streams - Latency ..............................................................................................................490
Streams - Throughput / Customer Frame Throughput ........................................................491
Summary (OTN/SONET/SDH/DSn/PDH) ...............................................................................492
Summary (1588 PTP) ..........................................................................................................496
Summary (Cable Test) ........................................................................................................501
Summary (CPRI/OBSAI BERT) ..............................................................................................507
Summary (eCRPI BERT) .......................................................................................................512
Summary (EtherBERT) ........................................................................................................518
Summary (EtherSAM) ........................................................................................................522
Summary (FC BERT) ............................................................................................................525
Summary (FlexE BERT) ........................................................................................................528
Client Summary .................................................................................................................531
Summary (FlexO BERT) .......................................................................................................535
Summary (iOptics) .............................................................................................................537
Summary (iSAM) ................................................................................................................539
Summary (Link OAM) .........................................................................................................543
Summary (Multi-Channel OTN) ..........................................................................................545
Summary (NI/CSU Emulation) ............................................................................................547
Summary (RFC 2544) .........................................................................................................548
Summary (Smart Loopback) ...............................................................................................551
Summary (RFC 6349) .........................................................................................................552
Summary (S-OAM and MPLS-TP OAM) ...............................................................................555
Summary (SyncE) ...............................................................................................................560
Summary (TCP Throughput) ...............................................................................................563
Summary (Through Mode) .................................................................................................566
Summary (Traffic Gen & Mon) ...........................................................................................568
Summary (Wander) ............................................................................................................570
Traces (OTN) ......................................................................................................................574
Traces (SONET/SDH) ...........................................................................................................576
Traces/PT (FlexO) ................................................................................................................577
Traffic - Ethernet ................................................................................................................579
Traffic - Flow Control .........................................................................................................582
Traffic - Graph ...................................................................................................................584
Traffic - Path OAM .............................................................................................................585
Traffic - OAM, S-OAM, and MPLS-TP OAM .........................................................................586
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Window Sweep .................................................................................................................588
WIS ....................................................................................................................................589
10 Test Functions ..........................................................................................591
<rate> Advanced - <transceiver> Control .......................................................................594
<rate> Advanced - Lanes Mapping & Skew ......................................................................598
<rate> Advanced - Pre-Emphasis/RX EQ ...........................................................................603
<rate> Advanced - PAM-4 Histogram ...............................................................................605
APS ....................................................................................................................................606
BFD (Bidirectional Forwarding Detection) ..........................................................................609
Client Offset ......................................................................................................................611
FDL - Bit-Oriented Message ................................................................................................614
FDL - Performance Report Message ...................................................................................618
FEAC ..................................................................................................................................621
Filters .................................................................................................................................625
FlexE Advanced ..................................................................................................................629
GMP ..................................................................................................................................631
OH BERT ...........................................................................................................................632
OH - GFP-F/GFP-T ...............................................................................................................638
OH - OTN ...........................................................................................................................643
OH - SONET/SDH ................................................................................................................649
Packet Capture ..................................................................................................................663
Ping & Trace Route ............................................................................................................669
Pointer Adjustment ............................................................................................................674
RTD ....................................................................................................................................684
RTD/RTT (CPRI/OBSAI Framed L2) .......................................................................................687
S-OAM Link Trace ..............................................................................................................690
Signaling Bits .....................................................................................................................692
Spare Bits ...........................................................................................................................694
Traffic Scan ........................................................................................................................696
11 Test Control ...............................................................................................699
More/Less Button ................................................................................................................699
Discover Remote Button ....................................................................................................700
Inject Button .......................................................................................................................705
Laser Button ......................................................................................................................705
Lpbk Tool Button (Loopback Tool) .....................................................................................706
Report Button ....................................................................................................................713
Reset Button ......................................................................................................................718
Save/Load Button ...............................................................................................................719
Start/Stop|TX Button .........................................................................................................723
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12 Power Failure Recovery ........................................................................... 725
Enabling Power Failure Recovery ........................................................................................726
When Using the Test Timer .................................................................................................727
13 Maintenance ............................................................................................. 729
Cleaning LC/MPO-n Connectors ..........................................................................................730
Battery Safety Information .................................................................................................730
Recalibrating the Unit .........................................................................................................731
Recycling and Disposal .......................................................................................................732
14 Troubleshooting ....................................................................................... 733
Solving Common Problems .................................................................................................733
Contacting the Technical Support Group ............................................................................734
Transportation ....................................................................................................................734
15 Warranty ................................................................................................... 735
General Information ...........................................................................................................735
Liability ...............................................................................................................................736
Exclusions ...........................................................................................................................737
Certification ........................................................................................................................737
Service and Repairs .............................................................................................................738
EXFO Service Centers Worldwide ........................................................................................739
A Specifications ........................................................................................... 741
B Glossary .................................................................................................... 743
Acronym List .......................................................................................................................743
10G Ethernet Client ............................................................................................................761
1588 PTP .............................................................................................................................764
CPRI ...................................................................................................................................770
Ethernet Cables .................................................................................................................775
G.709 Optical Transport Network (OTN) ............................................................................777
Generic Framing Procedure (GFP) ......................................................................................794
MPLS Labels ........................................................................................................................806
OBSAI ................................................................................................................................807
SONET/DSn/SDH/PDH ..........................................................................................................812
SyncE ..................................................................................................................................822
Unicast/Multicast Addresses for Ethernet OAM ..................................................................824
VLAN ID and Priority ...........................................................................................................825
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C Alarms/Errors .............................................................................................827
Group of Alarms/Errors .......................................................................................................827
BER .....................................................................................................................................829
Clock ...................................................................................................................................830
CPRI ....................................................................................................................................831
DS1 .....................................................................................................................................832
DS3 .....................................................................................................................................832
E1 .......................................................................................................................................834
E2/E3/E4 .............................................................................................................................835
Ethernet ..............................................................................................................................836
Ethernet - PCS ....................................................................................................................840
Ethernet - PCS Lanes ..........................................................................................................841
FEC (FlexO) .........................................................................................................................844
FEC (OTN) ..........................................................................................................................844
Fibre Channel (including RS-FEC) .......................................................................................845
FlexE Group ........................................................................................................................846
FlexO Group ........................................................................................................................847
FOICx.y ...............................................................................................................................848
GFP (Generic Framing Procedure) ......................................................................................849
GMP (ODTU4.x - GMP) .......................................................................................................854
Interface .............................................................................................................................855
IP/UDP/TCP ..........................................................................................................................858
OBSAI ................................................................................................................................858
ODUCn ..............................................................................................................................859
ODUx and ODUk (ODUflex) ................................................................................................861
ODUx-TCM .........................................................................................................................864
OPUCn ...............................................................................................................................866
OPUx and OPUk (OPUflex) .................................................................................................867
OTL ....................................................................................................................................869
OTUC Frame ......................................................................................................................870
OTUCn ...............................................................................................................................871
OTUx ..................................................................................................................................873
Path OAM ...........................................................................................................................877
PHY ....................................................................................................................................878
PHYs ..................................................................................................................................879
PTP .....................................................................................................................................880
QoS Metrics .......................................................................................................................881
Reference Signal ................................................................................................................881
RS-FEC (CPRI) .....................................................................................................................882
RS-FEC (Ethernet) ...............................................................................................................882
S-OAM and MPLS-TP OAM .................................................................................................884
Section/Line / RS/MS ..........................................................................................................887
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STS-x/AU-x .........................................................................................................................889
SyncE .................................................................................................................................891
TCM (SONET/SDH) ..............................................................................................................892
Transcoding .......................................................................................................................895
VT/TU .................................................................................................................................896
WIS ....................................................................................................................................899
D Remote ToolBox ...................................................................................... 903
Overview .............................................................................................................................903
Remote ToolBox Installation ...............................................................................................905
Starting and Using the Remote ToolBox Application .........................................................906
Applications for... ...............................................................................................................908
Index .............................................................................................................. 909
Regulatory Information
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Regulatory Information
Electromagnetic Interference and Compatibility
Regulatory Information
For Electromagnetic Interference and Compatibility Regulatory information
on your product, refer to the user documentation of your platform.
European Declaration of Conformity
The full text of the EU declaration of conformity is available at the following
Internet address: www.exfo.com/en/resources/legal-documentation.
Laser
Your instrument is a Class 1 laser product in compliance with
standards IEC 60825-1: 2007/2014 and 21 CFR 1040.10, except for
deviations pursuant to Laser Notice No. 42, dated December 18,
1989.
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1 Introducing the High-Speed
Multiservice Test Module
Turnkey field-test solution for deploying, validating, and troubleshooting
networks up to 400G.
Features
Features
Model
8870/8880 88200NGE 88260 88400NGE/88460
Intelligent
Apps.
iOptics X X X X
iSAM X X X -
Transport Multi-Channel OTN - X - -
FlexO BERT - - - X
OTN BERT X X X -
SONET/SDH BERT X X X -
OTN-SONET/SDH BERT X X X -
DSn/PDH BERT X - - -
SONET/SDH - DSn/PDH BERT X - X -
NI/CSU X - - -
Ethernet EtherSAM (Y.1564) X X X -
RFC 6349 X X X -
RFC 2544 X X X X
FlexE BERT - - - X
EtherBERT X X X X
Traffic Gen & Mon X X X -
Smart Loopback X X X X
Through Mode X X X -
TCP Throughput X X - -
Carrier Ethernet OAM X X X -
Cable Test X - - -
Introducing the High-Speed Multiservice Test Module
2 FTBx-88000 Series
Technical Specifications
Technical Specifications
To obtain this product’s technical specifications, visit the EXFO Web site at
www.exfo.com.
Packet Sync 1588 PTP X X X -
SyncE X X X -
Wander 8880 - - -
Fibre Channel FC BERT X X X -
Wireless CPRI/OBSAI BERT X X X -
eCPRI BERT X X X -
Features
Model
8870/8880 88200NGE 88260 88400NGE/88460
Introducing the High-Speed Multiservice Test Module
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Conventions
Conventions
Before using the product described in this guide, you should understand
the following conventions:
WARNING
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
could result in death or serious injury. Do not proceed unless you
understand and meet the required conditions.
CAUTION
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
may result in minor or moderate injury. Do not proceed unless you
understand and meet the required conditions.
CAUTION
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
may result in component damage. Do not proceed unless you
understand and meet the required conditions.
IMPORTANT
Refers to information about this product you should not overlook.
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2 Safety Information
WARNING
Do not install or terminate fibers while a light source is active.
Never look directly into a live fiber and ensure that your eyes are
protected at all times.
WARNING
The use of controls, adjustments and procedures, namely for
operation and maintenance, other than those specified herein may
result in hazardous radiation exposure or impair the protection
provided by this unit.
WARNING
If the equipment is used in a manner not specified by the
manufacturer, the protection provided by the equipment may be
impaired.
WARNING
Use only accessories designed for your unit and approved by EXFO.
For a complete list of accessories available for your unit, refer to its
technical specifications or contact EXFO.
Safety Information
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IMPORTANT
Refer to the documentation provided by the manufacturers of any
accessories used with your EXFO product. It may contain
environmental and/or operating conditions limiting their use.
IMPORTANT
When you see the following symbol on your unit , make sure
that you refer to the instructions provided in your user
documentation. Ensure that you understand and meet the required
conditions before using your product.
IMPORTANT
When you see the following symbol on your unit , it indicates
that the unit is equipped with a laser source, or that it can be used
with instruments equipped with a laser source. These instruments
include, but are not limited to, modules and external optical units.
IMPORTANT
Other safety instructions relevant for your product are located
throughout this documentation, depending on the action to
perform. Make sure to read them carefully when they apply to your
situation.
Safety Information
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Additional Laser Safety Information
Additional Laser Safety Information
This product employs Class 1 Laser transceivers.
Note: Refer to the platform user guide for additional test equipment safety
information and ratings.
WARNING
When the LASER LED is on or flashing, the module is transmitting an
optical signal on the transceiver ports.
Safety Information
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Installation Instruction Warnings
Installation Instruction Warnings
CAUTION
When you use the unit outdoors, ensure that it is protected from
liquids, dust, direct sunlight, precipitation, and full wind pressure.
CAUTION
Except for the dual Bantam connector and the RJ-48C port, all
telecom (electrical) interfaces are SELV (Safety Extra Low Voltage)
circuitry intended for intra-building use only.
CAUTION
For the dual Bantam connector and the RJ-48C ports, use only No.
26 AWG or larger telecommunication line cord to reduce the risk of
fire.
CAUTION
No user serviceable parts are contained inside. Contact the
manufacturer regarding service of this equipment.
IMPORTANT
All wiring and installation must be in accordance with local building
and electrical codes acceptable to the authorities in the countries
where the equipment is installed and used.
WARNING
Use only accessories designed for your unit and approved by EXFO.
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