EXFO IQS-8100 Series Transport Blazer for IQS-600 User guide

User Guide

IQS-8100 Series for IQS-600

SONET/SDH Application

Application

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December 1, 2014

Version number: 7.0.0

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Contents

Certification Information ........................................................................................................x

1 Introducing the IQS-8100 Series Transport Blazer ..................................... 1

Module-Related Information ...................................................................................................4

Conventions ............................................................................................................................5

2 Safety Information ....................................................................................... 7

Laser Safety Warnings .............................................................................................................7

Installation Instruction Warnings ............................................................................................8

3 Getting Started .......................................................................................... 11

IQS Manager Installation ......................................................................................................11

Inserting and Removing Test Modules ..................................................................................11

Turning the Unit On ..............................................................................................................11

4 Physical Interfaces and LEDs ..................................................................... 13

Modules ................................................................................................................................13

Port Availability on IQS-8100 Series Module .........................................................................18

OTN/OC-N/STM-N Interface Connections ..............................................................................20

Electrical SONET/DSn/SDH/PDH Interface Connection ............................................................22

Clock Interface Connections .................................................................................................23

Ethernet 10/100/1000Base-T Interface Connection ...............................................................24

Ethernet ADD/DROP Gig-E Interface Connection ...................................................................25

DCC/GCC/UC Interface Connection .......................................................................................26

Status LED ............................................................................................................................26

5 Introducing and Using the Graphical User Interface ............................... 27

Starting the IQS-8100 Series Transport Blazer Application ....................................................27

Main Window .......................................................................................................................29

Global Test Status and Controls ............................................................................................35

Favorites ...............................................................................................................................40

Test Report Generation .........................................................................................................42

Usual Tab Elements ...............................................................................................................46

Tab Configuration .................................................................................................................49

Keyboard Usage ....................................................................................................................53

6 Creating and Starting a Test Case ............................................................. 59

Supported Paths/Mappings ...................................................................................................59

Introducing the Test Setup ....................................................................................................62

Typical Test Cases ..................................................................................................................65

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7 Smart Mode ...............................................................................................111

SmartMode Interface Description .......................................................................................112

Using SmartMode for Alarm/Error Monitoring ...................................................................115

Creating and Starting a Test Case Using SmartMode ..........................................................122

Legend ................................................................................................................................123

8 Summary Tabs ...........................................................................................125

Test Summary .....................................................................................................................125

Alarm Summary ..................................................................................................................132

Test Logger .........................................................................................................................135

9 Port Tabs ....................................................................................................137

Port TX (Electrical Interfaces) ..............................................................................................138

Port RX (Electrical Interfaces) ..............................................................................................142

Port TX (Optical Interfaces) .................................................................................................147

Port RX (Optical Interfaces) .................................................................................................150

10 OTN Tabs ....................................................................................................153

FEC TX ................................................................................................................................154

FEC RX ................................................................................................................................156

OTU TX ...............................................................................................................................157

OTU OH TX .........................................................................................................................160

OTU TTI TX ..........................................................................................................................162

OTU RX ...............................................................................................................................163

OTU OH RX .........................................................................................................................166

OTU TTI RX ..........................................................................................................................168

ODU TCM TX .......................................................................................................................170

ODU TCM TTI TX .................................................................................................................173

ODU TCM RX ......................................................................................................................175

ODU TCM TTI RX .................................................................................................................178

ODU TX ...............................................................................................................................180

ODU OH TX .........................................................................................................................182

ODU TTI/FTFL TX .................................................................................................................186

ODU RX ..............................................................................................................................189

ODU OH RX ........................................................................................................................191

ODU TTI/FTFL RX .................................................................................................................194

OPU TX ...............................................................................................................................197

OPU OH TX .........................................................................................................................200

OPU RX ...............................................................................................................................203

OPU OH RX .........................................................................................................................205

GMP TX ..............................................................................................................................208

GMP RX ..............................................................................................................................209

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11 SONET Tabs ............................................................................................... 211

Section TX (SONET) .............................................................................................................213

Section RX (SONET) .............................................................................................................219

Section OH TX/RX (SONET) ..................................................................................................221

Line TX (SONET) ..................................................................................................................223

Line RX (SONET) ..................................................................................................................228

Line OH TX/RX (SONET) .......................................................................................................234

APS/Advanced Line OH TX/RX (SONET) ................................................................................236

HOP TX (SONET) ..................................................................................................................245

HOP RX (SONET) .................................................................................................................251

HOP OH TX/RX (SONET) ......................................................................................................254

Path Signal Label (C2) .........................................................................................................256

LOP TX (SONET) ..................................................................................................................257

LOP RX (SONET) ..................................................................................................................263

LOP OH TX/RX (SONET) .......................................................................................................266

12 DSn Tabs .................................................................................................... 269

DS0/64K TX .........................................................................................................................270

DS0/64K RX .........................................................................................................................273

DS1/1.5M TX .......................................................................................................................275

DS1/1.5M RX ......................................................................................................................278

FDL TX ................................................................................................................................280

FDL RX ................................................................................................................................285

FDL PRM TX ........................................................................................................................288

FDL PRM RX ........................................................................................................................290

FDL PRM Content RX ...........................................................................................................291

DS3/45M TX ........................................................................................................................293

DS3/45M RX .......................................................................................................................295

DS3 FEAC TX .......................................................................................................................297

DS3 FEAC RX .......................................................................................................................301

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13 SDH Tabs ....................................................................................................303

Regenerator Section TX (SDH) .............................................................................................305

Regenerator Section RX (SDH) ............................................................................................311

Regenerator Section OH TX/RX (SDH) .................................................................................313

Multiplex Section TX (SDH) .................................................................................................315

Multiplex Section RX (SDH) .................................................................................................320

Multiplex Section OH TX/RX (SDH) ......................................................................................326

Multiplex Section APS/Advanced OH TX/RX (SDH) ...............................................................328

HOP TX (SDH) .....................................................................................................................335

HOP RX (SDH) .....................................................................................................................341

HOP OH TX/RX (SDH) ..........................................................................................................344

LOP TX (SDH) ......................................................................................................................347

LOP RX (SDH) ......................................................................................................................353

LOP OH TX/RX (SDH) ...........................................................................................................356

LOP TX (SDH, TU-3 path) .....................................................................................................358

LOP RX (SDH, TU-3 path) ....................................................................................................364

LOP OH TX/RX (SDH, TU-3 path) ..........................................................................................367

14 PDH Tabs ....................................................................................................369

E0/64K TX ...........................................................................................................................370

E0/64K RX ...........................................................................................................................373

E1/2M TX ............................................................................................................................375

E1/2M RX ............................................................................................................................378

E2/8M TX ............................................................................................................................381

E2/8M RX ............................................................................................................................383

E3/34M TX ..........................................................................................................................385

E3/34M RX ..........................................................................................................................387

E4/140M TX ........................................................................................................................389

E4/140M RX ........................................................................................................................391

15 Ethernet Tabs ............................................................................................393

Configuration .....................................................................................................................393

Error/Alarm TX ....................................................................................................................396

Error/Alarm RX ....................................................................................................................399

Statistics TX ........................................................................................................................401

Statistics RX ........................................................................................................................402

16 BERT Tabs ...................................................................................................405

Pattern TX ...........................................................................................................................405

Pattern RX ...........................................................................................................................409

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17 Advanced Tabs .......................................................................................... 411

Service Disruption Time (SDT) .............................................................................................411

Service Disruption Time (SDT) - Monitor .............................................................................415

Service Disruption Time (SDT) - Results ...............................................................................421

Round Trip Delay (RTD) .......................................................................................................425

18 Next-Generation Tabs ............................................................................... 429

GFP Overview TX .................................................................................................................431

GFP Frame TX .....................................................................................................................432

GFP Channel TX ..................................................................................................................435

GFP Channel Stats TX ..........................................................................................................439

GFP OH TX ..........................................................................................................................440

GFP Client TX ......................................................................................................................444

GFP Overview RX ................................................................................................................447

GFP Frames RX ....................................................................................................................449

GFP Channel RX ..................................................................................................................451

GFP Channel Stats RX .........................................................................................................454

GFP OH RX ..........................................................................................................................455

GFP Client RX ......................................................................................................................457

VCAT TX - Overview ............................................................................................................459

VCAT TX - Diff Delay ...........................................................................................................461

VCAT RX - Overview ............................................................................................................463

VCAT RX - Diff Delay ...........................................................................................................466

LCAS - Source .....................................................................................................................468

LCAS Sink ............................................................................................................................481

19 Common Tabs ........................................................................................... 491

HOP/LOP Pointer Adjust TX (SONET/SDH) ............................................................................492

HOP/LOP Pointer Adjust RX (SONET/SDH) ............................................................................495

TCM TX ...............................................................................................................................497

TCM RX ...............................................................................................................................500

Performance Monitoring (PM) ............................................................................................504

Client Offset TX ...................................................................................................................513

Client Offset RX ..................................................................................................................515

20 System Tab ................................................................................................ 519

Clock Synchronization ........................................................................................................520

Application Preferences ......................................................................................................528

Default Test Preferences ......................................................................................................530

Module Information ...........................................................................................................544

Software Options ................................................................................................................546

Remote Control ..................................................................................................................549

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21 Tools Tab ....................................................................................................551

Script Tab ............................................................................................................................551

22 Maintenance ..............................................................................................555

Recalibrating the Unit .........................................................................................................556

Recycling and Disposal (Applies to European Union Only) ..................................................558

23 Troubleshooting ........................................................................................559

Solving Common Problems .................................................................................................559

Contacting the Technical Support Group ............................................................................560

Transportation ....................................................................................................................560

24 Warranty ....................................................................................................561

General Information ...........................................................................................................561

Liability ...............................................................................................................................561

Exclusions ...........................................................................................................................562

Certification ........................................................................................................................562

Service and Repairs .............................................................................................................563

EXFO Service Centers Worldwide ........................................................................................564

A Specifications ............................................................................................565

Electrical Interfaces for IQS-8105/15/20/30 .........................................................................565

Optical Interfaces ................................................................................................................566

Synchronization Interfaces for IQS-8105/15/20/30 ..............................................................568

Synchronisation Interfaces for IQS-8140 .............................................................................569

Ethernet Add/Drop Interfaces for IQS-8105/15/20/30 .........................................................569

Ethernet Interfaces .............................................................................................................570

General Specifications ........................................................................................................571

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B Glossary .................................................................................................... 573

SONET/DSn/SDH/PDH Nomenclature ...................................................................................573

Signal Rates ........................................................................................................................573

SONET/SDH High and LowOrder Path Nomenclature ..........................................................574

SONET/SDH Alarms and Errors Nomenclature .....................................................................575

Acronym List .......................................................................................................................577

G.709 Optical Transport Network (OTN) .............................................................................597

SONET Numbering Convention ...........................................................................................612

SDH Numbering Convention ...............................................................................................614

SONET - Section Overhead (SOH) ........................................................................................618

SONET - Line Overhead (LOH) .............................................................................................620

SONET - Path Overhead (POH) ............................................................................................623

SONET - VT Path Overhead .................................................................................................626

SDH - Regenerator Section Overhead (RSOH) ......................................................................630

SDH - Multiplex Section Overhead (MSOH) .........................................................................632

SDH - Higher-Order Path Overhead (HP-POH) ......................................................................634

SDH - Lower-Order Path Overhead ......................................................................................637

10G Ethernet ......................................................................................................................640

Next-Gen - Generic Framing Procedure (GFP) ......................................................................643

Next-Gen - Virtual Concatenation (VCAT) ...........................................................................656

Next-Gen - Link-Capacity Adjustment Scheme (LCAS) .........................................................669

Index .............................................................................................................. 681

Certification Information

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Certification Information

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and

Industry Canada (IC) Information

Electronic test and measurement equipment is exempt from FCC Part 15

compliance in the United States and from IC ICES 003 compliance in

Canada. However, EXFO Inc. (EXFO) makes reasonable efforts to ensure

compliance to the applicable standards.

The limits set by these standards are designed to provide reasonable

protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in

a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can

radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance

with the user guide, may cause harmful interference to radio

communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely

to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to

correct the interference at his own expense.

European Union (CE) Information

Electronic test and measurement equipment is subject to the EMC

Directive in the European Union. The EN61326 standard prescribes both

emission and immunity requirements for laboratory, measurement, and

control equipment. This unit has been tested and found to comply with the

limits for a Class A digital device. Please refer to the CE Declaration of

Conformity on page xii.

Certification Information

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For continued compliance to the requirements of the EMC

Directive:

1. For the BNC/AUX port(s) use double-shielded coaxial cable, type 734A

or equivalent.

2. For the REF OUT port use double shielded cable, type LMR-240

ULTRAFLEX or equivalent, with a maximum length of 3m for

IQS-8105/15/20/30 and 1m for IQS-8140.

3. For the DCC/GCC/UC port use shielded cable, type Molex 83421 or

equivalent, with a maximum length of 3m.

Note: If the equipment described herein bears the CE symbol, the said equipment

complies with the applicable European Union Directive and Standards

mentioned in the Declaration of Conformity.

Laser

For all models at the exception of the IQS-8140:

This product complies with 21 CFR 1040.10 and with EN 60825-1.

This product may employ a Class 1 or Class 1M laser SFP or XFP. The laser

classification is reproduced on the SFP/XFP.

For the IQS-8140:

Class 1 laser product.

This product complies with IEC/EN 60825-1 and 21 CFR 1040.10 except for

deviations pursuant to Laser Notice No. 50, dated July 26, 2001.

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CE Declaration of Conformity

Application of Council Directive(s): 2006/95/EC - The Low Voltage Directive

2004/108/EC - The EMC Directive

2006/66/EC - The Battery Directive

93/68/EEC - CE Marking

And their amendments

Manufacturer’s Name: EXFO Inc.

Manufacturer’s Address: 400 Godin Avenue

Quebec, Quebec

Canada, G1M 2K2

Equipment Type/Environment: Test & Measurement / Industrial

Trade Name/Model No.: Transport Blazer Series /

FTB-8105/8115/8120/8120NG/8130/8130NG/8140

AND

IQS-8105/8115/8120/8120NG/8130/8130NG/8140

Standard(s) to which Conformity is Declared:

EN 61010-1:2001 Edition 2.0 Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measurement,

Control, and Laboratory Use – Part 1: General Requirements.

EN 61326-1:2006 Electrical Equipment for Measurement, Control and Laboratory

Use - EMC Requirements

EN 60825-1:2007 Edition 2.0 Safety of laser products – Part 1: Equipment classification and

requirements

EN 55022: 2006 + A1: 2007 Information technology equipment — Radio disturbance

characteristics — Limits and methods of measurement

I, the undersigned, hereby declare that the equipment specified above conforms to the above Directives and Standards.

Manufacturer

Signature:

Full Name: Stephen Bull, E. Eng

Position: Vice-President Research and

Development

Address: 400 Godin Avenue, Quebec (Quebec),

Canada, G1M 2K2

Date: February 1, 2009

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

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Application of Council Directive(s): 2006/95/EC - The Low Voltage Directive

2004/108/EC - The EMC Directive

2006/66/EC - The Battery Directive

93/68/EEC - CE Marking

And their amendments

Manufacturer’s Name: EXFO Inc.

Manufacturer’s Address: 400 Godin Avenue

Quebec, Quebec

Canada, G1M 2K2

Equipment Type/Environment: Test & Measurement / Industrial

Trade Name/Model No.: Next-Generation Multiservice Test Modules /

FTB-8120NGE/8130NGE

AND

IQS-8120NGE/8130NGE Power Blazer

Standard(s) to which Conformity is Declared:

EN 61010-1:2001 Edition 2.0 Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measurement,

Control, and Laboratory Use – Part 1: General Requirements.

EN 61326-1:2006 Electrical Equipment for Measurement, Control and Laboratory

Use - EMC Requirements

EN 60825-1:2007 Edition 2.0 Safety of laser products – Part 1: Equipment classification and

requirements

EN 55022: 2006 + A1: 2007 Information technology equipment — Radio disturbance

characteristics — Limits and methods of measurement

I, the undersigned, hereby declare that the equipment specified above conforms to the above Directives and Standards.

Manufacturer

Signature:

Full Name: Stephen Bull, E. Eng

Position: Vice-President Research and

Development

Address: 400 Godin Avenue, Quebec (Quebec),

Canada, G1M 2K2

Date: February 1, 2009

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

SONET/SDH Application 1

1 Introducing the IQS-8100

Series Transport Blazer

Fully integrated test solution supporting next-generation SONET/SDH,

optical transport network (OTN), Ethernet, and Fibre Channel test

functions.

This user guide covers the IQS-8100 Series of modules including the

IQS-8105, IQS-8115, IQS-8120, IQS-8120NG, IQS-8120NGE, IQS-8130,

IQS-8130NG, IQS-8130NGE, and IQS-8140.

This user guide only covers the “SONET/SDH Application” which covers

DSn/PDH, next-generation SONET/SDH, and OTN test fuctions. Refer to the

“Ethernet and Fibre Channel Application” user guide for more information

on Ethernet and Fibre Channel test functions.

SONET/SDH and OTN Service Turn-up and

Troubleshooting

The IQS-8100 Series Transport Blazer modules offer a wide range of

SONET/SDH and OTN test functions, allowing users to perform tests

ranging from simple bit error rate (BER) testing to advanced

characterization and troubleshooting procedures.

Next-Generation SONET/SDH Testing

The IQS-8120NG, and IQS-8130NG, IQS-8120NGE, and IQS-8130NGE

modules support Next-Generation SONET/SDH capabilities in addition to

providing SONET/SDH test functions.

Available Next-Generation SONET/SDH test functionality include generic

framing procedure (GFP), virtual concatenation (VCAT) and link capacity

adjustment scheme (LCAS).

Introducing the IQS-8100 Series Transport Blazer

2 IQS-8100 Series

SmartMode: Real-Time Signal Structure Discovery

and Monitoring

The Transport Blazer supports a unique feature called SmartMode, which

automatically discovers the signal structure of the OC-n/STM-n line

including mixed mappings and virtual concatenation (VCAT) members. In

addition to this in-depth multichannel visibility, SmartMode performs

real-time monitoring of all discovered high-order paths and user selected

low-order paths simultaneously, providing users with the industry’s most

powerful SONET/SDH multichannel monitoring and troubleshooting

solution. SmartMode is not supported on the IQS-8140.

Introducing the IQS-8100 Series Transport Blazer

SONET/SDH Application 3

Key Features

 DS0/E0 to OC-192/STM-64/OTU-2; 10 Mbit/s to 10 Gbit/s LAN/WAN as

well as 1x, 2x, 4x, and 10x Fibre Channel testing (Ethernet and Fibre

Channel testing is only available with the IQS-8120NGE, and

IQS-8130NGE modules)

 OC-768/STM-256 testing with STS-1/AU-3 granularity available on the

IQS-8140

 Supports SONET, SDH, DSn, PDH and Next-Generation SONET/SDH and

OTN testing

 OTN forward error correction (FEC) and optical channel data unit

(ODU) multiplex testing capabilities as per ITU-T G.709

 Offers ODU0 (1.25 Gbit/s) container with Gigabit Ethernet and

SONET/SDH client signals for qualifying transport and datacom

services over OTN

 Supports circuit (CBR) and packet (Ethernet) ODUflex testing

capabilities for optical transport network (OTN) bandwidth

optimization

 Unframed optical signal testing at 10.7 Gbps, 11.0491 Gbps,

11.0957 Gbps, 11.270 Gbps, and 11.317 Gbps rates

 Overclocked OTU2 rates: OTU1e (11.049 Gbps), OTU2e (11.096 Gbps),

OTU1f (11.270 Gbps), and OTU2f (11.317 Gbps)

 EoOTN testing using internally generated 10 GigE LAN and mapping

onto OTU1e and OTU2e rates (IQS-8130NG and IQS-8130NGE)

 Ethernet-over-SONET/SDH (EoS) testing for GFP, VCAT and LCAS

 Comprehensive Fibre Channel test capabilities, including framed and

unframed BERT, buffer-to-buffer credit estimation, and round-trip

latency measurements

 Fully integrated solution for assessing the performance of Ethernet

transport networks, including RFC 2544 and BER test functionalities

Introducing the IQS-8100 Series Transport Blazer

4 IQS-8100 Series

Module-Related Information

 SmartMode signal structure discovery for rates of up to 10 Gbps, with

simultaneous monitoring of all discovered STS/AU and user selected

VT/TUs channels. Not supported on the IQS-8140.

 Intuitive, feature-rich graphical user interface (GUI) with available

automated test scripting and available multi-user remote management

capabilities

Module-Related Information

This user guide describes the functionality of the Transport Blazer on the

IQS-600.

 IQS-8100 Series indicates that the statement applies to all modules:

IQS-8105, IQS-8115, IQS-8120, IQS-8120NG, IQS-8120NGE, IQS-8130,

IQS-8130NG, IQS-8130NGE, and IQS-8140.

 IQS-8105/15/20/30 indicate that the statement applies to the following

modules: IQS-8105, IQS-8115, IQS-8120, IQS-8120NG, IQS-8120NGE,

IQS-8130, IQS-8130NG, and IQS-8130NGE.

 IQS-8115/20/30 indicate that the statement applies to the following

modules: IQS-8115, IQS-8120, IQS-8120NG, IQS-8120NGE, IQS-8130,

IQS-8130NG, and IQS-8130NGE.

 IQS-8105, IQS-8115, IQS-8120, IQS-8120NG, IQS-8120NGE,

IQS-8130, IQS-8130NG, IQS-8130NGE, and IQS-8140 indicate that the

statement applies to the specified module(s) only.

Introducing the IQS-8100 Series Transport Blazer

SONET/SDH Application 5

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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EXFO IQS-8100 Series Transport Blazer for IQS-600 User guide

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