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FTB-8120/FTB-8130 Transport Balzer
Next Generation Sonet/SDH Test Modules |
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EXFO's FTB-8120 (2.5/2.7 Gb/s) and FTB-8130 (10/10.7 Gb/s) Transport Blazer test modules combine advanced DSn/PDH, SONET/SDH, next-generation SONET/SDH and optical transport network (OTN) test functions in a single unit, eliminating the need for multiple purpose-built test platforms when commissioning or troubleshooting SONET/SDH, OTN and new data-aware SONET/SDH circuits. Here is a highlight of the four configurations available and their respective feature set:
FTB-8120 Transport Blazer
- DS0/E0 to OC-48/STM-16 testing in a single module
- OTN (2.7G) and forward error correction (FEC) testing as per ITU-T G.709
- Complete overhead manipulation and analysis
- Automatic protection switching (APS) testing
- Round-trip delay (RTD) measurement
- Service disruption time (SDT) measurement
- Frequency offset generation and analysis
- SmartMode signal structure discovery for rates of up to 2.7 Gbit/s, with simultaneous monitoring of all discovered channels
- Intuitive, feature-rich user interface with available automated test scripting and multi-user remote management capabilities
FTB-8120NG Transport Blazer
- DS0/E0 to OC-48/STM-16 testing in a single module
- OTN (2.7G) and forward error correction (FEC) testing as per ITU-T G.709
- Next-generation SONET/SDH functionalities, including GFP, LO-VCAT, HO-VCAT and LCAS testing
- Ethernet-over-SONET/SDH testing
- GFP overhead manipulation and analysis
- GFP client and management frame statistics
- VCAT differential delay generation and analysis
- LCAS manual and automatic modes with control packet overwrite capability
- Automatic protection switching (APS) testing
- Round-trip delay (RTD) measurement
- Service disruption time (SDT) measurement
- Frequency offset generation and analysis
- SmartMode signal structure discovery for rates of up to 2.7 Gbit/s, with simultaneous monitoring of all discovered STS/AU and user-selected VT/TU channels
- Intuitive, feature-rich user interface with available automated test scripting and multi-user remote management capabilities
FTB-8130 Transport Blazer
- DS0/E0 to OC-192/STM-64 testing in a single module
- OTN (2.7G, 10.7G) and forward error correction (FEC) testing as per ITU-T G.709
- ODU multiplexing (ODU1 into ODU2) testing
- Complete overhead manipulation and analysis
- Automatic protection switching (APS) testing
- Round-trip delay (RTD) measurement
- Service disruption time (SDT) measurement
- Frequency offset generation and analysis
- SmartMode signal structure discovery for rates of up to 10.7 Gbit/s, with simultaneous monitoring of all discovered channels
- Intuitive, feature-rich user interface with available automated test scripting and multi-user remote management capabilities
FTB-8130NG Transport Blazer
- DS0/E0 to OC-192/STM-64 testing in a single module
- OTN (2.7G, 10.7G) and forward error correction (FEC) testing as per ITU-T G.709
- ODU multiplexing (ODU1 into ODU2) testing
- Next-generation SONET/SDH testing at up to 10 Gbit/s, including GFP, LO-VCAT, HO-VCAT and LCAS
- Ethernet-over-SONET/SDH testing
- GFP overhead and payload manipulation and analysis
- GFP client and management frame statistics
- VCAT differential delay generation and analysis
- LCAS manual and automatic modes with control packet overwrite capability
- Automatic protection switching (APS) testing
- Round-trip delay (RTD) measurement
- Service disruption time (SDT) measurement
- Frequency offset generation and analysis
- SmartMode signal structure discovery for rates of up to 10.7 Gbit/s, with simultaneous monitoring of all discovered STS/AU and user-selected VT/TU channels
- Intuitive, feature-rich user interface with available automated test scripting and multi-user remote management capabilities
MORE FTB-8120/8130 KEY FEATURES
SONET/SDH Service Turn-Up and Troubleshooting
The FTB-8120/8130 Transport Blazer modules offer a wide range of SONET/SDH test functions, allowing users to perform tests ranging from simple bit error rate (BER) testing to advanced characterization and troubleshooting procedures.
Optical Transport Network Testing
With OTN deployments rapidly increasing, so does the need for smaller field-oriented OTN test equipment. The FTB-8120/8130 Transport Blazer modules offer OTN test capabilities for verifying compliancy with ITU-T G.709 standards. The tests include:
- OTU1 (2.7 Gbit/s) and OTU2 (10.7 Gbit/s) bit rates
- Synchronous mapping of SONET/SDH signals within OTN as well as synchronous and asynchronous demapping
- Forward error correction (FEC) generation and analysis
- OTU, ODU, OPU layer alarm/error generation and analysis
- OTU, ODU trace messages
- Multiplexing and demultiplexing of ODU1/ODU2 testing; generation of up to four ODU1 into a single ODU2 structure transported over a single wavelength
- ODU multiplexing alarm generation and analysis
Next-Generation SONET/SDH Testing
EXFO's Transport Blazer series offers four hardware configurations: FTB-8120/8130 modules, which support all SONET/SDH test functions, and FTB-8120NG/8130NG modules, which support Next-Generation SONET/SDH capabilities in addition to providing SONET/SDH test functions.
Available next-generation SONET/SDH test functionalities include generic framing procedure (GFP), virtual concatenation (VCAT) and link capacity adjustment scheme (LCAS).
SmartMode: Real-Time Signal Structure Discovery and Monitoring
EXFO's FTB-8120/8130 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.
Multiplatform Support and Versatility
The FTB-8120/8120NG and FTB-8130/8130NG Transport Blazer modules share a unique architecture that allows them to be supported and interchangeable on both the FTB-400 Universal Test System and the FTB-200 Compact Platform. This cross-platform support provides users with added flexibility by enabling them to select the appropriate platform that suits their testing needs. EXFO is the first and only test solution provider to offer this versatility, delivering single to multi-application test solutions with the same hardware module, which in turn dramatically reduces capital expenditures. |
