- Mixed and bulk payload generation and analysis from 51.84 Mbit/s to 40 Gbit/s
- High-order mappings: STS-1/3c/12c/48c/192c/768c and AU-3/AU-4/AU-4-4c/16c/64c/256c
- Unframed optical signal testing at 40 Gbit/s rate
- Section/RS, Line/MS and high-order (HO) path overhead manipulation and monitoring
- Section/RS, Line/MS and high-order (HO) path alarm/error generation and monitoring
- High-order (HO) pointer generation and monitoring
- K1/K2 OH byte capture
- Performance monitoring: G.821, G.828, G.829, M.2100, M.2101
- Frequency analysis and power measurement
- Frequency offset generation
- Automatic protection switching (APS) and service disruption time (SDT) measurements
- Multichannel SDT measurements and real-time error/alarm monitoring for all STS-1/AU-4 channels
- Round-trip delay (RTD) measurements
- Intrusive and transparent Through mode analysis
- Programmable error/alarm injection
- Independent transmitter and receiver testing
- Payload block and replace
Optical Transport Network (OTN) Testing
Prevalent in 10 Gbit/s networks, OTN has become a necessity for 40 Gbit/s transmission due to its forward error correction capabilities; critical for high bandwidth transmission applications. The FTB-8140 Transport Blazer offers optional OTN test capabilities for verifying compliancy with ITU-T G.709 standards.
OTN as per ITU-T G.709 has recently introduced two new concepts: ODU0 and ODUflex. ODU0 is a new virtual container of 1.25 Gbit/s bandwidth specifically defined for efficiently mapping Gigabit Ethernet services over OTN. As for ODUflex, it is the most efficient sub-wavelength bandwidth management capability for transport line rates of 10 Gbit/s, 40 Gbit/s and upcoming 100 Gbit/s. ODUflex allows providers to interconnect routers in ways that enable efficient bandwidth growth in steps of 1.25 Gbit/s, eliminating the need to allocate a full fixed-rate ODU container to each connection and allowing service providers to transport efficiently and seamlessly across lower-cost optical infrastructures. Tests include:
- OTU3 (43 Gbit/s) bit rate (framed and unframed)
- Synchronous mapping of SONET/SDH signals within OTN as well as synchronous/asynchronous demapping
- Forward error correction (FEC) testing—error insertion and monitoring
- Service disruption time (SDT) measurements
- Multichannel SDT measurements and real-time error/alarm monitoring for all ODU0 channels
- Round-trip delay (RTD) measurements
- OTU, ODU, OPU overhead manipulation and monitoring
- OTU, ODU (including ODU TCM), OPU layer alarms/errors generation and analysis
- OTU, ODU (including ODU TCM) trace messages
- Intrusive and transparent Through mode analysis
- Multiplexing/demultiplexing of ODU13, ODU23, ODU123, ODU03, ODU013 and ODU0123 with capability of mapping
- SONET/SDH, Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gigabit Ethernet client signals into ODU0, ODU1 and ODU2
- ODU0 (1.25 Gbit/s) container with Gigabit Ethernet and SONET/SDH client signals mapping
- ODUflex with SONET/SDH and Ethernet client signal mapping
Unsurpassed Configuration and Operational Flexibility
The FTB-500 platform configuration with eight-slot (GP-408) receptacle provides users with an all-in-one solution supporting a mix of SONET/SDH, OTN, Ethernet, Fibre Channel and optical-layer test modules, making it the industry’s first truly integrated network testing platform. This modularity enables users to upgrade their systems in the field according to their testing needs. This multitechnology test platform is the ideal solution for field, central office and lab applications.
Combining the FTB-8130NGE module with the FTB-8140 provides a multiservice portable test solution that addresses SONET/SDH and OTN testing needs from DS0/E0 to OC-768/STM-256/OTU3 as well as Ethernet testing needs from 10 Mbit/s to 10 GigE LAN/WAN and Fibre Channel 1x/2x/4x/10x.
Combined with EXFO’s optical CD, PMD and OSA modules, the FTB-8140 is a unique portable solution addressing all 40 Gbit/s testing requirements from the physical to the transmission layer.
Product Option Flexibility
The FTB-8140 Transport Blazer provides customers with the flexibility to purchase SONET/SDH-only configurations and upgrade to OTN test functions via software options to meet evolving needs—reducing hardware and/or platform retrofits, and significantly decreasing capital and training expenses.
Remote Management
Through its optional Visual Guardian LiteTM management software, the FTB-8140 Transport Blazer allows you to perform remote testing, monitoring and data analysis via standard Ethernet.
Automated Test Scripting
The FTB-8140 Transport Blazer comes with a built-in macro recorder enabling users to easily record test actions and automatically create test scripts. This functionality also allows them to build standard test routines that can be accessed and run by field technicians with little or no manual intervention.