Content
Part 1
Next-generation SONET/SDH − An overview
- Packet-aware transport
- Generic framing procedure (GFP)
- Virtual concatenation (VCAT)
- Link capacity adjustment scheme (LCAS)
Part 2
Next-generation SONET/SDH testing applications using EXFO’s FTB/IQS-8115/8120/8130
- GFP testing
- Conformance (EoS qualification)
- Alarm and error processing
- Performance characterization
- VCAT testing
- VCAT conformance (HO/LO)
- VCAT alarm and error processing
- Differential delay
- LCAS testing
- LCAS conformance
- LCAS alarm and error processing
- Multiservice provisioning platforms (MSPP) and EoS service turn-up
- Network elements − installation and commissioning
- End-to-end EoS test
- VCAT differential delay specification conformance