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VePAL TX300S
Field-configurable Transport, Mobile Backhaul,
Carrier Ethernet and OTDR Test Set
A full featured portable test solution for OTN, SDH, SONET,
Advanced OTN, SDH/SONET, PDH/ PDH and DSn networks, the TX300S offers extensive support
DSn, Ethernet, Synchronous Packet for Mobile Backhaul technologies with SyncE, 1588v2 PTP,
Networks and FTTx Test Set Carrier Ethernet, CPRI/OBSAI and Fiber Optics testing.

Platform Highlights OTN/SDH/PDH

• Optical SDH/SONET testing for STM-0/1/4/16/64 and
• All-in-One hardware platform reduces CAPEX OC1/3/12/48/192; including STM-0/1e (STS-1/3) electrical
• The VeExpress ecosystem allows users to Buy, Rent, Lease-to- • OTN testing for ODU0, ODU Flex, OTU1, OTU2, OTU1e/OTU2e
own and share test feature licenses to optimize OPEX • PDH/DSn testing at E1, E2, E3, E4, DS1, DS3
• Optimized for field engineers or technicians installing and • Non-intrusive Pulse Mask Analysis at E1, E3 and DS1, DS3 rates
maintaining OTN, SDH/SONET, and Carrier Ethernet networks • Automatic Protection Switching and Service Disruption
transporting legacy and next generation Mobile Backhaul networks • Round Trip Delay on all interfaces and payload mappings
• Flexible Software platform allows for multiple test applications • Overhead Monitoring and Byte decoding
running simultaneously • Tandem Connection Monitoring
• Available in Single or Dual-port versions with optional OTDR • Jitter/Wander Analysis (E1, E3, DS1, DS3 and STM-1o, OC-3)
• Test set connectivity via Ethernet Management interface, Wi-
Fi, Bluetooth®, or Data Card for back office applications and Ethernet/Fibre Channel
workflow optimization • 10GE LAN/WAN XFP, 100Base-FX/1000Base-X SFP,
• User defined test profiles and thresholds 10/100/1000Base-T RJ45 ports
• Fast and efficient test result transfer to USB memory stick • 1G/2G/4G/8G/10G Fibre Channel support for Storage Area Networks
• Asset Management: Maintain instrument software, manage • RFC2544 Throughput, latency, frame loss and back to back tests
test configurations, process measurement results and generate • V-SAM test suite compliant with ITU-T Y.1564 standard
customer test reports using VeExpress • Q in Q (VLAN stacking), MPLS, MPLS-TP, PBB support
• Interchangeable Li-ion battery pack extends field testing time • IEEE 802.3ah, ITU-T Y.1731, IEEE 802.1ag, and MPLS-TP OAM support
• RFC6349 V-PERF TCP test suite
SyncE/IEEE 1588v2
• Fully integrated solution for synchronized packet networks CPRI/OBSAI Testing
• Supports IEEE 1588v2/PTP and SyncE/ITU-T G.8261 standards • Common Public Radio Interface standard (CPRI): supports all
• Master Clock and Slave clock emulation rates from 614.4 Mbps to 9.8304 Gbps
• IEEE 1588v2/PTP protocol monitoring and decoding • Open Base Station Architecture Initiative (OBSAI): supports all
• IEEE 1588v2/PTP PDV analysis rates from 768 Mbps to 6.144 Gbps
• Clock recovery from SyncE or PTP and output to physical port • Unframed, Layer 1 Framed and Layer 2 BER testing with PRBS
• ESMC SSM generation, monitoring, and decoding stress patterns
• Latency measurements

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VeExpress™
Minimize CAPEX and optimize OPEX by managing your TX300S Workflow Optimization
fleet with VeExpress. The TX300S provides an all-inclusive test • Manage work orders (trouble tickets)
platform* at lower cost while VeExpress manages the test sets, • Quickly download, upload and share test profiles and test
test functions licenses and workflow in real time. results
• Improve first-dispatch success by making sure test sets
Stop purchasing test sets loaded with extra features, just in are up-to-date, have all required test options, and the
case, or placing multiple orders with varying configurations for right test profiles to get each job done right the first time
different user groups. Reduce your CAPEX by buying what you • Missing a test function? Supervisors can assign test
really need and proactively manage your software and hardware features on the go, making them immediately available
assets. in the test set, using VeExpress. Less time wasted due to
unexpected cases
Own, Rent or Lease-to-own only the required test features, in
the right quantities, to optimize your OPEX Asset Management
• Buy commonly used test functions required to get the • Buy, Rent or Lease new test functions
day-to-day job done • Share test features assignment with floating licenses.
• Lease newly adopted technologies without the risk of Test features are no longer tied to specific test sets, so
paying for it up-front software assets can be reallocated as needed
• Rent test features used on a contingency-basis for special • Track test sets and usage
cases or projects. Rent ticker only starts when the feature • Manage software versions to keep all test sets aligned to
is first assigned and used the latest approved software version. With time saving
• Share the software license pool among different users, “Delta Push” software upgrade mechanism, no need for a
including owned, leased and rented features. full software upgrade each time
• Simple to use VeEXpress user interface integrated into the
VeExpress secure cloud-based environment provides the TX300S to avoid getting in the way of users’ daily tasks
redundancy and speed of geographically-distributed servers • Intuitive web-based VeEXpress client interface for users
around the world as well as scalability and up time. Test sets and managers
and web clients automatically connect to the closest/fastest • Customized reporting
server available.
* Excludes optional factory-installed hardware options such as 8GFC, GPS,
Atomic Clock or pluggable optics

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PDH/DSn Applications
PDH and T-Carrier (DSn) multiplexing and transmission systems developed in the 1960s and 1970s comprise the first generation of digital
telecommunications network technology. While these networks have subsequently evolved to include long-distance, high-capacity trunks
and OTN, SDH, SONET rings, PDH and DSn network segments are frequently retained for access, service delivery, and economic reasons.
As such, testing PDH and T-Carrier networks will continue for several years to come.

The TX300S provides PDH and DSn test capabilities and sub-rates from 140 Mbps (E4), 34 Mbps (E3), 8 Mbps (E2), 2 Mbps, down to N/M ×
64 kbps and 45 Mbps (DS3), 1.5 Mbps (DS1), down to N/M × 56 kbps. Additional test features include simultaneous multilayer G.821, G.826,
M.2100 results, Pulse Mask analysis and Round Trip Delay. The test rates also supports mapping and de-mapping of E1, E3, and E4 payloads
in virtual containers and testing of TU-11, TU-12, TU-3 , and STS-1, making it ideal for testing hybrid PDH/SDH and DSn/SONET networks.

E1 E2 E3
2Mbps E2 8Mbps E3 34Mbps E4 140Mbps

Protected
Monitoring Point
(PMP)
PDH Alarm Monitoring

PDH/DSn Features
Auto Configuration Powerful Measurement Histograms
Auto configure simplifies instrument setup when properties of Visual presentation of simultaneous measurement results with
the incoming test signal are unknown. This feature allows novice 1-second resolution simplifies correlation of alarms and errors.
users to start performing measurements quickly.

DS1 Multi-BERT™
Bring into service and troubleshoot DS1 links quickly by
automatically generating different test patters in a sequential
BER test. Since certain test patterns can help identify and test
for specific problems or behaviors, the test sequence can be
customized with specific test patterns and timings to target
specific test scenarios, like checking for proper line coding
settings, framing, or clock recovery.

DS1 Loopback Commands

Enhanced DS1 Loopback commands enable users to single-
handedly test DS1 links by activating automated loopbacks in
the desired network elements.
Pulse Mask Analysis
Intuitive Test Results PDH/DSn signals may fail pulse mask requirements due to
A summary screen quickly reports signal status and critical Error interference, excessive cable length, improper impedance,
and Alarm parameters with easy-to-read Pass/Fail indicators. or poor transmitter design. In such cases, G.703 pulse mask
Additional screens accessed via a simple tab system display compliance is very useful in diagnosing related problems.
signal levels, anomalies and events.

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 ISDN/VF TESTING,
JITTER & WANDER
ISDN Testing VF Testing
The ISDN option provides most of the functionality necessary for The Voice Frequency (VF) option is a basic diagnostic tool to
testing and troubleshooting DS1 or E1 Primary Rate connections install, verify and troubleshoot voice circuits. Digital to analog
including SIP Trunk replacement. Operating in TE, NT or Monitor conversion tests are performed by inserting/measuring tones with
modes, the unit is able to setup and receive ISDN calls with user defined frequency and level on selected sub-rate channels.
user-defined parameters including call control protocol, called
number and related facilities. The built-in microphone and speaker, or external headset jack,
provide access to the Talk & Listen functionality for any time slot.
Protocol functions feature detailed signaling statistics, message Voice channels can be accessed from any PDH/DSn or SDH/SONET
monitoring and decode, and complete result presentation. With rates carrying framed T1 or E1 payloads.
these capabilities, analysis of international and national ISDN,
and other access protocols is possible.

Jitter and Wander

Data integrity in synchronous networks depends largely on the phase stability of clock and data signals. Per the ITU-T G.810 recommendation,
the term Jitter is employed when the frequency of the unwanted phase modulation is greater than 10 Hz. When the frequencies are less
than 10 Hz, the unwanted modulation is referred to as Wander. In SDH/SONET networks there is a great potential for the accumulation
of jitter to degrade network performance, thus it is imperative that components and the network as a whole be tested and screened
regularly for jitter to ensure that optimum levels of quality can be maintained.

Jitter Metrics Wander Metrics

Output jitter performance mandated by ITU-T 0.171/0.172 and Wander is measured against an external reference clock whereas
Telcordia GR-499/253 standards is evaluated by measuring the jitter is normally measured with reference to the clock extracted
recovered clock of the incoming signal (E1, E3, STM-1o and DS1, from the incoming data signal.
DS3, OC-3) traversing the network.
The wander external reference clock input accepts clock signals
Specified in unit intervals (UI), the maximum Peak-to-Peak at 1.5 MHz and 2 MHz including signals with bit rates of 64 kbps,
Jitter is the most important parameter because Max values are 1.544 Mbps and 2.048 Mbps.
indicative of performance, as these extremes generally cause
errors. While jitter is defined as any phase variations above 10 Measuring the input signal (E1, E3, STM-1o and DS1, DS3, OC-3)
Hz, the incoming signal must be filtered in order to measure with reference to the external clock signal, the time interval error
jitter – the user is therefore able to select between Wide band (TIE) is derived. Unlike jitter results which are reported in Unit
and High band filters to adjust the measurement bandwidth Intervals, TIE values are given as absolute time values (ns). MTIE
as required. (Maximum Time Interval Error) results report the largest peak-
to-peak TIE observed during the measurement period.

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OTN
Jitter and Wander cont’d

Built-in MTIE/TDEV Wander Analysis

This option enables the TX300S to analyze up to two days worth
of wander measurement data and compare it against standard
masks for a PASS/FAIL assessment, without the need for a PC.
The analysis can be performed while the test is still running for
run-time verification.
• Provides further post-processing of clock stability data,
such as MTIE and TDEV
• Frequency offset calculation and removal for relative TIE
analysis
• Standard MTIE and TDEV masks
• MTIE and TDEV results and mask export to CSV
• Direct PDF report generation to USB

OTN Applications
Introduction
The OTN test application provides technicians and engineers with a comprehensive and powerful set of test functions required for installing,
commissioning, and troubleshooting OTN networks. The optional OTN test suite can be easily activated using VeExpress.

Bit Rates
The TX300S offers various software options to verify compliance to the ITU-T G.709 standard including extended (over clocked) bit rates
to ITU-T series G supplement 43 standards. The following OTN test interfaces are available:

• SFP transceiver supports OTU1 (2.66 Gbps)

• XFP transceiver supports OTU2 (10.7 Gbps), OTU1e (11.049 Gbps) and OTU2e (11.095 Gbps)

Test Applications
Similar to SDH/SONET, OTN networks require both in-service and out-of-service tests to be performed. In-service testing involves
monitoring an operational network for alarms and errors over a period of time while out-of-service testing is typically performed during
the commissioning phase to ensure that a network is fully functional before transmitting live traffic.

The network element response test involves sending a stimulus (error or alarm) signal into the OTN Device Under Test (DUT) and monitoring
its output and proper response. The response test must be repeated for all possible input stimuli that the DUT is expected to respond to.

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OTN Features
Intuitive Test Signal Setup Advanced Mapping Capability
Transmitting and receiving ITU-T G.709 compliant OTN signals SDH/SONET client signals can be mapped using bit-synchronous
is quick and simple. The transmitter and receiver can operate or asynchronous modes. Synchronous means the Optical Payload
independently, or they can be coupled depending on test setup. Unit (OPU) clock is derived from the mapped client signal while
Framed signals can be equipped with unstructured or structured Asynchronous means the OPU clock is independent. The mapping
payloads – a user-selected test pattern fills the entire payload structure can be viewed and checked in the Signal summary tab.
(Bulk) or a structured payload (SDH/SONET framed client signal)
is used. Scrambling and Forward Error Correction (FEC) can be
enabled or disabled to verify applicable circuitry.

Error Insertion and Alarm Generation Line and Payload Frequency Analysis
Alarms and Errors can be applied to the OTN signal or to Frequency offset present in the Optical Transport Unit (OTU) line
the payload itself. A full range of PDH/DSn and SDH/SONET frequency or Optical Payload Unit (OPU) are measured accurately.
anomalies and alarms are supported depending on payload Furthermore, frequency offset applied to the signal by the user
setup. Single errors, preset rates or user-defined error rates regardless of the clock source can also be analyzed.
are supported.

Monitoring Errors and Alarms Overhead Byte Analysis

It is possible to monitor OTN anomalies and defects in the SDH/ All overhead bytes in the OTU/ODU/OPU are captured and
SONET payload signals. Similarly, bit errors are monitored when displayed in hexadecimal format. Direct access to overhead bytes
the OTN signal payload is a test signal. Soft LEDs display event ensures that the DUT performs termination and pass-through
status continuously while a test is running – errors and alarms operations accurately.
are color coded to show present and historical conditions.

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 SDH/SONET
SDH/SONET Applications

Installation, commissioning, monitoring and maintenance of Physical Layer Testing

SDH/SONET and PDH/DSn networks is simplified thanks to a Verifying analog parameters are within prescribed specifications
combination of intuitive features and powerful test functions. and limits is recommended prior to performing framing and
SDH signals are often compromised by various impairments in payload analysis. High optical power levels can saturate
the multiplexing process therefore defining the type of anomaly receiver equipment, while low power levels are susceptible
or defect to isolate the network element or signal path causing to noise which result in bit errors. Clock tolerances for each
the problem is crucial. Fast troubleshooting and comprehensive individual signal hierarchy is clearly defined by Bellcore/
analysis of transmission problems can be performed using ITU-T recommendations and should be verified as part of any
intrusive, non-intrusive and monitoring test modes. Novice acceptance/conformance test.
users will benefit from the easy-to-use Auto-configuration
and Tributary Scan test modes, while experienced users will
appreciate the array of advanced features such as Overhead Payload Mappings
Monitoring and Byte Control, Pointer Test Sequences, Path Trace Test the operation of Add/Drop Multiplexers, Digital Cross
Generation, Tandem Connection Monitoring and lots more. Connects and other Network Elements (NE) by verifying the
mapping and de-mapping of different tributaries and payloads
Out-of-Service Testing into SDH or SONET containers and monitor anomalies and
Applications include: defects according to ITU-T G.707 and GR-253 recommendations.
• BERT
• Tributary Mapping/de-Mapping
• Path/Section Trace Generation
• Bringing Into Service (M.2100)
• Pulse Mask Analysis (E1/E3/DS1/DS3)
• Mux Testing
• Round Trip Delay
• Pointer Test Sequences
• Jitter Generation, MTJ, JTF

In-Service Monitoring
Applications include:
• Optical Power and Frequency
• Tributary Scanning
• Performance Analysis per G.826, G.828, G.829, M.2101
Performance Analysis Summary
• Pointer Analysis and Generation
• APS Measurement Performance of each hierarchy is based on Byte Interleaved
• Tandem Connection Monitoring Parity (BIP) checksums which are calculated on a frame by
• Overhead Byte Control and Decode frame basis. These BIP checks are inserted into the Regenerator,
• Jitter and Wander Measurements Multiplexer and Path Overhead, all of which form an integral
part of the performance monitoring capabilities of an SDH/
SONET network. The TX300S analysis screens present Pass/Fail
criteria for each performance parameter according to ANSI/ITU-T
SDH/SONET Features recommendations.

Quick and Easy Graphical Setup

Complex daily tasks are common in today’s network environment,
therefore technicians need a tester that is quick and easy to
configure. Intuitive graphics, drop down menus and touch
-screen operation greatly simplify test interface, signal structure,
payload mapping and test pattern setup.

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 SDH/SONET,
SYNCHRONIZATION
SDH/SONET Features cont’d

Overhead Analysis In the Summary tab, an overview of the Total, CRC, lost, error,
Binary and hexadecimal decode of all Section and Path overhead out of order and duplicated messages are displayed. The Message
bytes are performed. tab provides a concise record of all PTP message related items,
while the Results tab provides detailed statistics and values for
Packet Delay Variation (PDV), Round Trip Delay (RTD) and Inter-
Packet Gap (IPG). Clock and Wander are measured against the
reference clock.

ITU-T G.8261 SyncE Master Clock Emulation Mode

The reference clock can be based on the internal precision clock
or from an external clock source at 1.544 Mbps, 2.048 Mbps,
1.544 MHz, 2.048 MHz, 10 MHz, 25 MHz, 125 MHz, or 1 PPS rate.
The output reference clock can be synchronized to 1.544 Mbps
or 2.048 Mbps and provided at the DS1/E1 port or a 1.544 MHz,
2.048 MHz, 10 MHz, and 1 PPS clock signal can be made available
on the unbalanced BNC port.

ITU-T G.8261 SyncE Slave Clock Emulation Mode

Overhead Byte Control Extracts clock information from the incoming Ethernet signal at
Manipulation of transmitted overhead bytes in both terminated the 10/100/1000Base-T, 100Base-FX, 1000Base-X, and 10GBase-X
and payload through modes enable users to stress the network interface. The recovered reference clock can be applied to a 1.544
responses to various conditions. Mbps or 2.048 Mbps signal at the DS1/E1 port or a 1.544 MHz,
2.048 MHz, 10 MHz, 25 MHz, 125 MHz, or 1 PPS clock signal
can be made available on the unbalanced BNC port. Clock and
Synchronous Network Features Wander are measured against the reference clock.

IEEE 1588v2/PTP Master Clock Emulation Mode Synchronization Messages Capture

Master Clock emulation allows network synchronization Message capture and decode for SyncE ESMC/SSM and IEEE
properties to be verified prior to service delivery or during 1588v2 messages.
routine maintenance tasks. Using the internal precision clock or
an external 1.544 Mbps, 2.048 Mbps, 1.544 MHz, 2.048 MHz, ESMC SSM
10 MHz, 25 MHz, 125 MHz, or 1 PPS signal as the reference
ESMC SSM messages generation with configurable type and rate.
clock, the unit generates the PTP messages needed by a Slave
Includes ESMC SSM messages display and decode, with capture
device to synchronize.
function in pcap format for external analysis.
The reference clock can further be applied to an outgoing
Ethernet Testing
1.544 Mbps or 2.048 Mbps signal via balanced RJ45 or bantam
interfaces or alternatively a 1.544 Mbps, 2.048 Mbps, 10 MHz, Generate and analyze Ethernet test traffic in conjunction with
25 MHz, 125 MHz, or 1 PPS signal can be generated on the SyncE or 1588v2 Master or Slave emulation.
unbalanced BNC port for other synchronization requirements.
In this mode, the unit can be programmed to generate PTP
messages at different rates to reduce or introduce network
congestion.

IEEE 1588v2/PTP Slave Clock Emulation Mode

Emulates a Slave Clock device where synchronized clock is
extracted using the PTP procedure. The extracted clock can be
applied to an outgoing 1.544 Mbps or 2.048 Mbps signal on
the DS1/E1 balanced test port or a 1.544 Mbps, 2.048 Mbps,
10 MHz, 25 MHz, 125 MHz, or 1 PPS reference signal can be
made available on the unbalanced BNC port. After an IP layer
connection is achieved, clock identities are exchanged between
the test unit and the far end Master clock device. The PTP
messages can be monitored and decoded.

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 ETHERNET
Ethernet Key Features

RFC2544 Compliance Testing BERT

Performs the RFC2544 automated test suite at all recommended Layer 1 unframed (optical ports only), Layer 1 (framed), 2, 3,
frame sizes as well as user configurable frame sizes and up to and Layer 4 BER testing are supported. The BER test can be
full line rate. The test suite can be performed with the far end configured to use regular PRBS test patterns, IEEE stress patterns
test partner in loopback mode or peer-to-peer mode - the latter for 1GE and 10GE LAN unframed modes, or user defined test
allowing for symmetrical/asymmetrical testing. Thresholds may patterns to simulate various conditions.
be configured for accurate SLA assurance and verification. The
automated tests supported are throughput, latency, frame loss, Protocol Support
and back-to-back frames. With intuitive graphical based user interface, users can fully
customize test traffic at the Layer 2 (MAC header), Layer 3 (IPv4
In Advanced SLA Mode this feature combines the powerful and IPv6 headers) and Layer 4 (TCP,UDP ). The TX300S also offers
multiservice throughput test capabilities with the RFC2544 a complete tool set of advanced network protocols.
industry test suite for SLA verification. Using this test function,
service providers are able to verify SLAs while end-to-end QoS Q-in-Q (VLAN stacking)
is assessed properly. By configuring one primary test stream VLAN stacking, also known as Q-in-Q, makes a provision for
and up to seven background streams each with independent carrier/service provider assigned VLANs (SP-VLAN), but also
frame size, bandwidth, and more importantly QoS levels, retains customer traffic’s VLAN (CE-VLAN). Up to three layers
simulating different service applications is now realized. The of VLAN tagging supported with configurable VLAN ID, Priority,
Advanced RFC2544 SLA mode provides detailed visibility and VLAN type.
of the test parameters for each of the traffic streams being
measured, providing an efficient in-depth qualification in a fast Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
and automated way. MPLS technology allows for a more efficient routing of Ethernet/
IP packets via the use of MPLS routers in the network. MPLS
labels reside between the MAC (Layer 2) and IP layers (Layer 3).
Up to three MPLS tags can be configured in the traffic stream
with customizable Label, CoS, and TTL fields.

Provider Backbone Bridging (PBB)

Also known as MAC-in-MAC, PBB (802.1ah) provides a trunking
mechanism that adds resiliency and configurable performance
levels in the provider backbone network. PBB encapsulation is
available for all Ethernet tests with all PBB fields configurable.

Multiprotocol Label Switching Transport Profile

(MPLS-TP)
MPLS-TP, a Layer 2 packet-based transport mechanism, is gaining
Multiple Streams Generation - Throughput momentum as a transport of choice for access and aggregation
Up to ten traffic streams can be independently configured with networks requiring a technology that combines the operational
CoS (VLAN priority) and QoS (TOS/DSCP) prioritization. This simplicity of packet switched networks with the operations,
traffic feature simulates multiple service conditions (e.g. Triple administration and maintenance (OAM) tools and fault resiliency
Play), and facilitates end-to-end QoS performance verification. capabilities of Circuit switched networks. Fully configurable
The multiple stream throughput tests may be performed with MPLS-TP header fields including LSP and Pseudowire MPLS-TP
a second test unit at the far end in Smart Loop mode or Peer- support for all Ethernet tests along with MPLS-TP OAM per
to-Peer mode. ITU-T G.8113.1.

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 ETHERNET
Ethernet cont’d

Y.1564 V-SAM Test Performance Management testing with Y.1731, capabilities

VeEX’s V-SAM test suite is fully compliant with ITU-T Y.1564 and include:
offers an efficient method to qualify and troubleshoot Ethernet • Frame Loss Measurement (ETH-LM) function for service
Services. V-SAM addresses some of RCF2544 limitations by frame loss ratio measurement
testing multiple services at once and providing simultaneous • Delay Measurement (ETH-DM) function for frame delay
measurements of key SLA parameters. and frame delay variation measurement

With the Service Configuration test, services running on the Intelligent Network/Device Discovery
same line are tested one by one to verify the correct service Easily discover and select another VeEX Ethernet tester or
profile provisioning. With the Service Performance test, the loopback device on the network under test. The local device will
services running on the same line are tested simultaneously control the operation of the far end device, in either loopback
over an extended period of time, to verify network robustness. or peer-to-peer mode (symmetrical or asymmetrical traffic
generation mode). This feature greatly simplifies field testing
This test suite was designed with the end user in mind and since there is no need for a second technician to be at the far
allows for quick provisioning, execution and analysis of the test end configuring the test partner device.
results, even without prior detailed knowledge of the standard.

Smart Loopbacks
Four modes are available for looping back test traffic. At Layer
1, all incoming traffic is looped back unaltered. At Layer 2, all
incoming unicast traffic is looped back with the MAC source and
destination addresses swapped. At Layer 3, all incoming unicast
traffic is looped back with the MAC and IP source and destination
addresses swapped, and at Layer 4, all incoming unicast traffic
is looped back with the MAC, IP, and UDP/TCP ports swapped.

Configurable traffic filters are supported on all MAC, IP, and VLAN
fields to allow full control over looped traffic. Traffic is monitored
while being looped and key traffic metrics such as frame type,
Ethernet OAM Features rate, and error/alarms are displayed on screen. These can be
The TX300S offers a complete tool set for Link Level (IEEE compared to results at the far end to pinpoint issues more easily.
802.3ah) and Service Level (IEEE 802.1ag/ ITU- Y.1731) OAM for
monitoring and maintaining carrier grade Ethernet services as
well as OAM support for MPLS-TP per ITU-T G.8113.1 including
G-ACH and GAL labels support per RFC 4385 and RFC 5586.

Link Fault Management testing with 802.3ah OAM, capabilities

include:
• Discovery mechanism to verify capabilities and
provisioning of link partner
• Remote Loopback command for link performance testing
• Critical Link Event Notification

Connectivity Fault Management testing with 802.1ag and

Y.1731, capabilities include:
• Linktrace message to perform path discovery
• Loopback message to test connectivity and isolate faults
• Continuity check messages to detect connectivity issues

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 ETHERNET
Ethernet cont’d
RFC6349 V-PERF TCP Test VLAN Scan and Traffic Monitor
A common source of customer complaints come from file VLAN Scan allows scanning up to 4096 VLAN IDs for switch
transfer speeds not matching the throughput rates guaranteed in configuration verification. Verify which VLAN IDs are the top
the SLA. While many factors affect TCP applications performance, bandwidth users and monitor up to eight live traffic streams (in
including customer’s operating system hardware performance terminate mode).
and settings (TCP window size), carriers need to prove SLA with
a test tool that can show TCP performance independent of
Operating System or Server limitations and present repeatable
reliable results.

The TX300S V-PERF feature uses RFC6349 test methodology and

metrics for qualifying network TCP performance. It offers a full
line rate stateful TCP test with configurable window sizes, client
and server modes as well as compatibility with iPerf servers.

FTP Throughput and VeTest HTTP Throughput Test

FTP Throughput and VeTest features provide additional Layer
4-7 testing. The FTP Throughput feature allows the user to
test up to full line rate FTP protocol performance to any FTP
Server by uploading and downloading files. The VeTest feature
qualifies network HTTP protocol performance by downloading Delay Measurements
and uploading files to a VeTest HTTP server. Both features can In addition to round trip delay measurements, the TX300S
test up to the full line depending on the server specifications provides advanced one- way delay measurement capabilities.
and limitations. Connection time to the server, data transfer With GPS option one-way delay can be measured between
time, line rate throughput rates, and protocol (FTP and HTTP) remote test sets. The delay measurements are provided for each
throughput rates key metrics are reported during the tests. independent traffic stream.

Network Troubleshooting Tools

Complimentary to the transport layer tests provided with the RFC2544 and V-SAM Y.1564 test suites, the TX300S provides advanced ap-
plication layer test capabilities with the following functions: Ping test and Trace route, ARP network discovery and HTTP Web browsing.

Wireshark™ Packet Capture

Live packet capture with Wireshark decode interface. This
function captures packets from the Ethernet test ports and
provides packet and protocol summaries and Hexadecimal
displays. The captures can be saved in standard PCAP format
and exported for analysis.

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 VoIP/IPTV
VoIP Testing IPTV Explorer
Take advantage of software options offering different test IPTV Service Providers nowadays have to ensure the transport
methods to verify and provision your VoIP network. layer and MPEG payload are both within defined limits, because
simply checking packet loss, jitter and related impairments of
VoIP Check – Simulates a VoIP call to the nearest router and the Ethernet distribution network is not enough to evaluate the
measures the round trip MOS score and related VoIP parameters. quality of the IPTV content carried in the upper protocol layers. The
TX300S IPTV Explorer option extracts the MPEG payloads from the
The VoIP check mode tests the network readiness for VoIP Ethernet streams, decodes and displays them to check transport
without placing an active VoIP call. This mode allows for and programming content so that QoS and QoE can all be assessed.
service verification before SIP/H.323 infrastructure is in place
or if credentials are not known. This test focuses on packet Media-Stream-Based Algorithm
transmission quality and metrics by sending traffic (ICMP Ping) A proprietary and sophisticated algorithm analyzes the IP stream
matching VoIP call traffic properties. to assess and derive video quality and improve accuracy of
quality scores.
VoIP Expert – VoIP Expert is a simple and effective tool • Frame structure/GoP detection – Identifies I, B, and P
for pre-qualifying VoIP service and verifying triple play frames in both unscrambled and encrypted video streams,
implementations. to determine GoP length and the rate and distribution of
packet loss in each frame
The VoIP Expert Client/Server mode allows a TX300S test set • Per-frame quality computation – Quality in each frame
connected to a VX1000 server to exchange upstream and using the frame type, frame size, codec type, bandwidth,
downstream files to exercise the connection under VoIP calls and packet loss data. For P and B frames, TX300S models
conditions. the loss propagated from earlier reference (I or P) frames
• Bandwidth estimation – the bandwidth used by certain
Bi-directional Mean-Opinion-Score (MOS), Transmission-Rating- types of video frames is analyzed to estimate the
Factor (R-factor) and other critical network related parameters quantization level applied by the video encoder
are measured and test results are displayed on both field test
units and the VX1000 software. The VX1000 software can be Program Identifier (PID) Statistics
installed on any server and accepts up to 16 simultaneous VoIP PID statistics provide critical information about the MPEG transport
test calls from compatible VePAL100+/300 series products. stream. The bandwidth and packets associated with each individual
stream are listed allowing the technician to check the video, audio
and data content and to check for any “illegal” PIDs.

Transmission Quality Score

QoS parameters are evaluated and presented in an intuitive manner
so that technicians unfamiliar with MPEG signals are able to make
accurate decisions to ensure maximum service availability.
• Audio and Video MOS scores associated with the particular
video/audio codec used and transmission quality are reported
• VSTQ (Video Service Transmission Quality), is a codec-
independent scoring that rates the ability of the network to
reliably transport video
• ETSI TR 101 290 metrics are good indicator of transport
VoIP Call Expert – Emulates an IP phone to place and receive associated errors
calls using SIP or H.323 protocols. Real-time evaluation of voice
quality with a complete set of measurements is available at the
end of the call, including packet statistics, jitter statistics, and
MOS and R-factor call quality scores. Support VoIP trunk test
with bulk call generation of up to 24 simultaneous calls.

IPTV Image Viewer

The IPTV viewer decodes un-encrypted streams and can be used
as a quick channel identifier to verify PID assignment.

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 FIBRE CHANNEL,
CPRI & OBSAI
Fibre Channel Key Features
Throughput and Bit Error Rate Test (BERT)
Key Features
The Fibre Channel protocol specifies a maximum allowable Bit
• Single or Dual SFP optical ports supporting 1.0625 Gbps,
Error Rate (BER) of ≤ 1 x 10-12 that must be achieved. The TX300S
2.125 Gbps, and 4.25 Gbps
allows the user to stress FC-1 and FC-2 network layers to ensure
• Single or Dual XFP optical ports supporting 8.5 Gbps and
accurate benchmarking.
10.52 Gbps
• Full line rate traffic generation and analysis
For FC-1, frequency fluctuations, transceiver noise and phase
• Primitive Sequence Protocol support
jumps are tested using CRPAT, CSPAT, and CJPAT patterns. Data
• Flow control support with Buffer-to-Buffer credits
dependency and behavior of network components are checked
• FC-1 and FC-2 BERT and Throughput
with PRBS patterns, sequence number tracking, and time
• RFC2544: Throughput, Latency, Frame Loss, and Back-to-
stamping to calculate frame loss, round trip delay, and other
Back frames tests
performance metrics.
• FC-2 Smart Loop mode
• Service Disruption Measurement
RFC2544 Benchmarking
• FC-2 Frame Header configuration
Based on the Ethernet test methodology, the RFC2544 routine has
• Test traffic shaping: constant, ramp, and burst
been adapted to Fiber Channel circuits where flow-control and
• Frame Length configuration up to 2148 bytes
buffer verification is important. The feature checks throughput
and round trip delay at various buffer sizes to verify optimal buffer
size and best possible link performance.

CPRI & OBSAI Testing

Traditional deployment of the base station functions are co-located with the radio tower at the base of the antenna or basement of a tall building.

The Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI) and Open Base Station Architecture Initiative (OBSAI) protocols introduce a centralized model
where one REC (Radio Equipment Controller) can manage many REs (Radio Equipment). The REC can be physically located far from radio
towers in a centralized indoor and temperature controlled location. The CPRI/OBSAI optical link between REC and RE allows long distances
(up to 10 km) without loss.

Simplified RE function makes field elements more compact, easier to install, and therefore increases the number of possible sites. Further
Capex and Opex improvements are possible by having one REC manage many towers, and increased deployment flexibility to add new cell sites.

BERT
Test network performance with Layer 2, Layer 1 Framed and Unframed BERT with PRBS stress pattern. Verify BER, code violations,
alarms and service disruption testing. CPRI Layer 2 test includes control words decode and frame capture capabilities to troubleshoot
interoperability or RF performance issues.

Latency Measurement
Highly accurate latency measurements ensures that CPRI traffic between controller and the radio equipment stays below standard specifications.

RE: Radio
Equipment
Test Equipment

Test Equipment RE

CPRI/OBSAI

Fiber Link RE
REC
Backhaul

REC: Radio Equipment

Controller

RE

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 WiFi/ReVeal
WiFi Spectrum Analyzer WiFi Wiz
The TX300S offers a powerful portable spectrum analyzer on a The WiFi Wiz function with USB WiFi adapter for 802.11 a/b/g/n
USB dongle that displays all RF activity in the WiFi bands. With wireless in 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands makes troubleshooting WiFi
dual 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands support, the analyzer covers all connectivity issues a simple task.
802.11a/b/g/n networks and is the ideal tool for enterprise
environments with a mix of wireless technologies. Scan for available networks and view all access points detailed
information along with SSID, signal strength and channel
With multiple graphical format displays it helps to visualize allocation. Connect to Access Points with WEP/WPA or WPA2
and locate RF signals in the spectrums as well as locate and encryption and verify IP capabilities to ensure the wireless
eliminate interference sources (cordless phones, microwave network is properly installed and configured. A full suite of IP
ovens, Bluetooth devices ,etc.), discover and remedy compet- testing features is supported (ping, trace, web browser, etc.).
ing access points.

WiFi inSSIDer ReVeal TX300S

The WiFi InSSIDer provides the best tools for WiFi networks Included standard with each test set, ReVeal PC software provides
discovery and performance troubleshooting. With compatible an easy-to-use and intuitive interface that allows you to take full
USB WiFi adapter for 802.11 a/b/g/n wireless in 2.4 GHz advantage of your TX300S test unit by providing the following
and 5 GHz bands the inSSIDer provides a clear picture of the productivity tools:
environment. It helps identify poor channel placement, low
signal strength and interferences in easy to understand graphs • Convenient test profile management
and tables. • Flexible test results management
• Powerful report generation

Compatible with Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7,

32 bits or 64 bits operating systems.

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 SPECIFICATIONS
OTN/SDH/SONET/PDH/DSn Specifications
Key Features TX Clock Source
• Flexible wavelength and bit rate options using industry standard Internal: ± 3.5 ppm stability per ITU-T G.812
SFPs and XFPs Recovered: from the incoming signal
• Single or Dual XFP optical ports supporting OTU2, OTU2e, External reference via Ext Clk (SMA) connector
OTU1e, STM-64, OC-192 bit rates • 1.544 MHz, 2.048 MHz, 1.544 Mbps, 2.048 Mbps
• Single or Dual SFP optical ports supporting OTU1, STM-16/4/1/0 High-stability 1PPS Sources
and OC-48/12/3/1 bit rates • Built-in GPS Clock option
• Single or Dual unbalanced ports (BNC) for E1, E3, E4, DS1, DS3, • Built-in Atomic Clock option
STS-1, STM-0e and STM-1e Tx Frequency Offset: Up to 50 ppm (25,000 ppm for E1) in steps
• Single or Dual balanced ports (RJ48 or Bantam) for E1 and DS1 of 0.1 ppm for both optical and electrical interfaces
• EoOTN Testing with OTU1e, OTU2e, ODU0 and ODUflex with Clock recovery (pulling range) per ITU-T G.703
Ethernet payloads
• Single or Dual BERT capabilities Measurement Clock Reference
• Coupled or independent Tx and Rx settings Internal: ± 3.5 ppm stability per ITU-T G.812
• Tandem Connection Monitoring External Clock Input
• Service disruption testing (SDT) and APS • Unbalanced 75Ω SMA
• Round trip delay on all interfaces and payload mappings • 1.544 MHz, 2.048 MHz, 1.544 Mbps, 2.048 Mbps
• Jitter/Wander Analysis (E1, E3, DS1, DS3 and STM-1o, OC-3) High-stability 1PPS References
• Built-in GPS Clock option
Test Setup • Built-in Atomic Clock option
Test configuration, menus, and results are presented in VeEX’s intuitive
GUI, requiring little or no training for new or existing VePAL™ users, Optical Interfaces*
maintaining a consistent user experience from the lab to the field. SFP and XFP transceivers conforming to Multi Source Agreement
(MSA) specifications
Layer-based graphical configuration interface allow users to build Compliant to ITU-T G.957/G.691 Optical interfaces and systems
the test signal in a logical layer by layer sequence relating to SDH
• OTN/SDH/SONET/PDH/DSn interface selection Optical Power Measurement: ± 2 dB accuracy, 1 dB resolution
• Optical or Electrical signal settings Safety: Class 1, per FDA/CDRH, EN (IEC) 60825 eye safety regulations
• Mapping and Multiplexing Operating temperature range: -10˚C to 70˚C
• Payload (Bulk, multiplexed, or Ethernet) ROHS compliant and Lead Free per Directive 2002/95/EC
• Test Pattern (CBR) or Traffic (Packets)

Transceiver SFP XFP

Data rate STM-4/OC-12 622 Mbps OTU1 2666 Mbps OTU2e 11.095 Gbps
STM-1/OC-3 155 Mbps STM-16/OC-48 2488 Mbps OTU1e 11.045 Gbps
STM-0/OC-1 51 Mbps STM-4/OC-12 622 Mbps OTU2 10.709 Gbps
STM-1/OC-3 155 Mbps STM-64/OC-192 9.953 Gbps
STM-0/OC-1 51 Mbps
Part No. 301-01-004G 301-01-005G 301-01-006G 301-01-007G 301-01-008G 301-01-009G 301-04-002G 301-04-003G 301-04-004G
Wavelength 1310 1310 1550 1310 1310 1550 1310 1550 1550
(nm)
Range (km) 15 40 80 15 40 80 10 40 80
Connector LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC LC
Line coding NRZ NRZ NRZ NRZ NRZ NRZ NRZ NRZ NRZ
Tx Laser FP DFB DFB DFB DFB DFB DFB DFB DFB
Tx Spectral 2.5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
width (nm)
Tx Power (dBm) -15 to -8 -3 to +2 -3 to +2 -5 to 0 -2 to +3 -2 to +3 -6 to -1 -3 to +2 0 to +4
Rx Detector PIN PIN PIN PIN APD APD PIN PIN APD
Rx Sensitivity
155 Mbps -28 to -8 -28 to -8 -28 to -8 -23 to -10 -30 to -15 -30 to -15 n/a n/a n/a
622 Mbps -28 to -8 -28 to -8 -28 to -8 -22 to 0 -29 to -9 -29 to -9 n/a n/a n/a
2488 Mbps n/a n/a n/a -18 to 0 -27 to -9 -28 to -9 n/a n/a n/a
2666 Mbps n/a n/a n/a -18 to 0 -27 to -9 -28 to -9 n/a n/a n/a
9.953 Gbps n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a -14.4 to +0.5 -16 to -1 -24 to -7
10.7 Gbps n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a -14.4 to +0.5 -16 to -1 -24 to -7
11.049 Gbps n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a -13.4 to +0.5 -15 to -1 -22 to -7
11.095 Gbps n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a -13.4 to +0.5 -15 to -1 -22 to -7

*Data rates, performance, and supported transmission protocols are only guaranteed for SFPs and XFPs supplied by VeEX Inc. If selecting or using other vendors,
users should excercise caution

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 SPECIFICATIONS
OTN Functions
Key Features Test Patterns
• OTU2 (10.7 Gbps) and OTU1 (2.7 Gbps) The following test sequences can be generated to fill the payload
• OTU1e (11.049 Gbps) and OTU2e (11.095 Gbps) over-clocked bit rates • PRBS: 231-1 , 223-1, 220-1, 215-1, 211-1, 29-1, 27-1, QRSS
• EoOTN testing - internally generated Ethernet payload mapped • Fixed: 0000, 1111, 1010, 1100, 1in8, 2in8, 3in24, DALY,
into OTU1e, OTU2e, ODU0 or ODUflex NET55 and OCT55
• Synchronous and asynchronous mapping of SONET/SDH signals, • User defined: Ten 32-bit and one 24-Bit Programmable
including multiplexed PDH/DSn payloads sequences
• OTU, ODU, OPU overhead manipulation and monitoring The following test sequences can be generated in Bulk mode
• OTU, ODU, OPU layer alarms/errors generation and analysis • PRBS: 231-1 , 223-1
• OTU, ODU, TCMi trace messages
• Forward error correction (FEC) testing Error Insertion
• Tandem Connection Monitoring OTN
• Service Disruption Time measurement and Events tracking • OTU-FAS, OTU-MFAS, OTU-BIP, OTU-BEI, Correctable FEC,
• Frequency offset generation Uncorrectable FEC, ODU-BIP, PM-BEI
Payload
OTN Interfaces • Bit (Pattern)
Standards: ITU-T G.709, ITU-T G.798, ITU-T G.872 Injection Modes
Test rates • Single, Count (# of errors), Fixed Rates (1E-9 to 1E-3)
• OTU2 (10.7 Gbps) Framed
• OTU1 (2.7 Gbps) Framed Alarm Generation
• OTU1e (11.049 Gbps), OTU2e (11.0995 Gbps) Physical Layer
• LOS
OTN Payloads OTN
OTU2-ODU2-Bulk (test pattern) • OTU-LOF, OTU-LOM, OTU-AIS, OTU-IAE, OTU-BDI, OTU-BIAE,
• OTU2-ODU2-STM-64 or OC-192, synchronous and OTU-TIM, ODU-AIS, ODU-OCI, ODU-LCK, ODU-BDI, ODU-TIM,
asynchronous, including all supported mappings and OPU-PLM
multiplexed tributaries, down to E1/DS1 (Nx64/Nx56k) Generation Modes
• OTU2-ODU2-ODU1-Bulk (test pattern) • Continuous (manual), Count (0.1, 1, 10, 100 seconds)
• OTU2-ODU2-ODU1-STM-16 or OC-48, synchronous and
asynchronous, including all supported mappings and OTN Overhead Analysis and Generation
multiplexed tributaries, down to E1/DS1 (Nx64/Nx56k) Analysis – Decode and Display
• OTU2-ODU2-ODU1-ODU0-Bulk and 1GE payloads Byte Decoding
• OTU2-ODU2-ODU0-Bulk and 1GE payloads • On-screen Decode
• OTU2-ODU2-ODUflex with Nx1.25G Ethernet payloads OTUk bytes in hexadecimal, binary or ASCII formats
• OTU1-ODU1-Bulk (test pattern) • SM-TTI (SAPI, DAPI, User), SM-BIP, SM-BEI/BIAE, SM-BDI, SM-IAE
• OTU1-ODU1-STM-16 or OC-48, synchronous and • GCC0 bytes
asynchronous, including all supported mappings and ODUk bytes in hexadecimal, binary or ASCII formats
multiplexed tributaries, down to E1/DS1 (Nx64/Nx56k) • DMp and DMti
• OTU1-ODU0-Bulk and 1GE payloads • PM-TTI (SAPI, DAPI, User), PM-BIP, PM-BEI, PM-BDI, PM-STAT
• OTU2e-ODU2e-Bulk and 10GE payloads • ODU-TCM-ACT, TCMi-TTI (SAPI, DAPI, User), TCMi-BIP, TCMi-
• OTU1e-ODU1e-Bulk and 10GE payloads BEI/BIAE, TCMi-BDI, TCMi-STAT
• GCC1, GCC2 bytes
OTU Layer • PCC/APS bytes
Alarm and Error Monitoring OPUk bytes in hexadecimal and binary formats
• Alarms: LOF, OOF, LOM, OOM, OTU-AIS, OTU-IAE, OTU-BDI, • JC1, JC2, JC3, (JC4, JC5, JC6), PSI, NJO
OTU-BIAE, OTU-TIM Reserved bytes
• Errors: OTU-FAS, OTU-MFAS, OTU-BIP, OTU-BEI, Correctable Generation - Programmable Bytes and sequences
FEC, Uncorrectable FEC OTU and ODU Trace Generation
• SAPI (15 characters)
ODU Layer • DAPI (15 characters)
Alarm and Error Monitoring • User (31 characters)
• Alarms: ODU-AIS, ODU-OCI, ODU-LCK, ODU-BDI, ODU-TIM • Copy from received trace
• Errors: ODU-BIP-8, ODU-BEI TCMi Trace Generation
• SAPI (15 characters)
OPU Layer • DAPI (15 characters)
Payload Type (PT): Generates and displays received PT value • User (31 characters)
Expected Payload label setting • Copy from received trace
Enable/Disable PLM monitoring Set TCMi Status
Alarm and Error Monitoring: Alarms: OPU-PLM • ODU-TCM-ACT (Binary and Hex)
Programmable Expected Traces
BER Test • OTU and ODU SAPI, DAPI, and User
Alarm and Error Monitoring • Copy from received trace
• Alarms: LSS (Loss Sequence Synchronization) • Enable/Disable TIM monitor
• Errors: Bit (Test Sequence Error) TX300S 16
 SPECIFICATIONS
Tandem Connection Monitoring (TCM) Electrical
TCMi Monitoring (1 through 6) BNC (75Ω unbalanced)
• LTC, AIS, OCI, LCK, BDI, BIAE, IAE; count • STS-1/STM-0e, 51.84 Mbps, B3ZS
• IEC, BEI; count and rate • STS-3/STM-1e, 155.520 Mbps, CMI
Trace Identifier Monitoring and Generation Receiver Sensitivity
• Programmable SAPI, DAPI and User traces 51.840 Mbps (STS-1/STM-0e)
• Copy trace from RX • Terminate: ≤ 10 dB (cable loss only)
• Enable/Disable TIM monitoring • Monitor (PMP): ≤ 26 dB (20 dB resistive, 6 dB cable loss)
155.520 Mbps (STM-1e)
Ethernet over OTN (EoOTN) • Terminate: ≤ 12.7 dB (coaxial cable loss only)
Optional Mappings
• Direct mapping of 10G Ethernet payload into OTU1e or Operating Modes
OTU2e, synchronous or asynchronous Normal (terminal)
• Direct mapping of 1G Ethernet payload into ODU0 • The instrument terminates the line, serving as source and
• Direct mapping of Nx1.25G Ethernet payload into ODUflex sink for the generated traffic
Ethernet Payload • Offers full access to Overhead and Payload alarms and error
• Layer 1 Unframed or Framed generation and monitoring
• Layer 2, 3 and 4 Payload Through (intrusive)
• VLAN: Up to 3 tags • Instrument retransmits the received Payload and allows
• MPLS: Up to 3 tags access to Overhead manipulation
• Layer 4: TCP or UDP • Offers access to Overhead alarms and error generation as
Ethernet Layer Testing* well as Payload monitoring
• BERT Line Through (Transparent)
• RFC2544 • Instrument regenerates and retransmits the entire received
• Throughput signal
Test Patterns (payload) • Offers minimal interaction with the test signal
• PRBS: 211-1, 215-1, 223-1, 231-1 • Provides full access to Overhead and Payload alarms and
• Fixed: All 1s and All 0s error monitoring
• User-defined 32 bit sequence
• Normal or Inverted SDH Mappings
(According to ITU-T G.707)
*Refer to the Ethernet Testing section for more details on Ethernet layer tests. • C-11 (Bulk/PRBS, unframed or framed DS1)
• C-12 (Bulk/PRBS, unframed or framed E1, asynchronous, bit
SDH/SONET Functions or byte synchronous)
• C-3 (Bulk/PRBS, unframed, framed or channelized E3 or DS3)
SDH/SONET signals can be used as physical layer or as OTN payloads, via AU-3 or AU-4
and can contain multiplexed PDH/DSn clients, providing all the • C-4 (Bulk/PRBS, unframed or framed E4)
flexibility to address complex test scenarios • C-4-4c (Bulk/PRBS)
• C-4-16c (Bulk/PRBS)
Key Features • C-4-64c (Bulk/PRBS)
• STM-64/16/4/1/0
• OC-192/48/12/3 and STS-1 SONET Mappings
• Bulk VC/STS/VT, PDH/DSn and multiplexed payloads (According to Telcordia GR-253/ANSI T1.105)
• Overhead manipulation and monitoring • VT-2 (unstructured or framed E1)
• Alarms/errors generation and analysis • VT-1.5 (unstructured or framed DS1, asynchronous or float
• Service Disruption Time (SDT) and APS byte synchronous)
• One-way Delay (dual mode) • STS-1 SPE (unstructured or framed E3 or DS3)
• Round Trip Delay • STS-3c SPE (unstructured or framed E4)
• Tributary Scan • STS-12c SPE (Bulk) STS-48c SPE (Bulk)
• Tandem Connection Monitoring • STS-192c SPE (Bulk)
• Pointer Test Sequences
Test Patterns
SDH/SONET Interfaces The following test patterns can be generated
Optical • PRBS: 231-1 , 223-1, 220-1, 215-1, 211-1 , 29-1, 27-1, QRSS
SFP • Fixed: 0000, 1111, 1010, 1100, 1in8, 2in8, 3in24, DALY,
• STM-0/OC-1, 51.840 Mbps, NRZ NET55 and OCT55
• STM-1/OC-3, 155.520 Mbps, NRZ • User defined: Ten 32-bit and one 24-Bit Programmable
• STM-4/OC-12, 622.080 Mbps, NRZ sequences
• STM-16/OC-48, 2,488.320 Mbps, NRZ • Mode : Normal or Inverted
XFP
• STM-64/OC192, 9,953.280 Mbps, NRZ

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Errors Tributary Scan
Insertion Automatically scans VC-12, VC-11, VT-1.5 or VT-2 for errors, alarms
• SDH: FAS, B1, B2, MS-REI, B3, HP-REI, LP-REI, LP-BIP, and bit errors and events using a sequential BER tests
• SONET: FAS, B1, B2, REI-L, B3, REI-P, REI-V, BIP-V, and bit errors
• Modes: Single, Count (# of errors), Fixed Rates (1E-9 to 1E-3) Pointer Analysis and G.783 Test Sequences
Detection Pointer movements monitoring and generation for SDH and SONET
• SDH: FAS, B1, B2, MS-REI, B3, HP-REI, LP-BIP, LP-REI, slips and bit errors Monitor
• SONET: FAS, B1, B2, REI-L, B3, REI-P, REI-V, BIP-V, slips and bit errors • AU, TU, STS and VT pointer adjustments
• SS bits, LOP, New Data Flags (NDF)
Alarms • Current value, increments, decrements, sum, difference
Generation • Tributary frequency offset (ppm of AU/TU or STS/VT)
• SDH: LOS, LOF, MS-AIS, MS-RDI, RS-TIM, AU-LOP, AU-AIS, HP- Generation
UNEQ, HP-PLM, HP-RDI, HP-TIM, TU-LOM, TU-LOP, TU-AIS, LP- • Pointer sequences : ITU-T G.783, Telcordia GR-253
UNEQ, LP-PLM, LP-RDI, LP-RFI, LP-TIM, 2M AIS, 2M LOF, 2M RDI • Pointer Types: AU, TU, STS, VT
• SONET: LOS, LOF, AIS-S, RDI-S, TIM-P, LOP-P, AIS-P, UNEQ-P, • Single pointer, increment, decrement, or increment/decrement
PLM-P, RDI-P, LOM-V, LOP-V, AIS-V, UNEQ-V, PLM-V, RDI-V, • Sequence: Basic, Single Alternating, Regular Additive,
RFI-V, TIM-V, DS1-AIS, DS1-LOF, 2M-AIS, 2M-LOF, 2M-RDI, Regular Cancel, Double Alternating, Burst, Transient Burst,
45M-AIS, 45M-LOF 87/3, 87/3 Additive, 87/3 Cancel, Periodic Additive, Periodic
• Modes: Continuous (manual), Count (0.1, 1, 10, 100 seconds) Cancel
Monitoring and Detection • Programming of SS bits
• SDH: LOS, LOF, OOF, RS-TIM, MS-AIS, MS-RDI, AU-AIS, AU-LOP, • Adjustments: Increment, Decrement, New Value
HP-UNEQ, HP-PLM, HP-TIM, HP-RDI, TU-LOM, TU-AIS, TU-LOP, • Parameters: N, T1, T2, T3, T4
LP-UNEQ, LP-PLM, LP-TIM, LP-RDI, LP-RFI
• SONET: LOS, LOF, OOF, AIS-S, RDI-S, TIM-P, LOP-P, AIS-P, Tandem Connection Monitoring (TCM)
UNEQ-P, PLM-P, RDI-P, LOM-V, LOP-V, AIS-V, UNEQ-V, PLM-V, Generation and analysis of N1 (HP-TCM) and N2 (LP-TCM) bytes
RDI-V, RFI-V, TIM-V Detection, display and analysis of events
• UNEQ, TC-AIS, TC-ODI, TC-IEC, TC-REI, TC-OEI, TC-LTC, TC-RDI
Overhead Analysis and Generation
Network Architectures supported PDH/DSn Functions
• Linear (per ITU-T G.783)
• Ring (per ITU-T G.841) While telecommunications network technologies have evolved to
Analysis – Decode and Display SOH/POH bytes in hexadecimal, binary include long-distance high-capacity OTN and SDH/SONET trunks,
or ASCII formats PDH/DSn links and clients are frequently retained for voice, access,
• S1 synchronization status service delivery and other economic reasons. As such, testing PDH/
• C2 HP/STS signal label DSn interfaces, payloads and services continue to play an important
• J0 trace identifier (1, 16 or 64 bytes) in ASCII format role in test and measurement.
• J1 trace identifier (16 or 64 bytes) in ASCII format
• J2 trace identifier (16 or 64 bytes) in ASCII format This test set provides PDH/DSn interfaces, payload generation,
• K1, K2 APS Control access and testing capabilities for 140 Mbps (E4), 45 Mbps (DS3),
• V5 LP/VT signal label 34 Mbps (E3), 2 Mbps (E1), 1.544 Mbps (DS1), down to N×64 and
Generation - Programmable Bytes RSOH/Section Nx56 kbps. PDH/DSn clients can be multiplexed into a higher PDH/
• J0 trace: 1 byte hexadecimal, 16 byte ASCII with CRC-7 and 64 DSn signal, mapped into SDH/SONET containers, and then mapped
byte with CR+LF into OTN, giving it the flexibility to address complex test scenarios.
MSOH/Line
• K1, K2 APS bytes per ITU-T G.783 and G.841 PDH/DSn Interfaces
• S1 synchronization status message Electrical
HO-POH (VC-4, VC-3)/STS-POH (STS-N SPE, STS-1 SPE) Dual RJ-48 (120Ω) or Dual Bantam (100Ω) balanced)
• J1 trace: 16 byte ASCII with CRC-7 or 64 byte ASCII sequence • DS1, 1.544 Mbps, AMI & B8ZS, 100Ω balanced
• C2 signal label • E1, 2.048 Mbps, HDB3 & AMI, 120Ω balanced
• H4 Sequence/Multiframe Indicator BNC (75Ω unbalanced)
• G1 (bit 5): End-to-end path status (RDI generation) • E1, 2.048 Mbps, HDB3 & AMI
• K3 (bits 1-4) APS signaling • E2, 8.448 Mbps, HDB3
LO-POH (VC-3)/STS-POH (STS-1 SPE) • E3, 34.368 Mbps, HDB3
• J1 trace: 16 byte ASCII with CRC-7 or 64 byte ASCII sequence • DS3, 44.736 Mbps, B3ZS
• C2 signal label • E4, 139.264 Mbps, CMI
• G1 (bit 5): End-to-end path status (RDI generation) Compliant to ITU-T G.703, G.823, G.824, G.772 and ANSI T1.102
• K3 (bits 1-4) APS signaling Receiver Sensitivity
LO-POH (VC-12, VC-11)/VT-POH (VT-1.5, VT-2) 1.544 Mbps (DS1)
• V5 (bits 5-7) LP/VT signal label • Terminate: ≤ 26 dB (cable loss only) at 0 dB DSX Tx
• J2 trace: 16 byte ASCII with CRC-7 or 64 byte ASCII sequence • Monitor (PMP): ≤ 26 dB (20 dB resistive, 6 dB cable loss)
• K4 (bits 3-4) LP/VT APS signaling • Bridge: ≤ 6 dB (cable loss only)
• Line Equalizer function provides increased dynamic range to
support for LBO < -7.5 dB

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2.048 Mbps (E1) Alarms
• Terminate: ≤ 6 dB (cable loss only) Generation
• Monitor (PMP): ≤ 26 dB (20 dB resistive, 6 dB cable loss) • 1.544 Mbps (DS1): AIS, yellow, idle, LOS, LOF
• Bridge: ≤ 6 dB (cable loss only) • 2.048 Mbps (E1): LOS, AIS, LOF, RDI
• Line Equalizer function provides increased dynamic range to • 8.448 Mbps (E2): 8M AIS, 8M LOF, 8M RDI, 2M AIS, 2M LOF, 2M RDI
support for LBO < -7.5 dB • 34.368 Mbps (E3): 34M LOS, 34M AIS, 34M LOF, 34M RDI,
8.448 Mbps (E2) 8M AIS, 8M LOF, 8M RDI, 2M AIS, 2M LOF, 2M RDI
• Terminate: ≤ 6 dB (cable loss only) • 44.736 Mbps (DS3): LOS, LOF, OOF, AIS, Parity
• Monitor (PMP): ≤ 26 dB (20 dB resistive, 6 dB cable loss) • 139.264 Mbps (E4): LOS, AIS, LOF, RDI
34.368 Mbps (E3) Measurement
• Terminate: ≤ 12 dB (cable loss only) • 1.544 Mbps (DS1): AIS, yellow, idle, LOS, LOF, LSS
• Monitor (PMP): ≤ 26 dB (20 dB resistive, 6 dB cable loss) • 2.048 Mbps (E1): LOS, AIS, LOF, LOMF, RDI, and LSS
44.736 Mbps (DS3) • 8.448 Mbps (E2): LOS, AIS, LOF, RDI, and LSS
• Terminate: ≤ 10 dB (cable loss only) • 34.368 Mbps (E3): LOS, AIS, LOF, RDI, and LSS
• Monitor (PMP): ≤ 26 dB (20 dB resistive, 6 dB cable loss) • 44.736 Mbps (DS3): LOS, LOF, OOF, AIS, Parity, LSS
139.264 Mbps (E4) • 139.264 Mbps (E4): LOS, AIS, LOF, RDI
• Terminate: ≤ 12 dB (coaxial cable loss only) • Modes: Continuous (manual), Count (0.1, 1, 10, 100 seconds)

Operating Modes Measurement Functions

Terminate, Monitor, Bridge (E1 & DS1) Test Results
Error count, ES, %ES, SES, %SES, UAS, %UAS, EFS, %EFS, AS, %AS,
Signal Structure and rate for all events: errors, alarms and pointer events
1.544 Mbps (DS1) Performance Analysis
• Unframed or Framed SF (D4), ESF per ANSI/Telcordia standards Measurements according to:
• Fractional test signal in N x 64 kbps or N x 56 kbps, where N=1 to 24 • ITU-T G.821: ES, EFS, SES and UAS with HRP 1% to 100%
2.048 Mbps (E1) • ITU-T G.826: EB, BBE, ES, EFS, SES, UAS; HRP of 1% to 100%
• Unframed or Framed with/without CRC per ITU-T G.704 • In Service Measurement (ISM) using B1, B2, B3, FAS, CRC or
(PCM30, PCM30C, PCM31, PCM31C) Code (E1)
• Fractional test signal in N x 64 kbps, where N=1 to 30/31 • Out of Service measurement (OOS) using bit errors (Test
8.448 Mbps (E2) Sequence Error)
• Unframed or Framed according to ITU-T G.742 • ITU-T G.828: ES, EFS, SES, BBE, SEP, UAS with HRP 1% to 100%
34.368 Mbps (E3) • ITU-T G.829: ES, EFS, SES, BBE, UAS on RSOH (B1), MSOH
• Unframed or Framed according to ITU-T G.751 (B2) or TSE
44.736 Mbps (DS3) • ITU-T M.2100: ES, EFS, SES, UAS with HRP 1% to 100%
• Unframed or Framed M13 & C-Bit Parity per ITU-T G.752/G.704 • User defined thresholds for Maintenance (MTCE) and
139.264 Mbps (E4) Bringing into Service (BIS) objectives
• Unframed or Framed per ITU-T G.751 • ITU-T M.2101: ES, EFS, SES, BBE, SEP, UAS with HRP 1% to
100%
Test Patterns • User defined thresholds for Maintenance (MTCE)
The following test patterns can be generated and Bringing into Service (BIS) objectives. In service
• PRBS: 231-1 , 223-1, 220-1, 215-1, 211-1 , 29-1, 27-1, QRSS measurements on both near and far ends of path using TSE,
• Fixed: 0000, 1111, 1010, 1100, 1in8, 2in8, 3in24, DALY, NET55 HP-BIP/P-BIP (B3), MS-BIP/L-BIP (B2), RS-BIP/S-BIP (B1) and
and OCT55 LP-BIP/V-BIP (V5)
• User defined: Ten 32-bit and one 24-Bit Programmable sequences
• Mode: Normal or Inverted Pulse Mask Analysis
PDH
Errors • Bit rates: 2.048 Mbps (E1) and 34.368 Mbps (E3)
Insertion • Conformance Mask: ITU-T G.703
• 1.544 Mbps (DS1): Code, FAS, Bit, Frame, CRC DSn
• 2.048 Mbps (E1): Code, FAS, CRC, EBIT, Bit errors • Bit rates: 1.544 Mbps (DS1) and 44.736 Mbps (DS3)
• 8.448 Mbps (E2): Code, 8M FAS, 2M FAS, 2M CRC, 2M RDI, Bit errors • Conformance Masks: ITU-T G.703, ANSI T1.102, T1.403,
• 34.368 Mbps (E3): Code, 34M FAS, 8M FAS, 2M FAS, 2M CRC, T1.404
2M RDI, Bit errors Mode: Non-Intrusive
• 44.736 Mbps (DS3): Code, FAS, MFAS, P/C-Parity, Bit errors Display: Pulse shape graph with Conformance mask verification
• 139.264 Mbps (E4): Code, FAS, Bit errors (Pass/Fail)
• Modes: Single, Count (# of errors), Fixed Rates (1E-9 to 1E-3) Parameters: Width, Rise/Fall time, Overshoot/Undershoot
Measurement
• 1.544 Mbps (DS1): Code, FAS, Bit, Frame, CRC
• 2.048 Mbps (E1): Code, FAS, CRC, EBIT and Bit errors
• 8.448 Mbps (E2): Code, FAS, Bit errors
• 34.368 Mbps (E3): Code, FAS, Bit errors
• 44.736 Mbps (DS3): Code, FAS, MFAS, P/C-Parity, Bit errors
• 139.264 Mbps (E4): FAS

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ISDN PRI Testing
E1/DS1 VF Measurements Option TE and NT Emulation
Codec: μ-Law or A-Law Place/Receive voice and data calls
Programmable ABCD D-channel monitor with full decode: Layer 2 (Q.921) and Layer 3
• Manual edit AB, ABCD or ON-HOOK, OFF-HOOK, WINK for (Q.931) 23B+D, 30B+D
DS1, and IDLE, SEIZE for E1 Protocols
Independent Time Slot channel selection for TX and RX • DS1: National ISDN, AT&T, Nortel DMS
• E1 channel: 1 -15, 17-31, 1 to 31 • E1: ETSI (Euro – ISDN)
• DS1 channel: 1 to 24 • Bidirectional protocol capture and decode
Voice (Talk) Voice calls talk and listen via headset
• VF drop/insert via headset In-band DTMF generation
• 2.5 mm TRS audio jack for headset Supports multi-rate N x 64k data calls
• Listen to the audio channel in selected timeslot Parallel and sequential multi-call channel test
Tone Generation and Measurement • All calls to a single number
• Transmit Frequency: 50 to 3950 Hz • Multiple numbers from a programmable list
• Transmit Level: -60 to 3 dBm Supplementary Services Test
Results Automatically tests the provisioning of CLIP, CLIR, COLP, CFU,
• AB/ABCD bits monitor CFB, CFNR, SUB, MSN, DDI, HOLD, UUS, TP, AOC-S, AOCD, AOCE,
• View Received Data in selected T/S MCID, CUG
• Measure signal frequency and level in selected timeslot
Common Functions & Measurements
DSn Functions*
Service Disruption and APS Testing
DS1 and DS3 Auto-Monitor Service disruption time (SDT) measurements are integrated to the
Quickly auto-configures to the received signal and runs a health check regular BER tests, supporting multi-layer sensor monitoring for
Provides a summary screen with all alarm indications, frequency, OTN, SDH/SONET and PDH/DSn
signal level, BPV/code errors, FBE, clock slips OTN Sensors
Histogram and bar graph representation of errors and alarms • LOS, OTU-AIS
Channelized DS3 support with selectable DS1 channel status • OTU-LOF, OTU-LOM, OTU-IAE, OTU-BDI, SM-BIAE, ODU-AIS,
ODU-LCK, ODU-OCI
DS1 Loopback Commands • FAS, MFAS, OTU-BIP, OTU-BEI, ODU-BIP, ODU-BEI
In-band: CSU, NIU FAC1, NIU FC2 ESF Facility Data Link (FDL) Control SDH Sensors
Line and payload HDSL Abbreviated (short) • LOS, LOF, FAS
• From Network (CO) or CPE • B1, MS-AIS, MS-RDI, MS-REI, B2, AU-AIS, AU-LOP, B3, HP-RDI,
• NLOC, NDU1, NDU2, NREM HP-REI, TU-AIS
HDSL Long (In-band) • PDH payload-related triggers
• From Network (CO) or CPE • LSS
• 2-wire and 4-wire SONET Sensors
• HTU-C, H4R1, H4R2, H4R3, HTU-R • LOS, LOF, FAS
• Arm, Query Loop, Time-out override, Loopback Query, Loop • S-BIP, AIS-L, RDI-L, REI-L, L-BIP, AIS-P, LOP-P, P-BIP, RDI-P,
Up, Loops down, Disarm commands REI-P, AIS-V
• Detailed confirmation messages • PDH payload-related triggers
User Defined codes • LSS
• Programmable codes up to 16 bits PDH (E1) Sensors
• Programmable time out • E1-LOF, E1-AIS
• LSS
DS1 Multi-BERT™ Pass/Fail range: 15 to 200 ms
Sequential BER testing with up to eight test patterns Gate Time: 20 to 4000 ms
Any standard test pattern can be used, in any order SDT Results Summary
Individual pattern timing up to 3599 seconds (1 hour) • Last Service Disruption Time
Bit, Code, FBE, ES, and total test time per pattern • Longest Service Disruption Time
Monitors signal frequency, level (dB and dBm), and total CRC count • Shortest Service Disruption Time
• Time stamps
*These features are only available in the USA user interface mode • Resolution: 10 μs
• Total number of Service Disruptions events observed
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• Tracks every Service Disruption event for all layers Jitter Measurements
• Time stamp with 10 μs resolution HP1+LP (Wide-band Jitter) filter
• Duration with 10 μs resolution • E1 (2M) 20 Hz to 100 kHz
• Individual Pass/Fail Verdicts • E3 (34M) 100 Hz to 800 kHz
• Tracks individual sensor events that occurred during the • DS1 (1.5M) 10 Hz to 40 kHz
disruption period with time stamp and duration (10 μs resolution) • DS3 (45M) 10 Hz to 400 kHz
APS Testing • STM-1/OC-3 (155M Optical) 500 Hz to 1.3 MHz
• SDH/SONET APS Byte (K1/K2) sequence capture and decode HP2+LP (High-band Jitter) filter
• E1 (2M) 18 Hz to 100 kHz
Auto Configuration • E3 (34M) 10 Hz to 800 kHz
Available for SDH, PDH, SONET and DSn signals • DS1 (1.5M) 18 Hz to 100 kHz
Identification of received signal - instrument configuration based on • DS3 (45M) 30 Hz to 400 kHz
network type, bit rate, line coding, framing, mapping, and test pattern • STM-1/OC-3 (155M Optical) 65 Hz to 1.3 MHz
Parameters: Current peak-peak, Maximum peak-peak
Signal Level and Frequency Measurement Color-coded Pass/Fail indication according to ITU-T limits
Available for Optical and Electrical Interfaces Standard Pass/Fail masks
Signal level Units: UI (Unit Interval)
Optical power in dBm and Loss/Saturation graph Resolution: 0.01 UI
Electrical level in Volts peak-to-peak, dB and dBm Accuracy: Per ITU-T O.171 and O.172
Frequency (Line and Payloads) Graphical display of Jitter behavior over time
Resolution: 1 bit/s (bps) Test Duration: Continuous
Frequency Offset
Resolution: 0.1 ppm Current, Minimum and Maximum Jitter Generation
Clock Slips (E1 and DS1) Frequency: 1 Hz to 1.3 MHz
Amplitude: 0.01 to 50 UIpp
Round Trip Delay Resolution: 1 Hz, 0.01 UI
(Available for all interfaces & mappings)
Measurement Range: 1 μs to 10 seconds Wander Measurements
Resolution: ±1 μs or 1 U.I. Fully compliant to ITU-T O.171 and O.172
Test Interfaces: E1 (2M), E3 (34M), DS1 (1.5M), DS3 (45M), and
Event Logging STM-1 (155M Optical)
Date and time stamped records of all error and alarm events occurred Reference Clocks
during a test, presented in tabular format • Port: SMA
• Sources: 2.048 Mbps, 1.544 Mbps, 2.048 MHz or 1.544 MHz,
Histograms System 1PPS (GPS and/or Atomic Clock)
(Available for all interfaces) Parameters
Histogram: Simultaneous display of Errors and Alarms versus time • Real Time Measurements
for sequence of events correlation • Time Interval Error (TIE), Maximum TIE (MTIE) per O.171
Bar Graph: Individual Error or Alarm severity versus time
Resolution: Seconds, minutes, hours and days MTIE/TDEV Wander Data Logging Option
Saves long-term real-time TIE samples directly to a USB memory
Soft LED Indicators for further MTIE and TDEV post-analysis, using VeEX’s Wander
Summary indicators for Signal, Framing, Pattern sync and Errors/Alarms Analysis PC software
Display historical events and conditions Sample rates: 1, 5, 10, 30 samples/s
History reset function Resolution: Down to 7 ns
• Clears the LED reminder without affecting the measurement MTIE & TDEV Pass/Fail Analysis
counters • Standard masks included
• User-defined masks
Jitter/Wander Analysis Options TIE, MTIE and TDEV comparisons
Report Generation
Complete Jitter Test Suite
• Output Jitter measurement
• Jitter generation (1 Hz to 40 kHz)
• Maximum Jitter Tolerance test
• Jitter Transfer Function test
Graphical and tabular results
Fully compliant to ITU-T O.171 and O.172

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Ethernet/Fibre Channel Interfaces

Ethernet Electrical Transceiver SFP

Dual 10/100/1000Base-T Ports: RJ45 connector
Data rate 1GE, 1G/2G FC 1GE, 1G/2G/4G FC
Ethernet Classification: Per IEEE 802.3

Ethernet Optical Part No. 301-01-001G 301-01-002G 301-01-003G 301-01-010G 301-01-011G 301-01-012G
Dual SFP optical ports supporting 100BaseFX/ Wavelength (nm) 850 1310 1550 850 1310 1310
1000BaseX
Range 300m 10 km 80 km 300m 4 km 10 km
Dual XFP optical ports supporting 10GE (LAN/
Connector LC LC LC LC LC LC
WAN PHY)
Support for tunable XFP Line coding NRZ NRZ NRZ NRZ NRZ NRZ

Clock offset +/- 150 ppm Tx Laser VCSEL DFB DFB VCSEL FB DFB
Tx Spectral width 0.85 1 1 0.85 1 1
1/2/4G SFP* (nm)

100Base-FX/1000Base-X SFP Ports: LC connector Tx Power (dBm) -9 to -3 -9.5 to +0.3 0 to +5 -9 to -2.5 -8.4 to -3 -8.4 to -1
1/2/4G Fiber Channel SFP Port: LC connector Rx Detector PIN PIN APD PIN PIN PIN
SFP transceivers per Multi Source Agreement (MSA) Rx Sensitivity
ROHS compliant and Lead Free per Directive
1.25 Gbps (GE) -20 to 0 -22 to 0 -22 to 0 -20 to 0 -22 to 0 -22 to 0
2002/95/EC
1.0625 Gbps (FC) -20 to 0 -22 to 0 -22 to 0 -20 to 0 -22 to 0 -22 to 0
Operating temperature range: -10˚C to 70˚C
2.125 Gbps (FC) -18 to 0 -21 to 0 -21 to 0 -18 to 0 -21 to 0 -21 to 0
Eye Safety: Class 1, per FDA/CDRH, EN (IEC) 60825
Power Measurement: ± 2 dB accuracy, 1 dB 4.25 Gbps (FC) n/a n/a n/a -15 to 0 -18 to 0 -18 to 0
resolution
Operating temperature range: -10˚C to 70˚C
Transceiver SFP
Eye Safety: Class 1, per FDA/CDRH, EN (IEC) 60825
Power Measurement: ± 2 dB accuracy, 1 dB Data rate 1000Base-X 100Base-FX
resolution

8/10G XFP* Part No. 301-01-001G 301-01-002G 301-01-003G 301-01-013G 301-01-014G

8/10G FC XFP Port, 10GE LAN and 10GE WAN Wavelength (nm) 850 1310 1550 1310 1310
PHY, LC connector Range 300m 40 km 80 km 2 km 15 km
XFP transceivers per Multi Source Agreement Connector LC LC LC LC LC
(MSA) Tx Laser VCSEL DFB DFB LED FP
ROHS compliant and Lead Free per Directive Tx Spectral width 0.85 1 1 175 7.7
2002/95/EC (nm)
Operating temperature range: -10˚C to 70˚C Tx Power (dBm) -9 to -3 0 to +5 0 to +5 -20 to -15 -15 to -8
Eye Safety: Class 1, per FDA/CDRH, EN (IEC) 60825 Rx Sensitivity
Power Measurement: ± 2 dB accuracy, 1 dB
1.25 Gbps -20 to 0 -22 to 0 -22 to 0 n/a n/a
resolution
125 Mbps n/a n/a n/a -31 to -14 -28 to -8

*Ethernet and Fibre Channel share SFP and XFP ports

Transceiver XFP
**Data rates, performance, and supported transmission
protocols are only guaranteed for SFPs and XFPs supplied Data rate 10 GE LAN and WAN, 8G and 10G FC
by VeEX Inc. If selecting or using other vendors, users
should exercise caution
Part No. 301-04-007G 301-04-002G 301-04-003G 301-04-004G
Wavelength (nm) 850 1310 1550 1550
Range 300m 10 km 40 km 80 km
Connector LC LC LC LC
Line coding NRZ NRZ NRZ NRZ
Tx Laser VCSEL DFB EML EML
Tx Spectral width 0.4 1 1 1
(nm)
Tx Power (dBm) -5 to -1 -6 to -1 -1 to +3 -1 to +3
Rx Detector PIN PIN PIN APD
Rx Sensitivity
9.53 Gbps -11.1 to +0.5 -14.4 to 0.5 -16 to -1 -24 to -7
(10GE WAN)
10.3 Gbps -11.1 to +0.5 -14.4 to +0.5 -16 to -1 -24 to -7
(10GE LAN)
8.5 Gbps (FC) n/a n/a n/a n/a
10.52 Gbps (FC) -11.1 to +0.5 -14.4 to +0.5 -16 to -1 -24 to -7
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Ethernet
Modes of Operation Multiple Streams Throughput Testing
Terminate Up to 8 independent traffic streams generation and analysis, with
Loopback configurable filters on 1GE interface
Dual Port operation: Independent traffic generation and test Up to 10 independent traffic streams generation and analysis, with
capabilities on any two ports selected configurable filters on 10GE interface
Each stream can be set with independent frame size, bandwidth,
Traffic Generation traffic profile, and QoS levels
Layer 1 Unframed (optical port only)/Framed, Layer 2, Layer 3, Layer 4 MAC flooding feature: generates test frames with up to 4096
Test Frame Header incrementing Source and/or Destination MAC addresses
• IEEE 802.3 and Ethernet II (DIX) frames VLAN flooding feature: generates test frames with up to 4096
• Configurable Source and Destination MAC and Ethernet Type incrementing VLAN IDs
• VLAN stacking up to 3 Q-in-Q tags w/configurable priority & type Test Patterns: PRBS: 231-1, 223-1, 215-1, 211-1, normal and inverted
• Fully configurable IPv4 or IPv6 header patterns, All 0s, All 1s and User Defined
• MPLS up to 3 labels with configurable Label/S/CoS and TTL Error Measurements: Bit/BER (Single Stream only), FCS/CRC,
fields Jabber/Runt frames, IP Checksum, TCP/UDP Checksum, Frame
• MPLS-TP label with configurable LSP, PW and CW fields Loss (count and %), Out of Sequence
• UDP/TCP header with configurable Source & Destination ports Alarm Detection
• Provider Backbone Bridge (PBB) support with configurable • 10GE: LOS, LOSync, Service disruption (current, total, last,
Backbone MAC Source and Destination, I-SID, PBB-VLAN ID min/max, # of occurrences), Local Fault, Remote Fault, PCS-
and priority HI-BER, PCS-LOBL, WAN SONET Alarms: LOF, AIS-L and RDI-L
Fixed or Uniform distribution frame size from 64 to 10000 bytes (Layer WAN SDH Alarms: LOF, MS-AIS, MS-RDI
4 tests Fixed frame size up to 1518 only, uniform distribution not • 1GE: LOS, LOSync, Service disruption (current, total, last,
supported on 10GE) min/max, # of occurrences)
Traffic Pattern: Constant, Ramp, Multi Bursts, Single Burst Frame/Packet Statistics
Error Injection: Single and Count; Symbol (Layer 1 Unframed, 1GE • Multicast, broadcast, unicast, pause frames, frame size
only), Bit (L1 only), CRC, Pause, IP Checksum, TCP/UDP checksum distribution
Alarm Injection (10GE only): Count (duration) or Continuous • Rates (min, max, average and current): frame rate,
• 10GE LAN: Local Fault, Remote Fault, PCS-HI-BER, PCS-LOBL, bandwidth utilization, frame rate, line rate, data rate
• 10GE WAN SONET: Local Fault, Remote Fault, LOF, AIS-L, RDI-L • Frame arrival time (min, max, average and current), Frame
• 10GE WAN SDH: Local Fault, Remote Fault, LOF, MS-AIS, MS-RDI Delay Variation
• Round Trip delay or one-way delay* (min, max, average
Bit Error Rate Test and current) and Histogram distribution with configurable
Test Patterns sampling period and threshold
• 1GE and 10 GE PRBS: 231-1, 223-1, 215-1, 211-1, normal and
inverted patterns, All 0s, All 1s and User Defined (Layer 2,3,4) * Requires GPS option
• 1GE: HFPAT, LFPAT, MFPAT CRPAT, RDPAT, JTPAT, SNPAT (Layer 1
Unframed) CRPAT, CJPAT, CSPAT (Layer 1 Framed) RFC2544 Compliance Testing
• 10GE: PRBS, LAN Seed A and B (Layer 1 Unframed), CRPAT and Automated tests compliant with RFC2544 with configurable
CJPAT (Layer 1 Framed) threshold values and maximum transmit bandwidth settings
Error Measurements: Bit/BER, Symbol (1 GE Layer 1 Unframed), Throughput, Latency, Frame Loss, and Back-to-Back (burst) tests
FCS/CRC, Jabber/Runt frames, IP Checksum, TCP/UDP Checksum Frame sizes: 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, 1280, 1518 bytes and 2 user
Alarm Detection configurable frames
• 10GE: LOS, LOSync, PAT Loss, Service disruption (current, Test can be done to a remote loopback or to a remote test set with
total, last, min/max, # of occurrences), Local Fault, Remote remote control of traffic generation and measurements at each
Fault, PCS-HI-BER, PCS-LOBL, WAN SONET Alarms: LOF, AIS-L end (requires asymmetric test option)
and RDI-L WAN SDH Alarms: LOF, MS-AIS, MS-RDI
• 1GE: LOS, LOSync, PAT Loss, Service disruption (current, total, RFC2544 Advanced SLA Mode
last, min/max, # of occurrences) RFC2544 compliant test on primary test stream with up to 7
Frame/Packet Statistics independent background traffic streams
• Multicast, broadcast, unicast, pause frames, frame size Each background stream can be set with independent frame size,
distribution bandwidth, traffic profile, and QoS levels
• Rates (min, max, average and current): frame rate, bandwidth Test can be done to a remote loopback or to a remote test set with
utilization, frame rate, line rate, data rate remote control of traffic generation and measurements at each
• Frame arrival time (min, max, average and current), Frame end (requires asymmetric test option)
Delay Variation

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ITU-T Y.1564 V-SAM Test VePAL Discovery Function and Remote Control
V-SAM test suite compliant with ITU-T Y.1564 standard Discovery function to all VeEX VePAL devices within subnet or
Support for Multi-stream traffic generation, Service Configuration manual control of VeEX VePAL devices in routed network
and Service Performance tests Remote Control of Loopback capability
Independently configurable for each stream Remote Control of Asymmetric test capability for end-to end
• Frame size: Fixed or EMIX pattern (1GE only) RFC2544 test
• Bandwidth profile parameters: CIR, EIR, CBS (1GE only), EBS
(1GE only) Traffic Policing VLAN Scan and Monitor
• Service acceptance criteria: FLR, FTD, IFDV, AVAIL Scans incoming traffic and discovers all VLAN flows including Q-in-Q
Simple summary Pass/Fail results tables and drill down capability tagging
with detailed measurements (Frame Loss, Frame Transfer Delay, Key statistics on traffic rates, alarms and errors are reported for
Frame Delay Variation, Availability) for each service monitored streams (up to 8)

Link Level OAM - IEEE 802.3ah IPv6

Modes: Active and Passive, with configurable Vendor OUI, Vendor IPv6 compliant test traffic generation and analysis for all test
SPI, MAX PDU length, and PDU rate applications
Discovery capabilities: remote loopback, link events, MIB retrieval (Y.1564 V-SAM, RFC2544, BERT and Multi-stream Throughput)
Link Events Notifications: Link Fault, Critical Event, Dying Gasp IPv6 Loopback capability
Remote Loopback control IPv6 Static or Stateless Auto Configuration, Ping and Trace Route
functions
Service Level OAM-IEEE 802.1ag, ITU-T Y.1731 and
MPLS-TP OAM ITU-T G.8113.1
Layer 4-7 Features
MEP emulation with configurable MD name, MA name, local MEP
ID, MD level, VLAN ID V-Perf Test
ITU-T G.8113.1 configurable LSP and PW label, CoS, TTL, GAL Label TCP Throughput Compliant with RFC6349
13 or 14, CoS, TTL, ACH Channel Type Stateful TCP Test at line rate
Continuity Check Message (CCM): with priority level & interval TCP Client and Server modes
selection Compatible with iPerf Client/Server
Loopback Messages (LBM/LBR): loopback message generation and MTU search per RFC4821
response to destination MEP or MAC address Round Trip Time Measurement
Link Trace Messages (LTM/LTR): link trace message generation and Configurable TCP Window sizes
response to destination MEP or MA address with configurable TTL Multi-Window size tests
Loss Measurement Messages (LMM/LMR): loss measurement Measurements: TCP Throughput rate (min, max, average), Transfer file
message generation and response to destination MEP or MAC size and duration, Transfer time ratio, TCP Efficiency %, Buffer Delay %
with configurable rate and number of messages
Delay Measurement Messages (DMM/DMR): delay measurement Ve-Test HTTP Test
message generation and response to destination MEP or MAC HTTP Throughput
with configurable rate and number of messages Full line rate
HTTP client mode
Smart Loopback Mode Connection time to server
Layer 1: incoming traffic looped back unchanged Total Data Transfer time
Layer 2: incoming traffic looped back with MAC source and HTTP Throughput rates
destination addresses swapped Requires VeTest Server
Layer 3: incoming traffic looped back with MAC and IP source and
destination addresses swapped FTP Throughput Test
Layer 4: incoming traffic looped with MAC, IP, and UDP/TCP ports FTP Throughput
swapped Full line rate
Configurable traffic filters on MAC and IP source and destination FTP client mode
addresses, VLAN ID and Priority, IP Precedence and TOS, UDP Connection time to server
source and destination ports Total Data Transfer time
All key measurements on received traffic provided on loopback unit Line rata throughput rates
FTP Throughput rates
Compatible with Linux and Windows FTP servers

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Packet Network Synchronization IP Services Testing
Modes of Operation VoIP Testing
Master clock emulation: Offers recovered clock output (clock Codecs: G.711 μ-law, G.711 A-law
translation) for external analysis or to provide timing to other devices Measurements: MOS (CQ and LQ) and ITU-T G.107 R-factor (CQ
Slave clock emulation: Offers recovered clock output (clock translation) and LQ)
for external analysis or to provide timing to other devices Packet Statistics: Data throughput rate, packet loss, packet discard,
OOS, duplicate, jitter
ITU-T G.8261/SyncE VoIP Check
Master/Slave clock emulation • Simulates VoIP call to the nearest router by sending ICMP
• ESMC SSM generation: configurable message type and rate traffic with payload/rate matching VoIP traffic properties
Measurements VoIP Expert
• ESMC SSM messages counters • Client/Server mode provides bi-directional measurements
• ESMC SSM messages display and decode • Compatible with any VeEX field tester or centralized VeEX
• ESMC SSM messages capture in pcap format VX1000 Server software
VoIP Call Expert
IEEE 1588v2/PTP • VoIP call setup: supports SIP and H.323 protocols
Master clock emulation • Multi-call support: Up to 24 concurrent calls
• Unicast and multicast master emulation • Configurable jitter buffer (fixed or dynamic)
• IPv4 and IPv6 support • Incoming call Auto Answer
• 2-step clock • STUN support
• Configurable announce, Sync and Delay_req rates and domain • Talk/Listen with built in microphone and speaker
number • DTMF test (RFC4733)
Slave clock emulation • Signaling trace with protocol decode
• Unicast or multicast slave emulation
• IPv4 and IPv6 support IPTV
• 1-step or 2-step clock Mode: Monitor
• Configurable announce, Sync and Delay_req rates and domain Stream configuration: Unicast, multicast, IP address, Port number
number Codecs: MPEG2, MPEG4 (Part2) and MPEG4 Part10 (H.264)
Measurements Probe function with streams auto-detection
• Message counters (Sync,Follow up, Delay Request/Response, IPTV image viewer for channel identification (does not decode
Pdelay Request/Response, signaling, management)and encrypted streams)
statistics (Loss, CRC error, duplicate, out of order) Stream Analysis
• PTP messages display and decode • PIDs count
• PTP messages capture in pcap format • PID MAP
• PDV measurements and graph display (Sync PDV, Delay_Req PDV) • Transport Error count
• Round trip delay measurements and graph display • Data rates: Video, Audio, Data (Bandwidth and Packet
• IPG measurements and graph display Counts)
Video Analysis
Clock Input and Output • MOS_Video, Video Service Transmission Quality (VSTQ),
Reference Clock (Master and Wander) Estimated Peak Signal to Noise Ratio (EPSNR ATIS)
• Internal, System 1PPS (GPS and/or Atomic Clock) • I/B/P Frame statistics (Bandwidth, # Frames Received, Lost,
• External: 1PPS, 2.048 Mbps, 2.048 MHz, 10 MHz, 25 MHz, 125 Impaired)
MHz Audio Analysis
Recovered Clock Output • MOS_Audio
• 1PPS, 2.048 Mbps, 2.048 MHz, 10 MHz, 25 MHz, 125 MHz TR 101 290 Metrics
• Sync loss, sync byte error, PAT/PAT2 error, Continuity error,
Wander Measurements PMT/PMT2 error, PID error, transport error, CRC error, PCR
Measures wander on SyncE or 1588v2 slave recovered clock signal discontinuity, PCR accuracy error
Parameters
• Time Interval Error (TIE), Minimum TIE, Maximum TIE and MTIE
Saves long-term real-time TIE samples directly to a USB memory
for further MTIE and TDEV post-analysis, using VeEX’s Wander
Analysis PC software

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Network Troubleshooting Tools Fibre Channel
IP Tools Fibre Channel Rates
Provides basic Ethernet and Internet connectivity to the test set as 1.0625 Gbps, 2.125 Gbps, 4.25 Gbps, 8.5 Gbps, and 10.52 Gbps
well as connectivity troubleshooting tools to Ethernet test ports
(10/100/1000BaseT, 100FX/1000BaseX, 10GE) and Management Modes of Operation
port (10/100BaseT) Terminate, Loopback
IP: IPv4 (Static, DHCP) and IPv6 (Static, Auto) and PPPoE
VLAN support Fibre Channel Topology
Ping, Trace Route check Point-to-Point
HTTP Web browsing internet connectivity check
Primitive Sequence Protocols
Packet Capture Link initialization, link rest, link failure
Line rate Packet capture from test interfaces
• 10/100/1000BaseT Flow Control
• 100FX/1000BaseX Buffer-to-Buffer Credit Configuration: 1-65535
• 10GE
Configurable capture filters Traffic Generation
• MAC and IP FC-1 (with SOF and EOF frame delimiters) and FC-2 Frames
• UDP and/or TCP Class 3 Service frames
• Multicast, Broadcast, IP Checksum error, UDP/TCP Checksum Scrambling/Descrambling (8.5 Gbps only)
Error events Configurable Header fields
Integrated Wireshark™ packet decode Configurable EOF (EOF_t, EOF_n), and SOF (SOF_i3, SOF_n3, SOF_f)
Packet captures can be saved and exported PCAP capture format, Traffic Shaping: constant, ramp, burst
compatible with Wireshark Frame Length Configuration: 2148 bytes maximum

Net Wiz RFC2544 Compliance Testing

Network Discovery Tool Automated tests compliant with RFC2544 with configurable
• Discovery: TX Frames, RX Frames, RX Errors, Advertised threshold values for Throughput and Round Trip Delay (Latency)
Speed, Advertised Duplex, Devices found, Networks found and maximum transmit bandwidth settings
• Devices: Total number, Routers, Servers, Hosts Throughput, Latency, Frame Loss, and Back-to-Back (burst) tests
• Device Details: Attribute, IP address, MAC address, Group Frame sizes: 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, 1280, and 2000 bytes including
Name, Machine Name, Ping OK 2 user configurable frames
• Networks: IP Subnets, Hosts, Domains, Hosts Names
Bit Error Rate Testing
WiFi Wiz NCITS-TR-25-1999 Patterns (FC-1): CRPAT, CSPAT, CJTPA
Requires compatible USB WiFi adapter for a/b/g/n networks in 2.4 PRBS Patterns (FC-2): 231-1, 223-1, 215-1, 211-1, normal and inverted
GHz and 5 GHz bands selections, and user defined patterns
Access Points scan with signal level and link quality measurement Error Injection: Bit and CRC
WEP/WPA1/WPA2 encryption
IP Connectivity test (Ping, trace route, ARPWiz, Web browser) Loopback Mode
Provides Wi-Fi LAN access to the test set (e.g. VeExpress, R-Server, FC-1
Remote Control, ReVeal) FC-2 (Layer 2): swaps the destination and source IDs (D-ID and S_ID)

WiFi inSSIDer Key Measurements

Requires compatible USB WiFi adapter for a/b/g/n networks in 2.4 Optical power levels: transmit and receive optical levels in dBm
GHz and 5 GHz bands Error Measurements: Bit error count, BER, symbol, FCS/CRC,
Network scan results in Graphical or table format oversize, undersize, frame loss (count and %), out of sequence
Lists: Network names, BSSID, encryption type, channel allocation, frame count
signal strength, co-channels, and overlapping channels Alarm Detection: LOS, pattern loss, service disruption
Traffic Statistics: bandwidth utilization, data rate, frame count,
WiFi Spectrum Analyzer* byte count, frame size distribution, buffer-to-buffer credit count,
Supports 802.11 a/b/g/n RR_RDY count, frame loss count and round trip delay
Frequency Range: 2.400 to 2.495 GHz and 5.150 to 5.850 GHz Rates: line rate, framed rate, data rate, frames per second rate
Amplitude Range: -100 to -6.5 dBm Delay (min, max, avg, current): round trip delay, frame arrival delay
Antenna: RP-SMA
Planar, topographic, spectral view

* Requires Wi-Fi Spectrum Analyzer USB dongle

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CPRI/OBSAI Testing Precision Timing
614.4 Mbps, 1.2288 Gbps, 2.4576 Gbps, 3.072 Gbps, 4.9152 Gbps, References
6.144 Gbps, 9.8304 Gbps interface per CPRI (Common Public Radio The TX300S offers two highly accurate and stable clock reference
Interface) standard options to provide precise timing to all its test modules. The
768 Mbps, 1.536 Gbps, 3.072 Gbps, 4.9152 Gbps, 6.144 Gbps per physical clock can be used as a reference for frequency and wander
OBSAI ( Open Base Station Achitecture Initiative) standard measurements and the UTC time of day (ToD) can be used for time-
Unframed BER (CPRI, OBSAI), Layer 1 Framed and Layer 2 (CPRI) BER sensitive tests like one-way-delay measurements.
Test with PRBS stress test pattern
CPRI Layer 2:
Disciplining and holdover: Combining the accuracy of the GPS
Error Injection: Bit, Code Violation option, the stability of the Atomic clock option and its battery
Alarm Injection: LOS, LOF, SDI, RAI, RLOS, RLOF operation, theTX300S can offer precision clock reference even in
Error measurements: Bit, BER, CV, CV Rate, Pattern Loss places where GPS is not available or can’t trusted (e.g. in-building
Alarms detection: LOS, LOF, HLOF, HLOF, BLOF,SDI, RAI, RLOS, RLOF or urban canyon applications).
Latency measurement
Service Disruption Test GPS Option
Frequency and Offset (current, min, max)
The optional high-sensitivity GPS module (built-in) provides precise
TX/RX Hyperframes and NodeB Frames counters
UTC synchronization to the TX300S, in the form of internal 1PPS
Configurable HDLC and Ethernet C&M channels
clock synchronized to the coordinated second and time stamps.
Control Words decode
Frequency: L1, 1575.42 MHz
CPRI Hyperframes capture
Channels: 20
Sensitivity
Fiber Optic Tools • Cold start: -144 dBm
• Tracking: -159 dBm
Digital Fiber Inspection Scope Clock Output: 1PPS (internal)
Dirty connectors can damage or degrade the performance of Accuracy
expensive optical modules, or produce inaccurate results. Inspecting • Time: 50 ns RMS
and cleaning patch cords and pluggable optics connectors before • Position: 5m
mating them is always recommended. Acquisition Time
• Cold start: 35s
This option allows popular digital video microscope probe models* • Hot start: 1s
to be connected directly to the TX300S through a USB 2.0 port. Recommended Antenna
Featuring live video feed on the TX300S screen for visual analysis. It • Type: Active
offers capture, compare (before and after), IEC 61300-3-3 Sect 5.4 • Gain: >15 dBi
Pass/Fail templates for SMF and MMF, save and export files to USB • Noise: <1.5 dB
flash drives. • Connector: SMA, 50 Ohms
• Power: 3.3 Vdc, 30 mA
Visual Inspection
Temperature range: 0 to 45°C
• Per IEC 61300-3-3
• Visual file selector Atomic Clock Option
• SMF and MMF templates (Core, Cladding, Adhesive and The optional built-in chip-scale Atomic Clock module provides a
Contact areas) highly stable clock source to the TX300S, in the form of internal
• Auto-scale reference dots 1PPS or 10 MHz signals. The Atomic Clock can also be disciplined by
• Manual PASS/FAIL verdict the GPS (requires GPS option) and later be used in holdover mode
• Report Generation for extended time (e.g. temporary holdover timing or frequency
reference for indoor usage).
*Not included. Check with factory for supported models
• Accuracy: ±50 ns
• Aging: < 3.0E-10/month
Optical Power Meter GUI**
• Warm-up time: <120s
Supports USB OPM dongles
• Temperature range: 0 to 45°C
The optional OPM helps checking for proper output power from optical
Modes of Operation
ports before safely making an optical connection or running a test
• Free running or GPS-disciplined
• Numerical and bar graph readings
• Programmable disciplining time constant up to 10000s
• Hold function
• Sleep mode: Recalibrates the atomic clock while the test set
• Display Units: dBm, mW and μW
is OFF and Battery > 50% charge
• User definable Maximum and Minimum power limits, with
Precision References (internal)
color-coded Pass/Fail indication
• Frequency: Atomic 10 MHz
Optical Loss Meter function with zero reference calibration
• Phase/Time: Atomic 1PPS
• Loss limit settable in dB, dB/km and dB/mi

** For available Wavelength Range, Calibrated Wavelengths, Power Range,

Accuracy and Connectors, refer to the USB dongle specs

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Clock Wander & Phase Measurements File Manager
This option compares two clock sources and measures TIE (wander) Profiles: Save and recall test profiles
or Timing Error (absolute phase error) differences between the Saves results to internal SD card
signal present at the RX1 (BNC) test port and the external reference View, Rename, Delete and Lock profile and result files
connected to the CLK (SMA) port or the optional internal GPS and Filter and sort by Name, Test Mode, Test Type, Port, Date and Result/
Atomic clocks. Profile
Reports current, minimum, maximum and average phase differences Report generation: Test results generation in PDF format
Phase Error vs. Time graph (last 600s) Export test results and profiles via USB memory, Bluetooth, web
Wander Resolution: 0.2 ns browser, Data Card or ReVeal TX300S companion PC software
Phase Error Resolution: 1 ns File Backup and Retrieve to/from USB
Phase Accuracy: ± 6.4 ns Screen capture: Screen shots in .bmp format

Real-time Wander & Phase Data Logging

Exports real-time TIE or Phase measurements to a USB memory for General
further post-processing using the built-in or PC-based MTIE & TDEV
Wander Analysis applications. Size 290 x 140 x 66 mm (W x H x D)
Modes: E1, E3, DS1, SyncE, IEEE 1588v2, external clock signals 11.40 x 5.50 x 2.60 in
Sampling rates: 1/s, 5/s, 10/s, and 30/s Weight 1.58 kg (3.5 lb)
File formats Battery Li-ion smart battery
• VeEX’s native TIE and Phase 5200 mAh @ 10.8 VDC
• Open CSV TIE and Phase Field replaceable
Power Supply (AC Adaptor) Input: 100-240 VAC, 50-60 Hz
VeEX MTIE/TDEV Wander Analysis PC software Output: 15 VDC, 5.33 A
• Provides further post-processing of clock stability data, such Operating Temperature 0˚C to 45˚C (32˚F to 113˚F)
as MTIE and TDEV for long-term tests Storage Temperature -20˚C to 70˚C (-4˚F to 158˚F)
• Frequency offset calculation and removal for relative TIE analysis Humidity 5% to 95% non-condensing
• Standard and user-programmable masks Display TFT 7” full color touch-screen
• PDF report generation display
• Fully resizable window, to accommodate any screen size and Ruggedness Survives 1m drop to concrete on
provide detailed zoom levels all sides
• Compact stand-alone Windows(r) software. It can be carried in Management Interfaces 2x USB 2.0, 10/100Base-T
the same USB memory as the TIE data. No installation is necessary. Ethernet (RJ45), Serial RS232
(RJ11), Bluetooth (optional via
USB), Data Card (optional via
Platform Features & Options USB), 802.11 b/g/n or a/b/g/n
Wi-Fi (optional via USB)
ReVeal TX300S PC Software
Languages Multiple languages can be
Companion management software for PC supported
Test results management System Memory 128 MB RAM, 2 GB SD card
Advanced report generation with html, pdf, or csv formats, combine
test results, add logos and comments
Test profiles management: Online or offline test profile creation,
upload and download

Bluetooth Option***
Supports compatible USB Bluetooth™ dongle for file transfers to PC
and mobile devices and to provide IP connectivity

*** Requires compatible Bluetooth USB dongle

Remote Control Option

Remote control via VNC client, web browser, ReVeal TX300S, SCPI
Remote PC software*
Scripting via SCPI commands
Connectivity: 10/100Base-T, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n*

*Not included

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