Agilent / HP / Keysight 37718A
37718A OmniBER 718A Communications Performance Analyzer
Description
The Agilent 37718A OmniBER 718 communications performance analyzer offers a single box field portable multi-rate SDH/SONET tester up to 2.5 Gb/s (STM-16/OC-48).
The analyzer is ideally suited to installation, maintenance, commissioning, system verification and manufacture of SDH/SONET transport networks and network equipment.
POS and ATM devices can also be tested up to 2.5 Gb/s by simply adding the appropriate payload mapping options. The latest enhancements to the Agilent 37718A OmniBER 718 analyzer include a choice of instrument variants for multi-rate testing. This new choice allows buying the SDH only or SDH/SONET test configuration that is needed today and upgrade in the future as the testing needs move to higher rates.
The 33718A OmniBER 718 analyzer is not only rugged and portable, its easy-to-use Smartsetup and Smart Tests simplify and speed up the installation and maintenance of SDH/SONET/ATM networks.
The 33718A OmniBER 718 analyzer automatically displays all of the 48 J1 identifiers in an OC-48 signal, or 16 in an STM-16 signal. With the signal structure now identified it’s a simple process, using the cursor control keys, to select a channel of interest and to explore right down into the payload.
The front panel Smart Test key offers a simple shortcut to the extensive capabilities of the 33718A OmniBER 718 analyzer. The Smart Tests are grouped together in functional blocks so there is no need to be an instrument expert to get tests up and running quickly.
The color VGA display on the 33718A OmniBER 718 analyzer operates in single- or multi-window mode. In multi-window mode, four windows are diplayed allowing simultaneous viewing of transmitter settings, receiver settings, graphical results and text results summary. A VGA output is provided on the front panel for connection to VGA projector for training purposes.
The 33718A OmniBER 718 analyzer measures the length of the error burst associated with a protection switch. Unlike the old method of correlating bit errors with time, the unique implementation in the analyzer is accurate to 50 µs with a resolution of 1 µs.
The 33718A OmniBER 718 analyzer helps to speed up the SDH/SONET ring testing and ensure that the advantages of the SDH/SONET ring configuration will be delivered when problems arise on the live network.
The three different thru modes of operation available in 33718A OmniBER 718 are Transparent, AU-n/STS Payload overwrite, and TU-n/VT payload overwrite
The 33718A OmniBER 718 analyzer provides concatenated payload testing at all levels of a SDH/SONET/ATM signal. As well as providing concatenated payloads at the line
rate.
The UIDs that are shipped with OmniBER 718 analyzer provide a suite of graphical function panels which make programming the analyzer easy and fast. There is no need to know about SCPI commands as they are generated automatically by setting switches on a graphical function panel.
Key Points
Large color display
ATM and POS test capability to 2.5Gb/s.
Concatenated payloads at all synchronous rates up to 2.5Gb/s.
SmartTest facility for fast test setup.
Automatic detection of mixed payload signal structures.
Accurate measurement of protection switching times (ring and linear networks).
Jitter generation and measurement at all rates (1.5, 2, 8, 34, 45, 140, 52, 155, 622 and 2,488Mb/s).
Jitter testing to ITU-T and Telcordia recommendations.
Smartsetup autodiscover wizard simultaneously displays all J1 trace identifiers.
Smartsetup lets you quickly and easily explore right down into the payload of selected SDH/SONET tributaries.
Full SDH and SONET jitter measurement and generation including DS1 and DS3.
Real-time analysis of key performance indices MTIE, TDEV, MRTIE
User-definable jitter tolerance and transfer masks.
SDH-only or dual standard SONET/SDH configurations available.
Electrical-only configuration available 155/52 Mb/s testing.
2 Mb/s mapped into DS3.
A telephone jack socket enables talk/listen on 64 kb/s channels carried in higher rate signals.
ATM payloads available.
POS payloads available.
Specifications
ATM and POS test capability to 2.5Gb/s.
Concatenated payloads at all synchronous rates up to 2.5Gb/s.
SmartTest facility for fast test setup.
Automatic detection of mixed payload signal structures.
Accurate measurement of protection switching times (ring and linear networks).
Jitter generation and measurement at all rates (1.5, 2, 8, 34, 45, 140, 52, 155, 622 and 2,488Mb/s).
Jitter testing to ITU-T and Telcordia recommendations.
Operating temperature: 32 to 113°F (0 to 45 °C)
Storage temperature: 68 to 168 °F (−20 to + 70 °C)
Power Supply: 90 to 260 Vac nominal; 47 to 63 Hz, 450 VA nominal.
Weight: 16 kg (typical); 35 lb.
