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Table of Contents ii OTS9100 User Manual Measurements Menu .........................................................................................2-65 Receiver - Real-Time....................................................................................2-65 Receiver - Cumulative ...................

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OTS9100 User Manual v General Safety Summary Review the following safety precautions to avoid injury and prevent damage to this product or any equipment connected to it. To avoid potential hazards, use this product only as specified. Only qualified personnel should perform service procedures. While ...

General Safety Summary vi OTS9100 User Manual Do Not Operate With Suspected Failures. If you suspect there is damage to this product, have it inspected by qualified service personnel. Do not operate in Wet/Damp Conditions. To avoid electric shock, do not operate this product in wet or damp condition...

Safety Summary OTS9100 User Manual vii Safety Terms and Symbols Terms in this Manual These terms may appear in this manual: Icon Label Meaning WARNING! W arning statements identify conditions or practices that could result in injury or loss of life. CAUTION! Caution statements identify conditions or...

OTS9100 User Manual ix Preface This manual describes how to use the Tektronix OTS9100 module. This manual is your primary source of information about how the OTS9100 module functions. The user interface also provides Windows Help files for further information on specific topics. How This Manual is O...

Preface x OTS9100 User Manual Conventions This manual uses the following conventions: The names of front-panel connectors and LEDs appear in the manual in the same format as found on the front panel label, for example, OPTICAL IN and Rx DATA OUT. When the user interface is discussed, all menus, name...

OTS9100 User Manual 1-1 Getting Started This chapter describes the preparation and initial setup of the OTS9100 module. Also provided is a list of standard and optional accessories for each of the individual cards. Product Description The Optical Test System OTS9100 Module set consists of a 10 Gb/s ...

Getting Started 1-2 OTS9100 User Manual OTS9100 Features and Capabilities: • OC-192 SONET Section, Line, and Path Testing B1, B2, B3, REI-L, REI-P and random bit Error Generation B1, B2, B3, REI-L, REI-P Error Measurement Section, Line, and Path Alarm Generation J0, J1 byte and sequence Capture; J0,...

Getting Started 1-4 OTS9100 User Manual Accessories Accessories included with the OTS9100 module are provided in the following list. If you wish to purchase optional accessories contact your local Tektronix Representative. Sta n d a r d wi t h e a c h s h i p m e n t Certificate of Traceable Calibra...

Getting Started 1-6 OTS9100 User Manual Adapters, SMA: 015-0572-00 SMA male to BNC male 015-0554-00 SMA male to BNC female 015-0549-00 Male to female connector (Used permanently installed to prolong life of instrument connector) 020-1693-00 SMA Kit Miscellaneous: 119-5610-00 Fixed 15 dB optical atte...

Getting Started OTS9100 User Manual 1-7 First Operation O T S 9 1 0 0 I n s ta l l a t i o n Before using the system, verify that it is properly set up and powered on, as follows: 1. Remove the unit from its shipping carton and place it on an anti-static surface. 2. Verify that the operating environ...

Getting Started 1-8 OTS9100 User Manual When the card is in place, tighten the two screws to secure it. CAUTION! Do not torque the screws with more than 2 in-lbs of force or damage will occur. 5. Verify that the power switch of the OTS chassis is in the OFF position. 6. Plug the unit into the approp...

Getting Started OTS9100 User Manual 1-9 S l o t P o s i t i o n i n g o f O T S C a r d s The slot in which each card is installed is very important to the proper operation of the instrument. Because of the user interface configurations, certain cards must be in specific slot positions in order to t...

Getting Started OTS9100 User Manual 1-11 M o d u l e C a r d I n t e r c o n n e c t i o n Before powering on the system, install the cables and DC blocks provided for signal interconnection of the module cards. Use Figure 1-3 as a reference guide. (See Appendix G for cabling an OTS9100 module with ...

Getting Started 1-12 OTS9100 User Manual Figure 1-3: Proper location Interconnection cables P o we r O n a n d S o ft wa r e I n i t i a l i z a t i o n 1. Set the Power Switch, on the back of the chassis, to the ON position. Turn on the display monitor. Wait for Windows to boot and present the logi...

Getting Started OTS9100 User Manual 1-13 M o d u l e Q u i c k C h e c k NOTE: Before installing the optical cables, clean the optical fiber connectors on both the cable ends and the front panel connectors. 1. With proper in-line 15dB attenuator, connect a single mode optical cable between the Optic...

Getting Started OTS9100 User Manual 1-15 E m e r g e n c y Sta r t u p D i s k Instructions for creating an emergency startup disk can be found in Appendix D. It is recommended that you take the time to do this simple procedure every time you change your system configuration. S h u td o wn a n d P o...

OTS9100 User Manual 2-1 Module Operating Basics This section describes the OTS9100 module front panel indicators and connectors. Front Panel Indicators and Connectors Figure 2-1 shows a complete view of the front panel. WARNING: Always avoid exposure to the laser beam. Before power is applied to the...

Operating Basics: Functional Overview 2-2 OTS9100 User Manual 10Gb/s Transceiver Optics The 10Gb/s Transceiver is available with two laser options, 1310 nm and 1550 nm. The 1310 nm Optical Transceiver consists of a 1310 nm Transmitter combined with a broad band Receiver. The 1550 nm Optical Transcei...

Operating Basics: Functional Overview OTS-9100 User Manual 2-3 Optical IN The Optical IN connection accepts the incoming optical signal to the receiver. This input signal must have a wavelength between 1290 nm and 1565 nm and must not exceed –0 dBm of power. The green LED labeled SIG PRES under the ...

Operating Basics: Functional Overview 2-4 OTS9100 User Manual Laser Lockout, Remote Interlock REMOTE INTERLOCK is a bantam plug normally closed connection internally wired in series with the laser lockout key switch. It can be used with additional hardware to remotely disable the laser output. NOTE:...

Operating Basics: Functional Overview OTS9100 User Manual 2-5 Receive Analysis The Receive card contains the receiver SDH/SONET signal analysis functionality for the OTS9100 10Gb/s SDH/SONET module. Figure 2-4 shows the Receive card front panel. Module OK The Module OK LED should be green while the ...

Operating Basics: Functional Overview 2-6 OTS9100 User Manual ANOMALY The Anomaly indicator can be off, red, or yellow. This indicator will turn red if an anomaly (B1, B2, REI-L, B3, FAS, REI-P, or payload error) is detected. It will flash red if an anomaly is detected intermittently. A yellow histo...

Operating Basics: Functional Overview OTS9100 User Manual 2-7 Transmit Generation The Transmit card of the OTS9100 module contains all of the transmitter functionality for the 10Gb/s SDH/SONET module. Figure 2-5 shows the Transmit card front panel. Module OK The Module OK LED should be green while t...

Operating Basics: Functional Overview 2-8 OTS9100 User Manual 622 MHz TRIG OUT The 622 MHz TRIG OUT provide a bit-rate/16 signal that may be used for triggering an oscilloscope to capture the 10 Gb/s Output signal. The output has an SMA connector and requires 50 Ohms termination for signal integrity...

Operating Basics: Functional Overview OTS9100 User Manual 2-9 Clock Trigger The Clock Trigger card provides the reference clock sources for the transmitter and receiver functions of the 10 Gb/s SDH/SONET module. Figure 2-6 shows the Clock Trigger card front panel. Module OK The Module OK LED should ...

Operating Basics: Functional Overview 2-10 OTS9100 User Manual 10 GHz Clock Out This output is connected to the OTS91T3 card using the coax cable provided. 10 GHz CLOCK IN The 10 GHz Clock IN provides a bit-rate clock input that typically is connected to the OTS92H1 10 GHz JITTER Clock Out port. Thi...

Operating Basics: User Interface OTS9100 User Manual 2-11 Software Interface Operating Basics This section describes the OTS9000 software interface. It also reviews the basic functionality of the Microsoft Windows  application software with menu descriptions. User Interface The user interface softw...

Operating Basics: User Interface 2-12 OTS9100 User Manual Elements of the User Interface The user interface has a number of windows and bars that comprise the main screens of the software. Figure 2-6 identifies each of these elements. The Navigation Window, Test, Laser Control bars, and Status Windo...

Operating Basics: User Interface OTS9100 User Manual 2-13 Task Bar The Task bar reflects the active device and function. When a device is selected from the Navigation window the identification of that device will appear in the Task bar. The window controls for the Tektronix interface can be accessed...

Operating Basics: User Interface 2-14 OTS9100 User Manual Window The Window menu provides the ability to setup how the menus are displayed within the OTS workspace. It is possible to set the display to a single window or multiple menu windows through this menu. Display functions include Single Mode ...

Operating Basics: User Interface OTS9100 User Manual 2-15 Tool Bar The toolbar provides easy access to different views and selections of the user interface. The buttons on the toolbar provide a toggle between select server, the LED window, the module LED panel, the system view, the Navigation window...

Operating Basics: User Interface 2-16 OTS9100 User Manual Test Control Bar The Test Control bar provides the controls to start, stop, pause, and continue the test. If multiple cards are present, the test control bar also allows the user to choose the specific card under test by use of the pull down ...

Operating Basics: User Interface OTS9100 User Manual 2-17 Test If a test is active in any module in the system, the status bar will change color and the Test Inactive message will change to Test Active. If no test is being conducted the Test Inactive message is displayed on a background of gray. Las...

Operating Basics: User Interface 2-18 OTS9100 User Manual LED Window Activating the LED Status window provides the user with a virtual LED status panel for the OTS9100 receiver(s), as shown in Figure 2-7. The virtual indicators found on this window provide error conditions, both current and historic...

Operating Basics: User Interface OTS9100 User Manual 2-19 Module Signal Summary LED Panel The summary of signal states for an individual panel. The Module Signal Summary LED Panel provides a summary status of error signals for the active panel. Slot Signal LED Panel Selecting the Slot Signal will di...

Operating Basics: User Interface 2-20 OTS9100 User Manual Module LED Panel The module LED panel operates like the LED Window. This panel is accessed via the View menu. It may also be toggled from the tool bar. To make the panel always remain on top of the Windows screen, check the box marked ‘Always...

Operating Basics: User Interface OTS9100 User Manual 2-21 Table 2-1: Description of Status Window Virtual LED Indicators LED name Description Signal Present The Signal indicator will light green when the receiver senses an incoming signal. LOS The Loss of Signal indicator is activated when a LOS con...

Operating Basics: User Interface 2-22 OTS9100 User Manual LED Display Selection The LED indicators displayed in the LED window reflect the status of each OTS receiver loaded in the system. Choices may be made by using the pull down menu to select each individual slot, a Module Summary, or User Selec...

Operating Basics: User Interface OTS9100 User Manual 2-23 Navigation Window The Navigation window provides the ability to set up, monitor and test the module, and to view the test results. The Navigation window can be displayed via two methods, by category or by device. Set the display window by sel...

Operating Basics: User Interface 2-24 OTS9100 User Manual Scroll Buttons The scroll buttons are part of the Navigation window. They provide scroll support for accessing any card icons that are beyond the immediate viewable area of the Navigation window frame. Note: The Navigation window is a dockabl...

Operating Basics: User Interface OTS9100 User Manual 2-25 Setup Property Menus When SETUP is selected from the Navigation window by clicking on the SETUP Title bar, icons for all loaded Transmitter and Receiver cards, in addition to a summary menu, are displayed. The Setup Property menus provide sep...

Operating Basics: User Interface 2-26 OTS9100 User Manual Transmitter – Signal The Signal Property menu of the Transmitter setup, as shown in Figure 2-10, provides the controls for selecting the Signal setup, Transport overhead, Path overhead, Error insertion, K1, K2 Decode, IP payload and IP error....

Operating Basics: User Interface OTS9100 User Manual 2-27 BERT Mode For some modules a third option is available from the Signal Standard menu, the BERT mode. With this mode, the OTS9100 becomes a BERT generator. The Test Pattern selection for the active channel is the only valid selection on the tr...

Operating Basics: User Interface 2-28 OTS9100 User Manual Signal Structure Signal structure allows the user to choose the mapping structure of the transmitted signal. The mapping structures provided are listed in the table below. As shown, the structures all provide concatenated structures. SONET SD...

Operating Basics: User Interface OTS9100 User Manual 2-29 Background Channels The Background Channels section controls the settings for signal structure and test pattern of the non-active channels. Signal Structure Signal structure allows the user to choose the mapping structure for the background c...

Operating Basics: User Interface 2-30 OTS9100 User Manual Transmitter – Transport Overhead The Transport overhead property menu, as shown in Figure 2-11, can be used to pass or change the 9.95238 Gb/s signal overhead bytes in the first STS-1 or STM-1 of the OC-192 or STM-64 frame, respectively. In a...

Operating Basics: User Interface OTS9100 User Manual 2-31 Edit Overhead To edit the overhead, click the Edit Overhead button. This brings up a dialog box, shown in Figure 2-12. The dialog box displays accessible overhead bytes in white while the non-applicable boxes for the function are grayed out (...

Operating Basics: User Interface 2-32 OTS9100 User Manual Through Mode When using through mode, a number of the overhead bytes may be overwritten as the external signal passes through the card. This is done through the use of the Through Mode selections available in the Overhead menu, as shown in Fi...

Operating Basics: User Interface OTS9100 User Manual 2-33 J0 Multi-Byte Trace J0 Trace provides a capability to uniquely identify each of the multiple channels being carried in a Dense Wave Division Multiplexer (DWDM) system, providing an end-to-end continuity check. Since only the SONET framing byt...

Operating Basics: User Interface 2-34 OTS9100 User Manual Transmitter – Path Overhead The Path overhead property menu, as shown in Figure 2-16, of the Transmitter setup can be used to pass or change the 9.95238 Gb/s signal path overhead bytes in the first STS-1 or STM-1 of the OC-192 or STM-64 frame...

Operating Basics: User Interface OTS9100 User Manual 2-35 Edit Path Overhead To edit the path overhead, click the Edit button. This brings up a Path Overhead dialog box, shown in Figure 2-17. The dialog box displays the overhead bytes in white text boxes. To edit, highlight the appropriate box and t...

Operating Basics: User Interface 2-36 OTS9100 User Manual J1 Multi-Byte Trace J1 Trace provides a capability to uniquely identify each of the multiple channels being carried in a Dense Wave Division Multiplexer (DWDM) system, providing an end-to-end continuity check. It is possible to extract for di...

Operating Basics: User Interface OTS9100 User Ma nual 2-37 Transmitter – Error Insertion The error insertion menu, as shown in Figure 2-21, of the Transmitter setup allows the user to inject anomalies and defects. Figure 2-21: Transmitter Error Insertion menu The menu is broken into two separate sec...

Operating Basics: User Interface 2-38 OTS9100 User Manual Anomaly Insertion Figure 2-22: Anomaly Insertion of the Error Insertion menu The anomaly insertion section of the error insertion menu, as shown in Figure 2-22, provides all controls for inserting anomalies. The Anomaly Insertion Setup, shown...

Operating Basics: User Interface OTS9100 User Manual 2-39 Defect Insertion The Defect Insertion section of the Error Insertion menu, as shown in Figure 2-23, provides all controls for inserting defects. The Defect Insertion Setup, on the left side, provides menus for defect insertion setup. The Curr...

Operating Basics: User Interface 2-40 OTS9100 User Manual Transmitter – K1, K2 Decode The K1, K2 Decode menu, as shown in Figure 2-24, of the Transmitter setup allows the user to edit the K1 and K2 bytes for Automatic Protection Switching (APS) measurements. Figure 2-24: Transmitter – K1, K2 Decode ...

Operating Basics: User Interface 2-42 OTS9100 User Manual The values available from the mode pull-down menu are: • (0) Idle • (1) Bridged • (2) Bridged and Switched • (3) Not Used (Span)/Ext TR (Ring) • (4) Unidirectional • (5) Bidirectional • (6) RDI-L • (7) AIS-L

Operating Basics: User Interface OTS9100 User Manual 2-43 Transmitter - IP Payload The new Packet Over SONET (POS) feature characterizes physical layer performance of SONET and SDH equipment by generating and measuring IP traffic. Specifically, the POS feature provides the ability to determine physi...

Operating Basics: User Interface 2-44 OTS9100 User manual The Interframe Gap is fixed at 16. Traffic can be stopped or started by clicking the button in the Traffic section. IP Header To edit the IP Header click the button to display the Edit IP Header dialog box, as shown in Figure 2-27. The grayed...

Operating Basics: User Interface OTS9100 User Manual 2-45 Transmitter - IP Error Insertion The IP Error Insertion Property menu consists of property controls for Stream Index, Error Selection, Error Type, Error Rate, Minimum. Rate, Maximum. Rate, and Current Error Insertion display drop down menus s...

Operating Basics: User Interface 2-46 OTS9100 User Manual Current Error Insertion The Current Error Insertion menu is only available when the error type applied is an actual error type and not the default no error setting. The Current Error Insertion menu identifies the current error type and error ...

Operating Basics: User Interface OTS9100 User Manual 2-47 Receiver – Signal The signal menu of the Receiver setup, as shown in Figure 2-26, allows the user to set the signal standard and structure, the active channel, the test pattern, and the output pulse trigger. This menu also indicates the curre...

Operating Basics: User Interface OTS9100 User Manual 2-49 When Fixed Data is selected a button marked Edit Fixed Data is displayed. To change the Fixed Data to a different value, click the Edit Fixed Data button and type the new value into the text box beside the button. In the Test Pattern selectio...

Operating Basics: User Interface 2-50 OTS9100 User Manual Receiver – Trace Mismatch The trace mismatch menu of the Receiver setup, as shown in Figure 2-28, provides the setup information for the J0/J1 Trace, C2 Status, and HP Detection. Each of the selections available is described in more detail in...

Operating Basics: User Interface OTS9100 User Manual 2-51 the Trace Value box and start typing. When the desired edits are complete, click OK to return to the main menu. In 16-byte, the last byte is filled with CRC. In 64-byte, the last two bytes are filled with CR LF. Figure 2-29: J0 Trace Editor d...

Operating Basics: User Interface OTS9100 User Manual 2-53 HPPLM and HP Unequipped Detection If Anaylysis Path Label Mismatch box is checked the Detect any Mismatch and Detect Signal Label Mismatch per GR253 Table 6-2 boxes are enabled and Path Label Mismatch is analyzed, otherwise the boxes are disa...

Operating Basics: User Interface 2-54 OTS9100 User Manual Receiver – IP Setup The IP Setup menu of the Receiver setup, as shown in Figure 2-6, provides the IP setup information. Each of the selections available is described in more detail in the following sections. Figure 2-6: Receiver Setup – IP Se...

Operating Basics: User Interface 2-56 OTS9100 User Manual Signal Monitor Menus When Signal Monitor is selected from the Navigation window, icons for all loaded Receiver modules are displayed. The Signal Monitor menu provides separate configuration control over each receiver by these individual icons...

Operating Basics: User Interface OTS9100 User Manual 2-57 RS Trace (Section Trace) (J0) The Section Trace (J0) provides the current values of the J0 multi-byte trace. The 16-byte J0 Trace receives 15 bytes ending with a CRC. The 64-byte J0 Trace receives 62 bytes with CR LF. The Expected and Receive...

Operating Basics: User Interface 2-58 OTS9100 User Manual Receiver – Path Overhead The path overhead menu, as shown in Figure 2-35, displays the current activity of the path overhead as monitored by the selected receiver. The Path Trace (J1) and the C2 Status provide additional information received....

Operating Basics: User Interface OTS9100 User Manual 2-59 Path Trace (J1) The Path Trace (J1) provides the current values of the J1 multi-byte trace. The 16-byte J1 Trace receives 15 bytes ending with a CRC. The 64-byte J1 Trace receives 62 bytes with CR LF. The Expected and Received values are both...

Operating Basics: User Interface 2-60 OTS9100 User Manual Receiver – K1,K2 Decode The K1,K2 Decode signal monitor screen, as shown in Figure 2-36, displays the received results of the K1, K2 bytes. Figure 2-36: Signal Monitor – K1,K2 Decode

Operating Basics: User Interface OTS9100 User Manual 2-61 Receiver – Payload The Payload signal monitor screen, as shown in Figure 2-37, provides a graphical representation of the signal structure of the system. The system analyzes the incoming signal and displays the configuration. Any of the struc...

Operating Basics: User Interface 2-62 OTS9100 User Manual Test Control Menu When Test Control is selected from the Navigation window, the Test Control menu is displayed, as shown in Figure 2-38. The Test Control menu allows the user to choose the type of test to run and the time the test will run. F...

Operating Basics: User Interface OTS9100 User Manual 2-63 The Test Mode section enables the user to set continuous, timed, or timed-repetitive tests. The Continuous setting configures the test cycle so that it will run continuously from the time that the Start button is clicked until the Stop button...

Operating Basics: User Interface 2-64 OTS9100 User Manual Test Control Summary The Test Control Summary menu, as shown in Figure 2-40, provides a summary of the test control conditions for each Receiver individually. Clicking the Edit button will display the Test Control menu for the specific receiv...

Operating Basics: User Interface OTS9100 User Manual 2-65 Measurements Menu When Measurements is selected from the Navigation window, the Measurements menu is displayed. The Measurements menu provides separate configuration control over each receiver through associated icons. If an Rx icon is clicke...

Operating Basics: User Interface OTS9100 User Manual 2-67 Receiver - Cumulative The cumulative menu has two selections on the top for Display choices, Section and Line, and Path. The cumulative display menu provides a summary of the errored seconds, error counts, and error ratios for each error cond...

Operating Basics: User Interface OTS9100 User Manual 2-69 Receiver – History The history display shows the results history data collected by the associated receiver during the current or most recent test, as shown in Figures 2-46 and 2-47. The selections for display choices are Section/Line and Path...

Operating Basics: User Interface OTS9100 User Manual 2-71 If the first character of the time specification is a plus ( +) or minus ( –) sign, the time is taken relative to the current cursor position. When the Time Axis display is set to Time of Day, times are taken as time-of-day; day specification...

Operating Basics: User Interface 2-72 OTS9100 User Manual Receiver – IP Measurements When Measurements is selected from the Navigation window, the Measurements menu is displayed. If a Receiver icon is clicked, the Receiver Measurements menu is displayed. This menu contains four separate menu screens...

Operating Basics: User Interface OTS9100 User Manual 2-73 Transmitter - IP Measurements When Measurements is selected from the Navigation window, the Measurements menu is displayed. If a transmitter icon is clicked, the Transmitter Measurements menu is displayed. This menu, as shown in Figure 2-8, p...

Operating Basics: User Interface 2-74 OTS9100 User Manual Analysis Menu When the Analysis Category bar is selected from the Navigation window, and an icon chosen, the Analysis properties menu associated with that device icon is displayed. The results are accumulated while the test runs and are clear...

Operating Basics: User Interface 2-78 OTS9100 User Manual APS Measurements Menu When APS Category bar is selected from the Navigation window, and an icon chosen, the APS Measurements property menu is displayed, as shown in Figure 2-52. This menu controls setup, implementation, and results viewing of...

Operating Basics: User Interface OTS9100 User Manual 2-79 Figure 2-53: Set APS Test Parameters dialog box The Condition Tested selects the condition that triggers an APS switch. The test will not begin until this condition occurs and it will end when the last condition occurs. The conditions availab...

Operating Basics: User Interface 2-80 OTS9100 User Manual Figure 2-54: Copy APS Measurement Data dialog box Status Button is lit.

Operating Basics: User Interface OTS9100 User Manual 2-81 Remote Access Setups The remote control settings for selecting GPIB, RS-232, and Ethernet LAN controls are located under the menu bar in the System menu. Click on the System menu and select Remote Control. The Remote Control Settings dialog b...

Operating Basics: User Interface 2-82 OTS9100 User Manual Figure 2-57: Telnet (network) Remote Control Settings Select Server The select server dialog box, as shown in Figure 2-58, allows the user to select the server when the OTS system is networked. If there are no networks available, the only sel...

Operating Basics: User Interface OTS9100 User Manual 2-83 View Options To open the options menu, as shown in Figure 2-59, click View and select Options. The options menu allows the user to customize the user interface to their preferences. Figure 2-59: View Options dialog box Display Notation Since ...

Operating Basics: User Interface 2-84 OTS9100 User Manual Server (System) The server selections allow the user to restore connection to the server at startup and to change the quantity displayed in the recent connection list. These server connections refer to the specific OTS system. Display Configu...

Operating Basics: User Interface OTS9100 User Manual 2-85 System View A system view is available by clicking View and selecting System View. This view, as shown in Figure 2-62, represents all modules currently installed in the OTS system. The System View reflects the name of each card and its slot p...

Operating Basics: User Interface 2-86 OTS9100 User Manual SCPI Output The SCPI Output option is provided for use in programming remote commands. To activate, click on the View menu and select SCPI Output. A dialog box, as shown in Figure 2-63, is displayed which provides an echo for all commands per...

Operating Basics: User Interface OTS9100 User Manual 2-87 Results Files Every time a test is started, data files are generated. These files are stored on the C-drive in a folder marked ‘Tektronix Measurement Data’. To view these files from the user interface, click on View and select ‘Test Results F...

Operating Basics: User Interface 2-88 OTS9100 User Manual Figure 2-64: Results File Management dialog box The cleanup facility allows files to be moved or removed based on their absolute age, the total number of files present or the total size of the files (either in absolute megabytes or as a perce...

Operating Basics: User Interface OTS9100 User Manual 2-89 ResultsViewer The OTS Results Viewer is a stand-alone Windows program that reads the Test Results files from the OTS Test System. It provides the following functionality: Access to test results files, either on the OTS system or on the file s...

Operating Basics: User Interface 2-90 OTS9100 User Manual Connecting to an OTS System ResultsViewer uses the same mechanism as the OTS User Interface program, TekUI. The OTS user manual discusses this procedure in more detail. In quick overview, click on File and Select Server in ResultsViewer. A di...

Operating Basics: User Interface OTS9100 User Manual 2-91 Selecting and arranging windows The Window menu in the ResultsViewer contains the usual commands to close, cascade, tile, and otherwise arrange windows. It also contains a list of windows for all open files, and this list provides direct acce...

Operating Basics: User Interface 2-92 OTS9100 User Manual Table 2-2: Sample output of data from a test results file T1 "Test File Info" S01 "File" "data_1022_00_004.sum" S02 "Start Time" 9/13/00 5:00:2 PM S03 "End Time" 9/13/00 5:00:6 PM S04 "Test Time"...

Operating Basics: User Interface OTS9100 User Manual 2-95 Record type codes Each record appears as one line of text. If the report options include Record Type Codes, the first entry in each record is a code indicating the type of that record. Record types are: General T1 Text – Section heading T2 Te...

Operating Basics: User Interface 2-98 OTS9100 User Manual Configuring the exported data To configure the exported data, click on Export and select Data Setup. The Configure Data Report dialog box, as shown in Figure 2-66, is now displayed. To enable a selection, click the box or radio button beside ...

Operating Basics: User Interface OTS9100 User Manual 2-99 OTS System Event Printer Application This is an auxiliary application that runs on the OTS system to log receiver events (defects and anomalies). Events may be printed as they are logged, if a printer is attached to the system, or the list of...

Operating Basics: User Interface 2-100 OTS9100 User Manual Copy to Clipboard Clicking this button copies the list of logged events to the Windows Clipboard, from which it may be pasted into another application such as a word processor. Copy to File Clicking this button brings up a file selection dia...

Operating Basics: User Interface OTS9100 User Manual 2-101 Checking a check box on a receiver’s panel enables logging for the corresponding event on that receiver. The events selected are saved in persistent storage on the OTS system and are restored when the Event Printer application is next starte...

OTS9100 User Manual 3-1 Reference This chapter describes the remote commands that may be used to control the OTS9100 system and the OTS9100 module from an external controller. The remote commands conform to IEEE 488.2 and SCPI conventions. The OTS9100 system accepts remote commands over GPIB, RS-232...

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Commands Overview 3-2 OTS9100 User Manual Remote Control Port Settings These commands provide the GPIB, Serial, and network port setups as well as the serial and network port protocols. GPIB port setup :system:communicate:gpib:primary :system:communicate:gpib:secondary C...

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Commands Overview OTS9100 User Manual 3-3 Save and Restore System Settings These commands provide the save and restore functionality for system level settings. *SAV *RCL :system:description:setup System File Management These commands define the necessary settings to allo...

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Commands Overview 3-4 OTS9100 User Manual Receiver Signal Measurement Commands (OTS9100 module) These commands provide control of the signal measurement functions. Line parameters :sense:measure:line:cumulative :sense:measure:line:window Section parameters :sense:measure...

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Syntax OTS9100 User Manual 3-6 Syntax This section contains information on the Standard commands for Programmable Instruments (SCPI) and IEEE 488.2 Common Commands that may be used to program the OTS9100 10Gb/s SDH/SONET module. IEEE 488.2 Common Commands Description ANS...

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Syntax OTS9100 User Manual 3-7 Block Format IEEE-488 block format is a means of encoding arbitrary binary data, including characters that aren’t valid in text strings, for transmission over a GPIB link. The format is most easily explained with an example. This is a block...

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Syntax 3-8 OTS9100 User Manual SCPI Commands and Queries SCPI is a standard that provides guidelines for remote programming of instruments. These guidelines provide a consistent programming environment for instrument control and data usage. This environment uses defined ...

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Syntax OTS9100 User Manual 3-9 Parameter types and formats Parameter values may be of several different types, e.g., integer numbers, floating-point numbers, selections from a list of particular values, strings, etc. The following are the parameter types that appear in O...

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Syntax 3-10 OTS9100 User Manual <Block> An array of arbitrary binary data (bytes), including characters not in the ASCII printing character set. A block is transmitted as a block header followed by data bytes, as in the following example: #216ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP in wh...

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Syntax OTS9100 User Manual 3-11 Abbreviating Commands, Queries, and Parameters You can abbreviate most SCPI commands, queries, and parameters to an accepted short form. This manual shows these short forms as a combination of upper and lower case letters. The upper case l...

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Syntax 3-12 OTS9100 User Manual Chaining Commands and Queries You can chain several commands or queries together into a single message. To create a chained message, first create a command or query, add a semicolon (;), and then add more commands or queries and semicolons...

Reference: Remote Commands ~ Command Description OTS9100 User Manual 3-14 Command Description This section provides detailed descriptions of the format and parameters of each OTS9100 command. These commands are listed in alphabetical order. NOTE: Not all commands and command parameters are available...

OTS9100 User Manual A-1 Specifications This section begins with a brief description of the OTS9100 module. Following the description, the section contains a complete listing of the instrument specification. The organization of this section is as follows: • System Specifications • Transmitter (Tx) Sp...

Specifications A - 2 OTS9100 User Manual Transmitter Specifications Clock Source Internally generated clock: 9953.28 MHz +/- 4.6ppm Thru mode clock: Derived from clock recovered from received signal External Clock: 155.52MHz +/- 100ppm Signal Generation Internal Mode This mode requires no external t...

Specifications A - 4 OTS9100 User Manual NOTE: In intrusive through mode, any defect applied has immediate effect. Certain anomalies have no effect unless overwrite is turned on for the anomaly byte. This applies to B1 BIP (B1), B2 BIP (B2), REI-L (M1), B3 BIP (B3), and REI-P (G1). Random Bit, Rando...

Specifications OTS9100 User Manual A-5 Overhead Manipulation Specifications Subsequent to the default values, the following overhead modifications are possible: The following bytes can be individually selected and edited: J0, J1, E1, F1, F2, D1-D3, G1, H4, K1, K2, D4-D12, S1, M1, E2, Z0, Z3, Z4, Z5 ...

Specifications A - 6 OTS9100 User Manual Table A-3: Error Rate Max/Min Error Type Maximum Rate Minimum Rate B1 6.430 x 10 -6 1 x 10 -14 B2 6.502 x 10 -6 1 x 10 -14 B3 2.66 x 10 -5 1 x 10 -14 REI-L (MS-REI) 2.072 x 10 -4 1 x 10 -14 Payload Bit 3.906 x 10 -3 1 x 10 -14 Random Bit 3.906 x 10 -3 1 x 10 ...

Specifications OTS9100 User Manual A-7 Receiver (Analyzer) Specifications Measurements B1 Errors: The 9.95238 Gb/s input is monitored for Section level (Regenerator Section) errors by comparing the received B1 byte to the recomputed BIP-8 parity. The errors are detected and counted. B2 Errors: The 9...

Specifications A - 8 OTS9100 User Manual RDI_P: If the G1 bits 5, 6, and 7 do not equal 000 or 001, a RDI-P condition is declared. REI-P: If the G1 bits 1 through 4 contain the numbers one through eight (binary, 0001 through 1000), a REI-P condition is declared. Overhead Display Approximately every ...

Specifications OTS9100 User Manual A-9 Transmitter Input and Output Specifications OTS91L4-15, OTS91L5-15 Signal Name: 9.95238 Gb/s Optical Output Data Signal Rate: 9.95238 Gb/s ± 100ppm Pulse Mask Compliance: GR-253 (SONET), G.957 (SDH) Data Format: PN7 scrambled NRZ formatted data; in BERT mode, u...

Specifications OTS9100 User Manual A-11 OTS91L4-13, OTS91L5-13 Signal Name: 9.95238 Gb/s Optical Output Data Signal Rate: 9.95238 Gb/s ± 100ppm Pulse Mask Compliance: GR-253 (SONET), G.957 (SDH) Data Format: PN7 scrambled NRZ formatted data; in BERT mode, unframed and unscrambled PRBS data Wavelengt...

Specifications A - 12 OTS9100 User Manual 622 MHz Trigger Output Connector: SMA External Termination: 50 Ω , AC coupled Voltage Level: 500 mVpp Frequency: 622.08 MHz Description: Signal provided as a scope trigger for viewing data eye diagrams. This sub-rate clock is derived from the Line Clock. Ext...

Specifications OTS9100 User Manual A-13 Connector: SMA External Termination: 50 Ω , DC coupled Voltage Level: 0.0 Vdc, 800 mVpp (nominal) Frequency: 9.95238 GHz Description: Provides a copy of the 10 GHz Clock OUT which may be used for a scope trigger. RX Clock Input Connector: SMA Internal Terminat...

Specifications A - 14 OTS9100 User Manual Receiver Input and Output Specifications OTS91L4, OTS91L6, OTS91L7 Signal Name: 9.95238 Gb/s Optical Input Data Signal Rate: 9.95238 Gb/s ± 100ppm Connector: FC/PC (standard), ST or SC available Wavelength: 1290nm to 1565nm Maximum Input Power:0 dBm Input Po...

Specifications OTS9100 User Manual A-15 Module Interconnect Specifications Signal Name: Tx Data Out / Tx Data In Connector: SMA Voltage Level: 0.5 Vpp (typical) Description: Electrical data signal. Connect Tx DATA OUT (Transmit card) to Tx DATA IN (Optics card) with Tektronix supplied cable accessor...

Specifications A - 16 OTS9100 User Manual Certifications and Compliance Laser Safety The lasers in the OTS9100 module comply with the following: U.S. Class IIIb per 21 CFR 1040 European Class 3A per IEC 60825-1 CE Mark Compliance EMC Compliance Directive OTS9100 Series 10 Gb/s SONET/SDH Test Module ...

OTS9100 User Manual B-1 Appendix B Optical 1 Card Front Panel Descriptions 10 Gb/s TRANSCEIVER OPTICS CARD (L4-15, L4-13) The 10Gb/s Optical Transceiver card performs both E/O and O/E conversions for the OTS system. It is available with two laser options, 1310nm or 1550nm. The 1310nm Optical Transce...

Optical Card Front Panel Descriptions B-2 OTS9100 User Manual Tx Data IN Tx Data Input allows electrical data signals to be applied to the optical transmitter. This input must be connected to the Tx Data Out port found on the OTS91Tn Transmitter card of the OTS9100 system using the coax cable provid...

Optical Card Front Panel Descriptions 2-4 OTS9100 User Manual 10 Gb/s TRANSMIT-ONLY OPTICS CARD (L5-15, L5-13) The 10Gb/s Optical Transmit-only card is available with two laser options: 1310 nm or 1550 nm. This Optics card performs E/O conversion and works in conjunction with the Transmit card , whi...

Optical Card Front Panel Descriptions OTS9100 User Manual B-5 Tx Data IN Tx Data Input allows electrical data signals to be applied to the optical transmitter. This input must be connected to the Tx Data Out port found on the OTS91Tn Transmitter card of the OTS9100 system using the coax cable provid...

Optical Card Front Panel Descriptions 2-8 OTS9100 User Manual External Laser IN The External Laser In provides interconnection for external fixed or tunable wavelength laser sources. The input will accept OTS Tunable lasers or customer supplied lasers that meet specifications. A polarization-maintai...

Optical Card Front Panel Descriptions OTS9100 User Manual B-9 10Gb/s OPTICALTRANSMIT ONLY/ EXTERNAL LASER (L8) The 10Gb/s Transmit-only card Optics card with external laser provides an external laser interface for the OTS9100 system. This L8 Optics card provides E/O conversion and works in conjuncti...

OTS9 1 00 User Manual C-1 Emergency Startup Disk These instructions explain how to make an emergency startup disk for your OTS system. It is recommended that you take the time to do this procedure every time you change your system configuration (such as modifying the network settings). The process t...

OTS9100 User Manual D-1 List of Acronyms AIS-L Line Alarm Indication Signal AMI Alternate Mark Inversion ANSI American National Standards Institute ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange BBE Background Block Error BER Bit Error Ratio BIP Bit Interleaved Parity BIP-8 Bit Interleaved...

OTS9100 User Manual E-1 Module Card Replacement Replacement parts are available from or through your local Tektronix, Inc. service center or representative. For further information or module replacement, inquiries may be directed to the Service Call Center at (800) 833-9200. The OTS9100 is serviced ...

OTS9100 User Manual F-1 Installing the Software These instructions explain how to load the software. The OTS90x0 system is shipped with the software pre-loaded. This procedure should only be required if the software is accidentally wiped off the hard drive or if you receive a system software upgrade...

Appendix G OTS9100 User Manual G-1 Appendix Illustrations of cabled OTS9100 module This appendix provides examples of cabling the OTS9100 module. The examples provide a reference for location and recommended cable lengths used to configure the OTS9100 module. Cabling OTS9100 Module with OTS91L4 Opti...

OTS9200 and OTS92S1 User Manual Index-1 I N D E X 1 128MB RAM Upgrade · 1-7 155Mb/s IN 2-11 155MHz Clock Out 2-10 10 GHz Jitter · 1-1 10Gb/s DATA IN · 1-12, 16, 2-7 10Gb/s Jitter · 1-2, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19 10Gb/s Jitter Testing · 1-11 10GHz CLOCK IN · 1-11, 12, 16, 2-2 10GHz CLOCK OUT 1-11, 12, 16 10...

Index Index-2 OTS9200 and OTS92S1 User Manual E Edge Density Signal, EDS · 2-4, 9 Emergency Startup Disk · 1-18 Error Active · 2-16 Event Printer 2-55 Exporting test data to other programs · 2-46 External reference clock · 2-10, 11 F FAS · 2-18, 48, 50, 51, 53 Filter bandwidth · 2-23 FPGA · 2-2, 7, ...