IQS-8105 | Ethernet TDM Services | Electrical Rates

Key features

Supports DSn, PDH, SONET and SDH electrical rates up to 155 Mbit/s in a single-slot module

Dual Rx DSn

Intuitive, feature-rich user interface with automated test scripting with multi-user remote management capabilities

Applications

DSn/PDH BER testing

STS-1/STS-3 and STM-0e/1e BER testing

Description

Testing traditional and packet-based Ethernet TDM services

The IQS-8105 Transport Blazer test module is offered on EXFO’s IQS-600 Integrated Qualification System and is ideally suited for lab and manufacturing environments. It offers capabilities to test traditional TDM DSn and PDH electrical rates, as well as the SONET and SDH electrical rates up to 155 Mbit/s.

The growing demand for Ethernet-based services to small and medium-sized enterprises is driving the need for new technologies such as Ethernet-over-TDM, providing a cost-effective solution to deliver these services. This in turn creates the need for integrated test solutions to test traditional TDM test functions with packet-based Ethernet test functions. The combined test capabilities of the IQS-8105 Transport Blazer module and the IQS-8510B Packet Blazer module will offer customers an integrated test solution for Ethernet-over-TDM devices and networks.

DSn/PDH and SONET/SDH service turn-up and troubleshooting

The IQS-8105 Transport Blazer module offers a wide range of TDM and SONET/SDH test functions, allowing users to perform tests ranging from simple bit error rate (BER) testing to advanced characterization and troubleshooting procedures. These functions include:

Mixed and bulk payload generation and analysis from 64 kbit/s to 155 Mbit/s
High-order mappings: STS-1/3c and AU-3/AU-4
Low-order mappings: VT1.5/2/6 and VC-11/12/2/3
Section/RS, line/MS, high-order (HO) and low-order (LO) path overhead manipulation and monitoring
Section/RS, line/MS, high-order and loworder path alarm/error generation and monitoring

High-order and low-order pointer generation and monitoring
Tandem connection monitoring
Performance monitoring: G.821, G.826, G.828, G.829, M.2100, M.2101
Frequency analysis and power measurement
Frequency offset generation
Automatic protection switching and service disruption time measurements
Round-trip delay measurements

Independent transmitter and receiver testing
Through mode analysis
Programmable error/alarm injection
DS1/DS3 auto-detection of line code, framing and test pattern
Dual DS1/DS3 receiver testing
DS1 FDL
DS1 loopcodes and NI/CSU loopback
Fractional T1/E1 testing
DS3 FEAC

SmartMode: real-time signal structure discovery and monitoring

EXFO’s IQS-8105 Transport Blazer module offers a unique feature called SmartMode. This provides users with full visibility of all high-order (STS/AU) and low-order (VT/TU) mixed mappings within the incoming SONET/SDH electrical test signal.

SmartMode automatically discovers the signal structure of the STS-n/STM-n electrical rate line, including mixed mappings and virtual concatenation (VCAT) members. In addition to this in-depth multichannel visibility, SmartMode performs real-time monitoring of all discovered high-order paths and user selected low-order paths simultaneously, providing users with the industry’s most powerful SONET/SDH multichannel monitoring and troubleshooting solution. Real-time monitoring allows users to easily isolate network faults, saving valuable testing. SmartMode also provides one-touch test case start, allowing users to quickly configure a desired test path.

Unsurpassed configuration and operational flexibility

Remote management

The Visual Guardian Lite™ remote management software, supported on all the Transport Blazer and Packet Blazer modules, provides the user with a remote connection to the instrument’s graphical user interface. This identical view of the GUI is supported on any Windows-based workstation and allows for simplified remote testing and data analysis, as well as remote monitoring. Up to five simultaneous Visual Guardian Lite sessions can be supported per test module via a standard Ethernet connection to the platform. For remote testing applications, the Visual Guardian Lite software must be ordered separately.

Automated test scripting

The IQS-8105 Transport Blazer supports two methods for automated test scripting. First, by using industry-based SCPI commands, and second, by using a built-in macro recorder that facilitates the recording of test actions and allows to automatically create test scripts. These test scripts can be used as the basis for larger automation routines that can be created in any .NET environment.

Test logger and reporting

EXFO’s IQS-8105 Transport Blazer module supports a detailed test logger and test reporting tools, enabling users to view any errors/alarms that occurred during the test interval, which can then be used for post-processing of results or SLA conformance validation.

IQS-600 integrated qualification system

The IQS-8105 Transport Blazer modules are housed in the IQS-600 Integrated Qualification System, a scalable modular rack-mount platform that houses a controller, expansion units and a comprehensive range of plug-in test modules ideal for manufacturing, lab and R&D environments. The IQS-600 platform offers up to ten slots that can support any combination of modules from EXFO’s full range of industry-proven protocol and optical test modules. Systems can be expanded to support up to 100 test modules. The IQS-600 family is comprised of the IQS-610P, a ten-slot control unit that can support up to nine IQS-610E ten-slot expansion units, and the IQS-605P, a five-slot control unit with an integrated touchscreen.

Combined with the built-in IQS Manager software, the IQS-600 platform provides an easy-to-use environment to manage your modules, configure your system, launch applications and analyze results. The IQS-600 is supplied with LabVIEW drivers and ActiveX/COM interfaces. What’s more, it can be controlled using local applications or through GPIB, RS-232 or Ethernet interfaces.