FTB-8140 | 40G | Fiber Characterization

FTB-8140 Transport Blazer - 40/43 gigabit SONET/SDH/OTN test module

Provides advanced OTN, SONET and SDH test functions at 40/43 Gbit/s transmission rate, for optimal fiber characterization

Discontinued date: 3/31/2014

End-of-service and support date: 3/31/2019

Key features

OC-768/STM-256 testing with STS-1/AU-3 granularity

Supports OTN testing at the OTU3 level including forward error correction (FEC) as per ITU-T G.709

Supports single and dual stage optical channel data unit ODU multiplexing with SONET/SDH and Ethernet mapped client signals

Offers ODU0 (1.25 Gbit/s) container with Gigabit Ethernet and SONET/SDH client signals for qualifying newly and efficiently mapped transport and datacom services over OTN

Supports circuit and packet ODUflex testing capabilities for OTN bandwidth optimization

Multichannel SDT measurements and real-time error/alarm monitoring for SONET/SDH and OTN

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

Compatible with any of EXFO’s FTB-500 supported modules, including its industry-leading 40 Gbit/s fiber characterization modules

Applications

SONET/SDH turn-up and troubleshooting

Optical transport network (OTN) testing

Description

SONET and SDH testing reaches new level

Increased demand for data and video services continues to put a strain on existing networks, driving the need for higher performance metro and core networks. As a result, the shift from 10 gigabit- to 40 gigabit-enabled networks has accelerated over the last year, and will continue at a strong pace, allowing service providers to ensure their next-generation SONET and SDH networks are scaled to meet these growing bandwidth demands.

This upgrade to 40G transmission creates new challenges for service providers, driving the need for 40 gigabit field test equipment to ensure that new network deployments meet industry standards and offer the required service quality and reliability.

EXFO's FTB-8140 Transport Blazer test module, the industry’s most compact 40/43 gigabit field tester, provides advanced SONET/SDH and OTN test functions in a single module. This module is compatible with the FTB-500 Platform, which also supports 40 Gbit/s physical layer modules such as CD, PMD and OSA, ensuring that field technicians have a truly portable solution that meets every testing requirement.

SONET and SDH service turn-up and troubleshooting

The FTB-8140 Transport Blazer offers a wide range of SONET/SDH test functions ranging from simple bit error rate (BER) testing to advanced fiber characterization and troubleshooting procedures. These functions include:

Mixed and bulk payload generation and analysis from 51.84 Mbit/s to 40 Gbit/s
High-order mappings: STS-1/3c/12c/48c/192c/768c and AU-3/AU-4/AU-4-4c/16c/64c/256c
Unframed optical signal testing at 40 Gbit/s rate
Section/RS, Line/MS and high-order (HO) path overhead manipulation and monitoring
Section/RS, Line/MS and high-order (HO) path alarm/error generation and monitoring
High-order (HO) pointer generation and monitoring
K1/K2 OH byte capture
Performance monitoring: G.821, G.828, G.829, M.2100, M.2101
Frequency analysis and power measurement
Frequency offset generation
Automatic protection switching (APS) and service disruption time (SDT) measurements
Multichannel SDT measurements and real-time error/alarm monitoring for all STS-1/AU-4 channels
Round-trip delay (RTD) measurements
Intrusive and transparent Through mode analysis
Programmable error/alarm injection
Independent transmitter and receiver testing
Payload block and replace

Optical transport network (OTN) testing

Prevalent in 10 Gbit/s networks, OTN has become a necessity for 40 Gbit/s transmission due to its forward error correction capabilities; critical for high bandwidth transmission applications. The FTB-8140 Transport Blazer offers optional OTN test capabilities for verifying compliancy with ITU-T G.709 standards.

OTN as per ITU-T G.709 has recently introduced two new concepts: ODU0 and ODUflex. ODU0 is a new virtual container of 1.25 Gbit/s bandwidth specifically defined for efficiently mapping Gigabit Ethernet services over OTN. As for ODUflex, it is the most efficient sub-wavelength bandwidth management capability for transport line rates of 10 Gbit/s, 40 Gbit/s and upcoming 100 Gbit/s. ODUflex allows providers to interconnect routers in ways that enable efficient bandwidth growth in steps of 1.25 Gbit/s, eliminating the need to allocate a full fixed-rate ODU container to each connection and allowing service providers to transport efficiently and seamlessly across lower-cost optical infrastructures. Tests include:

OTU3 (43 Gbit/s) bit rate (framed and unframed)
Synchronous mapping of SONET/SDH signals within OTN as well as synchronous/asynchronous demapping
Forward error correction (FEC) testing—error insertion and monitoring
Service disruption time (SDT) measurements
Multichannel SDT measurements and real-time error/alarm monitoring for all ODU0 channels
Round-trip delay (RTD) measurements
OTU, ODU, OPU overhead manipulation and monitoring
OTU, ODU (including ODU TCM), OPU layer alarms/errors generation and analysis
OTU, ODU (including ODU TCM) trace messages
Intrusive and transparent Through mode analysis
Multiplexing/demultiplexing of ODU13, ODU23, ODU123, ODU03, ODU013 and ODU0123 with capability of mapping
SONET/SDH, Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gigabit Ethernet client signals into ODU0, ODU1 and ODU2
ODU0 (1.25 Gbit/s) container with Gigabit Ethernet and SONET/SDH client signals mapping
ODUflex with SONET/SDH and Ethernet client signal mapping

Unsurpassed configuration and operational flexibility

The FTB-500 platform configuration with eight-slot (GP-408) receptacle provides users with an all-in-one solution supporting a mix of SONET/SDH, OTN, Ethernet, Fibre Channel and optical-layer test modules, making it the industry’s first truly integrated network testing platform. This modularity enables users to upgrade their systems in the field according to their testing needs. This multitechnology test platform is the ideal solution for field, central office and lab applications.

Combining the FTB-8130NGE module with the FTB-8140 provides a multiservice portable test solution that addresses SONET/SDH and OTN testing needs from DS0/E0 to OC-768/STM-256/OTU3 as well as Ethernet testing needs from 10 Mbit/s to 10 GigE LAN/WAN and Fibre Channel 1x/2x/4x/10x.

Combined with EXFO’s optical CD, PMD and OSA modules, the FTB-8140 is a unique portable solution addressing all 40 Gbit/s testing requirements from the physical to the transmission layer.

Product option flexibility

The FTB-8140 Transport Blazer provides customers with the flexibility to purchase SONET/SDH-only configurations and upgrade to OTN test functions via software options to meet evolving needs—reducing hardware and/or platform retrofits, and significantly decreasing capital and training expenses.

Remote management

Through its optional Visual Guardian Lite^TM management software, the FTB-8140 Transport Blazer allows you to perform remote testing, monitoring and data analysis via standard Ethernet.

Automated test scripting

The FTB-8140 Transport Blazer comes with a built-in macro recorder enabling users to easily record test actions and automatically create test scripts. This functionality also allows them to build standard test routines that can be accessed and run by field technicians with little or no manual intervention.