The Acterna ONT-50 10G Optical Network Tester is a four-slot modular mainframe engineered for installation, commissioning, and maintenance of optical networks up to 10 Gbps. It delivers BER testing, protocol analysis, and service verification across SONET/SDH, OTN, and Ethernet interfaces with field-upgradeable modules and simultaneous multi-application support.
Technical Specifications
Mainframe
• 4-slot modular architecture
• Linux operating system
• 12.1-inch color TFT touchscreen, SVGA resolution (800×600 pixels), 65,536 colors
• Supports over 20 field-upgradeable modules
Protocol Support
• SONET/SDH up to OC-192/STM-64 (10 Gbps)
• OTN G.709 including OTU-2 (10.7 Gbps) with FEC
• Ethernet up to 10 Gbps
• EoS (Ethernet over SONET/SDH)
• Packet over SONET/SDH (PoS)
• DSn/PDH
• Virtual Concatenation (VC) and non-concatenated sub-rate mappings down to STS-1/VC3-AU3
Optical Interfaces
• Single Mode Fiber (SMF)
Electrical Interfaces
• 50 Ω impedance, AC coupled, SMA connectors
• Generator: 52 Mb/s to 2.488 Gb/s, 2.666 Gb/s (OTN module), scrambled NRZ, >200 mVpp output
• Receiver: 52 Mb/s to 2.488 Gb/s, 2.666 Gb/s (OTN module), 200–1000 mVpp input, scrambled NRZ
• Differential electrical interfaces available for Jitter 10G module (9.95–11.32 Gbps)
– Key Features
• Bit Error Rate (BER) testing and unframed BERT at various rates
• Jitter and Wander testing for 10/10.7 Gbps per ITU-T O.172 Appendix VII + VIII
• Q-factor analysis
• Optical Spectrum Analysis (OSA) with dual-port capability
• DWDM testing (optical and digital)
• FEC testing for OTN
• IP traffic simulation and troubleshooting
• Touchscreen interface with point-and-shoot operation
• Multi-user, simultaneous multi-application platform (MAP)
– Typical Applications
• Long-haul optical network deployment and commissioning
• SONET/SDH and OTN service verification
• 10 Gbps Ethernet and PoS validation
• DWDM optical layer characterization
• Jitter, wander, and signal quality analysis
– Compatibility & Integration
The modular design accommodates custom module configurations for evolving network technologies. Field upgrades enable existing installations to scale to new protocols and interface standards without mainframe replacement.
