The Agilent J7230A OmniBER OTN Communications Analyzer is a protocol-aware instrument for analysis, generation, and monitoring of Optical Transport Network (OTN) and SONET/SDH communications systems across multiple network layers. It supports both electrical and optical interfaces for full-spectrum testing of high-speed telecom and transport networks, enabling equipment verification and service assurance in optical carrier environments.
Technical Specifications
Network Standards
• OTN: ITU-T G.709 with OTU1 (2.66 Gb/s) and OTU2 (10.71 Gb/s) channel rates. Forward Error Correction (FEC) simulation, analysis, and OTU frame capture.
• SONET/SDH: 52 Mb/s to 10 Gb/s. Standard and concatenated mappings including STS-3c/AU-4, STS-12c/AU-4-4c, STS-48c/AU-4-16c, STS-6c/AU-4-2c, STS-9c/AU-4-3c, STS-24c/AU-4-8c, and mixed mappings.
• PDH/DSn: 1.5 Mb/s to 140 Mb/s with framed/unframed testing and electrical interfaces.
Optical Interfaces
• Up to 2.66 Gb/s: Supports 52 Mb/s to 2.5 Gb/s. NRZ line code transmitter and receiver. Single mode fiber. Input power damage threshold >0 dBm.
• 10 Gb/s & 10.71 Gb/s: NRZ line code. Wavelength range 1500–1580 nm for 1550 nm operation. Single mode fiber. Input power damage threshold >0 dBm.
Electrical Interfaces
• DSn/PDH: 1.544 Mb/s to 140 Mb/s.
• SONET/SDH: 52 Mb/s and 155 Mb/s included.
– Key Features
• Bit Error Rate (BER) testing and overhead analysis for OTN, SONET, and SDH.
• Simultaneous all-channel monitoring up to 192 STS/AU channels with Signal Wizard for errors, alarms, and pointer activity.
• Alarm stress testing and transmit/receive event output triggers.
• Thru-mode operation in transparent and overwrite modes.
• APS (Automatic Protection Switching) service disruption measurements.
• Jitter testing with parallel measurement filters for 5x faster results.
• Unframed PRBS capability at all rates and mixed mapping generation.
– Typical Applications
• OTN and SONET/SDH network testing and validation.
• Equipment verification in optical carrier environments.
• Service assurance and network layer monitoring.
• High-speed telecom transport network diagnostics.
– Compatibility & Integration
Optional wavelength configurations: 1310 nm only, 1550 nm only, or 1310/1550 nm dual-wavelength support for flexibility across deployment scenarios.
