The Agilent J7230A OmniBER OTN Communications Analyzer is a multi-protocol test instrument for optical transport networks. It validates SONET/SDH, OTN, and PDH systems across electrical and optical interfaces, delivering bit-error-rate analysis, overhead monitoring, and service verification for carrier-class networks.
Technical Specifications
Protocol Support
• OTN: ITU-T G.709 compliant; OTU1 at 2.66 Gb/s and OTU2 at 10.71 Gb/s
• SONET/SDH: 52 Mb/s to 10 Gb/s across all standard rates
• PDH/DSn: Framed and unframed modes with electrical interface options
• Mixed mappings: STS-6c, STS-9c, STS-24c, VC-4-2c, VC-4-4c, VC-4-8c and others
Performance Analysis
• BER testing across all supported rates and interfaces
• Jitter generation and measurement per ITU-T O.172 and O.173
• Wander analysis via MTIE/TDEV measurement
• OTN, SONET, SDH, and DSn/PDH alarm detection and reporting
• Overhead byte monitoring and analysis
Signal Generation and Emulation
• Test pattern generation with complex signal mappings
• Protocol encapsulations: GFP and LAPS support
• FEC simulation and analysis for OTU1 and OTU2
• Unframed PRBS at all supported rates
– Key Features
• All-Channel Monitoring (Signal Wizard): Simultaneous observation of up to 192 STS/AU channels for errors, alarms, and pointer activity
• Concatenation: Standard and arbitrary contiguous concatenations fully supported
• OTN frame capture for detailed protocol inspection
• Event triggers for transmit and receive error/alarm outputs
• Thru-mode operation in transparent and overwrite modes
• APS service disruption measurements
– Typical Applications
Network acceptance testing, interoperability verification, protocol compliance validation, transport layer troubleshooting, and carrier network performance characterization.
– Compatibility & Integration
Optical Interfaces
OC-1, OC-3, OC-12, OC-48, OC-192; STM-0, STM-1, STM-4, STM-16, STM-64; OTU1, OTU2
Wavelength Options
• Option 104: 1310 nm
• Option 105: 1550 nm
• Option 106: 1310 nm / 1550 nm dual
• Option 108: 10 Gb/s at 1550 nm
