The Agilent/Keysight 37719A OmniBER 719A is a portable communications performance analyzer engineered for SONET, ATM, POS, and T-carrier network testing. It delivers comprehensive BER and jitter measurement, generation, and analysis across multi-rate optical and electrical interfaces. Designed for installation, maintenance, and manufacturing environments, this single-unit platform provides extensive test coverage for network elements, transmission systems, and ring turn-up operations.
Technical Specifications
Optical Interfaces
• Multi-rate support: 52 Mb/s, 155 Mb/s, 622 Mb/s, and 2.5 Gb/s (OC-1 through OC-48)
• Wavelengths: 1310 nm and 1550 nm
• Concatenated payload mapping: OC-3c, OC-12c, and OC-48c per GR.253
Electrical Interfaces
• SONET electrical: 52 Mb/s and 155 Mb/s
• T-carrier rates: DS1, DS3, E1, and E3
Measurement & Generation
• SONET: error and alarm generation, APS timing, mixed payload detection, pointer and overhead sequence generation
• T-carrier: DSn error and alarm generation and detection
• Jitter: generation and measurement from 2.5 Gb/s to T-carrier rates, supporting Telcordia GR-253, ITU-T G.825, G.958, O.171, and O.172 standards
• Multiplexing/demultiplexing: 2.5 Gb/s down to n × 64 or n × 56 kb/s
• Optical power measurement supported
– Key Features
• Large color display with optional graphics printer output
• Integral 3.5-inch disk drive for test storage and firmware updates
• Full overhead access with sequence generation and capture
• Through-mode operation for SONET ring configuration
• Error, alarm, pointer, and in-service/out-of-service scan graphics
• Rugged portable design
– Typical Applications
• SONET/SDH network element testing and validation
• ATM and Packet over SONET service verification
• Jitter tolerance and narrowband transfer testing
• T-carrier installation and maintenance
• Network protection switching performance analysis
– Compatibility & Integration
The 37719A supports upgradeable versions (37719B, 37719C) capable of OC-48 operation. Protocol coverage spans SONET, ATM, POS, and T-carrier technologies across both optical and electrical domains.
