The Digital Lightwave NIC PLUS G10 is a field-portable network analysis platform for protocol decoding and troubleshooting across telecom infrastructure. It delivers G.709 OTN testing up to 112G, PDH/T-Carrier analysis, Fibre Channel characterization to 11.3G, and Ethernet/10GbE validation. The rugged design supports intrusive and non-intrusive testing modes with comprehensive overhead manipulation, error injection, and performance monitoring across multiple protocol layers simultaneously.
Technical Specifications
G.709 OTN Testing
• OTU rates from OTU1 through OTU4 up to 112G with FEC generation and analysis
• OTL layer testing at 40G and 100G rates
• ODU multiplexing with simultaneous generation and analysis at all levels, including ODU0 and ODUflex
• GFP-T/GFP-F/Ethernet, Fibre Channel, SONET/SDH, PRBS, and Null Client mappings
• Multi-channel generation and analysis for OTU1 and OTU2
• OTN overhead byte capture with trace and MSI analysis
• Pass Thru mode with intrusive and non-intrusive byte/error overwrite capability
• Service Disruption and Round Trip Delay measurements at any ODTU level
PDH/T-Carrier Testing
• Rates: 1.5M/2M/34M/45M/139M (DS1/E1/E3/DS3/E4)
• Fractional E1 and 56K/64K Fractional DS1 support
• Drop and insert from SONET/SDH with external Add/Drop line interface modes
• Performance monitoring per G.821, G.826, and M.2100
• Dual DS1/E1 simultaneous and independent interface testing
• Service Disruption and Round Trip Delay measurements
Fibre Channel Testing
• All Fibre Channel rates up to 11.3G including 1/2/4/8/10G and OTU1f/OTU2f
• Switch Fabric and Name Server login
• RFC 2544–like throughput, latency, and frame loss testing
• Buffer-to-buffer credit and flow control analysis
• Per-port and per-stream utilization, counts, and latency statistics
Ethernet and Protocol Integration
• Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gigabit Ethernet with VLAN tagging
• RFC 2544 and APS testing
• Ethernet over OTN, Fibre Channel over OTN, and Ethernet over SDH over OTN
• ATM, Packet over SONET/SDH (POS), and DWDM network support
– Key Features
• Unframed BERT testing for all supported rates
• OPU/client justification offset generation and analysis
• Error and alarm generation with periodic burst insertion
• Byte-level capture and trace analysis
• Multi-protocol simultaneous testing
– Typical Applications
• OTN/G.709 network commissioning and acceptance testing
• PDH/T-Carrier legacy network validation
• Fibre Channel SAN performance characterization
• Ethernet service verification and RFC 2544 compliance
• Multi-layer protocol troubleshooting in telecom environments
– Compatibility & Integration
Supports OTU1, OTU2, OTU3, OTU3e1/OTU3e2, OTU4, OTU1f, OTU2f, and unframed BERT modes. Integrates with SONET/SDH, Fibre Channel fabrics, Ethernet, ATM, and POS infrastructures. Accommodates fractional E1/DS1 mapping and multiplexed PDH structures.
