EXFO Power Blazer 88000 Series User manual

User Guide
88000 Series
Power Blazer
HIGH-SPEED MULTISERVICE TEST MODULE

ii 88000 Series
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Contents
Certification Information ........................................................................................................ x
1 Introducing the High-Speed Multiservice Test Module .............................. 1
Features ..................................................................................................................................1
Technical Specifications ...........................................................................................................2
Conventions ............................................................................................................................3
2 Safety Information ....................................................................................... 5
Additional Laser Safety Information .......................................................................................7
Installation Instruction Warnings ............................................................................................8
3 Getting Started .......................................................................................... 11
Inserting and Removing Test Modules .................................................................................11
Inserting and Removing Transceiver Adaptors (TA) ..............................................................12
Turning On the Unit ..............................................................................................................14
Starting the Module Application ...........................................................................................15
4 Physical Interfaces and LEDs ..................................................................... 17
Port Availability on the 88000 Series ...................................................................................20
Transceivers ..........................................................................................................................24
RJ45 ......................................................................................................................................24
BNC ......................................................................................................................................25
SMB ......................................................................................................................................25
LEDs ......................................................................................................................................25
5 Graphical User Interface Overview ............................................................ 27
Main Application Window ...................................................................................................27
Main Window .......................................................................................................................27
Navigation Buttons ...............................................................................................................28
Status Bar ...........................................................................................................................28
Title Bar ...............................................................................................................................31
Global Indicator ....................................................................................................................31
Test Control .........................................................................................................................33
Test Menu ............................................................................................................................33
Application Buttons .............................................................................................................34
Zoomed-In/Zoomed-Out Views .............................................................................................37
Arrow Buttons .....................................................................................................................37
Keyboard Usage ...................................................................................................................38

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6 Test Setup - Test Applications ....................................................................41
iOptics ..................................................................................................................................42
iSAM .....................................................................................................................................43
Multi-Channel OTN ...............................................................................................................44
OTN BERT ..............................................................................................................................45
OTN-SONET/SDH BERT ..........................................................................................................47
SONET/SDH BERT ..................................................................................................................50
DSn/PDH BERT ......................................................................................................................53
SONET/SDH - DSn/PDH BERT ................................................................................................55
NI/CSU Emulation ................................................................................................................58
EtherSAM (Y.1564) ................................................................................................................59
RFC 2544 ..............................................................................................................................61
RFC 6349 ..............................................................................................................................63
EtherBERT .............................................................................................................................64
Traffic Gen & Mon ................................................................................................................66
Smart Loopback ....................................................................................................................68
Through Mode ......................................................................................................................70
TCP Throughput ....................................................................................................................71
Carrier Ethernet OAM ..........................................................................................................72
Cable Test .............................................................................................................................74
1588 PTP ...............................................................................................................................75
SyncE ....................................................................................................................................76
Wander .................................................................................................................................77
FC BERT ................................................................................................................................78
CPRI/OBSAI BERT ..................................................................................................................79
7 Selecting and Starting a Test .....................................................................81
Intelligent Apps ....................................................................................................................81
Transport Test Applications ...................................................................................................85
Ethernet Test Applications ....................................................................................................87
Sync Test Applications ...........................................................................................................89
Fibre Channel Test Application ..............................................................................................91
Wireless Test Application ......................................................................................................93

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8 Test Setup - Test Configurator, Timer, and System .................................. 95
Test Configurator Overview .................................................................................................100
Modify Structure Button ....................................................................................................108
Signal Auto-Detect ............................................................................................................131
1588 PTP ............................................................................................................................132
BERT and Unframed BERT ...................................................................................................139
Cable Test ..........................................................................................................................145
CFP4/CFP8/QSFP/SFP/SFP+/SFP28 .......................................................................................147
Clock ..................................................................................................................................148
EtherBERT, FC BERT, BERT (CPRI/OBSAI), and Unframed BERT .............................................155
EtherSAM - Burst ...............................................................................................................163
EtherSAM - Global .............................................................................................................165
EtherSAM - Ramp ..............................................................................................................169
External Reference .............................................................................................................171
Fibre Channel .....................................................................................................................172
Frequency ...........................................................................................................................175
FTFL/PT and PT ...................................................................................................................177
GFP-F/GFP-T ........................................................................................................................181
Interface (Ethernet, Packet Sync, Fibre Channel, and Wireless) ..........................................182
Labels ................................................................................................................................196
Link OAM ...........................................................................................................................198
Local Details (iSAM) ...........................................................................................................200
MAC/IP/UDP .......................................................................................................................204
Network .............................................................................................................................220
Network Details (iSAM) ......................................................................................................226
ODU Channels - Global ......................................................................................................237
Optical Device Under Test (iOptics) ....................................................................................245
Remote Details (iSAM) .......................................................................................................248
RFC 2544 - Global ..............................................................................................................252
RFC 2544 - Subtests ...........................................................................................................255
RFC 6349 ...........................................................................................................................264
S-OAM and MPLS-TP OAM .................................................................................................267
Services - Global ................................................................................................................277
Services - Profile .................................................................................................................280
Signal (Transport) ..............................................................................................................287
Signal - Signal Configuration (DSn/PDH) ............................................................................294
Signal - Signal Configuration (OTN) ...................................................................................302
Signal - Signal Configuration (SONET/SDH) ........................................................................307
Smart Loopback .................................................................................................................311
Streams - Global ................................................................................................................313
Streams - Profile ................................................................................................................315
SyncE .................................................................................................................................323

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System ...............................................................................................................................325
TA-SFP28 ............................................................................................................................326
TCP Throughput .................................................................................................................327
Test Sequence (iOptics) ......................................................................................................329
Timer .................................................................................................................................330
Traces (OTN) ......................................................................................................................332
Traces (SONET/SDH) ...........................................................................................................336
Wander ..............................................................................................................................338
9 Test Results ................................................................................................341
Alarms/Errors Overview .......................................................................................................344
Analysis - MTIE/TDEV .........................................................................................................417
Analysis - Time Error / Time Interval Error ..........................................................................419
FTFL/PT and PT ...................................................................................................................421
GFP-F/GFP-T ........................................................................................................................423
Graph (RFC 2544) ..............................................................................................................426
Labels ................................................................................................................................427
Link OAM ...........................................................................................................................428
Logger ...............................................................................................................................432
Messages ...........................................................................................................................434
MPLS .................................................................................................................................436
OTL-SDT ..............................................................................................................................437
Performance Monitoring ....................................................................................................439
PTP Stats ............................................................................................................................446
Quality Level (1588 PTP) ....................................................................................................448
Quality Level (SyncE) ..........................................................................................................450
S-OAM and MPLS-TP OAM .................................................................................................452
SDT (Multi-Channel OTN) ...................................................................................................457
Service Configuration - Burst .............................................................................................459
Service Configuration - Ramp ............................................................................................460
Service Performance ..........................................................................................................462
Streams - Frame Loss / Out-of-Sequence ............................................................................464
Streams - Jitter ...................................................................................................................464
Streams - Latency ..............................................................................................................465
Streams - Throughput / Customer Frame Throughput ........................................................466
Summary ...........................................................................................................................467
Summary (1588 PTP) .........................................................................................................474
Summary (Cable Test) ........................................................................................................479
Summary (EtherSAM) ........................................................................................................485
Summary (FC BERT) ............................................................................................................488
Summary (iOptics) .............................................................................................................491
Summary (iSAM) ................................................................................................................493

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Summary (Link OAM) .........................................................................................................497
Summary (Multi-Channel OTN) ..........................................................................................499
Summary (NI/CSU Emulation) ............................................................................................501
Summary (RFC 2544) .........................................................................................................502
Summary (RFC 6349) .........................................................................................................505
Summary (S-OAM and MPLS-TP OAM) ...............................................................................508
Summary (SyncE) ...............................................................................................................513
Summary (TCP Throughput) ...............................................................................................516
Summary (Traffic Gen & Mon) ...........................................................................................519
Summary (Wander) ............................................................................................................521
Traces - OTN .......................................................................................................................525
Traces - SONET/SDH ...........................................................................................................527
Traffic - Ethernet ................................................................................................................528
Traffic - Flow Control .........................................................................................................531
Traffic - Graph ....................................................................................................................533
Traffic - OAM, S-OAM, and MPLS-TP OAM .........................................................................534
Window Sweep ..................................................................................................................536
WIS ....................................................................................................................................537
10 Test Functions ........................................................................................... 539
40/100G/400G Advanced - CFP4/CFP8/QSFP Control ..........................................................542
40/100G/400G Advanced - Lanes Mapping & Skew ...........................................................545
APS ....................................................................................................................................550
Client Offset ......................................................................................................................553
FDL - Bit-Oriented Message ................................................................................................556
FDL - Performance Report Message ...................................................................................560
FEAC ..................................................................................................................................563
Filters .................................................................................................................................567
Packet Capture ...................................................................................................................571
GCC BERT ...........................................................................................................................577
GMP ..................................................................................................................................579
OH - GFP-F/GFP-T ................................................................................................................580
OH - OTN ...........................................................................................................................585
OH - SONET/SDH ................................................................................................................591
Ping & Trace Route .............................................................................................................605
Pointer Adjustment ............................................................................................................610
RTD ....................................................................................................................................620
RTD/RTT (CPRI/OBSAI Framed L2) .......................................................................................623
S-OAM Link Trace ...............................................................................................................626
Signaling Bits .....................................................................................................................628
Spare Bits ...........................................................................................................................630
Traffic Scan ........................................................................................................................632

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11 Test Control ...............................................................................................635
Discover Remote Button ....................................................................................................636
Inject Button .......................................................................................................................639
Laser Button .......................................................................................................................639
Lpbk Tool Button (Loopback Tool) ......................................................................................640
Report Button ....................................................................................................................647
Reset Button .......................................................................................................................652
Save/Load Button ...............................................................................................................653
Start/Stop|TX Button ..........................................................................................................657
12 Power Failure Recovery ............................................................................659
Enabling Power Failure Recovery .........................................................................................660
When Using the Test Timer .................................................................................................661
13 Maintenance ..............................................................................................663
Cleaning LC/SC/MPO-24 Connectors ...................................................................................664
Battery Safety Information .................................................................................................664
Recalibrating the Unit .........................................................................................................665
Recycling and Disposal .......................................................................................................666
14 Troubleshooting ........................................................................................667
Solving Common Problems .................................................................................................667
Contacting the Technical Support Group ............................................................................668
Transportation ....................................................................................................................668
15 Warranty ....................................................................................................669
General Information ...........................................................................................................669
Liability ...............................................................................................................................670
Exclusions ...........................................................................................................................671
Certification ........................................................................................................................671
Service and Repairs .............................................................................................................672
EXFO Service Centers Worldwide ........................................................................................673
A Specifications ............................................................................................675

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B Glossary .................................................................................................... 677
Acronym List .......................................................................................................................677
10G Ethernet Client ............................................................................................................694
1588 PTP .............................................................................................................................697
CPRI ...................................................................................................................................703
Ethernet Cables .................................................................................................................708
G.709 Optical Transport Network (OTN) ............................................................................710
Generic Framing Procedure (GFP) ......................................................................................727
MPLS Labels ........................................................................................................................739
OBSAI ................................................................................................................................740
SONET/DSn/SDH/PDH ..........................................................................................................745
SyncE ..................................................................................................................................755
Unicast/Multicast Addresses for Ethernet OAM ..................................................................757
VLAN ID and Priority ...........................................................................................................758
C Remote ToolBox ....................................................................................... 759
Overview .............................................................................................................................759
Remote ToolBox Installation ................................................................................................761
Starting and Using the Remote ToolBox Application ..........................................................762
Applications for... ...............................................................................................................764
Index .............................................................................................................. 765

Certification Information
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Certification Information
North America Regulatory Statement
This unit was certified by an agency approved in both Canada and the
United States of America. It has been evaluated according to applicable
North American approved standards for product safety for use in Canada
and the United States.
Electronic test and measurement equipment is exempt from FCC part 15,
subpart B compliance in the United States of America and from ICES-003
compliance in Canada. However, EXFO Inc. makes reasonable efforts to
ensure compliance to the applicable standards.
The limits set by these standards are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in
a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can
radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance
with the user guide, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely
to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to
correct the interference at his own expense.
Modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the
user's authority to operate the equipment.

Certification Information
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European Community Declaration of Conformity
Warning: This is a class A product. In a domestic environment, this product
may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to
take adequate measures.
The full text of the EU declaration of conformity is available at the following
Internet address: www.exfo.com/library.
Laser
Your instrument is a Class 1 laser product in compliance
with standards IEC 60825-1: 2007/2014 and 21 CFR
1040.10, except for deviations pursuant to Laser Notice
No. 42, dated December 18, 1989.

Power Blazer 1
1 Introducing the High-Speed
Multiservice Test Module
Turnkey field-test solution for deploying, validating, and troubleshooting
networks up to 400G.
Features
Features Model
88200NGE 88260 88400NGE 8870/8880
Intelligent Apps. iOptics X - X X
iSAM X - - X
Transport Multi-Channel OTN X - - -
OTN BERT X - - X
SONET/SDH BERT X - - X
OTN-SONET/SDH BERT X - - X
DSn/PDH BERT - - - X
SONET/SDH - DSn/PDH BERT - - - X
NI/CSU - - - X
Ethernet EtherSAM (Y.1564) X - - X
RFC 6349 X - - X
RFC 2544 X X - X
EtherBERT X X X X
Traffic Gen & Mon X X - X
Smart Loopback X X - X
Through Mode X - - X
TCP Throughput X - - X
Carrier Ethernet OAM X - - X
Cable Test - - - X

Introducing the High-Speed Multiservice Test Module
288000 Series
Technical Specifications
Technical Specifications
To obtain this product’s technical specifications, visit the EXFO Web site at
www.exfo.com.
Packet Sync 1588 PTP X - - X
SyncE X - - X
Wander - - - 8880
Fibre Channel FC BERT X - - X
Wireless CPRI/OBSAI BERT X - - X
Features Model
88200NGE 88260 88400NGE 8870/8880

Introducing the High-Speed Multiservice Test Module
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Conventions
Conventions
Before using the product described in this guide, you should understand
the following conventions:
WARNING
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
could result in death or serious injury. Do not proceed unless you
understand and meet the required conditions.
CAUTION
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
may result in minor or moderate injury. Do not proceed unless you
understand and meet the required conditions.
CAUTION
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
may result in component damage. Do not proceed unless you
understand and meet the required conditions.
IMPORTANT
Refers to information about this product you should not overlook.

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2 Safety Information
WARNING
Do not install or terminate fibers while a light source is active.
Never look directly into a live fiber and ensure that your eyes are
protected at all times.
WARNING
The use of controls, adjustments and procedures, namely for
operation and maintenance, other than those specified herein may
result in hazardous radiation exposure or impair the protection
provided by this unit.
WARNING
If the equipment is used in a manner not specified by the
manufacturer, the protection provided by the equipment may be
impaired.
WARNING
Use only accessories designed for your unit and approved by EXFO.
For a complete list of accessories available for your unit, refer to its
technical specifications or contact EXFO.

Safety Information
688000 Series
IMPORTANT
When you see the following symbol on your unit , make sure
that you refer to the instructions provided in your user
documentation. Ensure that you understand and meet the required
conditions before using your product.
IMPORTANT
When you see the following symbol on your unit , it indicates
that the unit is equipped with a laser source, or that it can be used
with instruments equipped with a laser source. These instruments
include, but are not limited to, modules and external optical units.
IMPORTANT
Other safety instructions relevant for your product are located
throughout this documentation, depending on the action to
perform. Make sure to read them carefully when they apply to your
situation.

Safety Information
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Additional Laser Safety Information
Additional Laser Safety Information
This product employs Class 1 Laser transceivers.
Note: Refer to the platform’s user guide for additional test equipment safety
information and ratings.
WARNING
When the LASER LED is on or flashing, the module is transmitting an
optical signal on the transceiver ports.

Safety Information
888000 Series
Installation Instruction Warnings
Installation Instruction Warnings
CAUTION
When you use the unit outdoors, ensure that it is protected from
liquids, dust, direct sunlight, precipitation, and full wind pressure.
CAUTION
Except for the dual Bantam connector and the RJ-48C port, all
telecom (electrical) interfaces are SELV (Safety Extra Low Voltage)
circuitry intended for intra-building use only.
CAUTION
For the dual Bantam connector and the RJ-48C ports, use only No.
26 AWG or larger telecommunication line cord to reduce the risk of
fire.
CAUTION
No user serviceable parts are contained inside. Contact the
manufacturer regarding service of this equipment.
IMPORTANT
All wiring and installation must be in accordance with local building
and electrical codes acceptable to the authorities in the countries
where the equipment is installed and used.
WARNING
Use only accessories designed for your unit and approved by EXFO.