HP Broadband Service Analyzer User manual

H
Broadband Service Analyzer
Setting Up the
25.6 Mb/s Interface Pod

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Manual Name: Setting Up the 25.6 Mb/s Interface Pod
Manual Part Number: E5129-90001
Product Model Number: HP E5129A
Visit the Broadband Service Analyzer web site at http://www.hp.com/go/atmanalyzer
Edition Printing Date Application Version
1 October 1997 A.02.0

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Contents
Guide to the Broadband Service Analyzer Documentation..........................iv
About the 25.6 Mb/s Interface Pod ................................................................ 1
Online Help ..................................................................................................... 2
To Access User Online Help...................................................................... 2
Front Panel at a Glance ................................................................................. 3
Cable and Line Connector Details ................................................................. 4
Connector Cable Configurations ............................................................... 5
To Set Up the Interface Pod........................................................................... 6
To Insert the Interface Pod ....................................................................... 7
To Remove the Interface Pod................................................................... 8
To Connect to the System Under Test ..................................................... 8
Automatic Configuration Parameters ..................................................... 10
To Manually Configure the Interface Pod .............................................. 11
What to Do Next ........................................................................................... 12
Standards and Specifications........................................................................ 13
Communications Standards .................................................................... 13
Physical Specifications ............................................................................ 13
Environmental Specifications................................................................. 14

Guide to the HP E5200A Broadband Service Analyzer Documentation
iv
Guide to the HP E5200A Broadband Service
Analyzer Documentation
The HP E5200A Broadband Service Analyzer comes with a comprehensive set
of paper and online documentation. Use the following table to determine
which documents you should use.
What is it? What does it do? Who is it for?
User’s Guide •contains instructions on how to set
up and install the analyzer
•provides an outline of the most
common functions
•provides an outline of the most
common system administration
functions
•lists electrical, mechanical, and
environmental specifications
all users
Application
Guide contains information on installing and starting the application, along with an
overview of the application.
all users
Online Help four volumes–User, Macro, UPE
Compatibility, and Test help–contain
information about, and instructions
for using, the analyzer
all users
Quick Reference provides a quick overview of the
analyzer's main features and functions all users
Setting Up the
Interface Pod
guides
a series of guides that provide
descriptions of, and instructions for
installing, individual interface pods
all users will refer
to at least one of
these guides
Worldwide
Support card provides information about support, service, and warranty all users
Release Notice provides information not available
when this guide was printed all users

1
About the 25.6 Mb/s Interface Pod
About the 25.6 Mb/s Interface Pod
Overview The HP E5129A 25.6 Mb/s Interface Pod is a self-contained, plug-in
module. You use it in conjunction with the HP E5200A Broadband Service
Analyzer to test and analyze a system under test (SUT).
The interface pod generates and analyzes ATM cell streams in a 25.6 Mb/s
4B5B format, in accordance with ATM Forum ATM 25.6 Mb/s over Twisted
Pair Cable, af-phy-004.000.
Hot swap and
automatic
configuration
Use the “hot swap” feature to insert and remove the interface pod while
the analyzer’s power is switched on. The analyzer automatically detects
the insertion of the interface pod and configures itself accordingly.
Immediately after you connect the interface pod to the SUT, the analyzer
automatically configures the receive and transmit parameters according to
the signal it receives.
Operating modes The interface pod has three operating modes: full duplex, internal
transmit loopback, and receive loopback.
Components The interface pod is shipped with
•a Calibration Certificate
•a set of three connecting cables
•this Set Up guide
Application The HP E5129A 25.6 Mb/s Interface Pod requires an E5200A base unit
with Application Version number A.02.0 or greater.
Passive monitoring The 25.6 Mb/s Interface Pod has one connector only. To use the interface
pod to perform passive monitoring or bi-directional monitoring, you need
to obtain a special four-port junction box. See the application notes that
come with the interface pod for more details, or visit our web site:
www.hp.com/go/atmanalyzer

Online Help
2
Online Help
The Online Help provides all the information you need to use the analyzer.
Refer to the HP Broadband Service Analyzer User’s Guide for information
on the Monitor/Simulate help. Refer to theApplication Guide for the B-ISDN
UNI Signaling Tests for information on the B-ISDN UNI Signaling Test help.
The Online Help contains a Reference section. Use the Reference section to
find information about framing formats, alarms, errors, and measurements.
To Access User Online Help
There are four ways to access information in the User Online Help.
•Click the Help button that appears on most screens and windows to
display information about that screen or window.
•From the main screen Help menu, select User to display the User Contents
screen.
•Press F1. If the cursor is in an input field, you see help for that field;
otherwise you see the User Help Contents screen.

3
Front Panel at a Glance
Front Panel at a Glance
Access (green LED) Lights each time the interface pod is accessed by the
network.
Signal (yellow LED) Lights when a valid signal is present at the input connector.
I/O Concentrator (UTP) Accepts an electrical signal from and provides a signal to the SUT.

Cable and Line Connector Details
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Cable and Line Connector Details
The HP E5129A 25.6 Mb/s Interface Pod’s connector pin configuration
adheres to the specification defined in the IBM Corporation’s ATM 25.6
Mb/s PHY Compatibility Specification, Version 2.0, 15 October, 1993.
Note In order to comply with EMC regulations, you must use one of the three connection
cables that are supplied with the interface pod to connect to the system under test. See
Connector Cable Configurations on the next page for details.

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Cable and Line Connector Details
Connector Cable Configurations
The interface pod comes with three cables:
•part number E1619-64300 connects a user device to the network (2 to
3 in the table below)
•part number E1619-64301 connects the interface pod to a user device
(1 to 2 in the table below)
•part number E1619-64302 connects the interface pod to the network
equipment (1 to 3 in the table below)
The following table sets out the pin configurations for the three connector
types:
1. Interface Pod
Connector
2. User Device
Connector
3. Network Equipment
Connector
Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 1 TxA 1 RxA
2 2 TxB 2 RxB
3 RxA 3 3
4 TxA 4 4
5 TxB 5 5
6 RxB 6 6
7 7 RxA 7 TxA
8 8 RxB 8 TxB
Pin 1
Pin 8

To Set Up the Interface Pod
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To Set Up the Interface Pod
Caution Handle the interface pod with care to avoid electrostatic discharge (ESD)
damage during unpacking, installation, and operation. The connectors on
the front and rear of the interface pod are susceptible to ESD.
1Insert the interface pod into the analyzer.
See “To Insert the Interface Pod” on page 7. The procedure is the same for
all interface pods.
2Connect the interface pod to the system under test.
See “To Connect to the System Under Test” on page 8. The analyzer
automatically recognizes and configures the interface pod.
3If you want to change any of the configuration parameters, see “To
Manually Configure the Interface Pod” on page 11.