HP 37717C Use and care manual

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HP 37717C
Communications
Performance Analyzer
Calibration
Manual

Hewlett-Packard Limited
Telecommunications Networks Test Division
South Queensferry
West Lothian, Scotland EH30 9TG
Copyright Hewlett-
Packard Ltd.1998
All rights reserved.
Reproduction, adaption,
or translation without prior
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HP Part No. 37717-90435
Second Edition, Nov 98
Printed in U.K.
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WARNING
For details of safety, see
Safety information in this
manual.

Calibration Manual
HP 37717C Communications
Performance Analyzer
HP Part Number 37717-90435
Printed in U.K. November 1998

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Contents
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1 General Information
Warranty 1-1
Responsibilities of the Customer 1-2
Certification 1-3
Assistance 1-3
Notice 1-3
Restricted Rights Legend 1-3
Instruments Covered By Manual 1-4
Storage and Shipment 1-4
Repackaging for Shipment 1-4
Weight and Dimensions 1-5
Safety Precautions for the Operator 1-6
Lifting/Carrying the HP 37717C 1-6
Using both arms to lift instrument. 1-6
Safety Symbols 1-7
Operators Maintenance 1-8
Cleaning 1-8
Cabinet Cleaning 1-8
Optical Connector Cleaning 1-8
Power Supply Fuse Replacement 1-9
Statement of Compliance 1-10
Australian EMC Regulations 1-10
Noise Declaration (German) 1-10
Electromagnetic Compatibility 1-11
Electrostatic Discharge 1-11
Specifications 1-13
Unframed PDH (Option UKK) 1-13
Structured PDH (Options UKJ, UKL) 1-14
DS1/DS3/E1/E3 structured test interfaces (Option 110) 1-17
DSn/PDH receiver 1-18
SDH MODULE: Option US1 1-19

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STS-3/STM-1e and STM-0/STM-1e test and interfacing (Option 120)
(for SDH specification see A3R) 1-26
STM-1/STM-4 OPTICAL INTERFACE: Option UH2. 1-34
STM-1/STM-4 OPTICAL INTERFACE: Option URU. 1-34
STM-1/STM-4 OPTICAL INTERFACE (1310 nm) with STM-4 Overhead Option
UKT 1-35
STM-1/STM-4 (1310/1550 nm) OPTICAL INTERFACE with STM-4 Overhead
Option USN 1-36
STM-0/STM-1/STM-4 OPTICAL INTERFACE (1310 nm) with STM-4c Overhead
Option 131 1-38
STM-0/STM-1/STM-4 OPTICAL INTERFACE (1310/1550 nm) with STM-4c
Overhead Option 130 1-40
SDH Binary Interface (Option 0YH) 1-42
MEASUREMENTS and ANALYSIS 1-54
UNFRAMED PDH (Option UKK) 1-55
SDH (Option US1) 1-57
JITTER (Options UHN, A1M, A1N, A1P, A3L, A3V and A3N) 1-62
ATM Measurement (Option UKN) 1-62
Recommended Test Equipment 1-67
2 Installation
Initial Inspection 2-1
Operating Environment 2-2
Preparation for Use 2-3
Power Requirements 2-3
Fuses 2-3
Fuse Replacement 2-3
Connecting to the Power Supply 2-4
Line Voltage Selector Switch 2-4
Power Cord 2-5
Connecting to the Network 2-6

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All Connectors 2-6
Electrical Interface Connectors 2-6
Optical Interface Connectors 2-10
Laser Product Classification 2-10
Laser Warning Symbols 2-11
Swedish and Finnish Labels 2-12
Location of Laser Apertures on Options 130 and 131 2-13
Cleaning Optical Connectors 2-14
Connecting Accessories 2-15
10 Base-T Lan Connection Radiated Emissions 2-15
Hewlett-Packard Interface Bus 2-16
HP-IB Address Selection 2-17
Additional Precautions for Service Engineers 2-18
Safety Precautions 2-18
ESD Precautions 2-18
3 Performance Tests
Introduction 1
Equipment Required 1
Extra Modules Required 1
Performance Test Record 1
Calibration Cycle 1
Recall Default Settings 2
Self Test - All Options 3
Description 3
Additional Tests 4
PDH Internal Transmitter Clocks (Options UKK, [USB], UKJ,
[USA]) 6
Specifications 6
Description 6

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Equipment Required 6
Procedure 7
Frequency Offsets 8
PDH Transmitter Output (UKK, [USB], UKJ, [USA] 9
Specifications 9
Description 10
Equipment Required 10
Procedure 10
704 kb/s Balanced Output 11
2.048 Mb/s Balanced Output 14
8.448 Mb/s Unbalanced Output 14
Multiple PDH Transmitter Outputs (Options UHC, [US6]) 22
Specifications 22
Description 22
Equipment Required 23
Procedure 23
704 kb/s Output Pulse 23
704 kb/s Additional Outputs Delay 24
2.048 Mb/s Output Pulse 25
2.048 Mb/s Additional Output Delay 27
8.448 Mb/s Output Pulse 27
8.448 Mb/s Additional Output Delay 29
34.368 Mb/s Output Pulse 29
34.368 Mb/s Additional Outputs Delay 31
139.264 Mb/s Output Pulse 31
Additional Outputs Delay at 139.264 Mb/s 34
PDH Frame Analysis (Options UKK, [USB]) 35
Specifications 35
Equipment Required 35
Description 35
Procedure 36
Option UKK, [USB] Unstructured PDH 36
Option UKJ, [USA] Structured PDH 36

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2 Mb/s Frame Analysis 37
8 Mb/s Frame Analysis 39
34 Mb/s Frame Analysis 40
140 Mb/s Frame Analysis 41
PDH Receiver Equalization (Options UKK, [USB], UKJ, [USA],
UKL, [USC], UKN, [USE]) 43
Specifications 43
Description 43
Equipment Required 43
Procedure 44
704 kb/s 44
2.048 Mb/s 45
8.448 Mb/s 46
34.368 Mb/s 46
139.264 Mb/s 46
PDH Receiver Monitor Levels (Options UKK, [USB]) 47
Specification 47
Description 47
Equipment Required 47
Procedure 47
704 kb/s 48
2.048 Mb/s 49
8.448 Mb/s 49
34.368 Mb/s 49
139.264 Mb/s 49
SPDH Receiver Monitor Levels (Options UKJ, [USA], UKL, [USC],
UKN, [USE]) 50
Specifications 50
Description 50
Equipment Required 50
Procedure 51
2.048 Mb/s 52

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8.448 Mb/s 53
34.368 Mb/s 53
139.264 Mb/s 54
External 2Mb/s Mux/Demux (Options UKJ, [USA], UKN, [USA]) 55
Specifications 55
Equipment Required 56
Procedure 56
External 2Mb/s Demux (Options UKL, [USC]) 62
Specifications 62
Description 62
Equipment Required 62
Procedure 63
PDH Receiver Monitor Levels (Special Option 808) 68
Specification 68
Description 68
Procedure 68
704 kb/s 69
2.048 Mb/s 70
8.448 Mb/s 70
34.368 Mb/s 70
139.264 Mb/s 70
PDH Error Output (Options UKK, [USB]) 71
Specifications 71
Description 71
Equipment Required 71
Procedure 71
Error Output Signal 72
PDH Frequency Measurement and Looped Clock (Options UKK,
[USB], UKJ, [USA], UKL, [USC], UKN, [USE]) 73
Specifications 73
Description 73
Equipment Required 73
Procedure 73

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Internal SDH Transmitter Clock (Options US1, [US5], A1T, [A1U],
A3R [A3S]) 77
Specification 77
Description 77
Equipment Required 77
Procedure 77
SDH Frequency Offsets (Options US1, [US5], A1T, [A1U], A3R
[A3S], 120) 79
Specifications 79
Description 79
Equipment Required 79
Procedure 79
External MTS Clock (Options US1, [US5], A1T, [A1U], A3R [A3S],
120) 82
Specifications 82
Description 82
Procedure 82
External MTS - 2MHz Clock 82
External MTS - 2MHz Data 83
BITS 1.5 Mb/s (Option 120 only) 83
External - MTS 64k Clock 84
STM-1 RX 84
84
STM-1 Transmitter Output Waveshape (Options US1, [US5], A1T,
[A1U], A3R [A3S], 120) 85
Specifications 85
Description 85
Procedure 85
STM-1 Receiver Monitor Input (Options US1, [US5]) 91
Specification 91
Description 91
Procedure 91

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STM-1 Receiver Monitor Input (Options A1T, [A1U], A3R [A3S],
120) 93
Specification 93
Description 93
Equipment Required 93
Procedure 93
STM-1 Receiver Monitor Input (Special Option 808) 95
Specification 95
Description 95
Equipment Required 95
Procedure 95
STM-1 Receiver Input Equalization (Options US1, [US5], A1T,
[A1U], A3R [A3S], 120) 97
Specification 97
Description 97
Procedure 97
STM-1 Optical Interface (Option UH1) 98
Specification (Transmitter) 98
Specification (Receiver) 98
Description 98
Equipment Required 99
Procedure 99
STM-1/STM-4 Optical Interface (Option UH2) 101
Specification (Transmitter) 101
Specification (Receiver) 101
Description 101
Equipment Required 102
Procedure 102
STM-1/STM-4, 1550nm Optical Interface (Option URU) 104
Specification (Transmitter) 104
Specification (Receiver) 104
Description 104
Equipment Required 105

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Procedure 105
STM-1/STM-4 Optical Interface (Options UKT, USN) 109
Specification (Transmitter) 109
Specification (Receiver) 109
Description 109
Equipment Required 110
Procedure Option UKT and USN 111
Procedure Option USN only 113
STM-1/STM-4 Optical Interface (Options 130, 131) 117
Specification (Transmitter) 117
Specification (Receiver) 117
Description 117
Procedure Option 130 and 131 118
Procedure Option 130 only 121
Transmitted Jitter Amplitude Accuracy (Option UHK) 125
Specifications 125
Description 126
Equipment Required 126
Pre-Adjustment Setup 126
Procedure 127
Transmitted Jitter/Wander Amplitude Accuracy (Option A3K [A3Q])
132
Specifications 132
Jitter Generation: 132
Amplitude Range: 132
External Jitter: 133
Wander Generation: 133
Wander Timing Reference Input: 133
External Jitter Modulation Input: 133
Description 134
Equipment Required 135
Pre-Adjustment Setup 135
Procedure 136

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Transmitted PDH Jitter Amplitude Accuracy on Range 1 136
Transmitted PDH Jitter Accuracy on Range 10 139
Transmitted SDH Jitter Accuracy on Ranges 1 & 10 141
Transmitted SDH Jitter Accuracy on Range 50 143
Transmitted PDH Jitter Accuracy on Range 80 144
External Jitter Generation 145
Wander Generation 146
Received Jitter Accuracy (Options UHN, [US9], A1M [A1Q], A1N
[A1R], A1P [A1S], A3L [A3M], A3V [A3W], A3N [A3P]) 149
Specifications 149
Overall Accuracy: See main specifications in Section 1. 149
Description 149
Equipment Required 149
Received Jitter Accuracy Procedure 150
Hit Count 151
Demodulated Jitter Output 152
Wander/Slips Measurement (Options UHN, [US9], A1M [A1Q], A1N
[A1R], A1P [A1S], A3L [A3M], A3V [A3W], A3N [A3P]) 153
Specifications 153
Timing Reference Input: 153
Wander Measurement: 153
Description 154
Equipment Required 154
Procedure 154
Jitter Receiver STM-1E Input Equalization (Options A1M [A1Q],
A1N [A1R], A1P [A1S], A3L [A3M], A3V [A3W], A3N
[A3P]) 159
Specification 159
Description 159
Equipment Required 159
Procedure 159

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Jitter Receiver STM-1E Monitor Input (Options A1M [A1Q], A1N
[A1R], A1P [A1S], A3L [A3M], A3V [A3W], A3N [A3P]) 160
Specification 160
Description 160
Equipment Required 160
Procedure 160
Jitter Receiver STM-1 Optical Interface (Options A1N, [A1R], A3V
[A3W]) 162
Specification 162
Description 162
Equipment Required 162
Procedure 163
Jitter Receiver STM-1/STM-4 Optical Interface (Options A1P, [A1S],
A3N [A3P]) 165
Specification 165
Description 165
Equipment Required 165
Procedure 166
PDH Binary Interfaces (Option UH3, [US7]) 168
Specifications 168
Description 169
Procedure 169
External Clock Thresholds 169
External Clock Mark to Space Ratio 172
ETSI/ANSI Internal Transmitter Clock Rates (Option UKZ) 176
Specification 176
Description 176
DS3 Frequency Accuracy 176
E1 (2.048Mb/s) Frequency Accuracy 177
E3 (34.368Mb/s) Frequency Accuracy 177
DS1 Frequency Accuracy 178
ETSI/ANSI Transmitter Output Level and Waveshape (Option UKZ)
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Specifications 179
Description 179
34.368 Mb/s Positive Pulse 180
34.368 Mb/s Negative Pulse 181
2.048 Mb/s Positive Pulse 182
2.048 Mb/s Negative Pulse 184
DSX-3 Positive Pulse 185
DSX-3 Negative Pulse 186
DSX-1 Positive Pulse 187
DSX-1 Negative Pulse 188
ETSI/ANSI Receiver Equalization (Option UKZ) 190
Specifications 190
Description 190
2.048Mb/s Equalization 190
34.368 Mb/s Equalization 191
DS3 Equalization 192
DS1 Equalization 193
ETSI/ANSI Receiver Monitor Levels (Option UKZ) 194
Specifications 194
Description 194
2.048Mb/s 20dB Monitor 195
2.048Mb/s 26dB Monitor 196
2.048Mb/s 30dB Monitor 196
34.368 Mb/s 20dB Monitor 196
34.368 Mb/s 26dB Monitor 197
DS3 20dB Monitor 198
DS3 26dB Monitor 198
DS1 20dB Monitor 199
DS1 26dB Monitor 200
DS1 30dB Monitor 200
Trigger Output (Option UKZ) 201
Specification 201
Description 201
Trigger Pulse 201

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Internal SONET Transmitter Clock (Option 120) 204
Specification 204
Description 204
Equipment Required 204
Procedure 204
SONET Frequency Offsets (Option 120) 206
Specifications 206
Description 206
Equipment Required 206
Procedure 206
STS-3 Transmitter Output Waveshape (Option 120) 209
Specifications 209
Description 209
Procedure 209
STM-1/STS-3 Receiver Monitor Input (Options A1T, A1U, A3R,
[A3S], 120) 215
Specification 215
Description 215
Equipment Required 215
Procedure 215
STM-1/STS-3 Receiver Input Equalization (Options US1, [US5],
A1T, [A1U], A3R, [A3S],120) 217
Specification 217
Description 217
Procedure 217
ETSI/ANSI Internal Transmitter Clock Rates (Option 110) 218
Specification 218
Description 218
E3 (34.368Mb/s) Frequency Accuracy 218
E1 (2.048Mb/s) Frequency Accuracy 219
DS1 Frequency Accuracy 219
DS3 Frequency Accuracy 219

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ETSI/ANSI Transmitter Output Level and Waveshape (Option 110)
221
Specification 221
Description 221
34.368 Mb/s Positive Pulse 222
34.368 Mb/s Negative Pulse 223
2.048 Mb/s Positive Pulse 223
2.048 Mb/s Negative Pulse 225
DSX-3 Positive Pulse 225
DSX-3 Negative Pulse 226
DSX-1 Positive Pulse 227
DSX-1 Negative Pulse 228
ETSI/ANSI Receiver Equalization (Option 110) 229
Specifications 229
Description 229
34.368 Mb/s Equalization 229
2.048Mb/s Equalization 230
DS3 Equalization 231
DS1 Equalization 232
ETSI/ANSI Receiver Monitor Levels (Option 110) 233
Specifications 233
Description 233
Equipment Required 233
Procedure 234
2.048 Mb/s 235
1.544 Mb/s (DS-1) 236
34.368 Mb/s 236
44.736 Mb/s (DS-3) 236
Performance Test Record 237

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1 Terms
ETSI / ANSI Equivalent Terms 4-1
Current / Previous Terminology 4-3
Retrofit Procedure B-4
Testing B-5
Jitter Transmitter Module Calibration B-6
Description B-6
Equipment B-6
Pre-Adjustment Setup B-6
Jitter Transmitter Calibration Procedure B-7