CMA 5000
eXtended Transport Analysis Application
Next Generation SONET/SDH Option
Key Features
• Ideal tool for Next-
Generation SONET/SDH
measurement in a field
environment
• LCAS source and sink state
machines emulation
• Ethernet over SONET/SDH
• User friendly GUI
The last decade has seen a tremen-
dous evolution of transport technolo-
gies. SONET/SDH, which are still today
the predominant transport standards
present in the metropolitan and core
networks have migrated from a rigid
hierarchy of bit rate for voice network,
to a transport medium for a wide variety
of non-traditional data. This evolution
was facilitated in part by recent innova-
tions such as ''Next-Generation
SONET/SDH'' technologies.
''Next-Generation SONET/SDH'' is a
generic term including different tech-
nologies: Virtual Concatenation
(VCAT), Link Capacity Adjustment
Scheme (LCAS), Generic Framing
Procedure (GFP). The objective of
these technologies is to adapt the lega-
cy SONET/SDH networks to transport
data more efficiently.
For the operators and carriers, the
advantages of the evolution of
SONET/SDH are obvious: efficiency,
flexibility, new service revenues and
more. However, for the engineers and
technicians who have to install, turn-up
and maintain today's networks, specific
test instruments capable of handling
these different technologies are need-
ed.
The CMA 5000-XTA module with its
“Next-Generation SONET/SDH” option
is the perfect tool for field technicians.
All operations will be tremendously sim-
plified by the easy-to-use graphical
user interface that is characteristic of
all CMA 5000 applications. The “Next
Generation SONET/SDH” option will
make configuring and performing tests
on the XTA application virtually auto-
matic.
Sp e c i f i c a t i o n s
 Key Features
Interfaces and Signal Specifications1
SDH SONET Interfaces XTA 2.5G
STM-16 OC-48 Optical

STM-4 OC-12 1550 nm2

STM-1 OC-3
STM-16 OC-48 Optical

STM-4 OC-12 1310 nm2

STM-1 OC-3
STM-1 STS-3 Electrical

Ethernet Add/Drop Interface

Ethernet Port • One SFP port (equipped with SFP)

• Supports 10/100/1000 Base-T
• Ethernet Add/Drop via SFP
port • Auto negotiation
• Full Duplex operation

Notes:
SONET/SDH Frame Formats and Mappings
1
All the general specifications
of the XTA modules are SONET format Telcordia GR-253
described in the CMA 5000 SDH format ITU-T G.707
eXtended Transport
Analysis Application Virtual Concatenation (VCAT) ITU-T G.707, ANSI T1.105
datasheet Link Capacity Adjustment Scheme (LCAS) ITU-T G.7042
2
SC/PC Connectors Generic Framing Procedure (GFP) ITU-T G.7041, ANSI T1.105.02

Test Patterns

PRBS Patterns PRBS: 29-1, 211-1, 215-1, 220-1, 223-1, 229-1, 231-1 Inverted, Non Inverted

Word Patterns All ‘1’ pttern, All ‘0’ pattern, Alternative ‘01’ pattern, User-defined 2 butes word pattern

Ease of use : Graphical selection of each member of the group

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 Key Features
• Graphical view of test con-
figuration
• Each member can be man-
aged independently from
the others
CMA 5000 XTA Application - Next Generation SONET/SDH Option
Virtual Concatenation (VCAT)
VCAT Mappings Group Size Payloads
SONET:
STS-3c-Xv X= 1 to 8 BULK, GFP-F, GFP-T
STS-1-Xv X= 1 to 24
SDH:
VC-4-Xv X= 1 to 8 BULK, GFP-F, GFP-T
VC-3-Xv (via AU-3) X= 1 to 24
Overhead Editors
SONET:
POH Editor (STS) C2, G1, F2, H4, Z3, Z4, N1
J1 (Trace Identifier):
programmable 62 bytes ASCII sequence, CRLF added or
programmable 15 bytes ASCII sequence, CRC (E.164) added or
programmable byte
SDH:
POH Editor (VC4) C2, G1, F2, H4, F3, K3, N1
J1 (Trace Identifier):
programmable 62 bytes ASCII sequence, CRLF added or
programmable 15 bytes ASCII sequence, CRC (E.164) added or
programmable byte
POH control POH bytes can be programmed independently on any member of the VC Group or
POH bytes can be programmed and copied on all members of the VC Group
Error Insertion
SONET B3, REI-P, PRBS
SDH B3, HP-REI, PRBS
Error control Programmable number or rate
Errors are applied on any individual member of the VC Group
Error Monitoring
SONET B3, REI-P, PRBS
SDH B3, HP-REI, PRBS
Error analysis Results are displayed independently for any member of the VC Group
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 Key Features
Alarm Insertion

SONET RDI-P, UNEQ-P, PLM-P, TIM-P, OOM1, OOM2, LOM, SQM, AIS, LSS

SDH HP-RDI, HP-UNEQ, HP-PLM, HP-TIM, OOM1, OOM2, LOM, SQM, AIS, LSS

Alarm control On steady-state or programmable number of frames

Alarms are applied on any individual member of the VC Group

Alarm Monitoring

SONET RDI-P, UNEQ-P, PLM-P, TIM-P, OOM1, OOM2, LOM, SQM, LOA, LSS

SDH HP-RDI, HP-UNEQ, HP-PLM, HP-TIM, OOM1, OOM2, LOM, SQM, LOA, LSS

Alarm analysis Results are displayed independently for any member of the VC Group

Differential Delay Insertion

Range 0 to 255 ms
• Differential Delay measure-
Control 2 modes of insertion: ment range: 255ms
Single mode: Differential Delay value is programmed on any individual member of the • Payload reassembly range:
VC Group. The differential delay values are then directly applied without any transition 255ms
Continuous mode: Differential Delay value is programmed on any individual member
of the VC Group. The differential delay values are then progressively applied via
pointer movements (2000 pointer movements / sec).

Differential Delay Monitoring

Range 0 to 255 ms

Differential Delay Differential delay is displayed independently for any member of the VC Group
analysis

‘All-in-one’ window: generate and analyze differential delay in one single window.

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 Key Features
Link Capability Adjustment Scheme (LCAS)
LCAS Modes

Active LCAS Automatic emulation of source and sink state machines as per ITU-T G.7042
Automatic SQ number management
Manual insertion of LCAS commands (ADD, REMOVE) for each member in source
and sink state machines

Passive LCAS Source and sink state machines not active

Manual control of LCAS control fields for each source and sink member
Manual SQ number assignment

Non LCAS LCAS fields fixed at ‘00’

Source State Machine

Action ADD member

REMOVE member
• 3 LCAS modes:
CTRL field edition FIXED, ADD, NORM, EOS, IDLE, DNU
- Active
Edition for each member
- Passive
MST field edition/ OK, FAIL
- Non LCAS monitoring Edition/monitoring for each member
• In Active mode, emulation of RS-Ack Count of received RS-Ack
source and sink state
machines
Sink State Machine

Action ADD member

REMOVE member

CTRL field FIXED, ADD, NORM, EOS, IDLE, DNU

monitoring Monitoring for each member

State monitoring IDLE, OK, FAIL, WTR (FAIL), WTR (OK), Hold Off

MST field OK, FAIL

monitoring Monitoring for each member

RS-Ack Count of transmitted RS-Ack

Toggle RS-Ack

LCAS Alarm / Error Monitoring

Error CRC-8

Alarms Total Loss of Capacity Received (TLCR)

Partial Loss of Capacity Received (PLCR)
Member Status Unavailable (MSU)
Member Not Deskewable (MND)
GID mismatch
SQ Number Not Consistent (SQNC)
Failure of Protocol - Excessive CRC errors (FOP-CRC)

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 Key Features
Generic Framing Procedure (GFP)
GFP Format

Type GFP-F and GFP-T

Payload BULK, Ethernet frames, External Ethernet frames (Add/Drop)

Header Editor

Core Header PLI

Payload Header PTI, PFI (FCS On/Off), EXI, UPI, CID

Alarm/Error Monitoring

Alarms GFP-F and GFP-T:

Loss of Frame Delineation (LFD), UPI Mismatch (UPM), EXI Mismatch (EXM), Loss
of Client Signal (LOCS), Loss of Character Synchronization (LOCCS) • GFP-F and GFP-T
Errors GFP-F and GFP-T: • User Programmable bytes
Correctable core HEC, Uncorrectable core HEC, Correctable type HEC, of the GFP header frame
Uncorrectable type HEC, Correctable extension HEC, Uncorrectable extension HEC,
FCS
GFP-T:
10B-ERR, Correctable CRC-16, Uncorrectable CRC-16

Error Insertion

Errors GFP-F and GFP-T:

Correctable core HEC, Uncorrectable core HEC, Correctable type HEC,
Uncorrectable type HEC, Correctable extension HEC, Uncorrectable extension HEC,
FCS
GFP-T:
10B-ERR, Correctable CRC-16, Uncorrectable CRC-16

Error control Programmable number or rate

GFP Measurements

Transmit GFP-F and GFP-T:

Total frames

Receive GFP-F and GFP-T:

Traffic, % Bandwitdth Utilization, Total frames, Valid frames, Invalid frames, Idle
frames
GFP-T:
Total Superblocks, Valid Superblocks, Correctable blocks, Uncorrectable blocks

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 Key Features
Ethernet (EoS)
Ethernet Frame Formats

Ethernet II, Ethernet 802.3, Ethernet 802.3 LLC1, Ethernet 802.3 SNAP, VLAN tagged Ethernet II,

VLAN tagged Ethernet 802.3, VLAN tagged Ethernet 802.3 LLC1, VLAN tagged Ethernet 802.3 SNAP

Frame and Traffic Editor

Frame Source MAC address

Destination MAC address
VLAN Identifier
VLAN Priority
Length/Type

Traffic Rate (10/100/1000 Mbps)

Line load (from 0 to 100%)

• Embedded Ethernet func-

tions
Error Insertion
• Ethernet Add/Drop capabili-
ty: Error FCS

- Drop in real time Ethernet Control Programmable number or rate

from SONET/SDH for fur-
ther analysis via external
Ethernet tester Ethernet Measurements

Traffic Rate (Mbps)

Throughput (Mbps)
Bandwidth Utilization (%)
Total Frames sent
Total Frames received
Valid Frames
Invalid Frames
Runt Frames
Jumbo Frames

Errors FCS
Payload (PRBS)

Generate internal Ethernet traffic or use the Ethernet Add/Drop function to add external Ethernet signal in
SONET/SDH frame.

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 Key Features
• Future-proof solution with a
complete list of
- module upgrades and
- module options
to adapt to your evolving
network requirements (con-
tact your NetTest or Anritsu
Representative for details)
Notes:
1
Must be ordered with the
5616-000-XTA
Each module is shipped with:
• One optical patchcord with
SC/PC connectors
• One BNC 75 Ohms cable
• One optical fix 10 dB atten-
uator SC/PC connectors
Anritsu A/S
Kirkebjerg Allé 90
DK-2605 Brondby
Denmark
Tel: +45 72 11 23 00
Fax: +45 72 11 23 50
www.nettest.com
www.anritsu.com
Ordering Information
General Information
• CMA 5000 platform information is detailed in the CMA 5000 platform specifications sheet
• XTA module information is detailed in the eXtended Transport Analysis (XTA) Application
• Warranty option: 1 year standard
• Calibration cycle: 1 year
CMA 5000 XTA 2.5G Module
Order Number Description
5616-000-XTA CMA 5000 XTA 2.5G module
Test module for T-Carriers/PDH and SONET/SDH technologies up to
2.5 Gbit/s. It provides:
• Optical interfaces at 1310 nm and 1550 nm for OC-3/12/48 and STM1/4/16
• Electrical interfaces for DS1, DS3, STS1, STS3 and E1, E3, E4, STM1
5616-101-XTA Concatenation option (Full package)
5616-151-XTA T-Carrier package (T-Carrier MUX/DEMUX and voice add/drop (μ-Law))
5616-201-XTA Tandem Connection Monitoring (TCM) option
5616-301-XTA Option Jitter and Wander full package
1
Tx (generation) & Rx (analysis) Jitter and Wander package up to 2.5 Gbit/s
5616-351-XTA Tx (generation) only Jitter package up to 2.5 Gbit/s 1
5616-401-XTA ATM option
5616-501-XTA VCAT Monitoring option for High Order Path
5616-601-XTA Next Generation option (VCAT, LCAS, GFP, EoS) for High Order Path
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