Updated Software for VIAVI SmartOTDR & T-BERD/MTS Instruments

VIAVI just released updated software for the SmartOTDR, T-BERD/MTS-2000, -4000, -4000 V2, -6000A V2 and -8000 V2. This new software version includes test options and feature enhancements to enable network tests at new speeds and with new capabilities that make testing faster and more efficient.

New Functionalities
• Auto Launch cable length measurement
• SmartTEST Assistant
o  Support for DWDM and CWDM OTDRs
o Gives access to “config” directory and copy selected config file to SMARTTEST directory
• FiberComplete supported on T-BERD/MTS-5800 V2
• Bidirectional OTDR measurement using the machine-2-machine cloud connection (M2M requires SAA-L2 license) on T-BERD/MTS-6000 V2/8000 V2 (equivalent to bidirectional OTDR measurement using the talkset)
• CerTiFi workflow application supported on the T-BERD/MTS-2000 and 4000 V1 platforms with Enterprise-SLM SW option

Improvements
• Expert OTDR
o Real time mode – faster measurement time, better access to manual settings
• DWDM OTDR
o Improvement of the selection of the DWDM channels
• New Smart Link Mapper (SLM) icon – bend detection at connectors
• Improvement of the speed of the T-BERD/MTS-4000 V2 navigation keys
• Improvement of Bluetooth and wifi handling

Bug fix
• Remove drastic filtering of splices o Improved reference trace storage and recall on T-BERD/MTS-6000 V2/8000 V2
• Improved management of optical scopes having specific calibration settings

Just use StrataSync to push the new software directly to your test instruments or use the links below to upgrade manually:

SmartOTDR package 182310

T-BERD/MTS-2000 package 18224

T-BERD/MTS-4000 package 18224

T-BERD/MTS-4000 V2 package 182241

T-BERD/MTS-6000A V2 package 18205

T-BERD/MTS-8000 V2 package 18205

Please send an e-mail to TAC or contact your local Viavi Solutions sales representative for more information about these newly released features.

Thanks,
The VIAVI Solutions Team

ONX CATV Firmware Release 3.10.2 now available

ONX CATV Firmware Release 3.10.2 is now available.

This release is available to StrataSync users.

Note – This firmware will only be available to users whose administrators have placed it into “Approved”Status, and to users who have not enabled firmware management.

If your system administrator has not placed it into approved status, it will not be visible to you.

Release notes are in StrataSync and below:

ONX-CATV 3.10.2 Frimware Release notes

StrataSync will be unavailable Friday, July 20th, from 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM EDT.

During this period, StrataSync will be upgraded to release version 8.1

 

Release 8.1 contains certain performance enhancements.

It is not expected to require release notes.

 

Expected outage duration is anticipated to be less than 1 hour.

 

Thank you

VIAVI StrataSync Team

StrataSync Release 8.0 is now live – Release Notes inside:

StrataSync Release notes for Version 8.0

 

StrataSync v8.0 Release Notes