Category Archives: T-BERD/MTS-6000A

Updated Software for T-BERD/MTS Products

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

Base Unit Improvements (SmartOTDR, T-BERD/MTS 2000 & 4000, 6000A V2, 8000 V2)

New Functionalities:

  • Addition in SLM view of average loss (dB/lkm) in overall information, and section loss into SLM
  • SLM is now a standard function for all OTDR modules
  • Addition of propagation delay measurement in SLM view in overall information (this function is coming from a configuration file)
  • Addition of the following metadata in txt and PDF files: Direction, Cable Id, Fiber Id, and in case of single wavelength txt and PDF storage, also Total Length, Total Loss, link ORL
  • Addition of script for repetitive OTDR measurements (this function is coming from a configuration file)

Improvements:

  • Improved management of SLM with SmarAcq and FTTH-SLM licenses
  • Fiber labels are also provided in the comment field
  • On platforms having SmartAcq or FTTH-SLM license, in Expert mode, ability to store in SOR when generating single pulse acquisitions
  • Improved image on PDF reports in case of reports with full zoom
  • Improved PDF report (display of Cable Id/Fiber Id in case of different extremities, better report with CSOR files, power meter results are now shown on top when generating a power meter + OTDR report
  • Improved management of file deletion using FTP

Specific to SmartOTDR

Improvements:

  • SmartOTDR B series: improved trace for PON (requires recalibration)
  • Improved management of SmartAccessAnywhere after a reboot of the unit

Specific to T-BERD/MTS 2000, 4000

New Functionalities:

  • Management of MA2, MA3 and MP2 PON OTDR modules
  • New SmartTest user interface with assistant mode

Improvements:

  • Improved management of remote screen via talkset/datalink
  • M2M management using IP address when the two products are within the same LAN area
  • Improved management of the network creation in adhoc or AP master mode
  • Improved management of the 20μs pulse for DWDM OTDR modules and also LA OTDR modules
  • Improved management of the switch (no longer set at the 0 parking port)

Specific to T-BERD/MTS 4000 V2

Improvements:

  • Improved management of the arrow keys and home key together with the softkeys on the touchscreen
  • Improved management of the Start/Stop key (pressing and holding the key for a long period does not stop the acquisition)
  • Improved management of the Result/Setup/File key and Enter key (pressing and holding the key for the long period does not have any effect)

Specific to T-BERD/MTS 6000A V2, 8000 V2

New Functionalities:

  • New SmartTest user interface with assistant mode

Improvements:

  • M2M management using IP address when the two products are within the same LAN area
  • Improved management of the network creation in adhoc or AP master mode
  • Improved management of the switch (no longer set at the 0 parking port)

Specific to FiberComplete application for T-BERD/MTS 2000, 4000, 4000 V2, 6000 V2, 8000 V2

  • Machine to Machine capability with SmartAccessAnywhere License 2 enabling the transfer of complete setup parameters between units

Specific to Fiber Characterization script for T-BERD/MTS-6000A V2 & -8000 V2

  • Improved management of distance unit between functions

New Software Application Simplifies Intensive Fiber Testing

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Cable-SLM software application for T-BERD/MTS OTDR platforms simplifies sequencing intensive fiber characterization and managing large amounts of test data. Technicians can directly correlate multifiber test results and OTDR traces, and automatic pass/fail analysis provides instant on-site expertise. Cable-SLM:

  • Manages multifiber acceptance testing
    • Retain a permanent fiber-optic cable testing record
    • Perform Tier-2 certification for ribbon fibers in data centers
    • Commission point-to-point optical fiber links (wireless backhaul and FTTH drops)
  • Optimizes cable commissioning projects
    • Employ consistent, predefined procedures
    • Manage end-to-end test sequences
  • Improves outside-plant job efficiency
    • Reduce manipulation errors with automated file storage and naming conventions
    • Gather instant cable pass/fail information
    • Generate reports instantaneously in various supported formats

Cable-SLM software application can be added to existing T-BERD/MTS OTDR Platforms. Learn more about Smart Link Mapper OTDR software application family here.

TalkTalk Group Resolves Critical Customer Complaints with RFC 6349-Based TrueSpeed™

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“I can only endorse how effective the MTS-6000A MSAM using the RFC-6349 testing has been for my team. There is a real opportunity for the MTS-6000A MSAM to further enhance our testing capabilities with its multifunction and modular platforms. I have no doubt this will ultimately improve our network reliability and customer satisfaction.”

— Keith Vicary, Field Engineering Manager, TalkTalk Group

TalkTalk Group operates the United Kingdom’s largest next-generation network, with more than £600 million invested in infrastructure. As one of the UK’s leading telecom service providers, the company provides voice, broadband, and IPTV services to residential customers throughout the country and to more than 180,000 small and medium-size businesses and 350 partner companies. TalkTalk transports voice and data traffic for both their residential and business customers via a high-speed, all-IP national network that offers significant benefits in terms of efficiency and cost.

Read more to see how JDSU TrueSpeed testing helped.

Burst Testing application note

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 Why Test Burst

Traditional Ethernet service-activation test methodologies such as RFC 2544 focus on testing with constant bit rate traffic. Constant bit rate testing is an important step in testing Ethernet services because it allows for the measurement of throughput, frame loss, latency, and packet jitter while the network is operating in steady state for a given rate of test traffic. While testing with constant bit-rate traffic allows for the validation of important KPIs, it does not validate how well the network will perform when transporting the expected traffic patterns which will likely consist of a mix of constant bit-rate voice and video traffic and bursty data traffic. Ensuring that this bursty data traffic can pass through the network without frame loss and without impacting other services are the two goals of burst testing. Read more.

 

Demystify Burst Testing and CBS – JDSU webinar recording

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Watch the recorded webinar for in-depth view about what burst traffic really is, how it affects the quality of experience for customer services, how network-element policers and buffers operate, and how to properly verify your network’s ability to handle bursty traffic.

To learn more about the complete line of JDSU TrueSpeed test solution, visit www.jdsu.com/go/truespeed.

Stay tuned for a follow-on session as a result of the significant interest in burst testing.