Category Archives: T-BERD/MTS-8000

New Features with latest T-BERD/MTS Software Update

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VIAVI has just released updated software for the T-BERD/MTS-8000E, -6000A MSAM & CSAM and the T-BERD/MTS-5800 and SmartClass 4800. The latest release enhances the benefits of reliable, easy testing and results analysis that you get with these all-in-one tools. The new software version includes test options and feature enhancements that enable network tests at new speeds and with new capabilities that make testing faster and more efficient.

No-cost Feature Enhancements:

  • Launch Tests from Job Manager – Make testing easier and more consistent by following a test plan. Simply create a test plan with configs for each test at our Job Manager website, load to your T-BERD/MTS-5800, launch, and run exactly the test(s) you want. When complete, save all results in a single PDF file.
  • Dual Port 100G RS-FEC – Use for 200G coherent muxponder applications using two SR-4 interfaces. Complete flexibility to mix and match between 100G Ethernet and OTN interface types.
  • CPRI Check – Qualify remote radio head (RRH) installations from the physical layer to the RF checking PIM and VSWR and setting antenna tilt.
  • AOC/DAC Cable Test – Enjoy streamlined workflow to test multiple AOC/DAC cables faster than ever and save results to a single PDF file with Job Manager.
  • IEEE 1588 PTP – Use new ability to perform floor packet analysis and extended wander analysis runtime via optional SD card.
  • OTN Check – Verify network compatibility with OTN encryption with improved GCC transparency settings.
  • Ethernet and Fiber Channel Service Disruption – Better measure switching times through ROADMs at 1G, 25G, and 100G line rates with the addition of several new measurement triggers.

New Orderable Options:

  • 100G One-way Delay – Perform one-way latency packet delay measurements on 100G, 40G, and 25G Ethernet interfaces – requires a timing reference such as:
  • Built-in GNSS – The T-BERD/MTS-5800-100G now includes a built-in global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver providing high a high-quality timing reference for one-way delay, 1 PPS, IEEE 15888 PTP, and wander analysis. Supports GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou and SBAS systems.
  • RF Analysis over OBSAI – Eliminate a costly, dangerous tower climb by analyzing radio frequency data over the OBSAI protocol to detect interference at the bottom of the tower.

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

If you have questions about the update or would like to talk with VIAVI, please email TAC or contact your local VIAVI Solutions sales representative for more information.

 

Updated Software for Viavi T-BERD/MTS Instruments

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VIAVI just released updated software for the T-BERD/MTS-8000E, -6000A MSAM & CSAM and the T-BERD/MTS-5800. 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 Orderable Options:

  • 25G Ethernet Support – test the latest 25G Ethernet interfaces and active optical cables (AOC) with the T-BERD/MTS-5800-100G in data center and mobile access applications – includes QuickCheck, RFC 2544 and Y.1564 SAMComplete workflows
  • Ethernet Over Ethernet – encapsulate 10G test traffic using the Ethernet Over Ethernet tunneling format

 

No-cost Feature Enhancements:

  • Quad Spectrum RF Analysis over CPRI – view spectrum analysis for up to four RF carriers on each CPRI link with spectrogram analysis on two carriers
  • Improved 10G Ethernet Service Disruption Test – better measure switching times through ROADMs with the addition of several new measurement triggers
  • 10GBaseT Interfaces – test the new 10G electrical interface via newly supported SFP+ modules
  • VLAN Scan – quickly determine which VLANs have end-to-end connectivity between two test instruments in the QuickCheck, RFC 2544 and Y.1564 SAMComplete workflows
  • Network Synchronization Enhancements – several enhancements to the IEEE 1588v2 PTP and 1PPS analysis applications including the ability to simultaneously test the quality of synchronous Ethernet and PTP IEEE 1588v2 with the new combined measurement application
  • CNO Map Spectrogram – qualify GNSS antenna installations by identifying obstructions that block the antenna from seeing satellites clearly

 

New Hardware Support:

  • SmartClass 4800 – new, fully featured 1G Ethernet tester with optional support for T1/E1 PRI

 

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

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.

Industry-leading test features now enhance the industry’s most comprehensive T1/E1-to-100 G test solution

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100 G Deployments Go Mainstream with JDSU

The rapid growth in 100 G interfaces makes it critical for operators to quickly and reliably ensure high-quality operation when installing new network elements and activating new 100 G services. The newly enhanced 40/100 G Module for T-BERD/MTS-8000 allows network engineers and technicians to prove that CFP optics work properly before installation, validate proper network element operation, and ensure correct service configuration with an automated test suite that now includes CBS tests. Now they can also troubleshoot at multiple intermediate points within the network with flexible ODU multiplexing options—ODU0/1/2/2e/3/4. Read more.