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JDSU Optical FiberTrace OFS-100 Software

Fiber Optic PC processing tools, Release 6.60


User Manual

JDSU Optical FiberTrace OFS-100 Software


Fiber Optic PC processing tools, Release 6.60
User Manual

Notice

Every effort was made to ensure that the information in this document
was accurate at the time of printing. However, information is subject to
change without notice, and JDSU reserves the right to provide an
addendum to this document with information not available at the time
that this document was created.

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Department.
This manual gives you the main information to install, start and use the
Fiber Trace OFS-100 software.
It is only delivered in pdf format, with the software, on the CD-ROM.

WEEE Directive
Compliance

JDSU has established processes in compliance with the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive, 2002/96/EC.

FiberTrace Manual 7OFSMAN02/06

This product should not be disposed of as unsorted municipal waste


and should be collected separately and disposed of according to your
national regulations. In the European Union, all equipment purchased
from JDSU after 2005-08-13 can be returned for disposal at the end of
its useful life. JDSU will ensure that all waste equipment returned is
reused, recycled, or disposed of in an environmentally friendly
manner, and in compliance with all applicable national and international waste legislation.
It is the responsibility of the equipment owner to return the equipment
to JDSU for appropriate disposal. If the equipment was imported by a
reseller whose name or logo is marked on the equipment, then the
owner should return the equipment directly to the reseller.
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have questions concerning disposal of your equipment, contact
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About This Guide

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About the Fiber Trace software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii
About the Platform 6000/6000L/8000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii
Technical assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii
Recycling information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix
Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xx

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Installation

Software requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hardware requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installing the software on your PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
First installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Modifying or upgrading your installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Removing the software from your PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Generalities

Opening trace files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


Trace file sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Opening a file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Opening several files in the same window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Files conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Converting several WTK files into SOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Converting several SOR or TFW files to the WTK format 8
File Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
To save your work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Delete Trace(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Printing trace and results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
To select your printer and printing options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
To Setup the page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Mosaic setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Multi-traces printout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
To Preview the printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
To Print the Trace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Mosaic page layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Chapter 3

Remote control of the MTS

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Remote Control menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


Configuration of a MTS <-> PC link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Connection of the MTS to the PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Connection via the Ethernet interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Connection via the RS232 interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Local connection via ppp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Connexion via existing ppp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Create a new connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disconnecting the MTS from the PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transfer of files MTS <-> PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
File transfer from the PC to a remote MTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
File transfer from the MTS to the PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Possible actions on the selected files on PC or MTS . . . . . . . .
Leaving the transfer menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Remote Control of a measurement on the MTS . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Acquisition of an OTDR trace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Acquisition of an optical spectrum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Storing traces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Format for OTDR traces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Format for optical spectrum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Naming files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Semi-automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Traces display window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


The menu and tool bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The trace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trace parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Customize the job parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
OTDR parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WDM / OSA parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PMD parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CD OTDR parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CD ODM Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
AP parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FOX parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Specfic information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Moving between events (OTDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Actions on traces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Grid (OTDR / WDM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Display Zoom Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Zoom-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Zoom out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vertical or horizontal zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reset the zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Predefined zoom (OTDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Using the maximum display area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Displaying the Results / Alarms table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trace Shift (OTDR / WDM-OSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
OTDR Trace shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vertical shift for WDM / OSA traces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cursors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mouse pointer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cursors A and B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Positioning A and B cursors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cursor selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tooltips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trace information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Setting Display Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Display preferences for OTDR traces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Display preferences for WDM/OSA traces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Display preferences for PMD traces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Display preferences for CD OTDR and CD ODM traces . . . . . . .
Display preferences for AP traces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Display preferences for fox results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Chapter 5

Displaying open trace files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


Navigating between open files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Displaying more than one file at a time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
In tile and cascade mode display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Displaying Multi traces (OTDR / WDM -OSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Removing a trace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
To copy the trace to a word processing file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Analyzing OTDR Traces

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Trace display window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


Trace display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cursors position indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Defining Calculation Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Defining parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Defining Alarm Thresholds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Event detection criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Automatic Event Detection and measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Using Markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Markers mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adding Markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hiding and Displaying Markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Repositioning a Marker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deleting a marker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deleting all the markers and the results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Canceling last actions on markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Precise positioning of a marker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Modifying a marker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Markers group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Selection of a marker group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Marker group properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Possible Actions on the marker group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
To cancel a marker group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
To shift the marker group on the trace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
To widen the marker group on the trace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
To copy the marker group to another trace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
To copy the marker group to another trace with inversion of the
markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
To copy the marker group to a word processing file or a
spreadsheet file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
To copy the marker group from a text or a spreadsheet file to a
trace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Manual measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Measuring the Slope of the Trace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Measuring Discontinuity on the Trace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Measuring Reflectance on the Trace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Measuring the Optical Return Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
To measure the ORL: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Measuring the Contribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Defining a Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Differences between traces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Both End measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Measurement Principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Execution of a Both End measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Multi-traces analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Generate a multi-traces analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Opening an OEO result from a 6000/8000 Platform . . . . . . . . . .
Operations onto the OEO files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Save one of the 2 traces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Saving the 2 traces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Results Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Displaying Results Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Results table content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Level of confidence in result table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Saving Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Results file contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
To copy the results to a word processing file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Analyzing WDM / OSA traces

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Trace display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Trace display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Cursors position indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Defining Calculation Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Calculations carried out on the spectrum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Results Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Table contents without statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Choice of channels displayed in the table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Results sorting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Display of relative results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Link between the trace and the table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Successive addressing of channels according to the sort method 90
Table contents with statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Saving results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
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Exceeding the alarm thresholds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


Comparing traces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Opening an overlay trace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trace resulting from difference between traces . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Analyzing PMD traces

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Trace display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Trace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Cursor position indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Cursors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Alarm thresholds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Results Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Displaying Results Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Saving results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Results file contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Chapter 8

Analyzing CD OTDR traces


Trace display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CD Trace selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cursors position indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Defining Calculation Parameters and alarm thresholds . . . . .
Dispersion, Slope and Delay traces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
OTDR traces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Marker mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Automatic positioning of marker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Repositioning a Marker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deleting a marker or all the markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adding markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CD measurement on a section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bi-directional measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Results Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Results Table display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Table contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Link between the trace and the table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Saving results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Results file contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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108
109
109
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110
110
111
112
112
112
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Trace display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ODM Trace selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cursors position indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Defining Calculation Parameters and alarm thresholds . . . . .
Dispersion, Slope and Delay traces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Results Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Results Table display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Table contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Link between the trace and the table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Saving results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Results file contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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117
119
120
120
120
120
121
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Analyzing AP traces (Spectral Attenuation)


Trace display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trace display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cursors position indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Defining calculation parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Results table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Displaying the results table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Table contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Saving results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Results file contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Chapter 11

Analyzing OFI module results

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125
125
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127
127
127
128

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Results display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Opening fox files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Results display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fiber Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Setting the alarm parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Saving results in a txt file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Saving results in a txt format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Saving results in a txt file for Fiber Budget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Macro principle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134


Recording a Macro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Executing a Macro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Appendix A

Customer Services

139

About our services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140


Customer care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Technical assistance (business hour) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Warranty information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Global services and solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

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Welcome to the Fiber Trace OFS-100 Software, the standard reference for processing traces acquired using the range of JDSU fiber
optic analyzers.

About the Fiber Trace software page xviii


About the Platform 6000/6000L/8000 page xviii
Technical assistance page xviii
Conventions page xx

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About the Fiber Trace software

About the Fiber Trace software


The Fiber Trace is the standard reference for PC processing of fiber
traces from the JDSU's range of Fiber Optic products in a standard
Microsoft Windows environment. It provides trace archiving, complex trace analysis.
Microsoft Windows allows the user to freely transport his traces to
more powerful software applications like Microsoft Excel, Microsoft
Word using facilities such as screen dump and exporting.

About the Platform 6000/6000L/8000


The Platform 6000/6000L/8000 is called T-Berd 6000/6000L/8000 in
North America and MTS 6000/8000 in the rest of the world. This manual will always refer to the T-Berd 6000/8000 and MTS 6000/6000L/
8000 using the term Platform 6000/8000.

Technical assistance
If you need assistance or have questions related to the use of this
product, call or e-mail JDSUs Technical Assistance Center for
customer support.

Table 1

Technical assistance centers

Region

Phone Number

Americas
Telecom Products

866 228 3762


World Wide: 301 353 1550

[email protected]

Europe, Africa, and MidEast

+49 (0) 7121 86 1345


(Europe)

[email protected]

+33 (0) 1 30 81 50 60
(JDSU France)

[email protected]

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Table 1

Technical assistance centers (Suite)

Region

Phone Number

Asia and the Pacific


Southeast Asia, Australia,
and New Zealand

+852 2892 0990


(Hong Kong)

All others

866 228 3762

+86 10 6833 7477


(Beijing-China)
[email protected]

During off-hours, you can request assistance by doing one of the following:
leave a voice mail message at the Technical Assistance number in
your region;
e-mail North American Technical Assistance Center,
[email protected], or European Technical Assistance Center,
[email protected];
or submit your question using our online Technical Assistance
Request form at www.jdsu.com.

Recycling information
JDSU has established processes in compliance with the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive, 2002/96/EC.
This product should not be disposed of as unsorted municipal waste
and should be collected separately and disposed of according to your
national regulations. In the European Union, all equipment purchased
from JDSU after 2005 08 13 can be returned for disposal at the end of
its useful life. JDSU will ensure that all waste equipment returned is
reused, recycled, or disposed of in an environmentally friendly
manner, and in compliance with all applicable national and international waste legislation.
It is the responsibility of the equipment owner to return the equipment
to JDSU for appropriate disposal. If the equipment was imported by a
reseller whose name or logo is marked on the equipment, then the
owner should return the equipment directly to the reseller.

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Instructions for returning waste equipment to JDSU can be found in


the Environmental section of JDSU's web site at www.jdsu.com. If you
have questions concerning disposal of your equipment, contact
JDSU's WEEE Program Management team at
[email protected].

Conventions
This guide uses naming conventions and symbols, as described in the
following tables.

Table 2

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Typographical conventions

Description

Example

User interface actions appear


in this typeface.

On the Status bar, click Start.

Buttons or switches that you


press on a unit appear in this
TYPEFACE.

Press the ON switch.

Code and output messages


appear in this typeface.

All results ok

Text you must type exactly as


shown appears in this typeface.

Type: a:\set.exe in the dialog box

Variables appear in this typeface.

Type the new hostname.

Book references appear in this


typeface.

Refer to Newtons Telecom


Dictionary

A vertical bar | means or: only


one option can appear in a single command.

platform [a|b|e]

Square brackets [ ] indicate an


optional argument.

login [platform name]

Slanted brackets < > group


required arguments.

<password>

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Table 3

Keyboard and menu conventions

Description

Example

A plus sign + indicates simultaneous keystrokes.

Press Ctrl+s

A comma indicates consecutive key strokes.

Press Alt+f,s

A slanted bracket indicates


choosing a submenu from
menu.

On the menu bar, click


Start > Program Files.

Table 4

Symbol conventions

This symbol represents a general hazard.

This symbol represents a risk of electrical shock.

NOTE
This symbol represents a Note indicating related information or tip.

This symbol, located on the equipment or its packaging indicates


that the equipment must not be disposed of in a land-fill site or as
municipal waste, and should be disposed of according to your national regulations.

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Table 5

Safety definitions

WARNING:
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
could result in death or serious injury.
CAUTION:
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
may result in minor or moderate injury.

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1
This chapter describes how to install the FiberTrace OFS-100.
The topics discussed in this chapter are as follows:
Software requirements page 2
Hardware requirements page 2
Installing the software on your PC page 2

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Software requirements

Software requirements
Microsoft Windows version 98 or later.
Microsoft Excel .
All the files necessary to install the Fiber Trace software package
on your hard disk are provided on a CD-ROM.

Hardware requirements
An IBM Pentium 133MHz PC or 100% compatible computer
(Pentium II 233MHz or more recommended).
A Hard disk.
A CD-ROM unit.
64 MB or more of memory.
A mouse pointing device.
A 800*600 monitor (1152*864 or more recommended).
In addition a printer is recommended, but not required.

Installing the software on your PC


You can install the Fiber Trace software on your hard drive, modify or
upgrade a previous installation, or remove the software from your PC.

First installation

1 Insert the Fiber Trace Installation CD-ROM in the corresponding


player.
2 From the Windows Explorer select the CD-ROM Drive and double
click on the JDSU Optical Fiber Trace Setup.exe icon. The files
needed to install the software on your computer are extracted.
3 Select the language you want to use.
4 The Welcome dialog box prompts you to continue or cancel the
installation. Press Next > to continue the installation.

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5 A dialog box prompts you to personalize your copy of Fiber Trace:


In the Name field, type your name, then press the TAB key.
In the Organization field, type the name of your group or
company, and then press the Next > button.
6 You are prompted to choose for the directory to install the software
in. The default directory is:
C:\Program Files\Fiber Trace
Press Next > to accept the default directory.
Or to install Fiber Trace in a different directory, press the
Browse button and enter or select the required directory name
and press OK. If you enter a directory name that does not exist,
you will be prompted to accept whether or not to create the
directory.
7 Select the Setup type to install:
Typical: install the most common options (recommended).
Compact: install the minimum required options
Custom: install the options you choose (for advanced users).
Press the Next > button.
8 If the Custom type has been selected, select the components you
want to install, then press Next >.
9 You are prompted to choose the Program Folder where you wish to
install the application icons. The default directory is: Fiber Trace.
Choose Next > to accept the folder.
Or to install the Fiber Trace application icons in a different subdirectory, choose an existing directory from the list displayed or
enter a new directory name.
Press Next > to start copying the files or < Previous to go back and
change any required parameters.
A progress bar and various information messages are displayed.
10 When your first installation of the Fiber Trace software is finished,
you have to restart the computer before using the program. Select
either to restart now or later, then press Finish to terminate the
installation.

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Modifying or
upgrading your
installation

To modify your installation or to install a new software release:


1 Insert the Fiber Trace Installation CD-ROM in the corresponding
player.
2

From the Windows Explorer select the CD-ROM Drive and double
click on the Acterna Optical Fiber Trace Setup.exe icon. The files
needed to install the software on your computer are extracted.

3 Select the language used.


4 In the Welcome dialog box:
select Modify if you only want to add missing components.
select Repair if you want to upgrade the current software by a
new one.
Press Next > to continue the installation.
5 If the Modify option has been selected, select the components you
want to install and clear the components you dont want. Then
press Next >.

Removing the
software from
your PC

1 Insert the Fiber Trace Installation CD-ROM in the corresponding


player.
2

From the Windows Explorer select the CD-ROM Drive and double
click on the Acterna Optical Fiber Trace Setup.exe icon. The files
needed to install the software on your computer are extracted.

3 Select the language used in the installed software.


4 In the Welcome dialog box select Remove, then press Next >.
5 You are prompted to confirm. Press OK. All the Fiber Trace application and all of its components are removed from the PC.

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Generalities

2
This chapter describes the basic functionalities of the Fiber Trace software.
Topics discussed in this chapter are as follows:
Opening trace files page 6
File Operations page 8
Printing trace and results page 9

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Opening trace files


Trace file sources

To use the FiberTrace OFS-100 software you must first have suitable
trace files available. These can be files you have previously saved
using Fiber Trace or files you have acquired with the JDSU test platforms (with OTDR, WDM, OSA, PMD, CD, AP or ODM modules) and
transferred to your PC.
Fiber Trace is also compatible with the OTDR files, .sor type, respecting the Bellcore standards 1.0, 1.1 ans 2.0.

Opening a file

To open a file use the following steps:


1 Press the

button or select the menu File > Open.

The Open dialog box is displayed.


2 Select the drive and directory you require using the standard
windows navigation options.
3 Select the type of file you want to open (OTDR, DWDM, etc.) and
its format (*.tfw, *.wdm, *.wtk, *.sor, etc.).
The file selection menu shows in the upper part the list of files of
the directory with the type and format you have selected, and in
the lower part the general information for each trace:
File

The file name.

Date

The date and time the acquisition was made.

Device

The type of product used for the measurement

Cable

The Cable Identification (ID)

Fiber

The Fiber Identification (ID)

Other specific information is displayed depending on the type of


measurement.

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4 To simplify the selection of a trace from a long list of traces, you


can specify the order in which the traces are displayed. To do this
left click on the column heading name to sort the trace file using
the criteria you have selected. For example, clicking on the Date
column heading name will sort the trace files by date.
5 To open the trace file, either Left-Click on the trace you require
from the list of traces menu and then left-click on the Open button,
or double left-click on the required trace.
Opening several files
in the same window

Files conversion

You can also open several OTDR or WDM/OSA files at the same time.
To do this select the required files and left-click on the Open or Open
in the same window button. According to the button used, the traces
will be opened in different windows or in the same window. You can
then use the Display/Multi-trace commands to add or remove a trace
in the window: see "Displaying Multi traces (OTDR / WDM -OSA)"
page -52.

With the FiberTrace OFS-100 software, you can:


directly open an OTDR trace, to the WTK format (from a MTSe
Srie 5000 series or MTS 5100 OTDR) and save it to the SOR
format (format used with the Platform 8000 and with Fiber Trace
release 6.40 or more).
convert the TFW files (previous FiberTrace format for OTDR) into
SOR or WTK files.
automatically convert several files at the same time. You will have
to use the Import and Export functions in the File menu.

Converting several
WTK files into
SOR

To convert several WTK or SOR traces, use the function File/


Import/JDSU MTS 5000 files...
A new window opens:
1 Find, in the Source field, the trace(s) to convert.
2 Select the traces to be converted.
3 Choose the directory where the traces will be stored (click on
Create directory if necessary)

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4 Click on Import for a partial selection or on Import All for a whole


selection.
5 Click on Close to close the dialog box. The converted files are
available in the destination directory.
Converting several
SOR or TFW files
to the WTK format

To convert several SOR or TFW traces into WTK format, use


the function File/Export/JDSU MTS 5000 files...
A new window opens:
1 Find, in the Source field, the trace(s) to convert.
2 Select the traces to be converted.
3 Choose the directory where the traces will be stored (click on
Create directory if necessary)
4 Click on Export.
Click on Close to close the dialog box. The converted files are available in the destination directory chosen.

File Operations
To save your work

When you save your work, you can change its name and its location.
When you change the name of a file or its location you create a copy
of the file.
1 Choose Save as... from the File menu.
2 Change the name of the file, open a different directory to hold the
file in, or do both.
3 If necessary, change the type of file to save it in another format.
4 Click Save.

Delete Trace(s)

You can delete Trace(s).


1 Choose Delete... from the File menu.

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2 Select the source drive and directory where the trace you want
to delete is located.
3 Select the trace(s) you want to delete.
4 Click Delete.
5 Click Yes in the confirmation dialog box to delete the trace and its
associated file.

Printing trace and results


Fiber Trace is preset to print a copy of the trace and, if it exists, of the
results table on a pre-selected printer by simply clicking the
button (or using the File > Print menu).
But before you print a trace for the first time you have to:
check the printer selection and choose the printer options you
want to use.
select the page setup and enter the required parameters.
NOTE
If a mosaic page layout is used (for example, more than one page
on an A4 format), then all mosaic cases must be filled, otherwise
there is no printing (see Mosaic page layout page 13).

To select your
printer and
printing options

Before you print a trace for the first time, you may want to check the
printer selection and choose the printer options you want to use.
1 Choose Print Setup from the File menu.
2 Choose the printer.
NOTE
You can choose to print the trace on paper or in pdf format; for this
fomat a pdf writer software is mandatory (Adobe Acrobat / Cuteprinter / PDFCreator...).
3 Choose a paper source and paper size.
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4 Make sure you have correctly selected all the options you want to
use: you can print a scaled image of your document, print in
portrait or landscape orientation, etc.
5

To Setup the page

Click OK.

To make easier identification of printed traces and results you can:


add specific information to the headers and footers of your printouts.
apply margins around the pages.
add a logo.
choose the arrangement of pages.
request a print of a trace, table, comments and uncertainties, and
specify whether the results table is to be printed on the first page.
1 Choose Page Setup from the File menu. The Page Setup dialog
box is displayed.

Fig. 1

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Page Setup dialog box

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2 Under the Page tab:


Enter the text and any codes you require in the header and footer
of the page(s).
Pressing the ? button displays all the codes you can use.
The following codes are available:
&P

Inserts the page number (by default in the footer).

&&

Allows you to insert the & character.

Enter the size of the margins you require for the left, top, right and
bottom of the page.
Enter the folder path of the file containing the logo and the file
name (in .bmp or .WMF format)
Enter the company name: they will be printed at the top right of the
page.
1 Under the Contents tab, you can either use the default settings by
clicking on the Default button, or change the printer options by
checking the associated boxes to your own requirements:
Logo

Logo and company name selected in the Page setup


windows will be printed (see Figure 1 on page 10).

Configuration

Title, Operator, Cable, Fiber, Origin, End, and parameters depending on the type of trace (OTDR, WDM, etc.)
will be printed.

Comments

Comments entered when acquiring the trace will be


printed.

Job

Information relative to the job (cable manufacturer,


cable type, fiber type, etc.) will be printed. This option is
not available when a mosaic layout is selected.

Trace

the trace and its parameters will be printed

Results summary

the Results table will be printed (on the second page if


the next case is not notched)

Results summary
on first page

the result table will be printed on the first page with the
parameters (and with the trace if selected).

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Mosaic setup

Multi-traces printout

To Preview the
printing

Choose the Mosaic presentation (number of pages to be printed


on a sheet):
No

normal page layout of 1 page per sheet

1x2

2 columns = 2 pages per sheet

2x1

2 columns per page

2x2

2 lines, 2 columns = 4 pages per sheet

Others

a dialog box allows for the entry of the required


number of lines and columns per sheet

In this part, you can choose to print all traces on the same page or print
each indivudual trace on a separate page with its associated results
table.
Multiple-traces

All the traces will be printed on the same page

Single traces

Each trace opened in the same window will be


printed on a separate page, with its associated results table.

Before printing the trace you can preview it to see what it will look like
when it is printed with the options you have selected.
1 Choose Print Preview from the File menu or click on the
icon.

2 Use the command buttons to preview what will be printed:


Previous, Next: to scroll the pages,
One Page, Two Pages: to have one or two pages simultaneously
displayed on the screen.
3 Click Close to quit the preview display or Print to start the printing.
Note
The job parameters cannot be printed if the mosaic setup is
selected.

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Printing trace and results

NOTE
The alarms thresholds selected in the menu Display > Alarms...wil
be printed in the printout header, wether the file is printed on paper
or in pdf format.

To Print the Trace

Click on

(or choose the Print option in the File menu).

Enter the number of required copies.


If needed, click on Properties, to make any changes to the printer
configuration.
Click on the Print button.
If a normal page layout (Mosaic: No) has been selected, that is to say
one page per sheet, then the pages are printed.
Mosaic page layout

If a Mosaic page layout (N squares) has been defined (refer to the previous page), then the N squares must be filled, otherwise the pages
are not printed.
For example, for a mosaic 2 x 2, if only three pages are filled, when a
print is submitted, the printer waits until the empty square is filled.
d

NOTE
To force a printout when all the mosaic squares have not been filled,
select Eject page from the File menu. This Eject page option is followed by the number of occupied squares from the selected mosaic
presentation (in our example: 3/4).

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3
From a PC, Fiber Trace enables you to remote control the functions
OTDR, WDM of the MTS (with the corresponding modules).
Topics discussed in this chapter are as follows:
Remote Control menus page 16
Configuration of a MTS <-> PC link page 16
Connection of the MTS to the PC page 17
Transfer of files MTS <-> PC page 23
Remote Control of a measurement on the MTS page 26
Storing traces page 28

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Remote Control menus


The Remote menu of Fiber Trace allows to control the functions
(OTDR, OSA, etc.) of a MTS:
configuring the PC-MTS link,
requesting the connection or disconnection
transferring the results files from MTS to PC or from PC to MTS
configuring the MTS module (OTDR, OSA, etc.),
starting a measurement
storing the results of the measurement.

Configuration of a MTS <-> PC link


1 In the Remote menu, select the Connect... option. A dialog box is
displayed.
2 Choose the type of connection between the PC and the MTS with
the associated parameters:
Ethernet: IP Address.
PPP: Select the driver that is configured in Windows (exclusively
used with the MTS 5x)
RS232: Port COM1, COM2, ... and transmission rate (exclusively
used with the MTS 5x).
3 Click the OK button.
4 Choose the Remote > Connect menu option to establish a connection.
When a message is displayed indicating that a connection has been
made, click OK.

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Connection of the MTS to the PC


Connection via
the Ethernet
interface

The connection of the Platform 6000/6000L/8000 to the PC via Ethernet is done automatically.
The MTSe Srie 5000 can be remotely controlled via the RS 232-C
(type DCE) interface of the controller.
Link between the MTS 5x and the PC
The link with the PC may be direct or via a network:
1 To establish a direct link between the Ethernet ports of the MTS 5x
and of the PC, use the Ethernet crossed cable supplied with the
Ethernet option of the MTS 5x.
2 To establish a link via the network, ask the network administrator
for an IP address and connect the MTS 5x on a hub by using a
direct cable supplied by the administrator (and not the crossed
cable provided with the MTS 5x Ethernet option).
Configuration of MTS 5x
Start the MTS 5x and press the key Config. System.
Select the interface E/S: FTP/Eth using the key pad.
Configure the Ethernet interface: IP address, IP mask, IP bridge.
NOTE
The IP address is in the following form: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (4 numbers
separated by dots) If one of the numbers has only one or two
digits, enter only this (or these) digit(s). Do not add a zero,
otherwise the link will not be established.
NOTE
To check that the connection has been made correctly, without
using the software WS-FTP Pro, click on Start, then on Execute...,
and choose: ping followed by the IP address of the MTS 5x.

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Connection via
the RS232
interface

Connect the serial remote controller to the 9 pin serial connector


(RS232 DTE) of the MTS 5x.

NOTE
This connection is only available with the MTS 5x.
As PCs are usually configured as DTE, an adaptor (DTE to DCE)
may be needed to connect the PC to the MTS 5x.
Selection of the MTS 5x transmission parameters
In the SYSTEM / RS232 menu, if necessary modify the following configuration parameters:
BAUD RATE

115200

CHAR. LENGTH

8 bits

STOP BIT

PARITY

Without

TERMINATOR

CR

PROTOCOL

RTS/CTS

NOTE
The transmission rate must be the same for both MTS 5x and PC.
1 Connect the modem to the MTS 5x via the RS232 connector.
2 On the MTS 5x, in the System set-up > Remote Access menu,
select the option TCP/PPP.
3 On the MTS 5x, press on the Init Modem key: the modem
connected to the MTS 5x is initialized. You are ready to transfer
data.

Local connection
via ppp

You can, using the PPP protocol, connect directly the MTS 5x (RS 232
port)1 and the PC via a cable seen as a modem.
1. see "Connection via the RS232 interface" on page -18

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NOTE
Local connexion via ppp can be done exclusively with a MTS 5x.
Then you have to:
1 install this fictive modem on the PC.
2 configure the link on the PC.
NOTE
When the MTS 5x is connected to the PC using the PPP protocol, if
the connection is unintentionally interrupted, the MTS 5x considers
that it is still connected for about 3 minutes and refuses all attempt
to connect it in the meantime.
If the MTS 5x is accessible, you can switch it off/on to avoid this
delay before restoring the connection.
NOTE
The following procedures are given for information only: they can be
slightly different according to the PC configuration.

Connexion via
existing ppp

1 In the Remote menu, click on Connection and select PPP.

Select PPP

Fig. 2

Driver configuration

2 Select the required connection.

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NOTE
To edit or modify the connection parameters, click on Modify PPP
in the Driver Configuration dialog box. Then, click on Properties in
the Configuration PPP dialog box.
3 Click on Connect... to start the connection of the MTS 5x to the
PC.

Fig. 3

Connecting...

When a message is displayed, indicating that a connection is established, click OK.


The MTS 5x is connected to the PC.
Create a new
connection

1 In the Remote menu, click on Connection > PPP.


2 Click on Modify PPP > Add to create a new connection.

Add a
connection

Fig. 4

Configuration PPP

With an existing modem


1 In the Add MTS connection dialog box, enter a connection name
and select the modem in the list.

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Connection
name

Fig. 5

Modem
selection

Modem selection

2 Once the modem is selected and the name is entered, click Add
button.
The Configuration PPP dialog box reappears, with the name of
the connection, the type of modem and the corresponding
number.
3 Click on Close button to go back to the Driver Configuration
dialog box.
4 Click on Connect to start the MTS 5x connection to the PC.

Fig. 6

Connecting...

5 When a message is displayed, indicating that a connection has


been enabled, click OK.
Add a new null. modem
1 In the Add MTS connection dialog box, click Add MTS5000 null
modem....

Add MTS5000 null


modem...

Fig. 7

Install a new port

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2 Select a communication port in the list and click OK.


The modem is loading and a dialog box opens:
3 Click on the Continue Anyway button to finish the installation.

Fig. 8

Digital signature

After less than 1 minute, the Add MTS connection dialog box is
displayed with the name of the modem (Acterna Mts)..

Connection
name

Fig. 9

Name of the
modem

Connection name

4 Enter the connection name and click on Add to validate.


The Configuration PPP dialog box reappears, with the connection name, the modem type and the corresponding number.
5 Click on Close to go back to the Driver Configuration dialog box.
6 Click on Connect to start the MTS 5x connection to the PC.
The Connecting... dialog box opens (Figure 3)
7 When a message is displayed, indicating that a connection has
been made, click OK.
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Transfer of files MTS <-> PC

Disconnecting the
MTS from the PC

Once the files are transferred (see "Transfer of files MTS <-> PC" page
23):
1 Select Disconnect in the Remote menu.

Transfer of files MTS <-> PC


1 In the Remote menu, select the File Transfer ... option.
The FTP identification dialog box opens, allowing to select the
type of equipment or to enter a user name / password. The Automatic mode is selected by default.
a

Fig. 10

Identification of the equipment

2 Select the type of equipment and click on OK.


The File Transfer dialog box is displayed. In this box :
the left-hand side windows are relative to the local system (PC).
the right-hand windows are relative to the remote system (MTS).

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MTS side

PC side

Fig. 11
File transfer from the
PC to a remote MTS

Enter / Selct
folders

Transfer of files

1 On the local system (PC), use the drop down menu to access the
folder where the file(s) are stored to be transferred. The contents
of the folder is displayed in the bottom left-hand side window.
2 Select either the folder or the required file(s) in the folder to be
transferred.
3 Click the

File transfer from the


MTS to the PC

button to transfer the file(s) to the remote system.

Searching for the files to transfer to the PC:


With a Platform 6000/6000L/8000, manually enter the user directory
acterna/user/ and choose the support where the files are stored:
harddisk: MTS harddisk

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cflash: MTS mother board


disk: MTS internal memory
usbflash: USB key into the MTS
cdrom: CD ROM into the MTS (MTS8000 only)
NOTE
Respect the typography for the directory manual input.
With the MTS 5x, directory are displayed automatically.
1 Select either the whole directory or the required file(s) in the directory.
2 Click the

button to transfer the file(s) to the PC.

NOTE
It is not possible to select more than one directory, however you can
select and transfer several files at one time.

Possible actions on
the selected files on
PC or MTS

Four buttons enable the following actions to be executed on the


selected files on the PC and the MTS:
Refresh
Updates the current display
Delete files
Deletes selected files without requesting any confirmation.
Create a directory
Creates a folder in which a name must first be entered.
Delete directory
Deletes the selected folder. A confirmation is requested before executing the deletion.

Leaving the transfer


menu

Click the Exit button to leave the transfer menu.

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Remote Control of a measurement on the MTS

Remote Control of a measurement on the MTS


According to the modules included in the MTS (OTDR, WDM, etc.), the
user will have different Remote Control possibilities.

Acquisition of an
OTDR trace

1 In the Remote menu, select Measurement > Setup OTDR. The


following dialog box is displayed:

Fig. 12

OTDR configuration module

The MTS type, serial number and software version are indicated in
the Device field.
2 Select the OTDR module of the MTS (if two modules are present).
3 Choose the measurement parameters: wavelength, pulse width,
range, acquisition time, resolution. Click Auto to have an automatic selection of the resolution.
4 Click the OK button. The Trace information dialog box is displayed:
5 Enter the measurement information:
Title
Operator name
Cable identification
Fiber number.
Automatic fiber number increment for each acquisition or not.
Identification of the origin and of the extremity

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Way: Origin -> Extremity or Origin <- Extremity.


6 Click the OK button to configure the OTDR module.
7 To start the measurement, select the Measurement > Start option
from Remote menu.
The trace is then transferred to the PC.

Acquisition of an
optical spectrum

1 In the Remote menu, select Measurement > Setup OSA. The


following dialog box is displayed:

Fig. 13

WDM Configuration module

The MTS type, serial number and software version are indicated in
the Device field.
2 Select the WDM module of the MTS in which the measurement is
to be carried out on (if two modules are present).
3 Choose the measurement conditions:
Number of required sweep to establish the trace (1 to 100),
High sensitivity:
No = power +15 to - 65 dBm
Yes = power - 25 to - 75 dBm.
Filter resolution: Max (<0,1 nm) or 0,1 / 0,2 / 0,3 / 0,4 / 0,5 nm.
Signal thresholds: Auto or Manual (-79.9 to + 20 dBm).
4 Click the OK button. The Trace information dialog box is displayed:
5 Enter the measurement information:
Title
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Operator
Cable identification
Fiber number.
Automatic fiber number incrementation for each measurement, or
not
Identification of the origin, the extremity and the test point.
6 Click the OK button to configure the OSA module.
7 To start the measurement, select the Measurement > Start option
from the Remote menu.
The trace is then transferred to the PC.
The trace is then displayed on the screen of the PC and can be eventually stored (see "Storing traces" page 28) or analysed.

Storing traces
The storing of the traces can be carried out in two ways:
manually using the menu File > Save As...
automatically after the acquisition.
1 To define the required save type, from the Remote menu, choose
the Measurement > Storage option.
The Saving acquisitions dialog box is displayed.

Fig. 14

Automatic Saving option of an OTDR trace

2 Select either Yes or No from the Automatic storage option.


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3 Indicate which directory is to be used to store the trace.


4 Select the file naming type: Manual, Semi-automatic or Automatic.
Refer to "Naming files" page 29 for further explanation about these
options.
NOTE
With automatic storage, the filename type must either be semi-automatic or automatic.
5 Choose the file format from the below supported list (depending
on the PCs configuration). See next sections.
6 Click OK.

Format for OTDR


traces

Format for optical


spectrum

Naming files

tfw

format of a trace created from Fiber Trace

wtk

JDSU format, corresponding to a compressed Bellcore format.

sor

format in convention with the Bellcore GR-196 standards

wdm

JDSU format

txt

ASCII format for a transfer to a spreadsheet or word processing program.

The user can choose from the three different filename types:

Automatic

The factory-defined code is indicated in the Name Coding window and


the character definitions are given in the Key Characters windows.

Semi-automatic

The name of the file is automatically created when it is being stored


using the code that the user must enter in the Name Coding window.
The character definitions are recalled in the Key Characters windows.
The filename can contain fixed UPPERCASE characters, which is different from the code that is always in lowercase.

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Manual

A filename can be entered in the Name Coding window:


- any uppercase characters can be used
- lowercase characters must correspond with the code.
If a filename or a code has been entered, or left in the Name Coding
window, when being stored by Save As..., this filename will be proposed to the user who could either accept or modify it.
For further details about automatic and semi-automatic filename
types, refer to the File management chapter of the MTS 5x user manual.

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Displaying Traces

4
This chapter describes the main traces displaying functions.
Topics discussed in this chapter are as follows:
"Traces display window" page 32
"Actions on traces" page 39
"Display Zoom Functions" page 39
"Cursors" page 45
"Setting Display Preferences" page 47
"Displaying open trace files" page 51
"To copy the trace to a word processing file" page 54

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Traces display window

Traces display window


The traces display window provides the commands and functions
required to operate trace analysis.
The window contains the following items:
The Menu bar (different according to the type of trace).
The Tool bar (different according to the type of trace).
The Trace Parameters window.
The display of the active trace file or of all open trace files
depending on the window display mode.
The Status Bar (different according to the type of trace).
The table resultas (if selected)
The table markers (only for OTDR traces, if selected)
The small trace
The Alarms results (if the table results is displayed)
Menu Bar

Status Bar

Fig. 15
32

Tool bar

Parameters

Cursors position

Trace

Results table

Small trace

Alarms table

Traces display window (exemple with OTDR)

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The menu and tool


bars

The menu bar generally have the same commands as the tool bar, but
not necesseraly. Exclusively the most used functions of the menu bar
are available on the tool bar.
NOTE
The icons which can be activated are colored whereas those you
cannot activate are dispayed in grey.
The tool and menu bars are different according to the type of trace
open.

The trace

The open trace(s) is / are open in a window. According to the trace


type, several actions can be done: zoom, shift the trace, display a grid,
add markers / events, set cursors etc. (See "Actions on traces" page
39)

Trace parameters

Some trace parameters can be modified or added in order to change


any identification data that was included during the acquisition.
To edit the trace information select Edit trace information from the
File menu or double click on the Trace information window.
All the information about the trace is displayed in the Trace information dialog box under the different tabs, but you can only edit the information displayed on a white background.
The following information and parameters are given for all the types of
trace
Tab

Parameter

Description

INFORMATION

File

File name

Operator Name

Operator name.

Comment

Comment about the acquisition (up to 90 characters).

Date, Time

Date and time of trace


acquisition.

ACQUISITION

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CABLE

JOB

Device

Device type and serial number

Module

Type and serial number of


the module used for the
measurement.

Origin

Name of the origin location;


for example the name of the
town or geographic location

Extremity

Name of the end location;


for example the name of the
town or geographic location

Cable Origin

Cable origin identification

Fiber Origin *

Fiber origin identification

Color Origin *

Color origin fiber

Cable End

Cable end identification

Fiber End *

Fiber end identification.

Color End *

Color end identification

Allows you to enter information relative to the


cable and fibers and the project in which they are
used.

* Not available for fox results

Customize the job


parameters

The job information are, by default: Cable Manufacturer / Cable Type


/ Fiber manufacturer / Fiber Type / Contractor / Project Manager /
Jointing.
However, you can modify the labels set by default:
1 notch the case User defined labels.
The labels are displayed on a white background
2 Modify the labels name and enter the specific parameter for each
one.
All the new labels will be saved and re-used for each trace.
There are also some specific parameters for each type of trace.

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OTDR parameters

The specific parameters for OTDR traces are:


Tab

Parameter

Description

ACQUISITION

Wavelength
(nm)

Wavelength in nm of the MTS

Pulse (us)

Pulse width of the OTDR laser


in microseconds.

Acq. Time

Time taken to make the averages.

Average

Result of the average

Range

Distance range.

Resolution

Distance between 2 acquisition points.

Index

Index of refraction of the fiber.

Way

Direction of the measurement


(Origin -> End or End -> Origin).

Launch Cable

Start / Loop / End: Select the


number for each parameter. In
the Start parameter. You can
also enter your own value (in
km)

CABLE

WDM / OSA
parameters

The specific parameters for WDM / OSA traces are:


Tab

Parameter

Description

ACQUISITION

Wavelength
(nm)

Wavelength (or frequency)


range of the spectrum

Number of
acquisitions

Number of acquisitons for


statistical calculation (from
2 to 100).

Resolution

Max. resolution used.

High sensivity

Yes / No

Averaging

Number of measurements

SNR method

Method used for the signal/


noise ratio

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CABLE

PMD parameters

CD OTDR parameters

36

Distance S<->N
(Ghz)

Distance between the 2


modules

Noise acquisition
BW (nm)

Noise acquisition level

Coupler compensation

Attenuation due to the


access point.

Test point

Identifies the point of where


the analyzer is positioned.

The specific parameters for PMD traces are:


Tab

Parameter

Description

ACQUISITION

Wavelength
(nm)

Wavelength (or frequency)


range of the spectrum

Number of
acquisitions

Number of acquisitons for


statistical calculation (from
2 to 100).

Averaging

Number of measurements

Fiber length

Length of the fiber (to calculate the PMD coefficient).

Coupling

Strong (for classical, singlemode fibers)


Weak (for polarizationmaintained fibers and components)

CABLE

Test point

Identifies the point of where


the analyzer is positioned.

UNDER THE
DISPLAYED
PARAMETERS

Methods

Method used for statistics


calculation (FTT / DRIFT)

The specific parameters for CD traces are:


Tab

Parameter

Description

ACQUISITION

Length

Length of the fiber or of the section under test

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Index

Index of refraction of the fiber.


This parameter can be modified
at any time.

CABLE

Way

Direction of the measurement


(Origin -> End or End -> Origin).

CALCULATION

Approximation
Formula

Formula used for delay fitting in


order to generate dispersion and
slope measurements: quadratic,
3T Sellmeier, 5T Sellmeier.

Wavelength ref.

Wavelength taken as reference


for delay calculation: other wavelength delays are subtracted from
this reference delay.

Fiber type

Standard / Special- Used to measure hybrid fiber links configuration such as Dispersion
compensating fiber.

CD ODM Parameters

The specific parameters for CD ODM traces are:

Tab

Parameter

Description

CABLE

Way

CALCULATION

Approximation
Formula

Direction of the measurement


(Origin -> End or End -> Origin).
Formula used for delay fitting in
order to generate dispersion and
slope measurements: quadratic,
Sellmeier 3T , Sellmeier 5T,
Lambda log
Enter a length for the fiber (in
km)

Length

NOTE
If the parameter "Length" is not selected, the fiber length is considered as undefined and the measurement will be performed with non
normalized values, even if Normalized values has been selected in
the Calculation parameters (see Defining Calculation Parameters
and alarm thresholds page 117),

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AP parameters

FOX parameters

Specfic information

The specific parameters for AP traces are:


Tab

Parameter

Description

ACQUISITION

Wavelength

Wavelength range of the


spectrum

Averaging

Number of measurements

Fiber length

Length of the fiber or of the


section under test.

Tab

Parameter

Description

ACQUISITION

Index of refraction

Enter a value for the index of


refraction.

Extremities are different

NOTE
The Extremities are different parameter is exclusively available
with traces acquired with a 6000/8000 Platform.
If the option Extremities different is selected, in the Cable tab, you
can specify a different name and color code for cable and fiber, at each
end.
Launch cable (OTDR)
Click on the corresponding radio button to show wether there are no
or 1 to 3 launch cables at the front end, the middle (if there is a loop)
or at the far end of the cable.

Moving between
events (OTDR)

38

To move quickly from one event to another on the active trace, use the
Next Event or Previous event command in the Calculation menu (or
select the
or
button). The next or previous event is centered
in the screen.

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Actions on traces
Grid (OTDR /
WDM)

The display window of the trace may contain a grid to facilitate the control of the position of the markers.
To display a grid on an OTDR trace, click on
or in the Display>Grid menu.
To remove the grid, click once again onto the icon or unselect Grid in
the Display menu.
One of the following grid types can be selected from the Display >
Grid menu for the WDM / OSA traces.
Conventional grid: the space interval is indicated in the top right
corner of the window. It varies according to the zoom level.
ITU grid: it uses the ITU-T G.692 channel plan channel spacings
available:25, 50, 100 or 200 GHz.
Grid defined by the user to correspond exactly to the channels.
Enter the position of the first vertical line (wavelength of the first
channel), the spacing between channels and the number of channels.

Display Zoom
Functions

The zoom functions are used to widen or reduce the trace diplay. With
an OTDR file, you can also set a predefined zoom.
NOTE
For the CD traces, the zoom functions are exclusively available with
the OTDR mode.

Zoom-in

To zoom-in on the trace display:


1 Press the

button or select Zoom from the Display menu.

The cursor changes to a + when you move it into the trace


display window.
Once the cursor is displayed, you can:

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Select a section: the selected part will be automatically enlarged.


Click as many time as necessary: the trace will be zoomed in with
constant step. The reference point is the clic location of the
mouse.
Set the cursor + on the trace and use the mouse roll forward to
enlarge the display.

Zoom out

To zoom out on the trace section:


Click as many times as necessary on the icon

or
Set the cursor + on the trace and use the mouse roll backward.
NOTE
You cannot select a section to be zoomed out. You have to select
the Zoom out function as many times as necessary, the Zoom in
icon being automatically the icon by default.

Vertical or horizontal
zoom

To make a vertical or horizontal zoom:


1 Click on
2 Set the cursor + onto the section to enlarge.
3 Press and hold down the Shift key (for a vertical zoom) or the Ctrl
key (for an horizontal zoom).
4 Use the mouse roll forward to zoom-in, and backward to zoomout.

Reset the zoom

Predefined zoom
(OTDR)

40

To reset the display to show the complete trace: press the


or select Zoom reset from the Display menu.

button

With OTDR files, it is possible to predefine zoom levels which will be


saved.

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To define these levels, modify them, rename or delete them, select


Predefined Zoom from the Display menu.
You can define several zooms. To apply them, go in the Display menu
and click on Next predefined zoom / Previous predefined zoom.
Saving predefined zoom levels to a text file
It is possible to create a text file containing different predefined zooms
and to import them into a trace.
1 To export the predefined zoom levels to a text file:
click on the Export key.
in the Save As... window, enter the filename and its location, then
click on Save.
2 To import predefined zoom levels in a trace:
click on the Import key.
select the file
click on the Open key.

Using the
maximum display
area

The trace window, by default, does not occupy all of the display. The
left-hand side is left free for the trace parameters. If you want to use all
of the display for the trace, press the icon Trace only (different according to the type of trace) or select Trace only in the Display menu.
Icon Trace only for OTDR traces.
Icon Trace only for WDM traces
Icon Trace only for PMD traces
Icon Trace only for CD OTDR and CD ODM traces
Icon Trace only for AP traces
To return to the display of parameters, press again the icon or unselect
Trace only in the Display menu.

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Actions on traces

Displaying the
Results / Alarms
table

To show or hide the table, click on the


in the Display menu.

icon or select Table results

To move the Results / Alarms table, click on the window upper part and
move the table where you want before releasing the mouse button.
To set the table to the pop-up mode or contrary, double click in the window upper part.

Trace Shift (OTDR


/ WDM-OSA)

Once you are in multi-traces mode (see "Displaying Multi traces


(OTDR / WDM -OSA)" page 52) you can shift traces horizontally and
vertically from the active trace to make measurements on the active
trace more easily.

OTDR Trace shift

Different procedures allow you to shift one or several traces according


to a fix one.
If more than two traces are displayed only the manual procedure
and the one using the mouse are possible.
If only two traces are displayed, directions are available in the tool
bar to automatically shift the two traces horizontally, vertically or in
both directions.
Manual procedure
1 Select Shift > Shift of the Display menu.

Fig. 16

Manual shift

2 Choose the required X and Y shift for each trace, from the
displayed dialog box.
3 Click on Apply to see the chosen shift without closing the dialog
box or click on OK to apply the shift and close the dialog box.
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Actions on traces

Horizontal shift using the mouse


Select the reference trace (fixed), with the radio button (see
"Displaying Multi traces (OTDR / WDM -OSA)" page 52)
Press and hold down the Ctrl key
Set the cursor on the trace
Use the mouse roll forward to shift the trace to the left, and backward to shift the trace to the right..

Vertical shift using the mouse


Select the reference trace (fixed), with the radio button (see
"Displaying Multi traces (OTDR / WDM -OSA)" page 52)
Press and hold down the Ctrl+Shift keys
Set the cursor on the trace
Use the mouse roll forward to shift the trace upward, and backward to shift the trace downward.
Horizontal auto shift
1 Position the cursor A at the location on the active trace where you
want the overlay trace to be horizontally shifted.
2 Position the cursor B at the point on the overlay trace that you
want to move to the position indicated by the cursor A.
3 Press the
button or, in the Display menu select Shift > Shift
X (B to A), to shift the reference trace to the required position.
4 To reposition the overlay trace to its original horizontal position,
press the same button or select in the Display menu: Shift > Shift
X (B to A), without positioning any cursors.
Vertical auto Shift
1 Position the cursor A at the position on the active trace where you
want the overlay trace to be vertically shifted.
2 Press the
button or select, in the Display menu: Shift > Shift
Y (along A) to shift the overlay trace to the required position.
3 To reposition the overlay trace to its original vertical position, press
the same button or select, in the Display menu: Shift > Shift Y
(along A), without positioning any cursors.

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Actions on traces

Horizontal then vertical auto shift


1 Position the cursor A at the position on the active trace where you
want the overlay trace to be shifted.
2 Position the cursor B at the point on the trace where you want to
move the position indicated by the cursor A.
3 Press the
button or select in the Display menu: Shift > Shift
X then Y (along A), to shift the reference trace to the required
position.
4 To reposition the overlay trace to its original horizontal position,
press the same button or select, in the Display menu: Shift >
Shift X then Y (along A) without positioning any reference
cursors.
NOTE
In Zoom mode, it is impossible to shift the trace.

Vertical shift for WDM


/ OSA traces

When one or more WDM / OSA traces are displayed, it is possible to


shift them vertically.
Select in the Display menu the option Shift Y...:

Fig. 17

Traces shift

Choose the shift interval for the trace(s) to be shifted.


Click Apply to check the interval without closing the dialog box,
and make any modifications if necessary.
Click OK to close the dialog box.

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Cursors

Cursors
Mouse pointer

If you move the mouse pointer in the trace display window, the pointer
will be represented by:
A small circle on the trace
A small triangle on the X and Y axis.
This representation is useful to show the precise coordinates of the
trace point, corresponding to the mouse position.
2
3

Fig. 18

Cursors A and B

Symbols used to check the mouse position


according to the trace

You can position two reference cursors (A and B) and then have delta
results between the reference cursors. These cursors are dotted vertical lines.
The cursor position indicator shows the distance and attenuation from
the start of the fiber to the point that the cursor intersects with the trace.
It also indicates when the cursor is in the zone preceeding an event,
the number and characteristics of this event.

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Cursors

NOTE
For PMD and CD ODM traces, you can position only one cursor (A).

Positioning A and B
cursors

To accurately position a cursor it is often easier to first zoom-in on the


display (refer to Zoom-in page 39).
To move a cursor, select it and drag it with the mouse, or click on the
position you want.

Cursor selection

To make the cursor selection easier, use the option Cursor Mode in
the Display menu.
Cursor Auto: the active cursor is the closest one of the current
cursor. Directly click on the display window allow you to immediately move the active cursor. This option allows you to move either
the right or left cursor.
Cursor A / B : this option is used to exclusively move the A / B
cursor.
Cursor A + B : move the both cursors simultaneously, without
modifying their distance.
NOTE
You cannot make a cursor selection with the PMD and CD ODM
traces.

Tooltips

The current cursor is associated with a Tooltips (activated in the Display > Preferences ... menu) which gives the coordinates of the point
of the trace showed by the current cursor, as well as the direction of
the A and B cursors. The active cursor is underlined.
When you click on the cursor or when the focus stays more than 1 second on it, a bigger tooltip is displayed, giving more informations (loss,
reflectance, slope etc.).

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Setting Display Preferences

Trace information

Once the A and B cursors are positioned on the trace, their respective
positon and the difference between the two locations are displayed at
the bottom of the trace.
NOTE
The cursors data are different according to the type of trace opened.

Cursor A value

B - A value

Cursor B value

Fig. 19

Display values for the A and B cursors

Setting Display Preferences


Several display parameters can be set as preferences to allow you to
optimize visualization of the results on the trace.
Select Preferences from the Display menu.
The Trace display dialog box is opened.
Click on the Default button to select the default values or choose
each parameter as explained below.
Click on the Font button to select the desired text format.
Activate / Disactivate the Tooltips radio button to show / hide the
informations given by tooltips.

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Setting Display Preferences

Click on the OK button to confirm the displayed values and to


return to the trace display.
Click on the Cancel button to cancel the modification and come
backto the trace display.
Other parameters are displayed and can be changed according to
the trace type (OTDR / WDM-OSA / PMD / CD / AP).

Display
preferences for
OTDR traces

Enter the required values for the trace top and bottom margins2.
Check the boxes to select the results to be displayed on the trace:
Events
Distances
Slopes
Values
Units
Markers name
Write in vertical (in case of dropping out of place - needs a font
allowing this function)
Print results in black (for color printer)
Results on all the traces: allows to display the measurement
results on all traces in the same screen.
Select the distance unit (Meters / Km / Feet / Kfeet / Miles)
Choose the inversion axis for both-end measurement.

Fig. 20

Display preferences for OTDR traces

2.Define the display zone

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Display
preferences for
WDM/OSA traces

Select the parameter used in X: frequency in THz or wavelength in


nm.
Select the unit used in X: nm, THz or GHz.
Set the top and bottom margins of the trace (in dB).
Choose to show or hide the horizontal cursors.

Fig. 21

Display
preferences for
PMD traces

Select the wavelength unit: nm or THz.


Select the distance unit: Kilometers / Kilofeet / Miles

Fig. 22

Display
preferences for
CD OTDR and CD
ODM traces

Display preferences for WDM traces

Display preferences for PMD traces

1 Select the CD trace to display when opening the file: Dispersion,


Slope, Delay or OTDR (with CD OTDR traces only).
2 Select the distance units: meters, kilometers, feet, kfeet or
miles.

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Setting Display Preferences

3 You can notch the corresponding case to display:


Markers values
Vertical write

Fig. 23

Display
preferences for
AP traces

1 Select the wavelength unit: kilometers, kilofeet or miles.


2 Set the top and bottom margins of the trace (in dB),

Fig. 24

Display
preferences for
fox results

Display preferences for CD OTDR and CD ODM


traces

Display preferences for AP traces

Notch Display references to display the reference measurements


realised.
Select the distances unit (Meters / Kilometers / Feet / Kilofeet /
Miles)
Clicking on the Default button will set the distances unit in Kilometers.

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Displaying open trace files

Fig. 25

Display preferences for FOX results

Displaying open trace files


Navigating
between open
files

Whenever you open a trace file, the trace becomes the active display
and occupies all the trace display window. Its name is shown in the title
bar.
If you open another trace file, it is superimposed on the previously
opened file and becomes the active display.
If you want to reselect the first display, select its filename from the
Window menu. It will then become the active display again
The name of the active displayed file is preceded
with a in the Window menu and it is shown in the
title bar.

Displaying more
than one file at a
time

You can display more than one open file at the same time to simplify
comparisons. Two methods are available: Cascade or Tile, selected
from the Window menu.
Using the cascade method displays all the open files in cascade
with the active display always on the top of the stack.
Using the tile method re-scales the displays to show all the open
files in the trace display window.

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Displaying open trace files

In tile and cascade


mode display

To choose which file is the active display, left-click on the title bar
of the required file (the color of the title bar changes).
To reposition the active file in the display window, left-click on the
title bar of the displayed file and drag it to a new position.
To quit the tile or cascade mode and use all of the trace display
window for a file, double left-click on the title bar of the required
file.

Displaying
Multi traces
(OTDR / WDM OSA)

It is possible to display up to 12 traces simultaneously (OTDR or WDM/


OSA) in the same window. To do this, one of the traces being opened:
1 OTDR: From the File menu, click on Add Traces...
WDM: From the Display menu, select the Multi-traces > Add
trace option.
The Open a trace file window is displayed.
2 Select the required traces. They are then displayed in the same
window but in different colors to the active trace. All traces have
2 dB shift.
NOTE
To select several files at the same time in the Open dialog box, click
on the Ctrl key and maintain while you select the files.
For a consecutive files list,press and hold down the Shift key while
you select the first and the last file of the list.
You can also directly open several traces, once the software is open:
1 Click on Open in the File menu
2 Select the required traces (using the Ctrl or Shift key).
3 Click on the Open in the same window button

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Swap active trace


with selected trace

Display / Hide
trace

Color selectors

Fig. 26

Multi-traces display mode

For each trace are provided, on the left:


Its trace parameters.
A radio button to select which is the active trace.
A checkbox to select whether or not the trace is
displayed. Un-checking this checkbox removes
the trace from the display window.
A color selector showing the color of the corresponding trace and allowing to modify it: double
clicking on a color selector opens a color palette
allowing you to select the color of the corresponding trace.
NOTE
If you open traces which are not compatible (index, measurement
module or pulse value different), a dialog box informs you and you
can choose to cancel or continue the files opening.

Removing a trace

To remove a trace from a Multi-traces display:


1 OTDR: from the File menu, click on Remove trace...
WDM: from the Display menu, select Multi-traces > Remove
trace ...,
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To copy the trace to a word processing file

2 Select the trace to remove from the list displayed.


3 Click the OK button.

To copy the trace to a word processing file


1 Right-click in the trace window, then select Copy trace.
2 Open the destination file (Word for example) and select Edit >
Special paste.
3 In the Special paste menu:
Select Image (metafile), then click on OK to copy the trace,
Select Text, then click on OK to copy the trace parameters.

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5
This chapter describes the analysis of OTDR traces.
Topics discussed in this chapter are as follows:
"Trace display window" page 56
"Defining Calculation Parameters" page 58
"Automatic Event Detection and measurements" page 60
"Using Markers" page 61
"Manual measurements" page 67
"Differences between traces" page 73
"Both End measurement" page 73
"Multi-traces analysis" page 76
"Opening an OEO result from a 6000/8000 Platform" page 77
"Results Table" page 78
"To copy the results to a word processing file" page 82

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Trace display window

Trace display window


Trace display

The analysis window includes:


On the left, the acquisition parameters are displayed .
On the right, the trace is displayed
At the bottom, the cursors information.
Trace parameters

Small trace

Tooltip

Cursors A and B position

Fig. 27

Distance and loss


between A and B
cursors

Table resultss

Table alamrs

Trace analysis window

The results / alarms table can be displayed in a seperate window


or at the bottom of the trace.

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Trace display window

Cursors position
indicator

The status bar, at the bottom of the trace, gives the values of the
cursors A and B.
/

Cursors

Values

Cursor A

- Distance from the origin of the fiber to the


cursor A.
- Attenuation at the cursor A.

Cursor B

- Distance from the origin of the fiber to the


cursor B.
- Attenuation at the cursor B.

Cursor B - A

- The distance difference (in km) between


cursors A and B.
- The attenuation difference (in dB) between
cursors A and B.
- The linear attenuation (in dB/km) between
cursors A and B.

Fig. 28

Values of the cursors A and B

NOTE
The differences between A and B are negative if the cursor A is
positioned after cursor B.

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Defining Calculation Parameters

Defining Calculation Parameters


Before you make measurements you can define specific parameters
you want to use, depending on the device used to acquire the trace.

Defining
parameters

1 Select Calculation parameters from the Calculation menu.


The General parameters box is displayed:

Fig. 29

Calculation parameters

2 Enter the required values or left click on the Default button to


select the default values.
3 Click on the OK button to accept the displayed values and return
to the trace display.
NOTE
For reflectances you have to select one of the proposed value.
For splices you can either select a defined value or enter a value in
the corresponding field.
For slopes, masks and ghosts you have to enter the required value
in the corresponding fields

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Defining Calculation Parameters

Defining Alarm
Thresholds

The alarm thresholds can be defined in the Display > Alarms... menu.

Fig. 30

OTDR Alarm thresholds

1 Select Active to activate the alarms


2 Select the event(s) on which an alarm threshold must be defined
3 Enter the maximum threshold for the event
4 Click on Ok to validate the parameters.
The Default button will desactivate all the alarms thresholds.
An alarm indicator appears on the upper part of the trace parameter
and in the results table if one or several results exceed the thresholds
defined (see "Results table content" page 78).

Event detection
criteria

The detection of an event depends on the selected attenuation and


reflectance threshold of the event. The event will be displayed if one of
these values is above a threshold. Both results for an event will be
displayed if both can be calculated.
The event reflectance is always measured unless all the elements of
the event cannot be measured, e.g. peak saturation or an event lost in
noise. In such cases instead of giving the exact calculated reflectance
value e.g. -30 dB, the display shows >-30dB to indicate that the reflectance is worse than -30 dB.
It is also possible to detect two events that are very close together,
even though all the elements of each event cannot precisely be
measured.

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Automatic Event Detection and measurements

Automatic Event Detection and measurements


You can quickly locate all the events detected on the trace using automatic measurements as an OTDR will do it.
An automatic measurement detects all the events on the trace,
displays the measured value for each event, and generates an event
result table.
To start an automatic measurement of a displayed trace define the
specific calculation parameters you want to use for the measurement
and press the
button or select Automatic measurement from the
Calculation menu or use the Shift + A keys.
The trace is displayed with all the detected events and the measure
results associated.
A marker is automatically set on each detected event.

Number of Detected events

Splice

Fig. 31

60

Reflectance

Slope

Automatic Measurement results

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Using Markers

Using Markers
You can position markers on the trace to indicate the exact position of
detected faults so that you can quickly locate the same positions after
repair or measurement using different calculation parameters.

Markers mode

To position or modify the markers you must be in markers mode. To


access this mode, click on the
button in the Tools bar or select the
Markers mode option in the Markers menu.
NOTE
Once you have selected the marker insertion mode you will not be
able to use cursors unless you hide the markers (see below) or you
hold down the Ctrl key.

Adding Markers

Use the following steps to position markers on the trace:


1 Access Markers mode (see below).
2 Move the cursor to the required position for the marker and leftclick.
A blue marker symbol
is positioned on the trace and the
measurements relative to the marker are made and displayed:
- slope before and after the marker
- attenuation on the marker
- and/or reflectance peak.
3 Repeat step 2 until you have positioned all the markers you
require.
NOTE
To accurately position markers it is often easier to first zoom-in on
the display (refer to Zoom-in page 39).

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Hiding and
Displaying
Markers

Repositioning a
Marker

Once you have added markers you can toggle between displaying
them or hiding them. To do this press the
button or select Markers
from the Markers menu. If markers are displayed they will be hidden
and if they are hidden they will be displayed.

To move a previously positioned marker:


1 Access Markers mode (see "Markers mode" page 61).
2 Carefully position the

cursor on the marker you want to move.

3 When the cursor is correctly positioned it changes to a

4 Press and hold the left mouse button, drag the marker to the
required position and release the mouse button
The marker is repositioned and the measurements relative to the new
location are updated.

Deleting a marker

To delete a previously positioned marker:


1 Access Markers mode (see "Markers mode" page 61).
2 Carefully position the

cursor on the marker you want to delete.

3 When the cursor is correctly positioned it changes from a


.

to a

4 Left-click the mouse button.


The marker is deleted and the measurements are updated.

Deleting all the


markers and the
results

Press the
button or select the option Delete Marker in the
Markers menu, to delete all the markers on a trace. Confirmation of
the deletion is then required.
This operation also deletes all measurement results associated with
the markers.

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Canceling last
actions on
markers

To cancel the last action made on marker (add a marker, delete marker
etc.), use the
button.

Precise
positioning of a
marker

1 In the Define Marker dialog box, enter the distance with respect to
the origin of the trace and, if known, the longitude and latitude of
the point.

The successive actions on markers are memorized, so pressing


several time will cancel the successive previous actions.

2 If required, enter the marker name.


3 Click on the Add button: the marker is added in the list and
appears on the trace.

Modifying a
marker

1 In the Markers List field, choose the marker to be modified.


2 Modify the marker positioning parameters or its name.
3 Click on the Add button
The Delete button is used to delete the current marker

Markers group

Selection of a marker
group

You can select a group of markers in order to move it on the trace, copy
it to another trace, copy the characteristics of the markers in a
spreadsheet file or a text file, etc.
1 Press the
button or select Shift Marker Group from the
Markers menu. The cursor is followed by the
mark.
2 Draw a rectangle around the markers you want to insert in the
group.
NOTE
Pressing the Ctrl key allows you to select non consecutive markers
in the group.

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Fig. 32

Marker group selection

The selected markers are black. The group is defined by a rectangle


with a double-lined edge on the right-hand side indicating that a group
is drawn from this point.
Marker group
properties

You can display or not the marker group selection: click on the
button or check the Shift marker group option of the
Marker menu.
The group will be saved even if you modify its marker locations or
erase some of them.

Possible Actions on
the marker group

When a marker group is selected, a right-click on the trace window


gives access to the following menu:

The same commands are also


available in the Markers menu

Fig. 33

Contextual Markers menu

This menu options (accessed by a right-click on the trace) allows to:


1 Cancel the marker group selection.
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2 Copy the selected markers in the clipboard.


3 Cut the selected marker groups and copy them to the clipboard in
order to paste them to a trace, a spreadsheet or a text file.
4 Paste markers from the clipboard to the current trace, a spreadsheet or a text file.
5 Paste markers from the clipboard to the current trace, a spreadsheet or a text file, with distance inversion (for both end measurement).
To cancel a marker
group

1 If necessary, click on the


function.

button to activate the Marker group

2 Click in the trace window outside the group, or select Cancel


marker selection after a right-click in the trace window.
To shift the marker
group on the trace

If, for example, you want to shift the group of markers on the trace to
compensate for the addition of launch cables, do as follows:
1 If necessary, click on the
function.

button to activate the Marker group

2 Click inside the group, when the cursor is a


shift the group along the trace.
To widen the marker
group on the trace

: you can then

If you want to widen the group of markers on the trace to compensate


for a measurement made on the same cable, but with different conditions (index, lambda, etc.), do as follows:
1 If necessary, click on the
function.

button to activate the Marker group

2 Click on the right-edge of the group, when the cursor is a


you can then widen the group on the trace.
To copy the marker
group to another trace

1 Select Copy selected markers after a right-click in the trace


window.
2 Open the trace on which you want to copy the marker.

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3 Select Paste markers selection after a right-click in the trace


window.
The group is copied on the trace: you can now shift it or widen it to
adjust the position of the markers.
To copy the marker
group to another trace
with inversion of the
markers

In Both End measurement (see "Both End measurement" page 73)


you can copy the markers of the O->E trace on the inverted E->O
trace. In this case, use the preceding procedure with the Paste and
invert markers selection.
NOTE
The marker End of fiber having no equivalent in the E->O trace, it
must not be selected in the marker group.

To copy the marker


group to a word
processing file or a
spreadsheet file

To copy the the marker group characteristics to a word processing file


or a spreadsheet program, such as Microsoft Excel:
1 Select Copy selected markers after a right-click in the trace
window.
2 Open the word processing or spreadsheet file
3 Select Paste.
The marker group characteristics are copied. For each marker, the
following information is given:
Column 1: Distance of the marker from the origin of the trace (in
meters). This information is necessary. Information in the following
columns is optional.
Column 2: Marker name selected in the Define Marker box.
Column 3: Longitude in decimal degrees (default: 0)
Column 4: Latitude in decimal degrees (default: 0)
Column 5: Identifier of the element in the schematic.
Column 6: Attribute of the element in the schematic.
Column 7: Bellcore characteristics (corrector factor).
Column 8: Bellcore characteristics (landmark code).
Column 9: Bellcore characteristics (mode field diameter).

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Column 10: Bellcore characteristics (sheath marker entering landmark).


Column 11: Bellcore characteristics (sheath marker leaving landmark).
To copy the marker
group from a text or a
spreadsheet file to a
trace

1 Select the lines concerning the markers you want to copy and the
characters of the interested columns (to copy markers the first
column giving distances is compulsory).
2 Select the Edit > Copy function.
3 Open the trace in which you want to copy the markers.
4 Right click on the trace and select Paste marker selection, or
Paste and invert marker selection to copy the markers on the
trace without or with inversion.

Manual measurements
Measuring the
Slope of the Trace

You can easily measure the slope or linear attenuation of a section of


the trace contained between cursors A and B.
To measure the slope or loss:
1 Position the cursors A and B in order to contain the section of the
trace you want to measure (See Cursors page 45).
2 Press the

button or select Slope from the Calculation menu.

Red brackets display the origin and end of the section. The linear
attenuation calculated is displayed between the markers in dB/km.
NOTE
If you have not positioned the cursors before starting a slope
measurement, the following alert message is displayed:
Impossible slope measurement. You should position
two cursors.

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Manual measurements

You can make as many slope measurements on the trace as you


require as long as the sections do not overlap. If the slope measurement section overlaps another section previously defined and
measured, the new measurement replaces the previous measurement. Any other measurements calculated from this slope measurement are also deleted (refer to Measuring Discontinuity on the
Trace).

Measuring
Discontinuity on
the Trace

You can measure the discontinuity (splice ...) between two sections of
the trace where you have previously made slope measurements:
1 Make slope measurements on two sections of the trace (refer to
Measuring the Slope of the Trace page 67).
2 Position cursor A between the two slope measurements at the
right position on the event.
3 Press the

button or select Splice from the Calculation menu.

The result of the measurement is shown on the display with a blue


marker indicating the exact measurement location on the trace.

Result of reflectance

Result of slope measurement

Fig. 34

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The splice measurement values then remain associated with the trace
even if the display is modified (Zoom function, etc.). To erase the splice
measurement values you must use the Delete results command
(refer to Deleting all the markers and the results page 62) or make a
new measurement.

Measuring
Reflectance on the
Trace

You can measure the reflectance of a Fresnel for a reflective event:


1 Position the cursor A at the base of the peak and the cursor B at
the top of the peak of the required Fresnel (refer to Automatic
Event Detection and measurements page 60).
NOTE
Before positioning a cursor, for greater precision, it is preferable to
zoom in on the trace (refer to Zoom-in page 39).
2 Press the
menu.

button or select Reflectance from the Calculation

The result is shown on the display with purple markers indicating


the exact positions that correspond to the reflectance measurement.
NOTE
If you have not positioned the cursors before starting a reflectance
measurement an alert message is displayed: Impossible reflectance
measurement. You should position two cursors.
The reflectance result then remains associated with the trace even if
the display is modified (Zoom function, etc.). To delete this result you
can use the Delete results command (refer to Deleting all the
markers and the results page 62) or make a new measurement.

Measuring the
Optical Return
Loss

You can measure the Optical Return Loss (ORL) from a section of the
fiber that is the amount of light reflected from the fiber. This value, in
dB, is calculated as follows:
Incident energy
ORL = 10 log ---------------------------------------Reflected energy

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To measure the ORL:

1 Position the A & B cursors at the beginning and end of the section
of the fiber you want to measure (refer to Automatic Event Detection and measurements page 60).
To accurately position a cursor it is often easier to first zoom-in on
the display (refer to Measuring Reflectance on the Trace
page 69).
2 Press the
button or select Optical Return Loss from the
Calculation menu.
The section of the fiber measured is shown shaded green. A
measurement result box in the top right-hand corner of the window
shows:
the Reflectance Coefficient used (in dB)
the ORL value (in dB)
the Contribution to the reference point (in dB)
NOTE
If you have not positioned the cursors before starting an ORL measurement the following alert message is displayed: Impossible Optical Return Loss measurement.
The ORL measurement result remains associated with the trace. It
stays displayed just until a new measurement is carried out either from
the
button or by Optical Return Loss in the Calculation menu
even if the display is modified (Zoom function, etc.). To delete the
ORL measurement result, press the
button or select Optical
Return Loss from the Calculation menu a second time.
ORL result

Fig. 35
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Measuring the
Contribution

Once you have made an ORL measurement you can measure the
contribution (in dB) to the overall ORL that a specific reflective event
causes. This contribution is measured from the start of the ORL
measurement.
Use the following procedure to measure the contribution caused by a
specific event:
1 Make an ORL measurement on a section of the trace.
2 Position the cursors to indicate the start and end points of the
event you want to measure the contribution for.
The original position of the start of the ORL measurement is indicated with a solid green cursor. The section of the fiber where the
event you are measuring is located is shown shaded green and
the contribution value to the reference point in dB is displayed in
the measurement result box.
Contribution of event to
ORL measurement

Start of ORL

Fig. 36

Contribution Measurement

The contribution measurement result is not associated to the trace. It


stays displayed just until a new measurement is carried out.

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Defining a Mask

To help you to detect faults on the fiber you can define a mask (or
threshold) for a section of the trace that will indicate the first point of
the trace that exceeds the selected threshold value.
In order to do this you must first specify the mask threshold value in dB
and define the section of the trace where you want to apply the mask.
Use the following procedure to define the mask:
1 Select Calculation parameters from the Calculation menu.
2 Enter the mask threshold in dB in the Mask field and press OK.
3 Position the cursor A and B at the extremities of the section of the
trace where you want to apply the mask.
4 Select Mask from the Calculation menu to test the mask.
Mask zone delimited by a parallelogram
(Green = Good, Red = Bad)

Fig. 37

Test status box

Mask Test Result

The area you defined is represented as a parallelogram:


If no point of the trace exceeds the selected threshold, the parallelogram is green and a test status box is displayed in the top right
hand corner of the display giving the selected mask value and an
OK status message.

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If the test fails, the parallelogram is red and the status box shows
the distance from the start of the fiber to the first point that the
trace exceeds the selected threshold and a Bad status message.
To erase the mask, select Mask from the Calculation menu.

Differences between traces


When two traces are simultaneously displayed (see "Displaying
Multi traces (OTDR / WDM -OSA)" page 52), it is possible to obtain the
trace corresponding to the difference, point by point, between the
current trace and the overlaid trace.
To do this, select Difference between traces, in the Display menu.
The difference is calculated by using the logarithmic values.
NOTE
You can only have the differences between traces acquired with the
same type of OTDR, using the same pulse width, for fibers with the
same refractive index. Unless the following alert message is displayed: Impossible difference calculation. The traces do not meet the
conditions: same indices, same analyzers, same pulse width.
NOTE
You cannot make any calculations on the difference trace from the
Calculation menu.
You cannot use the button Difference between traces... if more than
2 traces are opened.

Both End measurement


The Both End measurement function allows the results of measurements made in both directions of the fiber (Origin to End or End to
Origin) to be used to obtain true splice and connector loss results.

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Measurement
Principles

The Both End measurement function uses the Multi-trace function


(see Displaying Multi traces (OTDR / WDM -OSA) page 52).
The traces obtained form the two measurements (one in each direction) are displayed with event markers. They are first displayed superimposed, then one of them is inverted (left right), in order that the
markers associated to the same events are on the same horizontal
position.
The Both End measurement result table show the following loss types:
The O E and O E losses correspond to the measurements
made in each direction.
The third value corresponds to the average of the two previous
values. It corresponds to the real value of the insertion loss of the
event.

Execution of a
Both End
measurement

Display of the two traces O E and O E


Use the following procedure to make a both end measurement:
1 Open the trace file of the measurements made from one of the
extremities of the fiber you want to measure (preferably O->E).
2 Use the Add Traces... command from the File menu to select the
trace file of the measurements made from the other end of the
same fiber (preferably O<-E). See Displaying Multi traces (OTDR
/ WDM -OSA) page 52.
3 If necessary choose the type of inversion for the O<-E trace, in the
Display > Preferences menu (see Defining Calculation Parameters page 58).
4 If necessary select the launch cables in the Edit trace box called
by the File > Edit trace information ... > Cable menu (see Trace
information page 47).
5 Select the Both end measurement command from the Calculation menu to enable measurements from both ends.

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Fig. 38

Both end measurement

The O E and O E traces are automatically aligned when the


measurement is started or when a launch cable is inserted. If
necessary, shift the traces to align the corresponding events (see
Trace Shift (OTDR / WDM-OSA) page 42).
On the second trace the events are located by a vertical line.
These line are markers: if they are not displayed, click on
.
On the active trace, if necessary:
- move the markers to align them with the corresponding line of
the second trace.
- add new markers if they are missing on the active trace and
present on the other trace.
6 Swap the traces using the swap radio button of the trace parameters window to select the second trace as the active trace.
7 Make on this trace the required adjustments and measurement as
described previously.
8 Press the
button (or select Events result table from the
Display menu) to display the average results of the measurements from both ends of the fiber.

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Fig. 39

Results table of a Both End measurement

The Both End measurement can be saved to a file (see "Results Table"
page 78).

Multi-traces analysis
When displaying multiple traces (see "Displaying Multi traces (OTDR
/ WDM -OSA)" page 52), a multi-traces analysis can be generated.
This function is used to compare the automatic measurements from
several traces and to complete the detected events onto the active
trace.
This analysis also allows to delete markers on the active trace, where
the automatic measurement (see "Automatic Event Detection and
measurements" page 60) would have detected some by mistake.

Generate a multitraces analysis

To perform a multi-traces analysis, open several traces in the same


window (see "Displaying Multi traces (OTDR / WDM -OSA)" page 52).
Select the reference trace to activate, notching the corresponding
radio button, in order to set the events.
Select Multi-trace analysis in the Calculation menu.
The cable event configuration dialog box is displayed.

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Opening an OEO result from a 6000/8000 Platform

Fig. 40

Multi-traces analysis parameters

Enter the distance tolerance: exclusively the events located in this


distance range will be considered as identical. this parameter
depends on the pulsewidth and resolution.
Enter the minimum frequency: minimum number of times when
the event appears on the displayed traces.
Click on the Start button to generate the analysis
Click on Exit to close the dialog box.
NOTE
If you click on the Exit button without having clicked on the Start
button previously, the multi-traces analysis is not generated.

Opening an OEO result from a 6000/8000 Platform


A OEO result is a file containing 2 traces in a multi-traces displaying
mode: 1 file O -> E and 1 file E -> O.
Those results are directly generated from a 8000 Platform.

Operations onto
the OEO files

The OEO files allow to:


perform Both End measurements (see "Both End measurement"
page 73)
generate a multi-traces analysis (see "Multi-traces analysis" page
76)
display, save and print results (see "Results Table" page 78)
NOTE
You cannot delete one of the two traces in a OEO file.
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Save one of the 2


traces

You can save the active trace of an OEO file (radio button notched)
under a new extension (.sor / .wtk / .txt)
Click on the Save as... button in the File menu.
Select the directory where you want to save the active trace
Enter a new name for the file
Select the file extension in the pop-up menu Type
Click on Save

Saving the 2
traces

After modifications on O->E and E->O traces, both can be saved at the
same time:
1 Make the necessary modifications on both traces
Click on the Save button once in the File menu to save both
traces.

Results Table
Whenever you make a measurement, an event result table is generated. This table lists all the results of events detected during the
measurement.
A results table is also available after a both end measurement onto the
traces.

Displaying
Results Table

To display the results table, click on the


Table from the Display menu.

button or select Results

This table is interactive and shows the measurement in progress. Any


operation on the trace is immediately entered in the table.

Results table
content

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If the alarm thresholds are validated in the menu Calculation / Calculation parameters ... (see "Defining Alarm Thresholds" page 59 )a
message, above the table, gives the global result with respect to the
threshold.
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To the right side of the table results is displayed the alarms table
results.
Results of the analysis with respect to the chosen alarm thresholds

Alarms table

Out of range result

Fig. 41
Icons

Example of Results Table


Description

(green) The analysis didnt find any out of range results.


The analysis has found at least one out of range result.
Out of range result.
In the first table column, an icon represents the event type:
Icons

Description

Non-reflective event (ex. splice)


Reflective event (ex. connection)
Ghost reflective event
End of the fiber
No result on this marker. The measurement could not be performed
ORL measurement
Launch cable
The following information is given for the detected events on a trace:

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The distance from the beginning of the fiber to the event.


The attenuation of the event, or the total loss of the fiber if the
event is the end of the fiber.
The reflectance of the event (or the ORL if an ORL measurement
is made).
The slope before the event.
The distance between the event maker and the previous one.
The total loss up to the event
Any uncertainty about the event.
A comment, if any (a double-click on an event will open a dialog
box in which the comment can be added/modifed at any time)..
Level of confidence in
result table

Table 6

The following remarks are possible:

Level of confidence in results table

Concerning loss measurements


2c manual

Result of a manual measurement between the reference and the cursor,


two cursor method.

5c manual

Result of a manual measurement according to the five cursor method.

Global

The loss displayed is the global result for Fresnels that are not sufficiently separated.

Close evts

Several events being too close, only the attenuation of the last is displayed.

Concerning slope measurements


Few points

Slope measurement using the linear regression method not using many
acquisition points.

2 points

Slope measurement using the two point method.

Saving Results

After a trace analysis, the results can be saved in a xls file format in
order to integrate them in a report or to make statistical analysis.
Use the following steps to save your results:

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1 Select Save Results from the File menu.


The Save as... dialog box is displayed.
2 Select the source drive and the directory where you want to save
the file.
3 In the File name field, enter the file name you require: the .xls
extension is provided by default.
4 Select the xls format required: Format #1 or Format #2.
5 Left click on the Save button.

Results file
contents

The results file contains the following information, depending on the


type of OTDR used for the measurement:
Identification of the file and of the measurement:
access path of the file and file name
measurement title, acquisition date & time, device, wavelength,
pulse width, number of averages, acquisition time.
range, index of refraction, cable identifier, fiber n, way, OTDR
module used.
For each event detected, with normal and both end measurement, using
Format #1
Splice Distance
Splice Attenuation
The event start and end form the start of the fiber, in km
Linear Attenuation (dB/km)
Loss (dB)
Total Loss (dB)
Base of Fresnel
Peak (km)
Splice Attenuation
Reflectance
For each event detected, for normal measurement, using Format #2:
the event number

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its type: splice, launch cable, etc.


its distance from the start of the fiber,
the distance from the start of the fiber of reflectance peaks
its reflectance (for a reflective event),
the loss due to the event
the relative distance with the previous event
the distance from the start of the fiber, of the start and end of the
slope before the event
the linear attenuation (slope) in dB/km,
the segment loss,
the link budget,
the uncertainty.
the comment
For each event detected, for a both end measurement, using Format 2:
the event number & its type for O E and E O measurement,
its distance from the start of the fiber for O E measurement
only,
the loss in dB for O E measurement, and E O measurement
the average attenuation of the O E and O E measurements,
the linear attenuation per unit length (slope) before the event for O
E measurement,
the linear attenuation per unit length (slope) before the event for E
O measurement,
the average attenuation per unit length of the O E and O E
measurements.

To copy the results to a word processing file


1 Right-click in the trace window, then select Copy results.
2 Open the destination file (Word for example) and click on paste or
select Edit > Special paste.
3 In the Special paste menu:
- select Text, then click on OK to copy the results.
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6
This chapter describes how to analyze optical spectrums with a Fiber
Trace OFS-100 Software.
Topics discussed in this chapter are as follows:
"Trace display" page 84
"Defining Calculation Parameters" page 85
"Calculations carried out on the spectrum" page 87
"Results Table" page 88
"Exceeding the alarm thresholds" page 92
"Comparing traces" page 93

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Trace display

Trace display
Trace display

When a WDM trace has been opened, the display shows:


on the left, the trace parameters used during acquisition.
on the right, the trace
on the bottom, data relatives to cursors A and B.
Trace parameters

Measurement results

Position of cursors A & B and


power at the point of
intersection with the trace

Fig. 42

Distance and loss


between cursors A
&B

Power composite
between cursors A &
B, in dBm and W

Grid steps

Choice of cursor mode


and indication of the
chosen mode (A, B or
A+B)

Optical spectrum Display

On the Trace display window:


The horizontal axis shows the frequency or wavelength (see
Setting Display Preferences page 47).
The vertical axis is the power in dBm.

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Cursors position
indicator

The status bar, at the bottom of the trace, gives the values of the
cursors A and B.

Cursors

Values

Cursor A

- Frequency or wavelength (according to the


unit) of the cursor A
- Power level of the cursor A (dBm)

Cursor B

- Frequency or wavelength (according to the


unit) of the cursor B
- Power level of the cursor B (dBm)

Cursor B - A

- Difference (of frequency or of wavelength)


between the cursors A and B.
- Difference of power level between the cursors
A and B.

Fig. 43

Values of the cursors A and B

NOTE
The wavelength difference result is negative if the cursor A is positioned after cursor B.

Defining Calculation Parameters


Before you make measurements you can define the following specific
parameters:
alarm threshold on the Power level (in dBm).
alarm thresholds for Statistics on Delta Signal/Noise ratio, Delta
Power level and Delta frequency.
alarm threshold on the Power level for trace comparison.
the OSNR measurement parameters:

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Noise measurement distance, that


is to say the difference between
the frequency corresponding to
the highest point of the channel
and the frequency corresponding
to the reference point for the
noise: 25 / 50 /100 GHz (about
0,2/ 0,4/ 0,8 nm at 1550 nm).

Noise measurement method: side


of the peak where the reference
point has been taken for the
noise: to the right or to the left.
For the method "Left+Right", it is
the average value calculated from
the levels obtained to the right and
the left that is used.

Noise level with


reference point:
- to the left
- to the right

Noise measurement distance:


25 / 50 / 100 GHz
0,2 / 0,4 / 0,8 nm

threshold for detecting channels on the OSA-155/160/200.


delta wavelength and delta level for importation on the OSA-155
1 To define these parameters select Calculation parameters from
the Calculation menu. The Calculation parameters box is
displayed.

Fig. 44
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2 Check the parameters on which you wish to place an alarm


threshold and enter the value of this threshold. A warning appears
in the results table when these thresholds have been exceeded
(see Exceeding the alarm thresholds page 92).
3 Select the distance of noise measurement (25, 50 or 100 GHz)
and the noise measurement method (Left, Right, or Left+Right).
4 In the case of a spectrum acquired on a JDSU OSA-155, OSA160 or OSA-200 enter the channel detection threshold.
5 In the case of a spectrum acquired on a JDSU OSA-155 enter the
wavelength and level difference required for the importation.
6 Left click on the OK button to accept the displayed values and
return to the trace display.

Calculations carried out on the spectrum


MTSe Srie 5000 traces
The following parameters are calculated from the spectrum resulting
from the MTS 5x:
the tilt gain and gain slope for the channels as a whole or between
the cursors A and B if they are positioned.
the total power between the cursors A and B.
the signal/noise ratio.
These results are displayed on the trace and in the results table.
To display a result on a trace, select it in the Display menu (Composite
Power, Total Power, Tilt and Gain Slope).
To calculate a result or update it after moving the cursor, select it from
the Calculation menu or click on the corresponding icon:
Total power calculation
Tilt gain and gain slope calculation

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NOTE
If the display of a result parameter is not selected in the Display
menu, this parameter cannot be calculated. It is in grey in the Calculation menu. This is to avoid erasing results that have not been registered.

OSA-155, OSA-160, OSA-200, OSA-320 traces


There are no calculations carried out on these traces, but when they
are opened a search is made for the channels exceeding the chosen
threshold.

Results Table
Whenever you make a measurement a results table is generated containing the results of each channel detected.
To display this table, click on the
from the Display menu.

button or select Results Table

It is possible to choose the channels to be displayed in the table, sort


the displayed data, display relative results with respect to a selected
channel, display the statistics carried out (if the trace is obtained by
multiple acquisitions).

Fig. 45

Table contents
without statistics
88

Results table (without statistics) with an alarm

In the absence of statistics the parameters given for each channel are
as follows:
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1 Channel number (the number of detected channels is given in the


first column header).
2 Frequency or wavelength (Lambda) of the channel according to
the chosen unit.
3 Spacing between the channels.
4 Power level of the channel in dBm.
5 Noise level in dBm.
6 Signal/Noise ratio for the channel in dB.
7 Channel power / Composite power ratio (P/Pcomp) in %.
The contents of the last five columns of the table will be different if a
display of the statistics is requested. They will indicate the current
value, average value, max. value, min. value, and standard deviation
of the parameter for which the statistics have been calculated (frequency or wavelength, level or signal/noise ratio).

Choice of
channels
displayed in the
table

In the Results menu, choose the channels for which you wish to see
the results displayed in the table:
All channels
Selection of channels between A and B cursors
Selection of channels in the user-defined grid (see Grid (OTDR /
WDM) page 39)

Results sorting

By default, the results are classified by channel number in ascending


order.
To modify the way in which sorting is carried out, select Results sorting
in the Results menu, then choose the desired sorting criterion:
Channel number
Frequency / Lambda
Level
SNR

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Display of relative
results

The table usually gives the results in absolute values. To obtain these
results as relative values, that is with respect to the reference channel,
do the following:
In the Results menu, choose Channel related result ... : a dialog
box enables you to choose this channel among those displayed in
the table.

Link between the


trace and the table

Successive
addressing of
channels
according to the
sort method

If you click on a channel in the table, it is highlighted in blue, and on


the trace the active cursor (A or B) moves to the channel corresponding to this table of results.

On the trace and in the table, it is possible to make the cursor pass
successively from one channel to another one according to the
selected sort order. To do this:
choose the cursor A or B for use on the trace.
click the
key (or choose Peak search in the Calculation menu)
to go to the max. amplitude channel.
click either the

or
keys (or choose Next channel or
Previous channel in the Calculation menu) to make the cursor jump
back to the previous channel or on to the following channel.

Table contents
with statistics

The Statistics menu allows you to select the statistic results:


on Frequency (or wavelength),
on Level,
on Signal Noise Ratio
on frequency and level (Mixed statistics)
According to the selected statistic, the table displays for each channel:

Table 7

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Table Contents according to the statistic menu

No statist

Freq or
Lambda

Level

Mixed

SNR

Channel

Channel

Channel

Channel

Channel

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Table Contents according to the statistic menu

No statist

Freq or
Lambda

Level

Mixed

SNR

Freq. or
Lambda

Freq. or
Lambda

Freq. or
Lambda

Freq. or
Lambda

Freq. or
Lambda

Spacing

Spacing or
L ref or F ref a

Level

F or L min

SNR

Level

F or L Avg

Avg. P.

F or L Max

Avg. SNR

Noise

F or L max

Max P.

Level

Max SNR

SNR

F. or Min L.

Min P.

P min

Min SNR

P/P comp

Sdev b F or L

Sdev P

P Max

Sdev SNRc

a. L ref or F ref used to detect alarms


b. Standard deviation
c. Signal Noise Ratio

Saving results

After a trace analysis, the results can be saved in a text file format in
order to integrate them in a report or in a spreadsheet to make statistical analysis.
Use the following steps to save your results:
1 Select Save Results... from the Results menu.
The Save as ... dialog box then appears.
2 Select the location and directory in which the file will be saved.
3 Enter the name of the file: by default, a .txt is proposed. However,
you can enter a filename extension corresponding to your spreadsheet (for example, .xls).
4 Click the Save button.
Results file contents
All the results and statistics that have been carried out are saved in the
file (for each detected channel):
the frequency (Freq.)

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the average frequency (F avg), min. frequency (F Min) and max.


frequency (F Max)
the frequency standard deviation (Sdev F)
the space interval with the previous channel (spacing)
the power level (level)
the average power (P avg), min. power (P Min) and max. power (P
Max)
the power standard deviation (Sdev P)
the noise level (Noise)
the signal/noise ratio (SNR)
the average signal/noise ratio (SNR avg), min. signal/noise ratio
(SNR Min) and max. signal/noise ratio (SNR Max)
the standard deviation on the signal/noise ratio (Sdev SNR)
the total power/composite power ratio in % (P/Pcomp)

Exceeding the alarm thresholds


An alarm indicator appears in the table if the results exceed the alarm
thresholds chosen in the Calculation > Calculation parameters... menu:
General indicator of a threshold exceeded on the channel (in
the first column).
Indicator of a threshold exceeded regarding Delta Level statistics.
Indicator of a threshold exceeded regarding Delta Frequency
statistics.
Indicator of a threshold exceeded regarding Delta SNR statistics.

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Comparing traces

Comparing traces
Once you have displayed a trace you can display a second trace in the
same window. This is very useful for comparing the results of acquisitions before and after a repair or to detect changes occurred between
acquisitions. You can also generate a new trace of the differences
between an active trace and a reference trace.

Opening an
overlay trace

To set another overlay trace, use the multi-traces display command


(see Displaying Multi traces (OTDR / WDM -OSA) page 52).
Once 2 traces are displayed, click on the radio button of the trace to
activate.

Trace resulting
from difference
between traces

When two traces are simultaneously displayed, it is possible to obtain


the trace corresponding to the difference, point by point, between the
current trace and the overlaid trace.
To do this, select Difference between traces, in the Display menu.
The difference is calculated by using the logarithmic values.
NOTE
You can only have the differences between traces acquired with the
same type of instrument, using the same pulse width, for fibers with
the same refractive index. Unless the following alert message is displayed: Impossible difference calculation. The traces do not meet the
conditions: same indices, same analyzers, same pulse width.
NOTE
You cannot make any calculations on the difference trace from the
Calculation menu.
NOTE
You cannot use the option Difference between traces... if more
than 2 traces are opened.

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Analyzing PMD traces

7
This chapter describes how to analyze with a Fiber Trace OFS-100
software, PMD results acquired with an JDSU MTSe Srie 5000
analyser equipped with a 5073PMD (or 5073 WDM-PMD) module.
Topics discussed in this chapter are as follows:
"Trace display" page 96
"Alarm thresholds" page 98
"Results Table" page 100

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Trace display
Trace

The general contents of a PMD trace are: the trace, its parameters, the
cursor position, the mode (FFT or Drift) and the results table.
Trace parameters

Trace selection
(FFT / Drift)

Fig. 46

Trace (with FFT method)

Position of
the cursor

Results table
(and eventually statistics)

PMD results Display

The trace displayed shows:


The PMD delay (in ps), with FFT mode.
The FTT and Gauss traces in different color
To modify one of the trace color, double-click on the
color selection, and select the new color to apply to
the FTT or gauss trace

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Cursor position
indicator

The status bar, at the bottom of the trace, gives the values of the cursor
A.

Cursor

Values

Cursor A
(FFT)

- PMD delay.
- Intensity

Cursor A
(DRIFT)

- Acquisition number
- PMD delay (ps) and coefficient (ps /km 1/2)
- PMD 2 (in strong coupling): delay (ps/nm)
and coefficient (ps/nm.km)

Fig. 47

Cursors

Values of the cursor A

To move the cursor use the mouse or the direction arrow keys. The
coordinates of its intersection with the trace are indicated in the associated tooltip, if the function is validated in the Display> Preferences ...
menu.
Data associated with the cursor are:
delay and amplitude for the FFT method
To position a reference cursor click on the place required: the continuous line changes in a dotted line. The coordinates of its intersection
with the trace are indicated below the trace.
To move this reference cursor place the current cursor on it (the
then becomes
), then click and drag, without releasing the
mouse button, to the required position.

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Cursor

Data of the cursor

Fig. 48

Results table

Positioning the cursor on a trace

Alarm thresholds
Thresholds can be entered in the Calculation > Threshold ...menu:
Three options are available:
None: no alarm selected.
Predefined (Rate info): thresholds on PMD delay are automatically
calculated and adjusted according to the rate information
selected:
OC-48/STM-16 (40 ps), OC-192 / STM-64 (10 ps), OC-768 / STM256 (2,5 ps), 10GEth (5ps).
Manual: you have to notch the parameter with an alarm (PMD
Delay, PMD Coeff, PMD2 Delay, PMD2 Coeff) and to enter the
corresponding threshold.

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Fig. 49

Alarm thresholds

If the alarm thresholds are on, a message is displayed above the trace
parameters showing if a result exceeds the threshold.
Alarm message relative to thresholds

Result exceeding the threshold

Fig. 50
Icons

Example: results table with statistics


Description

(green) No threshold exceeded.


General indicator of at least one threshold exceeded.
Indicator on a result exceeding the threshold.
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Results Table
Displaying
Results Table

A results table is generated for each measurement. It displays the four


following parameters: PMD delay and coefficient, second order PMD
delay and coefficient.
If the statistics are selected in the Display menu (and if the trace is
obtained by multiple acquisitions) the table shows for every parameters: mean, min.,and max. values and standard deviation.
To display/erase this table, click on the
Results Table from the Display menu).

button (or notch / unnotch

The results table is automatically updated and fitted to the selected


measurement method. It is interactive: every operation carried out on
the trace is immediately entered in the table.

Saving results

After a trace analysis, the results can be saved in a text file format in
order to integrate them in a report or in a spreadsheet to make statistical analysis.
NOTE
To save the statistics with the results, previously click on Statistics in
the Display menu.
If statistics is not selected, the file contents will not include those
statistics.
Use the following steps to save your results:
1 Select Save Results... from the File menu.
The Save as ... dialog box then appears.
2 Select the folder in which the file will be saved.
3 Enter the name of the file: by default, a .txt format is proposed but
you can enter another extension (.xls etc.).
4 Click the Save button.

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Results file
contents

The file contains the following results:


Path and file name
Measurement title, acquisition date and time, device type
Wavelength, number of measurements, averaging
Coupling mode, Test point
Measurement results
If you save the results with statistics, the file displays all the intermediate measures.

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Analyzing CD OTDR traces

8
This chapter describes how to analyze Chromatic Dispersion measurement results with a Fiber Trace OFS100 Software.
Topics discussed in this chapter are as follows:
"Trace display" page 104
"Defining Calculation Parameters and alarm thresholds" page 105
"Dispersion, Slope and Delay traces" page 107
"OTDR traces" page 108
"Measurements" page 110
"Results Table" page 112

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Trace display
Trace

The display window shows the measurement parameters, the buttons


to select the CD trace and the selected trace.
Zero dispersion Wavelength 0
Slope S0 corresponding to 0

Trace and color


selection

Fig. 51

Trace
parameters

Cursor
Information

Trace displayed

Cursor mode:
A, B or A+B

CD OTDR trace display

NOTE
The tool and menu bars are different between the OTDR trace and
the Dispersion/Slope/Delay traces.
Moreover, one cursor (A) is available with the Dispersion/Slope/
Delay traces whereas 2 cursors (A and B) are available with the CD
OTDR trace.
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CD Trace selection

The default trace to display is selected in the Display / Preference ...


menu among the Dispersion, Slope, Delay and OTDR traces.
To display another trace click on the corresponding button on the left
of the trace or use the directional arrow keys on the keyboard to scroll
the traces.
Beside the button selecting a trace a square shows the color of the
trace. To change the color and call the color palette, double click on
this square.

Cursors position
indicator

The status bar, at the bottom of the trace, gives the values of the
cursors A and B.

Cursors

Values

Cursor A

- Wavelength of the cursor A (nm).


- Dispersion of the cursor A (ps/nm)

Cursor B

- Wavelength of the cursor B (nm).


- Dispersion of the cursor B (ps/nm)

Cursor B - A

- Wavelength difference between the cursors A and B (nm).


- Dispersion difference between the cursors
A and B (ps/nm)

Fig. 52

Values of the cursors A and B

NOTE
The wavelength difference result is negative if the cursor A is positioned after cursor Bt.

Defining Calculation Parameters and alarm thresholds


Before you make measurements you can define the calculation
parameters and the alarm thresholds.

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1 To define these parameters select Calculation parameters from


the Calculation menu.
The Calculation parameters box is displayed.

Fig. 53

Calculation parameters and alarm thresholds

2 Click on the Default button to select the default values,


or
Select a wavelength range. According to the one selected, the
active parameters are different:
Full band: results are displayed for the entire wavelength
range. Only the increment parameter can be entered
Band C + L: only the results of the C + L band are displayed.
Only the increment parameter can be entered
Band S + C + L: only the results of the S + C + L band are
displayed. Only the increment parameter can be entered
Band CWDM: the results of the CWDM band are displayed. No
value can be entered
Band DWDM: the results of the DWDM band are displayed.
The Min wavelength and the Increment can be entered.
With DWDM parameter, spacing of channels can be fixed at: 25
GHz, 50 GHz, 100 GHz or 200 GHz.
Manual band: the displayed band is defined by two wavelengths, entered by the user; the starting wavelength (Min.)
and the ending one (Max). It also allows the user to define the
increment.

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3 Enter the values for the wavelength range selected


Min. and Max wavelength: displayed on the trace and in the
table (from 1250.0 to 1640.0).
Increment (Results table) : wavelength increment between two
results saved in the table (from 0.2 nm).
Number of values: Number of values to be displayedNormalized
values: if the parameter is selected, the dispersion figures are
normalized to 1 km (i.e. results are divided by the fiber length
expressed in km).
4 Enter values for the alarm thresholds:
None: no alarm will be detected
Predefined (Rate Info) (inactive if Normalized Values has been
selected): thresholds on CD delay are automatically calculated
and adjusted according to the rate information selected:
2,5 Gb/s (OC-48/STM-16) (40 ps), 10 Gb/s (OC-192 / STM-64)
(10 ps), 40 Gb/s (OC-768 / STM-256) (2,5 ps), 10GEth (5ps)
Manuals: notch the parameter (Dispersion and / or Slope) and
enter the corresponding threshold
Wavelength limits (nm): if you dont need to apply the thresholds
on the whole wavelength range, select the parameter and enter
the wavelength limits in the Start and Stop fields.
5 Click on the OK button to accept the parameters and return to the
trace display.

Dispersion, Slope and Delay traces


These traces depend on the parameters selected in the Calculation
menu: max. and min. wavelengths, increment and normalization at 1
km.
The horizontal axis shows the wavelength in nm.
The vertical axis shows, according to the trace:
the dispersion values in ps/nm (or in ps/nm.km with normalized
values)
the slope values in ps/nm2 (or in ps/nm2.km with normalized
values)
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the delay values in ps (or in ps/km with normalized values)


On the screen the following information is displayed:
title: the filename (if the result was saved in memory).
in the right upper corner, for the Dispersion: zero dispersion wavelength 0 and slope corresponding to 0.
under the trace: information associated to the cursor A and B on
the corresponding trace.

OTDR traces
The acquisition has been made on 1 to 4 wavelengths (1310, 1480,
1550 and 1625 nm). The corresponding OTDR traces are displayed
with distances on the horizontal axis and attenuations on the vertical
axis. A marker is usually placed at the top of each end of fiber peak.
The following informations are displayed:
below the traces: informations associated to cursors A and B.
on the traces: the location of the markers (if this display is selected
in the Display > Preferences ... menu).
If the Section or Bidir. mode is selected, the reference marker location
is also displayed in a frame on the right of the traces.

Marker mode

To position or modify the markers you must be in markers mode. To


access this mode, click on the
button in the Tools bar or select the
Markers mode option in the Calculation menu.
A marker is represented on the trace by the symbol
. If it has been
selected in the Display > Display Preferences ... menu the position of
the marker is displayed.
In Marker mode, if several markers are displayed, the cursor
tive to the nearest marker.

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NOTE
In the marker mode you cannot use cursors unless you hold down
the Ctrl key.

Automatic positioning
of marker

To automatically place a marker at the top of the reflective event of a


trace:
Access Markers mode.
Click on the button
(or select the command Calculation >
Automatic marker): the traces are listed as well as the option All.
Select All to place automatically a marker on all the traces or
select one or several traces to place a marker on it / them.
It is is advised to use the Automatic method to place markers for it is
the more precise.

Repositioning a
Marker

To move a marker:
1 Access Markers mode.
2 Position the

cursor then click.

The marker is moved and results are recalculated with respect to the
new position.
Deleting a marker or
all the markers

To delete markers on the trace:


1 Access Markers mode.
2 Click on the button
as the option All.

: the traces with marker are listed as well

3 Select All to erase all the markers or select one or several traces
to erase the corresponding marker.
Adding markers

If the markers have not been automatically positioned, to place a


marker manually:
click on the button

to access the marker mode (or select

Calculation >Marker mode)

click on the button


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Select the marker you want in the list and click on OK.
Move the cursor

to the required position and click.

Measurements
When a trace is opened, measurements are automatically made in the
selected mode each time a marker is placed, moved or removed.
The mode of measurement is selected in the Calculation > Measure-

ment mode ... :

Normal: Measurement on the link from one end.


Section: Measurement on a section of the link, using two acquisitions from one end of the link, up to each extremity of the section.
Bidirectional: Measurement on the link using two acquisitions one
from each extremity of the link.

CD measurement
on a section

To measure the CD on a section of link, this section must be limited by


specific events (reflective events or Fresnel) like connectors.
Performing a CD measurement on a section is only available in
OTDR mode, not in Dispersion, Slope or Delay mode.

If the section is limited by the events X and Y, two acquisitions are


made from the origin of the link:
one up to the event Y.
the other to the event X (reference).
Acquisition 1
Acquisition 2

Fig. 54

110

Section of fiber under test

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NOTE
The different measurements must be performed with strictly the
same module.
The process to mesure CD on a section is:
1 Load the trace having the complete CD results, up to the Y event.
2 In the menu Calculation > Measurement mode ..., select Section.
3 In the menu File, select Open reference file ... : find the file and
open it.
Then, the table gives results of the section of fiber.
The reference value for every OTDR trace is given on the right of the
trace.

Bi-directional
measurement

In order to measure a long link which cannot be entirely measured


from one end, a bidirectional measurement shall be used if the link has
an event (reflective events or Fresnel) which can be detected from
both ends.
Performing a bi-directional measurement is only available in
OTDR mode, not in Dispersion, Slope or Delay mode.

Then two acquisitions are made, one from the origin up to X, the other
from the end up to X. Both results are added to give the global results
of the link.
Acquisition 2

Acquisition 1

Fig. 55

Bi-directional measurement

NOTE
For this measurement both acquisitions must be performed with the
same CD module.

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Results Table

The process to measure CD on a section is:


1 Open the traces acquired from each extremity of the fiber.
2 In the menu Calculation select: Measurement mode > Bidirectional
Then, the table gives the results of the whole fiber.
The reference value for every OTDR trace is given on the right of the
trace.

Results Table
Whenever you make a measurement a results table is generated.

Results Table
display
Table contents

To display / hide the table, click on the


Table from the Display menu.

button or select Results

The results table shows for every wavelength: the delay, the dispersion
and the slope. This table is interactive and shows the measurement in
progress. Any operation on the trace is immediately entered in the
table.
If the alarm thresholds are validated in the menu Calculation / Calculation parameters ... a message, above the table, gives the global result

with respect to the threshold.

Results of the analysis with respect to the chosen alarm thresholds

Out of range results

Fig. 56

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Icons

Description

(green) The analysis didnt find any out of range results.


The analysis has found at least one out of range result.
Out of range result.

Link between the


trace and the table

If you click on a line in the table, it is highlighted and, on the Dispersion,


Slope or Delay trace, the cursor A moves to the corresponding position
and vice versa.

Saving results

After a trace analysis, the results can be saved in a text file format in
order to integrate them in a report or in a spreadsheet to make statistical analysis.
Use the following steps to save your results:
1 Select Save Results... from the File menu.
The Save as ... dialog box then appears.
2 Select the folder in which the file will be saved.
3 Enter the name of the file: by default, a .txt is proposed. However,
you can enter a filename extension corresponding to your spreadsheet (for example, .xls).
4 Click the Save button.

Results file
contents

The file contains the following results.


File and measurement identifications:
File name,
Title, acquisition date and time,
Device and module used (type and serial number),
Cable and fiber identification, reflective fiber index,
Approx. formula used,
Length of the tested fiber,
Reference wavelength,
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Origin and End identification,


Way,
Comment,
Zero wavelength and Zero slope values
For each markers:
Wavelength, distance in km from the start of the fiber, delay
For each wavelength:
delay, dispersion, dispersion coefficient (if Normalized values
has been selected in the calculation parameters) and slope
values.

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9
This chapter describes how to analyze results of Chromatic Dispersion measurement using the phase shift method with a Fiber Trace
OFS100 Software.
Topics discussed in this chapter are as follows:
"Trace display" page 116
"Defining Calculation Parameters and alarm thresholds" page 117
"Dispersion, Slope and Delay traces" page 119
"Results Table" page 120

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Trace display
Trace

The display window shows the measurement parameters, the buttons


to select the CD trace and the selected trace.
Zero dispersion Wavelength 0
Slope S0 corresponding to 0

The type of
trace

Trace and
Trace
Cursor Information
color selection parameters

Fig. 57
ODM Trace selection

CD ODM trace display

The default trace to display is selected in the Display / Preference ...


menu among the Dispersion, Slope and Delay traces.
To display another trace click on the corresponding button on the left
of the trace or use the directional arrow keys on the keyboard to scroll
the traces.

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Beside the button selecting a trace, a square shows the color of the
trace. To change the color and call the color palette, double click on
this square.

Cursors position
indicator

The status bar, at the bottom of the trace, gives the values of the
cursors A and B.

Cursors

Values

Cursor A

- Wavelength of the cursor A (nm).


- Dispersion of the cursor A (ps/nm)

Fig. 58

Values of the cursor A

Defining Calculation Parameters and alarm thresholds


Before you make measurements you can define the calculation parameters and the alarm thresholds.
1 To define these parameters select Calculation parameters
from the Calculation menu.
The Calculation parameters box is displayed.

Fig. 59

Calculation parameters

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2 Click on the Default button to select the default values,


or
Select a wavelength range. According to the one selected, the
active parameters are different:
Full band: results are displayed for the entire wavelength
range.. Only the increment parameter can be entered
Band C + L: only the results of the C + L band are displayed.
Only the increment parameter can be entered
Band S + C + L: only the results of the S + C + L band are
displayed. Only the increment parameter can be entered
Band CWDM: the results of the CWDM band are displayed. No
value can be entered
Band DWDM: the results of the DWDM band are displayed.
The Min wavelength and the Increment can be entered.
With DWDM parameter, spacing of channels can be fixed at: 25
GHz, 50 GHz, 100 GHz or 200 GHz.
Manual band: Min and Max wavelength + Increment
3 Enter the values for the wavelength range selected
Min. and Max wavelength: displayed on the trace and in the
table (from 1250.0 to 1640.0).
Increment (Results table) (nm): wavelength increment between
two results saved in the table (from 0.2 nm).
Number of values: Number of values to be displayed
Normalized values: if the parameter is selected, the dispersion
figures are normalized to 1 km (i.e. results are divided by the fiber
length expressed in km).
NOTE
The parameter Normalized values will not be taken into account if,
in the ODM trace parameters, the fiber length has not been entered
(see "CD ODM Parameters" page 37).
4 Enter values for the alarm thresholds:
None: no alarm will be detected

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Predefined (Rate Info) (inactive if Normalized Values has been


selected): thresholds on CD delay are automatically calculated
and adjusted according to the rate information selected:
2,5 Gb/s (OC-48/STM-16) (40 ps), 10 Gb/s (OC-192 / STM-64)
(10 ps), 40 Gb/s (OC-768 / STM-256) (2,5 ps), 10GEth (5ps)
Manuals: Select the parameter (Dispersion and / or Slope) and
enter the corresponding threshold
Wavelength limits (nm): if you dont need to apply the thresholds
on the whole wavelength range, select the parameter and enter
the wavelength limits in the Start and Stop fields.
5 Click on the OK button to accept all the parameters and return to
the trace display.

Dispersion, Slope and Delay traces


These traces depend on the parameters selected in the Calculation
menu: max. and min. wavelengths, increment and normalization at 1
km.
The horizontal axis shows the wavelength in nm.
The vertical axis shows, according to the trace:
the dispersion values in ps/nm (or in ps/nm.km with normalized
values)
the slope values in ps/nm2 (or in ps/nm2.km with normalized
values)
the delay values in ps (or in ps/km with normalized values)
On the screen the following information is displayed:
title: the filename (if the result was saved in memory).
in the right upper corner, for the Dispersion: zero dispersion wavelength 0 and slope corresponding to 0.
under the trace: information associated to the cursors A.

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Results Table
Whenever you make a measurement a results table is generated.

Results Table
display
Table contents

To display / hide the table, click on the


Table from the Display menu.

button or select Results

The results table shows for every wavelength: the delay, the dispersion, the dispersion coeddicient (%1) (if normalized values has been
selected) and the slope. This table is interactive and shows the
measurement in progress.
If the alarm thresholds are validated in the menu Calculation / Calculation parameters ... a message, above the table, gives the global
result with respect to the threshold.
Results of the analysis with respect to the chosen alarm thresholds
Out of range result

Fig. 60
Icons

CD ODM Results table


Description

(green) The analysis didnt find any out of range results.


The analysis has found at least one out of range result.
Out of range result.

Link between the


trace and the table

If you click on a line in the table, it is highlighted and, on the Dispersion,


Slope or Delay trace, the cursor A moves to the corresponding position
and vice versa.

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Saving results

After a trace analysis, the results can be saved in a text file format in
order to integrate them in a report or in a spreadsheet to make statistical analysis.
Use the following steps to save your results:
1 Select Save Results... from the File menu.
The Save as ... dialog box then appears.
2 Select the folder in which the file will be saved.
3 Enter the name of the file: by default, a .txt is proposed. However,
you can enter a filename extension corresponding to your spreadsheet (for example, .xls).
4 Click the Save button.

Results file
contents

The file contains the following results.


File and measurement identifications:
File name,
Title, acquisition date and time,
Device and module used (type and serial number),
Cable and fiber identification, reflective fiber index,
Approx. formula used,
Length of the tested fiber,
Operator identification
Origin and End identification,
Way,
Comment.
Value of the Zero Wavelength and of the Zero Slope
For each wavelength:
delay, dispersion, dispersion coefficient (if normalized values is
selected in the calculation parameters) and slope values.

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Analyzing AP traces (Spectral


Attenuation)

10
This chapter describres how to analyze AP (Spectral Attenuation)
measurements acquired with a JDSU 8000 Platform.
Topics discussed in this chapter are as follow :
Trace display page 124
Defining calculation parameters page 125
Results table page 127

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Trace display

Trace display
Trace display

The display window of an AP file shows the trace parameters, the


trace, the position of the cursors A and B and the results table (if
selected).
Trace parameters

Color selector of the Position of the


trace
cursors

Fig. 61

Small trace

Results table

Cursor mode
(A / B / Auto)

Spectral Attenuation display

NOTE
The results table is printed in two columns (click on Print Preview).

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Cursors position
indicator

The status bar, at the bottom of the trace, gives the values of the
cursors A and B.

Cursors

Data

Cursor A

- Wavelength of the cursor A (nm).


- Attenuation of the cursor A

Cursor B

- Wavelength of the cursor B (nm).


- Attenuation of the cursor B

Cursor B - A

- Wavelength difference between the cursors A and B (nm).


- Attenuation between the cursors A and B

Fig. 62

Values of the cursors A and B

NOTE
The wavelength difference result is negative if the cursor A is positioned after cursor B.

Defining calculation parameters


Before performing measurements, you can define specific parameters
you want to use.
1 To modify the calculation parameters, select Calculations parameters in the Calculation menu.
The calculation parameters dialog box is displayed.

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Defining calculation parameters

Fig. 63

Calculation parameters

2 Left click on the Default button to select the default values or enter
the required values for:
Increment: wavelength increment between two results saved in
the results table (from 02 nm)
Wavelength range:
Select a wavelength range. According to the one selected, the
value parameters are active or not:
Full band: results are displayed for the entire wavelength
range. Only the increment parameter can be entered
Band C + L: only the results of the C + L band are displayed.
Only the increment parameter can be enteredBand S + C + L:
only the results of the S + C + L band are displayed. Only the
increment parameter can be entered
Band CWDM: the results of the CWDM band are displayed. No
value can be entered
Band DWDM: the results of the DWDM band are displayed.
The Min wavelength and the Increment can be entered.
With DWDM parameter, spacing of channels can be fixed at: 25
GHz, 50 GHz, 100 GHz or 200 GHz.
Manual band: the displayed band is defined by two wavelengths, entered by the user; the starting wavelength (Min.)
and the ending one (Max). It also allows the user to define the
increment.

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Results table

3 Notch the Normalized values to display the normalized values, to


one kilometer, for each attenuation profile (result is calculated
according to the fiber length and the total attenuation).See"Setting
Display Preferences" page 47
4 Click on the OK button to validate the values and to go back to the
trace display.
or
Click on the Cancel button to return to the trace, without having
validate the new parameters.

Results table
A results table is provided for each increment step.

Displaying the
results table

To display / hide the table results left click on the


Results Table in the Display menu.

Table contents

For each wavelength, the table displays the frequency (nm), the Spectral Attenuation (dB/km) and the total loss (dB).

Fig. 64

Saving results

icon or select

Results Table

After a trace analysis, the results can be saved in a text file format in
order to integrate them in a report or in a spreadsheet file.
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Results table

Use the following steps to save your results:


1 Select Save results... in the File menu.
The Save as... dialog box then appears.
2 Select the folder in which the file will be saved.
3 Enter the name of the file: by default, a .txt is proposed. However,
you can enter a filename extension corresponding to your
spreadsheet (for example .xls).
4 Click the Save button.

Results file
contents

File and measurement identification :


File name
Title, acquisition date and time,
Device and module used (type and serial number),
Wavelength used
Average acquisition,
Cable and fiber identification
Operator identification,
Origin and End identification
Way,
Length of the tested fiber
Comment
For each wavelength :
Spectral Attenuation (dB/km) and total loss (dB).

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Analyzing OFI module results

11
This chapter describes how to analyze one or several FOX measurements acquired with a JDSU 6000/8000 Platform.
Topics discussed in this chapter are as follow :
Results display page 130
Setting the alarm parameters page 131
Saving results in a txt file page 132

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Results display

Results display
Opening fox files

Once a fox result has been acquired with a 8000 Platform, you can
display it using the Fiber Trace software and work on it or print the
results on paper or in pdf format.
In the File menu, the user can open one single OFI result or multiple
ones at the same time:
1 Go to File > Open or click on the icon
2 Select the ".fox" file format .
3 Select the file or list of files to load
4 Click on Open if you have selected one single result or Open in
the same window if you have selected multiple ones.

Results display

Once the file(s) is / are open, the screen displays global information
and, according to the selection, detailed results on the right.

Global fiber results


with average loss
and worst ORL per
wavelength
List of fiber results.

Detailed fiber information according


to the fiber selection: OE - EO; references etc.

Fig. 65
130

Fox results

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Fiber Information

Once the fox file is opened, you can display and modify the fiber information.
1 Select the fiber you wish (if several results have been opened in
the same window).
2 Double click on the fiber you want to display the information
A dialog box Fiber Information is displayed

Fig. 66

Fiber information

You can change the data, if they are on a white background: fiber identification / Fiber number / Fiber Color.

Setting the alarm parameters


You can choose to activate or disactivate the alarms on the reuslts
displayed.
1 Go in Display > Alarm threshold...

Fig. 67

Alarm thresholds parameters

2 Notch Active to activate the alarms on the fox results displayed.


If the results are above the alarm threshold maximal value, the icon
is displayed next to the result concerned.
To hide this icon, un-notch Active.
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Saving results in a txt file

NOTE
If the alarm thresholds are active and some values exceed the defined thresholds, the alarms will be displayed in the printed version,
and represented by the icon
.

Saving results in a txt file


The file result can be saved in two different txt format:
the results can be saved in a txt format, to have a summary of the
measurement results.
the results can be saved in a text format in order to generate a
cable report using FiberBudget.

Saving results in a
txt format

Once the .fox file is opened:


1 If several fibers are opened in the same window, select the one for
which you want to save results in a txt file (green background).
2 Click on File > Save results...
3 Select the directory in which the file will be saved.
4 Enter a name for the txt file
5 Click on Save

Saving results in a
txt file for Fiber
Budget

If you want ot generate a cable report using FiberBudget, you will have
to save results in a compatible txt format:
Once the FOX results are displayed:
1 Click on File > Save as...
2 Select the directory in which the txt file will be save
3 If necessary, change the file name
4 In the list Type, select OFI: FiberBudget-OFI2000 File (*.txt)
5 Click on Save

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Macros

12
You can create macros to automate repetitive analysis tasks on OTDR
traces having similar characteristics. This is very useful when you want
to quickly make the same measurement or analysis on a group of files
and then save or print the results.
Topics discussed in this chapter are as follows:
Macro principle page 134
Recording a Macro page 134
Executing a Macro page 135

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Macro principle

Macro principle
NOTE
The Macro function can only be applied to OTDR traces.
Creating a macro involves:
selecting the macro recording mode,
opening the file to use to make measurements you want to record,
saving the results or printing the file.
recording the macro
close the trace to stop recording,
saved the macro in a file for later execution.
Executing a macro on trace file(s) involves:
selecting the macro
selecting the trace files you want the macro to be executed on..

Recording a Macro
Use the following procedure to record a macro file:
1 Open the Fiber Trace software.
An empty window is displayed.
2 Click on
menu.

or select Save series of actions from the Macro

You enter in the macro mode: the icon


will be displayed at
the end of the tool bar during the macro recording.
3 Open the trace on which the macro will be recorded.
4 Carry out the required measurements on the trace. If you modify a
parameter of this trace, the modification will be saved on the
Macro.

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5 Depending on the final result you require, you must insert in the
macro at least one of these actions from the File menu: Print, Save
or Save Results.
Actions are not really carried out but their function is recorded in
the macro.
6 Select Close from the File menu to close the trace.
You are asked if you want to save the series of actions you have
just defined.
If you associate a macro to a file without executing an output (Print
or Save) a message informs you.
7 Click on the Yes button,
8 In the resulting Save as... dialog box, enter the macro file name
with the extension .seq and its location. Then click on the OK
button.

Executing a Macro
Use the following procedure to execute a Macro you have created:
1 Click on the
button or select Execute the resulting macro ...
from the Macro menu. The following dialog box is displayed.
2 Click on the Select macro ... button and in the Open box select the
Macro file to use.
3 Click on the Open button to return to the Series of actions box.
4 Click on the Select traces ... button. The Associate files to this
series dialog box opens.

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Fig. 68

Series to associate dialog box

5 Select the trace files you want to associate to the macro in the
upper window and click on the Add button. To help you in the
selection of the files the bottom window gives the parameters of
the file selected in the upper window.
6 Click on the OK button to return to the Series of actions dialog box.
The macro selected and the files associated are listed.

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Fig. 69

Macro content dialog box

7 Either, if you dont want to execute the macro, click on the Cancel
button or if you want to start the macro, click on the Execute
button. A box shows the execution in progress and display the
trace the macro is executing.
Once the macro has completed, the empty trace window is displayed:
you can continue your trace analysis session.

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Appendix A

Customer Services

A
This chapter describes the customer services available through JDSU.
Topics discussed in this chapter include the following:
About our services page 140
Customer care page 140
Global services and solutions page 142

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About our services

About our services


JDSU offers an unmatched portfolio of services to deploy, support and
innovate purchased equipment through its Customer Care and Global
Services and Solutions organizations. Customer Care is standard with
every product sale and consists of business hour technical assistance,
in-warranty repair, calibration, and upgrade services. Global Services
and Solutions provides professional services to optimize product
capabilities and maximize efficiencies, including field engineering and
deployment, technical training, product support, consulting and custom software development. Together these organizations supply the
services necessary successfully utilize purchased equipment.

Customer care
Customer Care is accompanied with the sale of every JDSU product.
Customer Care services include:
Needs Analysis on Products and Services
Comprehensive Product and Service Literature
Pre-Sales Consulting
Technical Assistance (Business Hour)
Instrument Repair (Under Warranty Repair and Calibration
Services)
Immediate Return Authorizations
Contact a Customer Care representative through your local distributor
or by accessing www.jdsu.com for information on upgrades, calibration, warranty policies or any of Global Services and Solutions offerings. Representatives also provide assistance with product repairs
and returns.

Technical
assistance
(business hour)

140

Expert business hour technical support, including help with product


configuration, circuit qualification, and complete network trouble sectionalization is provided with your product (seeTechnical assistance
page xviii).

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Customer care

Warranty
information

The warranties described herein shall apply to all commercially available JDSU products. Any additional or different warranties shall apply
only if agreed to by JDSU in writing. These warranties are not transferable without the express written consent of JDSU.
Software Warranty JDSU warrants that Software Products licensed
to Customer shall, under normal use and service, and for a period of
ninety (90) days from the date of shipment of the Software to Licensee
(the Warranty Period), perform in all material respects in accordance
with the published specifications for such Software as established by
JDSU. However, JDSU does not warrant that the Software will operate
uninterrupted or error free, operate in the combination with other software, meet Customers requirements, or that its use will be uninterrupted.
JDSUs obligation and Customers sole and exclusive remedy under
this Software Warranty is limited to, at JDSUs option, either (i) correcting the material errors reported to JDSU in writing by Customer during
the Warranty Period and which JDSU is able to reproduce, (ii) replacing
such defective Software, provided that JDSU received written notice of
such defect within the Warranty Period, or (iii) provided that JDSU
received written notice of such defect within the Warranty Period, terminating the License and, upon return to JDSU of the Software, Documentation and all other materials provided by JDSU under the
applicable License, providing Customer with a refund of all charges
paid with respect thereto. JDSU shall have no warranty obligations
hereunder if (a) the Software is altered or modified or is merged with
other software by Customer or any third party or (b) all or any part of
the Software is installed on any computer equipment other than the
Designated Server or used with any operating system for which the
Software is not designed.
WARRANTY DISCLAIMER FOR HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, AND/OR
SERVICES FURNISHED BY JDSU, THE FOREGOING WARRANTIES ARE
IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTEES AND CONDITIONS, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED. JDSU SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES,
EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ON ANY HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, DOCUMENTATION OR SERVICES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES RELATING TO QUALITY, PERFORMANCE,
NONINFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AS WELL AS THOSE ARISING FROM ANY COURSE OF

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Global services and solutions

DEALING, USAGE OR TRADE PRACTICE. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES


WILL JDSU BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RELATED TO BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY.

Global services and solutions


Global Services and Solutions markets a broad portfolio of services to
enable customers to aggressively build their competitive advantage
within the markets they serve. Global Services and Solutions innovative offerings respond to our customers dynamic needs:
System deployment and field engineering services
Technical training
Product support
Consulting
Custom software development
Integrated service programs
Additional information can also be found on our web site under Services.

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Connection

MTS-PC 17

Cursors 45

AP
calculation parameters 125
display preferences 50
results 127
trace display 124, 38

D
Display
trace only 41

C
CD

calculation parameters 105, 117,


105, 117

display preferences 49
markers 108, 110
bi-directional 111
section 110
OTDR traces 108
results 112, 120
trace
delay 107, 119, 107, 119
slope 107, 119
104, 116, 36

Confidence in results 80
Configuration
MTS-PC 16

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E
Ethernet
connection 17

F
File

cascade and tile 52, 7


navigation 51
opening 6, 7

FOX
alarm parameters 131
display preferences 50
fiber information 131, 130
results display 130, 132
trace parameters 38

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Printing

mosaic 12, 13, 12


options 9

Hardware
requirements 2

R
M

RS 232
connection to the interface 18

Macro
execute 135
principle 134
recording 134

S
Software

Mouse pointer 45

installation 2
removing from PC 4, 2
upgrade 4

O
OEO files 77

OTDR
both end measurement 73
contribution measurement 71, 57
defining mask 72, 73, 67, 68, 48
event 38
automatic detection 60
detection criteria 59
grid 39
manual measurements 67, 61
adding 61
delete 62
hide/display 62
mode 61, 63
position 63
63, 52

analysis 76
ORL measurement 69
parameters 58, 40
reflectance measurement 69, 78
saving results 80, 84, 67
trace display 56, 35, 42

Table
alarms 42
results 42

Table of results
confidence 80

Trace
copy to Word 54
information 47
menu 33
parameters 33
removing 53
tool bar 33
window 32

W
WDM-OSA
alarms 92
calculation parameters 85, 87, 89,
85

P
PMD
alarms 98
cursor 97
display preferences 49
results 100
trace display 96, 36

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grid 39
multi-traces 52
overlay trace 93
results 91, 88
table contents 90, 35
vertical shift 44

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Z
Zoom 39

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