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OTDR Training EXFO FTB-890-NetBlazer

Win 8.1
Teamviewer
Test Applications
	OTN BERT
	EtherBERT
		Test Configurator
			Modify Structure
			Lights on device correspond to the ports that will be tested
			Modify Frame Structure
				Change src/dst IP/MAC
				etc.
				Change VLAN tag
			VLAN
				Configure VLAN tag
			Save/Load Configuration
				Good for saving common configurations, ie: IP/MACs
			Remote Modules Discovery
				Auto scan network for remote testers
				After you search for a device, click Loop Up to force the remote unit into loopback mode.
					Status will change to Busy-Smart Loopback
				Can take over ownership
				Can unplug and someone else still can take ownership
	EtherSAM
		Test Configurator
			Dual Test Set
				Can RX/TX at the same time with different configurations. Good for asymmetric connections.
				

Max Tester

Win embedded
VNC viewer
	default password: exfo
Configuration
	Check brightness
Power Meter - VFL
	click Add to save measurement
	VFL
		generates light
		plug fiber end into port on top
		click On button
		fiber cable will have light on other end, around 2 miles max
		red light is eye-safe
		higher wavelength will require less of a bend
		If a lower wavelength works, and a higher one doesn't, then the bend is too much somewhere
Connector Max 2
	Analyis Software
OTDR application
	Setup the four parameters at the bottom
		use both wavelengths
		Duration (s)
			use max 15 seconds, recommended
		Range
			Can change measurements under User Preferences
		RT = Real Time mode
			Draws a new graph each pulse
		Pulse
			Will have to tinker with Pulse width
			20 micro-seconds for longer runs
			5 nano-seconds for shorter runs
iOLM - Intelligent Optic
	More automatic than OTDR application
	

EXFO Connect - cloud management System Information contains phone number, email, mailing address, version, etc. FOA = Fiber Optic Adapter EtherSam - Service validation testing. Can validate up to 10 streams at the same time. SFP has intelligence built-in that will communicate with the tester to tell it what the tolorance is. If one fiber lane is dead, then they all die.

Geoff Galligher (317) 670-3336 geoff.galligher@exfo.com

Marcos Vasconcellos (514) 501-1592 marcos.vasconcellos@exfo.com