The Anritsu MP1570A / MP1570A1 is a modular transport-network analyzer for development, manufacturing, installation and maintenance of SONET, SDH, PDH and ATM systems. The mainframe accepts plug-in modules to support electrical and optical interfaces from 1.5 Mb/s up to 10 Gb/s and provides protocol-level analysis, BERT, traffic generation, and a variety of advanced SONET/SDH/ATM test functions.

Specifications

General Description

ParameterValue
Product TypeSONET/SDH/PDH/ATM Transport Network Analyzer (modular mainframe)
Intended UseR&D, manufacturing, installation, maintenance and inspection of SONET/SDH/PDH/ATM chipsets, systems and networks
Typical ApplicationsChipset and system R&D, manufacturing test, field installation and maintenance, compliance testing (ITU-T)

Standards and Protocol Support

ParameterValue
SONET Standards SupportedSONET mapping and testing including concatenated OC-3c to OC-192c
SDH Standards SupportedSDH mapping and testing including concatenated STM-1c to STM-64c
PDH/DSn SupportPDH (1.5 Mb/s upward) supported in the same mainframe (1.5 Mb/s to 10 Gb/s overall range)

Supported Rates and Hierarchies

ParameterValue
Supported Line Rates (overall)1.5 Mb/s to 10 Gb/s (with appropriate plug-in modules)
Concatenation / High-order MappingConcatenated payloads generation and simulation from OC-3c/STM-1c to OC-192c/STM-64c

Interfaces and Connectors

ParameterValue
Modular / Plug-in ArchitecturePlug-in/modular card mainframe allowing flexible configuration of optical and electrical test modules
Built-in peripheralsBuilt-in printer (standard); 3.5-inch floppy disk drive (standard)

Traffic Generation and Emulation

ParameterValue
Concatenated Payload GenerationGenerates concatenated payloads to simulate live traffic from OC-3c/STM-1c up to OC-192c/STM-64c

Error and Fault Insertion

ParameterValue
Error & Alarm GenerationVarious errors and alarms generation and analysis functions for SONET/SDH/PDH/ATM

SONET/SDH Specific Measurements

ParameterValue
APS / Protection SwitchingAPS switch time measurement capability

Data Storage, Reporting and Export

ParameterValue
Storage / Export3.5-inch floppy disk drive for storage/export; built-in printer for hardcopy reports

Technology

SONET / SDH / PDH / ATM transport-network analysis

Applications

R&D, manufacturing, installation, maintenance and inspection of SONET/SDH/PDH/ATM chipsets, systems and networks