HP 37717B Communications Performance Analyzer

Optical 1310 nm and 1550 nm interfaces are supported as well as electrical interfaces at all rates. A range of PDH rates from 140 Mb/s to 704 kb/s are also supported.

The measurement capability is configured using a modular architecture, allowing fully flexible configurations and full upgradeability - thus protecting your investment in test equipment. The instrument can be configured to simultaneously include PDH, SDH, ATM and jitter or it can be can be configured to be PDH only, SDH only or ATM only with or without jitter generation and measurement.

The HP 37717B monochrome version (with internal 24-column printer) provides a budget solution. The more powerful HP 37717C has color display and optional graphics printer.

Use the HP 37717B to perform in-service non-intrusive monitoring of live traffic, test network protection switching mechanisms, perform out-of-service BER measurements. Functionally test PDH/SDH multiplexers, regenerative repeaters, digital cross connects etc. as well as ATM switches, routers and rate converters. Stress network elements by performing frequency offset, auto-jitter tolerance, auto-jitter transfer and output jitter measurements to ITU-T recommendations. Important parametric tests such as protection switch times, frequency, delay and optical power measurement are also supported.

Available modules include:

HP 37717C Communications Performance Analyzer
HP E4540A Distributed Network Analyzer Software
HP 37778A STM-16/OC-48 Test Set

General

• Auto-setup and preset functions
• Stored error and alarm results graphics (1 second resolution)
• Print on demand, print all
• Internal 20-column thermal printer
  
• External printing (GPIB, RS-232-C)
• Alarms/errors indicators and trouble scan mode
• Remote control (GPIB, RS-232-C, LAN)
• Integral disk drive, VGA output.

SDH

• STM-4o, STM-1o, STM-1e, STM-0, 140 Mb/s, 34 Mb/s, 8 Mb/s, 2 Mb/s, 704 kb/s interfaces
• SDH binary (NRZ) interfaces
• Error and alarm generation/detection
• Graphical in-service SDH alarm and BIP scan
  
• Overhead access, overhead sequences, overhead BER, DCC drop/insert
• 140 Mb/s, DS3, 34 Mb/s, 2 Mb/s, DS1 and VC-4, VC-3, TU-3, TU-2, TU-12 bulk-filled payloads
• Pointer sequence generation and pointer analysis
  
• PDH drop/insert (from/to SDH signal)
• Thru-data mode (transparent, overhead overwrite and AU/TU tributary add-drop)
• SDH jitter generation/analysis to ITU-T G.825/G.958 and O.175.
  
• Frequency and optical power measurement
• Protection switch times and delay time measurement
• ITU-T G.826 and M.2100/M.2110 and M.2120 analysis.

PDH

• 140 Mb/s, 34 Mb/s, 8 Mb/s, 2 Mb/s, 704 kb/s interfaces
• PDH binary (NRZ) interfaces
• PDH error and alarm generation/detection
• Graphical in-service PDH alarm scan
  
• 64 kb/s and n x 64 kb/s testing
• Spare bits and signaling bits access
• PDH jitter generation and analysis to ITU-T G.823 and O.171.
• Wander measurement
  
• Frequency measurement
• Delay time measurement
• ITU-T G.821, G826 and M.2100/M.2110/M.2120 analysis.

ATM

• 2 Mb/s, 34 Mb/s, 140 Mb/s, STM-1e, STM-1o, interfaces
• Real-time in-service measurement
• O.191 test cell and I.356 quality-of-service measurements for out-of-service measurements
• Jitter testing of ATM networks

Specifications depend on test module selection. Refer to technical 
specifications publication no. 5964-2255E. Available in the "Print
Formatted Documentation" section, under "Product Ordering Information". 



SDH

Frame formats: STM-4, STM-1 to ITU-T G.707, STM-0 to ITU-R F.750.
Payloads: ITU-T G.707 (140 Mb/s, DS3, 34 Mb/s, 2 Mb/s, DS1
and C-4, C-3, C-2, C-12 bulk-filled)
Drop/insert: 140 Mb/s, 34 Mb/s and 2 Mb/s to/from SDH signal.

Clock sources

Internal: Accuracy +/- 4.5 ppm.
Offset: Range +/- 999 ppm.
External: 2 Mb/s / 2 MHz MTS signal, received STM-4, STM-1 and 
STM-0 signal.	

Connectors

Optical: Customer exchangeable range of adaptors (FC/PC, DIN47526, 
ST, Biconic, NEC D4, SC, HMS-10/HP).
Electrical: BNC or small Siemens on all transmit/receive and 
drop/insert ports except STM-1/STM-4 NRZ which is SMA.

Interfaces

Optical: 622 Mb/s, 155 Mb/s (1310nm and 1550 nm).
Electrical: 155 Mb/s (CMI),  52 Mb/s (B3ZS), STM-1/STM-4 NRZ (ECL).		

Error addition and detection: A1A2 frame, B1, B2, MS-FEBE, HP B3, 
HP FEBE, HP IEC, LP B3/BIP-2, LP FEBE, payload bit errors.	

Alarm generation and detection: LOS, LOF, OOF, MS AIS, MS FERF, 
HP AIS, HP FERF, HP LOP, HP unequipped, LP AIS, LP FERF, LP LOP, 
LP unequipped, H4 LOM.

Pointer sequences: Generation and analysis to ITU-T G.783.
Protection switching: MSP linear messages to ITU-T G.783 and 
MSP ring architecture to ITU-T G.841 plus protection switch time 
measurement.



PDH

Frame formats: 140 Mb/s to ITU-T G.754, 34 Mb/s to ITU-T G.751,
8 Mb/s to ITU-T G.742 and 2 Mb/s to ITU-T G.704 (Std and CRC4).

Payloads: Framed, unframed or structured (full mux-demux) 
with 64 kb/s and n x 64kb/s timeslot testing.
Drop Insert: 2 Mb/s to/from 8 Mb/s, 34 Mb/s or 140 Mb/s signal.

Clock sources

Internal: Accuracy +/- 4.5 ppm.
Offset: Range +/- 100 ppm.
External: Received 2 Mb/s signal, external 2 Mb/s / 2 MHz MTS 
signal on jitter generator module, external clock input on PDH 
binary interface module.  	

Connectors

Electrical: BNC or small Siemens on all transmit/receive and 
drop/insert ports.		


Interfaces

Electrical: 140 Mb/s (CMI), 34 Mb/s (HDB3), 8 Mb/s (HDB3/AMI), 
2 Mb/s (HDB3/AMI).

Error addition and detection: Code, frame, CRC4, REBE and 
payload bit errors.

Alarm generation and detection:	LOS, AIS, LOF, RAI, RMFAI, 
CASMFL.



Jitter


Jitter can be added to and measured on PDH, SDH and ATM signal structures.

Rates: STM-4o, STM-1o, STM-1e, 140 Mb/s, 34 Mb/s, 8 Mb/s and 2 Mb/s.

Jitter and wander generation: Automatic jitter tolerance to 
ITU-T G.958 and G.823 with jitter and wander tolerance to ITU-T G.825.

        Jitter frequency range:   0.1 Hz to 5 MHz
	Jitter amplitude range:      up to 200 UI
	Wander frequency range:       10 uHz to 0.125 Hz
	Wander amplitude range:      up to 14 400 UI
	Jitter tolerance pass masks: ITU-T G.958 type A and B,
                                     ITU-T G.823 low Q and high Q.
			
Jitter measurement: Peak-to-peak and rms output jitter and 
pointer jitter measurements with internal 12 kHz HP plus HP1, HP2 and 
LP filters to ITU-T O.171. 

Jitter transfer: Automatic jitter transfer with narrow bandwidth 
selective filtering to ITU-T G.823 and G.958.
		
        Jitter transfer pass masks:  ITU-T G.958 type A and B, 
                                     ITU-T G.823 low Q and High Q.

Wander: Measurement 2 Mb/s wander measurement with time interval 
error, estimated frame slips, bit slips and implied frequency offset results.



ATM

Frame formats: 2.048 Mb/s (E1): As per ITU-T G.804/G.704: 
34.368 Mb/s (E3) and 139.264 Mb/s: As per IUT-T G.832; 155.52 Mb/s 
(STM-1), to ITU-T G.707.

Foregrounnd VC payload: Cross cell PRBS (2^15 - 1, 2^23 - 1 to 
ITU-T 0.151).
Single cell PRBS (2^9 - 1).
User-defined byte repeated to fill cell payload (48 bytes).
Test cell (to draft ITU-T O.191).

Error add and detection: E1: FAS, code, CRC-4, REBE.
E3: code, BIP. 
STM-1: As per SDH
Single HEC or double HEC
Payload errors

Alarm generation and detection: Physical layer DS1: LOS, 
LOF, AIS, RAI.
E1: LOF, AIS, RAI.
E3: LOF, AIS, FERF.
STM-1: As per SDH section.

ATM layer: VP-FERF/VP-ROI,VP-AIS, VC-FERF/VC-ROI. 
VC-AIS (all end-to-end)
Continuity check: VP-CC, VC-CC.

Additional ATM layer alarms detected: Loss of cell sync, 
selected cell not received, congestion experienced, test cell loss, 
payload pattern loss, PM-OAM loss.

Declarations of Conformity

This product adheres to European Regulations.

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European Regulatory Declarations of Conformity.

As there are certain working restrictions between some modules
please refer to the configuration guides, available as PDF files
in the "Print Formatted Documentation" section of this page.

HP 37717B    communications performance analyzer - Mainframe only
             (monochrome display, internal printer, disk drive)



HP 37717B    communications performance analyzer

             PDH/ATM cell (BNC connector options)

   Opt UKJ   140 Mb/s, 34 Mb/s, 8 Mb/s and 2 Mb/s
             (structured full mux/demux).
   Opt UKN   ATM cell at 140 Mb/s, 34 Mb/s and 2 Mb/s plus
             option UKJ capability.
   Opt UKK   140 MB/s, 34 Mb/s, 8 Mb/s and 2 Mb/s and 704 kb/s
             (unframed) with framed in-service measurements.
   Opt UH3   PDH binary interfaces (NRZ), external clock input plus
             Tx clock/data and Rx clock/data.

             SDH electrical (BNC connector options)

   Opt A3R   STM-1e, STM-0e, DCC drop/insert, error O/P SDH module.

             Optical interfaces

   Opt UH1   STM-1o (1310 nm).
   Opt UH2   STM-4o/STM-1o (1310 nm).
   Opt URU   STM-4o/STM-1o (1550 nm).

   Opt USN   STM-4 test (overhead access etc) plus STM-4o/STM-1o
             dual wavelength (1310 nm and 1550 nm).
   Opt UKT   STM-4 test (overhead access etc) plus STM-4o/STM-1o
             single wavelength (1310 nm).

             SDH Binary Interfaces (SMA connectors)

   Opt 0YH   STM-4/STM-1 SDH binary interfaces (NRZ Tx/Rx clock
             and data).

             Jitter (BNC connector options)

   Opt 140   Jitter generation.
   Opt A3K   Jitter and wander generation.

   Opt UHN   140 Mb/s, 34 Mb/s, 8 Mb/s and 2 Mb/s peak-to-peak jitter
             measurement.
   Opt A3L   STM-1e peak-to-peak & rms jitter measurement plus
             option UHN capability.
   Opt A3V   STM-1o, STM-1e peak-to-peak & rms jitter measurement plus
             option UHN capability.
   Opt A3N   STM-4o, STM-1o, STM-1e peak-to-peak & rms jitter measurement
             plus option UHN capability.

             Printer

             20 column integral printer.

             Optical adaptors

   Opt UH4   FC/PC.
   Opt UH5   DIN 47526.
   Opt UH6   ST.
   Opt UH7   Biconic.
   Opt UH8   NEC D4.
   Opt UKP   SC.
   Opt UKQ   HMS-10/HP.

             Remote control/external printing

   Opt A3D   RS-232-C and GPIB remote control/external printer.
   Opt A3B   LAN, RS-232-C and GPIB remote-control/external printer.
   Opt USS   HP distributed network analyzer firmware for HP E4540A.

             Manual and Calibration Certificate

   Opt AVA   Calibration manual.
   Opt 0B2   Additional operating manual.
   Opt 0BF   Remote operation manual.
   Opt UK6   Calibration certificate.

             Remote interactive control software (E4540A)

             HP distributed network analyzer software for operating
             the HP analyzer remotely from your PC using MS Windows
             via a graphical user interface. (Also requires Option
             USS and RS-232-C remote-control option A3D orA3B).

             Carrying cases and rack mount kits

HP 15910B    Soft, vinyl carrying case.
HP 15772B    Hard, robust transit case.
HP 15770A    Rack mount kit.

             Accessories

HP 15744A    Optical Coupler.
HP 15772A    Telphone handset (Talk/Listen capability)
             for option UKJ or UKN.

             Upgrade kits

HP 15777B    Contact your local HP representative to upgrade your
             HP 37717B analyzer at a later date.

ATM application brochure.
Jitter application brochure.
Tributary jitter testing product note
Automatic jitter tolerance product note
Automated test sequences product note
ATM physical layer jitter testing product note
Testing PDH digital radios product note
HP 37717B configuration guide.

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