User`s guide

Device Management
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6700-A2-GY31-70
July 1999
Pattern Window for Digital-Type Devices
Before executing the Pattern (BERT) command, you can change the test time.
Use the scroll arrows in the Duration box to increase or decrease the time. The
test time range is from 30 to 900 seconds (15 minutes) in 10-second increments.
Refer to
Range Field in Appendix A, NMS Windows Conventions , for more details
on using this field.
At the completion of the test, the test results appear in the lower portion of the
window. Table 7-4 lists the pattern test parameter fields with a description of
each. The message Not in sync indicates the local and remote devices did not
synchronize.
Table 7-4. Pattern Test Parameter Fields
Test Results
Description
Total Seconds The total test time in seconds.
Errored Seconds Elapsed The number of seconds with errors.
Total Blocks or Bits
(for 3600 Series DSU)
The total number of blocks or bits (for 3600 Series
DSU) tested.
Blocks In Error or Bits In Error
(for 3600 Series DSU)
The number of blocks or bits (for 3600 Series DSU)
detected containing an error.
Time of Results The received time of the last result.
Block Error Rate or Bit Error
Rate (for 3600 Series DSU)
The computed value of the blocks or bits
(for 3600 Series DSU) in error/total blocks or bits.