User's Manual

Chapter 4 Basic Testing
Step 5: Viewing test results
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Step 5: Viewing test results
Test results appear in the Results Windows of the Main
screen.
Setting the
result group
and category
To set the result group and category
1 Using the Test menu, select a test application see “Step
1: Selecting a test application” on page 48), and then
configure your test (see “Step 2: Configuring a test” on
page 48).
2 Select the Results button to return to the Main screen.
3 Connect your instrument to the circuit. For details, refer to
the testing manual for the circuit you are connecting to.
4 If you are testing an optical interface, select the Laser
button.
5 If you selected an Ethernet or SONET/SDH test applica-
tion, select the Start Traffic button to start generating
Traffic. Incoming traffic will be analyzed as soon as it is
received.
Results appear in the Results Windows.
6 Optional. Insert errors (anomalies) or alarms (defects) into
the traffic stream, or use the Action buttons to perform
other actions. These buttons only appear if applicable to
your test application.
7 Use the Group and Category buttons to specify the type
of results you want to observe. Figure 21 illustrates
buttons for a standard SONET application.
Results for the category you selected appear in the result
window.
Figure 21 Result Group and Category buttons