Using the Equipment
• MPEG Alert Status – This provides the MPEG level status of the detected
Transport Stream within the G.703 Card, this is the status of the de-
encapsulation form G.703 to MPEG. This can have the following values:
- NO MPEG ALERTS ACTIVE
- OUT OF REGULATION
- RS THRESHOLD
- SYNC LOSS
• Physical Alert Status – Displays the current status of the physical connection,
this can have the values:
- NO PHYSICAL ALERTS ACTIVE
- LOSS OF SIGNAL
- PARITY THRESHOLD
• Card Alert Status – Displays the current status of the G.703 Card.
• TS Packet Length – Displays the length of the packets used in the Transport
Stream.
• Deinterleaver – Checking this box enables the Deinterleaver function.
• Reed-Solomon – Checking this box enables the Reed-Solomon function.
• Derandomizer – Checking this box enables the Derandomizer function.
• Randomizer – Displays the current status of the G.703 card randomizer
function.
Advanced
• Mode – Enables the selection of the input mode from a drop-down menu.
• Sync Cnt to Lock – Enables the user to input an appropriate value of sync
packets before lock is indicated.
• Sync Miss Limit – Enables the user to input an appropriate value of missing
sync packets before loss of lock is indicated
• Destuffing – Checking this box enables the destuffing function within the card,
this will remove all of the stuffing packets within the stream.
• Man Pkt Length Ctrl – Checking this box enables this function to manually
define the length of the packets within the G.703 stream.
3.10.6.8 Front Panel Interface
3.10.6.8.1 Input Alarm Status
This menu displays the current card alarm.