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7.3 Bit Error Testing (BERT)
Run the BERT application to check the integrity of a T3 (DS3) circuit. It can be run with a loopback or end to end with
another test set. The indicators at the top display the current and historical state of
SIGNAL/FRAME/ALARM/ERROR/PSYNC events. The test results are reported as errors or error rates. Any events,
including Alarms and G.821 metrics, are also reported.
Before you start transmitting with the
button, you can easily select a test pattern. In the example below, a test
pattern of 2e15-1 is selected with no inversion.
be selected from the list by scrolling left or right. Choices
include OFF, 63, 511, 2047, 2-15-1, 2-21-1, 2-23-1, QRSS,
All 0’s, All 1’s, 1:3, 1:7, 1:15, 1:31. The pattern can also be
configured in Setup.