EN 61280-2-3:2009

Fibre optic communication subsystem test procedures - Part 2-3: Digital systems - Jitter and wander measurements

IEC 61280-2-3:2009(E) specifies methods for the measurement of the jitter and wander parameters associated with the transmission and handling of digital signals.

Prüfverfahren für Lichtwellenleiter-Kommunikationsuntersysteme - Teil: 2-3: Digitale Systeme - Messung von Jitter und Wander

Procédures d'essai des sous-systèmes de télécommunications à fibres optiques - Partie 2-3: Systèmes numériques - Mesures des gigues et des dérapages

La CEI 61280-2-3:2009 spécifie des méthodes relatives à la mesure des paramètres de la gigue et du dérapage associés à la transmission et au traitement des signaux numériques.

Osnovni preskusni postopki za optične komunikacijske sisteme - 2-3. del: Preskusnii postopki za digitalne sisteme - Meritve trepetanja in zdrsavanja (IEC 61280-2-3:2009)

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 22-Sep-2009
• Withdrawal Date: 31-Jul-2012
• ICS: 33.180.01 - Fibre optic systems in general
• Technical Committee: CLC/SR 86C - Fibre optic systems and active devices
• Drafting Committee: IEC/SC 86C - IEC_SC_86C
• Parallel Committee: IEC/SC 86C - IEC_SC_86C
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 23-Sep-2009
• Completion Date: 23-Sep-2009
• Ref Project: SIST EN 61280-2-3:2009 - Fibre optic communication subsystem basic test procedures - Part 2-3: Test procedures for digital systems - Jitter and wander measurements (IEC 61280-2-3:2009)

Relations

• Replaces: EN 61280-2-5:1998 - Fibre optic communication subsystem basic test procedures - Part 2-5: Test procedures for digital systems - Jitter transfer function measurement
• Effective Date: 29-Jan-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

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Fibre optic communication subsystem basic test procedures - Part 2-3: Test procedures
for digital systems - Jitter and wander measurements (IEC 61280-2-3:2009)
Lichtwellenleiter-Kommunikationsuntersysteme - Prüfverfahren - Teil: 2-3: Digitale
Systeme - Messung von Jitter und Wander (IEC 61280-2-3:2009)
Procédures d'essai des sous-systèmes de télécommunications à fibres optiques - Partie
2-3: Systèmes numériques - Mesures des gigues et des dérapages (CEI 61280-2-
3:2009)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 61280-2-3:2009
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EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 61280-2-3
NORME EUROPÉENNE
September 2009
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 33.180.01
English version
Fibre optic communication subsystem test procedures -
Part 2-3: Digital systems -
Jitter and wander measurements
(IEC 61280-2-3:2009)
Procédures d'essai des sous-systèmes  Prüfverfahren für Lichtwellenleiter-
de télécommunications à fibres optiques - Kommunikationsuntersysteme -
Partie 2-3: Systèmes numériques - Teil: 2-3: Digitale Systeme -
Mesures des gigues et des dérapages Messung von Jitter und Wander
(CEI 61280-2-3:2009) (IEC 61280-2-3:2009)

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Ref. No. EN 61280-2-3:2009 E
Foreword
The text of document 86C/885/FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 61280-2-3, prepared by SC 86C, Fibre optic
systems and active devices, of IEC TC 86, Fibre optics, was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote
and was approved by CENELEC as EN 61280-2-3 on 2009-08-01.
The following dates were fixed:
– latest date by which the EN has to be implemented
at national level by publication of an identical
national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2010-05-01
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2012-08-01
Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC.
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 61280-2-3:2009 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
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Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications

The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.

NOTE  When an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant EN/HD
applies.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year

1) 2)
IEC 60825-1 - Safety of laser products - EN 60825-1 2007
Part 1: Equipment classification and
requirements
1)
ITU-T - Timing characteristics of SDH equipment - -
Recommendation slave clocks (SEC)
G.813
1)
Undated reference.
2)
Valid edition at date of issue.

IEC 61280-2-3 ®
Edition 1.0 2009-07
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
Fibre optic communication subsystem test procedures –
Part 2-3: Digital systems – Jitter and wander measurements

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ICS 33.180.01 ISBN 2-8318-1051-4
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD.5
1 Scope.7
1.1 Types of jitter measurements .7
1.2 Types of wander measurements .7
2 Normative references .7
3 Terms and definitions .7
4 General considerations.11
4.1 Jitter generation .11
4.1.1 Timing jitter .11
4.1.2 Alignment jitter .11
4.1.3 Other effects.12
4.2 Effects of jitter on signal quality.12
4.3 Jitter tolerance .12
4.4 Waiting time jitter .13
4.5 Wander .14
5 Jitter test procedures.14
5.1 General considerations.14
5.1.1 Analogue method .14
5.1.2 Digital method .14
5.2 Common test equipment.15
5.3 Safety .16
5.4 Fibre optic connections .17
5.5 Test sample .17
6 Jitter tolerance measurement procedure.17
6.1 Purpose .17
6.2 Apparatus.17
6.3 BER penalty technique .17
6.3.1 Equipment connection .17
6.3.2 Equipment settings .18
6.3.3 Measurement procedure .18
6.4 Onset of errors technique .18
6.4.1 Equipment connection .18
6.4.2 Equipment settings .19
6.4.3 Measurement procedure .19
6.5 Jitter tolerance stressed eye receiver test .20
6.5.1 Purpose.20
6.5.2 Apparatus.20
6.5.3 Sinusoidal jitter template technique .20
7 Measurement of jitter transfer function .21
7.1 General .21
7.2 Apparatus.21
7.3 Basic technique.22
7.3.1 Equipment connection .22
7.3.2 Equipment settings .22
7.3.3 Measurement procedure .22
7.4 Analogue phase detector technique.23

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7.4.1 Equipment connections.23
7.4.2 Equipment settings .23
7.4.3 Measurement procedure .24
7.4.4 Measurement calculations .24
8 Measurement of output jitter .24
8.1 General .24
8.2 Equipment connection .24
8.2.1 Equipment settings .24
8.2.2 Measurement procedure .24
8.2.3 Controlled data.25
9 Measurement of systematic jitter .25
9.1 Apparatus.25
9.2 Basic technique.25
9.2.1 Equipment connection .25
9.2.2 Equipment settings .26
9.2.3 Measurement procedure .26
10 BERT scan technique .27
10.1 Apparatus.29
10.2 Basic technique.29
10.2.1 Equipment connection .29
10.2.2 Equipment settings .29
10.2.3 Measurement process .29
11 Jitter separation technique .30
11.1 Apparatus.31
11.2 Equipment connections .31
11.3 Equipment settings.31
11.4 Measurement procedure.32
11.4.1 Sampling oscilloscope: .32
11.4.2 Real-time oscilloscope.32
12 Measurement of wander .33
12.1 Apparatus.
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