IEC 61280-2-3:2009

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

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

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.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 13-Jul-2009
• ICS: 01 - GENERALITIES. TERMINOLOGY. STANDARDIZATION. DOCUMENTATION
• ICS: 33.180.01 - Fibre optic systems in general
• Technical Committee: SC 86C - Fibre optic systems and active devices
• Drafting Committee: WG 1 - TC 86/SC 86C/WG 1
• Current Stage: PPUB - Publication issued
• Start Date: 15-Aug-2009
• Completion Date: 14-Jul-2009

Relations

• Replaces: IEC 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: 05-Sep-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

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

INTERNATIONAL
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ICS 33.180.01 ISBN 978-2-88910-475-8
– 2 – 61280-2-3 © IEC:2009(E)
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.33
12.2 Basic technique.33
12.2.1 Equipment connection .33
12.2.2 Equipment settings .34
12.2.3 Measurement procedure .35
13 Measurement of wander TDEV tolerance.35
13.1 Intent.35
13.2 Apparatus.35
13.3 Basic technique.35
13.4 Equipment connection .35
13.4.1 Wander TDEV tolerance measurement for the test signal of EUT .35
13.4.2 Wander TDEV tolerance measurement for timing reference signal of
EUT.36
13.5 Equipment settings.36
13.6 Measurement procedure.37
14 Measurement of wander TDEV transfer .37
14.1 Apparatus.37
14.2 Equipment connection .37

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14.2.1 Wander TDEV transfer measurement for the test signal of EUT .37
14.2.2 Wander TDEV transfer measurement for timing reference signal of
EUT.37
14.3 Equipment settings.38
14.4 Measurement procedure.38
15 Test results .38
15.1 Mandatory information.
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STANDARD
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Fibre optic communication subsystem test procedures –
Part 2-3: Digital systems – Jitter and wander measurements

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

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

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

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
PRICE CODE
INTERNATIONALE
W
CODE PRIX
ICS 33.180.01 ISBN 978-2-88910-476-5
– 2 – 61280-2-3 © IEC:2009
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

61280-2-3 © IEC:2009 – 3 –
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.33
12.2 Bas
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