Test Mode
(ONS 15454 DS1/E1-56 and DS3XM-12 cards only) Use the BERT > Test Mode subtab to inject error bits and monitor the error count on the traffic running on a port.
 
Item
Description
Synchronization Status
Displays the connection status between the test pattern generator (TPG) and test pattern monitor (TPM).
Error Count
Displays the error count from the TPM.
Error Rate
Displays the rate at which error bits are injected into the port. For single-error-injection mode, None is displayed.
Refresh
Refreshes the tab fields.
Inject Bit Errors
Displays the Error Injection dialog box. This dialog box allows you to inject either single-bit errors (single-error-injection mode) or errors at predefined error rates, such as 1E-3, 1E-4, 1E-5, and 1E-6 (multirate-error-injection mode). In the multirate-error-injection mode, you can stop injecting errors by choosing the Stop option in the Error Injection dialog box.
Note
You can inject errors only if the Synchronization Status is true.
Reset Error Count
Resets the error count to zero.
Apply
Applies changes made to the fields in the tab.
Reset
Cancels any changes to the tab and returns the fields to their last-saved settings.
Help
Displays context-sensitive help.

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