EDM01-09v7 DAG 3.8S Card User Guide
©2005 i Version 9: May 2006
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction 1
1.1 User Manual Purpose 1
1.2 DAG 3.8S Card Product Description 2
1.3 DAG 3.8S Card Architecture 3
1.4 DAG 3.8S Card Extended Functions 3
1.5 DAG 3.8S Card System Requirements Error! Bookmark not defined.
Chapter 2: Installation 7
2.1 Installation of Operating System and Endace Software 7
2.2 Insert DAG 3.8S Card into PC 7
2.3 DAG 3.8S Card Port Connectors 8
2.4 DAG 3.8S Card Pluggable Optical Transceivers 8
Chapter 3: Setting Optical Power 11
3.1 DAG 3.8S Card Optical Power Input 11
3.2 Splitter Losses 12
Chapter 4:Confidence Testing 13
4.1 Interpreting DAG 3.8S Card LED Status 13
4.2 DAG 3.8S Card Configuration 15
4.3 Configuration in WYSYCC Style 17
4.4 DAG 3.8S Card Configuration Options 18
4.5 Verify DAG 3.8S Card Configuration 22
4.6 General Purpose Counters 23
4.7 Inspect Links Data and Cells 23
4.8 Reporting Problems 25
Chapter 5 Running Data Capture Software 27
5.1 Starting DAG 3.8S Card Capture Session 27
5.2 High Load Performance 29
5.3 DAG 3.8S Card Packet Transmission Capabilities 30
Chapter 6: Synchronizing Clock Time 33
6.1 Configuration Tool Usage 34
6.2 Time Synchronization Configurations 35
6.2.1 Single Card no Reference Time Synchronization 35
6.2.2 Two Cards no Reference Time Synchronization 36
6.2.3 Card with Reference Time Synchronization 37
6.3 Synchronization Connector Pin-outs 39
Chapter 7: Data Formats Overview 41
7.1 Data Formats 41
7.2 Timestamps 43
