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Are ALL features of the OmniBER 718 and 725 products included in the OmniBER OTN?
No. The OmniBER OTN has a feature set tailored for SONET/SDH and OTN applications up to 10G and at 10.71G.
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2002-12-02
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Are all of the TLSs shipped standard with an optical attenuator on the output?
The 81480A/81640A/80A all have a 60dB attenuator, 0.001 dB steps.
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2002-12-02
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Are plug-n-play drivers available for the 86100A?
Yes. Agilent Technologies offers Plug&Play (VXIplug&play) instrument drivers for programming in VEE, C, or Visual BASIC.
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2002-12-02
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Are the inputs and outputs from the 8161xA return loss modules straight or angled?
The input and the output on the 8161xA return loss modules are angled connections.
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2002-12-02
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Can a 10G SONET/SDH OmniBER OTN be upgraded to have G.709 10.71G functionality?
Yes. This is a chargeable firmware upgrade.
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2002-12-02
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Can I add or retrofit an 86140A/B optical spectrum analyzer option at a later time?
Yes, we can add or retrofit features at our service facilities. The option numbers...
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2003-01-08
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Can I adjust the large slot laser sweep rate using the internal PACT application for the 8164 mainframe?
The sweep rate is not directly settable. It is currently defaulted to 5 nm/sec.
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2002-12-02
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Can I change the OmniBER OTN mainframe from the Front Connectors to Side Connectors option at a later date?
No. The configuration (front or side connectors) must be specified at the time of the initial order.
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2002-12-02
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Can I connect angled to flat or straight or visa versa?
No, generally neither connection of different connector types (straight vs. angled) can be done.
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2002-12-02
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Can I control the large slot tunable laser wavelength using an external analog voltage?
There are several techniques which can be applied to scan the tunable laser wavelength.
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2002-12-02
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Can I do eye diagram and mask measurements without the 86100A DCA being in infinite persistence mode?
No.
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2002-12-02
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Can I get a dual channel optical power sensor module with an analog output?
There is no room on the dual channel power sensor for an analog output.
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2002-12-02
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Can I get access to the electrical signal after the O/E conversion in the module?
No.
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2002-12-02
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Can I make a service disruption measurement with a bulk filled concatenated payload?
No, the OmniBER service disruption measurement requires a PDH/DSn payload to operate. (Or ATM option.)
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2002-12-02
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Can I modify an existing mask or create a new mask?
With software revision A. 02. 00 and above you can create a new mask or copy and edit any of the standard masks that are available on the instrument hard disk...
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2002-12-02
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Can I order the internal EELED sources for the portable OSAs of the 86140 family?
It is not possible to add the EELED sources to the portable models of the 86140 family due to their smaller sizes...
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2003-01-08
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Can I retrofit wavelength calibrator to the OSA after I have received the instrument?
Yes, the wavelength calibrator can be retrofitted at service centers...
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2003-01-08
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Can I run the eyeline software from the 83480A on the 86100A?
No.
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2002-12-02
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Can I see the trigger source on the display?
No. However, you can use an electrical splitter to split the trigger signal and use one output as the data signal and the other as the trigger signal to view the trigger signal.
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2002-12-02
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Can I still calibrate my instrument without the wavelength calibrator option with the 86140 OSA?
The internal wavelength calibrator (option 006) provides an easy and accurate method to calibrate the instrument...
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2003-01-08
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Can I upgrade my 86100A or 86100B mainframe to obtain an 86100C?
No, there are no 86100A/B to 86100C mainframe (hardware) upgrades available. There are many HW changes in the new instrument which makes upgrading the instrument uneconomical for customers.
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2007-04-24
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Can I use an ESG RF signal generator with the 71501D?
We have tested the E4422B with the 71501D, however several other models should also be compatible...
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2004-06-02
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Can I use APC connectors with the 8163x optical power sensor modules?
Yes, you can use the optical power sensors with straight (PC) or angled (APC) fiber at the input.
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2002-12-02
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Can I use both PC and APC connectors with the optical heads?
Yes, you can use both straight (PC) and angled (APC) fiber with the Agilent Technologies optical heads.
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2002-12-02
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Can I use external photodetectors (O/E) with the 86100A?
Yes. However, with an external O/E, the mismatch, bandwidth and frequency response issues between the O/E and vertical channel can affect your measurements.
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2002-12-02
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