Setting Pointers and Changing Timing
3–144
CTS 710 SONET Test Set User Manual
500 ms,
Nominal
Increment
Next Two Presses of POINTER
ACTION
F
i
r
st
Pr
ess
o
f
POINTER
ACTION
Example
Burst of Four
Pointer
Movements
Decrement
Figure 3–49: Alternating Burst Pointer Movement
Setting Pointer to a Specific Value. With Set to Value selected, you can
move the pointer immediately to a new location, with or without a
new data flag being set. Payload data can be lost when you use jump
pointer movements of this type.
To set the new pointer value for an STS pointer:
Press Menu
Button
Select Menu
Page
Highlight
Parameter
Select Choice
Pointer Control Set Value
Pointer Value Set
to
Min 0
Max 782
Default 522
Illegal (Max + 1)
USER DEFINED
H Select Min 0 to set the pointer to location zero (points to the byte
immediately following the H3 transport overhead byte). If you
choose this setting, the pointer is moved immediately; you do not
need to press POINTER ACTION.
Setting Pointers and Changing Timing
3–144
CTS 710 SONET Test Set User Manual
500 ms,
Nominal
Increment
Next Two Presses of POINTER
ACTION
F
i
r
st
Pr
ess
o
f
POINTER
ACTION
Example
Burst of Four
Pointer
Movements
Decrement
Figure 3–49: Alternating Burst Pointer Movement
Setting Pointer to a Specific Value. With Set to Value selected, you can
move the pointer immediately to a new location, with or without a
new data flag being set. Payload data can be lost when you use jump
pointer movements of this type.
To set the new pointer value for an STS pointer:
Press Menu
Button
Select Menu
Page
Highlight
Parameter
Select Choice
Pointer Control Set Value
Pointer Value Set
to
Min 0
Max 782
Default 522
Illegal (Max + 1)
USER DEFINED
H Select Min 0 to set the pointer to location zero (points to the byte
immediately following the H3 transport overhead byte). If you
choose this setting, the pointer is moved immediately; you do not
need to press POINTER ACTION.