DWDM Trunk-Switching Optical Spectrum Analysis

Help for Monitor Results window

The Monitor Results tab graphs Rx power over Time for an EM316-OSW8 card's incoming DWDM trunks.

Prior to viewing any results it is necessary to setup and initiate background monitoring in the Monitor Setup tab.

The Switch Port table (top-left) shows all eight optical switch input ports. Click on any row to display the spectrum analysis history for the Monitor Port trunk connected to that port.

In the Detailed Results table (bottom), each row shows a measurement time and the Rx power measured for each DWDM channel. Channels with no signal measure -100.00 dBm and are shown in light gray text. Measurements above -60 dBm are color-coded by channel and graphed in the panel above the table.

You may archive the Detailed Results data using Save As txt for a fixed-width ASCII file, or Save As csv for a spreadsheet-compatible comma-separated values file. Use the Print button to make a hardcopy of the results.