Atec Acterna-JDSU-SDA-5000 - Manual

In the world of high-growth subscriber
services, engineers and technicians
struggle with assignments as diverse
as tracking down and fixing ingress,
aligning optical nodes, and proof-
of-performance. With competitive
threats building, cable operators need
easy and cost-effective solutions for
efficient installation, qualification,
maintenance and troubleshooting
their HFC networks.
The Acterna SDA-5000 Series of
Stealth Digital Analyzers provides a
lightweight, weather resistant, rugged,
and affordable single instrument with
the versatility to test the latest digital
services as well as the ideal device
for maintaining the analog spectrum.
The SDA Series provides seamless
forward and return path testing as well
as advanced digital testing. A host of
invaluable extra options such as QAM
analysis and PathTrak Field View are
available, enabling the SDA Series
to be customized for both the cable
operator’s network technology level
and budget.
The SDA builds on Acterna market
leading RF sweep capabilities with
numerous new features that ensure
engineers can cope with the changing
demands of today’s network.
Backward compatibility with earlier
Acterna Stealth and StealthTrak Series
products build on a company’s existing
investment. Automated testing, new
“Find and Fix” tools, and easy-to-use
graphical user interfaces ensure
training time is kept to a minimum.
In addition, users familiar with an
Acterna Stealth product can transfer
their existing expertise to other SDA
products without additional training.
Highlights
– Offers unmatched measurement
performance for digital video, data,
and traditional analog services in a
single instrument
– Increases the efficiency of
service calls and reduces
troubleshooting time
– Ensures HFC networkintegrity with
the Acterna non-interfering forward
and reverse sweep system compa-
tible with today’s digital signals
– Enables easy preparation of
networks for interactive services
with a 5 to 1000-MHz, fast,
sensitive spectrum analyzer
– Delivers comprehensive testing of
forward and reverse digital services
including optional QAM analysis
– Ensures full in-service proof-of-
performance with automated tests
– Rugged, weather-resistant,
and lightweight
Stealth Digital Analyzer
Acterna SDA-5000 Series