Table of Contents

1.0 General Information

2.0 Safety Information

3.0 Introduction to FX120

3.1 FX120 Overview

3.2 What is xPON

3.3 Key Features

3. xPON Specifications

4.0 Basic Operation

4.1 Connector Panels

5.0 Preparing for Operation

5.1 Equipment Check List

5.2 xPON Test Standards

5.2.1 1G PON Architecture Specifications

5.2.2 10G PON Architecture Specifications

6.0 Optical Power Meter (OPM) Test Mode

6.0.1 OLT and ONT/ONU Messages and Measurements

6.0.2 Signal and Synchronization Status

6.1 Optical Power Meter (OPM) Test Procedure

6.2 Histogram and OLT Loss History

7.0 Advanced Mode

7.1 Advanced Setup

7.2 Active ONU

7.3 PLOAM Decoder

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 8.0 V-Test

9.0 Certifications and Declarations

10.0 About VeEX

APPENDIX A xPON DEFINITIONS

APPENDIX B xPON ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

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 1.0 General Information
This user manual is suitable for novice, intermediate, and experienced users and is intended to help use the features and
capabilities of VeEX products successfully. It is assumed that the user has basic computer experience and skills, and is familiar
with telecommunication and other concepts related to VeEX product usage, terminology, and safety.

Every effort was made to ensure that the information contained in this user manual is accurate. Information is subject to change
without notice and we accept no responsibility for any errors or omissions. In case of discrepancy, the web version takes
precedence over any printed literature. The content in this manual may vary from the software version installed in the unit. For
condition of use and permission to use these materials for publication in other than the English language, contact VeEX, Inc.

©2022 Copyright VeEX, Inc. All rights reserved. VeEX, Sunrise Telecom, Digital Lightwave, Air Expert, CaLan, FaultScout, Fiberizer,
MPA, MTT, RXT, VeGrade, VeriPHY, and VeSion, among others, are trademarks or registered trademarks of VeEX, Inc. and/or its
affiliates in the USA and other countries. All trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective companies. No
part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted electronically or otherwise without written permission from VeEX, Inc.

This manual describes software and/or a device that uses software either developed by VeEX Inc. or licensed by VeEX, Inc. from
third parties. The software is confidential and proprietary of VeEX, Inc. The software is protected by copyright and contains trade
secrets of VeEX, Inc. or VeEX's licensors. The purchaser of this device and/or software, downloaded or embedded, agrees that it
has received a license solely to use the software as embedded in the device and/or provided by VeEX Inc., and to use it solely as
intended and described in this manual. The purchaser is prohibited from copying, reverse engineering, decompiling, or
disassembling the software.  

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1.1 Customer Support

For more technical resources, visit www.veexinc.com.

For assistance or questions related to the use of this product, call or e-mail our customer care department for customer support.
Before contacting our customer care department, have the product model, serial number, and software version ready. Please locate
the serial number on the back of the chassis. Please provide this number when contacting VeEX, Inc. customer care.

Support hours may vary depending on the product.

Product Technical Support

Support is generally available 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM, Eastern Standard Time, Monday to Friday.
Phone: +1 510 651 0500
E-mail: [email protected]

MPA Product Technical Support

Support is generally available 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM, Eastern Standard Time, Monday to Friday.
Phone: +1 877 929 4357
International: +1 727 475 1206
E-mail: [email protected]

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1.2 Warranty
For warranty information on VeEX products, go to https://www.veexinc.com/Support/Warranty.

To activate the warranty, please register your product at https://www.veexinc.com/Support/ProductRegistration.

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1.3 Patent Information

VeEX product hardware and software may be protected by one or more patents on file with the United States Patent Office.

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1.4 Documentation Conventions

Icons used in this manual:

Marks a helpful tip (action or method), which can save time and improve
usability of the product.

Provides important information needed to use this product and avoid

missteps.

Cautions against and action or inactivity, which can hinder productivity.

Strongly warns against a condition, an action, or inactivity which can lead

to a health hazard, injury, equipment damage, data loss, and/or financial
losses.

Stop and read before continuing.

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 2.0 Safety Information

Safety precautions should be observed during all phases of operation of this instrument. The instrument has been designed to
ensure safe operation however please observe all safety markings and instructions. Do not operate the instrument in the presence
of flammable gases or fumes or any other combustible environment. VeEX Inc. assumes no liability for the customer's failure to
comply with safety precautions and requirements.

Optical Connectors

The test sets display a laser warning icon when the laser source is active to alert the user about a potentially dangerous situation. It
is recommended to:

1. Deactivate the laser before connecting or disconnecting optical cables or patchcords.

2. Never look directly into an optical patchcord or an optical connector interface (SFP+) while the laser is enabled. Even though
optical transceivers are typically fitted with Class 1 lasers, which are considered eye safe, optical radiation for an extended
period can cause irreparable damage to the eyes.
3. Never use a fiber microscope to check the optical connectors when the laser source is active.

Lithium-ion Battery Precautions

Lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery packs are compact and offer high capacity and autonomy, which make them ideal for demanding
applications, like providing long lasting power to portable test equipment. For safety reasons, due to their high energy concentration,
these batteries packs and products containing them must be used, charged, handled, and stored properly, according to the
manufacturer’s recommendations.

Li-ion battery packs contain individual Li-ion cells as well as battery monitoring and protection circuitry, sealed in its plastic container
that shall not be disassembled or serviced.

The test set unit's battery pack is also fitted with a safety connector to prevent accidental short circuits and reverse polarity.

Always charge the unit's battery pack inside the test platform battery bay using the AC/DC adapter supplied by VeEX.
Do not charge or use the battery pack if any mechanical damage is suspected (shock, impact, puncture, crack, etc).
Do not continue charging the battery if it does not recharge within the expected charging time
Storage: For long term storage, the battery pack should be stored at 20°C/68°F (room temperature), charged to about 30 to
50% of its capacity. Spare battery packs should be charged and used at least once a year to prevent over-discharge (rotate
them regularly).
It is recommended to charge and use battery packs at least every three months. Battery packs shall not go without recharging
(reconditioning) for more than six months.
After extended storage, battery packs may reach a deep discharge state or enter into sleep mode. For safety reasons, Li-ion
batteries in deep discharge state may limit the initial charging current (pre-recharge) before starting their regular fast charging
cycle. The pre-charging state may take several hours.
Air transportation of Li-ion batteries is regulated by United Nations' International Air Transportation Association (IATA)
Dangerous Goods Regulations and by country-specific regulations. Please check local regulations and with common carriers
before shipping Li-ion battery packs or products containing relatively large Li-ion battery packs.

Electrical Connectors

Telephone lines may carry dangerous voltages. Always connect the electrical test ports to known test interfaces which carry low
level signals.

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 ESD: Electrostatic Discharge Sensitive Equipment

Test modules could be affected by electrostatic discharge. To minimize the risk of damage when
replacing or handling test modules, make sure to follow proper ESD procedures and dissipate any
electrostatic charge from your body and tools and the use proper grounding gear.

Perform all work at a workplace that is protected against electrostatic build-up and
discharging.
Never touch any exposed contacts, printed circuit boards or electronic components.
Always store test modules in ESD protected packaging.
Wear ESD protection and grounding gear when:
Inserting, extracting, or handling test modules.
Inserting or removing SFPs, XFPs, QSFPs, or CFPs from the platform.
Connecting or disconnecting cables from modules or platform.

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 3.0 Introduction

3.1 FX120 Overview

The VeEX® FX120 XG(S)-PON Analyzer is designed to assist with PON ONT/ONU service activation and aid in troubleshooting.
When connected at the customer site between the splitter and Optical Network Unit/Optical Network Terminal (ONU/ONT), the unit
passively monitors downstream and upstream GPON and XGS-PON traffic, tests optical power levels for compliance to standards
and when available captures/decodes PLOAM messages exchanged from the OLT and ONT to provide PON-ID per ITU-T, OLT
Transmit power, PON type and Class, ONU ID, ONU Serial Number, and ONU Status.

The operator is assumed to have received basic training in fiber optics and related testing and measurement practices.

1G/10G PON Optical Power Meter with PON ID Analysis per ITU-T
1490/1577 PON ID decode and optical power measurement
1270/1310 ONU ID decode and optical power measurement
1550 RF video optical power measurement
Speed test up to 10G

3.2 What is xPON

The International Telecommunications Union standards (ITU-T G.984 and G.987) describes attributes of passive optical network
(xPON) systems. xPON utilizes optical wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) so a single fiber from a provider’s central office can
be split to serve multiple homes and businesses for both downstream and upstream data transmission.

The Optical Line Terminal (OLT) sends 1490nm signal downstream at a rate of 2.488 Gbits/s for GPON or sends 1577nm signal
downstream at a rate of 9.95328 Gbits/s for XGS-PON. Every Optical Network Unit/Optical Network Terminal (ONU/ONT) receives
the same data but is able to recognize data targeted to a specific ONU/ONT. Each ONU/ONT upstream 1310nm signal transmits at
a rate of 1.244 Gbits/s for GPON whilst a 1270nm signal transmits at a rate of 9.95328 Gbits/s for XGS-PON, using a time division
multiplex (TDM) format as each ONU/ONT is assigned a time slot in which it can transmit to the OLT. The total available bandwidth
is divided between all ONUs so each user only gets a fraction of available bandwidth, such as 100 Mbits/s, depending on how the
OLT allocates it. The upstream transmissions, called burst-mode operation, is allocated on an as need basis by the OLT for each
ONU/ONT that needs to send data. Because the TDM method involves multiple users on a single transmission, the upstream data
rate is always less than the maximum available bandwidth to support sharing of bandwidth.

The OLT determines the distance and time delay for each subscriber. The software provides a way to allot time slots to upstream
data for each ONU. The typical split of a single fiber is 1:32 or 1:64. That means each fiber can serve up to 32 or 64 subscribers.
However, split ratios up to 1:256 are possible on some systems.

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3.3 Key Features

Basic Mode

Dual port wavelength filtered, through-meter for simultaneous 1G and 10G ONT/ONU service verification for measuring
GPON ONT upstream and downstream level measurements for 1310 and 1490, for XGS-PON upstream and downstream
level measurement 1577 and 1270nm
Upstream/Downstream LED status indicators for signal and Frame
TC Sync per ITU-T
Automatic PON-ID detection* including OLT-ID, ODN class, Tx power, power level and ODN link pass/fail per ITU-T*
ONU/ONT ID and serial number; rogue and alien ONU detection
Low insertion loss: ≤1.5 dB typ

Advanced Mode

Track/manage active ONT IDs and serial numbers

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 PLOAM Capture/Decode

PON Standard Compliance

G-PON (ITU-T G984.2)

XG(S)-PON (ITU-T G.9807.1)
RF video signals 1550 nm (ANSI/SCTE 174 2010)

Requires activation of PON-ID functionality in PON system per ITU-T G.984.3 Amd 3

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3.4 xPON Specifications

Optical – xPON (designed to meet levels as defined by ITU standard when testing at ONT site)

Optical Measurement
Downstream 1490 nm OLT Signal (power
-35 to +5 dBm
measurement)
Downstream 1490 nm OLT Signal (data
-30 to +5 dBm
recovery)
Spectral passband 1470 to 1510 nm
Downstream 1577 nm OLT Signal (power
-35 to +5 dBm
measurement)
Downstream 1577 nm OLT Signal (data
-30 to +5 dBm
recovery)
Spectral passband 1572 to 1582 nm
Upstream ONU/ONT 1310 nm Signal (power
-28 to +10 dBm
measurement)
Spectral passband 1300 to 1320 nm
Upstream ONU/ONT 1270 nm Signal (power
-27 to +11 dBm
measurement)
Spectral passband 1260 to 1280 nm
Fiber Inspection Optional Fiberscope via OTG cable

Optical – xPON (designed to meet levels as defined by ITU standard when testing at ONT site)

Data Analysis

ONT serial numbers identification Standard offering. Extracted from OLT transmission

In-service signal levels with Pass/Fail analysis Standard offering. User defined P/F thresholds

Standard offering. Extracted from OLT

PON identification
transmission.

PLOAM Capture/Decode Standard offering.

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 4.0 Basic Operation.

4.1 Connector Panels

The FX120 connector panel features an ONU port (To ONU) and an OLT port (To
OLT), and SFP+ port

FX120 connector panel with, ONU, OLT and SFP+ ports

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 5.0 Preparing for Operation

5.1 Equipment Check List

The following tools are required to operate the FX120 unit for GPON testing:

SC/APC is the recommended connector.

Cleaning supplies to clean patch cord connectors and equipment optical connectors.
Fiberscope with Universal 2.5mm UPC and APC male tip, SC/APC bulkhead and SC/UPC bulkhead tips to inspect optical
connectors.
Patch cord – one to two patch cords depending on what is required to insert the FX120 between the splitter and ONT.

Mating blue (UPC) with green (APC) connectors will result in excessive insertion loss, reflectance,
and possible damage to the optical connector.

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5.2 xPON Test Standards

5.2.1 1G PON Architecture Specifications

VeEx is providing these architecture diagrams as an example. For the latest specifications, it is
recommended users should check ITU-T website for the latest revision.

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 6.0 Optical Power Meter (OPM) Test Mode

GPON

XGS-PON

LED Indicators

On screen LEDs indicate the status of upstream (Up) and downstream (Dn) signal and alarm/error traffic detection. Refer to LED Status for more
information.

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 GPON/XGS_PON Diagram

Network diagram of the GPON network. Connect the FX120 between the splitter and ONT/ONU.

Do NOT connect the FX120 between the OLT and splitter.

The FX120 should be connected between the splitter and ONT.

6.0.1 OLT and ONT/ONU Messages and Measurements

OLT Information Table

Below the OLT and splitter diagram block, a table displays the transmitting signal level (TX), PON ID, PON Type, and ODN class. This is decoded from
downstream PLOAM messages from the OLT. This information is only available when sent by the OLT and may need to be enabled.

ONU Information Table

ONU ID and ONU S/N information is decoded from downstream PLOAM messages from the OLT that was received from the ONT/ONU during the first
service activation. If the information is not displayed, it may have been missed. Power cycle the ONU to initiate the ranging process again.

ONU Status

GPON Signal Measurement Table

XGS-PON Signal Measurement Table

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 At any customer location after the OLT and splitter, the FX120 will display 1490nm and 1310nm signal level values for GPON, 1577nm and 1270nm for
XGS-PON, and 1550nm for RF/CATV. ODN Loss is the difference between the transmitting signal from the OLT (TX) and the DS signal level measured at
the FX120 location.

If the OLT is not broadcasting its output power, the span loss value cannot be calculated.

Green, yellow, and red table colors indicate whether signal levels pass or fail against ITU-T G.984 standard threshold values configured in Setup. Refer to
Test and Profile Settings for information on test profile setup.

            Green: The measured signal is above the critical threshold.

            Yellow: The measured signal is below marginal and above critical.

             Red: The measured signal level is below the critical threshold and does not meet the specification.

Upstream/Downstream/TC-Sync Signal Status

For more information, refer to Signal and Synchronization Status.

Test and Profile Settings

Setup: Setup Test profile

Advanced: Leads to the Advanced Setup, Results, PLOAM and OMCI Decoder, and Active ONU
list.

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6.0.2 Signal and Synchronization Status

The Status table displays detected 1490nm/1577nm downstream, 1310nm/1270nm upstream, and TC-Sync status.

GPON Signal and Synchronization Status Table

XGS-PON Signal and Synchronization Status Table

Status Table

1490nm/1310nm: If OK is displayed, light in the downstream 1490nm or upstream 1310nm direction is detected.
1577nm/1270nm: If OK is displayed, light in the downstream 1577nm or upstream 1270nm direction is detected.
Transmission Connectivity Sync (TC-Sync): OK UL/DL indicates that the FX120 is properly synchronized with the OLT and ONU/ONT traffic. No
UL/DL indicates the OLT and ONU/ONT are not synchronized properly. Consult VeEX technical support if unable to achieve TC-Sync.

OK indicates US or DS light is detected, but does not indicate whether ITU-T Threshold values are
met or if the OLT and ONU/ONT are properly synchronized.

LED Status

Upstream/Downstream LED Status

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 On screen LED colors indicate the status of upstream (Up) and downstream (Dn) signals:

Green: Signal level detected. No errors or alarms are present. No further action required.
Red: An error or alarm condition is detected and is currently present. Flashing red indicates a history condition—an error or alarm was detected
during the measurement interval but it is no longer present or active. Tap Advanced to view PLOAM, and Active ONU.

The History button resets the LEDs of past statuses.

If any LED remains red, clean the patch cord connectors that will connect the FX120 to the
ONU/ONT, the FX120 test ports (To ONU, To OLT), and the ONU/ONT ports. Refer to Inspection
for information on inspecting and cleaning fiber connectors.

6.1 Optical Power Meter (OPM) Test Procedure

The FX120 is designed for use at the customer premises to aid with ONT/ONU activation and troubleshooting

The FX120 is connected at the customer premise

1. Power up the FX120 test set. Testing should start automatically. Starting/stopping/restarting measurements from the OPM menu (see OLT
Information Table) starts/stops/resets items in the OPM Summary screen - the power level graphs and the Active ONU list in Advanced Mode. To
clear the PLOAM list, go to the respective PLOAM  menu and press the clear button.
2. Tap on Setup and configure the test profile settings according to the xPON class and ITU-T Test standards.

GPON OPM Setup menu

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 XGS-PON OPM Setup menu

3. Inspect and clean the FX120 test ports. Inspect and clean the fiber patch cord from the OLT and insert it into the FX120 OLT test port.

Warning: Never look directly into the beam of an active optical source as this may result in harmful
eye damage from radiation exposure

4. If 1490/1577nm light is detected, the 1490/1577nm Status will display OK. Verify that the measured 1490/1577nm signal level is green (see Signal
and Synchronization Status). Confirm TC-Sync DS displays OK UL/DL. Consult VeEX technical support if you are not able to achieve TC-Sync.
5. All DS LEDs should turn from red to Green. If any LED remains red, clean and inspect the connectors again as specified in Step 4.
6. Inspect and clean the patch cord connectors that will connect FX120 to ONU/ONT and the ONU/ONT test port.
7. Connect the FX120 to the ONU/ONT test port. If 1310/1270nm light is detected, the Status will display OK. Verify that the measured 1310/1270nm
signal level is green (see Signal and Synchronization Status ).
8. Confirm TC-Sync DS displays OK UL/DL. Consult VeEX technical support if you are not able to achieve TC-Sync.
9. All US LEDs should turn from red to green. If any LED remains red, clean the ONU connections again as outlined in Step 6.

Thresholds Adhering to the Current GPON Standards

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 Thresholds Adhering to the Current XGS-PON Standards

For latest revisions of GPON standards, please visit https://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-G.984.2-201908-I

and for XGS-PON standards, please visit https://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-G.9807.1/en

Synchronizing the FX120 with the ONU Activation Process

The FX120 will synchronize to the downstream frame (from the OLT) provided the OLT is operational and 1490/1577nm signal level is good. The
downstream frame synchronization indicator should occur almost immediately.

In order to synchronize with the ONU, the FX120 needs to see the ONU registration process. Therefore, only connect the ONU AFTER the FX120
application is already running. Otherwise, power cycle the ONU after the FX120 application is running if the ONU is already connected to the FX120.

If the OLT and an active ONU are connected to the FX120 before starting the test application, the
FX120 will not see the ONU activation and the above process will not be completed. In this instance,
LOF will be reported for the upstream side; no ONU ID or ONU S/N information on the OPM results
page will be displayed.

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 6.2 Histogram and OLT Loss History
Tap on 1490/1577nm Histogram, 1310/1270nm Histogram, and ODN (Span Loss) Histogram tabs to Monitor Downstream and Upstream signals. Tap on t
he upper left and right arrows to scroll through the measurement period. The + and – keys zoom in/out of the time axis.

1310nm Histogram showing Downstream signals

1490nm Histogram showing Downstream signals

OLT Loss Histogram showing Downstream and Upstream signals

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 7.0 Advanced Mode
Advanced Mode features advanced troubleshooting tests beyond basic signal level measurements. Further investigation may be
required when the OPM test mode indicates good signal level and TCSync is good but network is generating alarm or errors.

Advanced Results provides a summary screen of network status and reports system errors/alarms status.
PLOAM captures and decodes PLOAM messages exchanged between the Optical Line Terminal (OLT) and ONT.
Active ONU lists all active ONUs currently on the network as determined by the OLT.

Starting/stopping/restarting measurements from Advanced Results starts/stops/resets items in Advanced Mode, namely the power
level graphs. Start/stop from Advanced Setup relates to error/alarms on this page. If the ONU is restarted, the power measurement
will continue recording the signal levels. The decoded fields will be reset when the ONU is reconnected. Decoded messages
continue to persist until the new sync is achieved, when they get updated.

Pressing restart at any time clears the results, filling in the downstream decode after receiving the first
PON-ID downstream message. The upstream decode will be filled in when the ONU initializes.

Advanced home menu

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 7.1 Advanced Setup

Advanced Setup - Measurements tab

Advanced Setup options include PLOAM Decoder Filter options, and additional test management options.

Filter Extended Burst Length: When active, prevents capture in the PLOAM Decoder log of
Extended_Burst Length PLOAM messages from the OLT.

Filter Sleep Allow: When active, prevents capture in the PLOAM Decoder log of Sleep_Allow
PLOAM messages from the OLT.

General

The General setup tab features the following test management options:

Audible Alarm: The unit beeps every time an alarm is detected. This feature is not available on all test sets.

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 7.2 Active ONU
Active ONU lists all of the ONUs that have been activated by the OLT since the measurement was started/restarted from the OPM
summary screen. Tap Clear to clear the list.

Active ONU screen

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7.3 PLOAM Decoder

PLOAM Decoder screen

Physical Layer Operations, Administrations and Maintenance (PLOAM). Decoder displays downstream decoded PLOAM messages
between the OLT and ONUs/ONTs. Tap
Clear to clear the list or tap on the screen to see additional message details.

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 8.0 V-Test
V-Test is a VeEX speed test. There are a few different server types that can be used to run the speed test. The following server types are
available from Server Selection Mode:

VeEX Managed (Server List): A list of servers maintained by VeEX initially provided by the user. Specific server names for each
location are listed. This list can be automatically updated when connected to our server by tapping Update.

User Managed (Server List): Lists servers and server lists created via Manual mode. Options to modify or delete server lists are
available under Server List Manage.

Manual (Server Configuration): Create a new server profile or server list. Enter the IP/URL of the server to test. If TCP port number
8080 is used, there is no need to enter a Path and File name. Port 8080 is used by Ookla netgauge servers, therefore the proper
Speedtest handshaking will take place between the test set (client) and Ookla server. If TCP port number 80 is used, the correct
Path and Filename need to be entered by the user.

V-Test VeEX Managed Mode

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Creating New Server Profiles and Server Lists

1. From the Setup tab, select Manual from Server Selection Mode.
2. Tap Update and select a file to transfer. The File Name and Path will populate into the field. After setting up the new server profile,
tap the Add To Server List drop-down menu. Save as new creates a new server list and adds the current server profile to that list.
The option to add the profile to an existing server list is also available.

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 Server Named FREMONT Can Be Added to server1

3. Server profiles and server lists created from here are available in Server Selection Mode > User Managed.

FREMONT and server1 appearing in User Managed

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 Starting a V-Test

Select a server from User Managed or VeEX Managed. Enabling Ping mode simultaneously runs a Ping test. Ping Response results will
appear under the Results tab. Tap Start to initiate testing. The download test starts first, followed by the upload test.

V-Test - Results - Summary

V-Test - Results - Status

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 9.0 Certifications and Declarations

What is CE?
The CE marking is a mandatory European marking for certain product groups to
indicate conformity with the essential health and safety requirements set out in
European Directives. To permit the use of a CE mark on a product, proof that the
item meets the relevant requirements must be documented.
Use of this logo implies that the unit conforms to requirements of European Union
and European Free Trade Association (EFTA). EN61010-1

For a copy of the CE Declaration of Conformity relating to VeEX products,

please contact VeEX customer service.

RoHS Compliance
VeEX QUALITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

Our quality and environmental policy is to limit and progressively eliminate the use
of hazardous substances and chemicals in the design and manufacture of our
products.

VeEX products are classified as Monitoring and Control Instruments under Article
2, Section (1), Category 9 of the WEEE 2002/96/EC Directive.

RoHS and WEEE Position Statement

The Council of the European Union and the European Parliament adopted Directive
2002/95/EC (January 27, 2003), to Reduce the use of certain Hazardous
Substances (RoHS) in Electrical and Electronic Equipment, and Directive
2002/96/EC on Waste Electrical and Electronics Equipment (WEEE), with the
purpose of reducing the environmental impact of waste electrical and electronic
equipment. Both were later recast by Directives 2011/65/EU and 2012/19/EU
respectively. All VeEX products being placed on the EU market conform with these
directives.

Additional RoHS substance restrictions for the Monitoring and Control Instruments
were adopted by EU Directive 2015/863 (March 31, 2015). These new restrictions
will take effect from July 22, 2021. VeEX has established a program to ensure that
from July 22, 2021, all its products to be sold and shipped into the EU market will
conform with (EU) 2015/863.

VeEX Inc. is committed to comply with RoHS and WEEE Directives to minimize the
environmental impact of our products.

For more information about RoHS as it relates to VeEX Inc, go to the VeEX web
site at www.veexinc.com/RoHS.

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 Appendix A

xPON Definitions
Activation: A set of distributed procedures executed by the OLT and the ONUs that allows an
inactive ONU to join or resume operations on the PON. The activation process includes three phases:
parameter learning, serial number acquisition, and ranging.

Bandwidth allocation: An upstream transmission opportunity granted by the OLT for the duration of the specified time interval to
the specified traffic-bearing entity within an ONU.

C/M-plane: A plane of the xPON protocol suite that handles control and management information in a xPON system. Data on OMCI
is transferred through this plane.

Dynamic bandwidth assignment (DBA): A process by which the optical line terminal (OLT) distributes the upstream PON capacity
between the traffic-bearing entities within optical network units (ONUs), based on the dynamic indication of their activity status and
their configured traffic contracts.

Embedded OAM: An operation and management channel between the OLT and the ONUs that utilize the structured overhead fields
of the downstream GTC frame and upstream GTC burst, and supports the time sensitive functions, including bandwidth allocation,
key synchronization, and DBA reporting.

Equalization delay (EqD): The requisite delay assigned by the OLT to an individual ONU as a result of ranging.

G-PON encapsulation method (GEM): A data frame transport scheme used in xPON systems that is connection-oriented and that
supports fragmentation of the user data frames into variable-sized transmission fragments.

G-PON transmission convergence (GTC) layer: A protocol layer of the xPON protocol suite that is positioned between the
physical media dependent (PMD) layer and the xPON clients. The GTC layer is composed of GTC framing sublayer and GTC
adaptation sublayer.

GEM port: An abstraction on the GTC adaptation sublayer representing a logical connection associated with a specific client packet
flow.

Gigabit-capable passive optical network (G-PON): A variant of the passive optical network (PON) access technology supporting
transmission rates in excess of 1 Gbit/s and based on the G.984-series of ITU-T Recommendations.

GTC adaptation sublayer: A sublayer of the G-PON transmission convergence layer that supports the functions of user data
fragmentation and de-fragmentation, GEM encapsulation, GEM frame delineation and GEM Port-ID filtering.

GTC framing sublayer: A sublayer of the G-PON transmission convergence layer that supports the functions of GTC frame/burst
encapsulation and delineation, embedded OAM processing and Alloc- ID filtering.

Optical access network (OAN): A set of access links sharing the same network-side interfaces and supported by optical access
transmission systems. The OAN may include a number of ODNs connected to the same OLT.

Optical distribution network (ODN): In the PON context, a tree of optical fibers in the access network, supplemented with power or
wavelength splitters, filters or other passive optical devices.

Optical line termination (OLT): A device that terminates the common (root) endpoint of an ODN, implements a PON protocol, such
as that defined by [ITU-T G.984.1] and adapts PON PDUs for uplink communications over the provider service interface. The OLT
provides management and maintenance functions for the subtended ODN and ONUs.

Optical network termination (ONT): A single-subscriber device that terminates any one of the distributed (leaf) endpoints of an
ODN, implements a PON protocol and adapts PON PDUs to subscriber service interfaces. An ONT is a special case of an ONU.

Optical network unit (ONU): A generic term denoting a device that terminates any one of the distributed (leaf) endpoints of an
ODN, implements a PON protocol and adapts PON PDUs to subscriber service interfaces. In some contexts, an ONU implies a
multiple subscriber device.

Physical layer OAM (PLOAM): A message-based operation and management channel between the OLT and the ONUs that
supports the PON TC-layer management functions, including ONU activation, OMCC establishment, encryption configuration, key
management and alarm signaling.
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 Pre-assigned delay (PrD): The requisite delay that all the ONUs on the PON are required to use prior to completion of the ranging
phase of the activation process.

Quiet window: A time interval during which the OLT suppresses all the bandwidth allocations to the in-service ONUs in order to
avoid collisions between their upstream transmissions and the transmission bursts from the ONUs that have just joined the PON and
are undergoing the activation process.

Ranging: A procedure of measuring the logical distance between the OLT and each of its subtending ONUs with the objective to
accurately time the individual ONU upstream transmission bursts so that these bursts arrive at the OLT in a collision-free sequential
fashion and the upstream overhead, which is required to ensure burst detection and delineation, is minimal. Ranging is performed
during the
ONU activation and may be performed while the ONU is in service.

Requisite delay: A general term denoting the total extra delay the OLT may require an ONU to apply to the upstream transmission
beyond the ONU's regular response time. The purpose of the requisite delay is to compensate for variation of propagation and
processing delays of individual ONUs, and to avoid or reduce the probability of collisions between upstream transmissions.

Status reporting DBA (SR-DBA): A method of dynamic bandwidth assignment that infers the dynamic activity status of the traffic-
bearing entities within optical network units (ONUs) based on the explicit buffer occupancy reports communicated over the
embedded OAM channel.

Traffic-monitoring DBA (TM-DBA): A method of dynamic bandwidth assignment that infers the dynamic activity status of the traffic-
bearing entities within optical network units (ONUs) based on the observation of the idle GEM frame transmissions in place of
granted upstream bandwidth allocations.

Transmission container (T-CONT): A traffic-bearing object within an ONU that represents a group of logical connections, is
managed via the ONU management and control channel (OMCC), and is treated as a single entity for the purpose of upstream
bandwidth assignment on the PON.

U-plane: A plane of the xPON protocol suite that handles user data in a xPON system. U-Plane provides communication between
GEM clients.

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 Appendix B

xPON ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

AES - Advanced Encryption Standard
Alloc-ID -Allocation Identifier
ANI - Access Node Interface
APS - Automatic Protection Switching BCH - Bose-Chaudhuri-Hocquengham BER - Bit Error Ratio
BIP - Bit Interleaved Parity
B-ISDN - Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network
Blen - BWmap Length
B-PON - Broadband Passive Optical Network
BW - Bandwidth
BWmap - Bandwidth Map CBS - Committed Burst Size CES - Circuit Emulation Service CID - Consecutive Identical Digit
CIR - Committed Information Rate
CPL - Change Power Level
CRC - Cyclic Redundancy Check
DACT - Deactivate (ONU-ID)
DBA - Dynamic Bandwidth Assignment
DBRu - Dynamic Bandwidth Report upstream
DEMUX - Demultiplexer DF - Deactivate Failure DG - Dying Gasp
DIS - Disable (ONU serial number)
DOW - Drift of Window
DS - Downstream
DSL - Digital Subscriber Line
E/O - Electrical/Optical
EBS - Excess Burst Size
EIR - Excess Information Rate
EMS - Element Management System
EqD - Equalization Delay
FEC - Forward Error Correction FTTB - Fiber to the Building FTTC - Fiber to the Curb
FTTH - Fiber to the Home
GEM - Gigabit-capable passive optical network Encapsulation Method
G-PON - Gigabit-capable Passive Optical Network
GTC - Gigabit-capable passive optical network Transmission Convergence
HEC - Header Error Control
IP - Internet Protocol
ISDN - Integrated Services Digital Network
LAN - Local Area Network
LCDG - Loss of Channel Delineation for GEM
LCF - Laser Control Field
LIM - Line Interface Module
LOA - Loss of Acknowledgement
LOAM - Loss of Operations, Administrations and Maintenance LOF - Loss of Frame LOK - Loss of Key LOS - Loss of Signal
LSB - Least Significant Bit MAC - Media Access Control ME - Managed Entity
MEM - Message Error Message
MIB - Management Information Base
MIS - (link) Mismatch
MSB - Most Significant Bit
MUX - Multiplexer
NMS - Network Management System
NRZ - Non Return to Zero NSR - Non-Status-Reporting O/E - Optical/Electrical
OAM - Operations, Administration and Maintenance
OAN - Optical Access Network ODF - Optical Distribution Frame ODN - Optical Distribution Network OLT - Optical Line Termination
OMCC - Optical Network Unit Management and Control Channel OMCI - Optical Network Unit Management and Control Interface
ONT - Optical Network Termination
ONU - Optical Network Unit
ONU-ID - Optical Network Unit Identifier
OpS - Operations System
PCBd - Physical Control Block downstream PDH - Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy PDU - Protocol Data Unit
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 PEE - Physical Equipment Error
PHY - Physical Interface
PIR - Peak Information Rate
PLend - Payload Length downstream
PLI - Payload Length Indicator
PLOAM - Physical Layer OAM Operations, Administrations and Maintenance
PLOAMd - Physical Layer OAM Operations, Administrations and Maintenance downstream PLOAMu - Physical Layer OAM
Operations, Administrations and Maintenance upstream PLOu - Physical Layer Overhead upstream
PLSu - Power Levelling Sequence upstream
PMD - Physical Media Dependent PON - Passive Optical Network Port-ID - Port Identifier
POTS - Plain Old Telephone Service
PrD - Pre-assigned Delay
PST - Passive optical network Section Trace PSTN - Public Switched Telephone Network PSync - Physical Synchronization
PTI - Payload Type Indicator
QoS - Quality of Service
RDI - Remote Defect Indication
REI - Remote Error Indication RMS - Root-Mean-Square
RS - Reed Solomon
RTD - Round-Trip Delay
SD - Signal Degrade
SDH - Synchronous Digital Hierarchy
SDU - Service Data Unit
SF - Signal Fail
SIR - Sustained Information Rate
SN - Serial Number
SNI - Service Node Interface
SR - Status Reporting
SUF - Start Up Failure
TC - Transmission Convergence
T-CONT - Transmission Container TDMA - Time Division Multiple Access TE - Terminal Equipment
TF - Transmitter Failure
TM - Traffic Monitoring
UNI - User-Network Interface
US - Upstream
WDM - Wavelength Division Multiplexing

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