ANRITSU MP1590B Performance Tester with MU150100A AND OPTION 03

The Anritsu MP1590B Performance Tester with MU150100A and Option 03 is a modular signal generation and analysis platform for evaluating digital communications across optical and electrical interfaces from 1.5 Mbps to 10.7 Gbps. The system performs protocol-layer testing, jitter measurement, and multichannel analysis suitable for network equipment validation, telecommunications testing, and R&D environments.

Technical Specifications

• 6-slot modular architecture


• Operating system: Windows XP


• Integrated display


• Dimensions: 320 (W) × 177 (H) × 350 (D) mm


• Weight: 13 kg maximum (excluding options and units)


• Remote control: Ethernet, RS-232C, GPIB MU150100A Multirate Unit


• Interface support: 1.5 Mbps to 10.7 Gbps, including 10/10.7G and 10.3G (10 GbE)


• Optical wavelength: 1260 to 1610 nm


• Clock output: 1.3 to 0.6 Vp-p


• Data output: 0 to –0.2 V (High), –0.85 to –1.5 V (Low)


• Data input: 1.5 to 0.3 Vp-p


• Side-mode suppression ratio: ≥30 dB


• Optical overload rating: +3 dBm average


• Frequency accuracy: ±0.1 ppm


• Offset range: ±100 ppm / 0.1 ppm step


• Electrical reference clocks: 1.544 MHz, 2.048 MHz, 5 MHz, 10 MHz, 64 kHz + 8 kHz


• Electrical data rates: D1–D3 at 192 kbit/s, D4–D12 at 576 kbit/s, GCC0–2 at 13124 kbit/s and 326.7 kbit/s Option 03

High-Accuracy Jitter Measurement

• Jitter measurement accuracy: ±20 mUIp-p (ITU-T O.172 Appendix VIII calibrated)


• Jitter measurement repeatability: ±5 mUIp-p


• Supported rates: SDH/SONET 52 Mbit/s to 10.7 Gbit/s, OTU-1 (2.66 Gbit/s), OTU-2 (10.71 Gbit/s), 10.3 Gbit/s 10G Ethernet


• Jitter tolerance and transfer measurement per ITU-T Rec. G.783, G.825

Key Features

• Multichannel simultaneous measurement capability


• Dual optical and electrical interface support


• High-precision jitter generation and tolerance testing


• Modular expansion via six-slot architecture


• Sub-microsecond timing accuracy at ±0.1 ppm

Typical Applications

• SDH/SONET equipment performance validation


• OTU and 10G Ethernet interface testing


• Jitter tolerance compliance measurement


• Protocol-layer network diagnostics


• Telecommunications and data network R&D

Compatibility & Integration Integrates optical signals (1260–1610 nm) and electrical reference clocks (1.544–10 MHz) for layered network testing. Remote operation via Ethernet, RS-232C, and GPIB interfaces.