Agilent N2620A FrameScope™ Pro Network Performance
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1. o o Agilent N2620A FrameScope Pro Network Performance Analyzer Addendum to the User s Manual Version 1 1 EE Agilent Technologies Notices 2006 Agilent Technologies Inc This document adds post release information to the FrameScope Pro User s Manual part no N2620 90003 It does not replace the FrameScope Pro User s Manual and will be superseded by any version later than 1 1 of the User s Manual Manual Part Number 0972 2791 Edition First Edition January 2007 Agilent Technologies Deutschland GmbH Herrenberger Strasse 130 71034 Boblingen Germany Contents 1 IP Video Testing with the FrameScope Pro 3 2 Audio Codec Support 14 3 Autotest of HTTP and FIP Servers with User Authentication 17 4 VLAN Support for the Auxiliary Port and Remote Control through the Auxiliary Port 20 D Download of Test Suites from an FIP Server 25 6 Simultaneous Traffic Generation during VoIP Testing 29 2 Addendum to the Agilent FrameScope Pro User s Manual a E IP Video Testing with the FrameScope Pro IP Video Testing Overview 4 How the FrameScope Pro Tests IP Video Quality 5 Running a IP Video Test 6 Interpreting Results 10 Detailed Test Result Window 11 License Information 12 How to Save and Retrieve Results 13 The Agilent FrameScope Pro IPTV is a powerful handheld instrument capable to measure Video over IP Quality of Service This chapter deals with IP Video testing Addend2. Pro from a SIP phone or between two FrameScope Pro In the latter case the configuration steps described here need to be applied to both instruments involved in the test depending on the desired test scenario and traffic loading Addendum to the Agilent FrameScope Pro User s Manual 33 Commence the test by clicking the Start button If there is a second FrameScope Pro involved in the test start the callee first then the caller During the testing the amount of background traffic generated on the Test Port can be increased or decreased using the arrow keys to observe the impact of network traffic on the VoIP quality Default Suite Network SIP Server B 141 184 48 1 Name fe Address SIP Port A 5060 RTP Port 5000 Authentication User Name Password Target Phone no J 2001 Settings KQr220PM 7 45 sos THN 4 Back ont Help Starting the test Signalling Caller 2005 Callee 2001 Duration 00 01 00 G711 U Law Mean Opinion Score 4 34 Total Packets Sent 2500 Use arrow keys to Total Packets Lost 5 chan e the number Packet Loss Ratio 0 Total Packets Discarded 0 of generated calls Packet Discard Ratio 0 Inter arrival Jitter 25ms Packet Round trip Delay 118ms Traffic Generator A ES in e os STP Save Results e 3 32PM 8 45 doo Display during testing Details To finish the test click Stop Test on e
3. The following example describes the flow of the user interaction to set up the Autotest of an HTTP server The sequence is similar for FTP server testing 1 2 3 In the Network Autotest Setup window select the Add button to add a new server to the Autotest suite From the list of available servers select the HTTP server you wish to test Click Next to proceed to the next step If the server to be tested is not in the list choose Create New to manually enter the address or URL Click Next to proceed In the Web Server Setup you can enter optional information Click Next to proceed to the next step afterwards a Use ofa proxy server can be enabled and the proxy server address or URL can be entered b Ifthe server under test requires the client to send authentication information select Authentication and enter the User Name and Password Like for the Autotest of every server type custom thresholds can be set for the service quality score of individual steps like Name Lookup PING Response 1 Response Read Rate etc Click Next to proceed When the Network Autotest Setup window returns press Start Test to begin testing Addendum to the Agilent FrameScope Pro User s Manual 17 DEZ Default Suite 1 Time B Fa 1DNs Sewer n tipwssewer Server nts 1 east demo com 141 184 48 21 E g 1 WINS Server L nts 2 east demo com 141 184 48 22 A 1 DHCP Server L nts 1 east demo com 141 184 48 21
4. EFIE x 9 51PM T g 45 sos Network Autotest Setup Enter the URL for the page to retrieve from the server Examples http www scope com index htm www scope com index htm www scope com URL jal http www yahoo com N Previous Cancel Specify server URL 18 8 Select the server that you wish to test or create a new test if the server is not listed Create New Add All Add Selected Untested Servers eM T 3 Web Servers http01 west demo com 141 184 48 104 T http02 west demo com 141 184 48 105 http03 west demo com 141 184 48 106 ga 1 NT File Server L S nts03 east demo com 141 184 48 23 1 Email Server ib east demo com 141 184 48 23 6 Print Servers N Previous Cancel up Choose server under test To use a proxy server check Use Proxy Server and enter the port number and the address or name of the proxy server Proxy Server yy Use Proxy Server 2 web proxy f Name C Address Port 80 User Name la test Password la Ee lt Previous Cancel Enter authentication details all vi Select the type of server that you wish to test NT File Server NFS Server FTP Server Novell Server Email Server Print Server DNS Server WINS Server DHCP Server Primary DC Backup DC Router N Previous Cancel Add a server to be tested Addendum to the Agilent FrameScope Pro User s Manu
5. a 5 diy System Tools VoIP amp IPTV D g 45 t 11 04 AM D 45 L4 q Previous 4 Back Main Help N Back ond Help Cancel Menu Main Menu System Settings Download Setup C07 8 50 AM 26 Addendum to the Agilent FrameScope Pro User s Manual After the download has initiated a message box may appear to inform about invalid entries or the CF card missing If all entries have been made correctly and the CF card is available a message box appears to confirm the start of the download process 7 Download FTP Server Information Server 2 0 0 0 0 Name e Address Port 8 z FTP Authenti Please enter a valid address 4 Previous Cancel Invalid entry Gy Download FTP Server Information Server B 141 183 30 64 C Name fe Address Port aj 21 The CompactFlash card is missing N Previous Cancel CF card missing Addendum to the Agilent FrameScope Pro User s Manual 7 Download FTP Server Information Server B 141 183 30 64 Name fe Address Port 2 21 Start Downloading Test Suite e 4 Previous Cancel All entries correct 27 Once the download is completed or if a failure happened during the download a notification box appears Should a test suite with the same profile name already exist you will be prompted to allow overwriting the existing profil
6. SIP call settings Choice of interface Addendum to the Agilent FrameScope Pro User s Manual J1 Only if VoIP on Aux Port is checked it is possible to also activate the TG on Test Port checkbox An additional entry field Traffic Generator Settings appears and the OK button changes to Next The amount of background traffic generated on the Test Port is quantified in the equivalent number of VoIP calls A minimum of one call and a maximum of 1000 calls are possible The traffic load associated with a each call is determined by the VoIP settings i e it is equivalent to the traffic generated by the VoIP test call on the Auxiliary Port In the Traffic Generator Settings field enter the desired amount of background traffic to be simulated Click Next to continue In Traffic Generator Settings two tabs Parameters and Frame are available The Parameters settings are populated automatically by the FrameScope Pro based on the chosen amount of background traffic and the parameters of the VolP test call such as the Codec being used In the Frames field specify if continuous background traffic generation is desired or if a limited number of frames are to be sent VolP on Aux Port y VoIP on Aux Port T 01101 Parameters Frame Frame Length jal 214 Frame Rate fps ajoo Utilization joos cfaa fe Continuous Enter any number of calls from 1 to 1000 7 y TG On Test Port r Traffi
7. a UAC SIP Standard Used Min SE Interval Refresher Label i Deselect Auto Options A Mode 03D Answering DNS Name E 4 Previous Cancel SIP window Addendum to the Agilent FrameScope Pro User s Manual Codec Type Gf11U Law G 11 A Law G723 1 Choose G729 A codec X Cancel Choice of codecs 15 FrameScope Pro as the Callee If the FrameScope Pro is configured as the Callee in a SIP RFC 3261 based VoIP system it will support all codecs also available in the caller mode The audio codec being used is defined in the media negotiation between caller and callee To configure FrameScope Pro as the Callee select the checkbox Auto Answer Incoming Call Based on the order of preference of supported audio codecs in the incoming S P INVITE message the suitable codec is selected in response For example if the caller provides the following sequence of supported codecs G 23 1 G 29 G 711 A law G 711 p law then the FrameScope Pro as the callee will select G 23 1 in the S P RESPONSE message returned to the caller If there is no common codec found between caller and callee based on the media information in the incoming S P INVITE message the FrameScope Pro as the callee will return a 468 Media Not Supported message to Caller side For software release 6 0 and later in the Callee mode the preferred stream properties for the G 21 G 726 Codec family must be chosen i
8. control and to access the FrameScope Pro through a network different from the network under test Also the Auxiliary Port can be used for Voice over IP testing if the test port is being used for background traffic generation at the same time For futher details please refer to chapter 6 Simultaneous Traffic Generation during VoIP Testing in this document The Auxiliary Port can not be used for network performance testing or with the troubleshooting tools available for the RJ45 and SFP Gigabit Ethernet test ports 20 Addendum to the Agilent FrameScope Pro User s Manual Configuring VLAN Support on the Auxiliary Port Click System on the Main Menu and then choose Auxiliary Port Settings from the System settings Network window Click Edit to enter the Auxiliary Port Settings window This window provides information about the Auxiliary Port s current MAC address and IP address 100 Mbps Half Duplex 5 Stations d 4 3 Servers Frame Scope 117 Remote Stations Utilization 0 00 re ta 295 duy VoIP amp IPTV Qns48AM ges pal Main 1 cm Menu Help e System Information MAC Address 00 C0 65 01 01 68 amp pisces Details Network Connection Up IP Address 141 184 48 68 k Storage CFlashCard Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway 141 184 48 1 el Power Time and Date e User Interface e Calibrate Touchscreen e Restore Default Settings Network Setting
9. whether the web server function is activated and it indicates the currently active remote control port its MAC address and IP address Click Main Menu to return to the main menu with no changes Click Edit Settings to enter the remote control setup dialog Enable Web Server Disabled 100 Mbps Half Duplex Time and Date Remote Control Use Test Port ee ma User Interface Network Connection Up a RAN IP Address 141 183 30 126 Subnet Mask 0 0 0 0 e Restore Default Settings Default Gateway 0 0 0 0 Network Settings T Auxiliary Port Settings 1 Switch Router g Boot Password Off 135 Remote Stations dn Download Test Suites Ye Restore Default MAC Off j wem jul de Uu r7 ea RFC 2544 Test On um oy L Demo Mode Off System Tools SNMP Settings VoIP amp IPTV 8 50 AM Eg pd 8 52 AM Eg 45 pal 8 52 AM g 45 pd Main Main Main Back m Help Back m Help d Back MER Help Main menu System Settings Remote Control Settings Addendum to the Agilent FrameScope Pro User s Manual 23 On the Remote Control Setup window choose either Use Test Port or Use Auxiliary Port as the network interface for remote control and web server access Activate the checkbox Enable Web Server to allow for access to the FrameScope s web server To protect remote access to the FrameScope Pro enter a combination of a user name and a password and record it for later use By default web acc
10. al a The server rating is calculated from the following measurements To view or change the performance rating thresholds for any of these measurements select it and hit Edit Measurements PING Response 1st Response Receive Rate N Previous Cancel Specify scoring levels zi Default Suite Ez 1 Web Server B www yahoo com www yahoo com g Delete Add O211PM D x N Back neath Help Start testing Addendum to the Agilent FrameScope Pro User s Manual 19 Features 4 VLAN Support for the Auxiliary Port and Remote Control through the Auxiliary Port Features 20 Configuring VLAN Support on the Auxiliary Port 21 Configuring Remote Control on the Auxiliary Port 23 This section describes how to configure VLAN support for the Auxiliary Port and how to set up remote control over the Auxiliary Port of the FrameScope Pro The Auxiliary Port is a hardware option to the FrameScope Pro and is identified by option number N2620A 041 Auxiliary Port The Auxiliary Port is mutually exclusive with the optional Wiremap port which is identified by option number N2620A 040 Wiremap port While the Auxiliary Port is an active network interface the Wiremap port is exclusively suitable as a troubleshooting tool to detect miswired network cables The Auxiliary Port of the FrameScope Pro provides an additional 10 100 Mbit s Ethernet interface It allows to remotely
11. c Generator Settings Simulate 2 Calls Frames Automatically set by FrameScope Pro Enter number of frames to be sent or activate continuous traffic N Previous Cancel N Previous Cancel Amount of traffic Traffic parameter setup 32 Addendum to the Agilent FrameScope Pro User s Manual Clicking the Frame tab opens additional Traffic Generator Settings Here you can choose whether the MAC source address for the simulated traffic is the FrameScope Pro itself or 10 100 or more stations For the simulation of multiple stations the amount of traffic generated as specified by number of calls will be distributed amongst the number of stations selected T 01101 Parameters Frame Only Ethernet II RTP is available for Frame Type Frame Type 2 Ethernet 11 RTP MAC Source FrameScope MAC Destination E rr Fr FF FF FF FF MAC Source FrameScope IP Source B 141 184 48 61 IP Destination 2 255 255 255 255 Simulate 10 stations Simulate 100 stations Simulate 200 stations Enter parameter values according to MAC source selection N Previous Cancel Click OK to conclude the configuration of the background traffic generator functionality Important Note VolP testing with the FrameScope Pro can either be done by calling a hardware or software SIP phone calling a FrameScope
12. e If you choose to not overwrite an existing profile the downloaded test suite will be discarded Downloading file Please Wait Transfer Complete Downloading file Please Wait FTP Failure Downloading file Please Wait Profile Exists AN Profile exists overwrite m N Previous 4 Previous N Previous Cancel Cancel Cancel Download failed Overwriting a test suite Test suite stored successfully After clicking OK following a successful download the System Settings Network window re appears To verify that the download was successful enter the setup dialog of the related test and click the Suite button The downloaded test suite should appear under its profile name in the listing of available test suites 28 Addendum to the Agilent FrameScope Pro User s Manual ec Simultaneous Traffic Generation during VolP Testing Features 29 Configuring Traffic Generation during VolP Testing 30 This section describes how to generate network traffic load on the Test Port while VoIP testing runs on the Auxiliary Port of the Framescope Pro This section is only applicable to instruments with the hardware option N2620A 041 Auxiliary Port and a VoIP testing license Features Voice over IP systems can respond to increasing traffic load with a degradation of the Quality of Service By generating background traffic during a VolP test the FrameScope Pro helps identifying bandwidth and
13. e Video List Setting window opens The video channel will be shown in the Video List container if the channel information is configured correctly see figure below Select the channel and click the Start button to start the IPTV test RTSP Server Port al 554 RTP Port al 5000 Selected channel Video List container Video List CF 3 03 PM E g as Esos Main Menu Back Help selecting a video channel 8 Addendum to the Agilent FrameScope Pro User s Manual The Video List Setting window allows entering the URL or address of the video channel and the port number used Video List Server Video Channel URL Address al 7 Manually Configure Video Channel URL Address Port Only manual configuration is allowed 4 Previous Cancel Video List Setting window The video channel information must be manually configured in the Video List Setting window The Video Channel URL Address field accepts the following two types of entries 1 RTSP URL of the following form rtsp server_name_and_optional_port video_path For example rtsp www testserver net 554 sample_100kbit mp4 2 IP multicast address and port of the form A B C D port For example 239 1 1 1 5000 Invalid formats will be rejected Addendum to the Agilent FrameScope Pro User s Manual Interpreting Results When the Start button in the IPTV Setting window Is clicked the test starts and the result window will be show
14. eScope Pro in their inventory often have the need to use common test settings on those instruments and like to prevent operator errors by providing them with pre defined test suites To support this approach the FrameScope Pro can be configured to download test suites from an FTP server This feature also supports FTP authentication Important Notice the test suites are stored on the CompactFlash CF card of the instrument under an indexed test suite filename On the FrameScope Pro the test suites are listed under their profile name for easier handling The profile name is user configurable and is stored inside the test suite file The following table lists the destination directories on the CF card for the different test type prefixes that are part of the file names Test Suite Type Test Suite Filename Prefix WSData1 0 ltests WSDatal Nntests VoIP Test WSData1 0 vtest Video Test WSData1 0 iptv_test 1 Video test suites available with software release 6 0 or later To verify that the test suite has been downloaded check for the availability of the new test suite s profile name in the Suite listing of the related test Due to renaming the test suite can not be easily identified by the indexed filename on the CF card Test suite files are simple text files txt extension Advanced users can create new test suite files based on the test suite templates for the various test types Addendum to the Agilent FrameScope Pro U
15. eScope Pro User s Manual How to Save and Retrieve Results FrameScope Pro IPTV test results are saved to the Compact Flash Card Previously stored test data can be reviewed using the Tests Database tool This section describes how to recall and delete stored tests Press the Tools button on the Main window to call the Tools menu On the Tools menu click the Tests Database button FrameScope Pro IPTV test results are stored in the Tools Results folder The number left to the folder name indicates the number of stored files in the folder Select the folder and click the sign or the Expand List button After selecting the test results file click the View button to display the detailed test results To delete a stored test select the test results file and click the Delete button Addendum to the Agilent FrameScope Pro User s Manual 13 e eo 90 pe e 5 2 i Audio Codec Support Features 14 FrameScope Pro as the Caller 15 FrameScope Pro as the Callee 16 This section describes how to configure the FrameScope Pro to use specific audio codecs during VoIP testing Support for additional audio codecs has been added to the FrameScope Pro namely for G 711 A law G 711 p law G 721 G 723 1 G 726 G 729A and G 729B Use of VoIP testing requires a suitable software license Features To test a Voice over IP service the appropriate Codec needs to be used to generate measurement results which are representative for the end
16. ed Results Window Protocol Log Window The test log including protocol events errors and other information can be viewed by clicking the IPTV Log button Addendum to the Agilent FrameScope Pro User s Manual 11 License Information To enable IPTV testing on a FrameScope Pro a valid license key is required The license key is pre installed if the IPTV test option was purchased with the product If the license was purchased to upgrade the instrument with the IPTV testing capability an individual license number matching the instrument s serial number has to be entered manually To enter the license key click the System button in the Main window Then select License Details In the License Details screen click the License Key box and type in the license number If the license key is accepted the IPTV Test button on the Main windows becomes active and option number 070 appears in the System Information window To find the System Information window choose the System button in the Main window License Details 7 RFC 2544 Test A VoIP 7 IPTV License Key lal Option 070 stands for IPTV AS N2620A 001 030 03A 070 031 Serial Humber software Revision F312345678 v 5 0 3 Click to enter license key Boot Revision v 1 0 Hardware Revision Mai Mai 4 Back Vane Help 4 Back p Help Entering the IPTV license key Verifying IPTV option number 12 Addendum to the Agilent Fram
17. ess to the FrameScope Pro works through port 80 If a different port is to be used enter it in the Port field Click OK to finish the Remote Control setup A message box appears to inform you that for the new settings to be activated the FrameScope Pro has to be restarted The web server allows to view measurement results in tabular and graphical format from any PC connected to the FrameScope Pro s remote control interface either directly or through a network To access the instrument enter the remote control interface s IP address and port number in a web browser for example http 141 183 30 126 80 Use Test Port Use Test Port fe Use Auxiliary Port fe Use Auxiliary Port 7 Enable Web Server 7 Enable Web Server User Name User Name a Password Warning jal You must restart Port FrameScope Pro before the new settings will 2 us take effect Would you like to restart now vom T N Previous Cancel 4 Previous Cancel Choose Remote Control Port Restarting the instrument 24 Addendum to the Agilent FrameScope Pro User s Manual gt Download of Test Suites from an FTP Server Features 25 The User Interface 26 This section describes the download of pre defined test suites from an available FTP server After downloading the test suite files are stored in different directories on the CompactFlash card depending on their filenames Features Users who maintain multiple Fram
18. he user in the SETUP request The media server is expected to confirm the selected parameters and reply with the server side parameters port numbers Once the setup is complete the RTSP client tells the server to start stop sending media data via the mechanism specified during SETUP For multicast streaming the product uses IGMP to join or leave the multicast addresses to which the media data are sent Stream Receiving The video may consist of only one RTP channel or two RTP channels one for video and the other for audio In the latter case both RTP streams will be measured and two sets of results will be collected stream data may be interleaved with RTSP in certain network configurations with firewalls This interleaving is not supported The media server must send stream data on transport channels separate from the RTSP channel Stream Quality Measurement The IPTV test software will perform video quality measurement by calculating the total packet loss packet loss ratio and jitter using the sequence and timestamp information in the RTP header The application will periodically poll the results and display to the user Addendum to the Agilent FrameScope Pro User s Manual Running a IP Video Test Prior to running the IP Video Test the FrameScope Pro s network settings should be configured The Network Settings screen can be accessed by pressing the FrameScope Icon on the Main Menu or by pressing System from the Main Menu and the
19. ions to set up Voice over IP testing please refer to the FrameScope Pro User s Manual In this addendum we Will focus on configuring the background traffic load 30 Addendum to the Agilent FrameScope Pro User s Manual After all necessary settings like SIP Port RTP Port Codec Type etc are made to configure the VoIP test click Next If the FrameScope Pro is equipped with option N2620A 041 Auxiliary Port the VoIP on Aux Port Settings window appears If no checkbox is activated one of the Test Ports on the right side is used for VoIP testing In this case clicking OK will complete the VoIP test setup Note whether the SFP interface is used for optical Gigabit Ethernet connections or the RJ45 interface for Gigabit Ethernet is being used is configured in the Network Settings dialog If the checkbox VoIP on Aux Port is activated the VolP test uses the Auxiliary Port on the top of the instrument Phone VolP on Aux Port Codec Type Al G711 U Law v VoIP on Aux Port Phone Number al 2005 E Auto Answer Incoming Call TG On Test Port Activate checkbox for VoIP testing via the Auxiliary Port Headset Call Register KeepAlive Session Interval E 300 Min SE Interval E 300 Refresher al UAC SIP Standard Used Activate checkbox for traffic load generation on the Test Port Label Al Options B Mode 030 DNS Name B N Previous 4 Previous b Cancel Cancel
20. ither of the instruments involved or hang up the SIP phone The Details button now allows studying detailed test results and the Save Results button allows storing the test results on the CF card 34 Addendum to the Agilent FrameScope Pro User s Manual This page intentionally left blank Addendum to the Agilent FrameScope Pro User s Manual 35 www agilent com Agilent Technologies 2007 Printed in Singapore 2007 09 2 2791 ES Agilent Technologies
21. latency issues that do not appear with single point to point VoIP calls In order to perform a VoIP test with background traffic in place the FrameScope Pro needs two network connections or if this is not available a separate hub switch to combine the background traffic with the VoIP test call An USB powered 10 100 Mbit s switch is available as an accessory to the FrameScope Pro under option number N2620A 054 It is connected to the FrameScope Pro s USB port for power supply Network connections are made as shown below Auxiliary Port Network under Test Hub Switch N2620A 054 FrameScope Pro with option N2620A 041 Auxiliary Port Addendum to the Agilent FrameScope Pro User s Manual 29 Configuring Traffic Generation during VolP Testing Click VoIP amp IPTV on the Main Menu and then choose VoIP from the Type of Service window to enter the setup dialog for VoIP testing 1000 Mbps Full Duplex SPSeo Default SIP Server Frame 1 FrameScope P B 141 184 48 1 C Name fe Address i 5 SNMP Agents SIP Port Al soso RTP Port Al sooo FAR 3 Switch Router I 28 Remote Stations B Ho Password al Target Phone no 4 2001 Settings Ears Help 4 Back de lt UE eh Menu zs 4 Back end DEE Main Menu Choosing service to test Entering the VoIP setup Click on Settings to open the SIP setup window For detailed instruct
22. lt can be stored on the Flash Disk by clicking the Save Results button By clicking the Details button all test result can be checked as shown below The Test Details window displays the test results in the form of a table and a line chart By clicking the table rows the corresponding results can be viewed in line chart format The Back and Forward buttons on the top of the window allow scrolling through all data points If more than one RTP stream was measured as in the case where a video had an accompanying audio stream the Previous and Next Channel buttons at the bottom can be used to display the results for the individual stream Video stream information Duration 00 01 07 rtsp a0102831 sgp agilen 4 lterations 71 lL 9 11 2006 10 02 10 URL rtsp z a0102831 sgp agilent c Stream Type VOD Total Packets Received Previous and Next data point 9 11 2006 10 02 08 0 gt Describe 9 11 2006 10 02 08 0 200 Ok 9 11 2006 10 02 08 0 Measurement Current Maximum Measurement results table gt Setup Total Packets 0 0 Lost Frames Frames 9 11 2006 10 07 08 0 Interval Pkt 0 00 0 00 Loss Ratio 0n 0n 700 Ok Protocol log Inter arrival 4 61 10 7 Jitter 9 11 2006 10 02 08 0 gt Setup 4 Previous Channel Previous and Next channel 10 07 AM T 45 e 50 Main 4 Back Menu Help Cancel Detail
23. n below The Quality of Service section shows the measurement data while the test is running In addition to the total number of received and lost packets this section also displays the Interval Pkt Loss Ratio the packet loss ratio during the most recent sampling interval and Inter arrival Jitter the mean deviation of the difference in packet spacing at the receiver compared to the sender for a pair of packets as defined in RFC 3550 The top half of the Quality of Service section shows the statistics for the video channel If a separate audio stream is detected the statistics for the audio channel are displayed in the bottom half of the Quality of Service section RIP payload type 97 Siqnallin Video Stream Type VOD Video stream type Elapsed time 00 00 26 In Testing Elapsed time Quality Of Service RIP payload type 96 Total Packets Received 427 Total Packets Lost 0 Interval Pkt Loss Ratio 0 0 Inter arrival Jitter 5 5ms Total Packets Received 180 Total Packets Lost 0 Interval Pkt Loss Ratio 0 0 Inter arrival Jitter 14 5ms Monitored Channel sample 100kbit mp4 Channel under test Save test results Details pm 3 CF hee QE7 00PM H 45 js Bring up detail info 4 Back bici Help Test Results Window 10 Addendum to the Agilent FrameScope Pro User s Manual Detailed Test Result Window The test stops when the Stop button is clicked or when the video reaches its end The entire test resu
24. n pressing Network Settings and then Edit In the GUI Main Menu the VoIP amp IPTV button will be displayed instead of the VoIP button if the IPTV test license is purchased Clicking this button brings up the Service Select window which is new in the GUI 100 Mbps Half Duplex 159 Stations Frame Scope 3618 PM 7E 45 esos Back Hiph Main Menu Service Select Window Help There are two service tests to choose from VoIP for Voice over IP service quality testing and IPTV to measure Video over IP transport quality Both features require an appropriate license 6 Addendum to the Agilent FrameScope Pro User s Manual Save or restore test suites Create New RTSP Server Port default 554 Load Selected fn Delete z Default Local RTP Port default 5000 Configure video channel info Start video quality testing 4 Previous Main Cancel Menu IPTV Settings Window Loading a Saved Profile Help N Back In the IPTV Setting window a default profile or a previously saved IPTV test suite can be chosen by clicking the Suite button If necessary the network transport port numbers for the RTP and RTSP protocols can be changed Addendum to the Agilent FrameScope Pro User s Manual 7 Before starting the test the video channel information has to be specitied otherwise the test cannot be started By clicking the Video List button th
25. n the G 726 Stream Properties box The setting is used only if Caller and Callee negotiate a G 21 or G 26 Codec and disregarded otherwise Codec list is disabled Phone Codec Type 2l G721 G26 Stream Properties C ULaw fe A Law Little Endian amp Big Endian Phone Number 2 2005 rd Auto Answer Incoming Call Hem BN Register KeepAlive Choose preferred stream proper ties for the G 21 and G 26 Codec family here et Call Session Interval 300 Min SE Interval A 300 Refresher EST UAC SIP Standard Used Label 2 Options 2l Mode 03D DNS Name al Select Auto Answering Click OK to return to the SIP Setting window Previous t Cancel SIP window 16 Addendum to the Agilent FrameScope Pro User s Manual e Autotest of HTTP and FTP Servers with T 4 User Authentication Features 17 The User Interface 17 This section describes how to enable and configure user authentication for the Autotest of HTTP and FTP servers according to RFC 2617 Features The FrameScope Pro can be configured to Autotest web servers and ftp servers that have basic authentication according to RFC 2617 enabled During the setup username and password are entered The FrameScope Pro s HTTP and FTP Autotest is able to interpret HTTP server responses like 401 and reports transfer rates after successful downloads or error messages upon failure conditions The User Interface
26. s f Boot Password Off cS Download Test Suites gt Restore Default MAC Off 8 48 AM T O 45 pd C849 AM T g 45 pat N Back eel Help N Back nd Help System Settings Auxiliary Port Settings Addendum to the Agilent FrameScope Pro User s Manual 21 To change the Auxiliary Port Settings click Edit Settings The Auxiliary Port Setup window allows changing the MAC Address associated to the Auxiliary Port its VLAN tag and priority its IP address subnet mask and the default gateway To configure the Auxiliary Port to use VLAN tagging activate the checkbox VLAN Tag and enter the VLAN Identifier and VLAN priority according to the parameters of the network and service the Auxiliary Port is connected to If the Auxiliary Port is connected to a network with DHCP service choose Use DHCP Otherwise choose Manually Configure and enter IP address and subnet mask Important Notes do not manually configure the default gateway for both the Test Port and the Auxiliary Port because the FrameScope Pro supports only one default gateway If the Test Port already has a manually configured default gateway make sure the default gateway for the Auxiliary Port is set to 0 0 0 0 With the current software release do not use DHCP on both the Test Port and the Auxiliary Port as this will lead to disconnections Click Next to continue to the network client settings which allow to specify host name DNS domain DNS and WINS server addres
27. ser s Manual 25 The User Interface Click System on the Main Menu and then choose Download Test Suites from the System Settings Network window Click Edit to enter the Download Setup dialog To turn the download functionality on activate the Download checkbox Enter the FTP server s IP address or URL the port number to be used for the FTP service as well as user name and password if the FTP server requires FTP Authentication If no authentication information is entered the FrameScope Pro will attempt to connect to the FTP server as anonymous user Finally enter the Test Suite Path including the filename of the test suite to be downloaded The test suite filename must have a valid prefix according to the table on page 25 Click OK to start the download 7 Download FTP Server Information Server B 141 183 30 64 C Name fe Address mU Ea FTP Authentication User Name B agilent Password a Test Suite Path C Time and Date Sao User Interface d Calibrate Touchscreen 100 Mbps Half Duplex m 5 Stations em Restore Default Settings Network Settings Auxiliary Port Settings EH 4 Switch Router g Boot Password Off E Download Test Suites Restore Default MAC Off Ez Remote Control em RFC 2544 Test On Sao Demo Mode Off SNMP Settings l 135 Remote Stations al home ntst ftpsrvr txt Utilization 0 00 Tu
28. ses Click OK to finish the Auxiliary Port setup A message box appears to inform you that for the new settings to be activated the FrameScope Pro has to be restarted C Use DHCP f Manually Configure IP Address 141 184 48 68 Subnet Mask A 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway B 141 184 48 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 jal 0 0 0 0 Al 00 00 Link Host Name Host Name eoessa H Fsproo10168 H FspRoo10168 00 C0 65 01 01 68 DNS Domain DNS Domain 7 VLAN Tag al al VLAN ID j 100 DNS Servers DNS Servers VLAN Priority zy 0 Aloooo 0 0 00 You must restart FrameScope Pro before the new settings will AN take effect Would you like to restart now vom i N Previous Cancel N Previous Cancel Previous mE b Cancel Default Gateway Setup Network Client Setup Restarting the instrument 22 Addendum to the Agilent FrameScope Pro User s Manual Contiguring Remote Control on the Auxiliary Port The FrameScope Pro can be accessed for remote control and web server functionality alternatively from the Test Port or the Auxiliary Port Which port is being used for remote control and web server access is configured in the Remote Control setup To enter the Remote Control setup click System on the Main Menu and then choose Remote Control from the System Settings Network window Click Edit to enter the Remote Control window This window indicates
29. um to the Agilent FrameScope Pro User s Manual IP Video Testing Overview The FrameScope Pro IP Video instrument helps deliver network performance measurement solutions that enable operators to carry out the work of installation and maintenance of IPTV It provides a complete suite of features and tools within a handheld platform that enables dispatch technicians to carry out their jobs effectively Features Supported protocols signaling RTSP RFC 2326 for Video on Demand VOD streams IGMP v3 RFC 3376 for multicast streaming Transport RTP RTCP RFC 3550 Unicast or Multicast Video Quality Measurement as defined in RFC 3550 Calculate the packet loss and jitter based on the incoming RTP packets total packets received total packets lost inter arrival jitter interval packet loss ratio Test Reporting Log the results of all tests for review by technicians back at the NOC Signaling events IGMP RTSP Video Quality Measurements Following parameters are configurable parameters for every test Multicast address port RTSP URL RTSP server port RTP port 4 Addendum to the Agilent FrameScope Pro User s Manual How the FrameScope Pro Tests IP Video Quality IPTV Channel Setup and Control Both RTSP and IGMP will be supported to control IPTV channel setup The product acts as an RTSP client and can establish an RTSP session with the media server The RTSP client specifies the acceptable transport parameters provided by t
30. user experience The FrameScope Pro is equipped with a list of Codecs to support various VolP systems Available Codecs include the following G 11 A law G 711 p law G 23 1 G 29A G 729B The following Codecs require software release 6 0 or later G 721 or respectively G 26 with 32 kbit s G 26 with 16 24 and 40 kbit s 14 Addendum to the Agilent FrameScope Pro User s Manual FrameScope Pro as the Caller If the FrameScope Pro is configured as the Caller in a SIP RFC 3261 based VoIP system it will use the audio codec in the media negotiation that has been chosen on the SIP window To configure FrameScope Pro as the Caller clear the checkbox Auto Answer Incoming Call For software release 6 0 and later if a Codec from the G 21 G 26 family is chosen details are configurable in the G 726 Stream Properties box For other Codecs the buttons A law vs law and Little Endian vs Big Endian in the G 726 Stream Properties box are disabled Click OK to return to the SIP Setting window where additional settings can be made and where the test can be started Click here to open list of codecs Phone Codec Type E G721 G26 Stream Properties C ULaw ALaw Choose stream properties for the G 721 and G 726 Codec family here Little Endian Big Endian Phone Number E 2005 Auto Answer Incoming Call N Headss L7 Register KeepAlive Session Interval 300 300
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