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1. e Summary table e Test log table RFC Results Burstability Summary RFC Results Burstability Test Log TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Clee nE P y m setup Fesults stoppeq status Events Thrpt Latency Frm Loss Summary Y A 126 bytes 11524323 512 bytes 3269473 1280 bytes 11346153 Go back to top 8 2 6 Saving RFC 2544 Results Page 47 of 121 Up 1000T F P W m Setup Fesults stoppeq status Events Thrpt Latency Frm Loss Test log Y A 2a byes 1182432 Biz bytes 520946 1260 bytes 134614 o E Pagelofl amp Once the test has been stopped the results can be saved by pressing the save key on the keypad The results will be saved and named automatically Once the results are saved the user may view or rename the results file by going to the Explorer folder located in the Files menu RFC Results Storage Wp 1000T F cs RF C2544 Setup Results Stopped Iinftormenam F storing RFE2544 results please walt F TT q T F Fi c Al a i Z56 1024 1518 Frame Size Go back to top RFC Results File Explorer Up 1000T F P W m Piles melee panster Name size Type Date O 221046 4k e254 O6f21 00 O 224102 4k e254 8 21 00 1 Aug 2000 22 41 48 9 0 Throughput Testing Multiple Streams Overview The throughput application or the multiple streams application performs the following measurements throughput performance frame loss analysis delay analysi
2. SL Iamm ee Ceeanee 8 laren ae a og View Status tar nish Court ph i i zx TW TT T j hs J mi o Page 1 of 2 Go back to top 17 0 Alarms Errors The Alarm and Error generation functionality can be found on the main menu Tap the Alarm Error icon to display the Alarm and Error Generation screen The Alarm and Error functions are used in conjunction with the pull down menu which has dedicated buttons for Error Injection and Alarm Generation The alarm and error selections will depend on PDH signal types PDH DSn TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Page 95 of 121 gt Ready i Alarm Type sM LOS Alarm Flow Cout Y Go back to top 17 1 Alarm Generation The following PDH DSn T Carrier alarms can be generated Alarm Type e El signals LOS LOF AIS RDI e E3 signals LOS LOF AIS RDI e DS1 signals AIS Yellow idle LOS LOF e DS3 signals LOS LOF OOF AIS Parity Alarm Flow Continuous Count Alarm Duration 0 1s 1s 10s 100s Error Type e El signals Code FAS CRC REI E bit Bit e E3 signals Code FAS Bit e DS1 signals Code FAS Bit e DS3 signals Code FAS Bit Error Flow Injects a range of different anomalies into the transmit signal Error insertion modes include e Single Inserts a single error every time the insertion button is tapped e Count Specific count or number of errors when the insertion button is tapped e Rate Specific rate between 11
3. ransportspecific 0x0 versionPTP i omainNumber D Field jOx0000000000000000 RO P ID JOx001863ftfeQO00ef0001 sequencelD 716 controlField 0x3 ogMaginteval DP Page lc amp els mn a mI message ype m Hi mm EE Page 68 of 121 The following functions Chapters 13 1 13 6 are functions common to all V100 test sets Please refer to the V100 Common Functions Manual for these sections The sections are renumbered in the V100 Common Functions Manual as follows e 13 1 Additional Tests 5 2 Net Wiz e 13 2 6 0 Settings TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 13 3 7 0 Files e 13 4 8 0 Help e 13 5 9 0 Backlight e 13 6 5 0 Tools Go back to top 14 0 V SAM V SAM found under Additional Tests Link Down 1P lg Net Wiz V SAM 16 Jan 2012 Note To access V SAM go to Home gt Add Tests gt V SAM Page 69 of 121 V SAM VeEX Service Activation Methodology is an automated Ethernet service activation test feature conforming to the ITU T Y 1564 standard created to address and solve the deficiencies of RFC 2544 e RFC2544 was limited to test at the maximum throughput line rate for a single service SAM is able to run multiple services on a single 10 100 1000 or 10G Ethernet line at a bandwidth ranging from 0 to the line rate allowing for more realistic stream testing e The Frame Delay Variation also Known as packet jitter was not included in R
4. GI PTU LAPTA oe l ol ee eee eed pe a Sports EU ed coer ies be a i Adee n Lpi Le p Eee cere Bai Piatt on L A eed seco ee oe e tpn OL gapli eg eed rpi Uber Tirma ey pa a ee biii h erry iae Transport Expert Go back to top 24 0 Certification and Declarations Declaration of Conformity 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 For a copy of the CE Declaration of Conformity relating to VeEX products please contact VeEX customer service What is RoHS RoHS is the acronym for Restriction of Hazardous Substances Also known as Directive 2002 95 EC it originated in the European Union and restricts the use of specific hazardous materials found in electrical and electronic products All applicable products imported into the EU market after J uly 1 2006 must pass TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Page 121 of 121 RoHS compliance Click here for ROHS Statement relating to VeEX products ROHS Statement Go back to top 25 0 About VeEX VeEX Verification EXperts is an innovative designer and manufacturer of test and measurement solutions addressing numerous technologies Global presence through a worldwide distribution channel provides uncompromi
5. Link Down BERT setup Results Data Patterns Header Mir ui aa L alinel Profle Default Y Summary MAC Data Ra Filter D Prony iypeysi00 Ww VLAN 2 D proi Peps Ww O Crop Eligible Go back to top e MPLS Tab In the MPLS tab the following parameters are configured o MPLS label Can be configured in the range 16 through 1 048 575 labels O to 15 are reserved Note Composed of 20 bits which allows for the creation of over one million labels o CoS Can be configured in the range 0 to 7 Note This field is three bits in length and maps directly to IP Precedence TOS bits to provide Class of Service COS o S bit Can be configured 0 or 1 Note The S field is one bit in length and is used for stacking labels This is important as it is used to indicate the last label in the label stack o TTL Can be configured in the range 0 to 255 The default setting is 128 hops Note Used to decrement the time to live counter BERT Setup Header with MPLS Label BERT Setup MPLS Label Summary Link Down P gaa Link Down P BERT BERT Setup Results Data Patterns Header MEE e a A ALAS profiles Derav Y rame Type Ethernet Il D1 MEAN tags Summary MAC Data WP Ries Plime MPLS aber p Pfi 1 pep a MPLS 1 tag Go back to top e IP Tab In the IP tab the user must configure the destination IP address and source address The user may also configure the following IP header fields o IP TOS for Quality
6. amp Pageioti amp TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Page 44 of 121 Go back to top 8 2 2 Throughput Throughput results are displayed in the following formats e Graphical e Summary table e Test log table RFC Results Throughput RFC Results Throughput Graph RFC Results Throughput Test Summary Log Wp 1000T F P y m Wp 1000T F P W m ar Emas P m RF G2544 RFC2544 RFC2544 Setup Results Running Setup Results Running Setup Results Running status Events status Events status Events Throt Latency Fron Loss Burst Log 5e g i208 pooo 9 00 126 ol 1200 Frame Size Page 4of4 Go back to top 8 2 3 Latency Latency results are displayed in the following formats Graphical Summary table Test log Byte Size Latency ms Rate and Status Pass or Fail Jitter Graph Jitter Summary Jitter Log RFC Results Latency Summary RFC Results Latency Graph RFC Results Latency Test Log TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 P W m B pe 10007T F REC eo44 Fesuits topped Setup Events status Wp 1000T F RFC2544 Setup status Ihia Latency Geel eles Summa d Litncy us Rate statu 128 bytes 6 95 28 000 Latency us 250 bytes 5 26 99000 Pass RFC Results Latency J itter Graph setup Fesuits topped status Events Wiad Latency gee lei Wp 1000T F RFC2544 Setup status Wp 1000T F RF C2544 jt YF 128 bytes 0 005 12 bytes 0 005 12380 bytes 0 000 Go back to top
7. 100 1000Base Go back to top 10 25 125MHz TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 Page 10 of 121 4 5 1 BNC Interface 75 ohm unbalanced BNC for E1 DS1 E3 DS3 Go back to top 4 5 2 Ethernet Port RJ45 Copper 10 100 1000BaseT and SFP 100 1000Basex Go back to top 4 5 3 Dual PDH DSn Port 120 ohm Balanced RJ48 E1 and DS1 Go back to top 4 5 4 Utility Ports The Ethernet and USB ports are located on the left and right side of the unit e RJ 45 10 100 1000Base T port o 10 100 1000Base T Ports RJ45 connector IEEE 802 3 compliant o A green LED on the RJ45 connector flashes when there is activity on the network o The green LED is On when there is a valid Ethernet link with the network and off when there is no link To access the Ethernet management port remove the protective rubber cover on the right hand side of the unit to expose the connector Ethernet applications include o IP connectivity testing WiFi Wiz testing Voice over IP VoIP testing IPTV testing Transfer measurement results and test profiles between the instrument and a computer using ReVeal MTX software Upload download channel tables between the instrument and a computer using ReVeal MTX software Upgrade the instrument software using ReVeal MTX software Remote control of the instrument using ReVeal MTX software optional e USB Port To access the USB port remove the protective rubber cover on the right hand side of the unit to expose the connector The USB
8. 8 2 4 Frame Loss Frame loss results are displayed in the following formats e Summary table e Test log table e Graphical RFC Results Frame Loss Summary P W m i Up 1000T F RFCz544 Results Stopped iad Latency amen RFC Results Latency J itter Summary Fesults stoppeq Ihipa Latency ee eel eles Page 45 of 121 setup Results stopped Events status Events Burst hia Latency eel eles Page of 1 RFC Results Latency J itter Log Setup Fesuits topped status Events Wiad Latency gel lei Up 1000T F RF C2544 Events Rate statu 99 000 Pass 99 000 Pass 993 000 Fass Page 1of1 RFC Results Frame Loss Test Log TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Page 46 of 121 Up 1000T F P W m Up 1000T F P y m RFC2544 AF C2544 Setup Fesults stoppeq Setup Fesults stoppeq status Events Status Events hipaa rm Loss Baeten hpa Arm Loss Baeten Summary W CEE Testiog_Y AC i 0 S12 byes poo O Pageioti amp Pagelioft RFC Results Frame Loss Test Graph RFC Results Frame Loss Graph Zoomed Up 1000T F P W m Up 1000T F P y m RFC2544 AF C2544 setup Fesuits topped Setup Results status Events status Events eater Hn Loss Bee Thrpt Latency Arm Loss Gurst Graphical Graphical Frame 128 byte frames 51 byte frames 1780 byte frames ol Rate Go back to top 8 2 5 Burst Burstability back back results are displayed in the following formats
9. Global Per stream Summary Errors Rates Traffic Events Delay Frames Frame Size FxFrames Ff fest oe O mN a a inal Frames Frame Size Distribution FP sB Booo ooo ees o Frames i ese ooo Total 5469756 o SaB o mzae o o SE ol Go back to top The Per Stream Rate screen displays the frame rate and data rate pertaining to each stream Tapping the zoom icon displays the rate details applicable to that stream Throughput Results Rates Stream 1 Throughput Results Rates Stream 2 Up 1000T F P gp Up 1000T F hroughput hroughput Setup Results Running Setup Results Running Global Per Stream Global Per Stream Trattic Events Delay Trattic Events Delay Summary Errors Summary Errors Frame Rate FPS Frame Rate FPS S a Min Max Min Max Data Rate Mbps Data Rate Mbps Rate Details Stream 1 Rate Details Stream 2 TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Up 1000T F Py oe hroughput S Rate Details Curent fs2510 iors Minimum oT60 Average 32146 nos Curent fsez84 poo Minimum food boo Maximum a254 00 Average fress poo Go back to top Page 58 of 121 Up 1000T F P y m hroughput gt Rate Details Minimum o Curent faso poo Minimum poo poo Maximum 14807 poo Average 14773 poo 9 2 4 Saving Throughput Multiple Streams Results e Only once the test has been stopped can the results be saved by pressing the save function key on the VePAL keypad e If the measurement is not stopped a
10. Measures the average Ethernet frame rate starting at the MAC address field and ending at the CRC o Utilized Line Rate ULR Measures the average Ethernet frame rate starting with the overhead and ending at the CRC V SAM Services Header TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 Page 74 of 121 Overhead Desti nation m RARER 64 to 1 518 aeons Information Rate IR e Excess Information Rate EIR Maximum rate above the CIR at which the customer can send frames that will be forwarded on a best effort basis but may be dropped in the event of congestion within the network The combined CIR and EIR must not exceed the line bandwidth Traffic beyond CIR EIR will be dropped when it enters the carrier s network Tap on the box to enter a rate EIR is expressed in terms IR Mbps or ULR Mbps Select a term to express EIR or select Disable to disable the test e Traf Policing Enable or Disable the traffic policing test For this test traffic is transmitted at 25 higher than the CIR EIR The Policing test fails if the higher traffic rate is allowed through the network e CBS EBS and color mode are currently not supported with this release Copying Frame Configurations Between Services Up 1000T F On Link Down P Setup Results Copy Service Header V SAM Services Thresholds General Control mist 6a a oreshald Go back to top 14 1 3 Thresholds The user establishes Pass Fail test criteria for the following Serv
11. Press Start to run the test The Wander Measurement Menu displays Current Max Min and MTIE results in nanoseconds Wander Measurement Menu TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 Page 103 of 121 gt Stopped P E1 Tools Results Current TIE 7352707 NS Max T1e Min TE MITIE fdoe o NS Setup Clock Forti nb Red k d Clock Extermaljz Mbits kd 18 9 V 54 The V 54 menu features the Loop Up and Loop Down functions for Loopback testing Tap on Loop Up or Loop Down to create or cancel a loopback V 54 Main Menu Loopback Message gt otopped gt Ready E1 Tools E1 Tools Ww oA amp Loop Up T Loopback 6 Loop Down Loop down In progress Loop down success 19 0 DS1 3 Tools The DS1 3 Tools can be found on the main menu Tap the DS1 3 Tools icon to display the shortcut screen shown below El J itter Measurement E3 J itter Measurement TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 gt Stopped E1 Tools Results Setup PL eP Y Go back to top 19 1 DS1 Pulse Mask Page 104 of 121 gt Stopped E3 Tools Jitter Wleasurement Results Setup C ee Y This function captures and analyzes DS1 1 544Mbits s pulse shape The purpose of maintaining the correct pulse shape is to reduce inter symbol interference if the logic 1s and Os cannot be detected by the receiver correctly bit and code errors will result The pulse amplitude and overall shape are superimposed and
12. Reference Clock Output The Mode setup parameters are as follows e Mode There are four test modes available Master Emulation Slave Emulation Master Sync and Slave Sync o Master Emulation emulates a SyncE Master clock device Reference clock used on the SyncE link can be made available for other network elements out of the PDH TX port at a different frequency but synchronized to the reference clock The clock can be regenerated out of the PDH TX port with a different clock format and is synchronized The clock can be formatted to 2Mbps E1 signal 2 048MHz 1 544Mbps T1 signal 1 544MHz 10MHz 25MHz and 125MHz o Slave Emulation emulates a SyncE Slave clock device Recovered clock can be regenerated out of the PDH TX port with a different clock format and is synchronized The clock can be formatted to 2Mbps E1 signal 2 048MHz 1 544Mbps T1 signal 1 544MHz 10MHz 25MHz and 125MHz Master Sync Mode Slave Sync Mode TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Lin k Down A P Wy E 4 Setup Mlode Port IP status P___Mode Master Sync_ Clock Source aPs k d Clock InputPordtjRac Unbal YF Page 62 of 121 Link Down SS P i m Setup Mlode Port IP status Model slave Sync FF o Master Sync Reference clock to be used on the SyncE link can be used for Ethernet and PDH testing simultaneously while the clocks are synchronized o Slave Sync Clock recovered from the SyncE link can be used for Ethernet and PDH testing si
13. Setup Signal Trace Call Result DTMF Scan Multi EBackup Setup Mapl1 Maple Result Numbering TypelLoca W Numbering Plani Telephony F Dial Number 2297 amp Pagelot amp Multi Call by Single Call Number Multi Call Map L1 S ki PRI CALL Setup Signal Trace Call Result DTMF Scan Mult DRAGKUp Setup lap L1 Map C2 Result 1 8 d 1b S a PRI CALL Setup Signal Trace Call Result CTMF Scan Multi EBackup Setup Mapl1 Maple Result Ring Wait isec 15 Ln2 Stop B Chan amp Pagerot Multi Call Result E PRI CALL Setup Signal Trace Call Result DTMF Scan Mult CBackup setup Mapi MapLle Result Ln Dr Number Ts Result a A i S A I Ei i 1 a amp Pagelioti amp ISDN Phone Number List Using Reveal MTX Page 116 of 121 TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Page 117 of 121 fonono o o oe 7 Heip e Add Remove Le sree Alternately the user can prepare a Multi Call list using ReVeal MTX software and upload the list to the test set Go back to top 21 1 8 DT MF During the call DIMF tones can be transmitted To transmit DTMF tones access the DTMF tab An alphanumeric keypad will be displayed DTMF tones are transmitted as soon as they are typed DT MF IS n3 PR CALL setup Signal Trace Call Result DTMF Stan Mult DBackup a Le JL JLo JL Go back to top 21 1 9 DBackup To setup a backup D Channel go to the Dbackup tab and p
14. e Total number of bad frames e Optical power measurement if applicable The Global Stream Summary screen displays e Stream number e Total received bandwidth per stream e Errors alarms associated with the stream Quality of Service QOS associated with each stream Throughput Results Global Aggregate p 1000T F P m E Setup Results Running Global Per Stream Traffic Alarms Delay Errors Aggregate Rerum arm oka ale ae 75 25 Bad Frames 0 7094448 Go back to top Throughput Results Stream Summary Lp 1000T F P m E Setup Results Running Global Per Stream Traffic Alarms Delay Errors oo aE Summary a pes peep The Global Errors screen displays the Current and Total error count of all streams e Bits e BER e Symbol e FCS CRC e IP Checksum e Jabber Frames e Runt Frames The Global Alarms screen displays the Current and Total alarm count of all streams e LOS Page 53 of 121 TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 e LOS synchronization in ms e Service Disruption statistics in ms Throughput Results Global Errors Page 1 W 1000T F P a hroughput Setup Results Running Global Per Stream Aggregate stream Summary Events Traffic Alarms Delay Current Its P A P A mbol Error 0 0 crc Pp CSICRC s 0 00E 00 PChecksumj0 0 P chks ce Page 1 of 2 co Throughput Results Global Alarms W 1000T F P m hroughput Setup Results Running Global Per Stream Aggregate Str
15. 00 051P_RevA00 Page 77 of 121 FLR Ratio of lost frames to the total transmitted frames e AVAIL Minimum percentage of service availability allowed to still be compliant with the SLA The service becomes unavailable if more than 50 of the frames are errored or missing in a one second interval Availability is only guaranteed for traffic conforming to the CIR Page 2 e Severely Errored Sec SES Occurs for a block of frames over a one second interval when more than 50 of the frames are errored or missing e Unavailable Sec An interval of time that begins at the start of 10 consecutive SES occurrences The ethernet network is in unavailable state during this time span e Total RX Frames Total number of frames received e number of Out of Sequence Counts e Errored Frame Count Number of frames with CRC or IP Checksum errors Measured values that do not meet the service test parameters set in the Bandwidth and Threshold tabs cause the test to fail Perf Test Summary Perf Test Services Page 1 Perf Test Services Page 2 P W F Results Lom lest Per Test Events Summar Services Link Down Results Stopped Cont Test Per Test Events Services Setup Results Stopped Lon Test Per Test Events Services Summary Service status JR Mbps AVAIL 1 Pending 0 000 Severely Errored Sec 100 000 100 000 Z Pending f 000 E Pending f 000 cs VAILABILITY 38 Page 1 otz re i Page of 2 T3 Eve
16. 121 Please consult the factory 22 0 Warranty and Software Warranty Period The warranty period for hardware software and firmware is three 3 years from the date of shipment to the customer The warranty period for battery pack LCD touch panel LCD protective cover and accessories including but not limited to patch cords AC adaptor SFP USB adaptors carrying case Carrying pouch ts limited to one 1 year only Hardware Coverage VeEX Inc warrants hardware products against defects in materials and workmanship e Repair the products e Replace hardware which proves to be defective provided that the products that the customer elects to replace is returned to VeEX Inc by the customer along with proof of purchase within thirty 30 days of the request by the customer freight prepaid Software Coverage VeEX Inc warrants software and firmware materials against defects in materials and workmanship During the warranty period VeEX will at its sole discretion e Repair the products e Replace software and or firmware which proves to be defective provided that the products that the customer elects to replace is returned to VeEX Inc by the customer along with proof of purchase within thirty 30 days of the request by the customer freight prepaid Additionally during the warranty period VeEX Inc will provide without charge to the customer all fixes patches and enhancements to the purchased software firmware and software optio
17. 3 Event Log Running m Results signal Analysis Histogram Graph summary Errors Alarms Event Log BERT ET OOf00 08F2 BT ____qon BERT Secondary O Page 6 of 6 Page 89 of 121 Errors Alarms Tab Page 6 Dual E1 Mode The Event log tab brings up the screen listing the error and alarm events recorded during a test The events are presented in chronological sequence Number Event number events are numbered sequentially Type Indicates alarm or error type Start Indicates when the alarm or error was detected Dur Count Indicates for how long the alarm or error was detected and provides count alarms and ratio errors The duration format is day hour minute second Pages Scroll through the pages depending on the number of events recorded TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Page 90 of 121 Event Log gt Running Results signal Analysis Histogram Graph summary ErorsfAlarms Event Log Type start DurfCount Ci Stat eisnaso CODE MAar s eo pan 6 BEJ T D FS T o f T D Sf D D Fage 1 of 1 Go back to top 16 1 4 Signal The Signal tab brings up the Frequency and Level result screen Signal gt Stopped A Results summary ErrorsfAlarrns Event Log Signal Analysis Histogram Graph Frequency Ofset ppmy CO Max ppm Level p p Page 1 of 1 Frequency The received signal frequency and offset is measured and displayed For E1 signals the measu
18. 5000 Go back to top 7 1 BERT Setup The test layer frame header traffic profile error injection and control settings of the far end device if applicable must be configured prior to testing 7 1 1 Header Settings e BERT Profile Load a previously configured test profile or create a new profile from existing settings See Profiles for more details on how to create new profiles TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 Page 20 of 121 e Test Select the test layer to perform the BERT o Options are Layer 1 Framed Layer 2 Layer 3 and Layer 4 e Frame Type Select the Ethernet frame type for Layer 2 or Layer 3 o 802 3 Raw IEEE 802 3 frame without LLC Not available when Layer 3 is selected o Ethernet Il DIX named after DEC Intel and Xerox this is the most common frame type today e MAC IP Tap the MAC and IP blocks on the Frame image to access the setup menus o Set the Source and Destination MAC address for Layer 2 o Set the Source and Destination MAC and IP addresses for Layer 3 e VLAN Off 1 tag 2 tags 3 tags o The user is able to configure up to 3 VLAN tags VLAN stacking for Q in Q applications Note VLAN stacking is an option e MPLS Off 1 tag 2 tags 3 tags o The user is able to configure up to 3 MPLS tags Note MPLS tag configuration is only available when the MPLS option is purchased The most common Ethernet Frame format Type II 80 00 20 FA SF SE 80 00 20 20 3A AE ne oo Destination MAC Address Source
19. ConstBW 12 50 of total Throughput Traffic Setup Single Burst Up 1000T Fo m hroughput Setup Results General Control Header Traffic Error Inj rattic Flow single Burst F rame Size 1518 Frame Num 100000 urstByy 412 50 Sof total Y Go back to top W 1000T F P m hroughput Setup Results Running General control Header Traffic Error Inj raffic Flow ame Sie rat BW cop BW ep Bwe oo amp Time Throughput Traffic Setup Burst Wp 1000T F hroughput Setup General Control Header Traffic Error Inj Frame Size ists Burst 1 BW Be ms Y Burst Z BW i250 Burst 2 Timel 9 1 5 Error Injection Settings Individual Stream Configuration Page 51 of 121 Error injection can be performed during test The type of errors and error injection are configured in the Error Injection tab Once the test is running error injection can be performed by pressing the Error Inject button on the right side of the screen e Error type Select from Bit CRC Bit and CRC OOS IPR TCP UDP Checksum Layer 4 only or Pause e Injection Flow The error injection flow determines how the selected errors will be injected The user can select a single error or a specific count e Count The user will be able to configure the error count via numeric keypad Throughput Error Inject Setup CRC Throughput Error Inject Setup Pause TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 Page 52 of 121 W 1000T F DE W 1000T F DEJ hroug
20. MAC Address Ether Type IP ARP etc oo 20 20 3A Payload CRE Checksum MAC Header Data 46 1500 bytes 4 bytes 14 bytes SL Sue e ll Frame 64 to bytes Go back to top MAC VLAN MPLS IP and Test Pattern Configurations To configure the MAC addresses IP addresses VLAN tags MPLS tags and test pattern tap on the frame image displayed on the screen This brings you to the configuration screens for all the header fields Alternately tap on the magnifying glass at the bottom right corner to access the configuration screens e MAC Header Tab o MAC Source Use the default source address of the test set or configure a new or different address o MAC Destination Configure the destination MAC address of the far end partner test set o Ethernet Type For Layer 3 testing the user can also configure the Ethernet type 0800 IP Internet Protocol Version 4 IPv4 Q600 Xerox 0801 X 75 X 75 Internet 0805 X 25 X 25 Level 3 0806 ARP Address Resolution Protocol ARP 8035 RARP Reverse Address Resolution Protocol RARP 8137 IPX Novell IPX 814C SNMP 8847 MPLS unicast 8848 MPLS multicast 86DD Internet Protocol Version 6 IPv6 Future Release BERT Setup MAC Address Settings Layer 3 BERT Setup Ethertype Settings Layer 3 TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Page 21 of 121 Link Down P Fa BERT Link Down P W BERT Data Patterns Mata Patterns Ethernet
21. Select the stream by tapping the stream number box at the top right hand side of the screen Header Settings Per Stream Configurations Profile Load a previously configured test profile or create a new profile from the existing settings Test Select the test layer Options Layer 2 and Layer 3 Frame Type Select the Ethernet frame type The options are 802 3 Raw IEEE 802 3 frame without LLC 802 3 LLC IEEE 802 3 frame with LLC header 802 3 SNAP IEEE 802 3 frame with SNAP header and Ethernet II Dix Note The 802 3 Raw frame type is not available when Layer 3 is selected VLAN Off 1 tag 2 tags or 3 tags The user will be able to configured up to 3 VLAN tags VLAN stacking for Q in Q applications MPLS Off 1 tag 2 tags or 3 tags MPLS tag configuration is only available when the MPLS option is purchased MAC VLAN MPLS and IP To configure the MAC addresses VLAN D priority MPLS label CoS etc IP addresses and header tap on the 3 D image of the frame on the screen This will bring you to the configuration screens for all the header fields MAC Header Tab In the MAC tab the user must configure the destination MAC address of the far end partner test set For the source address use the default source address of the test set or configure a different one Depending on the type of frame the user may also configure an Ethernet Type filed Ethernet II frame LLC header fields 802 3 LLC frame or SNAP header fields 802 3 SNAP
22. can independently configure the auto negotiation speed duplex and flow control settings for each port where applicable o When flow control is enabled the test set will respond to pause frames received by the link partner by adjusting the transmit rate o When flow control is disabled the test set ignores all incoming pause frames from the link partner and continues transmitting at the configured transmit rate Port Setup 10 100 1000T Auto Neg ON Port Setup 10 100 1L000T Auto Neg OFF TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Link Down iP of Setup Fort Profiles Measurement status on selection 110 1001000 YF mr o y Advertisement User Defined Link Down P y Setup Auto Neg Advertisements BA ioMeHalf Ml 10M Full Ml iooMeHalf Ml 100M Full O 1o00MiHalf MI 100061 F ull Go back to top 6 2 Port Status 10 100 1000T only Copper Port Status Page 1 Copper Port Status Page 14 of 121 Link Down P al setup x Port Profiles Measurement Port Setup 100 l000BaseX Link Down DP yp Setup Port Profiles Measurement Setup status Ruto Neg n 7 Speed Mops Y Duplex Ful Flow contol Bohon Y Copper Port Status Page 3 TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 Page 15 of 121 Wp 1000T F iP fi Wp 1000T F P a J Jp 1000T F P c Setup Setup Setup Fort Profiles Weasurement Fort Profiles Wieasurement Fort Profiles Wieasurement Setup status Setup status Setup status Wie 100 Port Li
23. compared with the Telcordia TR TSY 000499 and ITU T G 703 pulse conformance template Telecommunications signals require specific load impedance for pulse mask compliance testing to be accurate When high frequency pulses are transmitted down a transmission line a portion of the pulse will be reflected when and wherever it encounters an impedance mismatch The reflection is proportional to the impedance mismatch i e the greater the mismatch the greater the reflection of the pulse DS1 Positive Pulse Mask gt Stopped gT O31 3 Tools Positive Pulse Go back to to 19 2 DS1 Loop Tap the DS1 Loop icon to display the shortcut screen shown below DS1 Negative Pulse Mask gt Stopped a 3 D313 Tools Negative Pulse Le Result TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 Page 105 of 121 DS1 Loop DS1 Loop Menu Stopped m Stopped pn 051 3 Tools Ds1 3 Tools 4 DS1 Loop oe Close TA Start Loop Typejinband F O Modefesy Y Error Injection 3 Alarm Injection Loop Loopback Control Tap the Loop Icon located at the top of the screen to select Up Loop Up or Down Loop Down Loop Up 1 Send a known test pattern and check if the pattern is received If received declare pre exist loop and stop 2 Send the loop up code for 5 seconds If in band check if the loop up code is returned If out of band ESF FDL send a known pattern in the payload and check if the known pattern is returned
24. e Injection Flow Determines how the selected errors will be injected o Select a single error injection specific count or error rate e Rate and Count Configures the error rate and error count via the numeric pop up keypad Once the test is running error injection is enabled by selecting the Error Injection icon from the action pull down menu at the top of the screen Press the error inject button to injecting error at the predetermined settings BERT Error Injection Setup BERT Error Injection Action Menu TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 Page 27 of 121 Link Down P gn Link Down BERT BERT setup Header Traffic stop Error Injection Restart Error Injection Once a test is running error injection can be enabled by selecting the Error Injection icon from the action pull down menu at the top of the screen Press the Error Injection button to start injecting errors Go back to top 7 1 4 Control Settings In the Control settings tab the user configures the loop up and loop down commands necessary to control a far end unit Looping back test traffic is possible as follows e Layer 1 All incoming traffic is looped back unchanged e Layer 2 All incoming unicast traffic is looped back with the MAC source and destination addresses swapped e Layer 3 All incoming unicast traffic is looped back with MAC and IP source and destination addresses swapped e Mode Manual or Asymmetric o Manual User
25. etc IP TTL 128 Fragment Offset 0 amp Pagelo z amp Go back to top 14 1 1 Header Settings Please see 8 1 RFC 2544 Setup and follow the setup procedure to configure the Header Settings for V SAM Tapping the zoom function on the bottom right hand side of the screen displays the Summary MAC and RX Filter tabs which are also explained in the RFC 2544 Setup section The user can assign a name to each stream by tapping on the Service Name box and entering a name Selecting a Stream On the Services tab tap on the stream number S next to the Action Menu icon to select a service to configure TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Page 73 of 121 Setup Results General Control pists Dandwidth Eiis Frame size 1518 pre So IR Mbps Y EIR IR Mbps Go back to top 14 1 2 Bandwidth Profile The Bandwidth Profile specifies how much traffic the customer is authorized to transmit and how the frames are prioritized within the network Under the Bandwidth tab the user specifies the following bandwidth criteria e Frame Size Input a fixed frame size within the range of 64 10000 bytes e CIR Committed Information Rate This is the guaranteed maximum rate at which the customer can send frames that are assured to be forwarded through the network without being dropped Tap on the box to enter a rate and choose between IR Mbps or ULR Mbps Allowed values range from 0 01Mbps to the line bandwidth o Information Rate IR
26. for RFC 2544 testing Note If the testing on the fiber ports make sure the LASER is turned On before starting the test e Far End Unit in Manual Loopback Mode o If the far end unit another MX is already in a manual loopback mode the user must make sure that the control settings mode are set to manual Do not send a loop up command since it is not necessary o Once the correct control settings are configured the user can start the test The selected tests will run automatically When all the tests are complete the test will stop automatically If the RFC 2544 test TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 Page 43 of 121 suite needs to be stopped before they are done then simply press the Stop button located in the actions pull down menu The status of each selected test can be seen in the Results tab e Far End Unit Controlled with Manual Mode Loop Up Down Commands o If the far end unit is not manually looped back then it must first receive a loop up command from the control unit before the RFC 2544 test suite can be started o To loop up the far end unit with the manual mode loop up down commands configure the control settings mode to manual o Enter the MAC and or IP address of the far end unit o Send the loop up command by pressing Loop Up Once the far end unit has been looped back start the test by pressing the Start button When the all of the selected test are completed the RFC 2544 test suite will stop automatically Once al
27. frame VLAN Tab In the VLAN tab the the VLAN ID priority and Tag Type or Ethernet Type can be configured for all available VLANs MPLS Tab In the MPLS tab the MPLS label CoS priority settings TTL and S bit fields are configured for all available MPLS tags IP Tab In the IP tab the user must configure the destination IP address and source address The user may also configure the following IP header fields IP TOS for quality of service testing TTL fragment offset byte and the protocol field RX Filter Filter traffic by MAC or IP source and destination addresses or VLAN tag Throughput Setup Stream List Throughput Setup Header Stream 1 Wp 1000T F P m g p 100071T F COEM a hroughput bd hroughput S Setup Results Stent a ql General Control z Header irie Error Inj MEAN of Y TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Page 50 of 121 Multiple Streams All streams are configured for the same test layer if layer 2 is selected then all streams will be layer 2 traffic Throughput Header Summary Stream 1 Throughput MAC Setup Stream 1 Up 1000T F re Up 1000T F P m A hroughput hroughput Header Configuration Header Configuration We DP Ra Filter IF WLP Ra Filter MAC Data Summary Data MAC Source 00 18 63 00 00 6F MAC Dest 00 18 63 CC BB AD Ethernet T ype 0600 1P IP TOS Precedence 000 Routine Values O000 Normal service etc IP TTL 128 Flood Range fP Fragment Offset 0 Pag
28. is MAC s first 3 byte FF FE last 3 byte The MAC address can be manually changed in Tool gt IP menu e Slave clock ID same as above Note the clock IDs will be populated once the 1588v2 is synchronized The TX130M in master clock mode supports ONE slave clock only e Sync Rate master or unicast only The sync packet sending rate for the Master clock e Announce Int Interval of the announcement message to be sent by the master clock Options are 1 2 4 8 and 16 seconds e Domain Number Enable Disable Enabling this feature allows the user to assign a domain number to a slave master network The domain number limit is 255 Slave emulation and Slave sync only options e Transfer Mode Select between Unicast or Multicast mode of the Master Clock If Unicast is selected Master Clock s IP address needs to be entered Master Clock ID and Slave Clock ID are automatically populated once 1588v2 is synchronized between the master and slave clock devices e Master Address unicast only Tap on the field and use the soft keyboard to enter the master address e Lease duration Set to 300 sec by default Test Results Summary Test Results Summary Details TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Page 66 of 121 Up 100T F On Up 100T F CP W est Results SmE x est Results SM summary Messages Results otal messages 4379 Reer ooo CHP Delay Rec fot OOOO o Pdelay Resp Follow UP 0 Duplicated IM Du Delay Resp
29. must input the destination MAC IP address of the far end device along with the type of command IP Destination Enter the IP address of the far end test set that is to be looped up down Prior to starting the test manually send the loop up command by pressing the Loop Up button A Loop up successful message will appear After completing the test manually send a loop down command by pressing the Loop Down button BERT Control Setup Manual BERT Device Discovery TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Link Down BERT Setup Results Stopped Header Traffic Error In Ma Discover GENS EB Risen Mode Manual IF Dest 197 166 2 700 Mo devices detected Press Discover to try to disc over devices Loon Up MX Discover Feature Page 28 of 121 Up 1000T F DE fh BERT Setup Header Traffic Error In Me Discover OAM Discover Mode Manual IP Dest 192 168 2 200 List of Discovered Devices 2 O Mis amp Pageiotl Loop Up If the local and remote test sets are on the same IP subnet the MX Discover feature can be used Automatically discover the far end test unit by pressing the Discover button Once discovered select the remote unit and send a loop up command No manual configuration of the IP address is needed since these are populated automatically Go back to top e Asymmetric Mode No configuration is necessary BERT Control Setup Asymmetric Setup Header Traffic Error In Me Discover OAM Di
30. of 121 o Enter the frame size using the numeric keypad and click apply o Press the back button to return to the frames screen o The new custom frame size is displayed it can be enabled or disabled as needed RFC 2544 Setup Frame Settings RFC 2544 Setup J umbo Frame Up 1000T F P W m a Wp 1000T F P m RFC2544 Setup Results Running Setup Results Stopped Thrpt Latency Frm Loss Burst Thrpt Latency Frm Loss Burst Header miblgtass hreshold Control sebg rames hreshold Control 10 4bytes 1Z260bytes 15168bytes Add Frame Go back to top 8 1 3 Threshold Settings Threshold tab e User enables or disables threshold settings for the throughput and latency tests o When enabled threshold settings can be configured for all of the test frames selected in the frame settings tab e A Pass Fail criteria will be applied when the threshold settings are enabled o For example If the throughput threshold value for a 64 byte frame is configured for 80 then a Pass criteria is assigned if the throughput rate is 80 or better o The threshold values for Throughput and Latency can be customized per user requirements Tap on the selected value to edit RFC 2544 Setup Thresholds RFC 2544 Threshold Editing Up 1000T F DE Up 1000T F DE Setup Results b4 bytes Throughput Throat Latency Frm Loss Burst mite elses re shole ela Arets Ltneytims B4bytes AAR 1 000 1518bytes 100 00 7 000 TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051
31. port supports o Memory drives o WiFi adaptor for WiFi testing application O O O O O O O TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Page 11 of 121 USB 2 0 client port Ethernet 10 100 Headset Base T port Go back to top 4 6 LEDs The TX130M is equipped with the following LEDs e Power LED A single LED indicates the power state of the unit o The LED is off when the unit is powered off o The LED is green when the unit is powered on o The LED is orange when the unit is connected to the AC Main and powered off e Signal LED Indicates presence of a valid input signal e Alarm Error LED Indicates the presence of alarms or errors o Green LED Indicates that no alarm error has occurred Red LED Indicates that at least one alarm error has occurred during the test Red flashing LED Indicates any alarms errors that have occurred Grey LED Indicates that no condition or a test that has not begun yet O O Oo Note The Signal and Alarm Error lights are separated according to whether the Signal or Error Alarm refers to Ethernet ETH or PDH testing VC EX VePAL TX130M 8 Prou SIGNAL ALM ERR SIGNAL ALM ERR Note Each LED is equipped with a History function Note The History key on the rubber keyboard O gt O resets the soft LEDs on the GUI Go back to top 5 0 Home Menus 5 1 Ethernet and PDH DSn Home Menus The TX130M is able to record Ethernet and PDH DSn measurements The two modes are featured o
32. s amp 64 kbits s Error amp jitter measurements for T1 E1 and DS3 bit rates Error amp jitter measurements for T1 E1 and DS3 bit rates Error amp jitter measurements for DS3 bit rates Delay measurements for DS3 bit rates Warning Message While a test is running it is possible to view the signal configuration but it is not possible to change the setup or modify other measurements settings on the fly This warning screen is only shown during initial setup to alert the user Go back to top 15 2 Measurement Configuration Tapping the Measurements box opens the setup screen for the Timer Performance Analysis and General configurations Measurement Timed Mode gt Ready Setup signal Measurements Auto contig Timer Analysis General O Modeltimed Y Duration Go back to top 15 2 1 Timer Setup Configure a test to run for a fixed duration or a delayed start Mode Manual Timed and Auto selections are available e Manual This is linked to the Start Stop function on the pull down menu e Timed The test duration can be set by the user The test duration can be set in seconds minutes hours or days The test is activated by the Start Stop function on the pull down menu e Auto A predetermined start time can be set by the user The test duration can be set in seconds minutes hours or days After programming the start time and duration press the Start button on the pull down menu and the test will be activated
33. 0 3 and 510 8 The list of available error types depends on the type of framing being used and the PDH DSn hierarchies and line interfaces that have been selected PDH DSn TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Page 96 of 121 gt Ready a T Alarm Type sM LOS Alarm Flow Alarm Generation Error Insertion pull down menu At any time during the test process you can inject errors or generate alarms by tapping the Error Injection and Alarm Generation buttons in the pull down menu Alarm Error Injection Menu Ready Advanced Close Start Error Injection Alarm Injection Go back to top 18 0 E1 E3 Tools The E1 and E3 Tools can be found on the main menu Tap the E1 and E3 Tools icon to display the shortcut screen shown below E1 Tools Menu E3 Tools Menu TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 Page 97 of 121 Jitter Measurement Wander Measurement Yog 9 k E 25 Tos Za Toos OO shortcuts shoarteuts E1 Pulse Mask ES Pulse Mask eee ne Round Trip Delay E1 Frame Words Round Trip Delay Jitter Measurement E1R amp Data VF ob Ti T Go back to top 18 1 E1 E3 Pulse Mask This function captures and analyzes E1 2 048Mbits s or E3 34 368Mbits s pulse shape The purpose of maintaining the correct pulse shape is to reduce inter symbol interference if the logic 1s and Os cannot be detected by the receiver correctly bit and code errors will result The pulse a
34. 01 UDP Chk Err E ee T C o o ee ee amp Pageiofl amp Go back to top 7 2 5 Traffic Traffic tab The following Traffic statistics are displayed e Frame Type Test and non test frames Up 1000T F BERT Setup Results Running Trattic Delay Rates summary Errors Alarms Events Emm foa LOoS ms jo 0 00E 00 OSyne NA fA attern Loss j0 j service Disruption time Times o o o e Traffic type Layer 2 and Layer 3 Unicast Broadcast and Multicast frame percentage e Frame size distribution e Pause frames Frames tab The following Frame distribution statistics are displayed in count and percentage e Received RX frames Total frames Test frames VLAN tagged frames VLAN stacked frames MPLS labeled frames MPLS stacked frames o Non test frame e Transmitted TX frames o Total frame e Paused frames Transmitted and Received O O O O O O BERT Results Traffic Graph BERT Results Traffic Frames Page 31 of 121 TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Page 32 of 121 Up 1000T F OL m F Up 1000T F BERT BERT Setup Results Running Traffic Distribution Details summary Errors Alarms Events Frames emt iis e Traffic Delay Rates RxFrames 0 MANO ema p SSO Monte PSO a Tx Frames otal oe 40440 szan OO wa p f OK Go back to top Traffic Type tab The following Traffic distribution statistics are displayed in Count and Percentage Layer 2 Unicast fr
35. 26d0B gain Go back to top 16 1 5 Analysis ITU T recommendations are available to analyze results ITU T G series Telecommunications design checking of performance limits expected behaviors and design structures ITU T M series Applies to the installation and maintenance of the network and defines Bringing Into Service BIS procedures and test limits for fault detection and localization The ITU T recommendations are described in greater detail in the Measurements section Go back to top 16 1 6 Histograms The Histogram tab brings up the screen displaying a historical record of the Alarms and Errors recorded during the measurement interval A dedicated page is available for errors alarms including BER Scroll through the various pages to display the anomalies of interest Histogram E1 Alarms TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 gt Running Oe Results Summary Errors Alarms Event Log signal Analysis Histogram Graph o EE o E1 Alarms Page 92 of 121 The alarms and errors presented will depend on the signal type and structure selected A graphical timeline on the horizontal axis indicates when the event occurred since the test was started The upper left and right arrows allow the user to scroll through the measurement period while the and keys allow zooming of the time axis The events presented above are shown in the table below ee T ooo eean The screen below depicts E1 Errors Histogra
36. 4 Conformance Testing Overview Service providers often need to test the end to end performance of the link when deploying Ethernet services to customers The Internet Engineering Task Force IETF RFC 2544 Benchmarking Methodology for Network Interconnect Devices defines tests that describe the performance characteristics of a network interconnecting device RFC 2544 recommendations are well accepted in the test and measurement industry for network performance testing The RFC 2544 test suite consists of and performs a set of four automated tests throughput latency frame loss and burst or back to back to qualify the performance of a network link under test The tests are especially popular for the verification of network links with certain service level agreements SLA The following settings must be configured prior to RFC 2544 testing e Test layer Layer 1 2 3 4 e Frame header MAC VLAN MPLS IP UDP and Data e Test frames selection e Pass fail thresholds optional e Far end unit loop control e Throughput e Latency e Frame loss e Burst back to back Go back to top 8 1 Setup TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Page 35 of 121 Unless otherwise noted the Header and related setups are identical to the setups described in the BERT Test Application above A summary of the RFC 2544 setup options are outlined below 8 1 1 Header Settings e BERT Profile Load a previously configured test profile or create a ne
37. 544 ib Setup Results Thret Latency Frm Loss Burst UOP Rs Filter MAC IP MAC Source 00 18 63 00 00 6F MAC Dest 00 18 65 CC BB AA Ethernet ype 86DD Pyv6 Traffic Class 0 Flow Labela Next Header 17 Hop Limito amp Pagelot amp RFC 2544 Parameter Summary Once setup parameters are completed tapping the zoom function at the bottom right hand side of the screen displays a summary of all settings TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Page 36 of 121 S G l Go back to top e MAC Header Tab o MAC Source Use the default source address of the test set or configure a new or different address See MAC address editing screen shot below o MAC Destination Configure the destination MAC address of the far end partner test set See MAC address editing screen shot below o Ethernet Type For Layer 3 testing the user can also configure the Ethertype Q800 IP Internet Protocol Version 4 IPv4 Q600 Xerox 0801 X 75 X 75 Internet 0805 X 25 X 25 Level 3 0806 ARP Address Resolution Protocol ARP 8035 RARP Reverse Address Resolution Protocol RARP 8137 IPX Novell IPX 814C SNMP 8847 MPLS unicast 8848 MPLS multicast 86DD Internet Protocol Version 6 IPv6 Future Release e Data Tab No payload selection is possible The payload area is populated with a VeEX signature field and other proprietary data e RX Filter Tab Depending on test layer allows the user to filter streams
38. 6 Histograms 16 1 7 Graph 17 0 Alarms Errors 17 1 Alarm Generation 18 0 E1 E3 Tools 18 1 E1 E3 Pulse Mask 18 2 E1 APS Testing 18 3 E1 Frame Words 18 4 Round Trip Delay TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 Page 6 of 121 18 5 E1 Rx Data 18 6 E1 VF 18 7 J itter Measurement 18 8 Wander Measurement 18 9 V 54 19 0 DS1 3 Tools 19 1 DS1 Pulse Mask 19 2 DS1 Loop 19 3 Round Trip Delay 19 4 DS1 Rx Data 19 5 DS3 Pulse Mask 19 6 DS3 FEAC 19 7 DS1 VF 19 8 J itter Measurement 20 0 Profiles 21 0 Additional Tests 21 1 ISDN PRI Call 21 1 1 Setup PRI Call Setu 21 1 2 Signal 21 1 3 Call Voice Setup 21 1 4 Call Data Setup 21 1 5 Data Call BERT Results Result 21 1 6 Supplementary Service Scan Scan 21 1 7 Multi Call 21 1 8 DTMF 21 1 9 DBackup 21 2 ISDN PRI Monitor 21 3 WAN IP Test 22 0 Warranty and Software 23 0 Product Specification TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 Page 7 of 121 24 0 Certification and Declaration 25 0 About VeEX Go back to top 1 0 Introduction 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 c Copyright 2006 2012 VeEX Inc All rights reserved VeEX VePAL are registered trademarks of VeEX Inc and or its affiliates in the USA and certain other countries Al
39. ERT Setup MAC address editing Link Down A P W m T Link Down P w Setup Results MAC source Thrpt Latency Frm Loss Burst Header Meu e Orel aiaae Profle Defaut Y 23Rw V VLAN fon Y e Layer 3 Framed BERT same as Layer 1 amp 2 Framed o MAC Address A default or user configured Media Access Control MAC address is added to the frame This MAC address is used as the source MAC address for all streams o IP Address A default or user configured IP address is added to the frame This IP address is used as the source IP address for all streams BERT Setup Header Layer 3 TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 Page 19 of 121 Link Down BERT setup Results Header Mireu a a lal ma A TALA Frame Type Ethernet I1 DIX Y WEAN o Y e Layer 4 Framed BERT same as Layer 1 2 amp 3 Framed o MAC Address A default or user configured Media Access Control MAC address is added to the frame This MAC address is used as the source MAC address for all streams o IP Address A default or user configured IP address is added to the frame This IP address is used as the source IP address for all streams o UDP TCP A user defined source and destination port address is added to the frame BERT Setup Header Layer 4 BERT Setup Header Layer 4 UDP Settings Link Down P W Link Down P BERT NY BERT setup Results Data Patterns Header Marui aaa e a M elniige Summary MAC Lata IP Ra Filter Source Port 001 Dest Port
40. FC2544 Jitter is a critical parameter for real time voice and video services It is now part of the SAM test suite e RFC2544 validates the service parameters like frame loss throughput and latency one after the other while SAM allows testing all the service critical parameters simultaneously This results in significant time saving compared to RFC2544 Comparison of RFC2544 and Y 1564 TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Page 70 of 121 RFC2544 Key Test Objective Device performance Network Service verification activation Service validation One service at a time Multiple services simultaneously Throughput Yes Yes Latency Yes Yes Frame Loss Yes Yes Burstability Yes Yes Packet Jitter No Yes Multiple Streams No Yes Test Duration Long serialized test procedure short simultaneous test service Test Result Link performance limit Related to SLA fast simple Pass Fail Test Methodology The purpose of the SAM test suite is to verify that the service is compliant to its Bandwidth Profile and Service Acceptance Criteria The test is broken down into two phases e Phase 1 Service Configuration test The services running on the same line are tested one by one to verify the correct service profile provisioning e Phase 2 Service Performance test The services running on the same line are tested simultaneously over an extended period of time to verify network robustness Test Application lraffic fraffic generation
41. If not returned in 10 seconds declare loop up failed Loop Down 1 Send a known test pattern and check if the pattern is received If not received declare loop down and stop 2 Send the loop down code for 5 seconds Same as loop up but check for the return code disappeared Transmits in band and out of band DS1 loop In band CSU NIU FAC1 NIU FAC2 Transmit Select code transmitted for 5 seconds nominal ESF DFL Out of band Line Payload Network Transmit Selected code transmitted either continuously or a burst of n messages where n is selectable in the range 1 to 15 Go back to top 19 3 Round Trip Delay The Round Trip Delay Propagation Delay measurement works by sending a test pattern Errors are transmitted in the pattern The time it takes for the error to reach the receiver is the propagation time through the network e View the Round Trip Delay of a looped back signal e Set check box on Setup Rx pattern to Out of Service Go back to top 19 4 DS1 Rx Data Tapping the DS1 Rx Data the DS1 Tools screen shows the DS1 Rx Data which shows received data and captures the current timeslots DS1 Rx Data TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 Page 106 of 121 gt Stopped DS1 3 Tools D1 R Data 11011110 0100010 1111101 11001001 01111101 0 0100001 0101111 1011000 00001 0 10101110 me Om MA A 1 0 11110011 10110100 Go back to top 19 5 DS3 Pulse Mask This function
42. Min Duration Min Duration Max Duration20 seconds epetitions epetiions Enable Test M Enable Test M Accessing Upstream and Downstream Settings Depending on the Control Mode selected e g Asymmetric mode test settings for upstream and downstream are also displayed Go back to top 8 1 5 Control Settings Overview Asymmetrical links like ADSL and VDSL2 provide different line rates in the two directions normally the downlink line rate is significantly higher than the uplink line rate To verify the information for both the low and the high rates of the link the user needs to send a test signal from one instrument located at one end of the link to an instrument at the other end of the link and vice versa to test traffic capacity The two test instruments have to be synchronized because the tests defined in RFC 2544 require the receiver to know the contents of the test signal to be transmitted in detail The MX120 offers an automated RFC 2544 test application to perform throughput frame loss and burstability tests in a local remote unit setup The user first configures the test setup in the local MX120 once initiated the local MX120 transfers the setup information to the remote MX120 via the line under test Upon completion the remote MX120 transfers the test results back to the local MX120 enabling the user to read the results for both directions of the link on the local unit The dual port capability of the MX120 allows the
43. P_RevA00 Page 38 of 121 Go back to top 8 1 4 Throughput Latency Frame Loss and Burst Settings The RFC 2544 test suite allows the user to run all of the four tests one of the four tests or a combination of any of the four tests The user simply has to enable disable which tests to perform by checking unchecking a selection box in the respective tab for each test By default all of the four tests are enabled The following parameters must be configured before running the RFC 2544 conformance test suite Throughput tab e Max Rate Up to 100 of the negotiated line rate The default value is 100 o This is the maximum transmit rate to perform the throughput test for each test frame size o The user may configure this rate as a of the total line rate or in Mbps For example if the user configures the Max Rate to be 90 and the negotiated line rate of the link is 100Mbps then the maximum transmit rate will be 90Mbps or 90 of the line rat e Resolution 1 to 0 001 The default value is 1 e Duration 5 to 999 seconds The default value is 20 seconds o The duration is the amount of time the throughput test is run for for each frame size at a given rate RFC 2544 Setup Throughput Upstream RFC 2544 Setup Throughput Downstream Wo 1000T F P a Setup Results Header Frames Threshold Control Thirpt ieiate il E ol 0 symmetric p Stream F MAX Rate 100 00 F esolutian 11 0035 aration Up 10007 F P y m Setup Results H
44. Prompt Prompts the user to answer or reject incoming calls Selecting Prompt displays an answer and reject button on the Call tab o Accept Automatically answers incoming calls o Cancel Automatically rejects incoming calls Sub Addr Type NSAP or User My sub Tap on the box and enter the sub address number using the alphanumeric keyboard Codec Type A law or U law L2 Filter Turn ON or OFF layer 2 filter Turning on the filter prevents layer 2 messages from displaying in the captured trace Idle Code Code to be transferred on unused channels Tap on the box and use the alphanumeric keyboard to enter the code Line Intf Id Line interference ID Tap on the box and enter the line interference ID using the alphanumeric keyboard In Service IS indicates a proper port connection while Out of Service OOS indicates a faulty port connection in which the user will be unable to run any tests If OOS is displayed please check that the physical cable is correctly connected to the port Go back to top 21 1 2 Signal Line Code B8ZS or AMI Clock Source Internal External Rx or Offset If the test set is in TE mode select Rx to receive timing signals from the master clock Termination Terminated Monitor or Bridge DS1 Framing SF or ESF Unused AIS or Idle PRI Call Signal TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Page 112 of 121 Ss PRI CALL DTMF Scan Multi DBacku Setup Signal Trace Call Result Main Set
45. TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Page 1 of 121 Ja USER MANUAL VePAL TX130M DSn PDH Ethernet Analyzer TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 Page 2 of 121 Table of Contents 1 0 Introduction 2 0 About This Guide 3 0 Safety Information 4 0 Basic Operations 4 1 Keypad 4 2 Touch Screen Display 4 3 Battery 4 5 Connectors and Panels 4 5 1 BNC Interface 4 5 2 Ethernet Port 4 5 3 Dual PDH DSn Port 4 5 4 Utility Ports 4 6 LEDs 5 0 Home Menus 5 1 Ethernet and PDH DSn Home Menus 5 2 Action Menu Menu B only 6 0 Menu A Ethernet SyncE 1588v2 Common Features Setup 6 1 Port Setup 6 2 Port Status 6 3 Laser Activation 6 4 Profiles 6 5 Measurement Settings 7 0 BERT 7 1 BERT Setup 7 1 1 Header Settings 7 1 2 Traffic Settings 7 1 3 Error Injection 7 1 4 Control Settings 7 1 5 Starting Stopping a Bert Test TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 Page 3 of 121 7 2 BERT Results 7 2 1 Summary 7 2 2 Errors 7 2 3 Events 7 2 4 Alarms 7 2 5 Traffic 7 2 6 Rates 7 2 7 Delay 7 2 8 Saving BERT Results 8 0 RFC 2544 Conformance Testing 8 1 RFC 2544 Setup 8 1 1 Header Settings 8 1 2 Frame Settings 8 1 3 Threshold Settings 8 1 4 Throughput Latency Frame Loss and Burst Settings 1 5 Control Settings 8 1 6 Starting Stopping a RFC 2544 Test 8 2 RFC 2544 Results 8 2 1 Status and Events 8 2 2 Throughput 8 2 3 Latency 8 2 4 Frame Loss 8 2 5 Burst 8 2 6 Saving RFC 2544 Results 9 0 Throughput Testing Mult
46. Tools E1 Rx Data 01110010 110110 110011 010101 100100 001000 110110 111100 011011 1011011 Pause I Cay co D 1101110 011000 110011 110700 101101 OOOO 1 OOOO 1 1 101100 100110 1001010 l m n Ii m D fF om mo M Li L L Li EE l co mI wm OF AAt AA mI M Oj Oj A L OI C m Go back to top 18 6 E1 VF 00101110 1100011 01101011 0 1 1 Tapping the VF the E1 Tools screen displays the VF Tasks showing The VF menu performs a variety of talk listen functions TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Page 101 of 121 El VF Tasks E1 Warning gt Stopped E P gt Stopped E1 Tools x E1 Tools VF Tasks shortcuts Setup E Error Only available with Framed E1 Results 11010700 Wander Measurement D v54 Note Do not attempt to enter VF Tasks if the Frame LED is not green Green LEDs indicate that the framing found on the received signal matches the framing selected in the Setup screen It is impossible to talk listen or perform other channelized functions in the absence of frame synchronization since channels can be identified only within a framed signal The VF Tasks screen lets you choose Setup e Timeslot Channel to test for both transmitting and receiving Options 1 31 e Mode Talk send a Tone on the transmit signal Transmit audio data from the external hea
47. Type P RA Filter SUMMary ogo0 P pe SUM r a OB00 XEROX 0801 75 o805 25 Mik 0806 ARP s035 RABP 8137 IPX 14C SNMP dd47 MPLS unicast 8646 MPLS multicast Mic Pageiofe M Default MAC Sre Go back to top e VLAN Tab In the VLAN tab the following parameters are configured o VLAN ID Can be configured in the range 1 to 4094 VLAN ID is the identification of the VLAN which is basically used by the standard 802 1Q It has 12 bits which allows the identification of 4096 2 12 VLANs Of the 4096 possible VIDs a VID of 0 is used to identify priority frames and value 4095 FFF is reserved Maximum possible VLAN configurations are therefore set to 4094 o VLAN Priority Can be configured in the range 0 to 7 Set by the Priority Code Point PCP a 3 bit field which refers to the IEEE 802 1p priority It indicates the frame priority level from O lowest to 7 highest which can be used to prioritize different classes of traffic voice video data etc o Type The following selections are possible 8100 IEEE 802 1Q tagged frame 88a8 IEEE 802 1ad Provider Bridging IEEE 802 1Q VLAN Tag in an Ethernet Frame 4 Bytes Destination Source Address Address Canonical ie Format WLAN ID Mrorily f Indicator 12 Bits 3 Bits Os 8100 1 Bit BERT Setup VLAN Tag Configuration BERT Setup VLAN Tag Summary TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Page 22 of 121 Link Down ip BERT
48. Wander Measurement TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Page 65 of 121 Setup Master sync Setup Slave emulation Up 100T F Lp 100T F iF setup setup Mode Port IP status Miode Port IP status setup Ret Clock setup Ref Clack lock Mode lock Mode Slave emulatio rotocol Mode rotocol hlode IPv4 UDP F D ranster Mode Pv4Unicast lave Clock ID 92 168 0 10 001863ftfe007tci lave Clock I 001863fffe00006f 2 pkts sec 0 Sec a00 sec lt lt Uji my ou wy wo G D a fe4 t aa Ol T h o 2 ay A oon ync Rate Jz pkts sec Ww Pounce Tni omain Number JO yne Rate nnounce Int E ease Duration omain Mumber Stat Before proceeding with any tests please configure the Port and IP connection Refer to 11 0 SyncE Port and IP sections for further configuration instructions then continue to Mode Setup Reference Clock configuration instructions can be found in the 11 1 3 SyncE Mode Setup section Prior to starting the 1588v2 operation the selected test port must be connected to the network a l pi W Go back to top 12 1 1 Mode Test Mode e Clock Mode Master emulation Master sync Slave emulation and Slave sync Please refer to SyncE Mode Setup in 11 0 SyncE for further information on these clock mode types e Protocol Mode Pv4 UDP IPv6 UDP or Layer 2 e Master clock ID this is the MAC address of the TX130M in Master sync emulation mode The format of the ID
49. ames Number of Unicast frames received without FCS errors Layer 2 Broadcast frames Number of Broadcast frames received without FCS errors Broadcast frames have a MAC address equal to FF FF FF FF FF FF Layer 2 Multicast frames Number of Multicast frames received without FCS errors Pause frames Number of valid flow control frames received Frames having a type length field equal to 8808h are counted as pause frames Layer 3 Unicast frames Number of Unicast frames received without FCS errors Layer 3 Broadcast frames Number of Broadcast frames received without FCS errors Broadcast frames have a MAC address equal to FF FF FF FF FF FF Layer 3 Multicast frames Number of Multicast frames received without FCS errors Frame Size tab The following Frame distribution statistics are displayed in count and percentage lt 64 byte frames 64 127 byte frames 128 255 byte frames 256 511 byte frames 512 1023 byte frames 1024 1279 byte frames 1280 1518 byte frames gt 1518 byte frames Jumbo frames BERT Results Traffic Type BERT Results Traffic Frame Size TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 Up 1000T F BERT Traffic Distribution Details melissa ltalfic Type Beles Distribution p Broadcast Pause fizo Go back to top 7 2 6 Rates Rates tab Rate statistics are displayed graphically and in tabular format Up 1000T F P BERT Trattic Distribution Details El eee Pane Size Distr
50. attern PRBS Pattern a Page 114 of 121 __SubAday Bras Pater a Cancel Press Call and the other unit should ring Go back to top 21 1 5 Data Call BERT Results Result After successfully placing a data call the BER is available Pressing the Result screen presents the measurement parameters specified in G 821 Only DATA 64 56 and Nx64 Data Call Type in the CALL mode can give BER measurements When viewing BER measurements verify that both the PAT SYNC LED and the appropriate framing LED are green These two LEDs signify that the patterns and framing match for the transmitting and receiving patterns Data Call BERT Errors Alarms Data Call BERT Signal Data Call BERT Analysis DTMF Scan Multi DBackup DTMF Scan Multi DBackup Setup Signal Trace Call Result Setup Signal Trace Call Result Errors Alarms Signal Analysis Errors Alarms Siia EEVEE Frequency 3 8 E e 100 00 CE SSC G E E Mnom Ta eio A om Mapon 0G Zp 100 00 Level m S o o DTMF Scan Multi DBackup Setup Signal Trace Call Result Errors Alarms Signal Analysis Din D31 at 0000 00 09 Fage 1of3 amp Fage 1 of 1 Fage 1 of 1 Go back to top 21 1 6 Supplementary Service Scan Scan In ETSI protocol a Supplementary Service Scan scans a line to determine which of a variety of supplementary services are available on it TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Page 115 of 121 Call Data Setup Pattern tab aa IS r
51. automatically when the programmed start time is reached TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 Page 85 of 121 Note The timed mode will be required when running a M 2100 performance Go back to top 15 2 2 Performance Analysis The Analysis setup page selects the ITU T performance test that will be performed by the unit The selections include None G 821 G 826 and M 2100 The recommendations are briefly defined as follows Measurements Analysis gt Ready Setup Signal Measurements Auto coniig Timer Analysis General e G 821 Error performance of an international digital connection operating at a bit rate below the primary rate and forming part of an Integrated Service Digital Network ISDN o Long term error performance Conducted Out of Service OOS o Based on measuring bit errors o Evaluation period of 30 days o Since there is no overhead structure at these bit rates in service measurements are extremely difficult e G 826 End to end error performance parameters and objectives for international constant bit rate digital paths and connections o Long term error performance for Out of Service OOS and In Service Measurement ISM o Based on measuring bit errors for connections and block errors for paths o Evaluation period of 30 days e M 2100 Performance limits for bringing into service and maintenance of international multi operator PDH paths and connections Deals exclusively with PDH paths sections and systems Based on measuring b
52. axjei sync IPCs max 100 ms 100 ms 000a 000E 000a O00 4 12 3 Protocol Monitor The Tracer shows the 1588v2 messages from both Master and Slave clock devices The TX130M stores up to 2000 messages There are 4 function keys e Pause Continue to pause or continue the tracer e gt amp lt in Pause mode use the key to page up or page down e End in Pause mode use End key to jump to the end of the trace To view decoded messages press Pause to pause the protocol tracer and tap on the desired message to view decoded message details Tap on the Capture tab then hit Start to capture packets The Capture function can store up to 20 000 messages The messages are saved in pcap format and can be viewed on wire shark for future analysis For Clock and Wander Measurement Results please refer to and TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Measurements Setup Protocol Monitor Monitor Mode yo EIEN F amp Protocol Mon is Monitor Capture Mlaster Slave Delay request Delay response gt Synt gt Follow Up gt Go back to top 13 0 Common Functions Home Menu A Common functions listed at the bottom portion of screen Link Down P RFC 2544 Loopback BERT Setup Throughput gif IF amp 1560vAPIP W SyncE Add Tests Settings Files Helo Backlight Tools 18 Aug 2000 22 55 39 Protocol Monitor Message Details Up 100T F On Protocol Mon SA Delay response
53. by o MAC Destination address MAC Source address VLAN ID IP Destination address IP Source address e VLAN Tab VLAN ID priority and Tag Type Ethernet Type can be configured Please refer to the BERT application for more details e MPLS Tab MPLS label CoS priority settings TTL and S bit fields are configured for available MPLS tags Please refer to the BERT application for more details e IP Tab User configures the source and destination IP addresses The user can also configure the following IP header fields IP TOS for quality of service testing TTL fragment offset byte and the protocol field Please refer to the BERT application for more details O O O O RFC 2544 Header Setups The MAC VLAN MPLS and IP configuration procedures are the same as in BERT mode Please refer to the BERT Application section for details Go back to top 8 1 2 Frame Settings Frames tab User Configures e Preset Frames User selects from a list of recommended test frame sizes defined in RFC 2544 o Test frames are 64 128 256 512 1024 1280 and 1518 bytes o The default selected frames are 64 and 1518 bytes o To select deselect any of the recommended test frames check the box to the right of the desired frame e Add frame The user can add two additional user configurable test frames of any size ranging from 64 bytes to 9000 bytes o To add additional test frames tap the Add Frame button TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Page 37
54. captures and analyzes DS3 44 736Mbits s pulse shape The purpose of maintaining the correct pulse shape is to reduce inter symbol interference if the logic 1s and Os cannot be detected by the receiver correctly bit and code errors will result The pulse amplitude and overall shape are superimposed and compared with the Telcordia TR TSY 000499 and ITU T G 703 pulse conformance template Telecommunications signals require specific load impedance for pulse mask compliance testing to be accurate When high frequency pulses are transmitted down a transmission line a portion of the pulse will be reflected when and wherever it encounters an impedance mismatch The reflection is proportional to the impedance mismatch i e the greater the mismatch the greater the reflection of the pulse DS3 Positive Pulse DS3 Negative Pulse gt stopped wh P Stopped Daa Tools D31 3 Tools Positive Pulse Negative Pulse z gt z Result Left Right button To move the pulse mask to left or right direction press the left or right button first and re run the test Go back to top 19 6 DS3 FEAC TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Page 107 of 121 DS3 FEAC responses Far End Alarm and Control Channel Responses Enabling this option allows loop back to be configured from any far end equipment connected on the other end of the line These can be used to send and receive loop up codes and information from the far end T3 device You can
55. ceived signal to clock the transmitter o NT Network Terminal is used when the TX130M is emulating an ISDN switch such as DMS 100 5ESS NT usually uses the internal clock o Monitor Trace message details D Channel decodes help to verify that a call is successfully established or determine why a call was not completed by examining the protocol cause values e Call Control The Q 931 specification indicates which type of ISDN switch is to be tested o AT amp T relates to the 5ESS switch o NTI relates to the Northern Telecom DMS 100 switch o ETSI is the ETSI standard e Channel Config 23B D 46B 2D 47B D or 23Bx2 in T1 Single Dual PRI in E1 e D Channel Designates the time slot to transmit D Channel messages The D Channel decoder helps to verify that a call is successfully established or determine why a call was not completed by examining the protocol cause values e My num type Unknown International National or Local e My num plan Unknown Telephony or Private e My phone Tap on the box and enter the phone number using the alphanumeric keyboard PRI Call Setup Page 1 PRI Call Setup Page 2 TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Page 111 of 121 E PRI CALL DTMF Scan Multi DBackup DTMF Scan Multi DBackup Setup Signal Trace Call Result Setup Signal Trace Call Result wa e S SC amp Pagelot amp amp Pagezot amp Page 2 Note Caller ID Blocked Allow Call Answer Prompt Accept or Cancel o
56. ceiver is turned on the user must start the transmitter manually e OAM Enable On Off o When OAM is enabled the TX130M supports the IEEE 802 3ah EFM standard for discovery and loopback control of OAM enabled devices Go back to top 7 0 BERT Overview BER testing at layer 1 2 3 and 4 is supported The test can be configured to use either regular PRBS patterns stress patterns or user defined test patterns to simulate various conditions All patterns are encapsulated into an Ethernet frame to verify bit per bit performance of the circuit under test e Layer 1 Framed mode Test pattern is encapsulated into a valid Ethernet frame with SOF Preamble and CRC field BERT Setup Header Layer 1 Framed Data Patterns TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 Page 18 of 121 Link Down BERT Link Down BERT Data Patterns setup Results Header SE eae titel alee laine Profiles Default Y Eal Layer 1 Framed YF Ra Filter Data MAC Source 00 18 63 00 00 6F MAC Dest 00 18 65 CC BB AA Ethernet ype 0800 1P IP TOS Precedence 000 Rautine Values O0000 Normal service etc IP TTL 128 Fragment Offset 0 amp Pageioey amp e Layer 2 Framed BERT same as Layer 1 Framed o MAC Address A default or user configured Media Access Control MAC address is added to the frame This MAC address is used as the source MAC address for all streams Throughput Testing mode BERT Setup Header Layer 2 B
57. d Out Of Ordered M OUPdelay_Resp_FollowLUP 0 Unidentified o o Ui Announced signaling O Managemento Note Tap on the next to the Lost Duplicated or Out of Ordered to view detailed error counters Go back to top 12 2 Test Results The Summary screen displays message statistics including the number of Total messages Event messages and General messages along with information on Lost Duplicated and Out of Ordered messages Tap on the tab to see more detailed message error information Additional message information is displayed on the Messages screen Tap on the Results tab to access histogram and PDV RTD and IPG statistics Tap on the NEXT tab to view additional Data Statistics Pressing the t or t respectively decreases or increases the time frame on the histogram as shown in the PDV Test Result screens below PDV Delay Request Asymmetry and Sync PDV min and max information RTD RTD and Delay Response RTD min and max information IPG Sync and Delay Response IPG min and max information Test Results Summary PDV Test Results 0 3 20 PDV Test Results 3 21 6 41 TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 Page 67 of 121 Announce syne POY syne POY syne POY min syne POY min syne POY max sync POY max Pdelay Req AmE 1000 ns Signaling Poelay Resp Pdelay Resp Fol O0 00 00 00 064 RTD Test Results elay Resp RID l yne IPCs Delay Resp RID min f syne PCa min Delay Resp RID m
58. d MAC Source addresses for Layer 2 or MAC and IP destination and source addresses for Layer 3 o All incoming frames with CRC errors will be dropped similar to what an Ethernet switch does o All broadcast and multicast frames will be dropped including any incoming unicast frames that have the MAC Source address equal to the MAC Destination address Go back to top 11 0 SyncE 11 1 SyncE Setup SyncE Main Menu Link Down e FP m Setup Setup B Clock Measurement g Wander Measurement Go back to top 11 1 1 Port Test Port selection Prior to starting the SyncE operation the selected test port must be connected to a network that supports SyncE timing synchronization Port selections include 10 100 1000T and 100 1000BaseX After setting up the port establish an IP connection by tapping on the IP tab and going through the IP setup Please see section 6 1 Port Setup for port configuration instructions Port Setup IP Menu TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Page 60 of 121 Link Down 4 Link Down P W m Setup IP DOWN Mlode Port stat Mlode Port IP status H4 CIDR a ons or y Fage 1of2 amp Connect Go back to top 11 1 2 IP IP Setup IP configuration settings are as follows Page 1 e IP Type IPv4 or IPv6 e IP Address Static DHCP IPv4 only or AUTO IPv6 only e Static The user is required to enter a Local IP Gateway address and Subnet All Static fields can be filled by tapping on the s
59. dset into selected timeslot e Code Options u Law or A Law e Programmable ABCD Manual edit ABCD User or IDLE SEIZE e Transmitted Frequency Options 50 to 3950Hz e Transmitted Level Options 60 to 3dBm Results e Measure signal frequency and level in selected timeslot e Listen to the voice channel in selected timeslot via external headset e ABCD bits monitor and View data in selected T S channel Go back to top 18 7 J itter Measurement By tapping the Jitter Measurement the E1 E3 Tools screen displays the jitter measurements showing measurements and analysis of jitter in received signal El J itter Measurement E3 J itter Measurement TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Page 102 of 121 gt Stopped E1 Tools Results Setup C ee Y Results Setup PL eP Y The Jitter Measurement submenu allows the user to measure and analyze received signal jitter The measurements example is shown above the vertical grid spacing is 2 0Ulpp Red Bar is Max peaked jitter during testing and Yellow is the current peaked jitter Press Start to start measurement Select the HP1 LP 20Hz to 100kHz or HP2 LP 18kHz to 100kHz filter for E1 and HP1 LP 10Hz to 400kHz or HP2 LP 30kHz to 400kHz filter for E3 Go back to top 18 8 Wander Measurement Setup e Clock Port Unb RX2 selected as default The external reference clock is connected through the Aux Rx port e Clock External 2Mbit s chosen as default
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61. eader Frames Threshold Control Throt pe E ol 0 symmetric Down Stream F Maes Rate 100 000 To F esolution 11 0035 aration Enable Test M Enable Test M Accessing Upstream and Downstream Settings Depending on the Control Mode selected e g Asymmetric mode test settings for upstream and downstream are also displayed Go back to top Latency tab User configures e Test Throughput Rate or Custom Rate The default value is throughput TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Page 39 of 121 e Throughput rate Latency test will be performed at the throughput rate found for each of the tested frame sizes e Custom rate User configures a custom rate in or Mbps e Rate Only available if Custom Rate is selected Enter up to 100 of the negotiated line rate or enter the rate in Mbps e Duration 5 to 999 seconds The default value is 20 seconds This is the amount of time that the latency test will be performed for each test frame size e Repetitions 1 to 100 The default value is 1 This is the amount of times that the latency test will be repeated for each test frame size RFC 2544 Setup Latency Throughput Rate RFC 2544 Setup Latency Custom Rate Wp 1000T F DE S Wp 1000T F iF W Setup Results Setup Results Header Frames Threshold Control Header Frames Threshold Control Mi Latency eek eal Mipi Latency eek ee ale EST Throughput Rate TEST Custom Rate Rate focona Repetitions Repetitions Enable Test M E
62. eam Summary Events cies Alarms PRS rA sees Current Tota Cosm p p 00e 00 Posyncims VA VA service Disruption time urrent ms otal ast m Min Max Oms Jims mes Po o Go back to top The Global Traffic screen displays e Frame Type of all streams e Traffic Type s of all streams e Frame size of all streams Throughput Results Global Traffic Summary Page 54 of 121 Throughput Results Global Errors Page 2 W 1000T F P m hroughput Setup Results Running Global Per Stream Aggregate Stream Summary Events eee Errors Current Jabber Fram 0 o Funt Frames fr ce Page 2 of 2 ei Throughput Results Global Stream Delay TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Wp 1000T F P m hroughput Setup Results Running Global Per Stream Aggregate stream Summary Events Traffic RESET Saa al 0 Go back to top 9 2 3 Individual Stream Results In the Per Stream tab the following measurements are available Errors Errors associated with each stream Events Events associated with each stream Delay Delay associated with each stream Throughput Results Summary Stream 1 Up 1000T F P Wi m hroughput Setup Results Running Global Per Stream Trattic Events Delay Errors Rates aay Bad Frames 0 4652675 Go back to top Traffic Traffic statistics associated with each stream Rates Rates information associated with each stream Wp 1000T F P m hroughput Setup Resul
63. ection to access an alphanumeric keyboard o Local IP IPv4 IPv6 address of the test set o Gateway IPv4 IPv6 address of the network gateway o CIDR IPv6 only The user can enter a Classless Inter domain Routing Network o Subnet IPv4 only The user can enter a subnet mask e DNS Off Manual or Auto If Manual is selected a DNS IP is required in order to use the URL as a destination Enter the IP address of the Domain Name System DNS Server providing domain name translation to IP addresses VLAN Page 2 IP Status Link Down P Up 100T F On IP DOW M SyncE 197 168 1 100 Mlode Fort IP Status Mlode Fort IP status VLAN On Local IP i Mme DHCP PASS IP PASS Gateway PASS DHCP Options All k d VendorType UserClass HostName J Vendor info amp Page z ofz amp Connect TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 Page 61 of 121 Page 2 e VLAN Off On For each VLAN tag enter the following o ID VLAN ID Enter value 0 to 4095 o Pri VLAN priority 0 to 7 o Type Set to 8100 Indicates 802 1q tag type e DHCP Options DHCP options can be edited Off All Vendor Type User Class Host Name and Vendor Info Note DHCP Options are only available under AUTO or DHCP Go back to top 11 1 3 Mode SyncE test mode SyncE Master Emulation Mode SyncE Slave Emulation Mode Link Down e P y m F Link Down A P y m j Setup vy Setup NT lode Port IP status Mlode Port IP Status Reference Clock Output
64. ed mode Depending on the test layer different test pattern options are available o Layer 1 test patterns CRPAT Compliant Random Pattern provides broad spectral content and minimal peaking for the measurement of jitter at component or system level CJ TPAT Compliant Jitter Test Pattern is a Jitter Tolerance Pattern that stresses a receiver by exposing it to extreme phase jumps thereby stressing the Clock Data Recovery CDR circuitry The pattern alternates between repeating low transition density patterns and repeating high transition density patterns CSPAT BERT Setup Test Pattern Layer 1 Framed TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 Link Down BERT Header Configuration CRPAT O CJIPAT O CSPAT Go back to top e Layer 2 amp 3 test patterns o PRBS Page 24 of 121 a 2431 1 147 483 647 bit pattern used for special measurement tasks e g delay measurements at higher bit rates a 2423 1 8 388 607 bit pattern primarily intended for error and jitter measurements at bit rates of 34 368 and 139 264kbit s a 2415 1 32 767 bit pattern primarily intended for error and jitter measurements at bit rates of 1544 2048 6312 8448 32 064 and 44 736kbit s a 2411 1 2047 bit pattern primarily intended for error and jitter measurements on circuits operating at bit rates of 64kbit s and N 64kbit s o Fixed All Os or All 1s o User Defined pattern Length depends on size of frame o Inversi
65. elot amp Multiple Streams MAC IP address setups If all streams are going to the same far end unit then the MAC IP destination addresses must be the same on all of the streams If any of the traffic streams are going to more than one far end unit please ensure that the correct MAC IP destination addresses are configured for the respective streams Go back to top 9 1 4 Traffic Settings Individual Stream Configuration In the Traffic tab the user is be able to configure the traffic profile per stream including frame size selection traffic type and transmit rate If the same traffic type applies to all streams apply this profile to all streams using the Apply to ALL button e Frame Size Enter the frame size when a Layer 2 or Layer 3 BERT is selected Frame size configuration is not available for Layer 1 BERT Frame sizes can be from 64 bytes to 1518 bytes in addition to jumbo frames up to 9k bytes e Traffic Flow Select from Constant Ramp Burst or Single Burst traffic flow e BW Transmit Bandwidth Configure the transmit rate for the stream Note the bandwidth allocation per stream is already configured in the General Settings tab but can be modified in this screen as well Throughput Traffic Setup Constant Throughput Traffic Setup Ramp TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Up 1000T F DE hroughput Setup Results General Control Header Traffic Error Inj ratfic Flow Constant F Frame Size i515
66. enable and disable through a drop down menu in this field e LoopUP Activate 00010010 11111111 sent gt 10 repetitions e LoopDown Deactivate 00100100 11111111 sent gt 10 repetitions FEAC alarms are sent from the remote end device towards the local device by means of the C bit in the sub frame When a failure is declared on the remote end unit this is how it notifies the near end unit Some FEAC Codes are shown below DS3 FEAC Menu DS3 FEAC Action Menu gt Stopped i gt Idle 7 DS e Tools Advanced D FEAC Tasks ee TH ee RA Start Error Injection Alarm Injection 9 Loop 4 FEAC Alarm TYPE DS3 Equip Failure Service Affecting DS3 LOS DS3 OOF DS3 AIS RCV DS3 IDLE RCV DS3 EQUIQ FAIL NON SERVICE AFFECT COMMON EQUIP FAIL NSA MULTIPLE DS1 LOS DS1 EQUIP FAIL SINGLE DS1 LOS DS1 EQUIP FAIL NON SERVICE AFFECT LOOP TYPE Options NIU LINE DS3 FEAC Tasks Page 1 DS3 FEAC Tasks Page 2 TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 Page 108 of 121 stopped Aa gt Stopped m ER DS1 3 Tools DS1 3 Tools FEAC Tasks FEAC Tasks FEAC Paneiof amp 6 Page Zot Close Go back to top 19 7 DS1 VF Tapping the VF the DS1 Tools screen displays the VF Tasks showing The VF menu performs a variety of talk listen functions DS1 VF Tasks Talk Mode DS1 VF Tasks Tone Mode gt Stopped gt Stopped a 0581 3 Tools 0817 3 Tools VF Tasks VF Tasks Setup Setup Resu
67. epending on the function or section of the test set TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 EXCESSIVE PRESSURE OR SHARP OBJECTS WILL DAMAGE THE SCREEN USE MILD DETERGENT ONLY TO CLEAN THE DISPLAY Go back to top 4 3 Battery Page 9 of 121 The VePAL is equipped with an intelligent Li ion rechargeable battery pack which is located in the rear of the unit The battery will be partially charged upon delivery so it is recommended to charge the battery fully before use It is recommended to charge the battery at room temperature to preserve its life and to obtain maximum charge The battery can be removed during operation provided the unit is connected to the AC Main using the supplied AC adapter Removing the battery when not connected to the AC Main will cause the unit to shutdown Remove the rubber cover on the left side to connect the AC Main adapter to the unit DONT REMOVE J INSERT BATTERY WITH AG POWER CONNECTED TO THE UNIT THIS WILL DAMAGE THE BATTERY AND VOD THE WARRANTY Go back to top 4 5 Connectors and Panels The TX130M is equipped with the following physical test interfaces Dual POH DSn Port Single PDH DSn Port 1200 Balanced RJ48 750 unbalanced BNC E1 or DS1 E1 or DS1 standard E3 DS3 optional pene E3053 a mi F ot O ANCO T mbiu Aun RE Auxiliary Port Ethemet Port 750 unbalanced BNC RJ45 Copper elidel aa Rx for E1 E3 DS3 or 10 100 1000BaseT SFP transceiver 4 544 O48MH2 or
68. er for full rate testing at 34Mbit s TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 Page 82 of 121 e 2 M E3 E1 Mux Configures the transmitter for full rate testing at 34Mbit s signal with E1 payloads 1 to 16 channels e Fractional E1 E3 E1Mux w Nx64 Configures the transmitter for full rate testing at 34Mbit s signal with E1 payloads 1 to 16 channels for fractional testing using N or M 64kbit s timeslots Contiguous or noncontiguous timeslots In DS1 1 544 Mbit s mode the options are 1 544M or Fractional DS1 Nx64 or Nx56 where e 1 544 M Configures the transmitter for full rate testing at 1 544Mbit s e Fractional DS1 Nx64 or Nx56 Configures the transmitter for fractional testing using N or M 64kbit s timeslots Contiguous or noncontiguous timeslots In DS3 45Mbit s mode the option are 45M or 1 544M DS3 DS1 Mux or Nx64 DS3 DS1 w Nx64 Mux where e 45 M Configures the transmitter for full rate testing at 45Mbit s e 1 544 M DS3 DS1 Mux Configures the transmitter for full rate testing at 45Mbit s signal with DS1 payloads 1 to 28 channels e Fractional DS1 Mux Configures the transmitter for full rate testing at 45Mbit s signal with DS1 payloads 1 to 28 channels for fractional testing using N or M 64kbit s timeslots Contiguous or noncontiguous timeslots Framing In E1 mode the options are unframed PCM31 PCM31C PCM30 and PCM30C Framing conforms to G 704 and G 706 recommendations and are briefly described below e U
69. ernent Mode tart time 08 00 Month January at estl ype RFE 2544 ofl vent Log ircular x Start Coupled Awl Enable Qn A lt C ai a TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 Measurement Settings Manual Link Down P y m ETP N Port Profiles tveasurement Mode Manuel EventLog Circular Testa Coupled 7 Page 17 of 121 Measurement Settings Timed Link Down e P m Setup Port Profiles l4easurement Mode Timed urationi min vent Log ircular x Start Coupled Ahad Enable n e Event Log Circular or Blocked Up to 1000 event logs can be stored o Circular only the latest events will be stored if there are over 1000 event logs The oldest event will be deleted so that the new event can be added o Blocked only the maximum number of events will be stored any event that occurs after the 1000th event will not be stored Event logs consist of a log of the start of test end of test errors alarms frame loss etc The log will have a timestamp type of event and count number of errors occurring in that instant e Tx Start Coupled or Separate Configure how the measurements are started when in BERT and Multiple Streams test modes o Coupled Transmitter and receiver are turned on at the same time and the Tx and Rx measurements start at the same time at the start of the test o Separate independent control Start Stop of the transmitter is enabled At the start of the test only the re
70. est profile or create a new profile from the existing settings e of Streams From 1 to 8 streams Pressing the zoom function displays the Bandwidth allocated per Stream Note The total bandwidth for all streams cannot exceed 100 Throughput Setup General Throughput Setup Stream BW Overview Up 1000T F P m Up 1000T F P u hroughput hroughput Setup Results Running Of Total Bandwidth per stream Header Traffic Error Inj tream 1 40 000 Control Proe Peat Y RTD Measurement Enable YF tream lt eo 00 ream 3 ee n00 tream 4 12 500 otal otal TX Rate Mbps a i Go back to top 9 1 2 Control Control button Overview Configures the loop up and loop down commands necessary to control the far end unit The user is allowed to configure the commands manually or automatically TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 Page 49 of 121 Manual selection user must input the destination MAC IP address of the far end device including the command type Automatic selection User must select from a list of discovered devices to loop up down o In automatic mode no configuration is necessary user only has to select the discovered far end device to control Go back to top 9 1 3 Per Stream Configurations Please note that for any of the per stream configurations Header Traffic and Error Injection a stream number will be displayed The user must select each stream number separately to configure the respective parameters
71. ettings for information on setting up a remote connection with another unit Note that Asymmetric Mode mentioned in that section is unavailable for V SAM Control settings Go back to top 14 2 Results Configuration Test Note To run the test make sure that traffic is being looped back at the far end of the network under test The Summary tab displays the status of each service and test as Pass Failed Pending or Disabled Tapping on Services displays live values for FLR FTD and FDV as the test is running If any measured values do not meet the service test parameters set in the Bandwidth and Threshold tabs the test fails The zoom function on the bottom right side of the screen displays detailed results for each stream Conf Test Summary Tab Conf Test Services Tab DE qT Ge F Results Stopped Results Stopped Cant Test Per Test Events Cant Test Per Test Events SErV CES Summary Services Service IR CIR EIR Policing FIR IREI Policing Z Pending Pending Pending Duration 40sec E Pending Pending Pending F Mbps p3998 23 93 FTD foe FDvms p 000__f 000 TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 Page 76 of 121 S1 Detailed Results Policing Test Up 1000T F IP yp wa p 10007T F on Up 1000T F on S1 Detailed Results CIR Test S1 Detailed Results CIR EIR Test service 1 Detailed Results CIR Test Hims inm aS atep stepa Step 4 Min Mean Max IR Mbps 24 992 24993 24 993 006 001 FL Cou
72. f PDH signals at both the electrical inputs is performed to determine the signal structure For electrical signals both Terminated and PMP voltage ranges are searched and supported Procedure Tap the Start button to begin the search The received signal is checked for network type hierarchy and bit rate payload structure payload framing test pattern and signal level If the search is successful a PASS result is displayed TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 Page 87 of 121 Search Parameters and Criteria e Interface Checks physical parameters bit rate line code e Payload Only test patterns defined in ITU T or ANSI standards will be recognized If no test pattern is detected the unit assumes live traffic PDH Signals Unframed or framed payloads at all hierarchies For 2M signals containing 64kbit s timeslots the TX130 will assume live traffic and will not search for a test pattern Go back to top 16 0 Results Measurements are accessed by tapping the Results icon in the main menu The results comprise a range of tabbed pages similar to the setup pages 16 1 PDH Results 16 1 1 Summary The Summary tab displays an overview of the major test parameters At a glance the user is able to see if there are any alarms errors or signal failure The selected performance analysis test and its current verdict Pass or Fail is also displayed PDH Summary Running Fa Results signal Analysis Histogram Gra
73. fy min and max duration for the configuration test step e Performance Test Enable or Disable the performance test TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 Page 72 of 121 Perf Test Duration Selections are 15 min 30 min 1 hour 2 hours 24 hours and user defined User defined enables the user to specify min and max duration for the performance test General Page 2 e CIR Test Config Select Simple Test Step Load Test or Simple and Step o Simple Test Starts the tests at the CIR o Step Load Test Starts the test below the CIR and continues in steps until it reaches the CIR o Simple and Step Load Test Step Load Test performs only if the Simple Validation test fails e Step Tap on the corresponding box to enter the percentage of CIR that the test will reach for each step V SAM Services Summary Once setup parameters are completed tapping the zoom function at the bottom right hand side of the screen displays a summary of all service settings A check next to the Service number indicates that the test for the corresponding service is set to run Tap on the box to remove the check and cancel the test for that service V SAM Header Connguraton Jp 1000T iP ais mon Min jatream Ger 7 Biel S 1 snolds a2 Ea oF on v Header Configuration EF Ra Filter MAC Source O0 18 63 43 01 02 MAC Dest 00 18 635 00 8F 14 Ethernet ype 08600 IF IP TOS Precedence 000 Rautine Values O0000 Normal service
74. g In adds a number of telephone number to a circuit which can be used to dial that BRI common use is a company number with individual 4 or 4 digit extension numbers that can be dialed e HOLD Call Hold the user may interrupt a call then reestablish it later Interruption frees the associated B channel e UUS User to User Signaling allows a user to send an Information message in the Setup Alerting or Connect message on the D Channel without connecting the call the message shows on the ISDN phone display e TP Terminal Portability the ability to suspend and reconnect a call for example to move a phone from one plug to another e AOC D E S Advice of Charge determines when charging information is available to the served user during the call when the call is terminated when the call is established e MCID Malicious Call Identification The called party on a per call basis requests the network to register the called party phone number the calling party number and the date and time of the calls e CW Call Waiting informs a user of an incoming call which has no B ch available user may accept reject or ignore e CUG Closed User Group a private network which restricts communication between members and nonmembers Go back to top 21 1 7 Multi Call e Type Single Number or Number Script e Mode Parallel or Sequential Multi Call Setup Page 1 Multi Call Setup Page 2 TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 E PRI CALL
75. g window displaying additional input and specific selection settings The transmitter transmits as soon as a valid configuration is entered The receiver will check for a valid signal on its input so the measurement function is synchronized When a test is not running the LEDs will still indicate errors and alarms but any other results displayed will be the results of a previous test When the Tx and Rx signal structures are required to be identical or symmetrical coupling the Transmitter and Receiver is possible The signal structure can be copied from Tx to the Rx or vice versa Changes to Setup are applied immediately unless an invalid parameter has been selected When the Tx and Rx signal structures need to be independent or asymmetrical uncoupling the transmitter and receiver is possible Go back to top 15 1 1 Hierarchy Tapping the Hierarchy box opens the Hierarchy Setup screen The screen examples shown in this part of the manual depict and describe the settings for 2M or E1 signals The options for other bit rates and modes are described in text format High Rate In PDH mode 2Mbit s Options are 34Mbit s and 1 5Mb s 45Mbit s Dual Rx only Dual DSior E1 Receiver Option ON OFF the Receiver 2 set exact same configuration as Receiver 1 Coupled Hierarchy TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Page 80 of 121 gt Ready og a Setup Hierarchy High RateleM Y E Y Go back to top 15 1 2 Interface Tap the I
76. generation or loopback Ethernet NID Ethernet NID Phase 1 Service Configuration Test The service configuration test is broken down into three steps The steps are tested individually for all the services delivered on the same line e Step 1 Committed Information Rate CIR Test Traffic is transmitted at the CIR for a short period of time and the received traffic is evaluated against the Service Acceptance Criteria FLR FTD FDV measured simultaneously The CIR test passes if the measurements on the received traffic stay below the performance objectives e Step 2 Excess Information Rate EIR Test Traffic is transmitted at the CIR EIR rate for a short period of time the EIR test passes if the received traffic rate is between the CIR minus the margin allowed by the FLR and CIR EIR e Step 3 Traffic Policing Overshoot Test The purpose of the Traffic Policing Test is to ensure that when transmitting at a rate higher than the allowed CIR EIR the excess traffic will be appropriately blocked to avoid interference with other services For this test traffic is transmitted at 25 higher than the CIR EIR for a short period of time The test passes if the received traffic rate is at least at the CIR minus the margin allowed by the FLR but does not exceed the allowed CIR EIR TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 Page 71 of 121 e At this time the Committed Burst Size CBS and Excess Burst Size EBS tests are considered experimental and
77. hput hroughput setup Setup Results General General Control Header Traffic Header Trattic Errar Inj rror Type njection Flow ount F njection Flow aingle F Count fom ause Time Go back to top 9 1 6 Starting Stopping a Throughput Multiple Streams Test Once all the necessary configurations have been made the user can now start the Throughput test The following are three scenarios of how to prepare and start the unit for Throughput testing Note If the testing on the fiber ports make sure the LASER is turned On before starting the test e Far End Unit in Manual Loopback Mode o If the far end unit another MX is already in a manual loopback mode the user must make sure that the control settings mode is set to manual Do not send a loop up command since it is not necessary o Once the correct control settings are configured the user can start the test The selected tests will run automatically When all the tests are complete the test will stop automatically If the Throughput test needs to be stopped before they are done then simply press the Stop button located in the actions pull down menu The status of each selected test can be seen in the Results tab e Far End Unit Controlled with Manual Mode Loop Up Down Commands o If the far end unit is not manually looped back then it must first receive a loop up command from the control unit before the Throughput test can be started o To loop up the far end unit with the manual mode l
78. ibution FP a ieeesse PO a pe smemo o maer o 128015188398318 b8 mB po o o Page 33 of 121 e Frame rate in Frames per second FPS Number of received frames including bad frames Broadcast frames and Multicast frames e Data rate in Mbps Received data rate expressed in Mbps BERT Results Rates Graph Up 1000TF m Pr BERT Setup E Results Running summary Errors Alarms Events Traffic Delay Frame Rate FPS a Min Mias Data Rate Mbps Go back to top 7 2 7 Delay Delay tab Frame arrival statistics are displayed in tabular format e Current e Minimum BERT Results Rates Details Up 1000TF m BERT Rate Details rames sec urrent 61274 B3077 Minimum 59977 60619 Maximum 61275 83079 verage 61075 fa2BS6 Data Rate Mbis Tx Eaa urrent 84408 943 57 TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Page 34 of 121 Maximum e Variation Current BERT Results Delay Up 1000T F m BERT Setup Results Running summary Errors Alarms Events Traffic rm Arrival Delay urrent 0 16 us Minimum 0 16 us Maximum 12 19 ms verage 0 16 us Urrent 0 00 us Go back to top 7 2 8 Saving BERT Results Once the test is completed results can be saved by pressing the save function key on the keypad The results will be saved and named automatically Once saved the user can view or rename the files by going to the results folder of the files menu Go back to top 8 0 RFC 254
79. ice Acceptance Criteria Values define the minimum requirements to ensure that the service meets the Service Level Agreement SLA e FLR Ratio of lost frames to the total transmitted frames TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 Page 75 of 121 FTD Measures the transfer time that the frames can take to travel from source to destination Values are measured in us ms or sec Input a value within the digital range of 001 999 and 1 us 999sec The user can also choose to Disable the FTD threshold evaluation FTD will be measured regardless but the value will not contribute toward passing or failing the service e IFDV Measures the frame jitter e AVAIL Minimum percentage of service availability allowed to still be compliant with the SLA The service becomes unavailable if more than 50 of the frames are errored or missing in a one second interval Availability is only guaranteed for traffic conforming to the CIR Enter a percentage from 0 100 The user can also choose to Disable the AVAIL threshold evaluation AVAIL will be measured regardless but the value will not contribute toward passing or failing the service Copying Services Tap on the Copy button on the bottom of any of the Services tabs Header Bandwidth Threshold to copy frame parameters specific to that tab to other services For example pressing Copy on the Header tab will only transfer header parameters to other services Control Settings Please see 7 1 4 Control S
80. iple Streams 9 1 Setup 9 1 1 General Settings 9 1 2 Control 9 1 3 Per Stream Configurations 9 1 4 Traffic Settings Individual Stream Configurations TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 Page 4 of 121 9 1 5 Error Injection Settings Individual Stream Configuration 9 1 6 Starting Stopping a Throughput Multiple Streams Test 9 2 Throughput Results 9 2 1 Viewing Test Results Individual and Multiple Streams 9 2 2 Global Results 9 2 3 Individual Stream Results 9 2 4 Saving Throughput Multiple Streams Results 10 0 Loopback 11 0 SyncE 11 1 SyncE Setup 11 1 1 Port Test Port selection 11 1 2 IP IP Setup 11 1 3 Mode SyncE test mode 11 2 Clock Measurement 11 3 Wander Measurements Setup 12 0 1588v2 PTP 12 1 Setup 12 1 1 Mode Test Mode 12 2 Test Results 12 3 Protocol Monitor 13 0 Common Functions 13 1 Additional Tests Net Wiz 13 2 Settings 13 3 Files 13 4 Help 13 5 Backlight 13 6 Tools 14 0 V SAM 14 1 V SAM Setup 14 1 1 Header Settings TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 Page 5 of 121 14 1 2 Bandwidth Profile 14 1 3 Thresholds 14 2 Results 15 0 Menu B PDH DSn Setup 15 1 Signal Overview 15 1 1 Hierarchy 15 1 2 Interface 15 1 3 Payload 15 1 4 Pattern 15 2 Measurement Configuration 15 2 1 Timer Setup 15 2 2 Performance Analysis 15 2 3 General 15 3 Auto Config 16 0 Results 16 1 PDH Results 16 1 1 Summary 16 1 2 PDH Errors Alarms 16 1 3 Event Log 16 1 4 Signal 16 1 5 Analysis 16 1
81. ists the alarms in logical order that are associated with the signal under test All alarms are evaluated and stored The time resolution of alarms is 100ms Errors Alarms Tab Page 2 Errors Alarms Tab Page 4 Dual E1 Mode Running Ga Mi Running m Results Results signal Analysis Histogram Graph signal Analysis Histogram Graph Summary Errors Alarms Event Log summary Errors Alarms Event Log PDH 2h PDH Secondary 2h OOf00 01 27 i 0000 00 44 Page of 4 Page 4of6 Go back to top Errors Alarms Page 3 Page 3 of 4 lists the errors in logical order that are associated with the signal under test All errors are counted simultaneously and stored Errors Alarms Tab Page 3 Errors Alarms Tab Page 5 Dual E1 Mode TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 Running E gT Results NY signal Analysis Histogram Graph auimmary Errors Alarms Event Log PDH zM ET 0000 01 37 Page Sot 4 Go back to top Errors Alarms Page 4 17 86E 08 Results Running amp o Y signal Analysis Histogram Graph auimmary Errors Alarms Event Log PDH Secondary 2h ET OO00 07 01 GEMENE Page 5 of6 Page 4 of 4 lists the Bit Error Performance BERT associated with the signal under test Errors Alarms Tab Page 4 gt Running Neg Results signal Analysis Histogram Graph Summary Errors Alarms Event Log BERT ET O0 00 01 35 Os o Fage 4of4 Go back to top 16 1
82. it errors and block errors BIS limits for OOS ISM Evaluation periods of 15 minutes 2 hours and 24 hours First step is a continuity test for 15 minutes PDH paths are composed of sub elements of different lengths each with its own set Reference Performance Objectives RPO O O O O O O Note Only one performance analysis can be performed at a time To view or enable the M 2100 analyses the measurement timer has to be set to a determined Go back to top 15 2 3 General The General setup page configures the Audible Alarm and Auto Save settings Measurements General TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Page 86 of 121 gt Ready Setup Signal Measurements Auto contig Timer Analysis General e Audible Alarm On or Off Provides an audible indication when alarm or error condition is recorded e Results on start On or Off Provides an automatic move to results screen when it starts e Auto Save The Automatic Save results file Tapping the Auto Save set to ON will automatically save the results file e Measurement Clock Source Internal Clock or Tx Clock Source the measurement synchronized to the Tx clock Go back to top 15 3 Auto Config The Auto Configuration function is described below Setup Auto Config gt Stopped 4 Setup signal Measurements Auto contig AutoContig PDH E1 Unbalanced PASS E1 PCMS0C PASS PRBS PASS The Auto Config function automatically sets the receiver of the TX130M A search o
83. k Go back to top 11 2 Clock Measurement Clock Measurement Results Up 100T F DA 1 AEN Clock Mleas SyncE Setup O i Ses Y Results Note Clock and Wander measurements are only available in slave mode Src Select the source of the reference clock used for the wander measurement Possible external clock sources can be 2 MHz 2 Mbps E1 signal 1OMHz 25MHz 125MHz or GPS Press Start to start the test Offset Min and Max clock measurement offset results are displayed in ppm Go back to top TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 Page 64 of 121 11 3 Wander Measurements Setup e Reference Clock Select between an internal or external clock source Possible external clock sources can be 2 MHz 2 Mbps E1 signal 1OMHz 25MHz 125MHz or GPS 1 pps e Save TIE to USB OFF ON Insert a USB and select ON to save test results to USB for further analysis of MTIE TDEV with wander analysis PC software provided by VeEX The USB memory stick must be inserted to the USB port before turning on this option Press Start to initiate the test Current Max Min and MTIE results are displayed in nanoseconds Wander Measurement Setup and Results Up 100T F GP s S eee Results Oo 00 07 5 Setup Reference Clock 7Mbps k d save TIE ta UsBIGFF kd Go back to top 12 0 1588v2 PTP 12 1 Setup 1588v2 PTP Main Menu Link Down Setup Setup A Test Results Protocol Monitor Clock Measurement Tj
84. l over a wide range of cable losses e Monitor To be used when the measurement is made at a Protected Monitoring Point PMP of network equipment The PMP level can range between 20 and 26dB The TX130M is fully compliant with ITU T G 772 and relevant sections defining PMP e Bridge Select this mode for a high impedance monitor test or when the receiver is connected directly in parallel to a DS1 line carrying live traffic The isolation circuit of the unit protects the DS1 signal from any possible disruption Balanced Tx only Check when using the RJ 45 connectors The transmitter output impedance will be set to 120 ohms The Primary test port is 1 on top panel If unchecked the unit will assume that testing is taking place on the 750hm unbalanced BNC TX connector for E1 mode Go back to top 15 1 3 Payload Tap the payload box to access this feature Payload allows the user to configure a low rate signal if applicable and associated framing Payload 2M gt Ready Setup Payload Et Framingpcwaa Rate In 2M mode the options are 2M or Fractional E1 N x64 where e 2M Configures the transmitter for full rate testing at 2 048Mbit s e Fractional E1 N x64 Configures the transmitter for fractional testing using N or M 64kbit s timeslots Contiguous or noncontiguous timeslots In E3 84Mbit s mode the options are 34M or 2M Mux E3 E1 Mux or Fractional E1 Nx64 Mux where e 34 M Configures the transmitt
85. l tests have been completed and there is no need to test again go back to the Control tab and press the Loop Down button This will send a loop down command to the far end unit to remove the loopback that is in place e Far End Unit Controlled with Automatic Mode Loop Up Down Commands o If the far end unit is not manually looped back then it must first receive a loop up command from the control unit before the RFC 2544 test suite is started o To loop up the far end unit with the automatic mode loop up down commands configure the control settings mode to automatic o Enter the MAC and or IP address of the far end unit o Press Start to automatically loop up the far end unit Start the RFC 2544 test and loop down the far end unit when all tests have been completed Go back to top 8 2 RFC 2544 Results The progress and current result of the RFC 2544 can be viewed as the test Is in progress Results tab Navigate the respective sub tabs throughput latency frame loss or burst to view the results for each test For the burst test the results can be viewed in summary table format or test log format 8 2 1 Status and Events The status of each test is displayed including a time stamped log of each test RFC 2544 Results Status RFC 2544 Results Events Wp 1000T F P W m g 10007 F P Wi m RFC2544 AF C2544 Setup Results Running Setup Results Running Thrpt Latency Frm Loss Burst Thrpt Latency Frm Loss Burst status Events tatus D R
86. l 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 device 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 agrees that it has received a license solely to use the software as embedded in the device and the purchaser is prohibited from copying reverse engineering decompiling or disassembling the software Go back to top 2 0 About This Guide This user manual is suitable for novice intermediate and experienced users and is intended to help you successfully use the features and capabilities of the TX130M It is assumed the user has basic computer experience and skills and is generally familiar with Cable TV and telecommunication concepts terminology and safety For more technical resources visit VeEX Inc web site at www veexinc com If you need assistance or have 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 you must have your product serial number ready Please go to Basic Operations section for details on locating your unit serial number in the me
87. le Test M Up 10007T F P Wi m Setup Results Header Frames Threshold Control Throt Latency Fron Loss Burst symmetric Down Stream F Maes Rate 100 000 To F esolutian 11 0035 aration Enable Test M Accessing Upstream and Downstream Settings Page 40 of 121 Depending on the Control Mode selected e g Asymmetric mode test settings for upstream and downstream are also displayed Go back to top Burst Back to Back tab e Max Rate The default value is 100 In the burst test frames are always transmitted at the maximum rate for a given minimum and maximum burst duration e Minimum Duration Selectable in the range 2 to 999 seconds Default value is 2 seconds This is the duration of the first burst e Maximum Duration Selectable up to 999 seconds The default value is 20 seconds This is the duration of the second burst which must be greater than the minimum burst e Repetitions Selectable in the range 1 to 100 The default value is 1 This is the amount of times that the latency test will be repeated for each test frame size RFC 2544 Setup Burst Upstream RFC 2544 Setup Burst Downstream TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Up 1000T F P m Setup Results Header Frames Threshold Control Thrpt Latency Frm Loss symmetric p Stream F MAK Rate Up 10007T F P Wi m Setup Results Header Frames Threshold Control Thrpt Latency Frm Loss symmetric Down Stream F MA Rate 100 000 Page 41 of 121
88. lts Results Note Do not attempt to enter VF Tasks if the Frame LED is not green Green LEDs indicate that the framing found on the received signal matches the framing selected in the Setup screen It is impossible to talk listen or perform other channelized functions in the absence of frame synchronization since channels can be identified only within a framed signal TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 Page 109 of 121 The VF Tasks screen lets you choose Setup e Timeslot Channel to test for both transmitting and receiving Options 1 24 e Mode Talk send a Tone on the transmit signal Transmit audio data from the external headset into selected timeslot e Code Options u Law or A Law e Programmable ABCD state for On Hook Off Hook Wink User e Transmitted Frequency Options 50 to 3950Hz e Transmitted Level Options 60 to 3dBm Results e Measure signal frequency and level in selected timeslot e Listen to the voice channel in selected timeslot via external headset e ABCD bits monitor in selected channel Go back to top 19 8 J itter Measurement By tapping the Jitter Measurement the DS1 3 Tools screen displays the jitter measurements showing measurements and analysis of jitter in received signal DS1 3 J itter Measurement gt Stopped a D313 Tools Jitter Wleasurement 10 0 Results Setup Ra FiltterjHF1 LF F The Jitter Measurement submenu allows the user to measure and analyze
89. m Pagelofe amp S PRI CALL Zall Zall swa SC Cancel Trace Details Hex 00 01 7f l ss EC SAPl 0 Call control procedures Command TEl 0 Non automatic TEI assignment user equipment set Asynchronous Balance Mod Extended P F 1 Page lofi Page 113 of 121 D Channel Decodes help to verify that a call is successfully established or determine why a call was not completed by examining the protocol messages The user can monitor layer 2 Q 921 and layer 3 Q 931 messages on the D Channel in both terminate and monitor modes Layer 2 results give technicians the ability to check link and D Channel status verify LAPD frames and check utilization rates Following link establishment layer 3 decodes allow technicians to verify such factors as call state who made or dropped the call why the call was dropped where the call is being carried Interface ID B channel and call types Go back to top 21 1 4 Call Data Setup Press Call to bring up the Call Setup menu Fill out the call setup parameters as mentioned in 21 1 3 Voice Setup but select Data as the Call Type Select a Bearer Rate in the call setup options Press the Pattern tab and select a test pattern to be transmitted on the B channel during data calls Note Test pattern is only applied when call button is pressed TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Call Data Setup Es PRI CALL Call Pattern Zall Pattern tab 5 PRI CALL Call P
90. m E1 Errors Running Ga Results 4 Summary Errors Alarms Event Log signal Analysis Histogram Graph B B D E1 Errors Fagezoftg TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Page 93 of 121 er O r The screen below depicts BER and bit errors Histogram BERT Alarms Errors gt Running A Results i NT Summary ErrorsfAlarns Event Log signal Analysis Histogram Graph o oo BERT AlarmsErrors Page Sot 3 Ess Loss of Sequence Synchronization Go back to top 16 1 7 Graph The Bar tab brings up the screen displaying a log of the Errors recorded during the measurement interval A dedicated page is available for each error type Scroll through the various pages to display the anomaly of interest Graph TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 Running E E Results N Summary Errors Alarms Event Log oignal Analysis Histogram Graph Code a AG 1E8 EF EG ES E4 Page 94 of 121 A graphical timeline on the horizontal axis indicates when the event occurred while the vertical axis indicates the error ratio The upper left and right arrows allow the user to scroll through the measurement period while the and keys allow zooming of the time axis A View status screen can be accessed by tapping on the result area A start and finish time including count of the event type will be displayed The View status screen is shown below Graph View Status stopped ay Results
91. mplitude and overall shape are superimposed and compared with the ITU T G 703 pulse conformance template Telecommunications signals require specific load impedance for pulse mask compliance testing to be accurate When high frequency pulses are transmitted down a transmission line a portion of the pulse will be reflected when and wherever it encounters an impedance mismatch The reflection is proportional to the impedance mismatch i e the greater the mismatch the greater the reflection of the pulse To avoid reflections impacting the E1 measurement the TX130M will terminate twisted pair cables with 120 ohms and coax cable with 75 ohms impedance Note that 750hm and 1200hm twisted pair cables each have different nominal amplitudes associated with them For the 75ohm coax cable the pulse amplitude must be 2 37V 10 while for 1200hm twisted pair cables the pulse amplitude must be 3 0V 10 According to the G 703 recommendation E1 pulses need only be measured at the transmitter output and are not required to meet the pulse template over a variety of cable lengths this of course will not provide information on distortions caused by misalignment and other impairments of the line The TX130M on the other hand allows you to connect to a live system at the Tx output port via a Protected Monitoring Point PMP or at the far end of a transmission line In either case the signal will be attenuated or amplified as necessary to compensate for test point o
92. multaneously while the clocks are synchronized o Note In Sync mode the PDH TX port is used for BERT testing therefore reference clock output is not available The main application of the Sync mode is test whether the PDH network and Ethernet network are properly synchronized e Clock Source Select between an internal or external clock source Possible external clock sources can be 2 MHz 2 Mbps E1 signal 1OMHz 25MHz 125MHz or GPS 1 pps e Clock Input Port If a non internal clock source is chosen the external reference clock is connected through the Aux Rx port e Reference Clock Output o Port Tx1 Unbalanced or Tx1 Balanced Rate Signal rate to transmit to slave clock Options include 2 Mbps 10 MHz 25 MHz 125 MHz or None Line Code HDB3 or AMI PRBS Pattern Invert O O O O O Press Start to start the connection Indicator Symbols M and SyncE El Framing Unframed PCM31 PCM31C PCM30 or PCM30C TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Page 63 of 121 Up 100T F on 192 168 1 101 ie yRRE Mlode Fart IP Status __Mode Master Sync_ Glock Sourcel25 vz OW Clock InputPoerdtjRac Unbal YF Indicator Symbols An M or S indicates that the test set is in Master or Slave Mode A green SyncE icon indicates that the SyncE test is running and a green 1588 icon indicates that the 1588 test is running If the icon is flashing or solid red there may be an issue with setup and the test will not wor
93. n separate home menus To toggle between Ethernet and PDH DSn modes press the MODE key Either Home Menu can be accessed at anytime during operation by pressing the Home key on the rubber keypad TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 Menu A Ethernet SyncE 1588v2 and Common Functions Link Down P RFC 2544 Loopback HIRT Throughput gif IF BERT P Setup amp 1588ve PTP W SyncE V Add Tests Settings Help seta lal 18 Aug 2000 Pesos p Files ra k Tools Page 12 of 121 Menu B PDH and DSn gt Stopped a Results Alarm Error Profiles 18 Aug 2000 Menu A features Ethernet SyncE 1588v2 and Common Functions El Tools E3 Tools 051 35 Tools a Add Tests ia Eeee The upper part of Menu A contains items specific to the test application of the handheld test set while the lower part of the menu contains items common to all VeEX VePAL handheld test sets Menu B features PDH and DSn test functions Some items are optional and require the purchase of a software option in order to be activated Some items have not been released and will become available in future software releases Go back to top 5 2 Action Menu Menu B only In Menu B tapping the green arrow access the Action Menu which displays the following menu selections Close Closes the Actions menu Start Starts measurements and brings up the Results
94. nable Test M Go back to top Frame Loss tab e Max Rate Up to 100 of the negotiated line rate The default value is 100 This is the maximum transmit rate to perform the frame loss test for each test frame size The user may configure this rate as a of the total line rate or in Mbps For example if the user configures the Max Rate to be 90 and the negotiated line rate of the link is 100Mbps then the maximum transmit rate will be 9OMbps or 90 of the line rate e Step Size 1 to 10 The default value is 10 The step size is the rate that the frame loss test will be reduced by in the event of any frame loss For example if the Max Rate is 100Mbps or 100 and frames are lost at this rate then the transmit rate will be reduced to 90Mbps or 90 The frame loss test will now be performed at the new rate until there is zero frame loss at two consecutive rate settings This means that the test will have to be performed at 80 assuming that there was zero frame loss at 90 e Duration Selectable in the range 5 to 999 seconds The default value is 20 seconds The duration is the amount of time the throughput test is run for for each frame size at a given rate RFC 2544 Setup Frame Loss Upstream RFC 2544 Setup Frame Loss Upstream TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Wp 1000T F P y m Setup Results Header Frames Threshold Control Thirpt ale E ol 0 symmetric p Stream F MAX Rate 100 00 F esolutian 11 0035 aration Enab
95. nframed No Frame Alignment Signal FAS or Multi Frame Alignment Signal MFAS is transmitted e PCM31 Unit transmits a Frame Alignment Signal FAS e PCM31C Unit transmits a Frame Alignment Signal FAS with CRC 4 bits for error checking e PCM30 Unit transmits a Frame Alignment Signal FAS and a Multi Frame Alignment Signal MFAS e PCM30C Unit transmits a Frame Alignment Signal FAS and a Multi Frame Alignment Signal MFAS with CRC 4 bits for error checking In E3 mode the options are unframed and G 751 PCM 480 In DS1 mode the options are unframed D4 SF and ANSI 11 107 ESF In DS3 mode the options are unframed M13 and C Parity When the Nx64 fractional rate is selected the following screen is displayed Payload Nx64 gt Ready Lo Setup Payload Timeslot Selection roo for oz osoa os os 07 foson e s 14 1 pn elect All Framing Options are PCM31 PCM31C PCM30 and PCM30C per G 704 and G 706 recommendations same as E1 described above TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Page 83 of 121 Note Unframed signal types are not supported in the Nx64 fractional mode because framing is required to determine the location of timeslots Unused AIS Broadcast Unequipped used to fill up the unused idle timeslots Timeslot Selection Select the timeslot by tapping the applicable box Deselect the timeslot by tapping the box again Note Timeslots 1 31 correspond to channels 1 31 when using PCM 31 frami
96. ng When using PCM 30 framing timeslots 1 15 correspond to channels 1 15 while timeslots 17 31 correspond to channels 16 30 Timeslot 16 is used for the Multi Frame Alignment Signal Go back to top 15 1 4 Pattern Tap on the pattern box to access this feature The test patterns can be applied to all PDH DSn rates however ITU T recommends certain sequences dependent on the bit rate under test Coupled Pattern gt Ready k LL Setup Pattern TH PRBS Pattern me a PRES Pattemn Pattern Use the pattern drop down box to select the test pattern which will be inserted into the transmitted signal Pseudo Random Bit Sequences PRBS defined by ITU T 0 150 and 0 151 standards fixed words and 24 bit or 32 bit user defined patterns are available Note if the 32 bit user pattern entered is incorrect the default pattern will be OxFFFFFFFF Invert Inversion of polarity is available Out of Service Rx only Should be selected if the incoming signal is expected to contain a known test pattern Deselect this option if signal is expected to contain live network traffic this will disable the pattern detection process and will enable the reporting of LSS Note ITU T specification 0 150 recommends the following test patterns TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Page 84 of 121 Application Error measurements for bit rates 14 400 kbits s Error amp jitter measurements for bit rates of n x 64 kbit
97. nk Advertisements Available MWeAt100 Advertisements Link Advertisement 10hMbpsHalf 10MbpsHalf Link Config ACK 10MbpsFull 10MbpsFull Link Up Speed 100Mbps Half 100Mbps Half Link Up Duplex 100Mbps F ull 100Mbps F ull Link Partner Port 1000MbpsHalf 1000MbpsHalf Link Up Speed 1000MbpsFull 1000hMbps Full Link Up Duplex Full a Page 1 of 3 amp Gh Page of 3 eG Page 3 of 3 ee Go back to top 6 3 Laser Activation e LASER On Off Operation When the 100 1000Base X ports is are selected the top pull down menu appears in the Setup Port screen From this pull down menu the user is able turn the LASER on or off o The LASER may also be turned on off from any of the following application menus BERT RFC 2544 Throughput Loopback and IP TX130M Laser Operation Off TX130M Laser Operation On Link Down P y m Fa setup Link Down Sa y setup Por Speed fi00Mbps Duplex Fui Flow Control Both Gn Far Close of A ro Speed fioo0Mbps_ Y Dupex Ful Flow Control Both On F Go back to top 6 4 Profiles Profiles Tab Previously stored profiles can be viewed deleted and loaded from this screen When the user loads a profile the screen will change automatically to the application that the profile corresponds to TX130M Profile Selection Viewing a Profile TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 L n k C OWA JP P setup Port Profiles Measurement m alt profile bert FI T
98. not an integral part of the standard Service Bandwidth Profile Line Rate ee eee Dropped Traffic EIR ClR Non Guaranteed Traffic CIR f n z o 7 Guaranteed E Traffic T E Time Phase 2 Service Performance Test Services running on the same line are tested simultaneously over an extended period of time to verify network robustness Service Acceptance Criteria SAC including Frame Transfer Delay FTD Frame Delay Variation FDV Frame Loss Ratio FLR and Availability AVAIL are verified for each service V SAM Setup Page 2 Simple and Step Load Test Link Down P RR P p V SAM Setup Page 1 V SAM Services Summary Setup Fesults Setup Fesults summary Bandwidth per service General Siu Sperone General Een a e aLa EIR Traffic ps Maps Pate Fot Services B w Step 1 of CIR Step 2 of CIR K LLL E 7 000 Performance Test Enable Fl Step 4 of CIR Per Test Duration tt step Load Testis only performed if the Simple Validation test tails Total IR CIR E R 8 00Mbps s 11M wi bps ULA ic Page Tot F Ki Page 2 of 2 o Go back to top 14 1 V SAM Setup General Page 1 e Profile Default Save Save as New e of Services Select the number of services to run Up to 8 services can be chosen for a 1 GE interface and up to 10 services can be chosen for a 10 GE interface e Configuration Test Enable or Disable the configuration test e Configuration Test Step Speci
99. ns VeEX Inc does not warrant that all software or firmware defects will be corrected New enhancements attached to a software option require the option to be purchased at the time of order or the time of upgrade in order to benefit from such enhancements Limitations The warranty is only for the benefit of the customer and not for the benefit of any subsequent purchaser or licensee of any merchandise hardware software firmware and or accessories Revoking the warranty VeEX Inc does not guarantee or warrant that the operation of the hardware software or firmware will be uninterrupted or error free The warranty will not apply in any of the following cases e Improper or inadequate maintenance by the customer e Damage due to software installed by the customer on the unit without prior authorization written from VeEX Inc e Unauthorized alteration or misuse e Damage occurred from operating the unit from outside of the environmental specifications for the product e Improper installation by the customer NOTICE VEEX TX100 SERIES PRODUCTS ARE WATER RESISTANT ONLY DO NOT IMMERSE IN WATER OR OPERATE IN HEAVY RAIN Go back to top 23 0 Product Specifications The TX130M product specifications are available in pdf format by clicking the link or specification sheet below Please note you TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Page 120 of 121 will need Adobe Reader version 9 0 or higher to open and view the file To get th
100. nt o O FER oo PR FLR M Rate Mbps Viewing Test Results on Different Streams On the Services tab of Conf Test and Perf Test tap on the service number S next to the Action Menu icon to view the test results for a specific stream CIR test The test passes if all measured values are below the thresholds configured If a threshold is disabled it will not be evaluated towards pass fail criteria CIR EIR test The test passes if the received IR value is between the CIR minus the margin allowed by the FLR and CIR EIR Policing test The test passes if the received traffic rate is at least at the CIR minus the margin allowed by the FLR but does not exceed the allowed CIR EIR CIR CIR EIR Test and Policing tabs display min mean and max values for IR Mbps FTD FDV FL Count and FLR If Step Load was selected for the CIR Test these values will be displayed for each step Performance Test The Summary tab displays the status of each service and test as Pass Failed or Pending Tapping on Services displays live values for the following parameters as the test is running Page 1 e IR Mbps Information Rate Measures the average Ethernet frame rate starting at the MAC address field and ending at the CRC e FTD Measures the transfer time that the frames can take to travel from source to destination e FDV Measures the frame jitter e FL Count Counts the number of lost frames TX130M _e Manual_D07
101. nterface box to access this feature Interface allows the user to select clock source Offset options are also configured in this screen Coupled Interface External Ready h Setup Interface Balanced Line Code e In E1 mode the line code options default to HDB3 or AMI Normal E1 systems use HDB3 line coding while AMI is reserved for special applications e In E3 mode the line code defaults to HDB3 only e In DS1 mode the line code options default to B3ZS or AMI e In DS3 mode the line code is B3ZS AMI Clock Source Tx only Can be configured as follows e Internal The clock for the transmitter is derived from the internal clock The internal clock has an accuracy of 3 5ppm conforming to G 812 recommendations TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 Page 81 of 121 e External o Clock Port Unbalanced RX2 selected as default o Clock External o Aux Line Code HDB3 B8ZS or AMI e Rx The clock for the transmitter is derived from the received signal and the jitter of the incoming signal is suppressed e Offset o Clock Offset With the Clock Offset box checked a custom deviation value of 50ppm can be entered Termination Rx only The sensitivity of the receiver can be set for ITU T ANSI Protected Monitoring Points PMP or High Impedance connections The options under the Termination menu are e Terminated The received signal is terminated with a 1000hm impedance enabling the unit to decode the signa
102. nts A time stamped record or log of test types and test statuses start stop Events TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Wp 1000T F GP Setup Results Stopped COMM E E e Events es amp Pageioti Go back to top 15 0 Menu B PDH Dsn Setup PDH DSn Home Menu gt Stopped E Home fe setup E1 Tools 2E Results ES Tools Alarm Error 051 35 Tools Profiles amp Add Tests all 18 Aug 7000 23 12 42 Page 78 of 121 To access the Setup application tap on the Setup icon This application allows the user to set up the Transmitter and Receiver interfaces and associated test parameters prior to running a test The Setup page has three tabs for setting the PDH DSn T Carrier parameters The Signal Measurements and Auto Config tabs are described below PDH DSn Signal Setup Menu Coupling TX and RX TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 Page 79 of 121 gt Ready al gt Ready setup Setup signal Measurements Auto contig Transmitter Receiver Transm Denpjyer Hierarchy Hierarchy Hierar archy 2M 2M z M Interface Interface HUBS Int HUBS Term Payload Payload ML Untramed ML Untramed Pattern Pattern 2715 1 ee 15 1 Go back to top 15 1 Signal Overview The Transmitter and Receiver configurations are grouped into a simple yet intuitive block diagram The Tx and Rx signal parameters can be modified by tapping the applicable block which brings up a new dialo
103. nus or locate the serial number on the back of the chassis Customer Care Phone 1 510 651 0500 E mail customercare veexinc com Website www veexinc com Go back to top 3 0 Safety Information VEE X INCORPORATED PLEASE OBSERVE ALL SAFETY MARKINGS AND INSTRUC TIONS F iN DOUBT CONTACT VEEX CUSTOMER SERVICE 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 TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Page 8 of 121 Go back to top 4 0 Basic Operations The unit is powered on and off from the red key on the keyboard area In order to turn off the unit press the power key for at least 2 seconds If the unit is not responding holding the power key down by more than 10 seconds will force the unit to power down Go back to top 4 1 Keypad The keyboard includes the following keys e Home key Brings the unit to its home menu regardless of its location on the user interface e Mode key Press the MODE key to toggle between Menu A and Menu B Menu A features Ethernet SyncE 1588v2 and Common Functions Menu B features PDH and DSn e Store key Perform
104. of Service testing TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 Page 23 of 121 Legacy TOS Precedence The first three bits of the IP TOS field can be edited 000 Routine 001 Priority 010 Immediate 011 Flash 100 Flash Override 101 Critical 110 Internetwork Control 111 Network Control DSCP Differentiated Services Code Point The first six bits of the IP TOS can be edited to provide more granular service classification For more information on the definition of DSCP field in IPv4 and IPv6 headers refer to RFC2474 Time To Live TTL Can be configured in the range 0 to 255 Fragment offset byte Can be configured in the range 0 to 65 528 Note The fragment offset field measured in units of eight byte blocks is 13 bits long and specifies the offset of a particular fragment relative to the beginning of the original unfragmented IP datagram Protocol UDP 0x11 TCP 0x06 or User defined BERT Setup IP Settings DSCP Link Down P BERT Data Patterns Summary MAC Data VLAN MPLS Rey Filter P Src Adar P Dest Addr P TOS DSCP F C fp Protocol UDP Go back to top BERT Setup IP Settings Legacy TOS Link Down ip w BERT N Data Patterns Summary MAC Data VLAN MPLS Ras Filter IF Sre Adar 1192 168 0 10 IP Dest Addr 1192 166 2 200 Legacy TOS F Precedence e Data Tab User selects a test pattern that will be encapsulated in the Ethernet frame payload for fram
105. on Normal or inverted BERT Setup PRBS Patterns Link Down ip w a BERT Data Patterns VLAN IP UOP Re Filter Summary MAC PRBS 2E31 1 O Invert O PRBS 2E23 1 O All 1 s O PRBS 2E15 1 O All O s O PRBS 2E11 1 O User Defined Oxo amp Pageioiy amp Go back to top e RX Filter Tab Allows the user to filter incoming streams by TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 MAC Destination address MAC Source address VLAN ID IP Destination address IP Source address O O O O O BERT Setup RX Filter Selection Link Down P BERT Data Patterns Summary MAC VLAN IP Uba IR Filter O MAC Dest O IP Dest O MAC Source O IP Source O VLAN ID O Dest Port O VLAN Priority O Source Port O VLAN Eligible O Frame Type O Type of Service O Protocol Type O Remote Loop Filter e UDP TCP Input Source Port and Destination Port Go back to top 7 1 2 Traffic Settings Traffic tab Page 25 of 121 BERT Setup UDP TCP Link Down P BERT Data Patterns Summary MAC VLAN IP ia Filter The user configures the traffic profile for the stream including traffic flow frame size frame type and transmit rate e Traffic Flow Select from the following traffic flows o Constant the selected frame is transmitted continuously according to the selected bandwidth o Ramp the selected frame is transmitted at maximum bandwidth according to the selected duty cycle and burst period o Burst the selec
106. oop up down commands configure the control settings mode to manual o Enter the MAC and or IP address of the far end unit o Send the loop up command by pressing Loop Up Once the far end unit has been looped back start the test by pressing the Start button Once Throughput tests have been completed and there is no need to test again go back to the Control tab and press the Loop Down button This will send a loop down command to the far end unit to remove the loopback that is in place e Far End Unit Controlled with Automatic Mode Loop Up Down Commands o If the far end unit is not manually looped back then it must first receive a loop up command from the control unit before the Throughput test is started o To loop up the far end unit with the automatic mode loop up down commands configure the control settings mode to automatic o Enter the MAC and or IP address of the far end unit o Press Start to automatically loop up the far end unit Start the Throughput test and loop down the far end unit when all tests have been completed Go back to top 9 2 Throughput Results TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 9 2 1 Viewing Test Results Individual and Multiple Streams When the test is first started the screen automatically changes to the Global Aggregate results screen Go back to top 9 2 2 Global Results The Aggregate screen displays e Line rate e Framed rate e Total data rate e Total utilization e Total of frames
107. ph SEL Errors Alarms Event Log 0000 01 10 aT PDH Alarms PDH Errors CSS Alarms Error s Page 1of1 Go back to top 16 1 2 PDH Errors Alarms The Errors Alarms tab brings up several pages showing the errors and alarm status Page 1 of 4 Dual E1 mode Page 1 of 6 provides an overview of all the errors and alarms applicable to the signal or network under test The color of the page tab is normally blue however it will turn red when an alarm error condition has been detected or recorded The soft LEDs on screen are arranged logically and will depend on signal hierarchy structure payload and framing selected The soft LEDs have a tricolor function e Green No error or alarm is present e Red An error or alarm condition is detected and is currently present e Yellow Indicates a history condition An error or alarm was detected during the measurement interval but it is no longer present or active TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Page 88 of 121 Errors Alarms Tab Errors Alarms Tab Dual E1 Mode Running A Running Ge Results Results signal Analysis Histogram Graph signal Analysis Histogram Graph auimmary Errors Alarms Event Log summary Errors Alarms Event Log E1 Pat E1 Pat E1 Pat Page 1of4 g Fage 1of6 Note Tapping the individual soft LED will automatically link you to the applicable result screen which provides detailed information Go back to top Errors Alarms Page 2 Page 2 of 4 l
108. pop up message will appear warning the user e The test results are saved and named automatically Once saved the user may view or rename the results file by going to the Explorer tab located in the Files menu Throughput Results Storage Warning Up 1000T F E o tp hroughput Wp 1000T F Files Explorer alze Type Setup Results Running dy Warning 4k fee thrpt thrpt thrpt Mesurement is running can not save result Go back to top 10 0 Loopback Stored Throughput Results File Explorer Transfer Date O82 1 00 08 2 1 00 082 1 00 08 2 1 00 08 2 1 00 Ak e254 Aug 2000 23 43 07 The Loopback application in the main menu allows the user to establish a manual loopback on the test set The loopback function is used when an end to end test needs to be performed with one of the test partners in software loopback mode The Loopback function will loopback the incoming traffic to the test set back into the network under test The type of traffic that the loopback function loops back will depend on the type of test layer configured Layer 1 Layer 2 or TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Page 59 of 121 Layer 3 Layer 1 e In Layer 1 loopback all incoming traffic to the Rx loopback interface will be sent out unaltered to the Tx loopback interface e Layer 2 or 3 In a Layer 2 or 3 loopback all incoming test traffic will be looped back o The loopback function will swap the MAC destination an
109. r cable attenuation characteristics E1 Pulse Mask E3 Pulse Mask TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 gt Stopped Ma E1 Tools Positive Pulse Go back to to 18 2 E1 APS Testing Page 98 of 121 gt Stopped ge 4 ES Tools NY Positive Pulse This function measures the Automatic Protection Switching APS limits of the network APS applies the Multiple E1 Links and enables network elements to reroute traffic to a backup circuit in the event of network failure or problems Test Procedure 1 The TX130M should be connected to transmission system to ensure that the switching time is measured for the service transported by the E1 links N Ensure that no errors or alarms are present on the transmission system because this will impact the measurement The measurement will be triggered by an Alarm Indication Signal AIS or a Test Sequence Error TSE event of gt 1 x 10 4 4 The TX130M measures how long the AIS or TSE event remains present after the event is first recognized and will continue to measure the total disruption time in the event of multiple disruptions E1 APS Testing 5topped ni ET E1 Tools APS Tasks APS Timing Setup Results 18 3 E1 Frame Words This function requires the E1 signal to be framed The NFAS word is used to carry information about the status of the link and to TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Page 99 of 121 provide control signals for primary rate m
110. received signal jitter The measurements example is shown above the vertical grid spacing is 2 0Ulpp Red Bar is Max peaked jitter during testing and Yellow is the current peaked jitter Press Start to start measurement Select the HP1 LP 10Hz to 40kHz or HP2 LP 8kHz to 40kHz filter for DS1 and HP1 LP 10Hz to 400kHz or HP2 LP 30kHz to 400kHz filter for DS3 Go back to top 20 0 Profiles Profiles can be created in any application that has a Profiles pull down menu available The PDH amp DS1 3 applications all have the ability to save profiles Profiles can be viewed and loaded in the Profiles folder located in the Files folder structure TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 Page 110 of 121 Profile Menu I autosave autosave Save save AS Delete To save a new profile from the PDH amp DS1 3 applications mentioned above select the Save as New pull down menu option This will bring up an alpha numeric keypad to name the profile When the profile is saved all of the test configurations that apply to the particular application PDH amp DS1 3 are saved This allows for fast access to pre configured test configurations Go back to top 21 0 Additional Tests 21 1 ISDN PRI Call 21 1 1 Setup PRI Call Setup Configuration parameters for ISDN PRI Call are as follows Page 1 e Mode TE or NT o TE Terminating Equipment used when the TX130M is emulating customer equipment TE usually uses the re
111. red when an invalid code group in the transmission code is detected e FCS CRC Number of received frames with an invalid FCS e IP Checksum Layer 3 only e Jabber frames Number of received frames larger than 1518 bytes containing an invalid FCS e Runt frames Number of received frames smaller than 64 bytes containing an invalid FCS e Giant frames Number of received frames larger than 1522 bytes containing an invalid FCS BERT Results Summary BERT Results Errors Up 1000T F DRMA _ Up 1000T F P m BERT BERT Setup Results Running Setup Results Running Traffic Delay Rates Traffic Delay Rates Summary Steele wee kale summary Errors Alarms Events TAZATSS Current foa 5 i a neRate 000 00M i000 00M ramed Rate 967 00 Symbol pO ala Rate 4408M ooo tilization 00 00 100 00 Foi Bytes 107E 05 PChecksum o fopfudp chks p ooo a Page 1 of 2 T3 Go back to top 7 2 3 Events Events tab A time stamped record or log of anomalies alarms test status start stop and test application are displayed Go back to top 7 2 4 Alarms Alarms tab The following Alarms Current and Total are displayed e LOS Loss of Signal e LOS Sync e Pattern Loss Indicates errors related to test pattern e Service Disruption o Current o Total o Min Max o Times BERT Results Events BERT Results Alarms TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Up 1000T F BERT Setup Results Stopped Trattic Delay Rates SMEREN Cents 1716
112. rement is performed on both balanced 1200hm and unbalanced 75ohm interfaces e Current Indicates the frequency of the input signal e Offset Indicates the difference between the standard rate and the rate of the input signal e Min ppm Indicates the difference between the standard rate and the minimum deviation detected in the input signal e Max ppm Indicates the difference between the standard rate and the maximum deviation detected in the input signal A Min ppm and Max ppm function can be used to ensure that the received signal is within a certain clock tolerance and that the network element is transmitting correctly The frequency limits for the various signal types according to ITU T recommendations are presented in the table below TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Page 91 of 121 Frequency Tolerances for PDH and T Carrier Systems uri __1 zo Shape Level Measures the Peak and Peak Peak voltage values of the incoming signal The levels for the various signal types according to ITU T recommendations are presented in the table below PDH Signal Levels per ITU T G 703 Recommendations Bit Rate Line code Termination 2 Mbit s IBS 75 ohm unbalanced BNC Terminate 2 37 Volt peak Monitor 2 37 Volt peak with 20 or 2606 gain 120 ohm balanced RJ45 Terminate 3 0 Volt peak Monitor 3 0 Volt peak with 20 or 2606 gain 34 Mbit s 5 ohm unbalanced BNC Terminate 1 0 Volt peak Monitor 1 0 Volt peak with 20 or
113. ress Swap This operation is only applicable for 46B 2D Channel Config Any other Channel Config will yield an error message when pressing Swap DBackup DBackup Notice TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Ss ti PRI CALL z Setup Signal Trace Call Result DTMF Scan 9 Multi CBackup Linel Ra RR Line D Chan IS Linez Rm TA Line D Chan Unused Go back to top 21 2 ISDN PRI Monitor ISDN PRI Monitor PRI CALL Blap Line BMap Line Result Setup signal Trace Codec TypeA lav Y O errero v de Code omn Page 118 of 121 E I a PRI CALL i Setup Signal Trace Call Result Up 0 f i Error Please switch to 4682D mode PRI Monitor Action Menu PRI CALL y DEl BMlap ET Error Injection a Close Fage 1 of 4 The ISDN PRI Monitor s setup and results resemble those found in ISDN PRI Call Please refer to 21 1 ISDN PRI Call for more information on these respective sections e Setup 21 1 1 Setup PRI Call Setup e Signal 21 1 2 Signal e BMap Line Detects active traffic on the timeslots The user can listen to the conversation by pressing on active call cells Please see 21 1 7 Multi Call for more information e Trace 21 1 3 Call Voice Setup e Result Press the green arrow to access the action menu and press Start to initiate BERT Testing Please refer to 21 1 5 Data Call BERT Results for more details Go back to top 21 3 WAN IP Test TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 Page 119 of
114. s frame packet arrival analysis received traffic type analysis and received traffic frame size analysis On the transmit side the throughput application allows for the configuration of up to 8 traffic streams with their own MAC and IP addresses VLAN tags up to 3 per stream bandwidth rate frame size and L2 and or L3 quality of service QoS TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Page 48 of 121 parameters On the receiver end the traffic is analyzed on a per stream up to 8 streams basis as well as a global or aggregate measurement This application is very useful in verifying the transport of traffic with different prioritization settings across a network link The test helps verify that the network can handle high priority traffic and low priority traffic accordingly Go back to top 9 1 Setup Unless otherwise noted the Frame Header and related setups are identical to the BERT and RFC 2544 Applications described above The following parameters must be configured prior to performing a Throughput test e Number of streams See General settings below e Bandwidth per stream See General settings below e Test layer e Frame Type e VLAN tags e MPLS tags e Frame header per stream if applicable e Traffic profile per stream if applicable e Error injection per stream if applicable e Control settings of the far end devices if applicable Go back to top 9 1 1 General Settings e Profile Load a previously configured t
115. s storage of current results in the memory of the test set If the result is running it will provide a snapshot at the moment the key is pressed The Store function provides automatic storage with automatic naming and timestamping function To manipulate a stored file please go to 7 0 Files in the Common Functions manual e History key Resets any blinking LED due to a history condition For more details on the LED please go to LEDs e Help key Brings the user to the online help regardless of the current user interface location of the unit e Arrow key Moves the cursor in any of the four supported directions left right up down The Arrow key works in conjunction with the Enter and Escape keys e Enter key Provides an enter sequence to the user interface It is used in non touch screen operation mode to enter menus and functions e Escape key Provides an escape sequence to the user interface It is used in non touch screen operation mode to escape menus and functions Go back to top 4 2 Touch Screen Display The LCD supports touch screen operations In order to use the unit in touch screen mode open the transparent door covering the screen Then take out the stylus available on the top door i e door protecting the connector panel Keep the LCD cover closed when using the unit on non touch screen mode and use the arrow enter and escape keys The location of the cursor on the screen is indicated by a focus state The focus state varies d
116. sLattt 1568v2 FJ UcMstT bl ty 1588v2 Cc ClockRevrt 1588v2 ey Configtt 1588v2 mJ FiltterCig tt 1588ve2 10 20 71 10 19 11 10 18 11 10 18 11 10 18 11 10 18 11 Jew UnLock Go back to top 6 5 Measurement Settings Measurement Tab Page 16 of 121 Link Down P h OO Setup BERT profilefalt profile view GENERAL Test Layer 3 VLAN O Tag MPLS 0 Tag HEADER MAC Source O0 18 63 00 00 6F MAC Dest 00 18 63 CC BE AA Ethernet T yoe 0800 P Page 1of3 The measurement and event log settings are configured in this screen e Mode Manual timed or auto mode are available o Manual User starts and stops the measurements manually o Timed User defines the duration of the test after the test is started the test will run for the configured duration and stop automatically o Auto User configures the start and end time of the test selects the type of test to run and a profile if one has been previously stored The test set must be powered on to carry out and automatic test e TestType Auto Test only BERT Throughput or RFC 2544 Measurement Settings Auto Test BERT amp Throughput L n k C OWA ew JP P a SETUP N Part Profiles Measurement Mode tart time O08 Month ale nd Time Month ate est ype rofile vent Log x Start AMi Enable Januar Measurement Settings Auto Test RFC 2544 Link Down 5 P m Setup Port Profiles Measur
117. scover Mode Peer to Peer IP Dest 1192 166 1 10 Mo devices detected Press Discover to try to disc over devices TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 Page 29 of 121 OAM Devices lf OAM is enabled any link partner that supports the IEEE 802 3ah protocol will be discovered automatically and be displayed under the OAM Discover tab Go back to top 7 1 5 Starting Stopping a BERT Once all the necessary configurations have been completed the user can start the test by selecting Start from the top right corner action pull down menu green arrow pointing down Once selected the test will start immediately and the icon will change to a Stop indication To stop the test simply tap the Stop icon If testing on any of the fiber ports ensure the LASER is switched ON before starting the test BERT Start Link Down AP m gm a ee Data Go back to top 7 2 BERT Results 7 2 1 Summary Summary tab The following results including the Start ST and Elapsed ET times are displayed e Line rate e Framed rate e Data rate e Utilization e Number of bytes e Optical power Optical level measured by the SFP or XFP transceiver Go back to top 7 2 2 Errors Errors tab The following Errors Current and Total are displayed TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Page 30 of 121 e Bits Indicates errors related to test pattern Bit Error or LSS Pattern Loss e BER Bit Error Ratio e Symbol Decla
118. screen Stop Stops measurements Error Alarm Injection Action Menu TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 Page 13 of 121 gt Stopped Setup signi Error Injection Alarm Injection A Payload Payload hML Untramed MLUntramed tar Go back to top 6 0 Menu A Ethernet SyncE 1588v2 Common Features Setup Test ports and network settings are required prior to performing any measurements or applications 6 1 Port Setup Port setup of the test interface configurations are accessed via the Setup menu located on the Home page The user selects the operation mode and the interfaces that will be used to carry out tests The available selections are as follows e Port Selection 10 100 1000T or 100 1000Base X e Auto Neg On or Off Matches the test set s negotiation settings to those of the link partner o Off Enables access Speed and Duplex o On Enables Advertisement Advertisement Default All or User Defined Choosing User Defined brings up the Auto Neg Advertisements screen e Speed Only available when auto negotiation is off Select from 10Mbps or 100Mbps on the 10 100 1000 T port and 100Mbps or 1000Mbps when the 100 1000Base X port is selected e Duplex Only available when auto negotiation is off for the 10 100 1000T port Select from half or full duplex modes Full is chosen as default when 100 1000Base X is selected e Flow control On or Off Once the operating mode and interfaces are selected the user
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120. ted frame is transmitted in a stair case profile according to user selectable step time number of steps and maximum bandwidth o Single Burst e Frame Size Enter the frame size when a Layer 2 or Layer 3 BERT is selected o Frame size configuration is not available for Layer 1 BERT o Frame sizes can be from 64 bytes to 1518 bytes in addition to jumbo frames up to 9000 bytes e BW Transmit Bandwidth Configure the transmit rate for the test o When traffic flow is equal to Burst two burst bandwidths are configured with burst time o When traffic flow is equal to Ramp starting and an ending bandwidth are configured along with the bandwidth step size and duration BERT Setup Layer 1 Constant Traffic BERT Setup Layer 2 amp 3 Burst Traffic TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Page 26 of 121 Link Down P h i Link Down BERT BERT Setup Results Setup Results Header elites Error inj Control Header rafc Error inj Control rame Sie Bustiew ps e Y onstBwW joom e Y 100 0075 Frame Size Limitations Layer 1 framed mode Frame size configuration is not available Layer 1 unframed mode Traffic profile is constant at 100 bandwidth Go back to top 7 1 3 Error Injection Error injection can only be performed during testing The error type and injection rate are configured in the Error Injection tab e Error type Select from Bit CRC Bit and CRC IP Checksum layer 3 only TCP UDP Checksum layer 4 only or Pause
121. ts Running Global Per Stream Aggregate Stream Summary Events ieee Delay igen Fim Arrival Delay Current 66 29 us Minimum 86 29 us Maximum 56 30 us Average 86 29 us Variation Current 0 00 us Summary Framed rate data rate of bytes total of frames associated with each stream Setup Results Running Global Per Stream Trattic Events Delay Errors Rates aaa Sa a Total Frames 157073200 Bad Frames p p The Per Stream Errors screen displays the Current and Total error count of each stream e Bits e BER Page 55 of 121 Throughput Results Summary Stream 2 Wpo 1000T F P y m hroughput TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Frame Loss Frame Loss FCS CRC Out of Sequence OOS frames IP Checksum Jabber Frames Runt Frames Giant Frames Page 56 of 121 Throughput Results Errors Page Throughput Results Errors Page Throughput Results Errors Page 1 Wp 1000T F hroughput Setup Global Trattic Summary Results Running Per Stream Events Delay Errors Rates Ay hey rameloss 0 00E 00 0 00E 00 cscre fp op eS ORciss 0 00E 00 0 00E 00 OSPR pp a Page 1 of 3 amp Its TI Oo Ga T a0 a Wp 1000T F 2 hroughput Setup Global Trattic Events Delay Summary Errors Rates Current fo OOSIIPR 0 006 00 PChecksum idiss 1310860 popfudp chks fidiss 1310875 Results FRunning Per Stream eG Page 2 of 3 ei 3 Wp 1000T F hroughp
122. ultiplexers re 2 sf fslesf7 se e Bit 1 Reserved for International use M is used to transmit the CRC multiframe signal in PCM30C and PCM31C e Bit 2 Set to 1 to prevent simulation of FAS e Bit 3 A shows the remote alarm indication e Bits 4 to 8 Sa4 to Sa8 are spare bits Tx Bits Sa4 to Sa8 are used to send optional network messages The Sa bits should be set to 1 when they are not used or when links cross International borders Rx Bit Sa4 can be used as a message based data link for operations maintenance and performance monitoring E1 Frame Words Rx E1 Frame Words Tx gt Stopped wr Stopped Ei Tools E1 Tools E1 Framed E1 Framed Rx TA Ax mam mam mm mm mm mam mm mm mm mm Go back to top 18 4 Round Trip Delay TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 gt Stopped E3 Tools Found Trip Delay Timing Results Time ms Page 100 of 121 The Round Trip Delay Propagation Delay measurement works by sending a test pattern A errors is transmitted in the pattern The time it takes for the error to reach the receiver is the propagation time through the network e View the Round Trip Delay of a looped back signal e Set check box on Setup Rx pattern to Out of Service Go back to top 18 5 E1 Rx Data Tapping the E1 Rx Data the E1 Tools screen displays the PDH E1 Rx Data showing received data and captures the current timeslots El Rx Data gt Stopped E1
123. up e Connect to the CPE or Network e Connect headsets to the mini USB port e Select Call Control protocol type e Select the emulation type Should be TE on the other NT Go back to top 21 1 3 Call Voice Setup Press Call to bring up the Call Setup menu Fill out the following parameters Call Type Select Voice e Channel e Line If the Channel Config is set to 46B 2D or 47B D in T1 mode or Dual PRI in E1 the user can choose which line to use e Numbering Type Unknown International National or Local e Numbering Plan Unknown Telephony or Private e Dial To Tap on the corresponding box and use the alphanumeric keypad to enter the number of the receiving line e Sub Addr Type NSAP or User e Sub Addr Tap on the corresponding box and use the alphanumeric keypad to enter a subaddress Press Call to initiate a call to the receiving number If Prompt was selected for Call Answer in the Setup tab the unit receiving the call will ring and the user can press Answer or Reject to accept or reject the call Call Call Voice Setup TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 E PRI CALL DTMF Scan Ra RR Ta Frame My number 22997 Call 1 OFF HOGE Ts 1L1 Woe 20019 Received Mame Call Z 0N HOOK Reiect Trace ISDN Protocol Decode Trace S PRI CALL DTMF Scan Multi DBackup Setup Signal Trace Call Result Dir Time Message 1 TX RKI Rxij isora RR Rxi eors PRO lb Axi ieo7i6 AR We
124. user to test two links simultaneously RFC 2544 End to End Testing TX130M _e Manual_D0O7 00 051P_RevA00 Access Network Page 42 of 121 TX130M Local Unit Control button TX130M Remote Unit Configures the loop up and loop down commands necessary to control the remote unit or the test profile in the case of Asymmetric testing The user is allowed to configure the commands manually or automatically o Manual selection user must input the destination IP address of the far end device o Automatic selection No configuration is necessary user only has to select the discovered far end device to control Select from a list of discovered devices to loop up down 0 Asymmetric Up Asymmetric Down Asymmetric Up Down ce 0 RFC 2544 Setup Control Manual Lp 1000T F P m RFOZ544 Setup Results Throt Latency Frm Loss Burst Header Frames Threshold Mes Discover OAM QGotion Mode Manual IF Dest 197 166 0 47 List of Discovered Devices 3 BA Mix 1 amp Pageloti IL Loop Up Go back to top 8 1 6 Starting Stopping a RFC 2544 Test RFC 2544 Setup Control Modes Up 1000T F P m RFC2544 a oe i Tal we on ol Mode i Thrp Kanual Welles Manual Salil Automatic eel Asymmetric Up Asymmetric Down Asymmetric Up amp Down Once all configurations have been made the user can start the RFC 2544 test The following are three scenarios of how to prepare and start the unit
125. ut Setup Global Traffic Events Summary Errors Em Jabber Fram p Bunt Frames p Results Running Per Stream Delay Rates eG Page 3 of 3 i Go back to top The Per Stream Events screen displays a Date and Time stamped record of bit errors alarms and other anomalies pertaining to each stream The Per Stream Delay screen displays the frame delay information pertaining to each stream Throughput Results Events per Stream Wp 1000T F Pl m hroughput Throughput Results Delay per Stream Setup Global Summary Errors Trattic Events Delay ime Everts Results Running Per Stream Rates G Page 10114 Go back to top Wo 1000T F P y m hroughput Summary Trattic Global Setup Results Running Per Stream Errors Rates Events Fim Arrival Pelay Current Minimum Maximum Average Current 06 29 US 06 29 WS 06 30 WS 06 29 WS Variation 0 00 us Round tip Delay Current 13 16 US TX130M _e Manual_D07 00 051P_RevA00 Page 57 of 121 The Per Stream Traffic screen displays the frame type summary graphical frame type tabular and frame size distribution pertaining to each stream Throughput Results Throughput Results Throughput Results Traffic Overview per Stream Frame Types per Stream Frame size per Stream Up 1000T F P W Jp 1000T F P W m Wp 1000T F P y m E hroughput hroughput T hroughput Trattic Distribution Details Traffic Distribution Details Setup Results Running
126. w profile from existing settings See Profiles for more details on how to create new profiles e Test Select the test layer to perform the BERT o Options are Layer 1 Unframed Layer 1 Framed Layer 2 and Layer 3 e Frame Type Select the Ethernet frame type for Layer 2 or Layer 3 o 802 3 Raw IEEE 802 3 frame without LLC Not available when Layer 3 is selected o 802 3 LLC IEEE 802 3 frame with LLC header o 802 3 SNAP IEEE 802 3 frame with SNAP header o Ethernet II DIX named after DEC Intel and Xerox this is the most common frame type today e MAC IP Tap the MAC and IP blocks on the Frame image to access the setup menus o Set the Source and Destination MAC address for Layer 2 o Set the Source and Destination MAC and IP addresses for Layer 3 e VLAN Off 1 tag 2 tags 3 tags o The user is able to configure up to 3 VLAN tags VLAN stacking for Q in Q applications Note VLAN stacking is an option e MPLS Off 1 tag 2 tags 3 tags o The user is able to configure up to 3 MPLS tags Note MPLS tag configuration is only available when the MPLS option is purchased e MAC VLAN MPLS IP and Test Pattern Configurations Tap on the Frame image displayed on the screen to configure the MAC addresses IP addresses VLAN tags MPLS tags and test pattern This brings you to the configuration screens for all the header fields RFC Setup Overview RFC Setup Summary Up 1000T F P yh m r Header Configuration Lp 1000T F OEA a RFC2
127. y PRI CALL PRI CALL Setup Signal Trace Call Result Setup Signal Trace Call Result DTMF Scan Muli DBackup OTM Scan Muli BBacktp setup Supp Scan Setup Supp Scan MSNA swr o p B eae nt eee a ke SubAddress Type e NSAP to select the Network Service Access Point subaddress e User to use a subaddress defined by a user no standard applied When the test is finished Here is a list of the services e CLIP Calling Line Identification Presentation presents the Calling Party Number to the called user e CLIR Calling Line Identification Restriction prevents the Calling Party Number from showing to the called user e CFU Call Forwarding Unconditional diverts a received call to a specified different number e COLP Connected Line Identification Presentation the answering party s number is conveyed to the calling party e COLR Connected Line Identification Restriction allows the connected subscriber to stop COLP from operating e CFB Call Forwarding Busy Calls are forwarded to a specified number only when the subscriber called party s number is busy e SUB Sub Address digit is added to an incoming call to specify an extension e MSN Multiple Subscriber Number Multiple full numbers are assigned to one BRI line e CFNR Call Forwarding No Reply calls are forwarded to a specified number only when the subscriber called party does not pick up the line in a specified amount of time e DDI Direct Dialin

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