04 - Ethernet Testing Out of Service FST2802 v6 UIM e

Chapter 4
FST-2802
Ethernet Testing Operations:
Out-of-Service Applications
(version 6 UIM)
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Section Agenda
 Out-of-Service Testing
• End-to-End
• Loopback
• Ping
• RFC 2544 script
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Out-of-Service Testing – Establishing Connectivity
1. Select the Port

2. Select the Application
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Establishing Connectivity
3. Change Link Initialization Parameters

4. Connect 2802 Tx to Access Element Rx
5. Connect Access Element Tx to 2802 Rx
6. (1G) Is the “Signal” Led On?
7. (1G) Is the “Sync” Led On?
8. (1G) Select “Laser Off”
9. If auto-negotiation is on – allow devices time
10. Is “Link Active” Led On?
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Specifying link initialization parameters
1. Select the Port

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Link Initialization menu
3. Select “Setup > Link Init”

4. If 10/100 then do
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1G Ethernet auto-negotiation capabilities menu
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Troubleshooting 1G connectivity
Potential Symptoms:
 SIGNAL does not illuminate
 SIGNAL illuminates, but SYNC does not
illuminate
 SIGNAL and SYNC illuminate, but LINK
ACTIVE does not illuminate
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Configuring the traffic load (1/4)
1. Select the Port

3. Select “SETUP > Traffic”
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Constant Load
4. Select “Const”
5. Specify bandwidth in % or Mbps
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Bursty Load
6. Select “Bursty”
and configure
- Bandwidth (or Burst Gap),
- Frames per burst
- Number of bursts
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Ramp Load
7. Select “Ramp”
and configure
- Time Step
- Load Step
- Stop conditions for load
increment as
- Errored frames
- Dropped frames
- Pause frames
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Defining receive profiles
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Specify Frame Characteristics
 DA Type
 SA
– Source Address
 Frame
 VLAN Tag
DA: Destination Address

SA: Source Address
VLAN: Virtual LAN
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Defining transmit profiles
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Specify Frame Characteristics for Transmit
 DA Type
 DA Value
 Frame
 Protocol
 VLAN Tag
 Length
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End-to-end Ethernet testing
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BER testing: unswitched (layer 1) Ethernet (1/4)
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 HFPAT
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– Random jitter at a BER of 10
– Asymmetry of transition times
 LFPAT
– Low frequency random jitter
– PLL tracking errors
 MFPAT – random & deterministic jitter

 RDPAT – worst case scenario for deterministic
 JTPAT – stress timing margins in the receiver
 SNPAT – worse case scenario for PS noise
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5. (O) Insert Bit errors or Code violations

6. Select OK
7. Establish connectivity (out of service testing)
8. (Thru mode(Mon)) Select “connect Rx to Tx”
9. Select “Start BERT Pattern”
10. Is “Sync” LED on?
11. (O) Insert Bit errors or Code violations
12. Verify Error Stats
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1. Select a Port
2. Select an Application
3. Select “Setup > Rx Profiles”
4. Select “Tx Profiles”
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BER testing: switched (Layer 2) Ethernet
5. (O) Select “Error”

6. Select OK
7. (O) Set up second Port
8. Establish connectivity
9. Select “Start BERT Pattern”
10. Is “Frame” LED on?
11. (O) Insert errors
12. Verify error stats
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Measuring service disruption time
1. Setup and configure end-to-end test

2. Select “Setup > Traffic”
3. Configure the traffic load as follows
(Recommended)
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Measuring service disruption time
4. Select OK
5. (1G) Select “Laser Off”
6. Select “Start Traffic”
7. On near end 2802, Select “Reset Svc
Disruption”
8. Initiate “Switch” to protect line
9. (O) Do second port
10. Verify Link Stats
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Transmitting patterns (1/2)
Special test patterns to stress jitter and noise

characteristics of GE components and systems
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Transmitting patterns (2/2)
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Ethernet Loopback testing:
The Line Loopback feature (1/2)
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Ethernet Loopback testing:
The Line Loopback feature (2/2)
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The Automatic Loopback feature (1/2):
Usage
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The Automatic Loopback feature (2/2):
Performing a loop
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Error Insertion (1/2): Inserting an FCS error
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Error Insertion (2/2): Inserting an FCS error
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Measuring round trip delay
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Ping testing (1/4): Features
The FST-2802 handles ping packets as follows:

 Successful ping requests
 Unsuccessful ping requests
 Fragmented ping responses
 Fragmented ping requests
 Ping packets with header options
 Multiple or continuous ping packets
 Lost ping packets
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Ping testing (2/4): Setup framing
Choose the Ethernet Frame type:

 Ethernet Version II (DIX)
 Ethernet 802.3 with LLC

 Ethernet 802.3 with LLC and SNAP
 !!! payload length depends on frame type !!!

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Ping testing (3/4): Setup addresses & packet size
 !!! payload length depends on frame type !!!

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Ping testing (4/4): Advanced Ping testing
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Running the RFC 2544 script
 Run automated test procedures recommended in

RFC 2544.
 Script prompts for key parameter setups including:
• Throughput
• Latency
• Frame loss rate
• Back to back frame tests
 Text file of results generates automatically.
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Running the script from the TestPad (1/2)
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Running the script from a Remote GUI (1/4)
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Assigning a source address to a TestPad port
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Chapter 4

1. Select the Port

3. Change Link Initialization Parameters

1. Select the Port

3. Select “Setup > Link Init”

1. Select the Port

DA: Destination Address

 MFPAT – random & deterministic jitter

5. (O) Insert Bit errors or Code violations

5. (O) Select “Error”

1. Setup and configure end-to-end test

Special test patterns to stress jitter and noise

The FST-2802 handles ping packets as follows:

Choose the Ethernet Frame type:

 Ethernet 802.3 with LLC

 !!! payload length depends on frame type !!!

 !!! payload length depends on frame type !!!

 Run automated test procedures recommended in

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