ETHERNET BERT VePAL TX300

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ETHERNET BERT VePAL TX300

TX300 Test Set

OTN/10GE/SDH/ PDH test ports Navigation Control

10/100/1000Base-T and 1000Base-X test ports

USB

Ethernet DC Input

7 Color Touch Screen

Field Replaceable Smart Li-Ion Battery

Quick Keys

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Home Menu
The Home menu can be accessed at anytime during operation by pressing the Home key on the rubber keypad. The screen is divided into three presentation areas:

Left

LEDs: Displays soft LEDs associated with Errors and Alarms Tools: IP connection status, Advanced IP features (Net Wiz, WiFi Wiz, VoIP, and IPTV applications), Fiber Scope, ReVeal EZ Connect Utilities: Applications (Help, Settings, Files) which are common to all VePAL handheld test sets Test Applications specific to the test set (RFC2544, BERT, Throughput, IP, Advanced Tools, Loopback, Setup, NetWiz) Test Port: Test interface selections LASER On/Off: Enables/Disables the Laser transmitter on optical ports (SFP or XFP) MX Discover: For loopback device detection

Middle Right

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IP Connection
If a Layer 3 test is going to be performed, you must first go to IP in the Home menu and establish an IP connection. If a Layer 2 test is to be performed, it is recommended that an IP connection also be established to send loop up/loop down commands to a remote unit. To establish an IP connection, from the IP menu, configure the connection for static or DHCP. If static, configure the Local IP, Subnet, and Gateway IP addresses. Configure a DNS server and VLAN tag if applicable.

Use the assigned Local IP address for the Local/Source IP address in the Throughput IP header setup.

When configuration is complete, press . . If the connection is successful, the IP address, Gateway, and other fields will be populated and the Connect button will toggle to Disconnect.

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Configuration
TX300 in Throughput Mode 10/100/1000Base-T, 1000Base-X, or 10GE XFP Interface Network under test CAT 5/5E/6 Cable, Multimode (850 nm), or Single-Mode (1310 nm) Fiber TX300 in SW Loopback or Throughput Mode or CPE in SW Loopback

10/100/1000Base-T, 1000Base-X, or 10GE XFP Interface

1. Connect to the test interface using the following: CAT 5/5E/6 cable to connect to a 10/100/1000Base-T interface Multimode fiber patch cord to connect to a 1000Base-SX or 10GE 850 nm interface Single-mode fiber patch cord to connect to a 1000BaseLX or 10GE 1310 nm interface 2. Power on the unit 3. From the Home menu, tap on the Test Pori button 4. Select the test port interface from the window

Select the test interface from the selections in the window and press OK. It will take a few seconds to apply.

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Configuration (contd)
5. Configure the test port settings in the Setup/Port Setup screen 10/100/1000Base-T port settings: Auto Negotiation on or off, forced speed and duplex, and Flow Control 1000 Base-X port settings: Auto Negotiation on or off and Flow Control 10GE port settings: LAN and WAN mode selection and Flow Control
Note: It is important to match the test interface port settings with the connecting partners port settings (switch, router, etc.)

10/100/1000Base-T Port Setup menu

Port Setup for 10GE LAN or WAN mode

6. Verify that the link is UP. 7. Tap or press Esc on the keypad to return to the Home menu.

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Configuration (contd)
8. From the Home menu, tap on BERT. 9. Configure the Header tab Select the test layer: Layer 1 Unframed, Layer 1 Framed, Layer 2, or Layer 3 For Layer 1 Framed and Layer 1 Unframed, there BERT Test Layer are no MAC/VLAN/ selection IP header settings
Layer 3 configuration

10. If the test will be performed with the far end unit in loopback mode, go to Step 11. If both units will generate/analyze traffic, go to Step 12. 11. Configure the control commands to loop up User must manually send the Loop Up command before the start of the test and manually send a and loop down the Loop Down command after the test has ended. far end test partner (another TX300) Enter the MAC and IP address. These are the local MAC and IP addresses of the far end unit.
Note: If the far end test partner is already in loopback mode (preconfigured locally at the far end), do not send the loop up/loop down commands.

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Configuration (contd)
12. Configure the Header tabs per stream; Select the Test Layer, Frame Type, and VLAN tag if applicable. Note: All
streams will be configured for the same test layer.

13. Configure the MAC address (for Layer 2), IP address (for Layer 3), and IP header, VLAN tag, and test pattern. To configure the MAC, IP header fields, and VLAN tag per stream, select from the Stream# pull down menu

Tap the frame format graphic to access the configuration screens

Note: If the test is being performed with both units generating/ analyzing traffic, match the configuration settings for each stream. For example, MAC/IP Source (TX300#1) = MAC/IP Destination (TX300#2)

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Configuration (contd)
14. Select the DATA test pattern and RX Filter settings If doing back-to-back testing with a second unit at the far end in BERT mode, select the same test pattern on both units. Enable the RX Filters for the MAC (Layer 2), VLAN, and IP (Layer 3) addresses

Data Tab: Select test pattern.

RX Filter Tab: Enabling the filters applies the Header settings to the received traffic. If the header settings of the incoming traffic match the configured settings on the local unit, the traffic is considered test traffic, otherwise it is considered nontest traffic.

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Configuration (contd)
15. Configure the Traffic settings and Error Injection settings Configure the frame size and traffic profile (constant, ramp, or burst) Select the error type to inject

Traffic Setup

Traffic profiles: Constant, Ramp, or Burst

Once all tabs have been configured, the test can be started. Press Note: If testing in loopback mode, first loop up the far end unit before starting the test.

Error Injection Setup

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Results
16. When the test is started, the screen automatically changes to the Summary Results tabs. Results available include: Utilization, Framed/Data Rate, Optical Power Levels, Traffic Type, FPS, Total # of Frames, Bad Frames, CRC Errors, IP Checksum Errors, Service Disruption, and more.
BERT Results Summary

Transmit and Receive throughput statistics

Optical Signal Levels

Transmit/receive optical power levels for the tested interface

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Results (contd)
Alarms

Traffic Type

17. When the testing is complete, press STOP. If the far end unit was looped up manually, be sure to loop it down. 18. To save the test results, press the store key on the rubber keypad. The results file can be viewed in the FILES/ SAVED results index.

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