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17 VoIP tests

ARGUS 165

 

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Mark the VoIP destination

(default is indicated with  ).

Scroll down with the cursor, mark a blank 
line and add a new VoIP destination using 

<Edit>

.

Connecting

ARGUS displays "own number" (from:  
7087) and the number of the called 
subscriber (to: 87). The called subscriber 
has not yet accepted the call: display 
shows "Connecting!" and yellow CALL 
symbol.

The called subscriber has taken the call 
("Connected!"): ARGUS determines the 
MOS value and displays whether the set 
MOS voice quality value (see page 182) is 
reached ("OK" or "FAIL"). ARGUS also 
displays the classification of the MOS 
value according to ITU-T P.800 (in this 
example "good"), the duration of the 
connection and the currently used voice 
codec (in this example G.711 A law, see 
page 181) are also displayed.

<Edit>

Edits the VoIP destination 
number.

<Detail>

Displays the VoIP parameters.

<Test 
status>

Displays test status without 
ending the test or starting a new 
test, see page 230.

<Volume>

Opens volume control.

Continued on 
next page

Initialisation

Continued on next page, 
second screenshot

Summary of Contents for 165

Page 1: ...ic package contains at least one DSL interface ADSL VDSL or SHDSL which includes a variety of functions and tests All other interfaces and functions are available as options see datasheet Therefore depending on the scope of function supplied individual menu options may be hidden ...

Page 2: ...ing translation rights reserved No part of this work may be reproduced duplicated or disseminated in any form print photocopy microfilm or any other method without written consent All rights are reserved No one is permitted to reproduce or duplicate in any form the whole or part of this document without intec s permission ...

Page 3: ... R bridge 80 7 5 ARGUS in access mode xTU R router 82 7 6 ARGUS in access mode xTU C 84 8 Operation with Ethernet accesses 85 8 1 Configuring the Ethernet interface 86 8 2 Ethernet settings 87 8 3 Establishing an Ethernet connection 88 8 4 DDM test SFF 8472 90 9 Virtual lines VL 93 9 1 Virtual lines in the status screen 93 9 2 Virtual line profiles VL profiles 95 9 3 Activating a virtual line 97 9...

Page 4: ...5 6 FTP server 160 15 7 Textbrowser 167 16 Network scan 171 17 VoIP tests 176 17 1 Starting VoIP telephony 184 17 1 1 VoIP back to back 192 17 2 VoIP wait 193 18 IPTV tests 196 18 1 IPTV 196 18 1 1 Multiple virtual lines 200 18 2 IPTV scan 211 18 3 IPTV passive 218 18 4 Video on demand VoD 222 19 Parallel tests 230 20 Auto tests 236 21 Operation on a POTS access 240 21 1 Setting the POTS Interface...

Page 5: ... II example with line scope 271 23 5 TDR 274 23 5 1 TDR settings 274 23 5 2 Starting TDR 274 23 5 3 Graph functions 276 23 5 4 Examples 281 24 Ethernet cable tests 285 24 1 Configuring the Ethernet interface 285 24 2 Ethernet cable test settings 285 24 3 Ethernet cable test 287 24 3 1 Starting Ethernet cable test 287 24 4 Ethernet port flash 291 24 4 1 Starting Ethernet port flash 291 25 Test resu...

Page 6: ...e 311 27 3 Backing up and restoring settings 316 27 3 1 Backup Restore 316 28 Update via PC 319 29 Using the battery pack 321 30 Appendix 323 A Hotkeys 323 B Symbols 327 C Error message PPP connection 330 D Error message Download test 331 E HTTP status codes 332 F General Error Messages 334 G VoIP SIP status codes 335 H Vendor identification numbers 337 I Software Licenses 338 J Abbreviations 339 ...

Page 7: ...erfaces can reach speeds of mulitple 100 Mbit s Inspect Ethernet cabling If the Ethernet cabling is defective the ARGUS 165 can immediately locate the source of the fault through its comprehensive cabling tests In this way as well as shorts opens and mismatches amongst other things the delay or polarity of wire pairs can also be determined Paralell Triple Play tests Optionally Triple Play test fun...

Page 8: ... as voltage current isolation resistance LCL ITU T 0 9 and NEXT at 1 MHz and many more to be automatically and quickly determined via tip ring and ground Additionally the well known ARGUS test features are available for testing directly on ISDN BRI S T U PRI E1 and POTS accesses You can download free software updates to ARGUS from you PC at any time Updates are available at www argus info en servi...

Page 9: ...nterfaces Ethernet and FTTx IP and ATM tests via xDSL and Ethernet ATM Tests only for ADSL and SHDSL ATM ATM OAM ping ATM OAM cell loop VPI VCI scan IP tests Ping and traceroute tests BRAS information PPP trace VLAN via IPv4 and IPv6 Download tests for measuring throughput HTTP download FTP up download FTP server test up download from ARGUS to ARGUS Parallel testing of multiple services VoIP IPTV ...

Page 10: ... measures resistance and displays the values in real time loop resistance RC measurement Test of loop resistance or capacitance of open line including calcu lation of line length Line Scope High performance realtime Line Scope with display in time and frequency range FFT up to 30 MHz TDR Time domain reflectometer to measure line lengths and locate faults Copper Box expansion of the ARGUS copper te...

Page 11: ...e respective device You should receive these together with your equipment You can also download the latest manuals at http www argus info en service downloads or simply contact our Service Department intec Gesellschaft für Informationstechnik mbH Rahmedestr 90 D 58507 Lüdenscheid Tel 49 0 2351 9070 0 Fax 49 0 2351 9070 70 www argus info en support argus info ...

Page 12: ...NTION Never remove the battery pack during operation Remove the power adapter from the mains socket as soon as ARGUS is switched off or no longer in use e g after charging the battery pack ARGUS may only be used by trained personnel ARGUS may only be operated using the power adapter supplied with the device Only manufacturer approved headsets may be connected to the headset socket any other use of...

Page 13: ...be required to implement appropriate measures Active charging of the battery pack and automatic charging on by default may only be carried out in a temperature range of 0 C to 40 C The device may not be used during thunderstorms If ARGUS is operated under extreme conditions it can be set to energy saving mode to protect the device and the user this can interrupt the running test and drop the conne...

Page 14: ...hat all our ARGUS brand measurement technology products are free of substances in concentrations preparations or applications whose market release is prohibited pursuant to the applicable requirements of the RoHS Directive 2011 65 EU of the European Parliament and Council dated 8 June 2011 Our EAR registration number is WEEE reg no DE 92829367 Since October 2005 we have been marking all our measur...

Page 15: ... and warnings 1 Do not disassemble or short circuit the battery pack 2 Do not through the battery pack into fire or overheat it 60 C 3 The battery pack must not become wet or damp 4 Active charging of the battery pack and automatic charging on by default may only be carried out in a temperature range of 0 C to 40 C To maximise battery life do not store the battery long term at temperatures above 5...

Page 16: ...age immediately remove the battery pack from the device and never use it again 19 In the event that acid leaks and comes in contact with eyes or skin wash immediately with clean water Do not rub In both cases seek medical attention immediately Otherwise permanent injury may occur 20 Keep the battery pack away from children 21 Read this manual and the corresponding safety information carefully befo...

Page 17: ...45 BRI PRI E1 for BRI and PRI RJ 45 Line for xDSL POTS U interface and Copper tests 2x Ethernet 10 100 1000 Base T Ethernet 10 100 Base T or USB A socket USB host interface 2x SFP slots USB A socket USB host interface USB B socket USB client interface Headset input Control panel 25 keys LCD display Temperature range LCD colour display with switchable background illumination 320 x 240 pixels Temper...

Page 18: ...3 2 VDSL2 ITU T G 993 5 G vector vectoring Profiles 8a 8b 8c 8d 12a 12b 17a 30a ITU T G 998 4 G INP Retransmission R RC measurement Line Resistance test Accuracy for 20 100 10 Accuracy for 100 100 k 2 Capacitance test Accuracy for 1 nF 1 µF 5 SHDSL Line ITU T G 991 2 Annex A G SHDSL ITU T G 991 2 Annex B G SHDSL ITU T G 991 2 Annex F G SHDSL bis ITU T G 991 2 Annex G G SHDSL bis ETSI TS 101 524 V ...

Page 19: ...ation also possible with any other key In battery mode the display illumination switches off automatically after an interval that can be set in ARGUS see page 314 You can open the ARGUS Manager from any point in the menu press briefly Return from the ARGUS Manager to the original menu Switches off ARGUS key must be held down after an adjustable interval e g after 10 minutes ARGUS automatically shu...

Page 20: ... or a test Set wire types during the RC measurement Move display cursor in graphic displays Select functions in graphic status screen Telephony ISDN and POTS Answers and hangs up Simplified single call press the handset key twice ISDN only xDSL access mode xTU R xTU R Router and Ethernet Starts VoIP telephony Level key Opens the graphic status screen BRI PRI U interface access starts single layer ...

Page 21: ...keys The function of the three softkeys depends on the respective situation The currently assigned function appears in the bottom line of the display in the form of three blue fields with white letters e g Menu opens main menu Start establishes a connection or starts a test Other softkeys are described in the corresponding chapters of this manual Shift key In some menus a green S in a green circle...

Page 22: ...GUS check regularly if there are any USB devices connected Using the ARGUS socket cover with the rubber protective sleeve First fit the rubber protective sleeve then insert the socket cover in the two recesses in the sleeve provided for that purpose The socket cover does not completely protect ARGUS against water or dirt penetration Open or remove the cover when using the device continuously over ...

Page 23: ...ment fixed 4 5 variable 3 6 1 2 7 8 Pin assignment 4 5 LAN1 and LAN2 Connection to a PC network card Connection to the Ethernet interface of an xDSL modem router IAD or hub switch or another Ethernet interface access Ethernet SFP1 and SFP2 Connection of selected SFP modules from various manufacturers for accessing fiber based interfaces Ethernet FTTx GPON SFP2 is optional and must be enabled separ...

Page 24: ...nnect your switched off ARGUS to the external power supply supplied with the device Switch on ARGUS using the key The following display appears you may first need to acknowledge warnings or messages with Continue You must first change the battery pack supplied with the device completely see page 322 Status before full capacity is reached Current assignment of the softkeys Press ARGUS indicates in ...

Page 25: ...race mode The device can alternatively be operated using the supplied external adapter When the adapter is connected power supply via the battery is automatically switched off ARGUS must always be operated with the battery regardless of the power supply type This ensures e g uninterrupted operation of the real time clock Unplug the adapter from the mains as soon as ARGUS is switched off and no lon...

Page 26: ...4 Quick start guide 26 ARGUS 165 ...

Page 27: ...conds New Edit With the Filter softkey ARGUS lets you filter all pre configured accesses according to access type ADSL VDSL and displays this group In this example VDSL is selected All relevant accesses are displayed in which VDSL is specified in the confi guration The status line above the softkey displays either the date time version and battery level after power up or the access still selected ...

Page 28: ...see page 32 Selection of physical interface here VDSL For xDSL see page 41 For Ethernet see page 85 and Gigabit Ethernet Manual For BRI see BRI Manual For POTS see page 240 For Copper tests see page 252 and ARGUS Copper Box Manual ARGUS switches directly to the access mode settings Selection of access mode here VDSL VTU R terminal device For xTU R TE see page 54 For xTU R bridge see page 80 For xT...

Page 29: ...h a in the display Once you have selected the profile ARGUS suggests an access name based on the settings you made previously here VDSL You can enter up to 24 characters in this example 04 24 characters Delete Deletes access name Clears mark and returns cursor keys to the start Clears mark and returns cursor keys to the end Ab AB Entry begins with upper case letters and continues in lower case AB ...

Page 30: ...SL To configure the services or test para meters select Profile see also page 36 You need to exit the access wizard before ARGUS can use the configured access Press OK to confirm the selected access here VDSL Phys param Edits the physical parameters see page 43 Notice Entry of notices see page 38 Save and exit the wizard Go back one level Exit the access wizard Select access ...

Page 31: ...5 Configuring accesses ARGUS 165 31 ARGUS switches to the ARGUS status display Status Switches to status screen Menu Switches to main menu Start Starts the VDSL connection ...

Page 32: ...e ATU R router 2 port access LAN 1 2 SFP 1 Profile VDSL VTU R TE VTU R bridge VTU R router 2 port access LAN 1 2 SFP 1 Profile SHDSL 2 4 6 8 wire ATM EFM TDM ITC HDLC ATM EFM automatic STU R STU C STU R bridge STU R router STU C bridge 2 port access LAN 1 2 SFP 1 Profile Ethernet LAN 1 2 SFP 1 IP based cable test 2 2 port access 2 Profile LTE PIN Profile BRI TE NT leased line monitor Auto 1 P P P ...

Page 33: ...mission information are stored in a 5 byte header which reduces the payload of a cell to 48 bytes This technology offers a range of advantages thanks to its various OAM management functions and AAL adaptation capabilities However this consumes an overhead Still this technology which enables a bandwidth of up to 2 304 Mbit s via a twisted pair remains in wide use though no longer rolled out as freq...

Page 34: ...widely used ITC Independent transmission convergence ITC is the name of a special ARGUS mode In this mode ARGUS attempts to establish a synchronisation if only briefly independently of the TC sublayer used ATM EFM or TDM by means of special commands Its main purpose is to test whether a specific access is an SHDSL access This mode is not intended for permanent connections or data transmission HDLC...

Page 35: ...signment Delete 5 2 Phys parameters Edits the physical parameters of the selected access here VDSL see page 43 The physical parameters can also be opened and edited directly when the access wizard is finished see page 30 Fig 1 Press one after another and Shortcut to access selection menu The selected access is moved down one place in the list The selected access is moved up one place in the list D...

Page 36: ... various parameters here including those for service and virtual line Select a profile ARGUS enables configuration of up to 20 profiles Services page 114 et seq Bridge router see page 80 Profile name Enter the name of the access see page 29 Select the profile you wish to edit The selected profile appears in the display in blue The default profile is indicated with a in the display Select e g Servi...

Page 37: ...5 Configuring accesses ARGUS 165 37 Test parameter settings are described starting on page 124 ...

Page 38: ...ess OK to save the entered notice You can subsequently edit the access name as described for the access assistant see page 29 Delete Deletes notice Clears mark and returns cursor keys to the start Clears mark and returns cursor keys to the end Ab AB Entry begins with upper case letters and continues in lower case AB 12 Entry of upper case letters 12 ab Entry of numbers ab AB Entry of lower case le...

Page 39: ...ew The preview appears approx 2 seconds after the access is selected Filter New Edit Selects access Switches to ARGUS status see page 32 Status Menu Start ARGUS switches to the Filter menu see page 27 Creates a new access Edits access Switches to status screen Switches to main menu Starts the VDSL connection ...

Page 40: ... layer 1 synchronisation on VDSL can be established directly on Start The most important information such as voltage U and modem states power down are displayed in the layer 1 box blue To change the VDSL configuration directly press Edit To change the access type directly in the status screen Fig 2 press the softkey Access or the key combination plus See page 116 for tests that can be run via laye...

Page 41: ...below 50 C extended operation in high performance modes can trigger the temperature dependent ARGUS protection functions described in the safety information see page 12 xTU R Terminal device mode xDSL transceiver unit see page 54 ARGUS is connected to the xDSL access in front of or behind the splitter ARGUS replaces the modem and PC xTU R bridge Bridge mode xDSL transceiver unit bridge see page 80...

Page 42: ...te in this example power down DC voltage on the interface VDSL test not yet started Meaning of LED image in display Red LED No test started Yellow LED Test started Green LED Connected Menu Switches to main menu see menu tree Status Switches to status screen see page 55 Main menu see menu tree Note accessing functions via number keys key combinations You can call important functions tests directly ...

Page 43: ...edundancy check value ARGUS displays a large green OK in the ARGUS status screen if the current value is below the set limit value for an active DSL connection and an OK for connection parameters below the target otherwise NOK Range 0 to 999 999 999 Default far and near off FEC limit value Determines the maximum FEC forward error correction value ARGUS displays a large green OK in the ARGUS status...

Page 44: ...sion MAC address line not available using the access wizard Display and selection of the line MAC addresses The first two MAC addresses cannot be manually edited 1 When the standard MAC address is selected ARGUS uses its own MAC address Default Standard MAC address 2 When you select the dynamic MAC address a different MAC address is used each time the device synchronises 3 You can enter a third MA...

Page 45: ...l number 00 12 A8 E0 XX XX Data service via Ethernet or GPON interface 00 12 A8 E1 XX XX Data service via a xDSL interface ADSL VDSL SHDSL 00 12 A8 E3 XX XX VoIP service via Ethernet or xDSL interface 00 12 A8 E4 XX XX IPTV service via Ethernet or xDSL interface 00 12 A8 E5 XX XX VoD service via Ethernet or xDSL interface VDSL Rated treshold value Setting bitrate Entry of the comparison value for ...

Page 46: ...ch sets are to be used You can select the following sets with corresponding upstream tones inter val between tones 4 3125 kHz in ARGUS A43 tones 9 17 25 B43 tones 37 45 53 V43 tones 944 972 999 Default A43 B43 V43 When multiple sets are selected ARGUS cyclically transmits the tones of the selected sets in parallel Vectoring mode Vectoring mode defines how ARGUS behaves when synchronising with DSLA...

Page 47: ...oring and R for Retransmission MAC address see page 44 SHDSL Spectrum For region 1 e g North America Annex A F Auto Annex A SHDSL Annex F SHDSL bis 5 7 Mbit s For region 2 e g Europe Annex B G Auto Annex B SHDSL Annex G SHDSL bis 5 7 Mbit s Automatic selection of modulation modes TC PAM 16 SHDSL TC PAM 32 SHDSL bis Default Annex B G auto Clock framing not for ATM EFM The timing relates to the rece...

Page 48: ...is selected under Spectrum see page 47 data rate selection is also automatic regardless of the settings made here Power back off Reduces the transmitting power of the remote station The set value corresponds to the maximum transmitting power Range 0 dB to 30 dB Default 0 dB EOC usage The embedded operations channel EOC is used to exchange connection related and other information off No queries or ...

Page 49: ...he list You can change the order of the wire pairs 2nd wire pair line 2 for 4 wire 3rd wire pair line 3 for 6 wire 4th wire pair line 4 for 8 wire Wire pair 4 5 line 1 is always reserved as the master You can mark the 2nd 3rd and 4th wire pairs lines 2 4 and move them down one slot the list using the left softkey or up one slot in the list using the right softkey Confirm your entry with The follow...

Page 50: ...o account Default none Add A display with the available modes opens Any mode marked with in this window is inserted in the list above the mode marked in the list Delete Deletes the marked mode from the list Adopts the mode priorities Targets SNRm in dB Destination SNR margins can be set for the above line interference Current up 0 Current down 0 Worst case up 0 Worst case down 0 Range 10 dB to 21 ...

Page 51: ...efault Discovery and agg SRU EFM and Independent ITC only Supports the regeneration unit SRU functions of the following remote stations Off Elcon Coco10M only EFM Elcon International only EFM Albis BSRU only for 4 wire Independent TC Default Off EOC error counter Depending on the setting here errors are transmitted using the EOC summed by ARGUS absolute and displayed or determined over the corresp...

Page 52: ... IPv4 Bridge Router Definition of IP address assignment IP mode Static IP DHCP server Fixed IP address Assignment of IP address by ARGUS Default DHCP server Own IP Address Range Range 0 0 0 0 to 255 255 255 255 Default 192 168 10 1 assignment see RFC 3330 IP netmask Range Range 0 0 0 0 to 255 255 255 255 Default 255 255 255 0 assignment see RFC 3330 DHCP server Bridge Router Settings for the DHCP ...

Page 53: ...outgoing Ethernet frame from the WAN The tag is removed from every incoming Ethernet frame In transparent VLAN the Ethernet frames are passed on unchanged Default Transparent VLAN ID Identifier for the VLAN to which the frame belongs Every VLAN is assigned a unique number the VLAN ID A device that belongs to the VLAN with ID 2 can communicate with every other device in the same VLAN but not with d...

Page 54: ... determines all relevant VDSL connection parameters ARGUS displays the VDSL connection parameters and if desired saves them when the link is disconnected Use only the patch cable supplied with the device In this example VDSL VTU R mode is configured and selected as described in chapter 5 Configuring accesses see page 27 socket Line VDSL access VTU C DSLAM xDSL cable or patch cable The VDSL test ha...

Page 55: ...in the example to establish the VDSL connection Establishing a VDSL connection ARGUS synchronises with DSLAM LED Sync L1 flashes display shows element on yellow background ARGUS displays the current connection status in this example Initialize in the layer 1 box blue While connecting Display Edit Edits the VDSL settings and MAC address Access Selects a new access Current connection status Time ela...

Page 56: ...d Display the graphical xDSL trace Display See page 58 for an explanation of the colour code Command sent by ARGUS Command sent by DSLAM Connection status Switches to the previous display and the status screen Synchronising CRC error in downstream CRC error in upstream ADSL VDSL only SNR in downstream SNR in upstream ADSL VDSL only Bitswap events ADSL VDSL only ...

Page 57: ... 2 64 min 1 h 4min 4 sec 2 128 min 2 h 8 min 8 sec 2 256 min 4 h 16 min 16 sec 2 512 min 8 h 32 min 32 sec 2 1024 min 17 h 4 min 64 sec 1 min 4sec 2 2048 min 1 d 10 h 8 min 128 sec 2 min 8 sec 2 4096 min 2d 20 h 16 min 256 sec 4 min 16 sec 2 8192 min 5 d 16 h 32 min 512 sec 8 min 32 sec 2 You can show and hide the label for the xDSL trace using the number key The function of the cursor is describe...

Page 58: ...hort form Explanation red No load light blue ARGUS transmits handshake tones silence on the DSLAM side yellow A handshake G hs signal from the remote station was detected orange Start of the training phase following successful handshake green Showtime achieved The TC sublayer is established ARGUS is ready for operation ...

Page 59: ...ess mode VDSL profile 8 12 17 or 30 MHz d Downstream data rate u Upstream data rate Number of CRC errors in downstream upstream DC voltage at interface Info Displays the VDSL connection parameters Stop Disconnects the VDSL connection Signals of CRC FEC error counters Symbol Colours left and right Explanations green green No CRC errors occurred in the final second red red In the final second FEC er...

Page 60: ... counters Generates QR code Exits the QR code menu VDSL EFM Ethernet statistics Frames Displays the received Rx and transmitted Tx Ethernet frames Bytes Displays the received Rx and transmitted Tx Ethernet bytes ADSL ATM ATM statistics ATM cells Number of ATM cells OAM cells Number of OAM cells User VCCs Number of user side VCCs AAL5 PDUs Number of AAL5 PDUs Unmapped cells Unmapped cells received ...

Page 61: ...raphs and graph functions are only available for ADSL and VDSL ARGUS switches to the previous display Continue Switches to next graph Exits the menu without changing You can also use this number key to tog gle the zoom function within a graph The function of the cursor is described on page 63 Toggles the x axis from tone to frequency is described on page 64 Toggles the min max is described on page...

Page 62: ...d indicating that it has been zoomed toggles the softkey assignment ARGUS switches from x axis zoom to y axis zoom Zoom x Magnifies the middle section of the graph 100 Zoom x Reverses Zoom x and resets magnification Use the cursor keys to horizontally scroll through the zoomed range Zoom x Magnifies the middle section of the graph 100 Zoom y Reverses Zoom y and resets magnification Continued on ne...

Page 63: ...ayed in the graph as follows You can use the cursor keys to scroll vertically through the zoomed range Activates the cursor directly Cursor You can toggle the cursor on and off as needed using the Cursor softkey after activating it in the menu x 2168 Tone y 7 bits Use the left and right cursor keys to move the cursor to any point on the graph to measure it Briefly pressing a cursor key causes the ...

Page 64: ... also be combined However the starting position of the cursor can vary The graph functions can be used for all graphs Tone Displays the values of the x axis as tones Frequency Displays the values of the x axis as frequencies Direct setting of x axis You can use the left and right cursor to scroll through the range in this example frequency Continued on next page Graphic functions ...

Page 65: ...etting the bits tone and SNR tone graphs display the minimum and maximum values Displays the maximum value pink Displays the minimum value blue Min Max aus Hide min max values Min Max Rst Reset min max values Displays the min max Softkeys Continued on next page ...

Page 66: ...s the quiet line noise of the twisted pair as a function of the frequency y axis QLN in dBm Hz x axis tones channels The QLN enables detection of narrow band interference sources due to e g coupling of medium wave emission sources or defective switching components These interference sources are represented as narrow peaks This example shows a line with interference from a power supply Menu Opens t...

Page 67: ...am values or send falsified values DSL connections are often possible even though one of the two cores is high ohm or even interrupted only capacitive coupling This results in dropped connections and data losses Such problems can be due to oxidized lines poor contacts in the telephone sockets loose terminals or improperly insulated lines In connections like this lower frequencies are attenuated mu...

Page 68: ...ta rate Actually usable ATM bitrate in kbit s Attainable data rate Theoretically attainable ATM bitrate in kbit s Relative capacity Line capacity utilisation in percent Latency mode ARGUS shows interleaved or fast depending on the DSLAM configuration Attenuation Attenuation on a line over the entire length and bandwidth in dB From a specific attenuation on certain access types are no longer recomm...

Page 69: ...ted using the checkbytes of a codeword f far Errors that the DSLAM detects and passes to ARGUS n near Errors that ARGUS detects in the transmitted blocks CRC Cyclic redundancy check The checksum of the superframes transmitted by the remote station does not agree with the locally calculated figure Possible cause line interference f far Errors that the DSLAM detects and passes to ARGUS n near Errors...

Page 70: ... Retranmission G INP This parameter shows whether retransmission is activated for down and or upstream in DSLAM When retransmission is activated faulty data transmission units DTUs caused by transmission problems are requested and transmitted again The following additional parameters are shown when retransmission is activated The blue in the ARGUS status line signals that retransmission is activat...

Page 71: ...erleave delay The delay in ms due to interleaving of data blocks Inpulse noise prot INP describes the quality of the protection against pulse interference The number of consecutive DMT symbols that can be completely distorted without causing errors in higher layers FEC Forward error correction Number of transmission errors corrected using the checkbytes of a codeword f far Errors that the DSLAM de...

Page 72: ...vectoring mode shows whether this remote station supports VDSL2 vectoring ITU T G 993 5 Display shows off for non vectoring ARGUS displays Vectoring friendly or Full Vectoring when vectoring is supported See page 46 for more information SRA Seamless rate adaption This parameter shows whether SRA is activated for down and or upstream in DSLAM Seamless rate adaption SRA is a seamless adaption of the...

Page 73: ... the supply mains The value indicates the number of consecutive DMT symbols that can be completely distorted without causing errors in higher layers 1 DMT symbol 250 µs INP SHINE In ARGUS interference immunity DSLAM setting is displayed with respect to SHINE INP This describes the quality of the protection against pulse interference SHINE single high impulse noise event describes random unpredicta...

Page 74: ...rding to ITU T G 997 1 When an ARGUS device synchronises with a DSLAM the latter reports to the control system the following information depending on the DSLAM Information Display in DSLAM Meaning System vendor ID 0x04 0x00 hex Country code Germany INGE or 0x49 0x4E 0x47 0x45 hex Provider code intec Germany 0x20 2x72 hex System FW version 2 72 0 Version number R2 72 00 U_ Device FW version 2 72 0 ...

Page 75: ...ode violations CV The sums of the one second periods are totalled by ARGUS LOSWS Loss of sync word seconds Number of seconds containing one or more erroneous sync words ES Errored seconds Number of seconds containing one or more erroneous sync words and or one or more CRC anomalies SES Severely errored seconds Number of seconds containing one or more erroneous sync words or at least 50 CRC anomali...

Page 76: ...al number 9999 Other vendor information Device SW R2 72 00 U_ Meaning of the running EFM states from the STU R perspective Power down STU R STU C in idle state Initialization red Initialisation power on GHS startup light blue Handshake according to ITU T G 994 1 G hs is started GHS transfer yellow Replacement of the capability list completed Discovery Start of the discovery phase Discovery accepte...

Page 77: ... connection parameters together with the trace data in the first free slot You can enter a user definable name when saving see page 294 Default New result If all slots are occupied you need to manually select a slot to overwrite No Results are rejected Back Results are not saved ARGUS returns to the status display Yes Saving the result Continued on next page Saving the result ...

Page 78: ...ing Start Saving the results without disconnecting the xDSL connection ARGUS in status screen ARGUS automatically suggests a save name and Saves the result without disconnecting the connections Last name The last name used is suggested Delete Deletes the suggestion Ab AB Entry of upper and lower case letters and Results accepted with the storage name shown ...

Page 79: ...nfigured accesses you can switch to the abbreviated main menu with Marked the stored test result Displays the test results ARGUS shows whether the downstream and upstream values are within the limits Browse VDSL connection parameters Continue Displays the signal to noise ratio per tone SNR tone QLN tone HLOG tone and the trace data Exits results View Test results ...

Page 80: ...2 SFP 1 Socket Line Ethernet VDSL VDSL access PC Protocol e g PPP ARGUS in access mode xTU R bridge In this example VDSL VTU R bridge mode is configured and selected as described in chapter 5 Configuring accesses see page 27 Test not yet started red LED in display Meaning of LED image in display Display Red LED no test started Yellow LED test started Green LED connected Access mode Default profile...

Page 81: ...for explanation Edit Bridge router parameter settings Stop Deactivates bridge mode Info Displays the activity of bridge mode When the physical layer is active only ADSL you can run the following tests using the softkey Test see page 116 No tests are available when bridge mode is active Displays the connection parameters Info or Displays the VDSL connection parameters see page 59 Stop Disconnects t...

Page 82: ... IP addresses to the connected PCs Bridge router settings see page 52 xDSL settings see page 43 and following Settings in access mode xTU R bridge In this example VDSL VTU R router mode is configured and selected as described in chapter 5 Configuring accesses see page 27 Test not yet started red LED in display Meaning of LED image in display Display Red LED no test started Yellow LED test started ...

Page 83: ...witch to router mode using the cursor keys see page 94 When the physical layer is active only ADSL you can run the following tests using the softkey Test see page 116 No tests are available when router mode is active Edit Edits the parameters see chapter 9 Virtual lines VL see page 93 Edit Bridge router parameter settings see page 52 Establishing the VDSL router The VDSL connection is active See p...

Page 84: ...es them when the link is disconnected The procedure is the same for SHDSL 2 wire ATM SHDSL 4 6 and 8 wire connections and for EFM Use only the patch cable supplied with the device Configuring access mode STU C SHDSL STU C mode is explained in chapter 5 Configuring accesses see page 27 including configuration and selection Connecting SHDSL on the STU C side Connect STU C and display the connection ...

Page 85: ... the user s responsibility to comply with the applicable legal requirements Patch cable Socket LAN 1 2 SFP 1 Ethernet e g xDSL Connecting to a modem Modem e g xDSL access Patch cable Socket LAN 1 2 SFP 1 Ethernet e g xDSL Connecting to a router modem Router modem e g xDSL Access Patch cable Socket LAN 1 2 SFP 1 Ethernet e g xDSL Connecting to a PPTP router modem PPTP router modem e g xDSL Access ...

Page 86: ...eys key combinations You can call important functions tests directly using the keys of the ARGUS keypad You can find an overview of these key combinations on page 116 Note The Ethernet cable tests including Ethernet TDR are described in chapter 24 Ethernet cable tests see page 285 Socket LAN 1 2 SFP 1 Ethernet Connecting to a PC via IP PC Patch cable Socket LAN 1 2 SFP 1 Connecting to an IP networ...

Page 87: ...s Half or full duplex default full Flow control on off Flow control off is only useful in full duplex mode Default on Unilateral autonegotiation When a terminal device with autonegotiation on encounters a device without autonegotiation no information is transmitted by the remote station Even without autonegotiation the speed is determined using the pulse method idle pattern parallel detection In t...

Page 88: ... establish an Ethernet connection Meaning of the arrow in the layer 1 box Gray arrow Yellow arrow Green check mark The test has not yet started no test started test started connected Info Displays Ethernet connection parameters Stop Stops the Ethernet connection Display Autonegotiation setting Autoneg at remote station Negotiated speed Type of duplex mode Flow control setting Statistic Opens Ether...

Page 89: ...ng from the Ethernet connection You can save your results for an Ethernet connection without disconnecting in the same way as for VDSL see page 78 Wire allocation Left column ARGUS wire allocation Right column ARGUS wire allocation after autonegotiation with remote terminal When the display shows OK the remote station has inverted the wire allocation Polling Skew in ns Received Rx and transmitted ...

Page 90: ... mode Ethernet SFP1 ARGUS in status screen or The profile shown in the display profile 1 in this example is used for the DDM test It is not necessary to establish a link with the remote station Continued on next page Start Activates Ethernet Info Displays Ethernet connection parameters Test Displays the available tests Stop Stops the Ethernet connection Display Autonegotiation setting Autoneg at o...

Page 91: ...OUI Part number Revision Serial number S N Date of manufacture Display of access specific information such as Wavelength where appropriate SFP type transmitter used Coding used Transmission type used optical or electrical Link speed Display of diagnostic parameters power meter Received Rx and transmitted Tx power in mW Received Rx and transmitted Tx level in dBm ...

Page 92: ...he results without disconnecting the Ethernet connection You can save your results for an Ethernet connection without disconnecting in the same way as for VDSL see page 78 Display of measured connection parameters Temperature in C Supply voltage in mV Transmit quiescent current in mA in operation Displays the maximum possible line lengths in m Copper or single mode glass fibers or for Multimode gl...

Page 93: ...e g the protocol configuration The VL profiles can be assigned to one or more services independ ently of the state of the physical layer layer 1 Thus a data test e g IP ping and a VoIP test e g VoIP call can be performed on a single active access without having to re establish layer 1 DSL Ethernet in spite of differing protocols 9 1 Virtual lines in the status screen The virtual lines in the statu...

Page 94: ...P PPTP ATM see page 103 VLAN see page 104 PPP PPP profiles PPTP see page 105 IP version IPv4 IPv6 dual IPv4 see page 106 IPv6 see page 108 Data log for this VL Profile name see page 109 Profile Level 3 services see page 114 Edit Profile Start The virtual line and the physical layer start automatically when you press the softkey Start Configures physical layer Selects access Establishes physical la...

Page 95: ...ning in this service An error occurred here Reset with Reset to continue with the VL service 9 2 Virtual line profiles VL profiles The various profile types are explained below Profiles 1 20 see page 36 VL profiles virtual lines 1 20 PPP profiles 1 20 These contain the assignments of the services Data VoIP IPTV VoD to one or more virtual lines In addition to the services the settings for the bridg...

Page 96: ...ed to each VL profile 1 20 All other services such as VoIP IPTV and VoD are initially not assigned a VL profile or a PPP profile The assignment further VL and PPP profiles to services is described starting on page 98 Default configuration Profile 1 Service Data VL profile 1 PPP profile 1 Service VoIP Service IPTV Service VoD Profile 20 Service data VL profile 20 PPP profile 20 Service VoIP Service...

Page 97: ...ice Continued on next page The VDSL access is active Start The physical layer VDSL the virtual line and the service Data are now active This is indicated by a green check mark Info Stop See page 114 for explanations of the services Use the cursor keys to switch from the layer 1 box over the virtual line to the service Data If the physical layer is not yet active this is started automatically with ...

Page 98: ...services can be connected via a single virtual line Continued on next page Edit Configures the respective test in this example IP ping A detailed description is provided in the chapter Test see page 137 To configure a virtual line in this example for the service Data for other services you must first stop the service The physical layer remains active The service VoIP is greyed out when the VoIP op...

Page 99: ...ptions are described starting on page 105 Opens PPP profile selection Select the virtual profile you wish to edit The selected profile is highlighted in blue in the display Elements not available are grayed out for instance when they are currently active The configuration options are described starting on page 103 e g select PPP ...

Page 100: ...es VL 100 ARGUS 165 Up to 20 PPP profiles can be configured Edit The configuration options are described starting on page 105 e g select PPP profile 1 Edits the selected PPP profile see page 105 The desired profile has not yet been selected ...

Page 101: ...enu depending on whether you accessed the profiles using the main menu or the status screen The services Data and VoIP are now connected to the physical layer VDSL access via a virtual line Start The service VoIP is now active You can now run a variety of tests via the service VoIP In the next step you can now activate a further service Starts the service VoIP ...

Page 102: ...ual line is connected with the service Data and another with the service VoIP The virtual line for VoIP can thus be used for different protocol data than the virtual line for Data One virtual line was configured for the services Data VoIP IPTV und VoD In this example the services IPTV and VoD are active Up to four virtual lines can be established for the service IPTV However ARGUS only displays th...

Page 103: ...he test e g for the IP tests Default PPP Protocol ATM Interfaces ATM with ETH ADSL VDSL SHDSL ATM SHDSL EFM ETH IP no EoA IP EoA IP IP no IPoA PPP yes PPPoE PPPoE PPPoE PPPoE PPP no PPPoA PPTP PPTP You can choose between the protocol ATM with Ethernet or ATM without Ethernet using the ATM menu option ATM Settings for asynchronous transfer mode VPI VCI VPI VCI Enter the virtual path identifier Ente...

Page 104: ...tag S VLAN Q in Q ID Identifier for the VLAN to which the frame belongs Every VLAN is assigned a unique number the VLAN ID A device that belongs to the VLAN with ID 2 can communicate with every other device in the same VLAN but not with devices in other VLANs Range from 0 to 4095 Default 1 VLAN 7 2 VLAN 2 The IDs 0 1 and 4095 are reserved for management purposes and should preferably not be used P...

Page 105: ...r keys letters upper and lower case and numbers Password Entry of a password max 55 characters assigned by the carrier see User name for an explanation During entry the characters of the password are visible until Enter is pressed once The characters are subsequently only displayed encrypted with Set IP When yes is set the IP address defined under IP own IP address see below is used for connecting...

Page 106: ...is available this protocol is preferred for a test If not ARGUS switches automatically to IPv4 Assigning a globally routable IPv6 address Default IPv4 IPv4 Internet Protocol version 4 configuration IP mode Definition of IP address assignment Static IP DHCP client DHCP server DHCP auto Fixed IP address Assignment of IP address by server remote side Assignment of IP address by ARGUS ARGUS checks for...

Page 107: ... ASCII format Default ARGUS for details see User name page 105 HEX data entry of DHCP vendor ID in hexadecimal format see MAC address page 87 DHCP vendor info Format choose format ASCII or hexadecimal ASCII data Entry of DHCP vendor information in ASCII format default ARGUS for details see User name page 105 HEX data entry of DHCP vendor information in hexadecimal format see MAC address page 87 DH...

Page 108: ...92 168 10 30 End 192 168 10 40 Domain name see User name page 105 for details Duration of reservation for IP addresses Range 1 99999 seconds Default 240 IPv6 Internet Protocol Version 6 settings AFTR AFTR mode Determines whether Address Family Transition Router AFTR mode is set automatically or statically Default Automatic AFTR address Entry of the AFTR address DHCP client DHCP mode Determines whe...

Page 109: ...onding service or the physical layer ARGUS queries whether the trace file should be sent to the PC For example when the data log is activated for VL 1 only VL 1 is recorded When one VL is configured for multiple services and the data log is active all data of this VL are recorded Default off Profile name Enter the name of the VL profile Enter the name as for the access name see page 29 ...

Page 110: ...or PPP protocol only ARGUS displays the Broadband Access Server BRAS information AC access server name of server Service name name of service Session ID number of the connection Info Displays DSL results Stop Deactivates physical layer VL and Data service Switch to the virtual line VL using the cursor keys Press one after another and Display of ARGUS MAC addresses Line LAN SFP ETH see also page 32...

Page 111: ...rmation ARGUS displays the received Rx and transmitted Tx Ethernet frames and bytes Command display PPP The softkey PPP opens a PPP trace which displays the PPP login process Command sent by ARGUS Command sent by DSLAM Time The Time softkey assigns the individual messages to times according to the ARGUS system clock Continued on next page ...

Page 112: ...PoE Active Discovery Session Confirmation PADT PPPoE Active Discovery Termination IPv6 CP IPv6 Control Protocol LCP Link Control Protocol IPCP Internet Protocol Control Protocol PAP Password Authentication Protocol Abbreviation Meaning ack acknowledge auth authentication conf configuration nak not acknowledge prot protocol rec received rep reply req request rej rejected ...

Page 113: ...erver address Assigned configuration ARGUS displays the IP configuration assigned by the server Received IP address Gateway IP address Available DNS servers IPv6 IPv6 information is displayed IPv4 IPv4 information is displayed Softkey not visible in this example as IPv6 was used Use the cursor keys to display further information Exits results Exits results IP version dependent IPv4 ...

Page 114: ...s activated a variety of tests can be started using Test Possible tests that can be executed using the various services Edit Assigns the service a VL profile and configures the service Profile Configures the profile Start Activates the service If virtual lines and the physical layer are not active they are also automatically started as well Services IP ping IP ping IP ping IP ping Traceroute Trace...

Page 115: ...The physical layer VL and service are active Switch to a service in this example Data using the cursor keys Info Displays the duration of activity of the selected service In the service VoIP the VoIP call parameters are displayed here see page 189 Exit the display and return to the status screen ...

Page 116: ... RT VTU R RT STU R RT ETH xDSL and Ethernet 2 port access LTE Copper Box x 8 x 8 x 8 Loop s page 124 x 7 x x x 4 x GigE loop x 5 GigE traffic generator x 7 x 5 RFC2544 test x 7 x 5 RFC2544 2 port test x LTE scan x VPI VCI scan see page 131 x 3 x 2 x x 3 x 3 x 6 ATM OAM ping see page 134 x 3 x 2 x x 3 x 3 x 6 IP ping see page 137 x x x x x x Traceroute see page 143 x x x x x HTTP down load see page...

Page 117: ...MF STU C only ATM EMF AUT R BR VTU R BR STU R BR STU C BR ATU R RT VTU R RT STU R RT ETH xDSL and Ethernet 2 port access LTE FTP server see page 160 x x x 1 x x Text browser x x x x x Network scan x VoIP call wait see page 176 x x x x IPTV s page 196 x x x x IPTV scan see page 211 x x x x IPTV passive see page 218 x 1 x x VoD s page 222 x x x x 3 x PESQ s page 246 x x x x 1 EFM only 2 ATM only 3 n...

Page 118: ...any restriction on your data volume particularly in download tests data cut offs can be reached quickly Do not use any other LTE stick with your ARGUS instrument other than the listed LTE sticks with the corresponding firmware version Observe the manufacturer s operating and safety instructions Only operate your LTE stick within the specified parameters Never store or transport your ARGUS instrume...

Page 119: ...sh a LTE connection Meaning of arrow in the layer 1 box Gray arrow Yellow arrow Green check mark The test has not yet started no test started Test started Connected Display Provider Current LTE parameters Current Cell ID GCID Info Display LTE connections paramertes Test Displays the available tests Stop Stops the LTE connection Display Provider Used frequency down and upstream ...

Page 120: ...TE connection as described for VDSL see page 77 Saving test results without terminating the LTE connection You can save your results of the LTE connection without disconnecting in the same way as for VDSL see page 78 Display Used frequency band EARFC down upload Current signal strength in dBm RSRP Current signal quality in dB RSRQ Current signal attenuation in dB SINR Codecs in IDs Display Current...

Page 121: ...m up to 65 dBm green 5 bars 65 dBm green RSRQ Signal quality Colour scheme 0 bars 15 dB red 1 bars 15 dB up to 11 dB red 2 bars 11 dB up to 8 dB yellow 3 bars 8 dB up to 5 dB yellow 4 bars 5 dB up to 3 dB green 5 bars 3 dB green SINR Signal to noise ratio Colour scheme 12 dB up to 5 dB red 5 dB up to 1 dB red 1 dB up to 4 dB yellow 4 dB up to 9 dB yellow 9 dB up to 19 dB green 19 dB up to 40 dB gr...

Page 122: ...able carriers and frequency bands 12 3 1 LTE Scan starten ARGUS status screen Continued on next page Establising LTE connection Start Activates LTE Info Displays the LTE connection parameters see page 119 Test Displays the available tests Stopp Stops LTE connection ...

Page 123: ...US displays all available carriers and frequency bands The detail information such as signal strength signal quality and signal to noise ratio can only be displayed for the carriers enabled for that SIM card For details and evaluation of the connec tion parameters see page 119 and the following Exits results Saves the LTE scan results see also IP ping on page 142 ...

Page 124: ...ocol independent parameters The opening of test parameters is described in the chapter Configuring accesses see page 36 Setting Description Test parameter Loop Layer This setting determines what layer of the OSI model the loop runs on L1 all incoming Ethernet frames on a loop on layer 1 L1 are returned to the sender unaltered L2 on a loop on layer 2 of the OSI model ARGUS exchanges the source MAC ...

Page 125: ...s for which the IP address has been recognised are looped Default for own MAC only own VPI VCI Determines whether the loop SHDSL ATM only is to be executed using a separate VPI VCI pair own VLAN Determines whether the loop is to be executed using a separate VLAN VLAN mode Determines whether VLAN may be used Up to two VLANs can be used concurrently Default no VLAN 1 VLAN C VLAN ID Identifier for th...

Page 126: ...ly accord ing to IEEE 802 aq shortest path bridging SPB 88A8 Hex VLAN TPID 88A8 supports provider bridging according to IEEE 802 ad It also makes it possible to use all network paths actively according to IEEE 802 aq shortest path bridging SPB Default 8100 Hex 2 VLAN S VLAN ID Identifier for the VLAN to which the frame belongs Every VLAN is assigned a unique number the VLAN ID A device that belong...

Page 127: ...st path bridging SPB 88A8 Hex VLAN TPID 88A8 supports provider bridging according to IEEE 802 ad It also makes it possible to use all net work paths actively according to IEEE 802 aq shortest path bridging SPB Default 88A8 Hex Layer 3 IP mode For IP address assignment this determines whether a static IP address is to be used or whether a server remote station issues the IP address DHCP client Defa...

Page 128: ...ntained in Ethernet packets agree with the VLAN 1 settings 1 VLAN tag C VLAN and 2 VLAN tag S VLAN ARGUS loops when the first VLAN ID also called outer or service ID and TPID contained in Ethernet packets agree with the VLAN 2 settings and the second VLAN ID also called the inner or customer ID and TPID agree with the VLAN 1 settings ARGUS does not loop x ARGUS loops regardless of whether the rece...

Page 129: ...ed on next page Establishing the SHDSL connection The profile shown in the display profile 1 in this example is used for the loop Setting Start Activates SHDSL Info Displays SHDSL connection parameters Test Displays the available tests Stop Stops SHDSL connection Changes loop parameters see page 124 ...

Page 130: ...cond Loop rate Displays the current data rate per second MAC address Own MAC address of looping device e g for entry in the traffic generator Status Displays status screen without ending the test Duration Overall duration of test Looped Number of looped packets avg Number of looped packets per second Status Display of status screen Connection statistics are not recorded during the loop tests in SH...

Page 131: ...ection is already established the connection parameters e g ADSL mode and target value are locked Protocol independent parameters The opening of test parameters is described in the chapter Configuring accesses see page 36 Setting Description Test parameters VPI VCI scan VPI Virtual path identifier VPI range that the ARGUS VPI VCI scan tests Range 0 to 255 Default 0 to 8 VCI Virtual channel identif...

Page 132: ...bination currently being tested and the most recently detected active VPI VCI combination in this example 1 32 Info Displays ADSL connection parameters Test Displays the available tests Stop Stops the ADSL connection Setting ARGUS displays the test parameters for the VPI VCI scan see page 131 Status Displays status screen without ending the test see above Cancels test Initialisation VPI VCI scan ...

Page 133: ...e VPI VCI is finished ARGUS displays the VPI VCI combinations active on the test connection Exits results For saving results see IP ping page 142 Status Display of status screen New Start new VPI VCI scan VPI VCI scan result Save result ...

Page 134: ...escribed in the chapter Configuring accesses see page 36 Setting Description Test parameters ATM OAM ping VPI VCI Entry of the VPI and VCI for the ATM OAM ping Range VPI 0 to 255 VCI 32 to 65535 Default VPI 1 VCI 32 Number of pings Number of test packets sent by ARGUS When 0 is set ARGUS sends continuously until the ATM OAM ping is halted manually Range 1 to 99999 Default 3 Timeout Maximum wait ti...

Page 135: ...er of sent test packets the current number of response packets and the VPI VCI on which the ping was executed Info Displays ADSL connection parameters Test Displays the available tests Stop Stops the ADSL connection Setting ARGUS displays the test parameters for the ATM OAM ping see page 134 Status Displays status screen without ending the test see above Cancels test Initialisation ATM OAM ping ...

Page 136: ...he test must be cancelled manually For saving results see IP ping page 142 Number of packets sent Number of packets received Number of packets lost Minimum packet response time Maximum packet response time Average packet response time Status Display of status screen New Start new ATM OAM ping ATM OAM ping result Save result ...

Page 137: ...imum data packet size of the path The IP ping the following parameters Protocol independent parameters The opening of test parameters is described in the chapter Configuring accesses see page 36 Setting Description Test parameters IP ping IP address Address of remote station ARGUS can store up to 10 IP addresses The stored IP addresses are available in all profiles ARGUS displays the ten available...

Page 138: ... letters 12 ab Numerical entry ab AB Entry of lower case letters or Entry of special characters e g or _ Moves the cursor in the display line Number of pings Enter the number of pings that ARGUS sends to the IP address When 0 is set ARGUS sends continuously until the test is cancelled manually Range 1 to 99999 Default 10 Pause Defines a pause between two test packets Range 0 1 9 9 seconds Default ...

Page 139: ...the fragmentation Default on on Test packets may be fragmented into multiple packets depending on the network or router off Fragmentation prohibited i e the test packets may be rejected by the network or routers ARGUS does not receive a response packet auto ARGUS determines the maximum packet size of the path to the destination address path MTU and fragments the test packets so that the packets ar...

Page 140: ...In this example a ping test is conducted with IP version IPv4 Use with IPv6 is analogous Number of test packets sent Number of response packets Minimum time in ms Maximum time in ms Average time in ms Desti nation address Display of URL and IP address Test status Displays test status without ending the test or starting a new test see page 230 Cancels test ARGUS displays the test results acquired u...

Page 141: ...kets received with error Minimum packet response time in ms Maximum packet response time in ms Average packet response time in ms Desti nation address Displays the URL and the IP address Test status Displays test status without ending the test or starting a new test see page 230 New Starts a new IP ping test New Selects a new single test Stop Stops the IP ping test Press shift Stop all Stops all a...

Page 142: ...r messages in IP ping ARGUS displays an error message as soon as an error occurs For a description of error messages see the Appendix page 330 ff Yes ARGUS saves the result of the IP ping test to the first free storage slot in internal memory see page 294 Back ARGUS returns to the test result without saving results No ARGUS returns to the last selection menu without saving results Test status Disp...

Page 143: ... is described in the chapter Configuring accesses see page 36 Setting Description Test parameters Traceroute IP address The IP address of a destination node can be entered as either an IP number or a name URL see IP ping IP address for instructions page 138 Default www argus info Maximum hops Maximum number of hops over which the path to the destination address node is tracked Range 1 to 25 Defaul...

Page 144: ... xDSL or Ethernet connection is established ARGUS automatically connects at this point using the default profile see page 55 The service Data and the VDSL connection are active Edit A virtual line is assigned to the service Data Info Duration of activation Test Opens test selection Stop Deactivates the service e g select Trace route Setting Changes traceroute parameters see page 143 Continued on n...

Page 145: ...sion IPv4 Use with IPv6 is analogous Current hop and attempt probe in this example 3 3 i e 3 hops and 3rd attempt Response time of hop for current attempt 0 015 seconds IP address of current hop in this example 192 168 111 1 with name where applicable Desti nat Display of URL and IP address Test status Displays test status without ending the test or starting a new test see page 230 Cancels test Di...

Page 146: ...Sends trace file to PC see page 109 All hops and their response times are displayed Detail Displays the name of the IP address of the hop if possible The details of the hop at the top of the list are displayed in this example hop 1 Switches to next hop in this example hop 2 Switches to previous hop Save result Traceroute result ...

Page 147: ...parameters HTTP download Server profile You can create up to 15 user defined server profiles that can be used for HTTP and FTP download and FTP upload The profiles contain all parameters for HTTP and FTP download and FTP upload Server address Entry of server address or URL of the server from which ARGUS downloads the file For upload test entry of upload destination address server address to which ...

Page 148: ...can occur e g as soon as the size of the requested file is unknown If the download file name exceeds the maximum permissible length you can work around this limit by fragmenting the address and additionally using the Server field The server name may be up to 80 characters long the file name 60 characters long User name Name of the user for the FTTP HTTP file server See page 137 for instructions Pa...

Page 149: ... is used for HTTP download If no connection is established ARGUS automatically connects at this point using the default profile see page 55 Edit A virtual line is added to the service Data Info Duration of activation Test Opens test selection Stop Deactivates the service e g select HTTP download Profile Displays the available HTTP download profiles Continued on next page ...

Page 150: ... three 1 3 is displayed Data already transferred current overall in this example 6 2 Current net download rate in this example 72 787 Mbit s Current net average download rate in this example 62 434 Mbit s Bytes transferred so far in this example 181 980 MB Size of file to be downloaded in this example 953 673 MB Current and overall transferred data Transfer time so far in h min s Remaining transfe...

Page 151: ...TTP download test Press shift Stop all Stops all active tests Finish all Finishs all test Test status Displays test status without ending the test or starting a new test see page 230 New Starts a new HTTP download Calculated average speed of all downloads in this example 72 691 Mbit s Average time required for a download in h min s Transferred file size in this example 485 750 MB Maximum parallel ...

Page 152: ...han 10 seconds ARGUS does not display any data rate or time Protocol independent parameters The opening of test parameters is described in the chapter Configuring accesses see page 36 See page 147 HTTP download for an explanation of the test parameters Starting FTP download example access mode VTU R already active Connecting the service The profile shown in the display profile 1 in this example is...

Page 153: ...ith The server profiles are also used for HTTP download and FTP upload FTP download starts automatically e g FTP download Profile Displays the available FTP download profiles Edit Edits the marked profile see page 147 for changes to the individual parameters Initialisation ...

Page 154: ...Current net download rate in this example 71 641 Mbit s Current net average download rate in this example 60 534 Mbit s Bytes transferred so far in this example 95 309 MB Total download file size in this example 952 153 MB Current and overall transferred data Duration of test so far in h min s Remaining transfer time Number of parallel downloads Test status Displays test status without ending the ...

Page 155: ...download test Press shift Stop all Stops all active tests Finish all Finishs all test Calculated average speed of all down loads in this example 70 371 Mbit s Average time required for a download in h min s Transferred file size in this example 952 153 MB Overall Transferred data in this example 268 732 MB Maximum parallel downloads Configured parallel downloads FTP download result Save result ...

Page 156: ...is less than 10 seconds ARGUS does not display any data rate or time Protocol independent parameters The opening of test parameters is described in the chapter Configuring accesses see page 36 See page 147 HTTP download for an explanation of the test parameters Starting FTP upload example access mode VTU R already active Connecting the service The profile shown in the display in this example profi...

Page 157: ... with The server profiles are also used for HTTP download and FTP download FTP upload starts automatically e g FTP upload Profile Displays the available FTP upload profiles Edit Edits the marked profile see page 147 for changes to the individual parameters Initialisation ...

Page 158: ...rate in this example 15 030 Mbit s Current net average upload rate in this example 14 9355 Mbit s Bytes transferred so far in this example 22 062 MB Overall file size in this example 90 367 MB Current and overall transferred data Current upload time in h min s Remaining transfer time Test status Displays test status without ending the test or starting a new test see page 230 Cancels test New Selec...

Page 159: ...S 165 159 Display of results For information on saving results see IP ping page 141 Sends trace file to PC see page 109 Test status Display of test status New Starts a new FTP upload test FTP upload result Save result ...

Page 160: ...g the Ethernet interface as an example This example uses two ARGUS units One serves as the FTP server while another requests the FTP download ARGUS 1 FTP server No settings need to be configured on the ARGUS used as the FTP server The FTP server test just needs to be started on the selected interface Starting FTP server example Ethernet already active Continued on next page Connecting the service ...

Page 161: ...s server for the second ARGUS unit Test status ARGUS 1 now waits for an FTP request from a second terminal device in this example the second ARGUS The IP mode in this example is static the default IP netmask configuration is used e g FTP server Displays test status without ending the test or starting a new test see page 230 ...

Page 162: ...c should match the settings on ARGUS 1 Starting FTP download Connecting the service The profile shown in the display profile 1 in this example is used for the FTP server Continued on next page If no connection is established ARGUS automatically connects at this point using the default profile see page 55 Info Test Stop Edit A virtual line is assigned to the service Data Duration of activation Open...

Page 163: ...n Profile Mark the server profile default is indicated with Edit See page 147 HTTP download for an explanation of the test parameters e g FTP download Edits FTP parameters see page 147 Edits the marked profile see page 147 for changes to the individual parameters ...

Page 164: ... The file size is specified in bytes Download file name 1 000 000 000 results in a file size of 1 GB No meaningful evaluations are possible for download tests with a duration of less than 10 seconds Therefore the upload file should be as large as possible depending on the access speed If the duration of the test is less than 10 seconds ARGUS does not display any data rate or time Deletes the place...

Page 165: ...load out of three 1 3 is displayed Data already transferred current overall in this example 5 1 Current net download rate in this example 72 641 Mbit s Current net average download rate in this example 60 534 Mbit s Bytes transferred so far in this example 95 309 MB Total download file size in this example 952 153 GB Current and overall transferred data Current upload time in h min s Remaining tra...

Page 166: ... FTP download test Press shift Stop all Stops all active tests Finish all Finishs all test Calculated average speed of all downloads in this example 70 371 Mbit s Average time required for a download in h min s Transferred file size in this example 952 153 MB Transferred data overall in this example 268 732 MB Maximum parallel downloads Configured parallel downloads Save result FTP download result...

Page 167: ...er Edit If no xDSL or Ethernet connection is established ARGUS automatically con nects at this point using the default profile s page 56 The service Data and the VDSL connection are active Info Test Stop Continued on next page Setting Description Test parameter Textbrowser Settings The IP address of a destination node can be entered as either an IP number or a name URL see IP ping IP address see p...

Page 168: ...US automatically connects at this point using the default profile s page 56 e g text browser Changes text browser parameters see page 143 Desti nation Displaying the URL and the IP address Test status Displays test status without ending the test or starting a new test see page 244 Cancels test Displays the test results up to this point with possibility of saving automatic prompt ...

Page 169: ...he running test or start a new test here see page 244 For saving results see IP ping page 141 Sends trace file to PC see page 109 New Selects a new single test Stop Stops text browser Press shift Stop all Stops all active tests Finish all Finishs all test Save result ...

Page 170: ...15 IP tests 170 ARGUS 165 ...

Page 171: ...ode the network scan uses the stored network address and netmask In Automatic mode the instrument reads the parameters from the connected DHCP server Default Manual The network address specifies the subnet to be searched for hosts and services Range 0 0 0 0 to 255 255 255 255 Default 192 168 1 0 The netmask is a part of the network address and describes the size of the subnet Range 0 0 0 0 to 255 ...

Page 172: ...etwork scan If no connection is established ARGUS automatically connects at this point using the default profile The network scan starts automatically Edit A virtual line is added to the service Data Infos Duration of activation Test Opens test selection Stopp Deactivates the service e g Network scan Setting Changes network scan parameters see page 171 Initialisation Continued on next page ...

Page 173: ...est status The network scan was completed You can now view the results using the corre sponding menu options Display the status of DHCP discovery Clients Services Running time in h min s Information that is unavailable is grayed out The duration of the scan depends on the size of the network netmask and the number of hosts found Displays test status without ending the test or starting a new test s...

Page 174: ...s example all clients in the same subnet are displayed The number of ports for each client IP is also shown in square brackets Test status Select a client Selection of DHCP discovery Clients or Services by using the cursor keys Current Gateway Current DHCP server Current DNS server Current netmask Number of detected clients Displays test status without ending the test or starting a new test see pa...

Page 175: ...services present in the scanned network The number of servers for each service found is also shown in square brackets Test status In this example list of web servers in this network Exits results For saving results see IP ping page 141 IP address MAC address Computer name NetBIOS name Open ports Displays test status without ending the test or starting a new test see page 230 Select of server type ...

Page 176: ...tastream You can configure threeVoIP accounts profiles Protocol independent parameters ARGUS in status screen Edit A virtual line is assigned to the service VoIP Profile See page 36 for profile settings Start Starts the service Select the profile you wish to edit The selected profile appears in the display in blue The default profile is indicated with a in the display ARGUS adopts the parameters f...

Page 177: ...17 VoIP tests ARGUS 165 177 A total of three user defined VoIP profiles are available Edits the marked profile Edit Edits the VoIP profile VoIP account Edit the marked parameters ...

Page 178: ...If an internet telephony service provider ITSP is used in this case you dial a normal telephone number a registrar must be used as well If a VoIP telephone is dialled directly e g via the IP address or SIP URL no registrar is needed You can edit and use an IPv4 or IPv6 address as well as a name for the registrar server The address is edited in the same way as for the IP ping test see page 137 Defa...

Page 179: ... be used Choose between UDP and TCP For the setting TCP fallback ARGUS attempts to use the TCP protocol instead of the UDP protocol for a data stream with large packets The TLS protocol formerly SSL is a hybrid encryption protocol for secure data transmission Default TCP fallback SIP domain Configuration of the domain name for the from field in the SIP message when using an ITSP Listen port Port u...

Page 180: ...rar The current registration is cancelled at the registrar If this is set to yes exclusive registration of ARGUS at the registrar server Otherwise inclusion in the list of existing registration Default yes Phone settings RTP port range SIP signalling and RTP data are transmitted via differ ent ports The port range used can be adjusted for RTP e g to match a router Range 0 to 65535 Default Start 10...

Page 181: ...st of the speech codecs to be used For multiple codecs the order determines the priority Switches to softkey assignment The selected codec is moved down one place in the list The selected codec is moved up one place in the list Insert A display with the available voice codecs opens A voice codec marked with in this selection menu is inserted in the voice codec list via the voice codec marked in th...

Page 182: ...mine under which IP address the remote station sees ARGUS Default no STUN server STUN server address of a STUN server which must be in the same network on the same level as the remote station Rated tre shold value MOS rates value Entry of MOS setting The mean opinion score MOS assesses the quality of voice data The MOS quality scale ranges from 5 excellent to 1 bad On the basis of the set MOS valu...

Page 183: ...ng the priority in the DS field 6 bits of the usable data RTP see page 138 for further details Range 0 to 0x3F Default 00 SIP ToS DSCP ToS Type of service Field for setting the priority in the IP header of SIP data signalling see page 138 for further details Range 0 to 0xFF Default 18 DCSP Differentiated services codepoint Field for setting the priority in the DS field 6 bits of the SIP data signa...

Page 184: ...is example profile 1 is also used for VoIP telephony If no xDSL or Ethernet connection is established ARGUS automatically connects at this point using the default profile see page 55 Edit Edits the default virtual line profile Info Duration of activation page 189 Test Opens test selection Stop Deactivates the service e g select VoIP call Continued on next page ...

Page 185: ...S determines the MOS value and displays whether the set MOS voice quality value see page 182 is reached OK or FAIL ARGUS also displays the classification of the MOS value according to ITU T P 800 in this example good the duration of the connection and the currently used voice codec in this example G 711 A law see page 181 are also displayed Edit Edits the VoIP destination number Detail Displays th...

Page 186: ... MOS value FAR MOS MOS Jitter in ms RTP loss rate VLAN prio in hexadecimal TOS hex in hexadecimal The FAR MOS value is only displayed when the remote station supports RTCP Displays MOS information Current MOS Average MOS Min max MOS value Ideal MOS possible MOS without interference codec dependent Current and average R factor according to ITU T G 107 Back to previous display Detail Continued on ne...

Page 187: ...work delay current average min max ARGUS displays the available codecs of the remote station Packet statistics Received packets Rx Transmitted packets Tx Error counter RTP drop RTP error RTP jitter Rx Current jitter Average jitter Minimum jitter Maximum jitter Lost RTP packets Rx Total current average min and max Back to display Outgoing call If the message no data appears that means that the remo...

Page 188: ...us screen without stopping the test ARGUS in status screen Another test is still running using the service VoIP indicated by the green hammer symbol Status of MOS value FAR MOS MOS Jitter in ms RTP loss rate VLAN prio in hexadecimal TOS hex in hexadecimal VLAN ID VLAN prio RIP VLAN prio SIP RTP TOS in hexadecimal RTP TOS in hexadecimal Using the cursor keys select the service VoIP Continued on nex...

Page 189: ...GUS displays the registration details The setting Use register must be set to yes Test Displays the overview of results Info or Displays the VoIP calling parameters SIP Display of registration details status codes registrar IP registrar used outbound proxy SBC and URI used and more Log Displays the VoIP service SIP commands see page 190 Continued on next page ...

Page 190: ...ve An incoming call is indicated by the yellow CALL symbol The call can be accepted or refused For automatic call acceptance you need to start the specific test VoIP wait see page 194 Time Puts a timestamp on all events The timestamp uses the ARGUS internal system time see page 311 Reject Refuses the call Switches to status screen Accept Accepts the call Switches to ARGUS status Incoming call ...

Page 191: ...ng to ITU T P 800 MOS value current average min max R factor current average min max INFO RTP results RTP packets received sent RTP drop received packets rejected by the jitter buffer RTP error received but defective RTP packets RTP jitter Rx current average min max Calculated according to RFC 3550 per sec RTP packet loss Rx current average minimum maximum in percent RTP packet loss total RTP pack...

Page 192: ...RGUS 2 in ARGUS 1 as the target telephone number to initiate a VoIP call The IP address of ARGUS 1 must be entered as the target telephone number in ARGUS 2 The call is connected just as for VoIP call VoIP wait see page 184 ARGUS 1 ARGUS 2 Access s page 27 Ethernet IP based Protocol s page 103 IP IP version s page 106 IPv4 IP mode s page 106 Static Own IP address s page 106 In example 10 0 0 1 In ...

Page 193: ...the VoIP wait test Continued on next page Connecting the service The profile selected for xDSL connection in this example profile 1 is also used for VoIP wait Edit If no xDSL or Ethernet connection is established ARGUS automatically connects at this point using the default profile see page 55 Setting Edits the default virtual line profile Opens call acceptance mode for VoIP wait ...

Page 194: ...ng configuration options Automatic Echo test Default Automatic Start VoIP wait Continued on next page Initialisation The service VoIP and the VDSL access are active ARGUS uses the user name entered under SIP parameters see page 178 as its own number Select VoIP wait ...

Page 195: ...lowing Connecting The connection is established as for IP ping However pressing Cancel initially only disconnects if a connection existed ARGUS remains registered with the registrar service VoIP active and remains available for the caller an incoming call can be refused or accepted Deactivate the service VoIP to terminate regis tration However the established access remains active Switches to test...

Page 196: ...ters ARGUS in status screen The IPTV STB emulation is realised using the service IPTV The following example illustrates the procedure and its special features Edit Assign virtual lines to the service IPTV Profile See page 36 for profile settings Start Starts the service Select the profile you wish to edit The selected profile appears in the display in blue The default profile is indicated with a i...

Page 197: ... IPTV profiles Edit Activates the profile you wish to edit Channel selection The channel list can be used and edited in all profiles You can store up to 250 channels Using the software WINplus WINanalyse you can also create a configuration conveniently using the PC and load it to ARGUS Selecting the TV channels for the IPTV test Edit Edits channel Edits and modifies the marked parameters ...

Page 198: ...e exceeded during the IPTV test the display shows the test result FAIL otherwise OK Specifying deactivates the respective limit value check IGMP latency Sets the limit values for the latency switch on delay of the program Range 0 to 25 000 ms Default 500 ms Sync error Establishes the limit values for the sync error Range 0 to 10 000 Default 0 PCR jitter Establishes the limit values for PCR jitter ...

Page 199: ... shows the test result FAIL otherwise OK Range 0 to 6 553 600 Default 0 RTP jitter Establishes the limit values for RTP jitter Range 0 to 2000 ms Default 100 ms RTP sequence errors Establishes the limit values for sequence errors Range 0 to 10 000 Default 0 Current RTP loss rate Establishes the limit values for the current RTP loss rate Range 0 00 to 100 00 Default 0 00 Total RTP loss rate Sets th...

Page 200: ...nsmission of the IGMP protocol and virtual lines 1 3 for receiving the video audio streams Overview selected virtual line profiles Adds selected VL profile for the service IPTV Edit Edits the selected virt profile in this example virt profile 2 see page 99 More VLs Opens virtual line selection for the service IPTV Insert Inserts further virtual profiles ...

Page 201: ...virt profile in this example profile 3 from the selection list Insert Inserts a further virtual profile Edit Deletes the selected virt profile in this example profile 3 see page 99 The marked profile is moved down one place in the list The marked profile is moved up one place in the list ...

Page 202: ...ng the service IPTV If no xDSL connection is established ARGUS automatically connects at this point using the default profile see page 55 Edit Assigns a virtual line is assigned to the service IPTV or edits it Info Duration of activation Test Opens test selection Stop Deactivates the service Profile Displays the IPTV profiles see page 197 Continued on next page ...

Page 203: ... are exceeded the IPTV test shows FAIL in the display otherwise OK ARGUS displays FAIL until the values fall below the threshold again Edit Edits the marked profile see page 197 for changes to the individual parameters Channel Selects a new channel Test status Displays test status without ending the test or starting a new test see page 230 Total Displays all IPTV statistics Cancels test Initialisa...

Page 204: ...y factor in ms Displays the minimum delay factor in ms Displays the maximum delay factor in ms Displays the average delay factor in ms Displays the media loss rate MLR in percent Duration of test Displays the name of the selected broadcaster Display of broadcaster s IP address Display of broadcaster s port Display of IGMP latency switch on time of program in ms RTP UDP Switches to RTP UDP details ...

Page 205: ...play of current packet losses Display of minimum packet losses Display of maximum packet losses Display of average packet losses Number of packets lost during the test MPEG2 Switches to MPEG2 details see page 206 Display of current packet loss rate Display of minimum packet loss rate Display of maximum packet loss rate Display of average packet loss rate Continued on next page ...

Page 206: ...rate Display of minimum MPEG bitrate Display of maximum MPEG bitrate Display of average MPEG bitrate PID Switches to PID details see page 208 Info Switches to IPTV info see page 204 Display of current MPEG packets Display of minimum MPEG packets Display of maximum MPEG packets Display of average MPEG packets Display of total MPEG packets Continued on next page ...

Page 207: ...ed to maintain the correct playing speed Display Display of current bytes Display of minimum bytes Display of maximum bytes Display of average bytes Display of total bytes Current PCR jitter in ms Minimum PCR jitter in ms Maximum PCR jitter in ms Average PCR jitter in ms Number of current CC errors Number of minimum CC errors Number of maximum CC errors Number of average CC errors Sum of CC errors...

Page 208: ...the error rate Display Display of codecs and PIDs Packet identifiers PIDs identify the audio video and PCR components of each program Number of current CC error rate Number of maximum CC error rate Display of error sync Display of error indication Display of DSL CRC error n f Previous Switches to previous overview Next Switches to next overview 3x ...

Page 209: ...t Channel Selects a new channel The IPTV test runs until a new channel is selected Test status Displays test status without ending the test or starting a new test see page 230 OK FAIL OK FAIL overview of the IPTV test Current loss rate in Total loss rate in Sequence errors Latency in ms Audio bytes in Byte Video bytes in Byte Sync error Error indication PCR jitter in ms CC error CC error rate in ...

Page 210: ...is Display of further information Exits results For saving results see IP ping page 142 Sends trace file to PC see page 109 Minimum delay factor Maximum delay factor Average delay factor Media loss rate MLR during the test Detail Displays IPTV test detail information see page 204 and following Stop IPTV IPTV result Save result ...

Page 211: ...ocked Protocol independent parameters ARGUS in status screen Edit Assign virtual lines to the service IPTV Profile See page 36 for profile settings Start Starts the service Select the profile you wish to edit The selected profile appears in the display in blue The default profile is indicated with a in the display ARGUS adopts the parameters from the default profiles for establishing the Ethernet ...

Page 212: ...18 IPTV tests 212 ARGUS 165 A total of three user defined scan profiles are available Edits the scan marked profile Edits and modifies the marked parameters ...

Page 213: ... TV channels for the IPTV scan ARGUS initially displays the TV channels already selected in the set order that was tested for the IPTV scan If no channels have been selected yet the list is empty The list slots can be filled one after another You can select up to 250 channels Insert Opens the list with the available channels Edit Marks the channel Channels already selected do not appear in the cha...

Page 214: ...softkeys Delete Deletes the marked TV channel from the list Insert Opens the channel list with the available channels Toggles softkey assignment The selected channel is moved down one place in the list The selected channel is moved up one place in the list IGMP version Version of the management protocol for joining quitting a multicast group for broadcast TV only Range 2 to 3 Default 3 Continued o...

Page 215: ... IPTV timeout This is the time between the request and receipt of an IPTV channel If the measured timeout exceeds the value set here ARGUS rates this test as FAIL Range 1 25 seconds Default 5 seconds Profile name Entry of a name for the IPTV scan profile see page 29 for details ...

Page 216: ...PTV Activating the service IPTV If no xDSL connection is established ARGUS automatically connects at this point using the default profile see page 55 Edit Assigns a virtual line to the service IPTV or edits it Info Duration of activation Test Opens test selection Stop Deactivates the service Profile Displays the IPTV scan profiles see page 212 Initialisation ...

Page 217: ...een channels If a TV channel cannot be received within the set interval ARGUS displays FAIL Exits results display For saving results see IP ping page 142 Sends trace file to PC see page 109 Test status Displays test status without ending the test or starting a new test see page 230 IPTV scan Save result ...

Page 218: ...ulticast IPs and or channel names A second ARGUS in STB mode can be connected in place of a PC or STB See page 196 and following for protocol independent parameters and test parameters for IPTV passive Patch cable xDSL line Socket LAN 1 SFP 1 Socket Line Ethernet xDSL xDSL access PC with VLC video LAN client Set top box STB alternatively Passive Passive Active Ethernet ...

Page 219: ... VDSL access is synchronous IPTV passive can also be run in bridge mode However the bridge must be activated first Info The duration of router activity is displayed Stop Stops router mode To access the softkey Test in bridge mode switch to the bridge box and activate it The services are not available in bridge mode Continued on next page Select the service IPTV using the cursor and activate it Sel...

Page 220: ...d Profile Displays the IPTV passive settings see page 197 Edit Edits the marked profile see page 197 for changes to the individual parameters Refresh Updates the channel list Test status Displays test status without ending the test or starting a new test see page 230 IP Displays the multicast IP of the selected channel Initialisation Continued on next page Initialisation Initialisation Waiting for...

Page 221: ...otherwise OK ARGUS displays FAIL until the values fall below the threshold again The IPTV result statistics are explained starting on page 204 New Starts a new IPTV test or selects another available channel see page 220 Test status Displays test status without ending the test or starting a new test see page 230 Toggles softkey assignment OK FAIL OK FAIL overview of the IPTV test see page 209 Cance...

Page 222: ... configure three user defined VoD profiles where the xDSL connection is already established the connection parameters e g the target value are locked Protocol independent parameters ARGUS in status screen The VoD test is performed using the service of that name The following example illustrates the procedure and its special features Edit A virtual line is assigned to the service VoD Profile See pa...

Page 223: ... a total of three VoD profiles Edit Activates the profile you wish to edit Type of stream Select the type of stream You can select one of the following types RTSP HTTP FTP MMS Default RTSP Server address Enter the server address from which the stream is to be downloaded Enter the address using the number keys Toggle entry using the softkey meaning of right softkey changes when pressed see page 138...

Page 224: ...te station uses proprietary features you can use a different setting e g Kasenna Default Standard Jitter buffer Size of jitter buffer Ideally enter the value from the upstream STB Range 0 to 5000 ms Default 300 ms Treshold values Sets the limit values for PCR jitter and continuity error assessment of picture quality When these values are exceeded during the IPTV test the display shows the test res...

Page 225: ... Start the service VoD If no xDSL connection is established ARGUS automatically connects at this point using the default profile see page 55 Edit Assigns a virtual line to the service VoD or edits it Info Duration of activation Test Opens test selection Stop Deactivates the service Profile Displays the VoD profiles see page 223 Continued on next page ...

Page 226: ...xceeded the VoD test shows FAIL in the display otherwise OK ARGUS displays FAIL until the values fall below the threshold again Edit Edits the marked profile see page 197 for changes to the individual parameters Test status Displays test status without ending the test or starting a new test see page 230 Info Displays the video on demand test statistics Cancels test Initialisation VoD test Continue...

Page 227: ...r status Displays the current and maximum PCR jitter UDP Switches to UDP information see page 228 Displays the current and maximum continuity error in Display of container type Display of stream packets Display of stream bytes Display of stream cont errors Continued on next page ...

Page 228: ...rate Average stream bitrate Minimum stream bitrate Maximum stream bitrate Received packets Maximum packet jitter Current packet jitter Stream Switches to stream information see page 229 Lost RTP packets OSS RTP packets Number of errored RTP packets Continued on next page ...

Page 229: ...ing on page 227 Exits results For saving results see IP ping page 142 Sends trace file to PC see page 109 Video codec Video resolution Video codec name Audio codec Audio channels Audio sampling rate Audio bits sample Audio bitrate Audio codec name Audio codec desc Total runtime Author general Title Author meta Copyright Stop VoD test VoD result Save result ...

Page 230: ... conducted concurrently incl tests using the other services Traceroute 1 see page 143 HTTP download see page 147 FTP download see page 154 FTP upload see page 156 FTP server see page 160 See remark for VoIP VoIP VoIP call see page 176 These tests can be combined with any other test Please note that a total of ten simultaneous VoIP connections are possible VoIP wait page 194 VoIP PESQ test see page...

Page 231: ...S status screen The VDSL VTU R access shown in the example and the services Data and VoIP are active Mark the server profile default is indicated with HTTP download starts automatically Info Duration of activation Test Opens test selection Stop Deactivates the service e g select HTTP download Profile Displays the available HTTP download profiles see page 147 Edit Edits the marked profile see page ...

Page 232: ... dependent result parameters in this example the current net download rate the current progress and the size of the file to be transferred The display of results depends on the respective test See the chapter on the individual test for more information on the result parameters The current download in kbit s is represented as a percentage of the entire downstream range The current upload in kbit s ...

Page 233: ...e and add a new VoIP destination using Edit Connecting Opening test status Info Duration of activation Test Opens test selection Switches to the test result parameters in this example for of HTTP download e g select VoIP call Edit Edits the VoIP destination number Switch to the service VoIP using the cursor keys and open test selection Initialisation ...

Page 234: ...eft and right cursor keys For more than three tests the test row expands to the right New Selects a new single test Stop Stops the test in this example VoIP call Depending on the test it can be reinitialised using Start The configuration remains unchanged Finish all Stops all tests Toggles the softkey assignment To start a new VoIP call test the old one must be cleared by pressing twice or Switche...

Page 235: ...19 Parallel tests ARGUS 165 235 ...

Page 236: ...ve auto test profiles The same rules as for the individual tests apply for the settings execution and control Cursor up Continued on next page ARGUS in status screen Physical layer virtual line and two of the services are successfully activated in this example Data and VoIP ARGUS in test status No test has been started yet New Auto test Selects a new individual test Opens auto test profiles ...

Page 237: ...fine a scenario You can configure up to ten individual tests see page 230 The number of tests e g IP ping down load VoIP is limited to ten IPTV can be selected only once see page 230 In general at least one IP ping test is always preconfigured Change Add Replaces IP ping with a different test Adds a further test ...

Page 238: ...38 ARGUS 165 Select the desired test and confirm with In addition to the IP ping test a traceroute test is also started automatically and simultaneously via the auto test pro file Delete The scenario is accepted and saved Removes the test from the list ...

Page 239: ...otest Give the auto test a name like triple play test or similar Use the alphanumeric keyboard Exit auto test setup by pressing twice and then start the test with see page 232 for instructions The individual tests are configured as described starting on page 137 ...

Page 240: ... 1 An overview of the possible key combinations can be found on Page 324 The various menus available for the selected type of access will be shown in the Main Menu The ARGUS will open the marked menu in this example Single tests Select a menu The selected menu will be marked blue in the display Return to the previous menu in the example the State display The ARGUS displays the voltage on the line ...

Page 241: ...he Netherlands The ARGUS will automatically detect that a CLIP was sent using DTMF with the polarity reversal and will set itself accordingly e g Netherlands Default setting FSK DTMF parameter Settings for the three parameters Level Duration and Interval of the DTMF signals generated during POTS analog operation Level Setting the DTMF level The level can range between 30 dB and 9 dB Use the cursor...

Page 242: ...ge In the range In the range 40 200 ms 200 300 ms 300 1000 ms 10 ms steps 20 ms steps 100 ms steps Defaults Restores the default settings Level 3 dB Time 80 ms Interval 80 ms FLASH time Sets the length of a FLASH This setting is needed in order to use special features of a PBX Range 40 to 1000 ms Default setting 80 ms Use the cursor keys to raise or lower the setting In the range In the range In t...

Page 243: ...call both audibly and on the display If the access supports CLIP the ARGUS will display the number of the caller for information on CLIP mode see page 241 Call or Setup the connection Enter the number on the keypad Each of the number s digits will be dialled individually The ARGUS will display the number dialled As soon as the remote party answers a voice connection will be set up Call no The ARGU...

Page 244: ... ARGUS displays the voltage level on the line when it is on hook not busy Start Monitoring The ARGUS displays the voltage when off hook the number of the caller if CLIP is supported and the DTMF characters dialled by both telephone subscribers Any received DTMF characters will be appended to the line which will shift left for each character once it is full An incoming call will be signalled acoust...

Page 245: ...oltage level in both the normal case and when the line is busy trunk line ARGUS Main Menu Start Measurement The ARGUS will display the polarity of the 2 wire POTS line red wire a black wire b as well as the on hook and off hook voltage levels New To repeat the measurement Open the Main Menu Level measuring ...

Page 246: ... server To assess the talker side ARGUS transmits the voice recording to the server which returns the calculated PESQ value to ARGUS ARGUS shows the PESQ value directly in the display To assess the talker and listener sides the voice recording is initially sent from the server to ARGUS then looped back to the server 22 1 PESQ configuration ARGUS in Main Menu Use the cursor keys to select the param...

Page 247: ...ransmits the voice recording to the server Call number POTS Enter the server number for the PESQ test at the POTS interface Selection via the POTS speed dial list Call number ISDN Enter the server number for the PESQ test at the ISDN interface Selection via the ISDN speed dial list VoIP destination Enter the server number for the PESQ test at the xDSL interface and on Ethernet Selection via the li...

Page 248: ... VoIP tests page 176 Starting VoIP telephony example operation on VDSL interface Connecting the service If no xDSL connection is established ARGUS automatically connects at this point using the default profile see page 55 Edit Assigns a virtual line to the service VoD or edits it Info Displays the VDSL connection parameters Stop Disconnects the VDSL connection Setting Displays the PESQ settings se...

Page 249: ...ulated according to ITU T P 862 The PESQ quality scale ranges from 4 5 excellent to 0 5 bad These values may be assessed analogously to the MOS values see page 182 Exits results For saving results see IP ping page 142 Sends trace file to PC see page 109 Test status Displays test status without ending the test or starting a new test see page 230 Synchronisation with PESQ server Save result ...

Page 250: ...auses ARGUS to select a free B channel ARGUS indicates whether the B channel is available ARGUS dials the number entered under ISDN number in the PESQ parameters In the event of synchronisation problems varying the DTMF parameters may lead to a solution Under the menu option POTS you can also change the corresponding DTMF parameters Level Duration Inter digit interval for PESQ and ISDN Single test...

Page 251: ... result in memory under the first free record number you can enter a record name of your choice default New result using the number keys 22 4 PESQ test on an POTS access ARGUS in main menu POTS must be selected as the access ARGUS dials the number entered under Number POTS in the PESQ parameters The test result is displayed as described for the PESQ test on the ISDN interface Observe the informati...

Page 252: ...including Ethernet TDR are described in chapter 24 Ethernet cable tests see page 285 The ARGUS Copper Box is described in a separate Copper Box manual 23 1 R measurement When connected to the test points via the Line socket ARGUS continuously measures resistance and displays the results in real time The chapter Configuring accesses page 32 explains how to set up the access type Copper tests ARGUS ...

Page 253: ...value dependent on the wire type that specifies the ratio of the pulse propagation speed in the cable to the speed of light in a vacuum c0 299 792458 m µs For many cable types the pulse time is also specified in V 2 Minimum 45 0 m μs VoP in 30 Maximum 149 7 m μs VoP in 99 9 Default 98 9 m μs VoP in 66 0 The choice of propagation speed as VoP or V 2 is saved Line resistance Sets the line resistance...

Page 254: ...utdoor cable Poly propylone air filled 3 Pulp 0 4 AWG26 0 4 150 36 60 0 Outdoor cable conductor with pulp jacket air filled 4 Pulp 0 5 AWG24 0 5 80 39 67 0 Outdoor cable conductor with pulp jacket air filled 5 Pulp 0 6 AWG22 0 6 65 38 68 0 Outdoor cable conductor with pulp jacket air filled 6 PIC 0 4 AWG26 0 4 150 36 64 0 Outdoor cable conductor with plastic jacket air filled 7 PIC 0 5 AWG24 0 5 8...

Page 255: ...24 0 5 80 39 60 0 Outdoor cable filled 13 Filled 0 6 AWG22 0 6 65 38 62 0 Outdoor cable filled 14 PTFE Teflon 0 5 AWG24 0 5 80 39 67 0 Outdoor cable conductor with teflon jacket 15 Wire type 15 80 49 66 7 default editable 16 Wire type 16 80 49 66 7 default editable 17 Wire type 17 80 49 66 7 default editable 18 Wire type 18 80 49 66 7 default editable 19 Wire type 19 80 49 66 7 default editable 20...

Page 256: ...g are short circuited loop The twisted pair has as length of 388 ohms 353 ohms km 1 1 km see equivalent circuit diagram Laid out one behind the other the two wire would have a length of 2 2 km ARGUS generates a signal tone for a resistance 20 Deactivate signal tone Equivalent circuit diagram Loop resistance 2x resistance ARGUS alway calculates the length of the circuit 23 Copper tests 256 ARGUS 16...

Page 257: ...ne of the Copper tests Copper box R measurement RC measurement etc Start the desired copper test directly by selecting it In this example RC measurement The line must be de energised and voltage free for RC measurement When testing capacitance note that the measured capacitance value can be falsified if a large capacitance is connected in series with a resistor RC measurement is a two wire measure...

Page 258: ...see equivalent circuit diagram page 256 Resistance test 20 to 100 k Accuracy 20 R 100 10 R 100 2 ARGUS displays the capacitance The resistance is outside the possible range 100 k Capacitance test 1 nF to 1 µF Test accuracy 5 Browse through the wire types Wire types Switches to the wire types New Repeats measurement Switches to status display Browse through the wire types Wire types Switches to the...

Page 259: ... the line scope Continued on next page The chapter Configuring accesses page 32 explains how to set up the access type Copper tests ARGUS status display Any DC voltage on the line is indicated here Menu Start Select one of the Copper tests Copper box R measurement RC measurement Line scope TDR Start the desired copper test directly by selecting it In this example the line scope The voltage on the ...

Page 260: ...nding the modem In addition to the general state of the line connection a variety of events can be detected In this example we can see the hand shake tones that a modem connected to the line sends periodically in order to establish a connection with the DSLAM This also reveals whether or not an active modem is connected to the other end of the line In addition to the wanted signals such as the DSL...

Page 261: ... The bandwidth ARGUS is measuring is indicted in the display as f Frequency range A frequency range of from 20 kHz to 30 MHz is available for measurement the resolution varies depending on the selected range The bandwidth f at the top right in the display shows which frequency range is being shown in the display Frequency X Setting the displayed frequency range Every press of the cursor key halves...

Page 262: ...as not yet been zoomed When the magnifier is over a dark background the graph is zoomed Zoom x Zoom x Not yet zoomed Reverses Zoom x and resets magnification lets you toggle the meaning of the softkeys and choose between x axis and y axis zoom see page 62 Opens graph functions Exits the menu without changing You can also use this number key to activate the Zoom function within a graph The function...

Page 263: ... can vary Measuring range 4 When the line scope starts it is in the measuring range in the status display You can set the frequency range x and the gain y in the measuring range If you have hidden the measuring range in order to work with the cursor or zoom you can restore it Menu or You can toggle the cursor on and off as needed using the Cursor softkey after activating it in the menu 1024 kHz ac...

Page 264: ...nu or Probe 7 The line scope is high ohm Input impedance 3 6 k Input capacitance 30 pF However even with the line scope you may also need to use a high ohm probe ARGUS Active Probe ARGUS Active Probe II Input impedance 70 k Input capacitance 1 pF Functions Symmetry asymmetry toggling After connecting the probe you can switch it on using this menu Restores total power display To activate the probe ...

Page 265: ...solution of 2 mVpp This makes it easy to recognize different AC voltage signals e g the square wave signal of an E1 access If ARGUS detects that the connected signal regularly exceeds a certain thresh old ARGUS tries to trigger automatically in response to this so as to optimally display the signal in the time domain The trigger symbol is green If no signal is present or the level is too low the t...

Page 266: ...n the maximum values in particular sporadic fliers interference pulses are visible and permit comparison between different lines e g particularly clearly with the aid of a suitable clip on ammeter 100 Ohm Input resistance Particularly when using a suitable clip on ammeter it may be necessary to adjust the input resistance of the line monitor input impedance see page 264 The red symbol indicates th...

Page 267: ...o line a After obtaining the desired reference signal by setting the measuring range in the display set the curve Now switch to line b without closing the line monitor and compare the two signals Menu or amd Set When the reference curve is set an orange line is displayed in the graph Hide Set Restores reference curve function Set reference curve Hide reference curve Set a new reference curve ...

Page 268: ...23 Copper tests 268 ARGUS 165 Run Hold You can stop and restart a running test realtime mode at any time Test running Stop test Test is stopped Restart test ...

Page 269: ...ine scope is over driven In this case ARGUS displays the clipping symbol The displayed signal is clipped both in the frequency range and the time domain You can remedy this by reducing the gain Saving test results without terminating the line scope You can save your results of the measurement without disconnecting in the same way as for VDSL see page 78 See page 323 for the meanings of all symbols...

Page 270: ...wing technical specifications Input impedance 70 k Input capacitance 1 pF Frequency range 10 kHz to 30 MHz 1 5 dB Attenuation symmetrical 14 5 dB 2 x 4 mm banana plug sockets spacing 12 mm Data transmission to ARGUS via RJ45 lead pins 4 5 Supply voltage 5 V via ARGUS USB host interface and USB cable The Active Probe II can be operated in both symmetric and asymmetric mode You can switch between th...

Page 271: ...he graph functions or the number key Continued on next page The connection cable and adapter supplied with the device have been designed to be as short as possible The Active Probe II should be operated using leads that are as short as possible To obtain optimum measurement results it is important for the Active Probe to be connected in direct proximity to the line to be tested Every extension of ...

Page 272: ...and properly supplied from ARGUS the green LED on the probe lights up A green tick mark in the lower right of the display indicates during a test that the Active Probe is connected correctly If the Active Probe is not connected correctly and thus not detected by ARGUS or intentionally deactivated via the Probe menu ARGUS displays an exclamation point in the lower right of the display Opens the Pro...

Page 273: ...I activated you can toggle the probe input between symmetric and asymmetric operation using the number key When switched to asymmetric mode ARGUS displays possible interference sources and the line noise The usable signal is hidden Saving test results without terminating the Line scope You can save your results of the measurement without disconnecting in the same way as for VDSL see page 78 ...

Page 274: ...The line may not carry a DC voltage greater than 200 V DC and must be free of AC voltage components The result of a TDR measurement in the ARGUS display may give the impression of multiple interference sources on the line It is recommended that you eliminate the first interference source on the line and then repeat your measurement It is possible that the first interference source caused one or mo...

Page 275: ...nction for adjust ing the gain y axis with the reduction enlargement of the range shown x axis ARGUS always starts with the lowest gain 26 dB at a range of 1500 meters Gain Y Sets the gain from 26 dB 20 dB 0 dB 14 dB 24 dB 34 dB 44 dB The measurements with the TDR can take place in a measuring range of from 3 5 to 6000 meters The resolution is approx 0 3 of the displayed measuring range The accura...

Page 276: ... white background It has not yet been zoomed When the magnifier is placed over a dark background the graph is zoomed Zoom x Zoom x Not yet zoomed Reverses Zoom x and resets magnification When zooming the y axis always remains at 100 No y axis zoom is available Opens graph functions Exits the menu without changing You can also use this number key to activate the Zoom function within a graph The fun...

Page 277: ...ombined For example you can determine a certain value using the cursor more easily when you have previously zoomed in on a specific area However the starting position of the cursor can vary You can toggle the cursor on and off as needed using the Cursor softkey after activating it in the menu 151 4 m Use the left and right cursor keys to move the cursor to any position on the graph to measure it B...

Page 278: ...20 V In principle it is recommended that you increase the pulse height as the distance increases On short very noisy lines as well increasing the pulse can make the reflection stand out better against the noise for a more reliable interpretation Width The pulse width sets the duration of the pulse ARGUS outputs to the line in nanoseconds ns The default value is 500 ns but you can increase this up ...

Page 279: ...l patch cable has e g a VoP of 0 667 resp 66 7 which corresponds to a V 2 of exactly 100 m µs To measure e g building wiring precisely it is important to set the correct VoP value You can determine the correct VoP using a reference cable of known length before the measurement Reference curve 0 See also the instructions on page 267 on using the reference curve In this example the line is open at 14...

Page 280: ...ime mode at any time Saving test results without terminating the TDR You can save your results of the measurement without disconnecting in the same way as for VDSL see page 78 See page 323 for the meanings of all symbols used in the TDR Test running Stop test Test is stopped Restart test ...

Page 281: ... sources or the far end of the line can be seen Short circuit The reflected pulse is negative No proxi mate interference sources or the far end of the line can be seen Mismatch Different line cross sections were used The greater the mismatch the greater the amplitude of the reflection Poor contact point A poor contact between two lines distorts the reflection into an S shape The worse the contact ...

Page 282: ...cies They do not let DSL signals through The TDR function enables you to detect the first coil in a line The reflection is positive with a long tail in the direction of the end of the line The following faults cannot be detected Capacitive network Like a short circuit the reflection from a capacitive network is negative Moisture Moisture penetrating the cable has the same effect on the reflection ...

Page 283: ...ng on the intermittent contact frequency Open shielding Broken or open cable shielding can be detected by connecting the a and b cores to ARGUS via one contact and the shielding to a second The reflection looks like an open line Correct line termination When the line is properly and correctly terminated the pulse generated by ARGUS is completely absorbed No further reflections are visible ...

Page 284: ...23 Copper tests 284 ARGUS 165 ...

Page 285: ... the connection type Ethernet Cable Test 24 2 Ethernet cable test settings You can configure the following Ethernet parameters You can restore the default settings at any time see page 318 The following example is used to illustrate how to modify a parameter Test not yet started red LED in display Meaning of LED image in display Red LED no test started Setting Opens the Ethernet cable test setup s...

Page 286: ...e pulse time is also specified in V 2 Minimum 45 0 m μs VoP in 30 Maximum 149 7 m μs VoP in 99 9 Default 98 9 m μs VoP in 66 0 The choice of propagation speed as VoP or V 2 is saved Line resistance Sets the line resistance per kilometer Range 20 Ω km to 200 Ω km Default 80 Ω km Capacitance Sets the capacitance operating mutual capacitance per kilometer Range 35 nF km to 100 nF km Default 39 nF km ...

Page 287: ...lect one of the Ethernet tests ETH TDR cable test ETH port flash Start the desired Ethernet test directly by selecting it In this example this is the ETH TDR cable test The Ethernet TDR cable test is executed Opens the Ethernet cable test settings see page 286 Opens the main menu Starts Ethernet cable test The Ethernet TDR should always be measured at both ends of the cable This reveals e g contac...

Page 288: ...y termi nated ARGUS returns OK for all cores Max New If no line is connected the device may deliver false results The Ethernet cable test is standard compliant to a length of 100 m Pin pair Status of respective pin pair Display of distance to fault Reflection coefficient Switches the measuring mode to Maximum peak Starts a new test ...

Page 289: ...lt in the area from 49 3 m to 51 7 m This indicates that the line is open at approx 50 m Short In this example the line is short circuited between pairs 1 2 and 7 8 ARGUS displays the value Short as the status Mismatch This example shows a mismatch 115 at pairs 3 6 and 4 5 This indicates an open cable end or an impedance transition 115 ...

Page 290: ...24 Ethernet cable tests 290 ARGUS 165 Mismatch This example shows a mismatch 85 at pairs 3 6 and 4 5 This indicates a short or an impedance transition 85 ...

Page 291: ...ncy at the switch can be set in ARGUS 24 4 1 Starting Ethernet port flash Setting Menu Start ARGUS in the status line Select one of the Ethernet tests ETH TDR cable test ETH port flash Start the desired Ethernet test directly by selecting it In this example ETH port flash The Ethernet port flash test is executed Opens the Ethernet cable test settings see page 286 Opens the main menu Starts Etherne...

Page 292: ...24 Ethernet cable tests 292 ARGUS 165 The test ETH port flash has been executed Display Indication whether the port LED is flashing in example off Link speed attained ...

Page 293: ...name Send to PC Delete in the Test results menu refer to one test result You must thus first select a save slot with a test result ARGUS in Main Menu When ARGUS is in the selection list for preconfigured accesses you can switch to the abbreviated main menu with ARGUS displays the name of the stored result and the number of occupied slots When multiple test results are saved ARGUS lets you sort the...

Page 294: ...he number keys The right softkey changes its meaning when pressed affecting your entry You can enter up to 24 characters ARGUS displays the number of characters used so far Last name ARGUS suggests the last save name used Ab AB Entry begins with upper case letters and continues in lower case AB 12 Entry of upper case letters 12 ab Numerical entry ab AB Entry of lower case letters Entry of special ...

Page 295: ...g the cable supplied with the device and start the software WINplus or WINanalyse ARGUS in Main Menu When ARGUS is in the selection list for preconfigured accesses you can switch to the abbreviated main menu with Select a save slot in this example selection of the first slot with the save name New result Select a save slot in this example selection of the first slot with the save name New result A...

Page 296: ...y settings 25 5 Sending all test results to PC ARGUS transfers all saved test results to the connected PC Connect ARGUS to the PC and start ARGUS WINplus or WINanalyse ARGUS in Main Menu When ARGUS is in the selection list for preconfigured accesses you can switch to the abbreviated main menu with Select a save slot in this example selection of the first slot with the save name New result Test res...

Page 297: ...all saved test results from its internal memory ARGUS in Main Menu When ARGUS is in the selection list for preconfigured accesses you can switch to the abbreviated main menu with Test results Delete Confirm the security prompt with Yes all 50 possible test results are deleted ...

Page 298: ...e WLAN kit or the ARGUS USB mini hub if your ARGUS only has one USB host interface and you wish to connect two USB devices e g WLAN ARGUS Copper Box Always insert your USB devices in the hub first before you power up ARGUS 26 1 Starting WLAN Access list or any point in the menu ARGUS manager display M interface ETH WLAN see page 312 LCD brightness see page 311 Automatic shutdown see page 314 Auto ...

Page 299: ...WLAN connection with ARGUS by selecting the WLAN access with the name Argus165_SerialNumber on a smart phone tablet or laptop and entering the password stored in ARGUS Electronic job management applications can also access ARGUS and pick up measurements using WLAN 26 2 Test results via WLAN If for example a laptop has a working WLAN connection with ARGUS you can open the Web server by entering the...

Page 300: ... ARGUS router If you want to use ARGUS as a true WLAN access point ARGUS AP and e g start a download with this device as the gateway you must first start a DSL access ADSL VDSL SHDSL see page 55 If the router see diagram has been started both WLAN and LAN1 are connected to the ARGUS router The smart phone tablet or laptop can use ARGUS as an access point All applications such as data VoIP or video...

Page 301: ...ta service running ARGUS can download firmware updates import a configuration and upload measurement logs The cloud services are deactivated by default At a minimum the data service must be connected and successfully started via a VL using the corresponding test interface ARGUS always loads the country variant last used by that instrument The instrument only checks whether there is a different fir...

Page 302: ...iguration Server profile 3 Measurement log You can also assign any name to the server profiles Profile name for your use e g you can create two different profiles for importing configurations if measure ment log uploading is not needed Only the server profile Firmware is preconfigured When the server specified in this profile is used ARGUS looks for a new firmware version on intec s server The ARG...

Page 303: ...he profile name Default Test result Cloud services Settings See page 323 for the meanings of all symbols used for cloud update Settings Description Edit Activates the server profile you wish to edit Server FTP server address User name Password Profile name Update check Defines whether to automatically check for a firmware update Default aus Edit Activates the server profile you wish to edit Server...

Page 304: ...dapter before importing a configuration Continued on next page Switch to Data using the cursor keys Data and press Start to activate the ser vice Starts the service The profile shown in the display in this example profile 17a is used for the cloud update If no xDSL or Ethernet connection is established ARGUS automatically connects at this point using the default profile s page 56 The service Data ...

Page 305: ... ARGUS to the power adapter before importing a configuration Prerequisites The instrument is connected to the interface xDSL Ethernet or LTE The instrument must connect with the server and a suitable configuration file for this instrument must be available If this prerequisite is not met you can only import a configuration manually If the configuration is not imported immediately the instrument wi...

Page 306: ...27 ARGUS settings 306 ARGUS 165 A new configuration is available The configuration file is downloaded The configuration is imported Continued on next page ...

Page 307: ...mporting a configuration Manual configuration import assumes that automatic configuration import is switched off s page 309 Select Configuration import The configuration is read and loaded from an ARGUS configuration file acn stored on ARGUS in the folder acn The instrument needs a few seconds before it can be restarted this is indicated by an hourglass in the top right next to the battery indicat...

Page 308: ... ARGUS you can load it Otherwise Adopt configuration is grayed out If ARGUS cannot find a suitable acn file it outputs an error message The instrument needs a few seconds before it can be restarted this is indicated by an hourglass in the top right next to the battery indicator Once the import is successfully completed restart the device ...

Page 309: ...t can vary you can also assign any name to the test results when saving Select Upload FTP If there is no connection to the server the instrument connects to the server when you start the upload Sort time Sorts test results by time Sort The marked test result is moved up one place in the list Sort The marked test result is moved down one place in the list All Deletes all test results or send to PC ...

Page 310: ...upload takes a few seconds the actual duration depends on the quantity and file size Following the upload ARGUS returns to test results processing mode The upload is now complete and the measurement result is on both the external server and ARGUS It can now be deleted ...

Page 311: ...brightness Sets display contrast 16 contrast levels are possible You can increase or decrease the contrast using the cursor keys The vertical arrow shows where the current contrast lies in the range from low to high contrast Date time setting Enter the date time time offset and daylight savings time via the number keys Switch between the lines using the up and down cursor keys Change the three fol...

Page 312: ...t interface Start management interface Determines whether the management interface is used If WLAN was selected as the management interface ARGUS operates as a WLAN router see page 313 Depending on the selected interface ARGUS displays either a WLAN or an Ethernet symbol WLAN WLAN is not active gray WLAN is active green Ethernet Ethernet is selected Default off VNC server Start VNC Determines whet...

Page 313: ...Range 0 0 0 0 to 255 255 255 255 Default assignment see RFC 3330 Start 192 168 10 30 End 192 168 10 40 Domain name see User name page 105 for details Duration of reservation for IP addresses Range 1 99999 seconds Default 240 Interface Interface Selection of the management interface Ethernet or WLAN Default ETH IP address ARGUS IP address Range 0 0 0 0 to 255 255 255 255 Default 192 168 20 1 for is...

Page 314: ...re displayed The setting off suppresses all alarm tones Default off Jingle An ARGUS jingle is played after the device powers up and initialises Default off Power management Automatic off Sets the no activity period after which ARGUS switches to power saving mode when the power supply is not connected When power saving mode is turned off entirely ARGUS will display a warning that switching off powe...

Page 315: ... are also codes for resetting options You should only enter these codes when you understand what they do ARGUS manager You can also access the ARGUS manager via the key Display ARGUS manager Managem interface ETH WLAN see page 313 LCD brightness see page 311 Automatic shutdown see page 314 Automatic charge see page 322 VNC server start see page 312 Configuration import see page 305 Update firmware...

Page 316: ...s of restoring the factory defaults and importing configurations to overwrite the current one 27 3 1 Backup Restore With ARGUS you can back up all settings speed dial memory PPP user name PPP password IP addresses profile names user specific details keypad information and more and restore them if needed Backing up settings ARGUS in Main Menu All settings made in ARGUS are backed up unchanged and c...

Page 317: ... Enter the security password to back up or restore settings You can obtain this from your Technical Support or directly from intec see page 11 Restores the saved test settings If no settings have been backed up this function has the same effect as Restore factory setting see page 318 A security password is not required Restore now Yes and ...

Page 318: ... are erased All parameters are reset to the factory defaults ARGUS jumps directly to the security prompt Enter the security password to delete all settings You can obtain this from Technical Support or directly from intec see page 11 Restores the saved test settings If no settings have been backed up this function has the same effect as Restore factory defaults see page 317 Settings Backup restore...

Page 319: ...GUS Go to the Web page www argus info Click the menu option Service highlighted in blue here in the navigation bar This opens up a product overview Select your ARGUS device Once you select your device you are automatically taken to the firmware updates Select your country specific firmware variant In the drop down Service menu click the option Down loads ...

Page 320: ...ring the update Do not switch off ARGUS during the update Be sure to observe the messages in the ARGUS display and not just the instructions of the update tool on the PC The update is only complete when the update tool displays the corresponding message on the PC and ARGUS starts with the normal startup screen after being restarted by the update tool ARGUS only powers back up when you click one of...

Page 321: ...the battery pack and automatic charging on by default may only be carried out in a temperature range of 0 C to 40 C Charge the battery pack completely at least once a month even if the device has not been used for a longer period The lithium ion battery pack should be stored with a charge of 40 to 60 When storing the device for longer periods you should refresh this charge level every six months T...

Page 322: ... with Connect the power adapter Start the charging process During the charging process ARGUS displays the current status and the voltage Automatic battery charging in the background ARGUS in Main Menu When ARGUS is in the selection list for preconfigured accesses you can switch to the abbreviated main menu with ARGUS charges the battery automatically in the background when the mains adapter is con...

Page 323: ...m Cursor Cursor Cursor Cursor Measuring range Measuring range Total power Pulse width height Wire type VoP Probe Symmetry Setting of x axis Time FFT Min Max Peak hold 100 Ohm input resistance Continue Run Hold Run Hold Reference curve Reference curve Store Store Store Number key 1 Number key 2 Number key 3 Number key 4 Number key 5 Number key 6 Number key 7 Number key 8 Number key 9 Number key 0 N...

Page 324: ...number own MAC addresses SW options and more x x x x x x x x x x x x ARGUS saves the current measurement without stopping it ARGUS automatically suggests a name x x x x x x x x x x x x You can only use this hotkey when the instrument is within the test parameters Number key 0 Number key 1 Number key 2 Number key 3 Number key 4 Number key 5 Number key 6 Number key 7 Number key 8 Number key 9 Press ...

Page 325: ... on ARGUS for the last test an additional softkey Copper Box appears containing all information on the last connected ARGUS Copper Box Once the Copper Box is started the information page of the currently connected Copper Box is automatically displayed ...

Page 326: ...help Number key 2 Start services test not for fixed lines Number key 3 Test service features not for fixed lines Number key 4 Starts an automatic test Number key 5 Sends test results to PC Number key 6 Opens Test Manager Number key 7 Opens saved numbers Number key 9 Starts BERT Level measurement Connect Press one after another and Shortcut to access selection menu Press one after another and Displ...

Page 327: ...ion is active but no update can be found For example due to an incorrect server path red Configuration import No configuration file found grey Configuration import The configuration check is active but no configuration can be found For example due to an incorrect server path grey varied Importing a configuration or executing a test e g PESQ green WLAN WLAN is active ARGUS is currently in access po...

Page 328: ...ervice yellow Physical layer VL or service deactivated due to an unexpected occur rence yellow Deactivating green Synchronisation achieved physical layer or a VL or service was acti vated successfully green A test is currently running in this service red An error has occurred grey Preparing activation of physical layer VL or service orange The Tx and Rx values are not equal in the VoIP QoS test gr...

Page 329: ...main s page 285 The following symbols are displayed in this field Symbol Colour Description green No CRC errors occurred in the final second red FEC errors occurred in the final second in upstream and downstream green red No Upstream CRC errors occurred in the final second in upstream red green No FEC errors occurred in the final second in downstream grey Retransmission configured but not active b...

Page 330: ...nection was terminated since there was no activity Connection was terminated since the maximum connection time elapsed Remote site did not answer echo requests so the connection has been terminated PPP connections are tested at regular intervals by sending echo requests to the remote site Disconnected by remote site The setup of the PPP connection was cancelled since a loopback was detected Authen...

Page 331: ...below HTTP Error Messages Due to an encoding problem data transfer with HTTP is not possible Error when opening the FTP connection FTP login error Wrong user name or password or anonymous login not supported FTP server does not support passive transmission mode FTP receive error Network error General FTP error Fault No HTTP or FTP URL specified Error when connecting a socket The server s HTTP serv...

Page 332: ...e requested resource has been found at a different URI and should be retrieved from there 304 The requested document has not been changed in the interim 305 The requested document must be retrieved from a proxy instead of from the server 307 The requested resource has been temporarily relocated to a different URI temporary redirect 400 Syntax error in the Client s request Client error 401 The requ...

Page 333: ...t 417 The server could not or did not wish to satisfy the Client s expectation given in the Expect request header field 424 Due to a failed dependency the requested document will not be sent by the server 500 Due to an unexpected condition the server cannot fulfill the Client s request e g faulty configuration missing or wrong CGI program 501 The server does not support the function required to fu...

Page 334: ... Fault PPP con nection Unexp PING end Display on ARGUS Description The protocol IP PPPoE etc is not supported in the selected mode Unknown error occurred No PPP connection can be setup Test aborted by user Error when starting the Ping test Unexpected termination of the PPP connection Unexpected termination of the Ping test ...

Page 335: ...There are six basic types of SIP responses with numerous sub responses 1xx Informational responses 180 indicates for example that the phone of the party called is ringing 2xx Reports that the request has been successful 3xx Redirection responses 4xx Client failure responses 5xx Server failure responses 6xx Global failure responses Display on ARGUS Code No Meaning Explanation 100 Trying The ARGUS i...

Page 336: ...The subscriber is no longer reachable here 411 Length Required The length must be supplied 413 Request Entity Too Large The values are too long 414 Request URI Too Long The URI is too long Destination address 415 Unsupported Media Type The codec is not supported 416 Unsupported URI Scheme The URI scheme is not supported Destination address 420 Bad Extension The extension is wrong 421 Extension Req...

Page 337: ... time 505 Version Not Supported The SIP protocol version is not supported 513 Message Too Large The message length is too long Use TCP 600 Busy Everywhere All terminals are busy at the remote end 603 Declined The system at the remote end refused to accept the call 604 Does Not Exist Anywhere This user does not exist any longer 605 Not Acceptable SIP request not acceptable Abbreviation Manufacturer...

Page 338: ... on the CD ROM included in the package see Software_License htm or can be viewed at http www argus info web download Software_License In the event that you are interested in the sources licensed under GPL or LGPL please contact support argus info A machine readable copy of the source code can be obtained from intec Gesellschaft für Informationstechnik mbH for a minimal fee to cover the cost of phy...

Page 339: ...er ADSL Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line Al Action indicator AIT Application information table AMP ARGUS measurement protocol ANSI American National Standards Institute Anx Annex AOC Advice of charge AOC D Advice of charge Charging information during the call AOC E Advice of charge Charging information at the end of the call APL Anschlusspunkt Linie Service termination point APN Access Point Nam...

Page 340: ...rding CFB Call forwarding busy CFNR Call forwarding no reply CFU Call forwarding unconditional CGN see also CDPN CGPN CallinG party number CLIP 1 Calling Line Identification Presentation 2 Clipping CLIR Calling Line Identification Restriction CNS CLIP no screening CO Central office Codec Coder decoder COLP Connected Line Identification Presentation COLR Connected Line Identification Presentation C...

Page 341: ...ckoff DSCP Differentiated services codepoint DS DownStream band DSL Digital Subscriber Line DSLAM Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer DSS1 Digital Subscriber Signalling System No 1 DTE Data Terminal Equipment DTMF Dual Tone Multi Frequency DTU Data Transmission Unit E E1 Primary Rate Interface EAZ Endgeräteauswahlziffer Local calling number 1TR6 EC European Community ECT Explicit call trans...

Page 342: ...ne Benutzer Gruppe Closed user group G hs ITU T G 994 1 handshake procedure GigE Gigabit Ethernet H h hour HD High definition HDLC High level data link control HDSL High bit rate digital subscriber line HEC Header error checksum hex Hexadecimal HLC High layer compatibility HLOG Amplitude of transmission function per tone HOLD Call hold HRX value Hypothetical reference value HTTP Hypertext Transfer...

Page 343: ...nch box kbit s Kilobits per second L L1 Layer 1 in the OSI reference model L2 Layer 2 in the OSI reference model L3 Layer 3 in the OSI reference model LAN Local Area Network LAPD Link access procedure for D channels LCD Liquid crystal display LCN Logical channel number LCP Link Control Protocol LED Light emitting diode LLC Low layer compatibility LOS Loss of synchronize LOSWS Loss of sync word sec...

Page 344: ...access point NSF Network specific facilities NT Network termination NTBA Network termination for ISDN basic rate access NTR Network timing reference O OAD Origination address 1TR6 OAM Operation Administration and Maintenance OM Omni mode OoS Out of Sequence OSI Open Systems Interconnection OUI Organizationally unique identifier P P N Part number PABX Private automatic branch exchange PADI PPPoE ac...

Page 345: ...t to Point Protocol PPPoA Point to Point Protocol over ATM PPPoE Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet PPTP Point to Point Tunneling Protocol PRI Primary rate interface PSD Power spectral density PSI Program specific information PTFE Polytetrafluoroethylene PWR Power Q Q in Q IEEE 802 1 ad S VLAN QLN Quiet line noise QoS Quality of service R RC Resistance R and capacitance C REIN Repetitive electr...

Page 346: ...P Session Initiation Protocol SNR Signal to noise ratio SPB Shortest Path Bridging SNRM Signal to Noise ratio margin Spch Speech SRU SHDSL regeneration unit SRV Service record SSL Secure Sockets Layer STB Set top box STU C SHDSL Transceiver Unit Central Office STU R ADSL Transceiver Unit STUN Session Traversal Utilities for NAT SUB Subaddressing SUSP SUSPend message T T Trigger TAC Type Approval C...

Page 347: ...Resource Identifier URL Uniform Resource Locator US VDSL Upstream band or SHDSL Unavailable second USB Universal Serial Bus UTC Coordinated Universal Time UUI User user info UUS User to user signalling V V Volt V 2 Pulse propagation time VC Virtual channel VCC 1 Virtual channel connection 2 Voltage at the common collector VCI Virtual channel identifier VC MUX Virtual circuit multiplexing VDSL Very...

Page 348: ...entifier Vpp Volt peak to peak VTU R VDSL transceiver unit W WAN Wide Area Network WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment www World Wide Web X xDSL Collective term for the different DSL variants xTU C xDSL Transceiver Unit Central Office xTU R xDSL Transceiver Unit Z Z Apparent resistance ZWR See SRU ...

Page 349: ...nnex A M auto 33 Annex B 33 Annex B auto 33 Annex J 33 Annex L 33 Annex M 33 Bridge 80 Configuration 33 43 Connecting 55 Data rate 59 Determining connection parameters 54 Disconnecting 77 Display bit distribution 61 Display error counters 60 Display quiet line noise 66 Display trace data 59 Displaying stored test results 79 mode 33 Modem trace display 56 Profile configuration 55 Rated treshold val...

Page 350: ...ith Ethernet 103 Attainable data rate 68 70 Attenuation 68 75 Authentication 178 Auto test 236 Auto tests 236 Automatic charging 13 15 321 Automatischer Konfigurationsimport 305 Autonegotiation 87 89 B Background illumination 17 Basic package 1 Battery pack 12 Active charging 13 15 321 Attaching 24 Automatic charging 322 Changing 321 Charge level 321 Charger 15 Charging temperature range 13 15 321...

Page 351: ...llisions 89 Company address 314 Concurrent tests 236 Configuring accesses 27 Conformity declaration 13 Connection BRI 23 Copper 23 Ethernet 23 ISDN 23 SHDSL n wire 23 U interface 23 xDSL 23 Connection type 196 Connections Bottom 23 Top 22 Continuity error 224 Copper tests 246 252 Country code 74 CRC 69 71 75 Current delay 105 Cursor function 63 D Data 94 Data log 109 Date entry 311 DDM 90 Declarat...

Page 352: ...le name 147 Download rate 150 154 232 DSCP 183 DSL Introduction 41 DTMF 241 DTMF settings 182 Dual 52 106 Duplex Full 87 Half 87 E Earpiece mode 186 Elec length 1MHz 73 Electrical length 73 Electromagnetic compatibility 13 17 ElektroG 14 EN60950 1 17 Encapsulation 104 Energy saving mode 13 Enhanced SHDSL 47 EoA 103 Error counters Reset 70 ES 75 Ethernet Access type 85 Establishing connection 87 88...

Page 353: ...ult 159 165 166 G Gateway IP 107 GHS mode A 49 GHS mode D 49 Graphic functions 323 Grayed out elements 99 H Handshake 49 76 Headset 17 Headset connection 22 Headset mode 186 HEC 69 Help 324 Hexadecimal entry 44 Hidden menu options 1 HLOG tone 67 Hops 143 Hotkey assignment 116 324 Hotkeys 116 HTTP download 114 147 Parallel 148 Result 151 Test parameters 147 HTTP status codes 332 Humidity 17 I IGMP ...

Page 354: ...CC error 198 CC error rate 198 Channel selection 213 Current RTP loss rate 199 Error indication 198 IGMP latency 198 IGMP version 198 Jitter buffer 224 PCR jitter 198 Profile 196 197 211 Profile name 199 224 RTP jitter 199 RTP sequence errors 199 Scan 211 Scan max switchover time 215 Scan profile 211 215 Scan settings 213 Server address 223 Sync error 198 Test parameters 197 Tests 196 Total RTP lo...

Page 355: ...gs 95 Layer 3 parameters 93 Layer 1 box 40 59 81 97 LCD brightness 311 LED image 54 80 82 LEDs 19 Ethernet access 23 Level key 20 Line attenuation 68 71 Line interference 61 Line length 258 Line resistance 253 286 Line scope 255 257 259 Clipping 269 Connection example 260 Cursor 262 Frequency range 261 Gain 261 Graph functions 262 Measuring range 263 Start stop 268 Starting the line scope 259 Stat...

Page 356: ...letters 78 LTE Frequenzband 118 PIN 118 Verbindungsabbau 120 M MAC address 44 Main menu 240 Manueller Konfigurationsimport 307 Measurement log 293 320 Microphone 19 Mini USB 22 MOS 176 186 MOS setting 182 MOS value 191 Multicast IP 198 Multiwire 50 N Netmask 106 Network delay 191 Network scan 171 Network timing reference NTR 47 Notice 38 Number block 20 numeric entry 20 O OAM 134 OAM cell type 134...

Page 357: ...4 Pin assignment 23 POTS 240 ARGUS State Display 240 CLIP 241 Dialing mode 241 DTMF parameters 241 FLASH time 242 Incoming Call 243 Level 241 Level measuring 245 Monitor 244 Outgoing Calls 243 Settings 241 Setup the connection 243 Power adapter 17 Connector 22 Power management 314 Power supply 17 Power saving mode 25 PPP 93 103 105 316 318 Error Messages 330 Profile 93 95 100 105 Statistics 110 Tr...

Page 358: ...180 Registrar 178 Regulations for hazardous materials 15 Relative capacity 68 70 Remote port 179 Resistance test 257 Resync 70 72 Retranmission G INP 70 72 Retry after 180 Return of old equipment 14 R Factor 176 186 Rights 2 Ring volume 314 RoHS conformity 17 RoHS Directive 14 Router SIP port 53 RTCP 191 RTCP statistics 188 RTP 176 191 RTP port range 180 RTP statistics 187 RTSP server type 224 RTS...

Page 359: ...ire 49 4 wire 49 6 wire 49 8 wire 49 Annex A 47 Annex A F auto 47 Annex B 47 Annex B G auto 47 Annex F 47 Annex G 47 B channels 48 Channel selection 48 Clock 47 Connecting 84 Connection parameters explained 75 Determining connection parameters 84 EFM states 76 Framing 47 Interopbits 50 line probing PMMS 49 master wire pair 49 Message mode 49 plesiochronous 47 Power back off 48 Spectrum 47 STU C 41...

Page 360: ...tic IP 106 Status screen 40 88 93 94 114 324 STB 196 218 Storage temperature 17 Stub line 68 Rule of thumb 68 Support 11 Symbols 95 Symmetry 265 Symmetry asymmetry toggling 265 273 System information in DSLAM 70 76 Systeminformationen im DSLAM 76 T Targets SNRm 50 TC PAM 16 47 TC PAM 32 47 TDR Cursor 277 Examples 281 Gain 275 Graph functions 276 Measuring range 278 Propagation speed 253 286 Pulse ...

Page 361: ... file size 147 Upper case 105 Upper case 29 38 138 294 US 75 USB Client interface 17 22 Host interface 17 22 User agent 179 User safety 17 V VDSL Carrier set 46 Disconnecting 89 92 Display connection parameters 59 Profile 59 Rated treshold value 45 Save results 89 92 130 Supported profiles 18 Supported standards 18 Vectoring mode 46 VDSL connection parameters 59 Vendor far 70 73 Vendor info 49 Ven...

Page 362: ...91 Voice quality 185 VoIP Call 184 233 Call acceptance 194 destination 185 233 DiffServ 183 DS field 183 DSCP 183 Echo test 194 MOS value 185 Profile name 183 QoS 183 Register status 191 Results 191 SIP status codes 335 STUN server 182 Test parameters 178 Tests 176 ToS 183 volume 185 234 VoIP account 177 VoIP call 114 VoIP PESQ test 114 VoIP wait 114 190 193 Voltage DC voltage range 18 Voltage mea...

Page 363: ...RGUS 165 363 Website 11 WEEE 14 WINanalyse 293 WINplus 293 Wire type list 253 X x axis Frequency 64 Tones 64 x axis labelling 64 X axis zoom 61 262 xDSL Bridge 41 Router 41 Y Y axis zoom 62 262 Z Zoom 62 ...

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