EXFO FTB-1, User Manual

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Test Control
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FTB-700G/800 Series
Start/Stop|TX Button
Start/Stop|TX Button
The
Start/Stop|TX
button allows to manually start or stop any test as well
as to enable traffic generation (Traffic Gen & Mon).
To start the test:
Tap the
Start
button to start the test.
Start
is available when the test is
not running.
To stop the test:
Tap the
Stop
button to stop the test; the traffic generation (Traffic Gen
& Mon) also stops if it was enabled (TX button). Stop is available when
the test is running.
By default, a message is displayed when the test stops asking to
generate a report. To disable this feature, see
Turn on Report
Generation on page 549. Nothing prevents the configuration and
alarm/error injection setup while the test has been stopped; thus, if a
report is required, it should be saved before changing any test
parameters to avoid discrepancy between the configuration and
results. See
Report Button on page 547 to generate and save a report
file.
To enable traffic generation (available with Traffic Gen & Mon):
Tap the TX button to enable traffic generation for all enabled streams;
the test is also started if it was not running. While the test is running the
TX button is available to enable/disable traffic generation. Some
conditions, such as ARP not resolved, link down, etc., may prevent the
stream to be transmitted.