EXFO FTB-860, User Manual

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Common Test Setup, Results, and Functions
NetBlazer
351
Ping & Trace Route
Ping

Data Size (Bytes) : Enter the data size that will be sent to the network
device to be detected:
0
to
1472 bytes
;
32 bytes
by default.

TTL : Enter the maximum number of hops the packet can go through:
1
to
255
;
128
by default.

IP TOS/DS : Enter the type of service: 0x00 (default) to 0xFF .

Timeout (ms)
: Enter the maximum time allowed between an ICMP
echo and response: 200 ms to 10000 s ; 4000 ms by default.

Delay (ms)
: Enter the delay between each attempt (PING):
100
to
10000 ms ; 1000 ms by default.

Attempts:
Select
n-Attempts
(default) to specify the number of ping
requests to send following a ping activation or select Continuous to
ping continuously until manually stopped. If
n-Attempts
is selected,
enter the number of ping attempts from 1 to 100; 4 by default.

Ping
button starts the ping tool with the specified settings.
Trace Route

Max Hop Count
: Enter the maximum network devices the packet is
allowed to go through: 1 to 255 ; 128 by default.

Timeout (ms)
: Enter the maximum time allowed between an ICMP
echo and response at each hop: 200 ms to 10000 ms ; 4000 ms by
default.

Trace Route button starts the trace route tool with the specified
settings.
Results
To succeed, a ping or a trace route command shall be acknowledged by
the network device within a given delay (
Timeout ). Typically a ping or a
trace route command can fail for the following reasons: