EXFO Power Blazer 88200NGE, User Manual

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Test Setup - Test Configurator, Timer, and System
312
88000 Series
S-OAM and MPLS-TP OAM
Test Function
Note: Test Function parameters are not configurable when the TX Enable check
box is selected.

Function allows the selection of the test function to be performed.

Loopback
(default) function is used to verify the bidirectional
connectivity to a peer MEP ( Continuous check box cleared) and to
verify its capability to sustain close to line rate traffic (diagnostic
test;
Continuous check box selected).

Test
function is used to generate a test signal and/or verify the
integrity of received test signal from the peer MEP.

Frame Delay
function is used to measure the round trip delay with
the peer MEP.

Frame Loss
function is used to measure the frame loss with the
peer MEP in both directions from a single end point.

Synthetic Loss
function is used to measure the frame loss with the
peer MEP in both directions from a single end point using synthetic
frames.

TX Enable check box when selected (cleared by default) allows
transmission of frames. However the transmission will only begin
when the test is started or if the test is already running. When the
Continuous
check box is cleared, the
TX Enable
check box is
automatically cleared once all frames have been transmitted.

Address Type
, available with S-OAM Mode, defines the destination
address type of the frame: Unicast (default) or Multicast . Availability of
address types depend on selected S
-OAM Mode
and
Test Function
.

Continuous check box when selected (default) specifies that the
frame generation is continuous. The
Continuous
check box is cleared
for Multicast address type.