Metrodata NetTESTER NT1003, User Manual

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METRODATA NetTESTER FAMILY USER MANUAL
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8.1 File Types .................................................................................................. 39
8.2 File System ................................................................................................ 39
9 Service Level Agreements (SLAs) .................................................................... 41
9.1 SLA Parameters ......................................................................................... 41
9.1.1 Bandwidth Parameters........................................................................ 41
9.1.2 Bandwidth Qualifying Parameters ....................................................... 41
9.1.3 Performance Parameters .................................................................... 42
9.1.4 Others ................................................................................................. 42
9.2 SLA Definition and Use .............................................................................. 43
9.3 One-Way vs Two-Way Delay Measurements ............................................ 43
10 Service Activation Testing ............................................................................. 44
10.1 The Service Assurance Module ................................................................. 44
10.2 Loopback Function ..................................................................................... 44
10.2.1 Layer 2 Loopback ............................................................................... 44
10.2.2 Layer 3 Loopback ............................................................................... 45
10.2.3 Layer 4 Loopback ............................................................................... 45
10.3 Tester Function .......................................................................................... 46
10.3.1 Test Regimes ...................................................................................... 46
10.3.1.1 Basic Test...................................................................................... 47
10.3.1.1.1 Packet Sizes ........................................................................... 47
10.3.1.2 RFC2544 ....................................................................................... 47
10.3.1.2.1 Throughput Test ..................................................................... 47
10.3.1.2.1.1 Short Test Phase ............................................................. 47
10.3.1.2.1.2 Long Test Phase .............................................................. 47
10.3.1.2.2 Latency (Delay) Test ............................................................... 48
10.3.1.2.3 Back-to-Back (Burst Handling) Test ........................................ 48
10.3.1.2.4 Packet Sizes ........................................................................... 48