MAC Header Tab:
MAC Source -
Use the default source address of the test set or configure a new or different address. See MAC
address editing screen shot below.
MAC Destination
- Configure the destination MAC address of the far end partner test set. See MAC address
editing screen shot below.
Ethernet Type
- For Layer 3 testing, the user can also configure the Ethertype;
0800-IP (Internet Protocol Version 4, IPv4)
0600-Xerox
0801-X.75 (X.75 Internet)
0805-X.25 (X.25 Level 3)
0806-ARP (Address Resolution Protocol (ARP))
8035-RARP (Reverse Address Resolution Protocol (RARP))
8137-IPX (Novell IPX)
814C-SNMP
8847-MPLS unicast
8848-MPLS multicast
86DD (Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6)) - Future Release
Data Tab:
No payload selection is possible.
The payload area is populated with a VeEX signature field and other proprietary data.
RX Filter Tab:
Depending on test layer, allows the user to filter streams by;
MAC Destination address
MAC Source address
VLAN ID
IP Destination address
IP Source address
VLAN Tab:
VLAN ID, priority, and Tag Type (Ethernet Type) can be configured. Please refer to the BERT application for
more details.
MPLS Tab:
MPLS label, CoS priority settings, TTL, and S-bit fields are configured for available MPLS tags. Please refer to
the BERT application for more details.
IP Tab:
User configures the source and destination IP addresses
The user can also configure the following IP header fields; IP TOS (for quality of service testing), TTL, fragment offset byte,
and the protocol field. Please refer to the BERT application for more details.
Note: RFC2544 Header Setups
The MAC, VLAN, MPLS, and IP configuration procedures are the same as in BERT mode
Please refer to the BERT Application section for details.
7.2.1.2 Frame Settings
Frames tab:
User Configures;
Preset Frames:
User selects from a list of recommended test frame sizes defined in RFC 2544:
Test frames are 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, 1280, and 1518 bytes.
The default selected frames are 64 and 1518 bytes.
To select/deselect any of the recommended test frames, check the box to the right of the desired frame.
Add frame:
The user can add two additional user configurable test frames of any size ranging from 64 bytes to 9000 bytes.
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