5.6.1.8 Starting/Stopping a Throughput (Multiple Streams) Test
Once all configurations have been made, the user can start the Throughput test (press the
Start
icon on the top right section of the
screen). The following are three scenarios of how to prepare and start the unit for Throughput testing.
If testing on the fiber ports, make sure the LASER is turned On before starting the test.
End-to-End Testing
Connect the test set to another unit that supports BERT testing.
After configuring test settings on both units, start the tests.
Far-End Unit in Manual Loopback Mode
If the far-end unit (another MX) is already in a manual loopback mode, do not send a loop up command since it is not
necessary.
Once the correct control settings are configured, the user can start the test.
The selected tests will run automatically. When all the tests are complete the test will stop automatically. If the Throughput test suite
needs to be stopped before they are done, then simply press the
Stop
button, located in the actions drop-down menu. The status of
each selected test can be seen in the Results tab.
Far-End Unit Controlled with Loop Up/Down Commands
If the far-end unit is not manually looped back, then it must first receive a loop up command from the control unit
before the Throughput test suite can be started.
To loop up the far-end unit with the manual mode loop up/down commands, configure the control settings mode to
manual.
Enter the MAC and/or IP address of the far-end unit.
Send the loop up command by tapping on the
Loop Control
button and pressing
Loop Up
.
Once the far-end unit has been looped back, start the test by pressing the
Start
button. When the all of the selected test are
completed, the Throughput test suite will stop automatically. Once all tests have been completed and there is no need to test again,
go back to the Control tab, and press the
Loop Down
button. This will send a loop down command to the far-end unit to remove the
loopback that is in place.
5.6.2 Throughput Results
5.6.2.1 Viewing Throughput (Multiple Streams) Test Results
When the test is first started, the screen automatically changes to the Global/Aggregate results screen.
5.6.2.2 Global/Aggregate Results
The Global results pages displays measurements for all traffic streams as well as non test traffic.
The
Global Stream Summary
screen displays:
Stream number (#)
Total received bandwidth per stream
Errors/alarms associated with the stream
Quality of Service (QoS) performance verification associated with each stream
Throughput Results - Global Stream Summary
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