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5.4.2 Packet Generation

Click

Shortcut Key bar.

Configure parameter of Packet Generation Test. To operate this test mode, PC is required to connect the
NuBAR-1000 and click the operation buttons on the screen to process the operation.

: Network Status:

The connection status of this NuBAR-1000

Item

Indicator Description

Link

Network is linked up.

OFF

Network is linked down.

10M

Connection in 10Mbps mode

OFF

Non-10Mbps connection mode. Please refer to other indicator

100M

Connection in 100Mbps mode

OFF

Non-100Mbps connection mode. Please refer to other indicator

1000M

Connection in 1000Mbps (1Gbps) mode

OFF

Non-1000Mbps connection mode. Please refer to other indicator

Full

Connection in full duplex mode

OFF

Connection in half duplex mode if Link indicator is ON

: Set Speed

Auto or force test speed and duplex mode. Force mode includes 10Mbps full duplex only. Click Apply to

Summary of Contents for NuBAR-1000

Page 1: ...NuBAR 1000 User Manual USM V1 5 ...

Page 2: ... be free from significant defects for a period of three 3 months from the date of delivery under normal use and conditions Defective Product under warranty shall be at Xtramus Technologies discretion repaired or replaced To the extent permitted by applicable law all implied warranties including but not limited to imply warranties of merchantability non infringement and fitness for a particular pur...

Page 3: ...body of NuBAR 1000 only Please refer to 5 4 1 4 Default User Defined Function D Loopback Test Auto or Force 10M Full duplex mode for all network connection Add caution to user that enough battery power is required for large file download of Web Access test Please refer to 5 4 1 3 Default User Defined Function C Web Access Sep 2009 1 2 Add Open Log and Clear Log function in main menu Please refer t...

Page 4: ... 2 For Single DUT 19 4 1 3 For Cable Wiring 19 4 1 4 For Network Infrastructure 20 4 1 5 For Mesh Network 20 4 1 6 For Loopback Test 20 4 1 7 For Broadcast Test 21 4 2 Test Procedure 21 4 2 1 Configure the Function Mode 21 4 2 2 Start the Test Procedure 22 4 3 Test Result 23 5 Remote Control from USB Port 24 5 1 Installation of Driver 24 5 2 Installation of Software Utility 25 5 3 Operation of Mai...

Page 5: ... troubleshooting potential problems of data transmission and bandwidth in the field NuBAR 1000 works by pair with roles of Lord and Servant Without extra standby personnel at the other test site two NuBAR 1000 negotiate with each other automatically start bi directional symmetric asymmetric Wirespeed transmission synchronize the test result and store result at Lord NuBAR 1000 For installation of a...

Page 6: ...anced configuration operation via USB cable Built in rechargeable battery Conduct tests on site without extra power source KEY BENEFITS Connect PC is not required for operation of test procedure Test product or network easily without specific expertise Compact and ultra light Gigabit Ethernet test device Built in rechargeable NI MH battery for testing of Ethernet anywhere 10 pre defined test patte...

Page 7: ...ont Side There is a model name of this device 2 2 Rear Side Operation buttons and LED indicators are located here Status LED Rotary ID Switch Rotary Function Switch Clear Key Run Stop Key Tx Test Key Rotary Test Time Switch ...

Page 8: ...of the test is failed Pass ON Result of the test is passed Functional Status Loopback ON Loopback status is enabled Rotate functional rotary switch to 8 or 9 mode to enable this status OFF Under normal Lord or Servant mode Servant ON This device is under Servant Mode Rotate functional rotary switch to this mode OFF This device is under Lord Mode Connect ON Negotiation and connection between Lord u...

Page 9: ...e refer to 3 1 1 Rotary Function Switch ID 2 sets 16 scales 0 9 A F Pair mapping control of NuBAR 1000 if there are more then one pair of NuBAR 1000 connected in the same network For detail please refer to 3 1 2 ID Rotary Switch Test Time sec 2 sets 16 scales 0 9 A F It is for the configuration of test duration each time Duration in seconds is configured in hex mode For detail please refer to 3 1 ...

Page 10: ...ear all test results then operator is able to process next test 2 3 Top Side and Bottom Side Ventilation hole instruction label for rotary function key and Serial No label are located here 2 4 Left side Left side has UTP ports that connect with physical transmission media UTP Port Status LED Ventilation Hole Instruction Label Serial No Label ...

Page 11: ...s linked up Blinking Data is transmitting or receiving Full ON Full duplex connection OFF Half duplex connection 2 5 Right Side Connection Ports Type Label Description Mini USB Power supply battery charge remote control and configuration or Firmware FPGA upgrade of this machine Power Switch OFF ON Turn on or turn off the operation of NuBAR 1000 Powered USB cable keep charging the battery of NuBAR ...

Page 12: ... NuBAR 1000 package to rotate this switch for the function below As the description at few sections above the table is the general description of rotary switch Label Scale Description Function 1 set 16 scales 0 9 A F 16 function modes 0 9 Pre defined function A E Customized settings F Control by PC via USB port ID 2 sets 16 scales 0 9 A F Pair mapping control of NuBAR 1000 if there are more then o...

Page 13: ...t Layer3 Set the source IP of servant NuBAR 1000 VLAN VID Add VLAN tag and set VID value 1 Short Packet Test Lord requests Servant for symmetrical and bi directional Wirespeed short packets 64 bytes test Lord and Servant do negotiation first start test synchronize result with each other and then show test result when test is done Pass LED is ON if no CRC errors packet loss errors and other errors ...

Page 14: ...ackets PRBS 2 31 1 to Servant and returns with switched DA SA destination source MAC address and recalculated CRC for Loopback test Rotary function switch location Lord NuBAR 1000 4 Servant NuBAR 1000 0 5 Mesh Loop Test Lord send mesh connection request to all Servants There are maximum 5 Servants for this mesh connection test Then Lord sends test packets to the 1st Servant then the 1st Servant fo...

Page 15: ...t purpose Rotary function switch location NuBAR 1000 6 7 Transmit Broadcast Packet 60pps Send broadcast packets 60 times per second with increasing packet length 64 1518 64 There is no test result and termination for the test Rotary function switch location NuBAR 1000 7 8 Loopback Slave layer1 This mode is test for other non NuBAR 1000 device Packet Generator NuBAR 1000 resend incoming test frames...

Page 16: ...SA destination source MAC address and recalculated CRC There is no test result and termination for the test Rotary function switch location Servant NuBAR 1000 9 A E Customized settings Customized test settings that can be configured by PC via USB port There are pre configured default settings for other test Please refer to Rotary function switch location Lord NuBAR 1000 A E Servant NuBAR 1000 0 F ...

Page 17: ...ocedure is suspended Set it to 0 means Lord accepts any reply from Servant if NuBAR 1000 is in Lord mode Set it to 0 means Servant replies any request from Lord if NuBAR 1000 is in Servant mode Unless switching the rotary switch for a pair of NuBAR 1000 to different ID the pair of NuBAR 1000 keeps working together even though there is a new added NuBAR 1000 with the same ID exists in the same netw...

Page 18: ...ary switch 0 9 A 10 B 11 C 12 D 13 E 14 F 15 User can calculate the result from Windows calculator Start Programs Accessories Calculator For example 12 seconds Input 12 in Decimal mode Then click Hexadecimal then the answer is C Rotate the switch to 0 C for duration of 12 seconds When user clicks Start Run button to start the test the NuBAR 1000 stops automatically for a moment Scale No 0 9 A F Cu...

Page 19: ...ry Function Switch The procedure will stop automatically owing to the internal settings of the procedure or the duration configured at Rotary Test Duration Switch Force to stop the procedure by pressing it again For most of test procedures they will stop automatically Force to stop these tests probably cause failed result 3 2 2 Clear Key Clear the current test result for next test When test is don...

Page 20: ...ough the two ports that join the test If there are more than two port that need to join the test simultaneously other advanced model can fit user s requirement Please contact with distributor of Xtramus 4 1 3 For Cable Wiring To wiring a network cable in office or building NuBAR 1000 is convenient for data transmission test Do this test to insure the transmission quality for real environment To te...

Page 21: ...DSL test for cable wiring business The connection between CO central office and the CPE ADSL modem apply layer 2 Ethernet 4 1 5 For Mesh Network As the rotary function switch introduced above NuBAR 1000 is able to do mesh connection test Lord sends test packets to the 1st Servant then the 1st Servant forward packets to 2nd Servant Repeat the procedure until the packets returns to Lord finally The ...

Page 22: ...ion switch for Lord and Servant is different For short packet test Lord NuBAR 1000 Servant NuBAR 1000 Select the same ID for a pair of NuBAR 1000 For a test that is work by a pair of NuBAR 1000 the ID number of the two NuBAR 1000 has to be the same The default ID of NuBAR 1000 is 00 means Lord accepts any reply from Servant if NuBAR 1000 is in Lord mode and Servant replies any request from Lord if...

Page 23: ...he attached ceramic screwdriver Check the system status before starting test In normal condition Power Servant is ON and Battery is blinking if charging is processing Note To operate different function mode via Functional Rotary Switch the role of NuBAR 1000 become Lord Then the Servant LED is OFF and Lord mode is activated Connect hardware with network cable Connect the network cable depending on...

Page 24: ...nd during the test Blinking Keep blinking if CRC error packets are received continually Tx loss ON Packet loss is found when test stream is transmitted from local side to remote side during the test Rx loss ON Packet loss is found when test stream is received from remote side to local side during the test Fail ON Result of the test is failed Pass ON Result of the test is passed Detail result and c...

Page 25: ...tronic store It is an industrial standard cable with standard male USB connector and standard male mini USB connector at each side 5 1 Installation of Driver To active the USB connection install driver for NuBAR 1000 series is required The procedure below shows the installation of driver 1 Power On the machine 2 Connect USB cable to both PC and mini USB port of NuBAR 1000 3 Windows will prompt you...

Page 26: ...the software System shows Windows UI Description Welcome to install NuBAR 1000 Utility Please click Next button to continue License Agreement for End User Click I accept the terms in the license agreement and then click Next Input User Name and Organization and click Anyone who uses this computer all users and Next ...

Page 27: ...installation procedure Click Finish to close the installation procedure When Installation is done start the program by clicking Start All Programs Xtramus NuBAR 1000 NuBAR WIN vx xxxxx NuBAR WIN vx xxxxx x is version number or at desktop then main windows is shown ...

Page 28: ...ion Menu Block in main window A File sub menu Program Files Xtramus NuBAR 1000 NuBAR WIN vx xxxxx TestLog Menu Choice Usage Load Default Config Load default setting and clear all configurations that is done by users Load Config Select folder filename and load configuration file that is saved previously The configuration is classified as the categories below ...

Page 29: ...ion A Load configuration file of User Defined Function A For User Defined Function A E please refer to 5 4 1 Configuration User Defined Function B E is same as above Save Config Select folder save configuration filename in specified folder The configuration file is classified as the categories below Packet Generation Test Save configuration file of Packet Generation Test Default folder is located ...

Page 30: ...er Defined Function B E is same as above that the folder name is UDF_B UDF_E Load Log Load test logs from built in memory of NuBAR 1000 These test logs is saved for test without PC Open Log Open the saved logs that is loaded from NuBAR 1000 Clear Log Clear the logs in the built in memory of NuBAR 1000 System will prompt you before clearing the log Exit Exit and close this utility Service sub menu ...

Page 31: ...grammable Gate Array chip in NuBAR 1000 device Select file from folder and click download button Help sub menu Menu Choice Usage About System information such as Utility version and Hardware version of NuBAR 1000 device ...

Page 32: ...lp Open user manual or other help information 5 3 2 Toolbar Block in main window B Keys Usage E Configuration Click it to Show System information at C block and all illustration graph or configurable items at D block Click its sub tree in C to enter the window of detail configuration E F G H ...

Page 33: ...loop test It has to work by a pair of NuBAR 1000 The test is suitable for LAN network test H Asymmetric Loop Test Configure asymmetric loop test It has to work by a pair of NuBAR 1000 The test is suitable for ADSL network test 5 4 Windows of Toolbar 5 4 1 Configuration Click at Shortcut Key bar System Information is shown on left windows and user can click them to launch their configuration window...

Page 34: ... version and Serial Number of this NuBAR 1000 E2 Network Media Status shows the link speeds and duplex mode E3 System default function Function 0 to 9 is the same as the Rotary Function Switch on the body of NuBAR 1000 which is not configurable from PC However the illustration graph at right side let user knows how these functions work For the detail of these functions please refer to 3 1 1 Rotary...

Page 35: ...t Users can change it by themselves B Test Type Customized test items that users can define by themselves The detail configuration will be described below P2P Test Point to point test by different speed payload and transmission rate Packet Generation Test Test parameter for packet generation Web Access Get an IP address and download specified file from Internet for test purpose Loopback Test Trans...

Page 36: ...s from remote to local side When this value is applied to Lord NuBAR 1000 the Lord NuBAR 1000 negotiates with the Servant NuBAR 1000 to transfer the test streams back to Lord NuBAR 1000 I Payload Contents in hexadecimal mode carried in Ethernet frame packet Default is Random payload and other type of payload will created in the future J Criteria Loss Packets The count of packet loss allowed K Laye...

Page 37: ... Generation Test Position E6 Default User Defined Function B Packet Generation Test A Title Pre defined title name Packet Generation Test Users can change it by themselves B Speed Auto or force test speed and duplex mode Force mode includes 10Mbps full duplex only C DA Destination MAC address that the test packet will sent to D SA Source MAC address Source MAC address of the test packet Please con...

Page 38: ...the configured value here the generation procedure stops I Test Time Please configure test duration by the rotary switch on the body of NuBAR 1000 5 4 1 3 Default User Defined Function C Web Access Position E7 Default User Defined Function C Web Access A Title Pre defined title name Web Access Users can change it by themselves IP Type The method to get the IP information B DHCP Get IP information ...

Page 39: ...When this selection is checked A form of authentication information is shown at right side Please input User Name and Password of the ISP Internet Service Provider for authentication Type of Internet Test Select a test type E Ping Test Ping Test Ping is a network tool used to test whether a particular host is reachable across an IP network It is also used to self test the network interface card of...

Page 40: ...ad large size file take longer operation time Make sure that the battery is fully charged or powered by external adapter to avoid download failure 5 4 1 4 Default User Defined Function D Loopback Test Position E8 Default User Defined Function D Loopback Test A Title Pre defined title name Loopback Test Users can change it by themselves B Local Speed Auto or force test speed and duplex mode that ge...

Page 41: ...ied in Ethernet frame packet Default is Random payload and other type of payload will created in the future Criteria G Loss Packets packets If loss packet counts are beyond the criteria configured here the test is failed 5 4 1 5 Default User Defined Function E ADSL 10M 20M Location E9 Default User Defined Function E ADSL 10M 20M This function is the same as E5 P2P test Tune the Transfer rate betwe...

Page 42: ...servant NuBAR 1000 at the port of DSLAM in central office and take the lord NuBAR 1000 to do the on site test 5 4 1 6 PC Operation Mode Location E10 PC Operation Mode Function F Rotate the rotary function switch to function F for connection and configuration from PC The graph at right part of the windows is for illustration only Test ADSL by NuBAR 1000 ...

Page 43: ...ked up OFF Network is linked down 10M ON Connection in 10Mbps mode OFF Non 10Mbps connection mode Please refer to other indicator 100M ON Connection in 100Mbps mode OFF Non 100Mbps connection mode Please refer to other indicator 1000M ON Connection in 1000Mbps 1Gbps mode OFF Non 1000Mbps connection mode Please refer to other indicator Full ON Connection in full duplex mode OFF Connection in half d...

Page 44: ...rame is increasing Random The payload contents are generated randomly by the device BERT Bit Error Rate Test is a testing method for digital communication circuits that uses predetermined stress patterns comprising of a sequence of logical ones and zeros generated by a pseudorandom binary sequence F Test Time sec Test duration of a single test H Destination MAC Destination MAC address that this Nu...

Page 45: ... Alignment Error Packet Counts of received alignment error packets Rx Under Size Packet Counts of received under size 64 Kbytes length packets Rx Over Size Packet Counts of received over size 1518 Kbytes length packets Rx 64 Bytes Packet Counts of received frames that are 64 bytes length Rx 65 127 Bytes Packet Counts of received frames that are between 65 and 127 bytes length Rx 128 255 Bytes Pack...

Page 46: ...s pressed Connect Click a NuBAR 1000 listed at left window and this Connect button to link with Disconnect Click a NuBAR 1000 listed at left window and disconnect it If user disconnect a NuBAR 1000 that you had not connected System prompts user an error message C NuBAR 1000 that are found in the network after search by pressing Search button A4 Local Speed Auto or force test speed and duplex mode ...

Page 47: ...Start the test L Transmit Counter from Lord NuBAR 1000 in symmetric loop test M MAC MAC address of Lord NuBAR 1000 N Tx Rate Transfer rate of ongoing test stream O Tx Maximum Rate Maximum transfer rate of ongoing test stream P Tx Packet Transmitted packet counts Q Tx Byte Transmitted data bytes R Received Counter at Servant NuBAR 1000 in symmetric loop test S MAC MAC address of Servant NuBAR 1000 ...

Page 48: ...from received packet Packet Loss Packet loss counts found from Servant to Lord A2 Packet Loss Both Packet loss counts found from both Lord to Servant and Servant to Lord A3 Close this Window 5 4 4 Asymmetric Loop Test Click at Shortcut Key bar For the symmetrical loop test above Lord and Servant send symmetrical test stream to each other for the test For this asymmetric loop the test stream and tr...

Page 49: ...ransmission throughput in Mbps Please input value that fit the real network environment otherwise packet loss would happen F VLAN VID Enable this checkbox to add VLAN tag and set VID value G Test Time second Test duration of a single test H Apply Click to take effect the configuration B Remote NuBAR 1000 It has the same configuration item as Local Lord NuBAR 1000 except Test Time There is no Test ...

Page 50: ...ort Before firmware FPGA upgrade install USB driver and utility software of NuBAR 1000 is required Please refer to previous chapter 5 Remote Control from USB Port Upgrade procedure 1 Select Service System Upgrade Firmware Upgrade FPGA Upgrade 2 Select the upgrade file for this machine and then click Open Mini USB Port Run NuBAR WIN USB Port of PC Distributor Firmware FPGA code ...

Page 51: ...ntact with distributor for the replacement of battery Remove the warranty label and replace battery by yourself will lose warranty 6 2 2 Charge and Operation Time of Battery Fully charge is required for a chargeable fresh new battery that is pre installed in the NuBAR 1000 The charge and operation time is illustrated below Battery charge time Charge Device Charge Time Attached external adapter 420...

Page 52: ...ce for network wiring or deployment Using NuBAR 1000 for a long period of time will cause its aluminum case extremely hot and might cause hardware malfunctions and burning sensations for the users It is recommaned not to use NuBAR 1000 for more than 4 hours under room temperature especially when it is operatinig in Wirespeed transmitting receiving ...

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