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ONTENTS
1 Overview ...........................................................................................................................................................................................4
1.1 Linktropy Product Family..............................................................................................................................................4
1.2 Linktropy Operation........................................................................................................................................................6
1.3 Linktropy Configuration................................................................................................................................................7
2 Getting Started: Installing the Linktropy WAN Emulator...........................................................................................8
3 Linktropy GUI............................................................................................................................................................................... 11
3.1 Overview........................................................................................................................................................................... 11
3.2 Status Box ........................................................................................................................................................................ 12
3.3 Emulation On/Off Button........................................................................................................................................... 12
3.4 Message Bar.................................................................................................................................................................... 13
4 Link Emulation Tab: Link Emulation Parameter Configuration ............................................................................. 14
4.1 Basic Parameters ........................................................................................................................................................... 16
4.1.1 Bandwidth....................................................................................................................................................... 16
4.1.2 Delay ................................................................................................................................................................. 16
4.1.3 Loss.................................................................................................................................................................... 17
4.2 Advanced Parameters ................................................................................................................................................. 17
4.2.1 Queue Depth ................................................................................................................................................. 18
4.2.2 Framing Overhead....................................................................................................................................... 18
5 Bridge/Route Tab: Bridge and Routing Mode Configuration ............................................................................... 19
5.1 Bridging Mode............................................................................................................................................................... 19
5.1.1 Emulation Bypass......................................................................................................................................... 20
5.1.2 Learning Bridge............................................................................................................................................. 20
5.2 IP Routing Mode........................................................................................................................................................... 20
