Prior to conducting any tests, Quick Check transmits and receives traffic to verify that remote and local units are configured
correctly. Select Enable in the drop-down menu and press Start from the action menu
to start Quick Check. If Quick Check is
able to successfully transmit and receive frames, a dialogue box will appear, giving the user the option of continuing the current
test.
RFC 2544 Control Setup -
Quick Check
RFC 2544 Control Setup -
Quick Check Message
RFC 2544 Control Setup -
Quick Check Message
8.1.6 Starting/Stopping an RFC 2544 Test
Once all configurations have been made, the user can start the RFC 2544 test. The following are two scenarios of how to prepare
and start the unit for RFC 2544 testing.
Note:
If testing on fiber ports, make sure the LASER is turned on before starting the test.
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 RFC 2544 test suite
needs to be stopped before they are done, then simply press the Stop button, located in the Action 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
RFC 2544 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 pressing Loop Up
Once the far-end unit has been looped back, start the test by pressing the Start button. When all of the selected tests are
completed, the RFC 2544 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.
Start the RFC 2544 test, and loop down the far-end unit when all tests have been completed.
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