Figure 69: Rfc 2544-Based Benchmarking Test Methodology - Juniper ACX1000 Configuration Manual

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With embedded RFC 2544, an ACX Series router can be configured as an initiator and
another ACX Series router as a reflector.
NOTE: ACX5048 and ACX5096 routers can be configured only as a reflector.
Figure 69 on page 1336 shows the components, role of intiator and reflector, and the flow
of test packets in an RFC 2544-based benchmarking test.

Figure 69: RFC 2544-Based Benchmarking Test Methodology

To run RFC 2544-based tests, you need a router to generate service test traffic and a
router to reflect the service test traffic back. You need to:
Identify two service endpoints between which the RFC2544-based test needs to be
1.
run.
Configure the reflector end and start reflection.
2.
Configure the initiator end and initiate the test.
3.
Review the results after the test is complete. Test results are reported in a specific
4.
format.
In ACX Series routers, you can run the following RFC 2544-based performance
measurement tests:
Throughput test:
Sends a specific number of frames at a specified rate from the initiator through the
network service or a DUT. The test starts with a user-configured theoretical maximum
rate.
Counts the number of transmitted frames and the number of received frames.
If the number of frames received is less than those transmitted, the test is repeated
with a 50 percent reduced frame rate.
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