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  • Page 1 HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...
  • Page 3 HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...
  • Page 4 Copyright © Copyright 2008 JDS Uniphase Corporation. All rights reserved. JDSU, ACTERNA, Communications Test and Mea- surement Solutions, and the JDSU and Acterna logo are trademarks of JDS Uniphase Corporation (“JDS Uniphase”).
  • Page 5 Development Department, issued as part of the HST-3000. The catalog number for a printed user’s guide is ML-058801. The catalog number for a CD-ROM containing all HST-3000 user documentation is CML-060301. Federal This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the...
  • Page 6 Instructions for returning waste equipment and batteries to JDSU can be found in the Environmental section of JDSU’s web site at www.jdsu.com. If you have questions concerning disposal of your equipment or batteries, contact JDSU’s WEEE Program Management team at WEEE.EMEA@jdsu.com. HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Chapter 2 Frame Relay Testing About frame relay testing ......8 HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...
  • Page 8 DLCI list results ....... . 49 viii HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...
  • Page 9 Event Table results ......51 Event Histogram results ......51 Glossary Index HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...
  • Page 10 Contents HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...
  • Page 11 – “Interface user’s guides” on page xiii – “Base unit user’s guide” on page xiv – “Safety and compliance information” on page xiv – “Technical assistance” on page xiv – “Conventions” on page xv HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...

  • Page 12: About This Guide

    HST-3000 for frame relay testing. Assumptions This guide is intended for novice, intermediate, and experi- enced users who want to use the HST-3000 Frame Relay testing option efficiently and effectively. We assume that you have basic computer experience and are familiar with basic telecommunications safety, concepts, and terminology.

  • Page 13: Frame Relay Testing User's Guide

    About This Guide Frame relay testing user’s guide Frame relay testing user’s guide The HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide is an appli- cation-oriented guide intended to help you use the HST to commission and maintain frame relay links. This guide includes the following information: –...

  • Page 14: Base Unit User's Guide

    JDSU’s Technical Assistance Center (TAC) for customer support. Before contacting TAC, you should have the serial numbers for your HST-3000 unit. See “Locating the serial number” in the HST-3000 Base Unit User’s Guide for more information.

  • Page 15: Conventions

    Typographical conventions Description Example User interface actions and Press the OK key. buttons or switches you have to press appear in this type- face. Code and output messages All results okay appear in this typeface. HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...
  • Page 16 Start > Program Files. from menu. Table 4 Symbol conventions This symbol represents a general hazard. This symbol represents a risk of electrical shock. This symbol represents a risk of explosion HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...
  • Page 17 WARNING Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury. CAUTION Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in minor or moderate injury. xvii HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...
  • Page 18 About This Guide Conventions xviii HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...

  • Page 19: Getting Started

    Getting Started Chapter 1 This chapter provides basic information about the HST-3000 Frame Relay testing option. Topics discussed in this chapter include the following: – “Overview of features” on page 2 – “Status LEDs” on page 3 – “Operating modes” on page 5 –...

  • Page 20: Overview Of Features

    Chapter 1 Getting Started Overview of features Overview of features The HST-3000 Frame Relay option provides the tools you need to commission and maintain frame relay services. The Frame Relay option offers the following features and capabil- ities: – Traffic Generation. You can use the HST to generate...

  • Page 21: Status Leds

    Chapter 1 Getting Started Status LEDs Status LEDs Six status LEDs located on the front of the HST-3000, above the LCD screen. Table 1 describes the LEDs. Table 1 Status LEDs Description Sync A two-color LED that reports the presence of a sig- nal on the selected application.
  • Page 22 – Solid amber or flashing amber indicates the bat- tery capacity indicator (“gas gauge”) needs to be reset. NOTE: For information about charging the battery, changing batteries, and resetting the battery capac- ity indicator, see the HST-3000 Base Unit User’s Guide. HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...

  • Page 23: Operating Modes

    – Monitor: Allows you to monitor a live frame relay cir- cuit. Results are gathered for both directions. The HST-3000 can monitor the local management inter- face (LMI) and decode and display LMI messages. Also, an overview of all the active DLCIs and their status is displayed.

  • Page 24: Instrument Settings And User Preferences

    Instrument settings and user preferences For information about changing instrument and preference settings, such as date and time format, port settings, sound, and screen settings, see the HST-3000 Base Unit User’s Guide. HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...

  • Page 25: Frame Relay Testing

    “Monitoring frame relay traffic” on page 23 – “Generating traffic loads” on page 28 – “Connectivity testing (ping)” on page 36 – “Viewing test results” on page 38 – “Saving and printing results” on page 39 HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...

  • Page 26: About Frame Relay Testing

    NOTE: Before you can perform a test operation, you must connect a SIM to the base unit and power on the HST-3000. For information on connecting a SIM and powering the unit, see the HST-3000 Base Unit User’s Guide.
  • Page 27 The soft keys associated with frame relay parameters are as follows: FR LOAD, FR HEADER, FR LMI, and Trace. Other soft keys are avail- able and will vary depending on the interface you selected. HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...

  • Page 28: Configuring The Test Mode

    You can also configure settings using the other soft keys. 5 To return to the test result display area, press the Home navigation key. You have specified the test mode for the HST. HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...

  • Page 29: Configuring The Frame Load Settings

    To configure frame load settings 1 Access the test configuration menus. See “Accessing the test configuration menus” on page 2 Press the FR LOAD soft key. The FR Load Settings menu appears. HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...
  • Page 30 (*) key on the HST keypad. Burst Idle Time Time, ranging from 0.1 to 99.9 sec- onds, during which the HST is idle (Burst loads only) and does not transmit traffic between bursts. HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...
  • Page 31 User 2 Data, or Seq + User 1 pay- load, be certain to define the data. User 1 Data Enter a hexidecimal value from 1 to 64 bytes long. (User 1 Data or Seq + User 1 payloads only) HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...

  • Page 32: Configuring The Frame Header Settings

    (DE, FECN, BECN, and C/R) are active. To specify frame header settings 1 Access the test configuration menus. See “Accessing the test configuration menus” on page 2 Press the FR HEADER soft key. HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...
  • Page 33 – 0: Indicates the field is blank. BECN Bit Tx Enter one of the following values for the backward explicit congestion notification: – 1: Indicates the field is checked. – 0: Indicates the field is blank. HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...

  • Page 34: Configuring The Lmi Settings

    The frame header settings are configured. Configuring the LMI Settings Local Management Interface (LMI) is a signaling mechanism often used on frame relay networks to communicate informa- tion about the status of a network connection. With the Frame HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...
  • Page 35 To specify LMI settings 1 Access the test configuration menus. See “Accessing the test configuration menus” on page 2 Press the FR LMI soft key. The FR LMI Settings menu appears. HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...
  • Page 36 4 Do one of the following: – To configure other test settings, press a different soft key. – To return to the test result display area, press the Home navigation key. The frame relay LMI settings are configured. HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...

  • Page 37: Configuring The Trace Settings

    Chapter 2 Frame Relay Testing Configuring the trace settings Configuring the trace settings You can use the HST-3000 to capture and decode LMI messages. Captured messages can be displayed as link trace results in text, hexidecimal, or text and hexidecimal format.

  • Page 38: Managing Test Configurations

    The configuration storage feature allows you to save partic- ular test configurations, load a previously saved configuration, and delete saved configurations. To view the configuration storage feature 1 Press the Configure navigation key. 2 Press the Storage soft key. HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...

  • Page 39: Storing A New Configuration

    The configurations are stored on power down. To store a test configuration 1 Set up the HST-3000 for the test you are performing. 2 Press the Configure navigation key. 3 Press the Storage soft key.

  • Page 40: Overwriting A Configuration

    To delete a test configuration 1 Press the Configure navigation key. 2 Press the Storage soft key. Press the 4 key. 4 Select the file name to delete. 5 Press the OK key. The test configuration is deleted. HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...

  • Page 41: Monitoring Frame Relay Traffic

    T1 or E1 circuit or Datacom interface. Monitoring Using a T1 SIM with the Frame Relay option, the HST-3000 traffic on can monitor traffic on both DS1 receivers simultaneously. You can monitor traffic on a full rate T1 or fractional T1 (FT1) T1 and FT1 circuit.
  • Page 42 4 Press the DS1 soft key. The DS1 Settings menu appears. 5 Select a setting, and then specify the parameters. For details on the DS1 settings, see the HST-3000 T1 Testing User’s Guide. 6 Specify the frame header settings: a Press the FR HEADER soft key.

  • Page 43: E1 Circuits

    Chapter 2 Frame Relay Testing Monitoring frame relay traffic Monitoring Using an E1 SIM with the Frame Relay option, the HST-3000 traffic on can monitor traffic on both E1 receivers simultaneously. You can monitor traffic on a bulk rate or nx64 circuit. Separate E1 circuits results are provided for each receiver.

  • Page 44: Monitoring Traffic On Datacom Interfaces

    9 After you finish configuring the test settings, press the Home navigation key. 10 Connect the HST-3000 to the circuit. For more informa- tion, see the HST-3000 E1 Testing User’s Guide. 11 Press the Start soft key to start the test.
  • Page 45 4 Press the DATACOM soft key. The Datacom Settings menu appears. 5 Select a setting, and then specify the parameters. For details on the Datacom settings, see the HST-3000 Data Communications Testing User’s Guide. 6 Specify the frame header settings: a Press the FR HEADER soft key.

  • Page 46: Generating Traffic Loads

    You are monitoring frame relay traffic on a datacom interface. Generating traffic loads Using the HST-3000 and a SIM with the Frame Relay option, you can transmit and receive test frames over the circuit to test the integrity of the data link. The Frame Relay option...
  • Page 47 3 Press the DS1 soft key. The DS1 Settings menu appears. 4 Select a setting, and then specify the parameters. For details on the DS1 settings, see the HST-3000 T1 Testing User’s Guide. 5 Specify the frame load settings. See “Configuring the...
  • Page 48 11 After you finish configuring the test settings, press the Home navigation key. 12 Connect the HST to the circuit. For more information, see the HST-3000 T1 Testing User’s Guide. 13 To begin transmitting traffic, press the Restart soft key. HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...

  • Page 49: E1 Circuits

    To change the settings, do one of the following: – Navigate to the desired item by selecting the item number using the keypad – Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then press OK. HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...
  • Page 50 3 Press the INTERFACE soft key. The Interface Settings menu appears. 4 Select a setting, and then specify the parameters. For details on the E1 settings, see the HST-3000 E1 Testing User’s Guide. 5 Specify the frame load settings. See “Configuring the...

  • Page 51: Transmitting Traffic Over A Datacom Interface

    3 Press the DATACOM soft key. The Datacom Settings menu appears. 4 Select a setting, and then specify the parameters. For details on the Datacom settings, see the HST-3000 Data Communications Testing User’s Guide. 5 Specify the frame load settings. See “Configuring the...

  • Page 52: Transmitting Traffic Over The Dds Four-Wire Local Loop In

    1 Connect a SIM with DDS four-wire local loop testing capa- bility to the base unit, and then power on the HST-3000. For information about connecting a SIM and powering on the unit, see the HST-3000 Base Unit User’s Guide.
  • Page 53 4 Press the DDS soft key. The DDS Settings menu appears. 5 Select a setting, and then specify the parameters. For details on the DDS settings, see the HST-3000 DDS Local Loop Testing User’s Guide. 6 Specify the frame load settings. See “Configuring the...

  • Page 54: Connectivity Testing (Ping)

    You can only perform a ping test in Terminate mode. 4 Set the Load Type to Ping. See “Configuring the frame load settings” on page The available options on the FR Load Settings menu change to those for ping testing. HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...
  • Page 55 Lng Frm Rx Thresh Enter a value, from 5 to 9999 bytes, to indicate the long frame receive threshold. The HST will maintain a count of received frames that exceed the specified threshold. HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...

  • Page 56: Viewing Test Results

    3 Select a subcategory. The results for the category appear. 4 For other results, press the Display soft key, and then select a different category. For descriptions of test results, see “Test Results” on page HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...

  • Page 57: Saving And Printing Results

    Chapter 2 Frame Relay Testing Saving and printing results Saving and printing results For information about saving and printing test results, see the HST-3000 Base Unit User’s Guide. HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...
  • Page 58 Chapter 2 Frame Relay Testing Saving and printing results HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...

  • Page 59: Appendix A Test Results

    “Ping results” on page 47 – “LMI results” on page 48 – “DLCI list results” on page 49 – “Trace results” on page 50 – “Event Table results” on page 51 – “Event Histogram results” on page 51 HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...

  • Page 60: Frame Relay Results

    The average percentage of link utiliza- tion on the received channel since the start of the test. Calculated as total frame relay octets in frames (excluding flags, including overhead) ÷ total octets (idle and frame data) received. HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...
  • Page 61 (for example, the address field, the information field, and the FCS field). Max % Util The maximum percentage of link utili- zation on the received channel in any one second since the start of the test. HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...

  • Page 62: Link Results

    C/R bit. % DE Frm Rx Percentage of total frame relay frames with the DE bit set. % FECN Frm Rx Percentage of total frame relay frames with the FECN bit set. HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...
  • Page 63 Count of frame relay frames with FCS errors. Long Frm DLCI Count of frame relay frames exceeding the length specified as the long frame threshold. FECN Frms Rx Count of the frame relay frames with the FECN bit set. HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...
  • Page 64 Test Frm Rx Count of the total number of frame relay frames detected for the link. Thrput(bps) Rx The current received throughput, in bits per second, measured over the last second. HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...

  • Page 65: Ping Results

    Min Delay (ms) Minimum round trip delay, measured in milliseconds, since the start of the test. Tx Pings Count of transmitted ping packets since the last test restart. HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...

  • Page 66: Lmi Results

    LMI results Table 6 lists results in the LMI category. Table 6 LMI results Result Definition Message Count Count of LMI messages received since the start of the test (an incrementing count indicates a “heartbeat”). HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...

  • Page 67: Dlci List Results

    DLCI list results The DLCI list result shows the status of up to 150 data link connection identifiers in the test. HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...

  • Page 68: Trace Results

    (Verbose) or summarized (Simple) decode text in this cate- gory (see “Configuring the trace settings” on page 19). Figure 1 shows detailed decoded LMI text. Figure 1 Detailed LMI decode text HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...

  • Page 69: Event Table Results

    A histogram is a display or print output of test results in a bar graph format. Histograms enable you to quickly identify spikes and patterns of errors over a specific interval of time (seconds, minutes, or hours). HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...

  • Page 70: Event Histogram Results

    NOTE: When viewing a histogram, the left and right arrow keys can not be used to navigate through the other result cate- gories. Use the Display softkey to select and then view another category. HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...
  • Page 71 Bc — Committed Burst Size. minimum time interval Tc. The maximum amount of data (in bits) that the network agrees C/R — Command/Response to transfer, under normal condi- field bit. tions, during a time interval Tc. HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...

  • Page 72: Glossary

    The network American T3 designator. accepts only frames formatted specifically for frame relay; DSX — Digital System Cross- therefore, interface devices connect frame. acting as interfaces to a frame relay network must perform encapsulation. HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...
  • Page 73 A FRAD as the connection status mecha- may be a standalone device or it nism for frame relay service. may be embedded in a router, switch, multiplexer or similar device. HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...
  • Page 74 Establishing a call reply. Ping requests are typically by using the SVC signaling used to test connectivity. You protocol (Q.933) is comparable can transmit and respond to ping packets using the HST. HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...
  • Page 75 TNV — Telephone-network voltage. In ESF framing the yellow alarm is formed by repeatedly sending TTC — Transmission test cells. 8 ones followed by 8 zeros in the ESF data link. Tx — Transmitter or output. HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...
  • Page 76 Glossary HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...
  • Page 77 E1 testing xiii, Frame Relay testing xiii Configuration menus, accessing T1 testing xiii, Configuring frame headers frame loads LMI settings LMI trace Error LED test mode Event Histogram results Connectivity testing Event Table results HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...

  • Page 78: Index

    Status LEDs viewing trace results Support, technical Loading a test configuration Sync LED Loads, configuring T1/FT1 Managing test configurations monitoring traffic 23, deleting transmitting traffic 28, loading Table, event overwriting storing Technical assistance HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...
  • Page 79 User documentation monitoring traffic, Datacom base unit monitoring traffic, T1/FT1 23, Datacom testing xiii overview DDS Local Loop testing xiii test results 38–39, 41–52 E1 testing xiii Frame Relay Testing xiii HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...
  • Page 80 Index HST-3000 Frame Relay Testing User’s Guide...
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