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  • Page 1 DAG 4.3GE Card User Manual...
  • Page 2 Endace Measurement Systems Ltd EDM01.05-01r1 DAG 4.3GE Card User Manual www.endace.com Leading Network Intelligence Copyright © 2005. Published by: ® Endace Measurement Systems Building 7 17 Lambie Drive PO Box 76802 Manukau City 1702 New Zealand Phone: +64 9 262 7260 Fax: +64 9 262 7261 support@endace.com...
  • Page 3 An example can be in more than one sentence. Results generated by example command-lines are also displayed in mono-space courier font. • The software version references such as 2.3.x, 2.4.x, 2.5.x are specific to Endace Measurement Systems and relate to Company software products only. Protection Against Harmful Interference When present on product this manual pertains to and indicated by product labelling, the statement "This device complies...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    3.2 Splitter Losses ....................... 10 4.0 CONFIDENCE TESTING....................11 4.1 Interpreting DAG 4.3GE Card LED Status..............11 4.2 DAG 4.3GE Card LED Display Functions ..............12 4.3 Configuration in WYSYCC Style................. 13 4.4 DAG 4.3GE Card Capture Session ................14 4.5 Inspect Interface Statistics.....................
  • Page 5 Endace Measurement Systems Ltd EDM01.05-01r1 DAG 4.3GE Card User Manual www.endace.com USE THIS SPACE FOR NOTES Copyright© All rights reserved Revision 6. 22 September 2005.

  • Page 6: Preface

    EDM01.05-01r1 DAG 4.3GE Card User Manual www.endace.com 1.0 PREFACE Introduction The installation of the Endace DAG 4.3GE card on a PC begins with installing the operating system and the Endace software. This is followed by fitting the card and connecting the ports. Viewing this This document, DAG 4.3GE Card User Manual is available on the...

  • Page 7: Dag 4.3Ge Card Product Description

    EDM01.05-01r1 DAG 4.3GE Card User Manual www.endace.com 1.2 DAG 4.3GE Card Product Description Description The DAG 4.3GE card is a PCI-X bus card designed for cell and packet capture and generation on Ethernet networks. Figure Figure 1-1 shows the DAG 4.3GE PCI-X card.

  • Page 8: Dag 4.3Ge Card Extended Functions

    Figure 1-2. DAG 4.3GE Card Major Components and Data Flow. 1.4 DAG 4.3GE Card Extended Functions Description The DAG 4.3GE card is equipped with a coprocessor connector which can be used with the optional Endace DAG Coprocessor as a data processing tool.

  • Page 9: Dag 4.3Ge Card System Requirements

    Endace Measurement Systems Ltd EDM01.05-01r1 DAG 4.3GE Card User Manual www.endace.com 1.5 DAG 4.3GE Card System Requirements Description The DAG 4.3GE card and associated data capture system minimum operating requirements are: • PC, at least Intel Xeon 1.8GHz or faster •...

  • Page 10: Installing Dag 4.3Ge Card

    2.0 INSTALLING DAG 4.3GE CARD Introduction The DAG 4.3GE card can be installed in any free PCI-X 1.0 slot. It will operate at 66, 100, or 133MHz PCI-X mode, however it will not operate correctly in 32 or 64-bit PCI slots.

  • Page 11: Dag 4.3Ge Card Port Connectors

    Ethernet network or telephone line. 2.4 Pluggable Optical Transceivers Description Some newer versions of the DAG 4.3GE cards are available with pluggable optics. To provide compatibility with the broadest possible range of optical parameters, Endace offers the industry standard Small Form-factor Pluggable [SFP] optical transceiver on the DAG 4.3GE card.
  • Page 12 Endace Measurement Systems Ltd EDM01.05-01r1 DAG 4.3GE Card User Manual www.endace.com 2.4 Pluggable Optical Transceivers , continued Figure Figure 2-1 shows the pluggable optical transceivers. Pluggable Optical Transceivers Figure 2-1. Pluggable Optical Transceivers. Copyright© All rights reserved Revision 6. 22 September 2005.
  • Page 13 Endace Measurement Systems Ltd EDM01.05-01r1 DAG 4.3GE Card User Manual www.endace.com USE THIS SPACE FOR NOTES Copyright© All rights reserved Revision 6. 22 September 2005.

  • Page 14: Setting Optical Power

    Description The optical power range depends on the particular device fitted on the DAG 4.3GE card. The DAG 4.3GE card is shipped fitted with two 1000baseSX FTRJ 8519F 850nm multi-mode short range optics modules by default. Optical power Optical power is measured in dBm – decibels relative to 1 mW where 10 measure dB is equivalent to a factor of 10 in power.

  • Page 15: Splitter Losses

    Endace Measurement Systems Ltd EDM01.05-01r1 DAG 4.3GE Card User Manual www.endace.com 3.2 Splitter Losses Description Splitters have the insertion losses marked on packaging or in accompanying documentation. • A 50:50 splitter will have an insertion loss of between 3 dB and 4 dB on each output •...

  • Page 16: Confidence Testing

    Description The DAG 4.3GE has 8 status LEDs, one coloured blue, three green, two orange, and two red. When a DAG 4.3GE series card is powered up the LED 1 should always come on. Figure Figure 4-1 shows the typical DAG 4.3GE status LED’s.

  • Page 17: Dag 4.3Ge Card Led Display Functions

    4.2 DAG 4.3GE Card LED Display Functions Description The function of the DAG 4.3GE card LED displays include indication of optical power status, packet capture activity, links on ports A and B, and PPS signals. Figure Figure 4-2 shows the correct LED state for DAG 4.3GE card without...

  • Page 18: Configuration In Wysycc Style

    Assign buffer memory to transmit and receive streams. Auto-negotiate The DAG 4.3GE can operate in one of two modes, nic and nonic. The nic mode assumes that the card is connected directly to a Gigabit Ethernet switch or card with a full-duplex cable, and the DAG will perform Gigabit Ethernet auto-negotiation.

  • Page 19: Dag 4.3Ge Card Capture Session

    4.4 DAG 4.3GE Card Capture Session Description A successful DAG 4.3GE card capture session is accomplished by checking receiver ports optical signal levels and checking the card has correctly detected the link. This is followed by configuring DAG for normal use.

  • Page 20: Inspect Interface Statistics

    133MHz 64-bit buf=32MB rxstreams=1 txstreams=1 mem=32:0 command always sets the DAG 4.3GE to nonic and noeql default mode. For Ethernet link auto-negotiation use default nic Step 4. Check Card is Locked to Data Stream.
  • Page 21 4.5 Inspect Interface Statistics , continued Description (continued) The following example shows the DAG 4.3GE in mode, with a Gigabit Ethernet router connected to port B via a full-duplex cable. Port A is unconnected. dag@endace:~$ dagfour –d dag0 –si...

  • Page 22: Reporting Problems

    4.6 Reporting Problems Description If there are unresolved problems with a DAG card or supplied software, contact Endace Technical Support via the email address support@endace.com. Supplying sufficient information in an email enables effective response. Problem The exact information available to users for trouble, cause and correction checklist analysis may be limited by nature of the problem.
  • Page 23 Endace Measurement Systems Ltd EDM01.05-01r1 DAG 4.3GE Card User Manual www.endace.com USE THIS SPACE FOR NOTES Copyright© All rights reserved Revision 6. 22 September 2005.

  • Page 24: Running Data Capture Software

    Endace Measurement Systems Ltd EDM01.05-01r1 DAG 4.3GE Card User Manual www.endace.com 5.0 RUNNING DATA CAPTURE SOFTWARE Introduction For a typical measurement session, ensure the driver is loaded, the firmware has been downloaded, and the card has been configured. In this chapter This chapter covers the following sections of information.
  • Page 25 Endace Measurement Systems Ltd EDM01.05-01r1 DAG 4.3GE Card User Manual www.endace.com 5.1 Starting Capture Session , continued Process (continued) Process Description Setting capture session Parameters are set with dagfour parameters The card can operate in two modes, variable length capture (...
  • Page 26 Endace Measurement Systems Ltd EDM01.05-01r1 DAG 4.3GE Card User Manual www.endace.com 5.1 Starting Capture Session , continued Process (continued) Process Description Disabling individual Each direction [A and B] can be individually ports. enabled and disabled for capture using dagfour. tools/dagfour –d dag0 disableb...

  • Page 27: High Load Performance

    Capture at OC-12/STM-4 (622Mbps) rates and above may require a larger buffer. 128MB or more is suggested for Linux/FreeBSD. For the DAG 4.3GE card Windows operating system the upper limit is 128MB. In Debian Linux the amount of memory reserved is changed by editing the...

  • Page 28: Dag 4.3Ge Card Packet Transmission Capabilities

    5.3 DAG 4.3GE Card Packet Transmission Capabilities Description The firmware included with the DAG 4.3GE card allows the DAG to transmit as well as receive packets, however the DAG does not appear as a network interface to the operating system.
  • Page 29 Endace Measurement Systems Ltd EDM01.05-01r1 DAG 4.3GE Card User Manual www.endace.com 5.3.1 DAG Packet Transmission , continued Process,continued Process Description Convert trace files. It is also possible to convert trace files that have been captured without the option. This align64 can be done with the command: dagconvert -v -i in.erf -o out.erf -A8...
  • Page 30 Endace Measurement Systems Ltd EDM01.05-01r1 DAG 4.3GE Card User Manual www.endace.com 5.3.1 DAG Packet Transmission , continued Process (continued) Process Description Configuring DAG card To configure a DAG card for transmission, for transmission. some memory must be allocated to a transmit stream.

  • Page 31: Inline Forwarding

    5.3.2 Inline Forwarding Description The DAG 4.3GE card can be used as an 'inline' device to receive, inspect, filter and forward packets between Port A and Port B. Process The following information describes the DAG 4.3GE card inline forwarding process.

  • Page 32: Synchronizing Clock Time

    Common synchronization sources include GPS or CDMA (Cellular telephone) time receivers. Endace produces the TDS 2 Time Distribution Server modules and the TDS 6 units that enable multiple DAG cards to be connected to a single GPS or CDMA unit.

  • Page 33: Configurations Tool Usage

    Endace Measurement Systems Ltd EDM01.05-01r1 DAG 4.3GE Card User Manual www.endace.com 6.1 Configurations Tool Usage Description The DUCK is very flexible, and can be used in several ways, with or without an external time reference source. It can accept synchronization from several input sources, and can also be made to drive its synchronization output from one of several sources.

  • Page 34: Time Synchronization Configurations

    Endace Measurement Systems Ltd EDM01.05-01r1 DAG 4.3GE Card User Manual www.endace.com 6.2 Time Synchronization Configurations Description The DUCK is very flexible, and can be used in several ways, with or without an external time reference source. The use includes a single card with no reference, two cards with no reference, and a card with reference.

  • Page 35: Two Cards No Reference Time Synchronization

    Endace Measurement Systems Ltd EDM01.05-01r1 DAG 4.3GE Card User Manual www.endace.com 6.2.2 Two Cards no Reference Time Synchronization Description When two DAG cards are used in a single host PC with no reference clock, the cards are to be synchronized in some way if timestamps between the two cards are to be compared.

  • Page 36: Card With Reference Time Synchronization

    [PPS] signal from external sources. sources This is derived directly from a reference source, or distributed through the Endace TDS 2 [Time Distribution Server] module which allows two DAG cards to use a single receiver. More cards can be accommodated by daisy-chaining TDS-6 expansion units to the TDS-2 unit, each providing outputs for an additional 6 DAG cards.
  • Page 37 Endace Measurement Systems Ltd EDM01.05-01r1 DAG 4.3GE Card User Manual www.endace.com 6.2.3 Card with Reference Time Synchronization , continued Using external To use an external clock reference source, the host PC’s clock must be reference accurate to UTC to within one second. This is used to initialise the source DUCK.

  • Page 38: Synchronization Connector Pin-Outs

    Endace Measurement Systems Ltd EDM01.05-01r1 DAG 4.3GE Card User Manual www.endace.com 6.3 Synchronization Connector Pin-outs Description DAG cards have an 8-pin RJ45 connector with two bi-directional RS422 differential circuits, A and B. The PPS signal is carried on circuit A, and the serial packet is connected to the B circuit.
  • Page 39 Endace Measurement Systems Ltd EDM01.05-01r1 DAG 4.3GE Card User Manual www.endace.com USE THIS SPACE FOR NOTES Copyright© All rights reserved Revision 6. 22 September 2005.

  • Page 40: Data Formats Overview

    • Timestamps 7.1 Data Formats Description The DAG 4.3GE uses the ERF Type 2 Ethernet Variable Length Record. Timestamps are in little-endian [Pentium native] byte order. All other fields are in big-endian [network] byte order. All payload data is captured as a byte stream, no byte re-ordering is applied.
  • Page 41 Endace Measurement Systems Ltd EDM01.05-01r1 DAG 4.3GE Card User Manual www.endace.com 7.1 Data Formats , continued Data Format Description flags: This byte is divided into 2 parts, the interface identifier, and the capture offset. 1-0: capture interface 0-3 2: varying record lengths present...

  • Page 42: Timestamps

    Endace Measurement Systems Ltd EDM01.05-01r1 DAG 4.3GE Card User Manual www.endace.com 7.1 Data Formats , continued Table Table 7-2 shows the Type 2 Ethernet variable length record. The diagram is not to scale. timestamp timestamp type:2 flags rlen lctr wlen...
  • Page 43 Endace Measurement Systems Ltd EDM01.05-01r1 DAG 4.3GE Card User Manual www.endace.com 7.2 Timestamps , continued Example code Here is some example code showing how a 64-bit ERF timestamp (erfts) can be converted into a struct timeval representation (tv). unsigned long long lts;...

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