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  • Page 1 DAG 3.7T Card User Manual 2.5.5r1...
  • Page 2 Endace Measurement Systems Limited EDM01.05-12r1 DAG 3.7T Card User Manual http://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 Endace Measurement Systems Limited EDM01.05-12r1 DAG 3.7T Card User Manual http://www.endace.com Typographical Conventions Used in this Document • Command-line examples suitable for entering at command prompts are displayed in mono-space courier font. Results generated by example command-lines are also displayed in mono-space courier font.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    3.5 Configuration Options Supported ................. 12 3.6 Inspect Interface Statistics..................... 15 3.7 Configuring HDLC Channels ..................16 3.7.1 Configuring DAG 3.7T Card for Receive and Transmit ........17 3.7.2 Timeslot Connection ['c'] ..................17 3.7.3 Delete Connection ['d'].................... 17 3.7.4 Hyper-channel Connection ['h'] ................17 3.7.5 Line Connection ['l']....................
  • Page 5 Endace Measurement Systems Limited EDM01.05-12r1 DAG 3.7T Card User Manual http://www.endace.com 5.2.2 Two Cards no Reference Time Synchronization ............ 31 5.2.3 Card with Reference Time Synchronization............32 5.3 Synchronization Connector Pin-outs................33 6.0 DATA FORMATS OVERVIEW..................35 6.1 Data Formats ......................... 35 6.1.1 Generic Variable Length Record ................

  • Page 6: Preface

    EDM01.05-12r1 DAG 3.7T Card User Manual http://www.endace.com 1.0 PREFACE The installation of the Endace DAG 3.7T card on a PC begins with Introduction installing the operating system and the Endace software. This is followed by fitting the card and connecting the ports.

  • Page 7: Dag 3.7T Card Product Description

    Endace Measurement Systems Limited EDM01.05-12r1 DAG 3.7T Card User Manual http://www.endace.com 1.2 DAG 3.7T Card Product Description The DAG 3.7T cards are PCI bus cards designed for cell and packet Description capture and generation on telecommunication networks. The card's key features include: •...

  • Page 8: Dag 3.7T Card Extended Functions

    EDM01.05-12r1 DAG 3.7T Card User Manual http://www.endace.com , continued 1.3 DAG 3.7T Architecture Figure 1-2 shows the DAG 3.7T Card major components and data flow. Figure Figure 1-2. DAG 3.7T Card Major Components and Data Flow. 1.4 DAG 3.7T Card Extended Functions The DAG 3.7T functionality can be extended in many ways.
  • Page 9 Endace Measurement Systems Limited EDM01.05-12r1 DAG 3.7T Card User Manual http://www.endace.com USE THIS SPACE FOR NOTES Copyright, all rights reserved. Version 6. 22 September 2005.

  • Page 10: Installing Dag 3.7T Card

    EDM01.05-12r1 DAG 3.7T Card User Manual http://www.endace.com 2.0 INSTALLING DAG 3.7T CARD A DAG 3.7T card can be installed in any free PCI slot. It is 5V tolerant Introduction and operates only in 32-bit 33MHz PCI mode. If placed into a slot rated for higher speeds the bus will automatically change to 33MHz, including any other devices sharing the bus.

  • Page 11: Dag 3.7T Card Port Connectors

    Use the connector on the bracket if the POD is to be used outside of the chassis Only one Pod may be connected to the DAG 3.7T card at a time. The DAG 3.7T Pod has the 16 RJ45 T1/E1 connectors. The pin-out is:...

  • Page 12: Confidence Testing

    • Reporting Problems 3.1 Interpreting DAG 3.7T Card LED Status The DAG 3.7T has 4 status LEDs with one blue, one red, one orange and Description one green. On the DAG 3.7T card the blue LED 1 for example displays when the FPGA is successfully programmed.

  • Page 13: Dag 3.7T Card Led Display Functions

    EDM01.05-12r1 DAG 3.7T Card User Manual http://www.endace.com 3.2 DAG 3.7T Card LED Display Functions The DAG 3.7T LED display functions indicate a number of process Description conditions. When the card is powered the blue LED 1 should be lit. Figure 3-2 shows the DAG 3.7T card without network connections.
  • Page 14 Follow these steps for the DAG 3.7T card capture session. Procedure Step 1. Connect Pod Connect the Pod to the DAG 3.7T using the supplied 68-pin VHDCI connector. Step 2. Connect Integrated Exar Octal T1/E1 Framers Using a correctly wired connector, connect the T1 or E1 line to an RJ45 socket on the Pod.

  • Page 15: Configuration In Wysycc Style

    Endace Measurement Systems Limited EDM01.05-12r1 DAG 3.7T Card User Manual http://www.endace.com , continued 3.3 DAG 3.7T Card Capture Sessions Procedure,continued dag@endace:~$ dagthree -d dag0 links 0-7 noreset E1 links 8-15 noreset E1 link 0 mode=29 rxpkts txpkts nofcl eql term120 b8zs/hdb3 E1...

  • Page 16: Card E1/T1 Mode Configuration

    Endace Measurement Systems Limited EDM01.05-12r1 DAG 3.7T Card User Manual http://www.endace.com 3.4.1 Card E1/T1 Mode Configuration If the DAG 3.7T card is configured for E1 mode, and T1 is required, type: Description dag@endace:~$ dagthree -d dag0 T1 links 0-7 noreset T1...

  • Page 17: Change Card Individual Port Settings

    Endace Measurement Systems Limited EDM01.05-12r1 DAG 3.7T Card User Manual http://www.endace.com 3.4.3 Change Card Individual Port Settings To change an individual port settings for the DAG 3.7T card, the Description “link=<port>” option is used: dag@endace:~$ dagthree -d dag0 link=0 term100 link=2 eql...
  • Page 18 Endace Measurement Systems Limited EDM01.05-12r1 DAG 3.7T Card User Manual http://www.endace.com , continued 3.5 Configuration Options Supported The following is the complete list of EXAR line modes.Mode is defined by Process the following parameters: Process Description Physical line E1 or T1 Signal attenuation <...
  • Page 19 Endace Measurement Systems Limited EDM01.05-12r1 DAG 3.7T Card User Manual http://www.endace.com , continued 3.5 Configuration Options Supported , continued Process Mode Type Transmit LBO Cable Coding T1 Long Haul/36dB 100Ω/ TP B8ZS T1 Long Haul/36dB -7.5dB 100Ω/ TP B8ZS T1 Long Haul/36dB -15dB 100Ω/ TP...

  • Page 20: Inspect Interface Statistics

    Endace Measurement Systems Limited EDM01.05-12r1 DAG 3.7T Card User Manual http://www.endace.com 3.6 Inspect Interface Statistics Once the card has been configured as expected, the interface statistics Description should be inspected to see if the interfaces are locked to the data stream.

  • Page 21: Configuring Hdlc Channels

    An alternative mode is to use the ‘ ’ option and preserve the channel definitions on the board and add the new channel definitions to them. tool can be used to configure the DAG 3.7T card if it is dagchan running HDLC firmware.

  • Page 22: Configuring Dag 3.7T Card For Receive And Transmit

    EDM01.05-12r1 DAG 3.7T Card User Manual http://www.endace.com 3.7.1 Configuring DAG 3.7T Card for Receive and Transmit Ensure the DAG 3.7T card has the appropriate transmit firmware image Description loaded. The DAG 3.7T does not support HDLC transmit in this release.

  • Page 23: Line Connection ['L']

    Endace Measurement Systems Limited EDM01.05-12r1 DAG 3.7T Card User Manual http://www.endace.com 3.7.5 Line Connection ['l'] A line connection is a connection which occupies all timeslots, full line Description rate for example, on 1 interface, but is not in RAW mode. This line would...

  • Page 24: Configuring Hdlc Raw Connections

    T1 or E1 frames for the same interface number as its connection ID. The Endace ERF record format definitions for Type 5 Multi-channel HDLC Frame Record and Type 6 Multi-Channel Raw Link Data Record are detailed in Chapter 6 of this document.

  • Page 25: Line Raw Connection ['Lr']

    Endace Measurement Systems Limited EDM01.05-12r1 DAG 3.7T Card User Manual http://www.endace.com 3.8.1 Line RAW Connection ['lr'] A line RAW connection with HDLC firmware is a connection which Description occupies all timeslots on 1 interface. This line would look like this:...

  • Page 26: Sub-Channel Raw Connection ['Sr']

    An alternative mode is to use the ‘ ’ option and preserve the channel definitions on the board and add the new channel definitions to them. tool can be used to configure the DAG 3.7T card if it is dagchan running ATM firmware.

  • Page 27: Configuring Dag 3.7T Card For Receive And Transmit

    Line Connection ['l'] • Sub-channel Connection ['s'] 3.9.1 Configuring DAG 3.7T Card for Receive and Transmit Ensure the DAG 3.7T card has the appropriate transmit firmware image Description loaded. 3.9.2 Timeslot Connection ['c'] A simple connection is a connection which occupies only one timeslot on Description one interface.

  • Page 28: Hyper-Channel Connection ['H']

    Endace Measurement Systems Limited EDM01.05-12r1 DAG 3.7T Card User Manual http://www.endace.com 3.9.4 Hyper-channel Connection ['h'] A hyper-channel connection is a connection which occupies 1 or more Description timeslots on 1 interface. This line would look like: h bit_offset ifc_num ts_num ts_num ts_num ...
  • Page 29 T1 or E1 frames for the same interface number as its connection ID. The Endace ERF record format definitions for Type 5 Multi-channel HDLC Frame Record and Type 6 Multi-Channel Raw Link Data Record are detailed in Chapter 6 of this document.

  • Page 30: Reporting Problems

    3.10 Reporting Problems If there are unresolved problems with a DAG card or supplied software, Description contact Endace Technical Support via the email address support@endace.com. Supplying sufficient information in an email enables effective response. The exact information available to users for trouble, cause and correction Problem analysis may be limited by nature of the problem.

  • Page 31: Running Data Capture Software

    FPGA image to each DAG card. For example, for HDLC capture with one DAG 3.7T card installed: drv/dagload tools/dagrom -rvp –d dag0 -f xilinx/dag37tpci-hdlc- erf.bit...

  • Page 32: High Load Performance

    Any loss is detected in-band by observing the Loss Counter field of lctr the Extensible Record Format [ERF]. The Endace ERF is detailed in Chapter 6 of this document. Continued on next page Copyright, all rights reserved. Version 6. 22 September 2005.
  • Page 33 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 3.7T card Windows operating system the upper limit is 32MB. In Debian Linux the amount of memory reserved is changed by editing...

  • Page 34: 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 35: Configuration Tool Usage

    Endace Measurement Systems Limited EDM01.05-12r1 DAG 3.7T Card User Manual http://www.endace.com 5.1 Configuration Tool Usage The DUCK is very flexible, and can be used in several ways, with or Description 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 36: Single Card No Reference Time Synchronization

    Endace Measurement Systems Limited EDM01.05-12r1 DAG 3.7T Card User Manual http://www.endace.com 5.2.1 Single Card no Reference Time Synchronization When a single card is used with no external reference, the card can be Description synchronized to the host PC’s clock. The clock in most PC’s is not very accurate by itself, but the DUCK drifts smoothly at the same rate as the PC clock.

  • Page 37: Card With Reference Time Synchronization

    This is derived directly from a reference source, or distributed through the Endace TDS 2 [Time Distribution Server] module which allows a number of DAG cards to use a single receiver. The process is facilitated using TDS 6 expansion units coupled like a daisy-chain to a TDS 2 module.

  • Page 38: Synchronization Connector Pin-Outs

    Endace Measurement Systems Limited EDM01.05-12r1 DAG 3.7T Card User Manual http://www.endace.com , continued 5.2.3 Card with Reference Time Synchronization For Linux and FreeBSD, when a synchronization source is connected, the Testing signal driver outputs some messages to the console and log file...
  • Page 39 Endace Measurement Systems Limited EDM01.05-12r1 DAG 3.7T Card User Manual http://www.endace.com , continued 5.3 Synchronization Connector Pin-outs Normally the GPS input should be connected to the A channel input, pins Out-pin 3 and 6. The DAG card can also output a synchronization pulse; used connections when synchronizing two DAG cards without a GPS input.

  • Page 40: Data Formats Overview

    Type 6 Multi-channel RAW Link Data Record • Type 7 Multi-channel ATM Cell Record 6.1.1 Generic Variable Length Record Endace DAG Network Measurement Interface Cards [NMICs] produce Description trace files in their own native format, the Extensible Record Format [ERF].
  • Page 41 Endace Measurement Systems Limited EDM01.05-12r1 DAG 3.7T Card User Manual http://www.endace.com , continued 6.1.1 Generic Variable Length Record An overview of the data format used is described in the following table. Data format Data Format Description type: This field contains an enumeration of the frame subtype.

  • Page 42: Type 5 Multi-Channel Hdlc Frame Record

    Endace Measurement Systems Limited EDM01.05-12r1 DAG 3.7T Card User Manual http://www.endace.com 6.1.2 Type 5 Multi-channel HDLC Frame Record The Type 5 Multi-channel HDLC Frame Record is the same as the normal Description ERF Types but capture interface is always zero.

  • Page 43: Type 6 Multi-Channel Raw Link Data Record

    Endace Measurement Systems Limited EDM01.05-12r1 DAG 3.7T Card User Manual http://www.endace.com 6.1.3 Type 6 Multi-channel RAW Link Data Record The Type 6 Multi-channel RAW Link Data Cell Record is the same as the Description normal ERF Types but capture interface is always zero.

  • Page 44: Type 7 Multi-Channel Atm Cell Record

    Endace Measurement Systems Limited EDM01.05-12r1 DAG 3.7T Card User Manual http://www.endace.com 6.1.4 Type 7 Multi-channel ATM Cell Record The Type 7 Multi-channel ATM Cell Record is the same as the normal Description ERF Types but capture interface is always zero.

  • Page 45: Type 8 Multi-Channel Raw Link Data Record

    Endace Measurement Systems Limited EDM01.05-12r1 DAG 3.7T Card User Manual http://www.endace.com 6.1.5 Type 8 Multi-channel RAW Link Data Record The Type 8 Multi-channel RAW Link Data Record is the same as the Description normal ERF Types but capture interface is always zero.

  • Page 46: Timestamps

    Endace Measurement Systems Limited EDM01.05-12r1 DAG 3.7T Card User Manual http://www.endace.com 6.2 Timestamps The ERF format incorporates a hardware generated timestamp of the Description packet’s arrival. The format of this timestamp is a single little-endian 64-bit fixed point number, representing seconds since midnight on the first of January 1970.

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