Page 1 MTX150x User Manual Multi-Service Installation & Maintenance Test Set P/N D07-00-148P Rev. B00...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
MTX150X Connector Panel Hard Buttons and Interfaces Special Functions Touch-Screen Display Platform Screen Icons LEDs Home Menu and Screen Icons Mode/Port Selection Ethernet Setup Port Setup 100/1000Base-X and 100/1000Base-T Port Status Table of © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Contents...
Page 4 ARP Wiz ARP Setup ARP Result Ping Ping Testing Ping Setup Ping Results BERT BERT Setup Overview Header Settings Traffic Error Injection Starting/Stopping a BERT BERT Results Summary Errors Events Traffic Settings Table of © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Contents...
Page 5 Viewing and Managing Files Enabling To USB and From USB Functions Downloading Files To USB V-SAM Test Methodology Phase 1: Service Configuration Test Phase 2: Service Performance Test V-SAM Setup Header Settings Service Attributes Table of © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Contents...
Page 6 Downloading Files To USB Layer 4+ Applications TCP Protocol and Overview Layer 4+ Applications Configuration V-Perf Server/Client - Unidirectional Configuration and Results Bi-Directional Configuration and Results (VeEX Enhanced Testing Methodology Implementation) V-TEST V-FTP SyncE SyncE Setup Table of © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 7 Wander Measurements Setup Results Built-in MTIE & TDEV Analysis (Optional) TIE Results MTIE & TDEV Pass/Fail Analysis VeEX MTIE/TDEV Wander Analysis PC Software TIE Measurement Results MTIE & TDEV Analysis MTIE & TDEV Analysis Report in PDF ESMC SSM Setup...
Page 8 Alarms Service Disruption Test (SDT) (Throughput only) Events Traffic Distribution Overview Traffic Distribution Details - Frames Traffic Distribution - Traffic Type Frame Size Distribution Delay Signal RFC 2544 Loopback Common Functions Utilities Overview Table of © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Contents...
Page 9 Initiate an EZ Remote Session from the Test Set Connect to the Remote Test Set from a Computer, Tablet or Phone Save Test Results Access Remote Test Result Files Screen Shots File Management Table of © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Contents...
Page 10 Connecting an External OLTS Device Using OLS (Optical Light Source) Menu Setup and Measurements Results Web Browser Help Software Update Process Certifications and Declarations What is CE? RoHS ComplianceVeEX QUALITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY About VeEX Table of © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Contents...
Page 12: General Information
VeEX Inc., and to use it solely as intended and described in this manual. The purchaser is prohibited from copying, reverse engineering, decompiling, or disassembling the software. ...
Page 13: Warranty
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Page 14: Safety Information
General Safety Guidelines NEVER use any other charger (e.g., for NiCd, NiMH, or Li-ion) other than the one supplied by VeEX to charge the Li-Po batteries in this product. Only use chargers designed for Lithium Polymer (Li-Po) batteries.
Page 15: Lithium Polymer Battery Handling & Storage Advice
Never store a RC LiPo in a hot car fully charged for an extended period of time, this will cause dam- age. When storing batteries for extended periods, store at a half charged state. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Safety Information...
Page 16: Optical Connectors
ESD procedures and dissipate any electrostatic charge from your body and tools and the use proper grounding gear. Perform all work at a workplace that is protected against electrostatic build-up and discharging. Safety Information © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 17 Wear ESD protection and grounding gear when: Inserting, extracting, or handling test modules. Inserting or removing SFPs, XFPs, QSFPs, or CFPs from the platform. Connecting or disconnecting cables from modules or platform. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Safety Information...
Page 18: Introduction
Metro Ethernet links, Business services, Internet Access and other packet-base services up to 10 Gbps. Product Specifications The most recent product specifications can be downloaded from the product page of the VeEX Inc.website (www.veexinc.com). Introduction © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 20 1. Dual RJ45: 10/100/1000, 2.5G/5G, 10G BASE-T 2. Dual SFP+: 10GBASE-X, 1000BASE-X, 100BASE-FX 1/2/4GFC 3. SMA: External Reference Clock Input 4. TRS: 2.5mm: Headset jack (VoIP) 5. LEDs: Activity (P1, P2) 6. LEDs: Link (P1, P2) Basic Operation © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 21: Hard Buttons And Interfaces
C. Home: Returns the screen to the home menu. Pressing the Home key for 3 seconds puts the unit ins sleep mode. Once in Sleep Mode, press the Home key for 3 seconds to return to normal operation. More about sleep mode This is not full power shutdown. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Basic Operation...
Page 22 More about side buttons Side buttons on the left and right of the unit can reveal menus or other functions depending on the unit D. LED: Power ON and battery charge LED indicator Basic Operation © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 23: Special Functions
E. Micro-B USB: Use an USB-A OTG cable (included with purchase) to connect a USB to the micro-B USB port. The port supports memory drives and USB add-on devices such as fiberscopes. An optional Micro-B OTG to Ethernet adapter is also available for network connection. (only VeEX approved OTG to Ethernet Cables can be used) G.
Page 24: Touch-Screen Display
Clean the surface of the touch screen using a soft cloth and mild detergent only. Do not use alcohol. "Touch Screen Calibration" on page 242 for instructions on how to recalibrate the touch-screen. Basic Operation © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 25: Platform Screen Icons
Fiberscope: Indicates that a fiberscope is connected to the unit. Tap the icon to go to the Fiber- scope application. LEDs Soft LEDS are supported on several test modes: Single Port LED Status Lights © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Basic Operation...
Page 26 Yellow: An error or alarm was detected during the measurement interval but is no longer present or active Grey: Status not applicable or the test has not begun yet For test modes that support dual ports, P1 and P2 indicates the port in operation. Basic Operation © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 27: Home Menu And Screen Icons
Test mode, test port(s), and network settings are required prior to performing any measurements or applic- ations. Ethernet test modes are accessed by selecting the Test Application button . Tap on a technology group then select a test interface. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Basic Operation...
Page 28 Turning the Laser On Activates the 2G Test Port for Fiber Channel Toggle between Port 1 and Port 2 by tapping on the slider button. Toggle between Port 1 and Port 2 Basic Operation © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 29: Ethernet
Port Setup Port setup or test interface configurations are accessed via the Setup menu located on the Home page. The available configuration settings depend on the interface selected in the Test Mode selection. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 30: 100/1000Base-X And 100/1000Base-T Port
When flow control is Off, the test set ignores all incoming pause frames from the link partner and continues transmitting at the configured transmit rate Clock Offset (1000 Mbps only): The frequency may be offset in parts per million Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 31: Status
Status tab for 10/100/1000Base-T The Status tab lists current port settings. Please note that the Status tab is only available if a fiber port option is selected from the Test Port Selection menu. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 32: 10 Ge Port
Mode: Manual, timed, or auto mode are available. Manual mode: Starts and stops the measurements manually. Timed mode: Defines the duration of the test; after the test is started, the test will run for the configured duration and stop automatically. Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 33 Gratuitous ARP: ON or OFF. If set to ON, a gratuitous ARP is performed. When the test port has an IP connection, an ARP request will be transmitted at regular intervals to keep the router/gateway © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 34: Mx Discover And Control Settings
If using OAM Discover, it is unnecessary to assign an IP address to the local or remote unit. Using MX Discover MX Discover enables the test set to discover other VeEX VePal test sets and devices with an assigned IP address on the same subnet.
Page 35: Loop Control
MX Discovered: Lists MX discovered devices. Select from the list of discovered devices to loop up/- down User Defined: Input the destination IP address of the far-end device X-Loop: Loops non-VeEX networking equipment. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 36: Ip Connection
Port setup and IP connection are required prior to performing the following Ethernet applications: Ping, Trace Route, Web/FTP, ARP Wiz, VoIP, IPTV testing, and 1388v2 (except Layer 2). Tap IP from the Ethernet home menu to access Port and IP settings. Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 37: Setup
ID: VLAN ID. Enter value 0 to 4095. Pri: VLAN priority 0 to 7. DNS: Selecting Manual DNS opens another menu. Select from Off, Primary, or Primary & Sec- ondary. Enter the Primary and/or Secondary DNS if required. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 38: Ipv4 Or Ipv6
Gateway and DNS: Enable/Disable. Enables entering the Gateway and DNS. VLAN: Off, 1 Tag, 2 Tags. For each VLAN tag, enter the following: ID: VLAN ID. Enter value 0 to 4095. Pri: VLAN priority 0 to 7. Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 39: Status
Trace Route is a common method used to find the route to the destination IP address or URL. It is often used to identify routing problems and unreachable destinations. All the remote IP addresses and their response times are displayed indicating possible network congestion points. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 40: Trace Route Setup
Time Out: Enter the maximum time allowed between an ICMP echo and response at each hop Max Hop: Enter the maximum number of network devices the packet is allowed to transit Once the parameters are configured, press Start to begin the test. Trace Route - Results Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 41: Results
Profile: Default, Delete, Save, or Save As... Start IP: Starting IP Address. End IP: Ending IP Address. Time Out(s): Range from 1-99 seconds. Input using the numeric keypad. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 42: Arp Result
Ping is a popular computer network tool used to test whether a particular host is reachable across an IP net- work. A ping is performed by sending an echo request or ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) to the echo response replies. Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 43: Ping Setup
ICMP ping and echo response. Once the parameters are configured, press Start to begin the test. Ping Results Pressing Ping will take you to the Result tab and start the Ping test. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 44: Bert
Max: The maximum time recorded for a Ping request to be answered. Min: The minimum time recorded for a Ping request to be answered. BERT BERT Setup Tap on Advanced Tools (Home Menu) > BERT icon to access BER testing features. Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 45: Overview
IP Address: A default or user configured IP address is added to the frame UDP or TCP Address: A user defined source and destination port address is added to the frame © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 46: Header Settings
10GE port for all Ethernet tests (Layer 2,3 and 4) - BERT, RFC2544, Throughput, V-SAM. Tap the PBB or MPLS-TP block to configure the settings. All fields are configurable Backbone MAC Source Backbone MAC Destination Ethernet Type I-SID Backbone VLAN ID, Priority, Type MPLS-TP: Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 47 Options are Layer 1 Unframed, Layer 1 Framed, Layer 2, Layer 3, and Layer 4 Frame Type: Select the Ethernet frame type for Layer 2 or Layer 3 802.3 Raw (IEEE 802.3 frame without LLC) - Not available when Layer 3 is selected © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 48 This brings up the configuration screens for all the header fields. MAC Header Tab: MAC Source: Use the default source address of the test set or configure a new or different address. Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 49 8137-IPX (Novell IPX) 814C-SNMP 8847-MPLS unicast 8848-MPLS multicast 86DD (Internet Protocol, Version 6 [IPv6]) - Future Release Tap on Mac Source, ARP, and ARP Gateway buttons to populate the fields with default test port settings. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 50 It indicates the frame priority level from 0 (lowest) to 7 (highest), which can be used to prioritize different classes of traffic (voice, video, data, etc.). Type: The following selections are possible: 8100 (IEEE 802.1Q tagged frame) 88a8 (IEEE 802.1ad Provider Bridging) Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 51 VLAN IDs will be incremented by 1 until it reaches the number of times entered in the flood range. IEEE 802.1Q VLAN Tag in an Ethernet Frame BERT Setup - VLAN Tag configuration (Layer 3) © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 52 BERT Setup - MPLS label configuration IP Tab: In the IP tab the user must configure the destination IP address and source address. The user may also configure the following IP header fields: Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 53 The fragment offset field, measured in units of eight-byte blocks, is 13 bits long and specifies the offset of a particular fragment relative to the beginning of the original unfragmented IP datagram. Protocol field: UDP (0x11), TCP (0x06), User Defined. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 54 2^11 -1 (2047 bit pattern primarily intended for error and jitter measurements on circuits operating at bit rates of 64 kbps and N x 64 kbps) Fixed: All 0s or All 1s User Defined pattern: Length depends on size of frame Inversion: Normal or inverted Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 55 Allows the user to filter incoming streams. When checked, the incoming traffic flows not matching these criteria will not be considered for these results. MAC Destination address MAC Source address VLAN VLAN Priority VLAN Eligible Frame Type Type of Service Protocol Type © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 56: Traffic
BERT Setup - RX Filter selection Traffic Traffic tab: The following Traffic statistics are displayed: Frame type: Test and non-test frames Traffic type: Layer 2 and Layer 3 Unicast, Broadcast, and Multicast frame percentage Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 57 Test frames VLAN tagged frames Q-in-Q VLAN stacked frames Non-test frames Transmitted (TX) frames: Total frame - Total # frames transmitted Pause frames: Total number of transmitted and received Ethernet pause flow-control frames © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 58 Layer 2 Multicast frames: Number of Multicast frames received without FCS errors. BERT Results - Traffic Type Frame Size tab: The following Frame distribution statistics are displayed in Count (#) and Percentage (%): < 64 bytes frames 64-127 byte frames Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 59: Error Injection
512 ns. For example, if pause time is set to 1000, the pause duration will be set to 1000x512 ns. Injection Flow: The error injection flow determines how the selected errors will be injected. Select a single error injection or specific count. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 60: Starting/Stopping A Bert
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. Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 61: Bert Results
Utilization: % of Line Rate. For example, if we transmit 100Mbps on a 1Gbps interface then the util- ization value is 10% (or 100Mbps) of the total link capacity (or Line Rate). Number of bytes Pause Frames: Total number of transmitted and received ethernet pause flow-control frames. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 62: Errors
IP Checksum (Layer 3 only) Jabber frames: Number of received frames larger than 1318 bytes containing an invalid FCS Runt frames: Number of received frames smaller than 64 bytes containing an invalid FCS Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 63: Events
Single Burst: Configure the number of frames to be transmitted in the burst along with the bandwidth. For example, if 100000 frames are transmitted at 12.5% of bandwidth, on a 1Gbps line, 100000 frames will transmit at a rate of 125Mbps and then the burst will stop. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 64: Rates
Rates tab: Rate statistics are displayed in a graph format. Tap on either gauge to see rate details in table form. The table shows transmitted (Tx) and received (Rx) current, minimum, maximum and average frame rates (FPS) and Data Rates (Mbps). Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 65: Delay
Delay Delay tab: Delay measures the interpacket gap, start of the frame, and preamble duration. Frame arrival stat- istics are displayed in tabular format: Current Minimum Maximum Variation (Current) - Interframe delay variation © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 66: Alarms
BERT Results - Alarms Signal The Signal tab (fiber ports only) displays the optical level measured by the SFP or XFP transceiver. Signal (Page 1) displays the level measurement in dBm for the optical signal. Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 67 Optical Wavelength. Tap on the Decode button to view additional information on SFP optics. BERT Results - Signal (Page 2) Signal (Page 3) Displays the received signal frequency and offset measured and performed on the optical interface (SFP). © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 68: Rfc 2544 Conformance Testing
The following settings must be configured prior to RFC 2544 testing: Test layer (Layer 2, 3, & 4) Frame header (PBB, MAC, VLAN, IP, UDP, and Data) Test frames selection Pass/fail thresholds (optional) Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 69: Setup - Standard Mode
With the exception of the Data tab, RFC 2544 Header setup options are identical to the setups described in the BERT application. See BERT "Header Settings " on page 46 RFC 2544 Setup Profile Encapsulation Type Test © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 70: Frame Settings
VLAN MPLS MAC, VLAN, MPLS, IP, and Test Pattern Configurations MAC Header Tab Data Tab: No payload selection is possible. The payload area is populated with a VeEX signature field and other proprietary data. RX Filter Tab VLAN Tab MPLS Tab...
Page 71: Threshold Settings
Press the back button to return to the frames screen. The new custom frame size is displayed (it can be enabled or disabled as needed). RFC 2544 Setup - Frame Settings Threshold Settings Threshold tab © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 72: Throughput, Latency, Frame Loss, And Burst Settings
Throughput rate: Throughput test will be performed at the specified maximum rate. Maximum Rate: Up to 100% of the negotiated line rate. The default value is 100%. This is the maximum transmit rate to perform the throughput test for each test frame size. Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 73 If the frame loss count stays below the configured Frame Loss limit, the throughput rate search will stop, otherwise the throughput rate search will continue to the next step. RFC 2544 Setup - Throughput Settings Latency tab: © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 74 This is the amount of times that the latency test will be repeated for each test frame size. Jitter Test: Coupled or Uncoupled. Coupled will run the jitter test at the same time as the latency test. RFC 2544 Setup - Latency Settings Frame Loss tab: Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 75 Duration: Selectable in the range 5 to 999 seconds. The default value is 20 seconds. The duration is the amount of time the throughput test is run for, for each frame size at a given rate. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 76 This is the duration of the first burst. Maximum Duration: Selectable up to 999 seconds. The default value is 20 seconds. This is the duration of the second burst, which must be greater than Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 77: Starting/Stopping A Rfc 2544 Measurement
The following are two scenarios of how to prepare and start the unit for RFC 2544 testing. If testing on the fiber ports, make sure the LASER is turned On before starting the test. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 78: Results - Standard Mode
For the burst test, the results can be viewed in summary table format or test log format. Status tab The status of each test is displayed including a stamped log of each test. Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 79 Utilization: % of Line Rate. For example, if we transmit 100Mbps on a 1Gbps interface then the util- ization value is 10% (or 100Mbps) of the total link capacity (or Line Rate). Total Frames Bad Frames Pause Frames: Total number of transmitted and received ethernet pause flow-control frames. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 80 Signal tab for the BERT application. Refer to Signal from the BERT section for more information. RFC 2544 Results - Signal (Page 1) Events tab A time stamped log of each test is displayed. Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 81 Tx(%): Percentage of test frames transmitted by the unit Rx(%): Percentage of test frames received by the unit Thresholds: Pass/Fail test status determined by test criteria set in the Threshold tab RFC 2544 Results - Throughput (Tx Graphical) © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 82 Graphical: Latency results displayed in line graph form (Latency [us] vs Frame size [bytes]). Summary and Test log tables display: Byte size Latency (us): Round trip delay latency. Rate (%): Percentage of frames transmitted. Data rate used for latency test. Pass/Fail test status. Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 85 Graphical: Frame Loss displayed in line graph form (Frame size [bytes] vs Rate [%]). Tap on the Graphical Type drop-down menu on the right to view the graph legend. RFC 2544 Results - Frame Loss (Summary) RFC 2544 Results - Frame Loss (Graphical) © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 86 Summary table: Displays Average Frame Count received for each test frame length Test log table: Displays Average Frame Count and Duration (seconds) for each test frame length RFC 2544 Results - Burstability (Summary) Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 87: Saving Rfc 2544 Results
At the top of the screen, tap the green buttons for view options. Column: Hides/shows selected columns Show All: Shows all columns Advanced: Search for a specific file using advanced search terms © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 88 Exports (backup) all selected test results, test profiles and screenshots stored to an attached USB Memory Stick. The included On-The-Go (OTG) micro-B USB to USB- A adapter cable is required for the USB memory stick. Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 89: Advanced Sla Mode
QoS levels, simulating different service applications is now realized. The Advanced RFC 2544 SLA mode provides detailed visibility of the test parameters for each of the traffic streams being measured, providing an efficient in-depth qualification in a fast and automated way. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 90 RFC 2544 Test Stream (%): This is the max rate set in frame loss. Background Stream # (%): Allocated Bandwidth per Stream. The total bandwidth for all streams cannot exceed 100%. Total (%): Sum of all stream rates in %. Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 91 10k bytes. BW (Transmit Bandwidth): Configure the transmit rate for the stream. The bandwidth allocation per stream is already configured in the General Settings tab, but can be modified in this screen as well. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 92 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 Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 93: Background Results - Advanced Sla Mode
If the unit is in Advanced SLA mode, the RFC 2544 test runs simultaneously with the background. Background Results - Advanced SLA Mode Background Results - Global © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 94: Peer-To-Peer And Asymmetric Testing
The user first configures the test setup in the local unit. Once initiated, the local unit transfers the setup information to the remote unit via the line under test. Upon completion, the remote Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 95: Asymmetric Testing Setup
Step 2-7: Make the following selections for the Controller and Remote units: Layer, IP Address, Sub- net, Gateway, and VLAN tags. Tap on the white fields to edit options. Use the alphanumeric key- board to input parameters and press Apply to save edits. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 96 Controller - Step 8 Steps 9-12: Set up and enable/disable tests for the Local unit. Step 9: Local Throughput testing setup. See the Throughput section for a description of menu options. Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 97: Unit As Responder Setup Process
Step 0-2: Tap on the white fields to setup the Local unit's IP Address, Subnet, and Gateway. Tap on Next to setup VLAN tags using the drop-down menu. Step 3: Review configuration selections. The option to Start testing or Reconfigure test settings becomes available. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 98: Rfc 2544 Local And Remote Test Setup
RFC 2544 Local and Remote Test Setup RFC 2544 Test setup for the local and remote unit is available in the Setup tab. Refer to "Setup - Standard Mode " on page 69 for more information. Local Setup Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 99: Test Results
At the top of the screen, tap the green buttons for view options. Column: Hides/shows selected columns Show All: Shows all columns Advanced: Search for a specific file using advanced search terms © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 100: Viewing And Managing Files
Exports (backup) all selected test results, test profiles and screenshots stored to an attached USB Memory Stick. The included On-The-Go (OTG) micro-B USB to USB- A adapter cable is required for the USB memory stick. Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 101: Enabling To Usb And From Usb Functions
Bluetooth (BT) File Transfer requires a compatible USB dongle. V-SAM V-SAM (VeEX Service Activation Methodology) is an automated Ethernet service activation test feature con- forming to the ITU-T Y.1564 standard, created to address and solve the deficiencies of RFC 2544: RFC 2544 was limited to test at the maximum throughput line rate for a single service.
Page 102: Test Methodology
Phase 2: Service Performance test: The services running on the same line are tested sim- ultaneously over an extended period of time, to verify network robustness. Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 103: Phase 1: Service Configuration Test
CIR (minus the margin allowed by the FLR) but does not exceed the allowed CIR+EIR. At this time, the Committed Burst Size (CBS) and Excess Burst Size (EBS) tests are considered experimental and not an integral part of the standard. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 104: Phase 2: Service Performance Test
"Service Attributes " on page 109section for more information. Service Configuration Test: Enable or Disable the configuration test. Service Performance Test: Enable or Disable the performance test. Service Configuration and Performance Tests can be enabled independently. Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 105 Tap on the box to remove the check and cancel the test for that service. V-SAM - Setup - General (Page 1) V-SAM - Setup - General (Page 2) CIR Test Configuration © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 106: Header Settings
For EMIX (1GE only): The default value is abceg. Tap the zoom (magnifying glass) icon to define other values. Select the values from the drop down lists on the next screen. Any EMIX configuration of 5 frames is allowed. Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 107 LSP, PW, CW After making changes, tap Apply to All, for MPLS-TP configuration. Unless otherwise noted, the Frame Header and related setups are identical to the setups described in "Header Settings " on page 46. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 109: Service Attributes
CIR + EIR will be dropped when it enters the carrier's network. Tap on the box to enter a rate. EIR is expressed in terms IR Mbps or ULR Mbps. Select a term to express EIR or select Disable to © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 110 Tap on the box to remove the check and cancel the test for that service. Service Acceptance Parameters The user establishes Pass/Fail test criteria for the following Service Acceptance Criteria. Values define the min- imum requirements to ensure that the service meets the Service Level Agreement (SLA): Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 111 100. The user can also choose to Disable the AVAIL threshold evaluation. AVAIL will be measured anyway but the value will not contribute toward passing or failing the service. Copying Services Copying Services © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 112 Upon completion, the remote unit transfers the test results back to the local unit, enabling the user to read the results for both directions of the link on the local unit. Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 113 Step 2-7: Make the following selections for the Controller and Remote units: Layer, IP Address, Sub- net, Gateway, and VLAN tags. Tap on the white fields to edit options. Use the alphanumeric key- board to input parameters and press Apply to save edits. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 114 Step 9: Local Throughput testing setup. See the Throughput section for a description of menu options. Step 10: Local Frame Loss testing setup. See the Frame Loss section for a description of menu options. Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 115 Step 0-2: Tap on the white fields to setup the Local unit's IP Address, Subnet, and Gateway. Tap on Next to setup VLAN tags using the drop-down menu. Step 3: Review configuration selections. The option to Start testing or Reconfigure test settings becomes available. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 116 RFC 2544 Local and Remote Test Setup RFC 2544 Test setup for the local and remote unit is available in the Setup tab. Refer to "Setup - Standard Mode " on page 69 for more information. Local Setup Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 117 At the top of the screen, tap the green buttons for view options. Column: Hides/shows selected columns Show All: Shows all columns Advanced: Search for a specific file using advanced search terms © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 118 Exports (backup) all selected test results, test profiles and screenshots stored to an attached USB Memory Stick. The included On-The-Go (OTG) micro-B USB to USB- A adapter cable is required for the USB memory stick. Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 119 3. When all files have been copied to the USB, tap the folder icon (top-right corner) and select Remove USB Drive to make sure all cached data is transferred to the USB drive, especially when trans- ferring small files. Bluetooth (BT) File Transfer requires a compatible USB dongle. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 120: Results
FTD: Measures the time that the frames can take to travel from source to destination. FDV: Measures the frame jitter. Frame Loss Count: Counts the number of lost frames. Frame Loss Ratio: Ratio of lost frames to the total transmitted frames. Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 121 Policing Test - Service 1 Policing test: The test passes if the received traffic rate is at least at the CIR (minus the margin allowed by the FLR) but does not exceed the allowed CIR+EIR. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 122 Loss Ratio (%), Availability, and Errored Frame Count. Pass/Fail/Pending status of each test is displayed on the top of each table. IR Mbps, FTD, FDV, Frame Loss Count, Frame Loss Ratio (%) definitions are listed in the Con- figuration Test section. Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 123 Signal tab: The Signal tab (fiber ports only) displays the optical level measured by the SFP transceiver. The RFC 2544 Signal tab is identical to the Signal tab for the BERT application. Refer to Signal from the BERT sec- tion for more information. Perf. Tests - Summary © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 124: Throughput Testing (Multiple Streams)
"BERT" on page 44 section. The following parameters must be configured prior to performing a Through- put test: Number of streams (See General Settings below) Bandwidth per stream (See General Settings below) Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 125: Ping Testing
Ping is a popular computer network tool used to test whether a particular host is reachable across an IP net- work. A ping is performed by sending an echo request or ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) to the echo response replies. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 126: Ping Setup
ICMP ping and echo response. Once the parameters are configured, press Start to begin the test. Ping Results Pressing Ping will take you to the Result tab and start the Ping test. Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 127: Arp Setup
ARP is defined in RFC826. ARP Setup Configure the following parameters and press Start. The test will continue to run until Stop is pressed. A fin- ished status indication will display when the test finishes. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 128: Arp Result
IP address, a FAILED status is displayed. ARP Wiz uses the ARP protocol and can only work within the same subnet as the IP address provided to the test set in IP Status Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 129: General Throughput Settings (Global Configuration)
Stream #: Allocated Bandwidth per Stream: The total bandwidth for all streams cannot exceed 100%. Total (%): Sum of all stream rates in %. Stream TX Start: Coupled or Separated. Configures how the measurements are started for multiple streams. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 130 Round Trip Delay should only be enabled when running the test to a remote loopback. Histogram: Enable / Disable Sampling Period: 1sec, 10secs, 30secs, 1min, 10min, 30min, 1hr. Defines how often the RTD (round trip delay) measurement is evaluated against the RTD threshold. Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 131 Throughput Setup - General Settings(Page 2). Multiple Streams All streams are configured for the same test layer - if Layer 2 is selected, all streams will be Layer 2 traffic. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 132: Mx Discover And Control Settings
If using OAM Discover, it is unnecessary to assign an IP address to the local or remote unit. Using MX Discover MX Discover enables the test set to discover other VeEX VePal test sets and devices with an assigned IP address on the same subnet.
Page 133: Loop Control
MX Discovered: Lists MX discovered devices. Select from the list of discovered devices to loop up/- down User Defined: Input the destination IP address of the far-end device X-Loop: Loops non-VeEX networking equipment. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 134: Per Stream Configurations
MAC, VLAN, MPLS, IP, and test pattern configurations Traffic Settings Error Injection Settings for each stream can be setup by selecting the Stream # from the drop-down menu. For information on header configuration refer to "Header Settings " on page 46. Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 136: Summary
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. Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 137: Throughput Results
The Global results pages displays measurements for all traffic streams as well as non test traffic. The Stream Summary screen displays: Stream number (#) Total received bandwidth per stream Errors/alarms associated with the stream Quality of Service (QoS) performance verification associated with each stream © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 138 1/1000 IPER > > 1/1,000,000 AND > > 1/1,000,000 AND 1/1,000,000 ≤ 1/10,000 1/1,000,000 ≤ 1/10,000 AND ≤ AND ≤ 1/10,000 1/10,000 IP Network QoS Class Definitions and Network Performance Objectives (Classes 4-7) Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 139 Overhead) * Line Rate % (in Mbps). Data Rate: Payload / (Payload + Total Overhead) * Line Rate %. Total # of frames, bad frames, and pause frames. Throughput Results - Global Aggregate © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 140 Max (ppm): Indicates the difference between the standard rate and the maximum deviation detec- ted in the input signal. The Global Errors screen displays the Current and Total error count of all streams: Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 141 The Global Alarms screen displays the Current and Total alarm count of all streams: LOS: Loss of Signal LOSync: Loss synchronization Service disruption associated with loss of signal: Current: Duration of the current service disruption Total: Total accumulated duration of the service disruptions © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 142 PCS-LOBL: PCS Loss of Block Lock Throughput Results - Global Alarms The Global Events screen displays the Time, Event Type, Number of Events, and Test Type. Throughput Results - Global Events The Global Traffic screen displays: Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 143 Total frames Test frames VLAN tagged frames Q-in-Q VLAN stacked frames Non-test frames Transmitted (TX) frames: Total frame - Total # frames transmitted Pause frames: Total number of transmitted and received Ethernet pause flow-control frames © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 144: Per Stream Results
512-1023 byte frames 1024-1279 byte frames 1280-1518 byte frames > 1518 byte frames - Jumbo frames Per Stream Results The Per Stream tab displays the same type of statistics as seen in Global Results. Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 145 Throughput Results - Summary per Stream The Per Stream Errors screen displays the Current and Total error count of each stream. Bit: Indicates errors related to test pattern (Bit Error or LSS [Pattern Loss]) BER: Bit Error Ratio © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 146 Last: Last SDT measured during the test. Min/Max: Minimum and maximum SDT measured during the test. No. of Occurrences: Number of service disruption events (SDTs). No. of SDT Violations: Number of instances the SDT threshold was met or exceeded. Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 147 The Per Stream Traffic screen displays the frame type and frame size distribution pertaining to each stream. Throughput Results - Traffic per Stream The Per Stream Delay screen displays the frame delay information pertaining to each stream. The Histogram shows the sampling points for the delay. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 149: Saving Throughput (Multiple Streams) Results
Access the File Manager by selecting Utilities > Files > Saved in the left panel of the platform menu. Files can be viewed, edited, or exported to a USB dongle, Windows PC, SD card, or a PDF file (using a FAT32 USB © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 150: Viewing And Managing Files
Use the options at the bottom of the screen to manage selected file(s). Opens the selected test report (one). Closes the current test report and goes back to the File Manager. Deletes all unlocked test reports that are selected with checkmarks. Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 151: Enabling To Usb And From Usb Functions
2. Tap the To USB button to initiate the file transfer procedure and wait for the progress bar to finish. Original files won’t be deleted from the test set. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 152: Layer 4+ Applications
Fundamental TCP parameters are the ideal TCP Window Size and Throughput. The complete list of relevant measurements include: TCP Window Size TCP Throughput Number of Connections Established Download Time File Transfer Size Retransmits Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 153 (client and server). A 3-way handshake procedure is used to establish connection. When a connection is established, the data transfer can start. TCP uses sequence numbers to reassemble data and verify that no data has been lost. TCP uses the Window mechanism for Flow Control: © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 154 RFC 6349 is a practical testing methodology consisting of 4 different steps for measuring end to end TCP Throughput and Performance in a managed IP network. Step 1Max MTU Search: Search for the maximum packet length that can be sent through the network without segmentation. Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 155 TCP Bandwidth Delay Product is the theoretical maximum of data that can be transmitted based on network delay and throughput rate. BDP (Bytes) = Link Bandwidth (bps) x RTT (s)/8 To completely occupy the available bandwidth the Window size must be set to the BDP value. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 156 RTT. A large RTT Buffer delay indicates that the network is experiencing congestion and that segments are being delayed. Buffer Delay = Average RTT – Baseline RTT/Average RTT x 100 Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 157: Layer 4+ Applications Configuration
2. For testing on SFP ports, turn the laser on. 3. Tap the IP icon. Configure a static IP address for testing. If you are in an environment that supports DHCP, select DHCP from the IP Address menu, then tap Connect. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 158: V-Perf
The V-Perf test suite consists of the full TCP Throughput test Compliant with RFC6349 (Test Set to Test Set only) and also the original stateful TCP testing to iPerf/iPerf3 server or to our V-Probe. Stateful TCP Test up to 10GE line rate TCP Client/Server and Bi-Directional modes Compatible with iPerf Client/Server Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 159: Server/Client - Unidirectional Configuration And Results
Server/Client - Unidirectional Configuration and Results 1. After loading the Layer 4+ Application, set one test set as a Server from TCP Mode. Press Start. Test Set #1 - V-Perf Setup - Server © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 160 Bandwidth, and Window Size options are also on Page Test Set #2 - V-Perf Setup - Client 3. Connect the two test sets to the Near End (NE). Press Start on the Client unit. Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 161 The Status tab displays test progress and pass/fail results for MTU Search, RTT Search, and TCP Test. Summary: Global Client - Results - Summary The Summary tab displays test progress and pass/fail results for RFC 6349 measurements. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 162 Display all window sizes on one graph or individual window sizes using the drop-down menu. View the legend for each color-code line measurement with Lines Color. MTU and RTT: Global MTU and RTT measurements are displayed in their respective tabs. Client - Results - MTU Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 163 Server - Results - Status Summary Results The Summary tab displays information on the current session and the RFC-6349 key performance indicators. Summary results per stream are viewable in the Per Stream tab. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 164: Bi-Directional Configuration And Results (Veex Enhanced Testing Methodology Implementation)
Server Results - Summary Bi-Directional Configuration and Results (VeEX Enhanced Testing Methodology Imple- mentation) The Bi-Directional TCP testing methodology is unique as it allows two separate tests to run simultaneously on the same link in different directions. Both Test Sets are actually configured as Client & Server at the same time, saving the time of having to run each direction separately.
Page 165: V-Test
2. Runs the Internet speed test for the Download direction (from server to test set), then the Upload (from test set to server) and displays the results. 3. Once finished, the GO button will turn back to green. It is ready to save the results and/or run more tests. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 166 ID and server information (URL/IP, location, and ISP) are also provided. VeEX Managed – Perform internet speed tests by manually selecting servers from lists cre- ated and maintained by VeEX. These non-public lists are created for specific customers.
Page 167 Add To Server List drop-down menu. Save as new cre- ates a new server list and adds the current server profile to that list. The option to add the profile to an existing server list is also available. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 168 FREMONT and server1 appearing in User Managed Starting a V-TEST Select a server from User Managed or VeEX Managed. Enabling Ping mode simultaneously runs a Ping test. Ping Response results will appear under the Results tab. Tap Start to initiate testing. The download test starts first, followed by the upload test. ...
Page 169 10GE: 10 Gbit/s, 10GBASE-T copper interface (RJ45 UTP) or 10GBASE- X optical interface (LC-UPC duplex) 5GE: 5 Gbit/s, 5GBASE-T copper interface (RJ45 UTP) or 5GBASE-X optical interface (LC-UPC duplex) 2.5GE: 2.5 Gbit/s, 2.5GBASE-T copper interface (RJ45 UTP) or © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 170: V-Ftp
B. If setting up for an Upload Test, select the MTU Size and enter the Size and Bottleneck Band- width. 5. Tap Files to open up the FTP file selection window and view all the files on the server. Select a file to transfer and tap Start to run the test. Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 172: Synce Setup
SyncE timing synchronization. Port selections include 100/1000T and 100/1000BaseX. After setting up the port, IP connection is not required for SyncE tests. Please see section Port Setup for port configuration instruc- tions. Port Status Port Page 2 - Mode Selection Master and Slave Mode Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 173 (Requires GPS option and Antenna), Internal Atomic 1 PPS (Requires High Precision Atomic Clock option). Possible external clock sources: 1.5444MHz,1.544Mbps, 2 MHz, 2Mbps (E1 signal), 10MHz, 25MHz, 125MHz or External1 pps. The external clock source is connected to the SMA port on each © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 174: Status
Line Code: HDB3 or AMI Framing: Unframed, PCM31, PCM31C, PCM30, or PCM30C PRBS Pattern Invert Offset(ns) (only for 1 PPS Recovered Clock Output) Press Apply once all the parameters are set. Status Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 175: Synce Wander Measurements (Slave Mode Only, Optional)
Windows® PC. The last three are required for post-analysis and standard masks fitting (Pass/Fail) evaluations. Clock Wander & Phase Measurements for physical clock interfaces (1.544, 2.048, 10 MHz and 1PPS) Wander TIE logging and real-time export to USB © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 176: Recovered Clock Wander Measurements
Built-in MTIE/TDEV Wander Analysis VeEX MTIE/TDEV Wander Analysis PC software Recovered Clock Wander Measurements In 1GE/10GE test mode, the Wander Measurement function may be found under the Advanced Tools menu, provided that SyncE slave mode is enabled. Wander Measurements Setup...
Page 177: Results
For further MTIE, TDEV, and masks analysis, see "Built-in MTIE & TDEV Analysis (Optional)" on the facing page. Wander Analysis and MTIE / TDEV Post Analysis are optional features. Results SyncE Wander Measurement Results © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 178: Built-In Mtie & Tdev Analysis (Optional)
Longer test take a lot longer to be analyzed, so the VeEX Wander Analysis PC Software is recommended for tests longer than 24 hours. Tap on TIE to view TIE, MTIE and TDEV Analysis.
Page 179: Tie Results
Once removed, perform a relative MTIE (or MRTIE) and TDEV analysis. 5. Auto-scale TIE graph, based on the limits set. 6. Press the Measurement button to return to the current wander measurements © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 180: Mtie & Tdev Pass/Fail Analysis
Microsoft® Excel, printed as a report or shared via email or any other electronic media 9. Generates a MTIE and TDEV report in PDF format to a USB Memory stick. Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 181: Veex Mtie/Tdev Wander Analysis Pc Software
Standard and user-programmable masks PDF report generation Conversion of TIE data file, fro VeEX’s proprietary format to an open CSV format Fully resizable window, to accommodate any screen size and provide detailed zoom levels Compact stand-alone Windows® software. It can be carried in the same USB memory as the TIE data.
Page 182: Tie Measurement Results
Click MTIE/TDEV Analysis to go to the wander analysis function. MTIE & TDEV Analysis Select the desired tolerance masks from the pull-down list, then click Analyze to perform the MTIE and/or TDEV analysis. Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 183: Mtie & Tdev Analysis Report In Pdf
MTIE & TDEV Analysis Report in PDF Click Report to generate a copy of the measurement and analysis in PDF format. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 184: Esmc Ssm
ESMC SSM Ethernet Synchronization Message Channel (ESMC) Synchronization Status Messages (SSM) are supported by both SDH and Ethernet networks. SDH is supported by the transport overhead channel and is Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 185 8 bits Type: 0x01 16 bits Length: 00-04 4 bits 0x0 (unused) 4 bits SSM code QL TLV Format Quality Level Highest QL-PRC Highest QL-SSU-A QL-SSU-B QL-SEC QL-DNU QL-INVx, QL-FAILED, QL-UNC, QL-NSUPP Lowest © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 186 Generates “information” at a programmable interval, IPG, (default 1 sec) Generates “event” upon changing the QL-TLV followed by “information” Count message types Monitor and decode messages on screen Capture ESMC/SSM messages and output in pcap file for further off-line protocol analysis Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 187: Setup
The Results screen shows Messages, Protocol Monitor, and Capture. Message: A list of all the SSM quality levels with the results of the QL selected in Setup next to it. SyncE ESMC SSM Results- Message © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 188: Monitor
The file is saved under the Files folder on the unit in pcap format. The file can be later exported to a PC and analyzed using Wireshark. Refer to File Management Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 189: Phy Mode
SyncE ESMC SSM Capture Save Phy Mode Phy Mode puts the Phy chip in a special mode to transmit a specified wave form. Exiting the menu auto- matically returns the PHY chip to normal operation. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 190: Net Wiz
Phy Mode Menu Net Wiz The Net Wiz function tests the Ethernet cable and associated network environment. A typical application is shown below. Typical Net Wiz Application Net Wiz tests include: Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 191: Cable Test
PING each device and verify the device is active Provide detected networks (NetBiOS, IPX, etc.) Before proceeding with any Net Wiz tests, make sure that an IP connection has been established (see "IP Connection" on page 36). Cable Test Cable Test © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 192: Discovery Setup
End IP: Set the end address for the desired IP range using the numeric keypad Select by placing a check mark in the corresponding box of any of the following: ARP, SNMP, NetBios, Ping, Net . Discovery Results Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 193 Total number of Devices and Networks found The Devices tab reports global and detailed device information. Discovery Results - Devices - Global Global reports: Total number of devices found Number of devices (Routers, Servers, Hosts) © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 194: Autoscripting
Throughput is one of the key metrics in performance testing. It's used to check how many requests a software will be able to process per second, per minute or hour. As a rule, every test plan has a throughput goal. Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 195: Setup
Starting the test brings up the BERT/Throughput Results tab. Test status is displayed in green on the bottom of the screen. When testing finishes, results are automatically saved. Use the File Manager to access saved results. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 196: L2 Control Protocol Transparency Test (L2Cp)
Test set A and making sure that they are received on Test set B through the network under test. L2CP Transmit/Receive Mode L2CP Loopback Mode Setup Press the green Start button to start the test with previous settings or NEXT to continue with the step-by-step setup process. Step 1 Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 197 MAC Source for all the test frames or press the “MAC Source” function key to overwrite with the MAC address of the test set. L2CP Transparency Test - Transmitter - Step 3 Step 4 © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 198 When the test starts, the screen displays L2CP frames transmitted and received for each protocol. The field dis- plays N/A if a protocol type has not been selected for the test. Packet capture (green PCAP Start button) can Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 199 Ethertype: 0x88EE 01-80-C2-00- 00-07 Link OAM Ethertype: 0x8809 01-80-C2-00- Subtypes: 0x03 00-02 Ethernet ESMC Ethertype: 0x8809 01-80-C2-00- Subtypes: 0x0A 00-02 Ethertype: 0x88F7 01-80-C2-00- 00-0E Link Layer Discovery Protocol Ethertype: 0x88CC 01-80-C2-00- (LLDP) 00-0E © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 200 SNAP format: LLC value 01-00-0C-CC- tocol (VTP) 0xAAAA03 Org Id 0x00000C pro- CC-CC tocol type 0x2003 Cisco Dynamic Trunking Pro- SNAP format: LLC value 01-00-0C-CD- tocol (DTP) 0xAAAA03 Org Id 0x00000C pro- CD-CD Ethernet © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 201 0xAAAA03 Org Id 0x00000C 00-00 Per VLAN Spanning Tree SNAP format: LLC value 01-00-0C-CD- (PVST/PVST+/RPVST) 0xAAAA03 Org Id 0x00000C pro- CD-CD tocol type 0x010 Custom Frame #1 Configurable Configurable Custom Frame #2 Configurable Configurable © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ethernet...
Page 202: Fiber Channel
DWDM networks are perfect for transporting high-density, high-bandwidth SAN applications over short dis- tances while SDH/SONET/OTN networks are often used for longer distance applications. The test set is equipped with a strong set of features needed to verify the strategic components and network interconnects. Fiber Channel © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 203: Key Test Applications
R_RDY frame to indicate that one of the receive buffers is now free - the local port in turn increments its available credit counter by one for each R_RDY acknowledgment frame it receives. However, © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Fiber Channel...
Page 204: Setup
Transmission Characters, referred to as Ordered Sets, are designated by this standard to have special meaning. Ordered Sets are used to identify frame boundaries, transmit primitive function requests, and maintain proper link transmission characteristics during periods of inactiv- ity. Fiber Channel © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 205 Ordered Set Frame Sequence Exchange Protocol FC-2 Frame Structure FC-2 Header The FC-2 header is only 24 bytes long. Header settings do not affect the transmission or reception of the FC-2 frame. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Fiber Channel...
Page 206: Understanding The Basic Test Channel Frame Structure
An Ordered Set is a four-character combination of data and special Transmission Characters. Ordered Sets provide the ability to obtain bit and word synchronization that also establishes word boundary alignment. The three types of Ordered Sets are: Fiber Channel © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 207: Start Of Frame (Sof) And End Of Frame (Eof) Delimiter Setup
FC_Ports are not required to support all classes of service. Class 1: Dedicated physical connection with delivery confirmation. This class of service has three phases: Setting up the connection Transferring the information © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Fiber Channel...
Page 208 SOF_f: Contains a code value of 0x28 indicating SOF Fabric. If an Nx_Port or Fx_Port receives a Class F frame, indicated by an SOFf delimiter, it shall be discarded by the Nx_Port or Fx_Port. The receiving Nx_Port or Fx_Port may send an R_RDY Fiber Channel © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 209 EOF_n: Contains a code value of 0x41 indicating EOF Normal. The EOFn identifies the end of frame when one of the other EOF delimiters indicating valid frame content is not required. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Fiber Channel...
Page 210 Jitter Tolerance Pattern that stresses a receiver by exposing it to extreme phase jumps thereby stressing the clock data recovery (CDR) circuitry The pattern alternates between repeating low transition density patterns and repeating high transition density patterns Fiber Channel © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 211 2048, 6312, 8448, 32 064 and 44 736 kbps 2E11-1: 2047 bit pattern primarily intended for error and jitter measurements on circuits operating at bit rates of 64 kbps and N x 64 kbps © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Fiber Channel...
Page 212: Header Setup (Fc-2 Only)
BB_Credit short until the link is reset. The Fiber Channel standard allows a 1 x 10E-12 maximum error rate. Header Setup (FC-2 only) The FC-2 Frame Header is subdivided into the fields as shown in the diagram below. Fiber Channel © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 213 Header is used to control link operations and device protocol transfers as well as detect missing or out of order frames. The values of each field can be edited depending on network setup and test scenario. A brief descrip- tion of each parameters is provided below. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Fiber Channel...
Page 214 When bit 17 of F_CTL is set to zero, Word 1, bits 31-24 of the Frame_Header is defined as the CS_CTL field. Contains management information for the class of service identified by the SOF. The meaning of the CS_CTL field is dependent on the class of service. Fiber Channel © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 215 Data Field Control (DF_CTL) is a one-byte field (Word 3, Bits 23-16) that specifies the pres- ence of optional headers at the beginning of the Data_Field for Device_Data or Video_Data frames. DF_CTL bits are not meaningful on Link_Control or Basic Link Service frames. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Fiber Channel...
Page 216: Test Applications
ULP. For detailed information, please visit http://www.incits.org/ and download the Fiber Channel FRAMING AND SIGNALING-2 (FC-FS-2) standard. Test Applications After selecting the Fiber Channel test mode, the Fiber Channel main menu appears. Fiber Channel © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 217: Port Configuration
To configure ports and measurements, press Setup on the main menu. Port Configuration Fiber Channel - Port Setup On the Port tab, select from the following options to configure your FC port: © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Fiber Channel...
Page 218 There is no ambiguity in address- ing, and there is no question of availability. : Fibre Channel defines three topologies: 1) Point-to-Point, 2) Arbitrated Loop, and 3) Fabric; however, Point-to-Point topology is the least complex. Fiber Channel © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 219 Receiver: The value is decremented by 1 for each R_RDY Primitive Signal received from the other port. Fiber Channel - Measurement Setup On the Measurement tab, select from the following options to setup your FC measurements: © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Fiber Channel...
Page 220: Bert/Throughput
FC-1 Layer addresses the transmission protocol encoding, decoding, and special characters used for protocol management FC-2 is the signaling protocol layer, which is made up of a framing protocol and a flow control process Fiber Channel © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 221: Fiber Channel Layers
Data Link, Network, Transport, Session, Presentation, and Application. Fibre Channel does not follow the ISO model - instead, the protocol has been broken into five layers: FC-0, FC-1, FC-2, FC-3, and FC-4. OSI layers versus FC layers © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Fiber Channel...
Page 222: Fiber Channel Layers And Functionality
Similar to the MAC functionality - Fiber Channel frames are defined, addressed and FC-2 Data link CRC are added. Layer 1: Similar to the physical layer of the OSI model - Fiber Channel adds basic flow control FC-1 Fiber Channel © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 223: Setup
“Fiber” has come to mean more specifically the optical (glass) media used for long-distance (up to 10 km) con- nections. Traffic Generation and Error Injection Traffic Setup Traffic Flow: Select from Constant, Ramp, or Burst traffic flow - available selections depend on FC- 1 or FC-2 © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Fiber Channel...
Page 224 Injection Flow: Determines how the selected errors will be injected. The user can select a single error injection, a specific count, or error rate. Count:When Count is selected, configure the error count via the numeric pop-up keypad. Fiber Channel © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 226: Starting Measurements
Data rate: Total count of frames with payload data per second (Mbytes) Utilization: Bandwidth utilization in % # of Bytes: Number of bytes transmitted versus bytes received. BB Credits Used: Number of Buffer Credits used. Fiber Channel © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 227: Errors
FC - Throughput - Summary Errors Current and Total values for: Bits: Number of bits received BER: Bit error ratio based on PRBS received or ratio of payload bit errors to total received payload bits © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Fiber Channel...
Page 228 Undersize: Number of Undersize frames received (< 28 bytes) Errors (Throughput only) Frame Loss: Number of frames lost Frame Loss (%): Percentage of frames lost OOS: Number of out-of-sequence frames received BERT - Errors Fiber Channel © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 229: Alarms
Current: Current disruption in ms Total: Total measurement period Last: Last disruption measurement time Min/Max: Minimum and Maximum disruption time No. of Occurrences: A count of the disruption events over the measurement period FC-BERT/FC-Throughput - Alarms © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Fiber Channel...
Page 230: Service Disruption Test (Sdt) (Throughput Only)
Time: Indicates when the test was started, an anomaly occurred or a test was stopped Event/Event Type: Indicates type of anomaly # of Events: Indicates the number of times the event occurred Test: Indicates the test mode Fiber Channel © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 231: Traffic Distribution Overview
FC-1 mode - the frame size is determined by the test sequence being used FC-2 mode - the frame size corresponds to the frame size configured in the traffic menu FC-BERT/FC-Throughput - Traffic Summary © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Fiber Channel...
Page 232: Traffic Distribution Details - Frames
BB Credits Used: The number of unacknowledged or outstanding frames awaiting R_RDY responses from the directly attached FC_Port. BB Credits Available: The number of frames transmitted and received R_RDY responses from the directly attached FC_Port. Fiber Channel © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 233: Traffic Distribution - Traffic Type
Class 2 traffic is switched on each frame rather than on a connection. An acknowledgment from the destination provides an end-to-end guarantee of delivery. Class 3: Offers a best-effort connectionless service. Class 3 is similar to Class 2, except that no guarantee is given for delivery. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Fiber Channel...
Page 234: Frame Size Distribution
The difference between the transmitted time and received time is the measured delay. Indicates the Current, Minimum, Maximum, and Average frame arrival delay during the test period. Delay (Throughput only) Current, Minimum, Maximum, and Average Round-Trip Delay during the test period is also displayed. Fiber Channel © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 235 Graphical representation of the Frame rates and Data rates. FC-BERT/FC-Throughput - Frame Rate Summary Frame Rate Details Tabular representation of the Transmitted and Received frames and the corresponding Data Rates in Mbps. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Fiber Channel...
Page 236: Signal
(LOS), and the Saturation level for optical signals is shown graphically, including the level measurement in dBm. FC-BERT/FC-Throughput Signal - Level (Page 1) Optical Information (Page 2) Page 2 displays the Optical module XFP information which includes Vendor name, Part number, and Optical Wavelength. Fiber Channel © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 237: Rfc 2544
Check buffer parameters needed to achieve desired Service Level Agreement (SLA) Determine optimum buffer size - Capacity versus link speed Determine minimum buffer credits for selected throughput for each frame length Measuring throughput at various buffer credit sizes to check link quality © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Fiber Channel...
Page 238: Loopback
Mode (FC layer): FC-1 or FC-2 Layer loopbacks are supported. In FC-2 mode, the destination and source IDs (D_ID and S_ID) are swapped including any other relevant Header fields (e.g., OX_ID, RX_ID, etc.). Fiber Channel © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 240: Common Functions
Depending on the test set series, it may be necessary to tap the Test Application icon to access the V150 plat- form settings menu. Tap on the left Side Button or green arrow to reveal the following functions common to all VeEX test sets: Utilities Files Tools Common Functions © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 241: Utilities Overview
Once the timer is active and the backlight turned off, any action on the test set (touch screen, keypad) will turn on the backlight again. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Common Functions...
Page 242: Brightness
Select the brightness level for Battery and AC operation modes. Backlight - Brightness Touch Screen Calibration Screen calibration can be accessed from the Screen icon or by pressing the Save and Home physical buttons for 3 seconds, then releasing. Common Functions © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 243: Standby Mode
LED will blink. Press Home to view battery life and standby mode run time. Pressing and holding Home for 3 seconds again will return the unit to normal operation. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Common Functions...
Page 244: Global Settings
PC via an OTG cable, set the OTG port to Device mode turn on Saved Results. If Share Results is OFF, results are saved to the internal partition of the unit Common Functions © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 245: Bluetooth
Bluetooth details will be displayed including the MAC address of the device and the last 4 digits of the test set serial #. The last 4 digits of the test set will be the pairing code between the unit and the external device. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Common Functions...
Page 247: Bluetooth Setup
Bluetooth details will be displayed including the MAC address of the device and the last 4 digits of the test set serial #. The last 4 digits of the test set will be the pairing code between the unit and the external device. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Common Functions...
Page 249: Wifi Wiz
802.11 b/g/n (2.4 GHz frequency band) connectivity or 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequency bands) connectivity. Refer to the unit’s specification sheet for details. The WiFi Wiz function supports: WEP, WPA, WPA2 Encryption Scanning © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Common Functions...
Page 250: Wifi Procedure
Password: Security phrase or password necessary to access SSID and network. Tap the Pass- word field to enter the AP password on the pop-up keypad. ASCII formatting supported The password/phrase can be hidden (Global Settings > Show Password > Yes/No) Common Functions © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 251: Connect
WiFi Wiz - AP Encryption Settings Connect The Setup tab displays the Profile, ESSID, Encryption Type and Password. WiFi Wiz Connection Setup Status The Status Tab displays the following information on the connection: © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Common Functions...
Page 252 Link quality score WiFi Wiz Connection Status After a successful connection to the Access Point press Connect IP to obtain an IP address and access the additional IP tests like Ping, Trace Route etc. Common Functions © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 253: Ap Mode
Date and Time This screen allows the date, time and time zone to be set. Daylight time savings must be adjusted manually, by changing the new DST time zone.. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Common Functions...
Page 254: Lan (Usb Otg Adapter)
An IP connection needs to be estab- lished in order to perform a Ping or Trace Route test. An (optional) external USB OTG to 10/100BASE-T adapter is required for LAN connection. Setup Common Functions © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 255: Setup
DHCP server in DHCP mode OFF: If OFF, no Gateway or DNS server will be used for the tests Enter all parameters then press Connect to start the test. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Common Functions...
Page 256: Ip Connection Status
Ping is a popular computer network tool used to test whether a particular host is reachable across an IP net- work. A ping is performed by sending an echo request or ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) to the echo response replies. Common Functions © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 257 ICMP ping and echo response. Once the parameters are configured, press Start to begin the test. Ping Results Pressing Ping will take you to the Result tab and start the Ping test. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Common Functions...
Page 258: Trace Route
Trace Route is a common method used to find the route to the destination IP address or URL. It is often used to identify routing problems and unreachable destinations. All the remote IP addresses and their response times are displayed indicating possible network congestion points. Common Functions © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 259 Time Out: Enter the maximum time allowed between an ICMP echo and response at each hop Max Hop: Enter the maximum number of network devices the packet is allowed to transit Once the parameters are configured, press Start to begin the test. Trace Route - Results © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Common Functions...
Page 260: Power
There are different ways to control or access the test set and the information it contains, from a local (LAN) or remote (WAN) connected PC: ReVeal PC software VNC Client EZ Remote Common Functions © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 261: Reveal Software
ReVeal Software This VeEX application allows the test set to connect, using the platform’s IP address. ReVeal CX300 is used for cable test sets, ReVeal FX300 for fiber test sets,ReVeal MTX for MTX, WX, RXT, MTTplus or TX series and transport test sets.
Page 262: Ez Remote
Remote Access EZ Remote The EZ Remote functionality allows users to quickly and securely connect to VeEX test sets all over the world, without the need for VPN, port forwarding or public IP addresses. This VeEX hosted service and user interface take care of all the complex tasks required, and present users with a simple application.
Page 263: Initiate An Ez Remote Session From The Test Set
(PDF). EZ Remote is considered a convenient on-demand service, for quick/temporary collaboration tasks. It should not be used for long-term applications (VeEX offers other remote tools for long-term applications). Initiate an EZ Remote Session from the Test Set 1. Use the >>>System Tools IP Tools to connect the test set to a LAN using the RJ45 Ethernet man- agement port, located on the side of the unit (recommended), or use WiFi Wiz to connect to a WLAN (using built-in Wi-Fi or a compatible external USB dongle).
Page 264 5. You may continue to use the test set until a remote user logs in, then both will share control over the unit. Make sure the test set remains connected to the LAN/WLAN/Internet and that the EZ remote session indicator at the bottom of the screen stays green. Common Functions © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 265: Connect To The Remote Test Set From A Computer, Tablet Or Phone
1. From a PC, Mac, Tablet or Smartphone launch an industry-standard Web Browser application and enter the URL http://ezremote.veexinc.net. (without the www.). Enable pop-ups for your browswe and be sure to authorize access to the site, if confirmation is requested by the browser or OS. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Common Functions...
Page 266 5. Once the remote GUI appears, you can use the Remote Control tab to operate the test set in the same way you would control a local unit from its touch screen. Common Functions © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 268: Save Test Results
The Remote Platform Access tab provides links to access test results, test profiles, screen shots, the user manual and other information stored in the test set. A tab will open up for each selection made, allowing for quick access to each function. Common Functions © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 269 Download selected files to the local computer or convert them to PDF and download. To open a test results file, select it from the list and tap on View. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Common Functions...
Page 271: Viewing And Managing Files
Generates a PDF copy of the test report and stores it in an attached USB memory stick (required) for distribution (e.g., via email). Imports (restores) all test results, test profiles and screenshots stored in an attached USB Memory Stick. The included On-The-Go (OTG) micro-B USB to USB-A © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Common Functions...
Page 272: Enabling To Usb And From Usb Functions
Bluetooth (BT) File Transfer requires a compatible USB dongle. USB Memory Browser The USB tool (Utilities > USB) provides basic USB memory stick management tools to browse and manage files without the need of a PC. Common Functions © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 273: Manage Sd Card
All saved files, such as profiles, test results, and screen shots, are stored in the Data partition (3). If the data partition is nearly full, use the File Manager to backup files to USB, then delete selected files. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Common Functions...
Page 274: Fiber Tools Overview
The Format function is exclusively a maintenance tool. Use ONLY when instructed by a VeEX Customer Care representative. It erases all the information stored in the test set! The internal SD Card contains the System OS, all the Test Applications (Apps) and user’s data.
Page 275: Otdr View
When paired with a VeEX Optical Light Source (OLS) or as part of a VeEX Optical Loss Test Set (OLTS), which includes both, WaveID can be used to quickly test several wavelengths without having to adjust the OPM settings.
Page 276: Otdr Viewer
The built-in web browser uses the management port IP connection. An active IP connection can be established either through Ethernet or Wifi. The web browser defaults to VeEX's test website. Use the Web browser's navigation bar to enter the name of the website you wish to reach. Navigation capabilities may be limited.
Page 277: Di-1000 Digital Fiber Inspection Microscope
Mismatched connector types will damage the optical end faces and the test set. DI-1000 Digital Fiber Inspection Microscope Compatible VeEX test sets include: CX310, CX350s-D3.1, CX380C, CX380s-D3.1, FX150+, FX18X, FX300, MTTplus, MTX150, RXT-1200, TX300-Series, UX400, and V150 series. DI-1000 Digital Fiber Inspection Microscope Locknut: a threaded fastener that secures the tips in place.
Page 278: Di-1000Mpo Digital Fiber Inspection Microscope For Single And Multi-Fiber Connectors
1000, see the DI-1000 Quick Guide on www.veexinc.com. DI-1000MPO Digital Fiber Inspection Microscope for Single and Multi-Fiber Connectors Compatible VeEX test sets include: CX310, FX150+, FX18X, MTTplus, RXT-1200, TX300-Series, and V150 series. DI-1000MPO Digital Fiber Inspection Microscope for Single and Multi-Fiber Connectors WiFi support requires VeEX Power Bank/WiFi Bridge accessory and host device/test set has built-in WiFi capability.
Page 279 MPO fiber # at the start matches the MPO fiber # at the end (not flipped). When using the adapter, fibers will be in the opposite orientation of the camera. In the below example, fiber #1 is on the right. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Common Functions...
Page 280 To view results on the unit, on the Results tab navigate to the mpo heading on the saved trace and press Load. Tap each individual screenshot to view the individual MPO fibers. MPO results (Scope image appears on bottom right corner of the screen.) Common Functions © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 281: Di-3000 Auto-Focus Digital Fiber Inspection Microscope
Fiberscope MPO endface test viewed in an HTML browser DI-3000 Auto-Focus Digital Fiber Inspection Microscope Compatible VeEX test sets include: MTTplus, RXT-1200, TX300-Series (USB and WiFi support with optional VeEX Power Bank/WiFi Bridge accessory.) V150 series (USB and optional built-in WiFi).
Page 282: Connecting The Fiberscope
The operator is assumed to have received basic training in fiber optics and related testing and measurement practices. Read the "Safety Information" on page 14 "Optical Connectors" on page 16 sections before beginning using optical features of the test set. Common Functions © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 283 (tip faced away). Remove a tip by rotating the locknut counterclockwise (tip faced away). With the correct tip fastened and secured, launch the Fiberizer application (PC, mobile, VeEX test set) and plug into an available USB interface or connect to the WiFi network.
Page 284 See the WiFi Wiz section for more information on setting up a WiFi Access Point if automatic scan- ning fails. The WiFi Access Point password is: "veex" plus the last six digits of the serial number of the DI- 3000 to connect with e.g. "veexA00700", where the serial number is SN:LA-3KA00700.
Page 285: Fiberscope Setup
Autosave after freeze: Automatically saves the captured image upon freezing the image. (Auto-freeze enabled or normal Freeze.) When Ask Before Save is selected, the Save menu will display with naming and comment options. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Common Functions...
Page 286 Increment: Increments the selected ID name if an Auto Save option is selected. Saved image files can be retrieved from File Manager or managed from the Results tab. Fiber Scope Setup - Page 2 Fiber Scope Setup - Page 3 Common Functions © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 287 LC APC short extended A6 female: Use when inspecting hard to reach LC/APC connector coupler/bulkhead. MPO PC female: Use when inspecting SM ribbon cables with MPO/MTP via coupler. MPO APC female: Use when inspecting SM ribbon cables with MPO/MTP angle polished con- nector via coupler. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Common Functions...
Page 288: Capture Images (View)
The radio buttons on the right panel do not indicate the current state or setting, they indicate the action that would take place if pressed. For example, if “Analysis OFF” is tapped, the analysis function is turned OFF and the button displays “Analysis ON”. Common Functions © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 289 To save the image on the screen, tap the screen after freezing. After saving, go to Results or > Utilities > FilesFiles to view the report and export to PDF or USB. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Common Functions...
Page 290 Pass/Fail criteria, according to the IEC 61300-3-35 standard. (Scratch requirements refer to width.) This table will also be included in the reports. Pass/Fail IEC analysis table (Measured scratches and defects compared with threshold criteria for each fiber layer) Common Functions © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 291: Results/Reports
In the Fiber Scope Analysis Result Files example above when choosing to retain the tree format, the highlighted 022-tst001 results file can be found in the following directory after exporting: >fx150build64_rc > sc-apc-m b01. © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Common Functions...
Page 292: Fiberizer Cloud
PC Internet browser to register before proceeding with these directions. Go to http://fiberizercloud.com to register. After registering, tap Modify > Settings to enter login information for Fiberizer Cloud. Common Functions © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 293 After pushing results to the Fiberizer Cloud project, check the Jobs folder to which the saved cable folder was uploaded. Use Fiberizer Cloud to create professional reports or serve as an online storage backup. The example below shows MPO results on Fiberizer Cloud. MPO Fiber View on Fiberizer Cloud © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Common Functions...
Page 294: Optical Power Meter (Opm)
When paired with a VeEX Optical Light Source (OLS) or as part of a VeEX Optical Loss Test Set (OLTS), which includes both, WaveID can be used to quickly test several wavelengths without having to adjust the OPM settings.
Page 295: Setup And Measurements
Setup and Measurements Wavelength: Matches the calibrated wavelength to the signal being measured. Wave ID: Detects the incoming wavelength automatically from a supported VeEX OLS. Use when operating the OLS in continuous wave (CW) mode with or without Loop enabled.
Page 296: Results
1. Select the OPM tab. Verify the insertion loss (IL) values are acceptable, then tap Acquire to load val- ues into the Table tab. The Table tab title shows how many fiber records have been saved in the Common Functions © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Page 297: Web Browser
The built-in web browser uses the management port IP connection. An active IP connection can be established either through Ethernet or Wifi. The web browser defaults to VeEX's test website. Use the Web browser's navigation bar to enter the name of the website you wish to reach. Navigation capabilities may be limited.
Page 299: Software Update Process
The unit will automatically locate and load the software file from the USB flash drive. Wait for the upgrade pro- cess to finish. After the software upgrade is completed, go to the Utilities > About menu to confirm the software version. Software Update Pro- © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. cess...
Page 301: Certifications And Declarations
Our quality and environmental policy is to limit and progressively eliminate the use of hazardous substances and chemicals in the design and manufacture of our products. VeEX products are classified as Monitoring and Control Instruments under Article 2, Section (1), Category 9 of the WEEE 2002/96/EC Directive.
Page 302 Additional RoHS substance restrictions for the Monitoring and Control Instruments were adopted by EU Dir- ective 2015/863 (March 31, 2015). These new restrictions will take effect from July 22, 2021. VeEX has estab- lished a program to ensure that from July 22, 2021, all its products to be sold and shipped into the EU market will conform with (EU) 2015/863.
Page 303: About Veex
With a blend of advanced technologies and vast technical expertise, VeEX products address all stages of network deploy- ment, maintenance, field service turn-up, and integrate service verification features across copper, fiber optics, CATV/DOCSIS, mobile 4G/5G backhaul and fronthaul, next generation transport network, Fibre Channel, car- rier &...

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