Albedo xGenius User Manual (English)

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Ethernet & IP Testing Guide

xGenius

Default Chapter5
- Table of Contents5
Chapter 1: Introduction13
- Important Notice14
- The Tester15
  - Test Connector Panel16
  - Platform Connector Panel18
- The Graphical User Interface18
- Running Tests25
- Upgrading the Unit26
Chapter 2: Connection to the Network29
- Setting the Operation Mode29
- Connecting the Tester to the Network32
- Entering the Port Local Settings39
- Using Pluggable Hardware Modules (Phms)42
- Using the Traffic Reflector42
- Testing with an External Clock Reference44
- Using the Clock Reference Output60
Chapter 3: Cable Tests65
- Electrical Test65
- Measuring Optical Power72
- Measuring Poe / Poe+ Electrical Parameters72
Chapter 4 Traffic Generation77
- Generation of Ethernet Traffic77
- Generation of Ipv4 Traffic92
- Event Insertion102
Chapter 5 Basic Frame Analysis107
- Global Counts and Statistics108
- Using the Network Search Capability116
- The Leds Panel117
- The Event Logger121
- BER Testing125
  - Framed BER Tests126
  - Physical Layer BER Tests127
- Service Disruption Time133
Chapter 6 Multi-Stream Analysis135
- Enabling and Disabling Filters135
- Configuring Filters137
- Per-Stream Counts and Statistics151
  - Bandwidth Statistics152
  - SLA Statistics153
Chapter 7: Automatic Performance Tests157
- Performance Assessment with the RFC 2544 Test158
- Performance Assessment with the Esam Test173
- Performance Assessment with the RFC 6349192
- Configuring the Test Method204
- Using the Responder Function208
Chapter 8: Ping and Traceroute Tools211
- Ping211
- Traceroute216
  - Test Configuration216
  - Result Verification218
Chapter 9 IEEE 1588 Analysis221
- Ethernet Synchronization with IEEE 1588221
- IEEE 1588 Grandmaster and Slave Emulation225
- The Pseudo-Slave Emulation Mode253
- Passive Monitoring264
Chapter 10: Synchronous Ethernet Analysis267
- Introduction to Synchronous Ethernet267
  - Ethernet Synchronization Messaging Channel269
  - Synchronous Ethernet for the 1000BASE-T Interface269
- Frequency Measurement272
- MTIE / TDEV Analysis272
- Frequency Offset Generation274
- Wander Generation275
- Operation in IP through Mode276
- ESMC Generation and Analysis277
Chapter 11: Test Management281
- Generating Reports281
- File Management283
- Programming Tests287
- Using the System Menu289
- Using the Remote Control301
Appendix A Technical Specification303
- General303
- Operation Modes303
- Clock304
- Ethernet PHY305
- Ethernet MAC306
Mpls307
Ipv4307
Generic / /UDP Traffic Generator307
- Bandwidth Profiles308
- Test Patterns and Payloads308
Filter308
- Ethernet Selection309
- MPLS Selection309
- Ipv4 Selection309
- Ipv6 Selection309
- UDP Selection309
Ptp / Ieee 1588309
PHY Results310
- Cable Tests310
- Sfp310
- Auto-Negotiation310
- Synchronous Ethernet310
Frame Analysis311
- Ethernet Statistics311
- MPLS Statistics311
- IP Statistics311
- Bandwidth Statistics311
- SLA Statistics311
- Service Disruption Time312
- Ber312
- Network Exploration312
PTP / IEEE 1588 Statistics313
Automatic Tests313
- IETF RFC 2544 Test313
- ITU-T Y.1564 Test314
- IETF RFC 6349 Test314
Port Loopback314
ICMP Processor315
Protocol Processor315
Platform315
- Power Specifications315
- User Interface315
- Results316
- Operational Ranges316

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Brand	Albedo
Model	xGenius
Category	Measuring Instruments
Language	English

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