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IP endpoint port, then Port B will become an IP endpoint port as well. In any other
sense, Port A and Port B are allowed to have a different configuration.
To configure the xGenius global operation mode follow these steps:
1. From the Home panel, go to CONFIG,
The port configuration panel is displayed.
2. Select Mode to enter in the mode selection menu
3. Choose between: Ethernet endpoint, IP endpoint, IP Through, Ethernet cable test
or L1 endpoint.
Note: Some other operation modes may be available depending on the hardware /
software options available in your test unit.
Table 2.1: Global Ethernet Operation Modes
Mode Description
Ethernet endpoint If the tester is configured in Ethernet endpoint mode, then it
emulates an Ethernet network terminating point. In this mode
the generator sends a test signal made up of Ethernet frames
to the DUT / SUT and the analyser receives new Ethernet
frames from the DUT / SUT. The received signal may be the
same test signal once it has been transmitted through the
DUT / SUT.
This mode is used for continuity / transparency testing, BER
testing and performance (SLA, eSAM, RFC 2544) measure-
ments in Ethernet interfaces. You can use this operation
mode if you have IP over Ethernet but you don’t care about
the network protocol used in the network.
IP endpoint If the tester is configured in IP endpoint mode, then it emu-
lates an IP network terminating point. In this mode the gener-
ator sends a test signal made up of IPv4 frames to the DUT /
SUT and the analyser receives new IPv4 / IPv6 frames from
the DUT / SUT. The Received signal may be the same test
signal once it has been transmitted through the DUT / SUT.
This mode is used for continuity / transparency testing, BER
testing and performance (SLA, eSAM, RFC 2544,
RFC 6349) measurements in IP / Ethernet interfaces.
IP through The IP Through mode is suited for bidirectional intrusive
monitoring. The signal from the Port A receiver is forwarded
to the Port B transmitter. An equivalent operation is per-
formed on the signal received on Port B.
As it passes through the test unit, the test signal is analysed
and statistics about it are collected and recorded.
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