Chapter 3 Ethernet Testing
Inserting errors
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5 Use the left and right arrow keys to go to the Error config-
uration menu.
6 Specify the error settings:
7 If you need to specify other settings for the test, use the
left and right arrow keys to go to the appropriate menu;
otherwise, press the Home button to return to the Main
screen.
Error Type Layer 2
Layer 3
IPv4
Layer 3
IPv6
Layer 4
Insertion
Style
Bit
a
Yes N/A N/A N/A – Single
– Burst
b
FCS Yes Yes Yes Yes – Single
– Burst
b
Code Violations Yes Yes Yes Yes – Single
– Rate
c
IP Checksum N/A Yes No Yes – Single
– Burst
TCP/UDP Checksum N/A N/A N/A Yes – Single
– Burst
Acterna Payload
d
No Yes Yes Yes – Single
– Burst
a. If you configured the unit to transmit a BERT payload, you can insert bit errors into the traffic
stream.
b. If you specify Burst as the Insertion Style, a Burst Quantity setting appears, and you must spec-
ify the number of errors to insert in the burst.
c. If you specify Rate as the Insertion Style, an Insertion Rate setting appears, and you must spec-
ify the rate for error insertion.
d. If you configured the unit to transmit an Acterna payload, you can insert Acterna Payload errors
into the traffic stream. Acterna Payload errors are Acterna frames that have an invalid or incor-
rect payload checksum.
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