Chapter 3 Ethernet Testing
Configuring layer 2 Ethernet tests
HST-3000 Ethernet Testing User’s Guide
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Configuring layer 2 Ethernet tests
Before transmitting traffic over a link, you can specify settings
that characterize the traffic and indicate the type of traffic load
to transmit. You can also specify settings that filter received
traffic for analysis.
Specifying
frame
characteristics
Before you transmit layer 2 traffic, you can specify the frame
characteristics of the traffic, such as the frame type, payload
(Acterna test frames or BERT patterns), frame length, and
VLAN or Q-in-Q settings (if applicable).
You can also assign a user-defined MAC address to the unit.
This allows the HST-3000 to emulate another device when
transmitting traffic to verify that traffic with the device’s MAC
address passes through the network. The user-defined MAC
address does not overwrite the unit’s default, factory-
assigned MAC address.
To specify frame characteristics for transmitted traffic
1 If you haven’t already done so, launch your application
(see “Launching an application” on page 28), and then
select your test (see the appropriate procedure below):
– “Selecting a layer 2 test” on page 46
– “Selecting a layer 3 IP test” on page 120
– “Selecting a layer 4 TCP/UDP test” on page 165
– “Selecting a multiple streams test” on page 182
2 Press the Configure navigation key.
A configuration menu appears.
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