JDS Uniphase HST-3000 - Transmitting a Ramped Load

Chapter 3 Ethernet Testing
Configuring layer 2 Ethernet tests
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5 If you need to specify other settings for the test, use the
left and right arrow keys to go to the appropriate configu-
ration menu; otherwise, press the Home button to return
to the Summary Results screen.
The unit is configured to transmit a bursty load of traffic.
Transmitting a
ramped load
With a ramped load, the HST-3000 automatically increases
the load by the load step at the time intervals you specify as a
load time. After the interval expires, the bandwidth is
increased by the percentage specified and the process is
Frames/Burst
(if Burst Load Unit is Percent)
Select a predefined value,
or select User Defined if
you want to enter the
number of frames using
the keypad. Each burst of
traffic will contain this
many frames:
– 16
– 64
– 256
– 1024
– User Defined
User Frms/Burst
(if Frames/Burst is User
Defined)
Enter the number of
frames to transmit in each
burst of traffic.
Burst Type To transmit a continuous
series of bursts, select:
– Continuous
To transmit a fixed num-
ber of burst, and then stop
transmitting traffic, select:
– Fixed
No. of Bursts (if Burst Type is
Fixed)
Specify the number of
bursts of traffic to transmit.
Setting Parameters