Chapter 5 Datacom Testing
Frame Relay testing
70 SmartClass E1 Tester User’s Guide
3 If you need to specify other settings for the test, press Cancel to return to
the Configuration menu.
The frame relay LMI settings are configured.
Configuring the trace
settings
You can use the E1/Datacom Tester to capture and decode LMI messages.
Captured messages can be displayed as link trace results in text, hexidecimal,
or text and hexidecimal format. The following procedure describes how to set
the trace settings.
To specify trace settings
1 If you haven’t already done so, launch the Frame Relay application (see
“Launching the Frame Relay application” on page 64).
2 On the Configuration menu, select FR Trace Settings, and then specify
the following settings:
3 If you need to specify other settings for the test, press Cancel to return to
the Configuration menu.
The trace settings are configured.
Specifying flow control
settings
Determine whether the device you will connect the E1/Datacom Tester to uses
flow control. If so, you can configure the E1/Datacom Tester for out-of-band
flow control.
To specify flow control settings
1 If you haven’t already done so, launch the Frame Relay application (see
“Launching the Frame Relay application” on page 64).
2 On the Configuration menu, select Flow Control Settings.
3 Select OOB Flow Ctrl, and then select On to enable out of band flow
control, if necessary.
4 If you need to specify other settings for the test, press Cancel to return to
the Configuration menu.
The flow control settings are specified.
Setting Parameters
Decode Level Select one of the following decode levels:
– Simple: Displays basic decode information for
each trace message.
– Verbose: Displays detailed decode information for
each trace message.
Display Type Select how trace messages will be displayed:
– Text: Displays the trace messages as text.
– Hex: Displays the trace messages in a hexidecimal
format.
– Text & Hex: Displays the trace messages in both
text and hexidecimal formats.
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