8.0 RFC 2544 Conformance Testing
Overview
Setup
Header
Frames
Threshold
Throughput
Latency
Frame Loss
Burst
Control
Start / Stop a RFC 2544 Test
Results
Status and Events
Throughput
Latency
Frame Loss
Burst
Save RFC 2544 Results
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Overview:
Service providers often need to test the end-to-end performance of the link when deploying Ethernet services to customers. The
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) RFC 2544 “Benchmarking Methodology for Network Interconnect Devices” defines tests
that describe the performance characteristics of a network interconnecting device.
RFC 2544 recommendations are well accepted in the test and measurement industry for network performance testing. The RFC
2544 test suite consists of and performs a set of four automated tests (throughput, latency, frame loss, and burst or back-to-back)
to qualify the performance of a network link under test. The tests are especially popular for the verification of network links with
certain service level agreements (SLA).
The following settings must be configured prior to RFC 2544 testing:
Test layer (Layer 1/2/3/4)
Frame header (MAC, VLAN, MPLS, IP, UDP, and Data)
Test frames selection
Pass/fail thresholds (optional)
far-end unit loop control
Throughput
Latency
Frame loss
Burst (back-to-back)
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8.1 RFC 2544 Setup
Unless otherwise noted, the Header and related setups are identical to the setups described in the BERT Test Application
section. A summary of the RFC 2544 setup options are outlined below.
8.1.1 Header Settings
Profile: Load a previously configured test profile or create a new profile from existing settings.
See
Profiles for more details on how to create new profiles.
Test: Select the test layer to perform the BERT.
Options are Layer 1 Unframed, Layer 1 Framed, Layer 2, and Layer 3.
Frame Type: Select the Ethernet frame type for Layer 2 or Layer 3.
802.3 Raw (IEEE 802.3 frame without LLC) - Not available when Layer 3 is selected
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