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Spirent Test Center - Basic Traffic Generation Between Two Spirent Test Ports

The document provides step-by-step instructions for generating bidirectional traffic between two ports on a Spirent TestCenter chassis. It describes connecting the ports, using the Traffic Wizard to configure streams, starting traffic with adjustable load and frame size, and monitoring real-time and post-test statistics.

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Spirent Test Center - Basic Traffic Generation Between Two Spirent Test Ports

The document provides step-by-step instructions for generating bidirectional traffic between two ports on a Spirent TestCenter chassis. It describes connecting the ports, using the Traffic Wizard to configure streams, starting traffic with adjustable load and frame size, and monitoring real-time and post-test statistics.

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Spirent Test Center Basic Traffic Generation Between two Spirent test ports

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Introduction Components Used Configuration Summary Test Topology Connect to the Spirent TestCenter chassis and setup two ports Use Traffic Wizard to generate bi-directional streams Start traffic on all ports and check real-time results Stop traffic and check post-test results ____________________________________________________________________

Introduction
The purpose of this document is to provide the user step-by-step instructions to Generate traffic between two Spirent ports, adjust the Transmit load and frame size, and Check real-time and post-test results

Components Used
DUT with two Ethernet interfaces connected to Spirent ports Spirent TestCenter 9U chassis with two Ethernet interfaces Spirent TestCenter application software

Configuration Summary
Connect to the Spirent TestCenter chassis and setup two ports Use the Traffic Wizard to create bi-directional streams Send traffic, adjust load and frame size, and check stats in real-time Stop test and check post-test results

Test Topology

Connect to the Spirent TestCenter chassis and setup two ports

Step#1: Click Actions, Connect

Step#2: Click Active on the ports and hit Apply NOTE: Apply button must be clicked after every config change

Step#3: If link does not come up, double check the Media Type and Auto Negotiation settings

Step#4: Right-click on any of the port LEDs and use the Link or Unlink option to check if you are connected to the right port on the DUT (useful feature if working remote from physical setup)

Step#5: Go to the IP Config section, configure the IP address of the ports, and click Apply

Step#6: Go to DUT and ping the Spirent port

Use the Traffic Wizard to create bi-directional streams

Step#7: Go to Streams and click on Traffc Wizard Step#8: Select all ports on both sides and click on Next

Step#9: Click Finish

Step#10: Note the Streams that are configured

Step#11: View and modify the frame with the PDU editor by right-clicking on any Stream and selecting Edit Frame

Step#12: Modify the frame with the PDU editor (optional)

Start traffic on all ports and check real-time statistics

Step#13: Click the Start Test and set the Tx Load to 500 fps

Step#14: Select Port Rates and Port Counters from the drop-down menu and note the Signature Frames sent and received

Step#15: Enable per-stream stats by clicking on Result Collection and selecting All Streams. Click Ok

Step#16: Click Apply and select Streams from the drop-down menu

Step#17: Set unique loads for each stream by going to Transmit Ports, clicking in the Load section, and set the Mode to Per Stream. Click OK.

Step#18: Set unique frame size for each stream by going to Transmit Ports, clicking in the Frame Size section, and set the Mode to Per Stream. Click OK.

Step#19: Set the Frame Size and Rate for each stream and click Apply

Step#20: Select Streams from the drop-down menu and note the Tx Rate for each stream

NOTE: the % Loss is based on the run-time Tx/Rx rate and not the actual loss. The Lost Frames and % Loss will display the correct results after stopping the test

Stop traffic and check post-test results

Step#21: Click the Stop Test button and wait for the hardware to send results to the GUI NOTE: Always note the status of the GUI in the lower left-hand corner. The amount of time for the test to stop will vary depending on the size and complexity of the test

Step#22: After the test stops, select Detailed Stream Statistics from the drop-down menu and review the Lost Frames, % Loss, and Latency numbers

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