Spirent Test Center - Basic Traffic Generation Between Two Spirent Test Ports
Spirent Test Center - Basic Traffic Generation Between Two Spirent Test Ports
Content
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
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#7: Go to Streams and click on Traffc Wizard Step#8: Select all ports on both sides and click on Next
Step#11: View and modify the frame with the PDU editor by right-clicking on any Stream and selecting Edit Frame
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
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