IxN2X Ethernet Link OAM (802.3ah) Emulation - Ixia
IxN2X Ethernet Link OAM (802.3ah) Emulation - Ixia
IxN2X Ethernet Link OAM (802.3ah) Emulation - Ixia
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<strong>IxN2X</strong> <strong>Ethernet</strong> <strong>Link</strong> <strong>OAM</strong> (<strong>802.3ah</strong>) <strong>Emulation</strong><strong>IxN2X</strong> <strong>Ethernet</strong> <strong>Link</strong> <strong>OAM</strong> (<strong>802.3ah</strong>)<strong>Emulation</strong>A comprehensive and user-intuitive emulation to verify the operation of IEEE <strong>802.3ah</strong> link <strong>OAM</strong>implementations for point-to-point <strong>Ethernet</strong>.Complements the <strong>IxN2X</strong> (CFM) and (Y.1731) E-<strong>OAM</strong> emulations, allowing you to significantlyreduce the time and investment to test complex <strong>Ethernet</strong> <strong>OAM</strong> scenarios.Key Features• Stateful emulation of <strong>Link</strong>-<strong>OAM</strong> messages on pt-pt <strong>Ethernet</strong> links• Verify Discovery state machine operation• Generate link Event Notifications on demand• Simulate Remote Fault Indications• Perform remote loopback testing• User interface intuitively mapped to test scenarios from configuration through to results• 'On the fly' simulation of fault conditions and events• Comprehensive results and statisticsProduct OverviewThe <strong>Link</strong> <strong>OAM</strong> <strong>Emulation</strong> software is one component of the <strong>IxN2X</strong> Carrier <strong>Ethernet</strong> test solution,which includes emulation and conformance testing of technologies such as CFM, Y.1731, LACP,STP, RSTP, MSTP, BFD, L2oMPLS, VLANs, MEF 9, MEF 14 and MEF 21The enables stateful testing of the primary <strong>Link</strong> <strong>OAM</strong> functions described in the IEEE standard,maps them closely to a user-intuitive GUI (and associated automation API) continuing this workflowlogic through to the results and statistics.26601 Agoura Rd., Calabasas, CA 91302 USA Tel +1-818-871-1800 Fax +1-818-871-1805P/N: 915-1017-01 REV A – June 2011 www.ixiacom.com Page 1 of 10
<strong>IxN2X</strong> <strong>Ethernet</strong> <strong>Link</strong> <strong>OAM</strong> (<strong>802.3ah</strong>) <strong>Emulation</strong>Product FeaturesStateful <strong>Emulation</strong> of <strong>Link</strong>-<strong>OAM</strong> messages on pt-pt <strong>Ethernet</strong> linksThe emulation facilitates rapid and easy testing of the four main functions of the <strong>802.3ah</strong> <strong>Link</strong><strong>OAM</strong> standard: Discovery, <strong>Link</strong> Events, Remote Failure Indication and Remote Loopback.Typical test scenarios associated with these four functions are summarized below:Discovery - The complete Discovery process with associated capabilities is statefully emulated.Thus <strong>IxN2X</strong> can detect a remote DTE <strong>OAM</strong> configuration and ensure proper operation of theDiscovery state machine.<strong>Link</strong> Events - <strong>Link</strong> Event Notifications can be generated on demand at a user-specified rate tosimulate a response to a link event. The <strong>IxN2X</strong> Traffic Generation/Analysis Subsystem, can alsosend errored frames as an event stimulus to a DUT and the emulation can be used to check thatthe DUT responds with the appropriate Event Notification(s).Remote Failure Indication - Remote Failure Indications <strong>OAM</strong>PDU's can be configured, sent andcounted to simulate a link failure thereby verifying that a DUT correctly generates and responds toall Remote Failure Indications.Remote Loopback - <strong>IxN2X</strong> can place a DUT into remote Loopback such that <strong>IxN2X</strong>-generatedtraffic is looped back on the originating port to measure latency, jitter, loss and throughput(measured via the traffic subsystem). The DUT can also change the state of the <strong>IxN2X</strong> test port toloopback mode, but DUT-sourced traffic will not be looped back.User interface intuitively mapped to test scenarios from configurationthrough to resultsThe product is designed to facilitate user workflow of the above-described scenarios, from testdefinition through configuration to obtaining results and statistics as shown in figure 1. Thisapproach minimizes the user learning curve and is consistent with the use model of the26601 Agoura Rd., Calabasas, CA 91302 USA Tel +1-818-871-1800 Fax +1-818-871-1805P/N: 915-1017-01 REV A – June 2011 www.ixiacom.com Page 2 of 10
<strong>IxN2X</strong> <strong>Ethernet</strong> <strong>Link</strong> <strong>OAM</strong> (<strong>802.3ah</strong>) <strong>Emulation</strong>Figure 1: <strong>IxN2X</strong> <strong>Link</strong> <strong>OAM</strong> Configuration and Results26601 Agoura Rd., Calabasas, CA 91302 USA Tel +1-818-871-1800 Fax +1-818-871-1805P/N: 915-1017-01 REV A – June 2011 www.ixiacom.com Page 4 of 10
<strong>IxN2X</strong> <strong>Ethernet</strong> <strong>Link</strong> <strong>OAM</strong> (<strong>802.3ah</strong>) <strong>Emulation</strong>Errored Symbol Period Event • Enable/DisableErrored Frame Event • Enable/DisableErrored Frame Period Event • Enable/DisableErrored Frame Seconds SummaryEvent• Enable/DisableOrganization Specific Event • Enable/Disable• Hex ValueEvents per Interval • IntegerInterval • MillisecondNumber of Intervals • IntegerRemote failure indicationCritical <strong>Link</strong> Events • Critical Event (Enable/Disable)• Dying Gasp (Enable/Disable)• <strong>Link</strong> Fault (Enable/Disable)<strong>OAM</strong> PDUsResults and StatisticsTransmitted • Information• Loopback Enable• Loopback Disable• <strong>Link</strong> Event NotificationReceived • Information• Loopback Enable• Loopback Disable• <strong>Link</strong> Event Notification26601 Agoura Rd., Calabasas, CA 91302 USA Tel +1-818-871-1800 Fax +1-818-871-1805P/N: 915-1017-01 REV A – June 2011 www.ixiacom.com Page 6 of 10
<strong>IxN2X</strong> <strong>Ethernet</strong> <strong>Link</strong> <strong>OAM</strong> (<strong>802.3ah</strong>) <strong>Emulation</strong>• Organization Specific• InvalidDiscoveryCounts • Attempted• Successful• UnsuccessfulTimes (h:m:s:ms) • Last Discovery Time• Minimum• Maximum• AverageLost <strong>Link</strong> Timers • Lost <strong>Link</strong> TimeoutsLast Info <strong>OAM</strong>PDU • Received TimestampLoopbackEnable Counts • Attempted• Successful• UnsuccessfulDisable Counts • Attempted• Successful• UnsuccessfulTimes (h:m:s:ms) • Enable Time• Disable Time<strong>Link</strong> Event NotificationsTransmitted • Errored Symbol Period Event• Errored Frame Event• Errored Frame Period Event26601 Agoura Rd., Calabasas, CA 91302 USA Tel +1-818-871-1800 Fax +1-818-871-1805P/N: 915-1017-01 REV A – June 2011 www.ixiacom.com Page 7 of 10
<strong>IxN2X</strong> <strong>Ethernet</strong> <strong>Link</strong> <strong>OAM</strong> (<strong>802.3ah</strong>) <strong>Emulation</strong>• Errored Frame Seconds Summary Event• Organization Specific Event• Number of MEPs in <strong>Link</strong> Trace Idle State• Number of MEPs in <strong>Link</strong> Trace Waiting State• Number of MEPs in <strong>Link</strong> Trace Received State• Number of MEPs in <strong>Link</strong> Trace Failed StateReceived • Errored Symbol Period Event• Errored Frame Event• Errored Frame Period Event• Errored Frame Seconds Summary• Event• Organization Specific EventRFI <strong>OAM</strong>PDU'sTransmitted • Critical Event• Dying Gasp• <strong>Link</strong> FaultReceived • Critical Event• Dying Gasp• <strong>Link</strong> Fault• <strong>Emulation</strong> Status (per-instance = per-port)Discovery • IDLE• ACTIVE SEND LOCAL• PASSIVE WAIT• SEND LOCAL REMOTE• SEND LOCAL REMOTE OK• SEND ANY• FAULTLoopback • IDLE26601 Agoura Rd., Calabasas, CA 91302 USA Tel +1-818-871-1800 Fax +1-818-871-1805P/N: 915-1017-01 REV A – June 2011 www.ixiacom.com Page 8 of 10
<strong>IxN2X</strong> <strong>Ethernet</strong> <strong>Link</strong> <strong>OAM</strong> (<strong>802.3ah</strong>) <strong>Emulation</strong>• REMOTE LB INPROGRESS• REMOTE LB COMPLETED• REMOTE LB DISABLING• LOCAL LB COMPLETED<strong>Link</strong> Event Notification • IDLE• TRANSMITTING• RECEIVEDRemote DTE MAC • MAC AddressRemote Information • <strong>OAM</strong> Version• Revision• Multiplexer Action (FWD/DISCARD)• Parser Action(FWD/LB/DISCARD/RESERVED)• <strong>Link</strong> Events Support• MIB Variable Retrieval Support• Remote Loopback Support• Unidirectional Support• <strong>OAM</strong> Mode• Maximum <strong>OAM</strong> PDU Size• OUI• VSIError Notification • DetailsApplicable Standards• IEEE <strong>802.3ah</strong> / IEEE 802.3 (2005) Clause 57 <strong>Link</strong> <strong>OAM</strong>26601 Agoura Rd., Calabasas, CA 91302 USA Tel +1-818-871-1800 Fax +1-818-871-1805P/N: 915-1017-01 REV A – June 2011 www.ixiacom.com Page 9 of 10
<strong>IxN2X</strong> <strong>Ethernet</strong> <strong>Link</strong> <strong>OAM</strong> (<strong>802.3ah</strong>) <strong>Emulation</strong>Configuration and Ordering DetailsSoftware973-0305, <strong>IxN2X</strong>, Optional Software, <strong>Link</strong> <strong>OAM</strong> (<strong>802.3ah</strong>) <strong>Emulation</strong> (N5589A).REQUIRES:• 970-0002 Packets and Protocols ApplicationHardwareAn <strong>IxN2X</strong> test system is composed of the following hardware components:• System controller• Chassis• Test cards or load modules973-0305 is supported on all:• <strong>IxN2X</strong> XR/XR-2 <strong>Ethernet</strong> test cards• <strong>IxN2X</strong> XS/XS-2 <strong>Ethernet</strong> test cards• <strong>Ixia</strong> XM-based FUSION-enabled <strong>Ethernet</strong> Load Modules973-0305 is not supported on <strong>IxN2X</strong> XP/XP-2 cards.Your local <strong>Ixia</strong> Sales representative can provide more details on how to order and configure atest system.This material is for informational purposes only and subject to change without notice. It describes <strong>Ixia</strong>'s present plansto develop and make available to its customers certain products, features and functionality. <strong>Ixia</strong> is only obligated toprovide those deliverables specifically included in a written agreement between <strong>Ixia</strong> and the customer.26601 Agoura Rd., Calabasas, CA 91302 USA Tel +1-818-871-1800 Fax +1-818-871-1805P/N: 915-1017-01 REV A – June 2011 www.ixiacom.com Page 10 of 10
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