RFC 2544 Test Package

A configuration wizard simplifies the setup for RFC 2544 testing.

TIP: Use the Reset button to reset the wizard to defaults at any time.

To run one or more RFC 2544 tests:

  1. Complete port setup steps, including reserving ports. See Reserving and Configuring Ports. You can use ports from a connected chassis or offline ports.
  2. On the toolbar, click Wizards.
  3. Under Benchmarking, select RFC 2544 and click Next.

  4. Select Test. Select one or more RFC 2544 tests.

    The RFC-5180 IPv6 Benchmarking Test option is available for the Frame Loss, Latency and Throughput tests. Select Enable Traffic Group Test Options to use traffic groups in the test. Traffic groups are not compatible with RFC5180 IPV6 benchmarking. Selecting one disables the other.

  5. Select Ports

    Select one or more ports to use for the test, or click the Select All button to choose all ports in the list.

  6. Configure Endpoints

    This window shows a grid containing existing devices. Create devices if necessary by clicking Add to launch the Device Wizard. If necessary, configure other options in the additional tabs. If RFC-5180 is selected, configure both IPv4 and IPv6 endpoints.

    Use the Edit Interface button to configure encapsulations.

  7. Configure Traffic Groups

    Available when Enable Traffic Group Options is selected on the Select Test Step.

    Click Add to create traffic groups. Traffic groups are created to characterize traffic, or stream blocks, between configured endpoints. A traffic group is characterized by a set of associated profiles, such as a service profile, frame size profile, burst size profile and traffic profile. Every traffic group is associated with one or more stream blocks.

  8. Configure Traffic or Configure IPv6 Traffic (if RFC-5180 is selected)

    NOTE: When Enable Traffic Group Test Options is cleared on the Select Test step, Configuration Mode options are available at the top of the pane to either automatically create stream blocks based on endpoints or manually configure stream blocks.

    When Enable Traffic Group Test Options is selected, only the Use existing stream blocks or create new stream blocks for the test method is available.

    Use existing stream blocks or create new stream blocks for the test: To configure traffic with more than one encapsulation type, manually create one or more stream blocks for each encapsulation using this option.

    Generate traffic based on configured endpoints: To generate traffic based on configured endpoints, edit the parameters on the End Points tab and the IP Header tab.

    Use existing stream blocks or create new stream blocks for the test: If you have previously created stream blocks using the Traffic Wizard, select the stream blocks you wish to use for the test. Otherwise, click Add to run the Traffic Wizard to create new stream blocks with the Traffic Wizard. Click Edit to modify an existing stream block with the Stream Block Editor. Click the Layer Fields tab to view the values of layer 2+ header fields. The fields on this tab are read-only. Use the Interface Editor to configure them.

    Assign Stream Blocks:When Enable Traffic Group Options is selected on the Select Test step, an Assign Stream Blocks button is enabled to associate a traffic group with one or more stream blocks. Select one or more stream blocks in the left window (using Ctrl or Shift to select multiple rows) and one traffic group in the right window, and click Assign. To disassociate one or more stream blocks from a traffic group, select the stream blocks and click Unassign.

  9. Configure IPv4 Traffic. Available if RFC 5180 is selected in the Select Test step. Use the procedure in the Configure IPv6 Traffic step to configure IPv4 traffic. Create IPv4 traffic. Select Active to use an existing stream block or click Add to run the Traffic Wizard to create new stream blocks with the Traffic Wizard. Click Edit to modify an existing stream block with the Stream Block Editor.
  10. Configure Test Options

    See Optional Test Parameters for descriptions of the parameters.

  11. IPv6 Test Parameters. Available if RFC 5180 is selected in the Select Test step. Configure the RFC 5180 test parameters.
  12. Test-specific Parameters

    Each test has a screen to set configurable parameters.

  13. Configure Traffic Group Profile Options

    Available when Enable Traffic Group Options is selected on the Select Test step. A tab is available for each traffic group created in the Configure Traffic Groups step. For each tab, configure the traffic group parameters.

Click the Finish button at the bottom of the wizard to complete the test configuration. The wizard automatically adds the appropriate test command to the Command Sequencer. See Command Sequencer for RFC Tests for more information.

Execution

To run the test, either click the Run button at the bottom of the wizard or use the Command Sequencer.

Results

When the test has completed, Spirent TestCenter automatically launches the Results Reporter to display the test results. For descriptions of the results that Results Reporter displays for this test, see RFC Test Results.

Related Information

RFC Benchmark Test Overview