Router Test Setup

While the terms and options vary from one protocol to the next, the test procedure for testing routers with Spirent TestCenter is similar across all protocols. This procedure provides a high-level view of the router testing process. See the help for each protocol for protocol-specific test procedure details.

This process uses the generic terms router and route block in configuration steps. The terms used in Spirent TestCenter for specific protocols are listed below.

You can configure routers and routes manually. For some protocols, Spirent TestCenter provides a generator to automatically generate routes. Generated routes can be customized manually.

For this protocol ...	... this entity ...	... advertises a	Generator Available
BGP	Router	Route block	Yes
IS-IS	Router	LSP	Yes
LDP	Session	LSP label block	No
RSVP-TE	Router	Tunnel	No
PIM	Router	Group block	No
OSPFv2	Router	LSA	Yes
OSPFv3	Router	LSA	Yes
RIP	Router	Route block	Yes

To setup a routing test

1. Configure the Device Under Test (DUT).
2. Connect the Spirent TestCenter chassis to the DUT.
   1. Set up a Spirent TestCenter connection.
   2. Connect to a Spirent TestCenter chassis.
   3. Connect to the DUT.
3. Open a saved test file or set up a new test.
4. Set up the Spirent TestCenter test modules you will use in your test (Port Setup).
5. Set up routers with the Create Devices Wizard. The wizard performs step 6 and step 7 automatically.
6. Configure routers. (See the help for each protocol for protocol-specific test procedure details.)

   1. In the Test Configuration pane, select a specific router or All Devices, and then select the tab for the protocol to be tested.

   2. Check the Active checkbox for all routers in the test.

   3. Configure the parameters in the grid for the router.
7. Set up routes. For protocols with multiple route types, multiple tabs are available to configure routes. (See the help for each protocol for protocol-specific test procedure details.)
   1. If a generator is available, click the generator toolbar button to step through the steps for generating routes.
   2. Click the edit routes toolbar button to create routes or modify generated routes.
8. If available, setup additional options and an interior gateway protocol if required. (See the help for each protocol for protocol-specific test procedure details.)
9. Set up traffic.
10. Set up the Sequencer to schedule a test.
11. Run the test and view the results. (See the help for each protocol for protocol-specific test procedure details.)
12. (Optional) Make and Apply interactive changes during the test.
13. Save the configuration as a .tcc or .xml file and test results as a .db file.

 

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