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JDSU T-BERD 6000A RFC-2544 Ethernet

Testing Guide

Version 1.0 December 19, 2011

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Table of Contents Scope ......................................................................................................................................................... 2

Revision History ....................................................................................................................................... 2

1. Overview ........................................................................................................................................... 3

1.1 Hardware Description ................................................................................................................ 3

2. RFC-2544 Test Procedures ............................................................................................................... 4

2.1 T-BERD 6000A RFC-2544 test ................................................................................................. 5

2.2 T-BERD 6000A Loopback ...................................................................................................... 11

2.3 T-BERD 5800 Loopback ......................................................................................................... 14

2.4 HST-3000 Loopback ................................................................................................................ 17

3. RFC-6349 Test Procedures ............................................................................................................. 21

3.1 JDSU T-BERD 6000A RFC-6349 TCP Throughput Test ....................................................... 22

3.2 JDSU T-BERD 6000A TCP Server setup ................................................................................ 27

Scope

This document covers Ethernet testing procedures used for Business Services customer activation,

fault isolation, and troubleshooting using the JDSU T-BERD 6000A portable business services tester.

This document provides procedures for Metro Ethernet service up to 1 Gbps, including:

Layer 2 and Layer 3 IPv4 RFC-2544 tests between two T-BERD 6000A’s

Layer 2 and Layer 3 IPv4 RFC-2544 tests between the T-BERD 6000A and T-BERD 5800

Layer 2 and Layer 3 IPv4 RFC-2544 tests between the T-BERD 6000A and HST-3000

Layer 4 RFC-6349 TCP Throughout tests between two T-BERD 6000A’s.

RFC-2544 is a recommended test suite for verifying key performance indicators or Metro Ethernet

service with a single class of service

RFC-6349 is a recommended test suit for verification of TCP Throughput on Metro Ethernet networks.

This document mandates proper care, cleaning, inspection, and handling of fiber optic connectors. All

fibers and connectors must be cleaned and inspected when service is turned up on these fibers and

whenever a fiber is disconnected and reconnected.

Revision History

Revision Description Name

1.0 Initial Draft Dave Baker, JDSU

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1. Overview

This document covers Ethernet testing procedures used for Business Services customer activation,

fault isolation and troubleshooting. At customer activation, test equipment is used to validate the

performance of an Ethernet circuit and to verify conformance to the agreed upon Service Level

Agreement (SLA).

1.1 Hardware Description

The T-BERD 6000A is a portable test tools for Ethernet testing. The product comes in Ethernet only

or Ethernet/T1/T3/SONET variations and works in conjunction with a fiber cleaning and inspection kit

to help turn-up and maintain Ethernet links. Menu selections are made from the T-BERD 6000A front

panel and touch screen.

T-BERD 6000A Front Panel:

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2. RFC-2544 Test Procedures

The following procedures describe how to measure throughput, frame loss, round trip delay, and jitter

with the T-BERD 6000A in accordance with the RFC-2544 Metro Ethernet benchmarking

methodology.

Test procedures are described for:

Electrical and Optical handoffs

10Mbps, 100Mbps, and 1Gbps links

Layer 2 and Layer 3 IPv4 testing

JDSU T-BERD 6000A, T-BERD 5800, and HST-3000 loopback devices

Procedures are described for RFC-2544 Tests to verify throughput, round trip delay, jitter, and frame

loss SLA metrics. Technicians should follow procedure in one of the following sections, depending on

his location (A-side or Z-side) and whether he is using a T-BERD 6000A, T-BERD 5800, or HST-

3000 test equipment. The RFC-2544 test is run from the A-Side. The Z-side is placed in loopback.

Meter A-Side Z-Side

T-BERD 6000A Section 2.1 Section 2.2

T-BERD 5800 Not applicable Section 2.3

HST-300 Not applicable Section 2.4

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2.1 T-BERD 6000A RFC-2544 test

Use this procedure to set up a TBERD 6000A to test a 10Mbps, 100Mbps, or 1000Mbps link.

Step Action Details

1. Install PIM Install the SFP Physical Interface Module (PIM) in the T-BERD 6000A.

2. Insert SFP Insert desired SFP (1000BASE-TX, 1000BASE-SX, 1000BASE-LX, or

1000BASE-ZX) in the MSAM’s SFP PIM.

3. Power On Press the ON/OFF button to turn on the T-BERD 6000A. Wait

approximately 1 minute for the Base Unit software to load.

4. Launch MSAM Press the SYSTEM button. The MSAM is represented by a BERT icon

on the upper image of the test set. If the BERT icon is not already

highlighted in yellow, tap the icon twice to start the application. The

icon should be yellow with a green border.

5. View Results Press the RESULTS button to watch the progress of the BERT Module

startup.

6. Clean & Inspect While the BERT module is starting up, and before connecting to an

optical link, make sure the fiber and connector are clean using a Fiber

Inspection probe.

7. Connect Connect the SFP on the T-BERD 6000A to the Ethernet switch port.

Use Orange Multimode jumper cables for 850 nm 1000BASE-SX.

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Use Yellow Single Mode Fiber jumper cables for 1310 nm

1000BASE-LX and 1550 nm1000BASE-ZX.

Use CAT 5E or better cable for copper 1000BASE-TX connections

8. Select Test In the Test menu, select one of the following:

For Layer 2 Electrical (Copper) Testing:

Ethernet>10/100/1000>Layer 2 Traffic> Terminate.

For Layer 2 Optical Testing:

Ethernet>1GigE Optical>Layer 2 Traffic> Terminate.

For Layer 3 IPv4 Electrical Testing:

Ethernet>10/100/1000>Layer 3 Traffic> IPv4>Terminate.

For Layer 3 IPv4 Optical Testing:

Ethernet>1GigE Optical>Layer 3 Traffic> IPv4>Terminate.

9. Reset to Defaults In the Tools menu, select Reset Test to Defaults. Press OK to continue.

10. Setup Press the SETUP soft key on the top right side of screen. Select the

indicated folders and configure your test as follows. Leave all other

values at default, unless specified in the Work Order. Folder Option Value(s) Comment

Interface,

Connector

Electrical

Connector SFP1 or SFP2

For Electrical tests, select

ETHERNET 1000BASE-T SFP

Interface,

Connector

Optical


For Optical tests, select desired optical

SFP (1000BASE-SX, 1000BASE-LX,

etc.)

Interface,

Physical

Layer

Auto

Negotiation See Work Order Set to same value as Ethernet switch port.

Duplex See Work Order

Options only displayed if Auto Negotiate

= Off Speed

Ethernet

Encapsulation See Work Order None or VLAN

VLAN ID See Work Order Options displayed after tapping VLAN

field if Encapsulation = VLAN

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For Layer 3 IPv4 testing, configure the following additional settings: Folder Option Value(s) Comment

IP

Source IP Type Static

Options displayed after tapping

Source IP Address field.

Source IP See Work Order

Default Gateway See Work Order

Subnet Mask See Work Order

Destination IP See Work Order Options displayed after tapping

Destination IP Address field.

11. View Results Press the RESULTS button, to display the Results screen.

12. Turn Laser On If testing an Optical link, select the Laser tab in the lower part of the

screen and press Laser Off. The button will turn Yellow and be

relabeled to indicate the Laser is On.

13. Check LEDs Press the Restart soft key on the Right side of the display to reset test

results. A Green Signal Present LED indicates that the T-BERD is

receiving an optical signal from the near end Ethernet Switch. Green

Sync Acquired and Link Active LEDs indicate that the T-BERD has

successfully connected to the near end Ethernet switch and the Ethernet

link is active.

14. Check ARP Status If you are running a Layer 3 IPv4 Test, verify that the final message in

the Message bar is “ARP Successful. Destination MAC obtained.” If

the message bar displays: “Messages logged,” tap the down arrow next

to “Messages logged” and verify that the final message is “ARP

Successful. Destination MAC obtained.” Click OK to exit the log.

If “ARP Successful” is not displayed, verify that the T-BERD’s IP menu

is configured correctly, as outlined above.

15. Start RFC Press the Enhanced RFC 2544 soft key on the Right side of the Results

screen.

16. Select Config Select the Configs tab. If this is the first time using the RFC2544 test,

tap [New], enter a name for the new configuration, then tap [OK].

Otherwise, choose the saved Test Configuration.

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17. Setup Select the indicated folders and configure your test as follows:

Folder Option Value(s) Comment

Symmetry Symmetric

Setup,

All Tests

Tests Throughput, Latency,

Packet Jitter, Frame Loss

Frame or Packet Frame

Option only

displayed if test =

Layer 3 IPv4

Frame Lengths to Test 64 and 1518 if no VLAN

68 and 1522 if VLAN

If the MTU is

greater than 1518

or 1522 w/ VLAN,

also select one

User Selected

frame length and

enter the MTU

Maximum Bandwidth See Work Order for CIR

Load Format Mbps

Setup,

Throughput

Measurement Accuracy (%) To within 1.0 Mbps

Zero-in Process JDSU Enhanced

Trial Duration (seconds) 60

Frame Loss Tolerance (%) 0

Show Pass/Fail Status Selected

Throughput Threshold

(Mbps) See Work Order for CIR

Setup,

Latency

(RTD)

Number of Trials 1

Trial Durations (seconds) 60

Show Pass/Fail Status

Select for VoIP, IPTV,

Circuit Emulation, or

Cell Backhaul service

Latency Threshold (µsec) See Work Order

If not specified:

250,000 for VoIP

250,000 for IPTV

50,000 for Circuit

Emulation

20,000 for Mobile

Backhaul

Setup,

Packet

Jitter

Number of Trials 1


Show Pass/Fail Status

Select for VoIP, IPTV,

Circuit Emulation, or

Cell Backhaul service

Packet Jitter Threshold (µs) See Work Order

If not specified:

40,000 for VoIP

250,000 for IPTV

20,000 for Circuit

Emulation

3,000 for Mobile

Backhaul

Setup,

Frame Loss

Test Procedure RFC 2544


Bandwidth Granularity (%) 1Mbps

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18. Run QuickCheck Ensure that the Z-side loopback device has been setup, then select the

J-QuickCheck tab, and tap [Run J-QuickCheck] to verify local and

remote test connectivity and available bandwidth.

19. Run RFC 2544 Tap [Run RFC 2544 Test]. The T-BERD will loop up the far end unit,

and test Throughput, Delay, Jitter, and Frame Loss. The test will take 6

to 9 minutes to complete. At the conclusion of the test, the T-BERD

6000A will automatically loop down the far end JDSU loopback device.

20. Save Results At the conclusion of the test, enter Customer name, Technician Name,

Test Location, and Comments at the prompt. Select the Append option,

and tap [Yes] to save the test report to the T-BERD 6000A hard drive in

PDF format. The filename, including a time and date stamp, will be

displayed in the Progress log.

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21. View Summary Select the Summary tab to view status of all tests. Verify that all tests

PASS and the displayed values meet the performance objectives of the

line under test.

22. Exit Tap [Exit] to return to the main Results view.

23. RFC-6349 If the Z-side test equipment is a T-BERD 6000A and both units are

equipped with the LAYER4 TCP Wirespeed option, proceed to section 3.

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2.2 T-BERD 6000A Loopback

Use this procedure to set up a T-BERD 6000A as a far-end (Z-side) loopback device.

Step Action Details

1. Install PIM Install the SFP Physical Interface Module (PIM) in the T-BERD 6000A.

2. Insert SFP Insert desired SFP (1000BASE-TX, 1000BASE-SX, 1000BASE-LX, or

1000BASE-ZX) in the MSAM’s SFP PIM.

3. Power On Press the ON/OFF button to turn on the T-BERD 6000A. Wait

approximately 1 minute for the Base Unit software to load.

4. Launch MSAM Press the SYSTEM button. The MSAM is represented by a BERT icon

on the upper image of the test set. If the BERT icon is not already

highlighted in yellow, tap the icon twice to start the application. The

icon should be yellow with a green border.

5. View Results Press the RESULTS button to watch the progress of the BERT Module

startup.



Inspection probe.

7. Connect Connect the SFP on the T-BERD 6000A to the Ethernet switch port.


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Interface,

Connector

Electrical


For Electrical tests, select


Interface,

Connector

Optical


For Optical tests, select desired optical

SFP (1000BASE-SX, 1000BASE-LX,

etc.)

Interface,

Physical

Layer

Auto




= Off Speed

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IP


















link is active.








15. Test Inform the A-side technician that you are ready for test.

16. Run RFC-6349 If the A-side and Z-side test equipment are both equipped with the

LAYER4 TCP Wirespeed option, proceed to section 3.

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2.3 T-BERD 5800 Loopback

Use this procedure to set up a T-BERD 5800 as a far-end (Z-side) loopback device.

Step Action Details

1. Power On Press the ON/OFF button to turn on the T-BERD 5800. Wait

approximately 2 minutes for the Base Unit software to load.

2. Insert SFP For optical testing, insert desired SFP (1000BASE-SX, 1000BASE-LX,

or 1000BASE-ZX) in the desired T-BERD 5800’s SFP port.



Inspection probe.

4. Connect Connect the Ethernet test port on the top of T-BERD 5800 to the

Ethernet switch port under test.





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Interface,

Physical

Layer

Auto




= Off Speed


IP









8. View Results Press the RESULTS soft key, to display the Results screen.

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link is active.









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2.4 HST-3000 Loopback

Use this procedure to set up an HST-3000 as a far-end Z-side loopback device.

Step Action Details

1. Install SIM Install Ethernet Module on the HST-3000.

2. Power On Press the green Power Key to turn on the HST-3000. Wait

approximately 25 seconds for the Base Unit software to load.

3. Insert SFP For optical testing, insert desired SFP (1000BASE-SX, 1000BASE-LX,

or 1000BASE-ZX) into the optical SFP connector labeled R/T 1.



Inspection probe.

5. Connect Connect the Ethernet test port to the Ethernet switch port under test.





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6. Launch Test App Launch test application as follows:

For Layer 2 Electrical (Copper) Testing, press the ETH ELEC Soft

key, select Terminate, and press the OK key. Select Layer 2

Traffic at the Test prompt

For Layer 2 Optical Testing, press the ETH OPTIC Soft key, select

1G Terminate, and press the OK key. Select Layer 2 Traffic at the

Test prompt

For Layer 3 IPv4 Electrical (Copper) Testing, press the ETH ELEC

Soft key, select Terminate, and press the OK key. Select Layer 3 IP

Traffic at the Test prompt

For Layer 3 IPv4 Optical Testing, press the ETH OPTIC Soft key,

select 1G Terminate, and press the OK key. Select Layer 3 IP

Traffic at the Test prompt.

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7. Configure Test Press the Configure Navigation key to configure test setting. Using the

Right Arrow key or Settings soft key, scroll through Settings menus

and configure your test as follows. Leave all other values at default,

unless specified in the Work Order.

For Layer 2 Testing:

For Layer 3 IP Testing:

8. View Results Press the Home key to display Summary Results.

9. Turn Laser On For optical testing, press the Action soft key and select Laser On.

10. Restart Press the Restart soft key to reset test results.

11. Check LED Results Press the Right Arrow key until LED Results are displayed. A Green

Signal Present LED indicates that the HST-3000 is receiving an optical

signal from the near end Ethernet Switch. Green Sync Acquired and

Link Active LEDs indicate that the HST-3000 has successfully

connected to the near end Ethernet switch and the Ethernet link is active.

Menu Option Value Comment

Test Mode Test Layer 2 Traffic .

RFC 2544 Mode Disable

Link Init

Auto Negotiation See Work Order Set to same values as

Ethernet switch port. Speed See Work Order

Duplex Full

Menu Option Value Comment

Test Mode Test Layer 3 IP Traffic .

RFC 2544 Mode Disable

Link Init

Auto Negotiation See Work Order Set to same values as

Ethernet switch port. Speed See Work Order

Duplex Full

IP Init

ARP Mode Disable

Source Type Static IP




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the Message bar is “ARP Successful”

If “ARP Successful” is not displayed, verify that the HST-3000’s IP

menu is configured correctly, as outlined above.


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3. RFC-6349 Test Procedures

The following procedures describe how to measure Layer 4 TCP throughput with the T-BERD 6000A

in accordance with the RFC-6349 benchmarking methodology. The RFC-2544 procedure outlined in

Section 2 should be completed prior to RFC-6349 testing.

Test procedures are described for:

Electrical and Optical handoffs

10Mbps, 100Mbps, and 1Gbps links

Technicians should follow procedure in one of the following sections, depending on his location (A

side or Z side). The RFC-6349 test is run from the A-Side. The Z-side is configured as a TCP Server.

Meter A-Side Z-Side

T-BERD 6000A Section 3.1 Section 3.2

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3.1 JDSU T-BERD 6000A RFC-6349 TCP Throughput Test

Use this procedure to set up a T-BERD 6000A to test TCP Throughput.

Step Action Details

1. Select Test For electrical handoffs: In the Test menu at the top of the Results screen,

and select Ethernet>10/100/1000>Layer 4 TCP Wirespeed>

IPv4>Terminate.

For optical handoffs: In the Test menu at the top of the Results screen,

and select Ethernet>1GigE Optical>Layer 4 TCP Wirespeed>

IPv4>Terminate.

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3. Setup Press the SETUP soft key on the top right side of screen.

For Electrical handoffs: Select the indicated folders and configure your

test as follows. Folder Option Value(s) Comment

Interface,

Connector Electrical Connector

SFP1 or

SFP2

Select


Interface,

Physical Layer

Auto Negotiation See Work

Order

Set to same value as Ethernet

switch port.

Duplex See Work

Order

Options only displayed if Auto

Negotiate = Off Speed

For Optical handoffs: Select the indicated folders and configure your


Interface,

Connector Optical Connector

SFP1 or

SFP2

Select desired optical SFP

(1000BASE-SX, 1000BASE-LX,

etc.)

Interface,

Physical Layer Auto Negotiation

See Work

Order

Set to same value as Ethernet

switch port.

Leave all other values at default, unless specified in the Work Order.


5. Start TrueSpeed Press the TrueSpeed Test soft key.

6. Select Config Select the Configs tab. If this is the first time using the RFC2544 test,

tap [New], enter a name for the new configuration, then tap [OK].

Otherwise, choose the saved Test Configuration.

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7. Setup Select the Setup tab, select the indicated folders, and configure your test

as follows: Folder Option Value(s) Comment

Setup,

All Steps

Steps RTT only

Bottleneck

Bandwidth (Mbps) See Work Order for CIR

Connect to Server See Work Order For Layer 2 handoffs,

set to 192.168.1.3

Type of Service See Work Order For Layer 2 handoffs,

set to None

Connect to Port 5001


Source IP See Work Order For Layer 2 handoffs,

set to 192.168.1.2

Default Gateway See Work Order For Layer 2 handoffs,

set to 192,168.1.1

Subnet Mask See Work Order For Layer 2 handoffs,

set to 255.255.255.0

Encapsulation See Work Order None or VLAN.

Setup, RTT Duration (seconds) 10

8. Run RTT Scan Ensure that the Z-side has been setup as a TCP Server, then tap

[Run TrueSpeed Test] at the bottom of the screen. The T-BERD will

measure the Baseline RTT.

9. Save Results At the conclusion of the test, tap [No]. Do not save the test report yet.

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10. Setup Select the Setup tab, select the indicated folders. and configure your test

as follows: Folder Option Value(s) Comment

Setup,

All Steps Steps

Path MTU, RTT, Walk the

Window, TCP Throughput,

Traffic Shaping

Setup, Path

MTU

MTU Upper Limit

(Bytes)

See Work Order or enter

1500 if unknown

Maximum

Transmission Unit

Setup,

Walk the

Window

Window Size 1 (KB) 32




Duration 30

Setup,

Traffic

Shaping

Duration (seconds) 30

Other Traffic Shaping

fields will be

autopopulated by the

TrueSpeed application

Setup, TCP

Throughput

Window Size

Set as close as possible to

the Ideal the “Ideal TCP

Window” displayed in the

Step #4 Help box) without

exceeding it.

See highlighted field

in the screenshot

below.

File Size per

Connection (MB)

Set to value that file

transfer time value in the

Step #4 help box to be at

least 10 seconds

See highlighted field

in the screenshot

below.

Number of

Connections 1

11. Run Test Ensure that the Z-side has been setup as a TCP Server, then tap

[Run TrueSpeed Test] at the bottom of the screen. The T-BERD will

test Path MTU, RTT, Walk the Window, TCP Throughput, and Traffic

Shaping.

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12. Save Results At the conclusion of the test, enter Customer name, Technician Name,

Test Location, and Comments at the prompt. Select the Append option,

and tap [Yes] to save the test report to the T-BERD 6000A hard drive in

PDF format. The filename, including a time and date stamp, will be

displayed in the Progress log.

13. View Summary Select the Summary tab to view status of all tests. Verify that all tests

PASS and the displayed values meet the performance objectives of the

line under test.

14. Exit Tap [Exit] to return to the main Results view.

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3.2 JDSU T-BERD 6000A TCP Server setup

Use this procedure to set up a T-BERD 6000A as a TCP Server.

Step Action Details

1. Select Test For Electrical handoffs: In the Test menu at the top of the Results screen,

and select Ethernet>10/100/1000>Layer 4 TCP Wirespeed>

IPv4>Terminate.

For Optical Handoffs: In the Test menu at the top of the Results screen,

and select Ethernet>1GigE Optical>Layer 4 TCP Wirespeed>

IPv4>Terminate.

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3. Setup Press the SETUP soft key on the top right side of screen.

For Electrical Handoffs: Select the indicated folders and configure your


Interface,

Connector

Electrical


Select


Interface,

Physical

Layer

Auto


For Optical Handoffs: Select the indicated folders and configure your


Interface,

Connector

Optical


Select desired optical SFP (1000BASE-

SX, 1000BASE-LX, etc.)

Interface,

Physical

Layer

Auto


For all handoffs: Select the indicated folders and configure your test as

follows. Leave all other values at default, unless specified in the Work

Order. Folder Option Value(s) Comment

All Streams

Source IP

Type Static

Source IP See Work Order For Layer 2 handoffs, set to 192.168.1.3

Default

Gateway See Work Order

For Layer 2 handoffs, set to 192,168.1.1

Subnet Mask See Work Order For Layer 2 handoffs, set to

255.255.255.0

1, Ethernet




1, IP Destination IP See Work Order


Destination IP Address field. For Layer

2 handoffs, set to 192,168.1.2

TCP Host,

Ethernet




TCP Host,

TCP Host

Settings

TCP Host

Mode Client



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