GL Communications PacketExpert 10G Operator's manual

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PacketExpert™ 10G (PXG100)
Quick Verification Guide
If this is your First-Time-Use of PacketExpert™10G unit, then we recommend you to follow all the steps explained
in PacketExpert-10G-Quick-Install-Guide before proceeding with the steps below.
For PacketExpert™ 10G functional verification, basic “All Port BERT” test can be performed using a single
PacketExpert™ 10G unit.
“All Port BERT” test scenario can be demonstrated on 1G ports by directly connecting Port 1 to 2 through Ethernet
cable (for Electrical Interface test)
OR
“All Port BERT” test scenario can be demonstrated on 10G ports by directly connecting Port 1 to 2 through SFP
Transceivers and Optical cable (for Optical interface test).
Step1: Connect the cables
Perform Test on 10G Optical Interface (Port 1 and Port 2).
•For 10G Optical Interface Type, plug-in SFP Transceivers to the optical ports and connect Port 1 & Port 2 using LC optical cable.
(refer to the below figure).
•Note: Make sure that the SFP is properly locked and the optical cable is properly plugged-in.
Perform Test on 1G (Electrical or Optical Interface)
•For 1G Electrical Interface type, cross-connect 1G: Port 1 to 2 using Ethernet cable as shown in the figure below.
•For 1G Optical Interface type, plug-in SFP Transceivers to the optical ports and connect LC optical cable to 1G: Ports 1 & 2, (refer
to figure).
Note: Make sure that SFP is properly locked and the optical cable is properly plugged-in.

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PacketExpert™ 10G (PXG100)
Quick Verification Guide
Step2: Launch PacketExpert 10G Application
•Right click on the PacketExpert™ 10G shortcut icon on the desktop and select "Run as administrator" to launch
PacketExpert™ 10G application as shown in the figure below.
Note: The application may not invoke and may prompt error message, if the license and the warranty licenses
(GLSupportWarrantyLicenseInstaller_x86.exe) are not installed as explained in the PacketExpert 10G Quick Install Guide
and also confirm that PXG100 is listed in Warranty Application List. If the warranty licenses are already installed and are expired,
then please contact GL Communications to renew licenses.
•Click on Launch 10G option, to invoke the application with 10G ports or click on Launch 1G option, to invoke the application
with 1G ports.
Note: The application may take some time to get started due to hardware and software initializations.
For 10G Optical connections,
On launch, All Port Bert application is loaded, by
default. Also, a default configuration file is
automatically loaded with the pre-configured
settings. On the RHS side, in the Interface pane,
select the ports from the drop-down list and verify
the following settings for each port:
•Interface Type = Optical
•Speed = 10000Mbps
•Verify the IP Addresses of Port 1 & Port 2
which are configured as mentioned below:
➢Port1: 192.168.1.102
➢Port2: 192.168.1.103
Note: For 1G Electrical or Optical connections,
on the RHS side, in the Interface pane, select the
ports from the Port Selection drop-down list and
set the following for each port:
•Select Interface Type = Electrical (or)
Optical (depending on the ports connected).
•Speed = 1000Mbps
•Verify IP Addresses for 1G: Ports 1 & 2, which are configured as mentioned below:
➢Port1: 192.168.1.101
➢Port2: 192.168.1.104
•Click on the Apply button.

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PacketExpert™ 10G (PXG100)
Quick Verification Guide
Step3: Verify Links
To verify PacketExpert™ 10G basic functionality, run a BERT test
between 10G: Ports 1 and 2 (this means the destination for 10G Port1 is
10G Port2 and vice versa).
•Verify that the Link Status is UP on both the ports, that is, on launch,
the LHS tree should display green LEDs link status on both Port 1 and
Port 2 as shown in the figure below. If the LED shows red (refer to the
figure), then link is Down.
•Refer to the troubleshooting steps below to get the links UP:
➢Check if the optical cables are connected to the correct ports
(i.e. Port 1 and Port 2 should be connected)
➢Check if there are any loose connections and connect the
cables properly.
➢If still the link is not UP, double click "Interface" under the
port in the LHS tree to launch the "Interface" dialog in one
of the RHS panes. Click the "Apply" button. This will
reinitialize the port and will force it to go through the auto
negotiation cycle again.
➢The above steps should get the link UP. If the problem still
persists, contact GL Communications Inc.
Step4: Configure MAC Addresses
Each port should have the destination MAC addresses configured
correctly. Follow the steps below to configure destination MAC
addresses :
For 10G: Port1,
•In the LHS tree, in Bert under Port 1, double click Tx Config.
The Tx Config window opens in one of the RHS panes.
•Go to MAC tab
•Click "Resolve" button next to the Destination MAC Address
as shown in the figure below:
•Enter the IP Address of the destination port (Port 2)
,192.168.1.103
•Click Resolve.
•It will run ARP and returns the MAC Address of the destination
port, with Result displayed as "Success" as shown in the figure
below:
•Click OK to configure the destination MAC address for the port
Repeat the above steps for Port 2 to configure its MAC address by entering the
IP Address of the destination port (Port 2) , 192.168.1.102.

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PacketExpert™ 10G (PXG100)
Quick Verification Guide
Step5: Start test
•Hold the Control key of the keyboard and from the LHS
tree, select Bert using mouse under Port 1, and Port 2 tree
simultaneously.
•Click Start.(refer to figure)
Step6: Verify Results
Follow the steps below to verify the Results :
•From LHS tree, click Results under Bert from 10G: Port1,
The Results pane opens in one of the 4 RHS panes.
•Under Bert Status pane, verify these LEDs:
➢Sync Status LED = Green,
➢Bit Errors LED = Green,
➢Out of Sequence Packets LED = Green
•Under Bert Statistics pane, verify these values:
➢Bert Status = Sync
➢Bit Error Count = 0
➢Bit Error Rate = 0.000E+000
➢Bit Error Seconds = 0
➢Sync Loss Count = 0
➢Sync Loss Seconds = 0
➢Out of Sequence Count = 0
➢Out of Sequence seconds = 0
Repeat the above steps for Port 2 and verify the results for both the ports. If anyone of the port shows errors, contact GL
Communications Inc.

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Quick Verification Guide
Step7: Stop test
•To stop the test after verifying the results, hold the Control
key of the keyboard and from the LHS tree, select Bert
using mouse under Port 1, and Port 2 tree simultaneously.