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Contents
Introducing auroraTempo ....................... 1-2
Welcome !......................................................... 1-2
Conventions .................................................................. 1-3
Your auroraTempo ................................................. 1-5
Care ............................................................................. 1-6
Safety............................................................................ 1-6
A Look at auroraTempo.......................................... 1-7
The Keypad ................................................................... 1-7
LEDIndicators...............................................................1-10
CommunicationsPorts &Connectors .............................1-13
Power Sources.................................... 2-2
Using AC Power................................................ 2-2
Using Battery Power.......................................... 2-2
RechargingtheBattery Packs.......................................... 2-3
ReplacingBatteryPacks .................................................. 2-4
Getting Started................................... 3-2
ConnectingauroraTempo ...................................... 3-2
Switching Power On ......................................... 3-4
The Main Display & Menu ................................. 3-4
About the Windows.......................................... 3-5
Displaying & Selecting Menu Options ................ 3-6
About Interfaces ................................................ 3-7
SelectinganInterface .................................................... 3-7
FreeinganInterface ...................................................... 3-8
About Applications ............................................ 3-8
Selectingan Application.................................................. 3-8
Openinga SecondApplication ....................................... 3-9
ExitinganApplication...................................................... 3-9
Simulation & Monitor Modes ........................... 3-10
SelectingSimulateor MonitorMode...............................3-10

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Displaying Status Information........................... 3-10
PhysicalStatusInformation .............................................3-11
SystemStatus ...............................................................3-12
FrameRelayStatus ........................................................3-13
Exiting theStatus Screens ..............................................3-14
Getting help !.................................................. 3-15
Physical Testing .................................. 4-2
Understanding the Status Display ...................... 4-2
FrameRelay .................................................................. 4-2
PrintingStatusInformation .............................................4-10
ResettingtheCounters ..................................................4-11
Statusata Glance! ........................................................4-11
Performing a BER Test ......................... 4-12
Setting up a BER Test ....................................................4-12
Starting &Stopping a BER Test .......................................4-15
UnderstandingBERTest Results .....................................4-15
Resetting BER Test Results ..............................................4-17
InjectingBitErrors ........................................................4-17
Saving & Downloading BER Test Results........... 4-18
SavingResultstoFile .....................................................4-18
DownloadingResultsvia theSerialPort ..........................4-20
Injecting Layer 1 Errors 4-22
Performing a Remote Loop Test ..... 4-24
Activating&DeactivatingRemoteLoops.........................4-25
Verifyingthe Loop ........................................................4-28
Performing a Line Rate Test 4-29
Applying a Local Loop ........................ 4-30
ApplyingaLineLoop.....................................................4-31
ApplyingaPayload Loop DDSDDS ...................................4-31

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Frame Relay Testing ........................... 5-2
Section 1 - Setting up the Link ........................5-3
Setting the DLCI Address Length ........................ 5-4
Settingthe Interface type ................................... 5-4
Choosing the Circuit Type.................................. 5-5
PVC Configuration ............................................ 5-5
SettingtheLMI Protocol.................................................. 5-5
Specifying a DLCI Range for PVCs .................................. 5-6
SettingOtherPVCParameters ........................................ 5-6
SVC Configuration ............................................ 5-8
SettingtheSVCProtocol................................................. 5-8
Specifying a DLCI Range for SVCs .................................. 5-8
SettingOtherSVCParameters ........................................ 5-9
BearerCapability ............................................................ 5-9
ChannelIdentification ..........................5-10
DLCI Identifier ...............................................................5-10
Progress Indicator ...............................5-10
NetworkFacility ...................................5-12
End to End Transit Delay ......................5-12
Packet Binary Parameters .....................5-13
Link LayerCore .............................................................5-13
LinkLayerProtocol ............................................5-14
X.213 Priority ......................................5-14
SettingupaCalling Party Number (CPN) .......................5-15
Setting upa CallingParty Sub-address ............................5-18
SettingupaCalledParty Number & Sub-address............5-20
TransitNetwork .............................................................5-20
LowLayerCompatibility .................................................5-21
HighLayerCompatibility ......................5-24
User to User Information (UUI)......................................5-25

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Section 2 - Displaying & Capturing Data ........5-28
Displaying Data as it is Captured...................... 5-28
UnderstandingtheTraffic Display ...................................5-29
Capturing and Saving Data ............................. 5-32
Capturingtothe SerialPort ............................................5-32
SendingDatato auroraExpert forWindows........................5-33
SavingtoFile ................................................................5-33
Starting& StoppingDataCapture...................................5-35
ChangingtheDecodeMode ........................................5-36
ApplyingFilters .............................................................5-36
Viewing DLCI Management Information.......... 5-37
Navigatingthrough theDisplay .....................................5-37
DisplayingDetailed Statistics ...........................................5-38
ResettingtheStatistical Counters ....................................5-39
Accessing Test Mode ....................................................5-39
Displaying Call Information.............................. 5-39
Manipulating PVCs & SVCs ................ 5-41
Adding&DeletingPVCs ...............................................5-41
Activating&DeactivatingPVCs ......................................5-43
Connecting&Disconnecting SVCs ................................5-44
Adding &Deleting FixedDLCIs ......................................5-45
PurgingDLCIs ..............................................................5-46
Getting Detailed Statistics on a DLCI................. 5-46
ResettingtheStatistical Counters ....................................5-49
DisplayingStatisticsfor a DifferentDLCI ..........................5-49
Displaying Interface Statistics ............................ 5-49
Returningtothe DLCIStatisticsDisplay............................5-50
Saving & Downloading Statistics ...................... 5-50
SavingStatisticsto File ...................................................5-50
DownloadingStatisticsviatheSerialPort .........................5-53
Section 3 - Performing Tests.......................... 5-55
About Test Mode............................................. 5-55
Restarting&StoppingTests............................................5-56
ResettingTest Results.....................................................5-56
SelectingaDifferentDLCI..............................................5-56
Exceeding Performance ................................................5-56
Setting up a Test ...........................................................5-58

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CIR measurement............................................ 5-60
AvailableCIRtesttypes ..................................................5-60
Performing a CIR test ....................................................5-61
CIR test results ..............................................................5-61
Performing a Frame Load Test ............ 5-63
Performing a Frame Receive Test ........ 5-71
Performing a Frame Loop Test ............ 5-73
Performing a Ping Test ........................ 5-74
Performing a Ping Receive Test ........... 5-79
Performing a Variable Load Test .......... 5-80
Performing a Receive Throughput Test ............. 5-87
Stopping a Test................................................ 5-89
Saving & Downloading Test Results.................. 5-90
Section 4 - Customizing Data
Capture & Display ....................................5-91
Displaying Full or Summary Decode Data ........ 5-91
Using a Filter................................................... 5-92
LoggerFilters ...............................................................5-92
DecodeFilters ..............................................................5-93
ApplyinganExistingFilter ..............................................5-93
CreatingaNewFilter ....................................................5-94
Editinga Filter ...............................................................5-97
Configuring auroraTempo ....................... 6-2
Accessing Configuration.................................... 6-2
Configuring an Interface.................................... 6-3
ChoosingtheEmulation Type......................................... 6-3
ChoosingtheClockSource ............................................ 6-4
Specifying the Speed ................................ 6-5
SpecifyingHardwareHandshake .......................... 6-5
Choosing the Framing Type ...................... 6-5

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Selecting a Line Code ................................ 6-6
SelectingtheLineBuildOut ................................. 6-6
IncludingaCRCValue ......................................... 6-7
Selecting the Sealing Current ............................... 6-7
SelectingLineTermination .......................... 6-7
SelectingCAS(ChannelAssociated Signalling) ....... 6-8
Choosing a Timeslot .................................. 6-8
Choosing the Number of Bits ..............................6-10
Displaying System Parameters.......................... 6-10
Changing the System Setup............................. 6-11
SettinguptheSerial Port ...............................................6-11
PoweringoffAutomatically.............................................6-13
SettingtheDateandTime.............................................6-13
SettingtheDisplay Language ........................................6-14
SwitchingAudioWarningsOnandOff ..........................6-14
SettingupauroraTempo for Remote Control.......................6-14
ApplyingFactory Defaults ..............................................6-14
Displaying Frame Relay Settings....................... 6-15
Saving a Configuration File ............................. 6-15
Applying a Configuration File .......................... 6-16
Applying Configuration Defaults ...................... 6-17
Downloading New Software........................... 6-22
Installing theNew Software ...........................................6-22
Working with the File Manager.......... 7-2
Accessing the File Manager ............................... 7-2
Displaying File Statistics...................................... 7-3
Managing Stored Files....................................... 7-4
RenamingFiles .............................................................. 7-4
DeletingFiles................................................................. 7-5
SendingaStoredFile to auroraExpert for Windows ............ 7-6
OptimizingStorage ........................................................ 7-7

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Displaying Stored Files....................................... 7-7
Displaying SeveralStored Files ........................................ 7-8
Working with Stored Traffic Files ........................ 7-8
DisplayingDatain FullorSummaryDecodeFormat ........ 7-8
Navigatingthrough theDisplay ...................................... 7-9
UsingFileMarkers ......................................................... 7-9
Applyinga Filter ............................................................7-11
Printing a Stored File........................................ 7-11
Printing a Window.......................................... 7-11
Introduction to Frame Relay............... 8-2
What is Frame Relay? ........................................ 8-2
Frame Relay Standards ...................................... 8-4
A Typical Frame Relay Network .......................... 8-7
Equipment&theFrame Relay Network .......................... 8-7
EquipmentInterfaceReferencePoints ............................. 8-8
Frames ............................................................. 8-8
Virtual Circuits ................................................. 8-11
PVC .............................................................................8-12
SVC .............................................................................8-12
Frame Relay Protocol....................................... 8-15
Congestion Control......................................... 8-16
Committed Information Rate & Burst Size.......... 8-17
LMI (Local Management Interface)................... 8-19
Appendix 1 - Technical Data............. A1-2
Appendix 2 - Call Clear Cause Codes A2-2
Appendix 3 - Menutrees ................... A3-2
Appendix 4 - Glossary....................... A4-2
Appendix 5 - RFC 1490 Decode ....... A5-2
Index

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Contents
Welcome ! .............................................1-2
Your auroraTempo ......................................1-5
A look at auroraTempo ...............................1-7

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Introducing auroraTempo
Thischapterintroducesyoutothedocumentation provided
withaurora
Tempo
and theconventions usedthroughoutit. In
addition,itintroducesaurora
Tempo
’shardware,looking ateach
featurein turn.
Welcome ! Welcometothe aurora
Tempo
User Guide.Inaddition to
informationonusingyouraurora
Tempo
,thisguidealsocontains
safetyinformation,technicaldetailsand anintroductory
sectionon FrameRelay. Ifyou areanewuseryoumay findit
helpfulto spendsome timefamiliarizing yourselfwith this
guideso thatyouknow whereto findinformation whenyou
needit.The structureofthe guideisas follows:
Chapter 1 (thischapter)providesanoverviewofaurora
Tempo
.
Chapter 2 describeshowtomaintainthepowersupplyto
aurora
Tempo
.
Chapter 3 discussesthebasicstohelpgetyoustarted.
Chapter 4 discusses howto useaurora
Tempo
to checkthe
qualityandintegrityofphysical lines.
Chapter 5 describes howto useaurora
Tempo
totest Frame
Relay.
Chapter 6 discusses howtoconfigureaurora
Tempo
fortesting
FrameRelayandphysicallines.
Chapter 7 describes howto usethe FileManagertowork
withcapturedfilesstoredinaurora
Tempo
’smemory.
Chapter 8 providesanintroductionto FrameRelayand
explainsthestandardsandterminology associatedwithit.

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Appendix 1 - Technical Data liststechnical andsafety
information.
Appendix 2 - Call Clear Cause Codes liststhe callclear
causecodes andincludes abrief descriptionof each.
Appendix 3 - Menutree. Thiscontains diagramstohelp you
navigatethroughaurora
Tempo
’smenustructure.
Appendix 4 - Glossary. Thisis providedtoexplain the
termsandabbreviationsusedthroughoutthisguide.
Appendix 5 - RFC1490 Decode describeshowaurora
Tempo
decodesIP Internet (0xCC)and IEEE SNAP(0x80)
messagesencodedusingRFC1490.
Werecommendthat youkeep thisGuide inthe carry-case
whennotin use.
Conventions Theterms,phrasesandconventions usedthroughoutthis
guideare explainedbelow:
Press means‘press theindicatedkeyonce’.
Thename ofthe keyis displayedin
bold,italic typeface.Forexample,
press MODE.
Choose means‘move toan optionon the
orSelect menu andpressENTER to selectit’.
Highlight means‘use thearrow keyson the
cursorkeypadtomovetheblack
cursorbarover anoption’.
Toggle means‘repeatedly presseitherENTER
ortheRIGHT arrowkey onthe
cursorkeypadtocyclethroughthe
availableoptionsand displaytheone
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Exit means‘leave thecurrent menu’.Use
theLEFT arrowkey tosaveandexit;
usetheESC key to exitwithout
saving.
Tip Thissymbol indicatesausefultip.
2Note Thissymbolisusedto drawyour
attentionto importantnotes.
Warning Thissymbolisused todrawyour
attentiontowarningsorcautionary
notes.
Tohelp youdistinguish them,menu optionsareshownina
differenttypeface, forexample ‘chooseFrame Relay’.
Differencesbetween theSimulate andMonitor modesare
indicatedwhereappropriatebythe followingsymbols:
Likewise,wherethere aredifferencesbetween thedifferent
interfacesthis isindicated bythe symbols:
Differencesbetween thevarious protocolsare indicated
throughoutthisguideusingsymbols. Forexample,text
whichapplies onlyto theFRF4 protocolisindicatedusing:
Textwhichdoesnotapply tothe FRF4protocolis indicated
bya linethrough thesymbol:

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2Note
Thetext andillustrations inthis guidedescribe atypical
aurora
Tempo
.Theymaynotmatchyourspecificconfiguration
andmay includefeaturesthatyoudidnotpurchase.
Your aurora
Tempo
aurora
Tempo
isamultifunctional,hand-held
telecommunicationstester.Itenablesyou to:
• install,configure,troubleshoot andmaintainFrame
RelayservicesrunningoverV-seriesinterfaces, T1and
E1circuits andDDSlines
• perform physicallayertests
Itprovides afull suiteofphysicallayerandFrameRelaytests
thatallow youto quicklyverify theservice orperform more
in-depthreal-time andstatistical analysisfor bothSwitched
VirtualCircuits(SVCs)andPermanentVirtualCircuits
(PVCs).
aurora
Tempo
is designedto befully portableandso canbe
poweredeitherby battery orfromthe mains.Youcanuse
youraurora
Tempo
either laidflat onits backorheldinthehand
usingthestraps provided.
Supplied with aurora
Tempo
aurora
Tempo
is suppliedwith itsowncarry-casewhich also
contains:
• 2carrystraps
• 1mainsadaptor/charger
• 2rechargeablebattery packs(discharged)
• 1serialcable
• anyoptionalequipment youmayhaveordered
• userdocumentation

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Care aurora
Tempo
has beendesignedandconstructed towithstand
therigors ofatypicaltelecommunicationsworking
environmentandprovideyouwithyearsof reliableservice.
Whenusing aurora
Tempo
besuretoavoid:
• extremetemperatures
• droppingtheunit
• verywetconditions-aurora
Tempo
may beusedin wet
conditions,but it isnot waterproof andwill not
withstandexcessive ingressofwater.
Werecommendthatyoukeep youraurora
Tempo
initscarry-
casewhen notinuse.
Caution
Donotusesolvents,strong detergentsorabrasive materials
tocleanaurora
Tempo
.Useonlycleaningagents approvedfor use
onplastics.
Safety Whenusingyour aurora
Tempo
,basicsafety precautionsshould
alwaysbe followed toreduce theriskof fire,electric shock
andinjurytopersons,includingthefollowing:
• Donotopen the backofthe unit while itispowered-
up.
• Useonly thebatteriesindicated inthis manual. Donot
disposeof batteriesin afire-theymayexplode. Check
withlocal codesforpossiblespecialdisposal
instructions.
• Avoidusingtheproductduringanelectricalstorm.
Theremay bea remoteriskofelectricshock from
lightning.

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A Look at aurora
Tempo
Thefollowing illustrationshows thecontrols,interfacesand
connectorsofaurora
Tempo
.
*
The Keypad Thefollowing sectiondescribeseachofaurora
Tempo
’skeys in
turn:
Backlight Pressthis key toilluminate theLCD;
pressit againto switchthe backlight
off.
Contrast Usethese keystoadjust thecontrast
ofaurora
Tempo
.Pressthe button to
lightenthe screen;pressthe
buttonto darkenthescreen.

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FunctionKeys There aresix ofthesekeys, which
activateparticularfunctionsrelating
tothe currentlyactive screen.Most
functionscan alsobe accessedfrom
themenu system.
5
NumberKeys Use thesekeysto inputdata into
aurora
Tempo
.
1
HOME
,
7
END
Usethesekeys tomoveto the
beginningor theend ofinformation
displayedin aTraffic window.
2
,
8
Usethese keystomove upand down
informationdisplayed ina Traffic
windowone messageat atime.
3
PG UP
,
9
PG DN
Usethesekeysto moveup anddown
informationdisplayed ina Traffic
windowone screen ata time.
* Key Thiskeyisprovidedfor compatibility
withstandardtelephonehandsets.
# Key Thiskeyisprovidedfor compatibility
withstandardtelephonehandsets.
Cursor Usethis keytomove thecursor Up,
Pad Down,Leftor Right,asif you were
usingthe arrowkeys onaPC
keyboard.Pressand releasetomove
thecursor inasingle stepor holdthe
arrowdown tomove inseveralsteps.
+ RIGHTarrow key Usuallymoves theactive windowto
theright.

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+ LEFT arrowkey Usuallymovestheactivewindowto
the left.
+UP arrowkey Makes theactivewindowoccupythe
wholeofthe screen.
+ DOWN arrowkey Makestheactive windowoccupy half
thescreen.
Enter Pressthis keyto chooseahighlighted
menuitem orstartanoperation,as
indicatedin thisguide.
Escape Usethis keytoexit frommenus and
windows.
Autotest Thiskey isreserved forfuture
development.
Power Pressthis keyto poweraurora
Tempo
on
andoff.
Mode Pressthiskey tocycleto thenext
windowassociated withthe
application.Onlyonewindowis
activeat atimeand thiswindow is
indicatedbythehighlightedbox
whichsurroundsit.
Menu Usethis keyto displaymenuoptions
forthe currentwindow.
Shift Thiskey actsjustlike theShift keyon
aPCkeyboard,allowingyou toaccess
furtherfunctions bycombiningShift
withotherkeys.Functionsdisplayed
inyellow onthe keypadareaccessed
bycombiningthatparticularkey with
Shift- forexampleShiftand Help.

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Status Usethis keyto displaystatus
information- refertoDisplaying
StatusInformation inChapter3for
furtherdetails.
Configure Usethis keyto displaythe Configure
Physical Interface window -this lets
youchangeaurora
Tempo
’ssettings
withouthaving tosearchthroughthe
menustructure. RefertoChapter 6
forfurtherinformation.
+Help Pressthese keysat anypointinthe
aurora
Tempo
menustructuretodisplay
helpinformation. PressESCtoexit
fromthe helpscreen andcontinue.
Referto Getting HelpinChapter 3
forfurtherinformation.
+File Pressthese keystoaccess theFile
Managerwhichletsyouworkwith
filesstoredin aurora
Tempo
.Refer to
Chapter7 forfurther information.
+MainMenu PressthesekeystodisplaytheMain
Menu.This isuseful forswitching
betweenthe differentapplications.
LED Indicatorsaurora
Tempo
has tenLightEmitting Diode(LED) status
indicators:
• twoare located onthe keypad-these relateto battery
powerandcharging.
• therearetwo groups offour LEDs locatedat the top,
abovethe LCD.Eachgroup relatesto theinterface
fitted.