VeEX MTX150 Series User manual

MTX150x User Manual
Multi-Service Installation & Maintenance Test Set
P/N D07-00-148P Rev. B00

Please direct all questions to your local VeEX® Sales Office, Representative, or Distributor. Or, contact VeEX tech-
nical support at www.veexinc.com.
No part of this user manual may be reproduced, translated into a foreign language, or be transmitted electronically
without prior agreement and written consent of VeEX Incorporated as governed by International copyright laws.
Information contained in this manual is provided "as is" and is subject to change without notice. Trademarks of
VeEX Incorporated have been identified where applicable, however the absence of such identification does not
affect the legal status of any trademark.
Copyright ©2022 VeEX Incorporated. All rights reserved.

Table of Contents
General Information 12
Customer Support 12
Product Technical Support Contact Information 12
Warranty 13
Patent Information 13
Documentation Conventions 13
Safety Information 14
Lithium-Polymer Battery Precautions 14
General Safety Guidelines 14
Lithium Polymer Battery Handling & Storage Advice 15
Optical Connectors 16
Safe Module Handling 16
Electrical Connectors 16
ESD: Electrostatic Discharge Sensitive Equipment 16
Introduction 18
Product Specifications 18
Basic Operation 19
MTX150X Chassis Overview 19
MTX150X Connector Panel 19
Hard Buttons and Interfaces 21
Special Functions 23
Touch-Screen Display 24
Platform Screen Icons 25
LEDs 25
Home Menu and Screen Icons 27
Mode/Port Selection 27
Ethernet 29
Setup 29
Port Setup 29
100/1000Base-X and 100/1000Base-T Port 30
Status 31
Table of
Contents © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. 3

10 GE Port 32
Measurement Settings 32
MX Discover and Control Settings 34
Using MX Discover 34
Loop Control 35
IP 36
IP Connection 36
Setup 37
Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet(PPoE) 37
IPv4 or IPV6 38
Status 39
Trace Route 39
Trace Route Setup 40
Results 41
ARP Wiz 41
ARP Setup 41
ARP Result 42
Ping 42
Ping Testing 42
Ping Setup 43
Ping Results 43
BERT 44
BERT Setup 44
Overview 45
Header Settings 46
Traffic 56
Error Injection 59
Starting/Stopping a BERT 60
BERT Results 61
Summary 61
Errors 62
Events 63
Traffic Settings 63
4 © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Table of
Contents

Rates 64
Delay 65
Alarms 66
Signal 66
RFC 2544 Conformance Testing 68
Overview 68
Setup - Standard Mode 69
Header Settings 69
RFC 2544 Setup 69
Frame Settings 70
Threshold Settings 71
Throughput, Latency, Frame Loss, and Burst Settings 72
Starting/Stopping a RFC 2544 Measurement 77
Results - Standard Mode 78
Saving RFC 2544 Results 87
Advanced SLA Mode 89
Background Results - Advanced SLA Mode 93
Peer-to-Peer and Asymmetric Testing 94
Asymmetric Testing Setup 95
Unit as Controller Setup Process 95
Unit as Responder Setup Process 97
RFC 2544 Local and Remote Test Setup 98
Test Results 99
Viewing and Managing Files 100
Enabling To USB and From USB Functions 101
Downloading Files To USB 101
V-SAM 101
Test Methodology 102
Phase 1: Service Configuration Test 103
Phase 2: Service Performance Test 104
V-SAM Setup 104
Header Settings 106
Service Attributes 109
Table of
Contents © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. 5

Results 120
Throughput Testing (Multiple Streams) 124
Overview 124
Setup 124
Ping Testing 125
Ping Setup 126
Ping Results 126
ARP Setup 127
ARP Result 128
General Throughput Settings (Global Configuration) 129
MX Discover and Control Settings 132
Loop Control 133
Per Stream Configurations 134
Summary 136
Starting/Stopping a Throughput (Multiple Streams) Test 136
Throughput Results 137
Viewing Throughput (Multiple Streams) Test Results 137
Global/Aggregate Results 137
Per Stream Results 144
Saving Throughput (Multiple Streams) Results 149
Viewing and Managing Files 150
Enabling To USB and From USB Functions 151
Downloading Files To USB 151
Layer 4+ Applications 152
TCP Protocol and Overview 152
Layer 4+ Applications Configuration 157
V-Perf 158
Server/Client - Unidirectional Configuration and Results 159
Bi-Directional Configuration and Results (VeEX Enhanced Testing Methodology Implementation)164
V-TEST 165
V-FTP 170
SyncE 171
SyncE Setup 172
6 © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Table of
Contents

Port (Test Port selection) 172
Port Page 2 - Mode Selection 172
Status 174
SyncE Wander Measurements (Slave Mode only, Optional) 175
Recovered Clock Wander Measurements 176
Wander Measurements Setup 176
Results 177
Built-in MTIE & TDEV Analysis (Optional) 178
TIE Results 179
MTIE & TDEV Pass/Fail Analysis 180
VeEX MTIE/TDEV Wander Analysis PC Software 181
TIE Measurement Results 182
MTIE & TDEV Analysis 182
MTIE & TDEV Analysis Report in PDF 183
ESMC SSM 184
Setup 187
Results 187
Monitor 188
Capture 188
Phy Mode 189
Net Wiz 190
Cable Test 191
Discovery Setup 192
Discovery Results 192
Autoscripting 194
Setup 195
Results 195
L2 Control Protocol Transparency Test (L2CP) 196
Setup 196
Fiber Channel 202
Fiber Channel Applications 202
Fiber Channel over IP 202
Fiber Channel over SDH/SONET 202
Table of
Contents © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. 7

Key Test Applications 203
Setup 204
Understanding the Basic Test Channel Frame Structure 206
Frame Delimiters 206
Ordered Set 206
Start of Frame (SOF) and End of Frame (EOF) Delimiter setup 207
Header Setup (FC-2 only) 212
Test Applications 216
Port Configuration 217
BERT/Throughput 220
Overview 220
Fiber Channel Layers 221
Fiber Channel layers and functionality 222
Setup 223
Traffic Generation and Error Injection 223
Starting Measurements 226
Starting Measurements 226
Results 226
Summary 226
Errors 227
Alarms 229
Service Disruption Test (SDT)(Throughput only) 230
Events 230
Traffic Distribution Overview 231
Traffic DistributionDetails - Frames 232
Traffic Distribution - Traffic Type 233
Frame Size Distribution 234
Delay 234
Signal 236
RFC 2544 237
Loopback 238
Common Functions 240
Utilities Overview 241
8 © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Table of
Contents

About 241
Backlight 241
On Battery Power 241
Brightness 242
Touch Screen Calibration 242
Standby Mode 243
Global Settings 244
Bluetooth 245
Bluetooth Setup 247
Bluetooth 247
WiFi Wiz 249
WiFi Procedure 250
AP List 250
Connect 251
Status 251
AP Mode 253
Date and Time 253
LAN (USB OTG Adapter) 254
Setup 255
IP Connection Status 256
Ping 256
Trace Route 258
Power 260
Remote Access 260
ReVeal Software 261
Remote Access with VNC Server/Viewer: 261
EZ Remote 262
Initiate an EZ Remote Session from the Test Set 263
Connect to the Remote Test Set from a Computer, Tablet or Phone 265
Save Test Results 268
Access Remote Test Result Files 268
Screen Shots 270
File Management 270
Table of
Contents © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. 9

Working with Saved Results, Profiles, Images 270
Viewing and Managing Files 271
Enabling To USB and From USB Functions 272
Downloading Files To USB 272
USB Memory Browser 272
Manage SD Card 273
Fiber Tools Overview 274
Fiber Scope 274
OTDR View 275
OPM 275
Browser 275
OTDR Viewer 276
Fiber Scope 276
DI-1000 Digital Fiber Inspection Microscope 277
DI-1000MPO Digital Fiber Inspection Microscope for Single and Multi-Fiber Connectors 278
DI-3000 Auto-Focus Digital Fiber Inspection Microscope 281
Connecting the Fiberscope 282
Fiberscope Setup 285
Capture Images (View) 288
Results/Reports 291
Fiberizer Cloud 292
Optical Power Meter (OPM) 294
Connecting an External OLTS Device 294
Using OLS (Optical Light Source) Menu 294
Setup and Measurements 295
Results 296
Web Browser 297
Help 298
Software Update Process 299
Certifications and Declarations 301
What is CE? 301
RoHS ComplianceVeEX QUALITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY 301
About VeEX 303
10 © VeEX Inc. All Rights Reserved. Table of
Contents