Finisar Surveyor manual Specifying Transmit Data, Transmission Mode, Packet Editor

Defined Streams

Transmit Specification

Surveyor

User’s Guide

Transmission Mode

You can either transmit the specification continuously or transmit it n times.

Select Transmit Continuously to transmit activated streams in a loop until the module is stopped.

Select Transmit Spec (N frames) to transmit activated streams a specific number of times. The number of streams does not necessarily equate to the number of frames transmitted.

!Caution

The transmission mode should always be set prior to loading the module. The transmission mode is not saved as part of the Transmit Specification. Unless you set the transmission mode, you may inadvertently flood the network with packets.

The Transmission Status area of the dialog box provides status information about the transmission. The fields indicate the speed of the currently active module, the number of streams that are active, and the total memory in the buffer required to transmit the specification. The total memory increments as you add/change streams, giving you an instant reflection of how much data you are transmitting. A warning message is shown if you exceed the transmit buffer size.

Specifying Transmit Data

Data fields for the Transmit Specification can be modified in two ways: by using the Packet Editor or by changing the data fields shown in the

dialog box. If you are inserting a new stream, you can use a template as the starting

point for packet data. The insertion of a new packet into thelist box will appear below the currently highlighted packet stream.

Packet Editor

The packet editor can be used to modify the contents of a stream data. The editor provides two views of packets, a decoded view and a hex view. Edits can be made within either view. Select the Edit Data button to bring up the editor.

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