ITO – Internetwork Throughput Option

Introduction 7

The test allows Ethernet to Ethernet testing of any link. A link can be wireless, routed, transparent LAN service, or asymmetric service (such as xDSL or cable modems).

The ITO Throughput test requires both units to have software version 4.50, or later. Only the local unit must have the ITO option enabled. Read “Determining and Installing Software” in the OneTouch Series II Getting Started Manual for more information.

The following are some of the possible ways to use the Throughput Test:

Test end-to-end WAN/LAN throughput

Test pattern, frame size, or rate sensitivity for network devices such as modems, FRADS, hubs, switches, or routers.

Compare your current WAN capacity to a Service

qLevel Agreement (SLA).

Test or evaluate equipment on the bench

Connecting and configuring the Remote Unit

All you have to do with the remote (ATU-C Central Office unit for xDSL) Network Assistant is to connect its AC adapter, connect it to the network, and enter and set its IP address as described in Chapter 6. Figure 7-5 shows the connections for xDSL.

Once a valid IP address is set, manually or through DHCP, the remote unit is designed to remain unattended and to respond to any local unit’s request to participate in the testing. The Remote IP Address parameter on the local unit must be configured with the remote unit’s source IP address.

Connecting and configuring the Local Unit

At the local (subscriber-end for xDSL) end, connect a Network Assistant to the desired segment. Figure 7-5 shows a sample connection. For xDSL, connect the Network Assistant to the Ethernet port on the xDSL modem. Figure 7-6 shows a sample connection for xDSL.

To configure Network Assistant at the local end,

press (Connectivity Tests) from the top-level

display then press (Internetwork Throughput Option). If you are using the xDSL option, press (xDSL Test) from the top-level display then press the Throughput tab. Enter in the Remote IP field the IP address of the Local (Subscriber) end in the Throughput Test Configuration display (Figure 7-4).

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Fluke Series II user manual Connecting and configuring the Remote Unit, Connecting and configuring the Local Unit

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