Broadband Service Analyzer
Copyright
© Hewlett Packard Australia1996
All rights reserved
Notice
The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice
Certification
Limitation of Warranty
Exclusive Remedies
Restricted Rights Legend
Additional Information for Test and Measurement Equipment
Warnings
DO NOT clean with fluids
Doing so may make the equipment unsafe for use
Safety Symbols
Earth (ground) terminal
Avertissement
Restrictions d’utilisation
Mise à la terre
Environnement
Service et ajustement
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
According to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN
Manufacturer’s Name
Hewlett Packard Australia Ltd
Manufacturer’s Address
What is the HP Broadband Service Analyzer
Where to Find Information
What is it
What does it do
Who is it for
File
Manual
Contents
3 Using the Online Help
4 System Administration
5 Standards and Specifications
Appendixes
Page
Introduction
To Unpack the Analyzer
To Connect the Analyzer to a Computer
To Connect a Printer to the Analyzer
Setting Up the Analyzer
Introduction
To Unpack the Analyzer
Analyzer Software
∙ analyzer software (as backup)
∙ interface pod software (as backup)
online help
∙ MS-DOS(Ver. 6.2)
Connector Panel at a Glance
Sync In
UTP
Serial
(LAN)
To Connect the Analyzer to a Computer
Warning
For your safety, the power cord supplied with the analyzer has a
grounded plug. Always use the power cord with a properly grounded
mains power outlet to avoid electrical shock
To Connect the Analyzer as a Standalone System
∙point-to-pointethernet interface
∙point-to-pointserial interface
To Connect the Analyzer to a Point-to-Point
Ethernet Interface
3 Connect the analyzer to
2 Connect the
the notebook PC using
To Connect the Analyzer to a Point-to-PointSerial Interface
To Record the System Administration Information
∙system administrator password (see “To Change a Password” on page 4-6)
∙required users (see User Online Help)
∙printer (see User Online Help)
To Connect the Analyzer as a Networked System
To Configure the Notebook PC or Workstation
To Configure the Analyzer
Notebook PC
UNIX Workstation
To Connect the Analyzer
To Test for Network Connectivity
If you have connected the analyzer to a workstation, do the following:
Check that you have given xhost authority for the analyzer to connect to your
To Install the Online Help
Note This installation modifies the following files:
The Change Source or Destination window is displayed
The From Tape Device to Local System window is displayed
In the Source field, type
6Press F4
The Main Menu is redisplayed
1Switch on the analyzer (see “To Switch the Analyzer On and Off” on page 1-22)
2Log in to the analyzer using the following user name and password
User Name—boomer
User Name—root
See “To Log In to the Analyzer” on page
To Connect the Analyzer Using a Modem
To Change the COM Port Assignment
To Set the Remote Modem to Auto Answer
To Set up the Modem Connection
Dialer
Page
To Change Configuration Parameters
To Configure the Analyzer Using the Network
Configuration Utility
To Connect a Printer to the Analyzer
To Switch the Analyzer On and Off
To Back Up and Restore Files
To Back Up Files
To Back Up Files from the Analyzer to a Notebook PC
To Back Up Files from a Notebook PC to Backup Storage Media
To Back Up Files from the Analyzer to an HP-UXWorkstation
To Restore Files
To Restore Files from Backup Storage Media to a Notebook PC
If the Notebook PC Does Not Boot
To Restore Files from a Notebook PC to the Analyzer
9Switch the analyzer power off for 5 seconds
To Restore Files from an HP-UXWorkstation to the Analyzer
To Reset the Notebook PC
To reset the notebook PC to the default configuration
1Exit Windows
2At the DOS prompt, type cd \resetpc; then press Enter
3At the c:\resetpc prompt, type resetpc; then press Enter
To Insert or Remove an Interface Pod
You must always have two interface pods inserted in the analyzer while
it is operating. If your operations require only a single interface pod
insert the blank interface pod (provided with the analyzer) into the
other port
To Remove an Interface Pod
Setting Up the Interface Pod
To Troubleshoot the Analyzer
If the Controlling Computer has No Display
❑Check that the controlling computer power switch is on
❑Check that the power cable is properly connected to the controlling computer
❑Check that the brightness and contrast controls are correctly set
If You Cannot NFS Mount the Analyzer File System
If the System Failure Window is Displayed
To Print a Window
To Print a Window from the Notebook PC
1Ensure that the printer is connected
2Make sure the window you want to print has the keyboard focus
3Press Alt-PrtSc
Page
To Connect to the System Under Test
To Log In to the Analyzer
To Log Out from the Analyzer
To Configure the Analyzer and Ports
Using the Analyzer
To Connect to the System Under Test
There are three system connection options:
∙intrusive
∙non-intrusive
∙diagnostic
Intrusive System Connection
The test connections available for intrusive system are
∙network element
∙remote loopback
∙in-line
Remote Loopback Test Connection
TxTx
RxRx
In-lineTest Connection
Non-IntrusiveSystem Connection
Passive Test Connection
T-pieceTest Connection
Diagnostic System Connection
Transmit Loopback Test Connection
The analyzer ignores external connections to the receive connector
External Loopback Test Connection
Page
To Log In to the Analyzer
3 Click OK
∙Press the Reset button underneath the PC
∙Press Ctrl-Alt-Del
To Log In to the Analyzer’s Graphical User Interface on an HP-UXWorkstation
The analyzer hostname is assigned by your system administrator
To Log In to the Command Line Interface
Double-clickone of the following icons:
Terminal
HP Analyzer Terminal over
SLIP
To Read the Analyzer’s Main Screen
The analyzer’s main screen is the first screen displayed after you log in
Link Monitor is shown for each active port. You can view either Link
Monitor or the Simulator for each port by clicking the appropriate tab
Menu Bar
Tests. See “To Run SMARTtests and Predefined Macros” on page
Alarm and Error
Indicators. See “To Monitor Alarms and Errors” on page
Help hints. See “Help Hint
To Log Out from the Analyzer
Analyzer the Using
To Configure the Analyzer and Ports
You should reconfigure the ports only when the measurement system is
stopped. Reconfiguring the ports causes the measurements and some
data to be lost. A warning message appears when this occurs
To Manually Configure Each Port
2Click the ATM tab; then specify the ATM configuration parameters for the port
To Monitor the Link (Network)
Link Monitor is divided into two main areas
Link summary graphs
Channel summary
Link Summary
Enlarged AAL Usage graph
10 Highest Mb/s Graph
∙mean sample bandwidth
∙maximum sample bandwidth
∙long term average bandwidth
AAL Usage Graph
Total Mb/s Graph
Channel Summary
To select a specific channel
See also
Analyzer the Using
To Monitor a Channel (VPI/VCI)
If required, select the
PRBS type for the channel
To Monitor Alarms and Errors
Alarms of similar durations or errors with similar counts are usually related
Page
To Monitor Alarms and Errors on a Channel
On the summary Channel Monitor, look for
On the protocol specific Channel Monitor, look for
∙alarms of similar duration
∙errors with similar counts
To Log Statistics
To Print the Log File
To View the Log File
To Run SMARTtests and Predefined Macros
Predefined Macros
To Capture and View Data
To Capture Data
∙From Channel Monitor, click the Capture button
∙From the AAL error or OAM alarm summary, click the Capture button
∙From the Simulator, click the Capture icon
5Start the capture
the capture
User Online Help
To View Captured Data
Analyzer the
To use Data Captured by the Analyzer on a BSTS
Ensure that the Data Conversion Utility (p/n E5200-10010)is installed
See the Installing/Upgrading Software section in the HP BSTS System
To convert the analyzer captured data files to BSTS data files
1In a terminal window, type
Page
To Simulate Traffic
Page
To Simulate Traffic from the Traffic Generator
Select the
channels on
which you want
foreground
To Simulate Traffic from Capture Memory
To Inject Alarms and Errors
To Inject OAM Alarms
1Click the OAM Alarms tab
To Inject ATM and AAL errors
1Click the Errors tab
3Select the type of error
To Inject Physical Layer Alarms and Errors
To Inject Physical Alarms
To Inject Physical Errors
1 Click the Errors tab
The type of errors you can inject depends on the interface pods installed
To Inject Frameword Errors
To Use Macros
To Create a Macro
2Click the Record button and perform the actions that you want to record
Click the Pause button to pause the recording
Click the Record button to continue recording the macro
To Edit a Macro
To Play a Macro
To Install the Online Help
Using the Online Help
To Install the Online Help
To Install the Online Help on a Workstation
Page
To Display the Online Help
To Display the Help Version Details
To Display Context-SensitiveHelp
Help Hint Bar
Page
To Use the System Administration Functions
To Change a Password
To Upgrade the Analyzer Software
System Administration
To Use the System Administration Functions
1Type saf
∙remotely log in through a Telnet session (see the User Online Help)
∙use the analyzer Graphical User Interface
2 Click Send
To Move Around in the System Administration
Functions
Press Enter to confirm details
To Change a Completed Field
To Change a Password
To Set the System Date, Time, and Time Zone
To Change the System Date and Time
To Change the System Time Zone
To change the system time zone, type 2 on the Change Current Date and
Time screen; then press Enter to go to the Change Time Zone screen
the required
time zone
To Upgrade the Analyzer Software
To Upgrade Software Using Diskettes
2 Press Enter
Press Enter. When you have correctly installed the software, the message
Upgrade complete appears
If the upgrade does not work, the message Upgrade failed appears. If
To Upgrade Software Using FTP
If you are using the Upgrade floppy diskettes
1Create a directory on your notebook PC or workstation called
FTPIMAGE
Copy the contents of the
Page
Page
Standards
Electrical Specifications
External Connectors
Timing and Frequency References
Standards and Specifications
Standards
Communications Standards
Electrical Specifications
External Connectors
Ethertwist LAN (RJ-45)UTP Connector
Conforms to ANSI/IEEE
TD+
TD−
RD+
AUI LAN (AUI DB-15F)Connector
DC output—voltagerating
DC output—currentrating
BITS Input (RJ-45)Connector
T1 signal stream
E1 signal stream
8/64 kHz composite
clock
(DE9P)
(DE9S)
Timing and Frequency References
Foreground Traffic Generation
Traffic Loading
Error Generation
Measurement System
Capture and Playback System
Capacity
Playback
Mechanical and Environmental Specifications
Physical
Temperature
Humidity
Altitude
Page
Hexadecimal to ASCII Conversion
Hexadecimal to ASCII Conversion
Default Acadia Configuration
Default Acadia Configuration
NFS Services
TCP/IP Services
User Authorization
Category Environment
Index
Index–1
Index–2
Index–3
Index–4
