Quick start training class

1. Quick start training class  Alex de Ocampo Technical Development Manager

2. Agenda House keeping Spirent Account Team and Website Professional Services � Free on-line training Hardware Setup & Management Getting started� What we�ll learn� Lab� Topic 1 Lab� Topic 2 Lab� Topic 3 . .

3. Spirent Account Team and WebsiteDedicated Cisco Account Teams

4. Professional Services - http://www.spirentclassroom.com/SpirentCampus/ Login and create an account Training covers The Spirent TestCenter Architecture Spirent TestCenter Features and Functionality New Concepts (e.g., Hosts, Stream Blocks, HyperFilters) Managing the Software License and Firmware Downloads Initially Setting Up and Connecting to a Chassis Working with Individual/Multiple Chassis Using Spirent TestCenter Modules Using the Spirent TestCenter Application

5. Hardware Setup & Management Overall System Setup Components to get started Spirent Test Center chassis and Test modules Dedicated PC to run the tests (WinXP recommended) Active network connection between PC and chassis Software installed on the PC to control the chassis Spirent Test Center 2.00, STC Clearsight plug-in installed Licensing

6. Hardware Setup & Management PC Requirements

7. Hardware Setup & Management Putting it all together

8. Hardware Setup & Management Putting it all together

9. Getting Started�,prerequisites for Labs� Connect to LAN, check to see if you get a DHCP address, ping server, and STC chassis Check Lab sheet to see your STC and DUT port assignments (assigned by station) Download and install STC 2.01 application Download and install STC Clear sight plug-in

10. What we�ll learn today� Lab 1: Connect and reserve ports Topic 1: What�s a Host and WHY do I need Hosts? Lab 2: How to create Host blocks/Hosts: Topic 2: What are a Stream Block, Raw stream, & Bound Stream? Lab 3: How to create L3 traffic using �Raw� Streams Lab 4: How to create L3 traffic using �Bound� Streams Lab 5: How to send traffic and view Results Topic 3: What are Hyper filters Lab 6: How to use the Hyper filters Lab 7: Troubleshooting � Lab 8: How to create DHCP clients and send using L3 traffic Lab 9: How to create IGMP hosts, and to send Multicast traffic Topic 4: What�s the Command Sequencer Lab 10: How to use Command Sequencer and how to results export to the Results Reporter

11. Lab1 topology:

13. Lab 1: Connect and Reserve Ports How to connect & reserve ports How to set port parameters How to verify physical port connectivity

16. Go to ALL Ports Click on PortConfig tab Make sure media type is set to either Copper of Fiber By un clicking the Auto Negotiation box, you expose the speed and duplex settings Step 3: How to set port parameters

17. Step 4: How to check physical port connectivity Click on the Ports folder, then click on the Port icon Next, click on the Ethernet Advanced tab Click the Break Link button to see the port LED turn from Green to Grey. Then, click the Restore Link button to bring the port back up from grey to green Check your DUT port status while doing this to ensure correct physical cabling

19. Topic 1: What�s a �Host Block� or a Host?

20. Why do I need Hosts? Host are used as Sources and Destinations of traffic. Think of them as a PC/Client on the network the needs to Transmit/Receive traffic as well as participate in various �networking� protocols like ARP, PING, DHCP, IGMP, and PPPoE Hosts can also be used as Sources/Destinations for the upper layer protocols, such as Routing, MPLS, etc. Hosts replace the �Port IP address� of Spirent TestCenter 1.x Hosts can be quickly and easily created manually, or by using the �Host Wizard�. Configuration Tip: See �Options� tab at bottom of the main tree to use your favorite IP Subnet as the starting point for all new hosts configured in the application.

21. Host Configuration The best place to start is the �All Hosts� view�as that is where you can quickly/easily create Hosts using the �Host Wizard� Most of the time (for basic L2/L3 traffic) this is the 1st thing you will do when using the 2.00 GUI. Note the other areas/technologies that also use �Hosts�

23. Lab2a topology:

24. Lab 2a: How to create static hosts using �*Hosts wizard� Click on the first port, Port icon, that you reserved � i.e. Port //2/3 Right-click on grid Choose Add Multiple Hosts� OR click on the Add button to start to add a host(s)

25. Lab 2a: How to create static hosts using �Hosts wizard� Select port(s) to create hosts on. Make sure the first port is checked Click Next Choose which type of Host

26. Lab 2a: How to create static hosts using �Hosts wizard� Choose IPV4 Choose Ethernet Click Next

27. Lab 2a: How to create static hosts using �Hosts wizard� Leave everything default except configure the ipv4 address and gateway according to the Lab sheet Note: when you configure the IPv4 address the IPV4 gateway automatically copies the subnet with the host being .1

28. Lab 2a: How to create static hosts using �Hosts wizard� Check addressing info and make sure it matches to the addresses from your Lab sheet. Click Finish

29. Lab 2a: How to create static hosts using �Hosts wizard� After exiting the Host wizard, you are brought back to the Hosts grid and you can see the Host block that was just recently configured Click in the Host Name column and change the name to Hostwizard-1.

30. Repeat these steps for the second reserved port in the test Note: be sure to follow the assigned addresses from your Lab sheet and name the second host on port 2, Hostwizard-2 When your finished, Click on the All Hosts icon to see all configured hosts across all ports. You should see something like this below�

32. Lab2b topology:

33. Lab 2b: How to create static hosts �manually� Click on the first port reserved in the test, and click on the Hosts icon Within the Hosts Grid, right click and choose the Add Host to manually add a Host block within the Grid. For the new host created, enter the appropriate parameters within the GRID such as the IPV4 address, IPV4 Default Gateway according to the Lab sheet. Tip: You can select the both rows, do a right-click on the IP address column and do a fill increment on the IP address Rename the host to Hostmanual-1 for port1

36. Topic 2: What is a Stream Block? A Stream Block is a set of Streams that share the same basic parameters�such as

37. What is a Stream Block? A Stream Block � Can be a single Stream or hundreds/thousands of Streams The rate set in the general parameters is for the entire Stream Block. Each Stream in the Block receives an equal percentage of traffic. A Stream Block can be built in 2 ways: Raw Stream Block � same as before, but better (of course :) Bound Stream Block � Dynamically Binding of hosts/routes, etc. into the Streams using a �traffic-wizard-like� method inside the Stream Block. Hosts are PPPoE/DHCP/Ethernet hosts, routers, or routes can be bound Mesh, Backbone, Port-pair�One-to-one or Many-to-many traffic mapping Makes it easier than manually adding the headers in RAW Stream Blocks.

38. Stream Block benefits Reduce Time to Test �Explode� small number of Blocks into large number of Streams Use multiple CPUs on test modules rather than a single CPU on the user�s PC Reduce data transferred between the user�s PC and the Spirent TestCenter system Arbitrary PDUs PDU definition attached to each Stream Block Consumes only 2K of memory per Stream Block (aka per PDU definition) Increase Scale Support large Stream count and port count tests (> P1.x) while� Providing tools for easier and faster test configuration

39. Stream Block Hierarchy

40. MORE Stream Block benefits� Stream Blocks help us quickly and easily configure a large number of Streams Stream Blocks help us rapidly download these configurations to the hardware Each Stream Block will contain a �formula� for generating Streams that belong to the Block Streams are no longer generated on the user�s PC. The general parameters, frame PDU and pattern are transmitted from the user�s PC to the Spirent TestCenter system�but only done once for each Stream Block !!!

41. There are 2 ways to create and configure Stream Blocks for traffic generation� 1st way - Add Bound Stream Block(s)� - Can be done from the All Stream Blocks All Ports view or by clicking on the Traffic Generator on a single port and clicking the Add Bound Stream Block (s) option. Bind previously configured endpoints (hosts) into one or more Stream Blocks Use Pairs, Mesh, or Backbone Traffic patterns Use One-to-One, or Many-to-Many endpoint mappings

42. There are 2 ways to create and configure Stream Blocks for traffic generation� 2nd way - Add RAW Stream Block� Similar to how it was done in Spirent TestCenter 1.x Use 1.x-like PDU Builder to create Streams Click on the Traffic Generator from a single port, and either right-click on the grid itself, and choose Add Raw Stream Block� or click on the Add button and choose Add Raw Stream Block

43. Why create traffic with a Raw Stream Block? A user needs full control over the entire PDU Can modify Preamble if using Ethernet Can create negative test cases by building errored PDUs or custom PDUs. i.e. Ethernet-IPV4-UDP-IPV6� Can apply a pattern within Payload or header by using Modifiers with no �restrictions�

44. Why create traffic by using Bound Stream Blocks? A user can take advantage of Spirent�s Traffic Wizard to easily create different types of traffic patterns, and distributions across a large number of ports. Can create a Full mesh, Partial-mesh, Pair Host Blocks and/or emulated Routing info will be used as the endpoints for sources and destinations of the traffic streams. Remember, the Hosts Blocks can run host protocols, like DHCP or PPPoE to learn IP addresses from a DUT. Users can take advantage of Spirent�s key feature of dynamically updating the Streams in real-time when changes are made to either the Host blocks or emulated Routing info. This can be user initiated or DUT initiated, like in the case of a DHCP server renewing an ip address.

46. Lab3a topology:

47. Lab 3a: How to Generate a L3 IPV4 packets using Raw streams Pre-requisite Completed Lab2a,2b �created traffic endpoints. Take note of the IP addresses of the hosts. We will be using them as the destination addresses to send traffic to. Your GUI config for Host blocks created should be like this below�

48. Lab 3a: How to Generate a L3 IPV4 traffic using Raw streams Click on the first port reserved in the test Click in the drop down menu, and change the Scheduling mode to Priority Based. (Note: this is not a required parameter and will be discussed in another session, but this will allow us to change rates with the Bandwidth slider bar) Click on the Traffic Generator on the first port reserved in the test Click on the Add button, and choose Add Raw Stream Block�

49. Lab 3a: How to Generate a L3 IPV4 traffic using Raw streams In the General tab enter leave everything as default, but rename the stream block to �RawSB-1�

50. Lab 3a: How to Generate a L3 IPV4 traffic using Raw streams Click on the Frame tab Click on the �Show All Fields� box (even though it might be check already) � This will expand the entire PDU structure Since we are creating traffic via the �RAW� mode, we need to set the SRC/DST ip address, & GATEWAY manually to ensure proper forwarding. Enter the SRC IP address as 101.0.0.4 (check ur lab sheet for correct IP address) Enter the DST address as 102.0.0.2 (check ur lab sheet for correct IP address) Note: The dst address should be one of the Host ip addresses that was configured on the second port from Lab 2 via manually, or thru the Traffic Wizard. I.e. Hostwizard-2 or Hostmanual-2. Enter that IP address in the Click OK

51. Lab 3a: How to Generate a L3 IPV4 traffic using Raw streams Now add a Raw Stream Block on the second port to create bi-directional traffic. Follow the same steps as before, but with the correct IP addressing. Please follow the lab sheet. Rename the Raw Stream Block to RawSB-2

52. Lab 3a: How to Generate a L3 IPV4 traffic using Raw streams After creating the Raw Stream Blocks, click on the All Stream Blocks icon under the All Ports view. You should see the 2 stream blocks that were created, namely RawSB-1 and RawSB-2. Your GUI config should look similar to this screen. Within the Test Configuration window, scroll all the way to the left to see the Arp Resolved check box. Notice that it�s not checked indicating that Arp is not resolved. Hold the Shift button and click on both Stream blocks to highlight them Do a right-click, scroll down to Start ARP/ND and do a left click. This should send out the ARP requests, and if successful the Arp Resolved boxes will be checked. Note: in the later troubleshooting lab, we�ll show you how to view the resolved mac address Don�t start sending traffic yet. ?

54. Lab3b topology:

55. Lab 3b: How to Generate a L3 IPV4 traffic using Bound Streams Prerequisites Lab 2a,b completed Host blocks created � will be used as source and destination endpoints for our Bound Streams

56. Lab 3b: How to Generate a L3 IPV4 traffic using Bound Streams Click on the All Stream Blocks under the All Ports view Notice the previous Stream Blocks (Raw). Do not delete, and leave for now. Click on the Add button to start the Traffic Wizard Make sure both ports are selected Click Next

57. Lab 3b: How to Generate a L3 IPV4 traffic using Bound Streams Notice the Hosts that were previously configured via the Host wizard or manually are now seen as endpoints within the Traffic Wizard. This will allow a user to easily create a traffic pattern/distribution b/w the endpoints.

58. Lab 3b: How to Generate a L3 IPV4 traffic using Bound Streams Click on the Pair for Distribution Under the Encapsulation, choose IPV4 Leave other parameters as default Under the Source and Destinations, click on Hostwizard-1 box on port 1 as the source, and click on the Hostwizard-2 box as the destination Click the Add button to see the Stream Blocks below Click Next

59. Lab 3b: How to Generate a L3 IPV4 traffic using Bound Streams Preview the Stream Block that was created Click Next

60. Lab 3b: How to Generate a L3 IPV4 traffic using Bound Streams Rename the Stream Block to BoundSB_1->2 Change the Frame Size to 512 Change Scheduling Mode to Priority Based Click Next

61. Lab 3b: How to Generate a L3 IPV4 traffic using Bound Streams At this point, one can add Headers, change QoS BUT a user should not change the Source and/or Destination IP address of the Stream Block. Remember, the addresses are being �Bound� from the Host Blocks that were previously created. So, if these parameters are changed, then a user �breaks� the Bound Streams and so the traffic might be sending wrong information. Click Finish When prompted, choose No so that we can just append to existing Stream Blocks.

62. Lab 3b: How to Generate a L3 IPV4 traffic using Bound Streams Within the All Streams Blocks grid, you can see the recently created Stream Block (Bound), named TrafficWizard-1->2-1 One can tell the difference b/w a Raw and Bound Stream Block by noticing that the Src and Dst info is empty for the Raw Streams, whereas the Bound Streams shows the endpoints. Note: To see the details of the Raw Stream Blocks, click the Edit, and view the Frame tab info Don�t send traffic yet, that�s our next lab ?

64. Lab 4a: How to start traffic & View Basic Traffic results Click the APPLY button. Note: Anytime you make GUI changes, you need to hit the APPLY button to push the changes down to the hardware. When the APPLY button is highlighted, then you need to press it. At this point, let�s start traffic. You can do this in two ways: Click on the Global Start traffic button Right-click on the traffic generator on the port(s), and start traffic.

65. Lab 4a: How to start traffic & View Basic Traffic results On the lower half of the screen, we have two windows for Results viewing. On the left side, click on the Change Results View and choose Port Traffic and then Basic Traffic Results

66. Lab 4a: How to start traffic & View Basic Traffic results Let�s customize the Basic Traffic Results for simple viewing of just the Signature frames sent and received (Count/Rate) Click on the Change Result View and choose Customize View� Remove all fields except Generator Sig frame Count Rx Sig Frame Count Generator Sig Frame Rate Rx Sig Frame Rate Click Ok

67. Lab 4a: How to start traffic & View Basic Traffic results Each port is on a separate row and you should notice the Transmitting frame count increasing as well as the rate You should also notice that the Rx count is either zero or not incrementing with the TX counters. Question: Why are we not receiving traffic? Since this is L3, we need to resolve arp on the stream blocks that have been configured. Go to next page�

68. Lab 4a: How to start traffic & View Basic Traffic results Click on the All Stream Blocks icon Notice all the Stream Blocks configured, both Raw & Bound. Highlight all of them, and do Right-click on the grid & scroll down to ARP/ND, and choose START ARP/ND On All Stream Blocks

69. Lab 4a: How to start traffic & View Basic Traffic results After we resolved ARP, you should notice the Rx frame count and rate increase

71. Lab 4b: How to View Detailed Stream results Now, use the right hand side window to look at Detailed Stream Results Click Change Result View, scroll down to Stream Results, choose Detailed Stream Results You can toggle b/w the different tabs to see other types of stats. i.e. Advanced shows real-time dropped count, in-order count, where the Basic Counters shows Ave, min, Max Latency

73. Lab 4c: How to create a Graph for basic port counters Create a Graph for basic port counters for Tx v.s Rx rates Go to the Basic Traffic Results Right-click on the Generator Sig Frame Rate cell, and choose �Add to Chart� Name the Chart Tx v.s Rx Click on the Port Traffic folder to say that the graph will be placed there Click OK

74. Lab 4c: How to create a Graph for basic port counters The second window should pop up the Graph that was created, and you should see the Generator Sig Frame rate on port 1 being plotted. Now, right-click on the Rx Sig Frame rate for port 1 within the Basic Traffic Results window to add to the chart

75. Lab 4c: How to create a Graph for basic port counters Add the data series to the preconfigured graph, called Tx v.s Tx Click Ok

76. Lab 4c: How to create a Graph for basic port counters You should notice the Graph with the recently added data series showing Rx Sig frame rate on Port 1 Repeat these steps for Port 2 so that will have 4 data series showing traffic from both ports To draw more emphasis, click on a data series and click on the Highlight function

78. Hyper filters� STC 2.0 has four 16-bit filters and one 32-bit filter Each one of these filters is user configurable They can be used independently or together Any field in any header may be used for analysis All other unfiltered information is collected as overflow data Filters may be saved as templates for later use Filtered stream data is shown in a separate tab in the Results view

79. Hyper filters� There are two ways to configure a filter: Template Filters � use the PDU-builder interface to easily select portions of the frame by name Custom Filters � create custom 16 or 32-bit filters by specifying a specific location in the frame Advantages of template filters: They are easy to configure They have the same look/feel as the PDU builder They do not require that the user knows the location of the object within the frame They are reusable: Users can define and save their own favorite template filters After selecting filter contents a filter summary is automatically shown

80. PGA Key Capabilities - Spirent TestCenter RX Analyzer with HyperFiltersTM With 5 analyzer filters you have 5*4*3*2 different combinations = 120 different ways you can analyze results. You can change the selection on the fly without restarting the test (although you do lose the accumulated stats). Using this approach you can analyze 2M flows and organize them in meaningful hierarchies. Rarely is a list of 2M table entries of much use � particularly in interactive testing. With 5 analyzer filters you have 5*4*3*2 different combinations = 120 different ways you can analyze results. You can change the selection on the fly without restarting the test (although you do lose the accumulated stats). Using this approach you can analyze 2M flows and organize them in meaningful hierarchies. Rarely is a list of 2M table entries of much use � particularly in interactive testing.

81. RX Analyzer HyperfiltersTM

83. Lab 5: How to configure a Hyper filter Under the first port, click on the Traffic Analyzer Check mark the Show All Fields box to expand the Filter template

84. Lab 5: How to configure a Hyper filter Within the PDU template, click on the Destination Box to indicate that you want filter on Dst IP address. Leave as default. Press the Apply button to activate the Hyperfilter

85. Lab 5: How to configure a Hyper filter On the second result window, click on the Change Result View, and scroll down to Stream Results, and choose Filtered Stream Results

86. Lab 5: How to configure a Hyper filter Notice that the filter is now showing the value of the Dst IP address while providing all the metrics as the Detailed Stream Results. This can be used to validate the function of a DUT remarking a packet, while tracking packet loss, latency, sequencing and the more� Click on the Advanced Sequencing to see Dropped frame count in Real-time

88. Lab 6a: Troubleshooting - How to use the Real-time and Post-analysis Capture  Under the first port, click on the Capture icon Click the Settings button Make sure you�ve already installed the STC Clearsight plug-in for Real-time analysis Browse to the Clear sight executable for both windows Click OK

89. Lab 6a: Troubleshooting - How to use the Real-time and Post-analysis Capture  In the Real-Time Mode box, choose Enabled Click on the Start button to start capturing traffic. This will launch Clear sight analyzer to display real-time packet flows

90. Lab 6a: Troubleshooting - How to use the Real-time and Post-analysis Capture  You can view packets flowing in Real time By pressing the Stop button you can stop capture

91. Lab 6a: Troubleshooting - How to use the Real-time and Post-analysis Capture  In the Real-Time Mode, choose Disabled (this uses the Post-analysis capture) Press the Start button to activate capture Press the either the Stop or View button to see the packets Note: this takes a couple of seconds for Clearsight to show the captured output the first time you launch te decoder. Be patient ?

93. Lab 6b: Troubleshooting � Diagnostic Loopback  Verify what the traffic generator is sending� Click on any port Click on the Ethernet Advanced Click on the Diagnostic Loopback Click on the APPLY button Start Traffic View results and see port receive what the traffic generator is sending

94. Lab 6c: Troubleshooting � Ping and view resolved ARP Verify IP connectivity from Host blocks, and Emulated Router Highlight the Hosts Right-click on the Host block grid Choose Ping

95. Lab 6c: Troubleshooting � Ping and view resolved ARP View resolved ARP from the Host block When sending L3 IP over Ethernet traffic and traffic is not getting all the way through the DUT, view the Resolved ARP

97. Lab7 topology:

98. Lab 7: How to create DHCP hosts using �Hosts wizard� and to send traffic Select port(s) to create hosts on. Use first port reserved. Click Next Choose which type of Host Choose Access/Multicast Check DHCPv4

99. Lab 7: How to create DHCP hosts using �Hosts wizard� and to send traffic Select Encapsulation � choose IPV4 Click Next

100. Lab 7: How to create DHCP hosts using �Hosts wizard� and to send traffic Preview configuration Make sure GW address and Src mac address is correct Click Finish Click NO . This will append the DHCP host to the existing Hosts

101. Lab 7: How to create DHCP hosts using �Hosts wizard� and to send traffic Within the Hosts Grid, click on the DHCP tab Take note that there is an Active column indicating that the last host within the grid will be using the DHCP, while the other hosts are not. Rename the host to DHCP_host-1

102. Lab 7: How to create DHCP hosts using �Hosts wizard� and to send traffic

103. Lab 7: How to create DHCP hosts using �Hosts wizard� and to send traffic Click on All Stream Blocks Click Add Select both ports Set Distribution to Pair Set Encapsulation to IPV4 For Src endpoint, choose the DHCPv4_host-1 For the DST endpoint, choose DHCPv4)_host-2 Click Add Click Next Click Next

104. Lab 7: How to create DHCP hosts using �Hosts wizard� and to send traffic Rename the Stream Block to DHCP_Bound_1->2 Set Frame size to 512 Set Scheduling mode to Priority Based Set Load to 1 % Leave everything else as default Click Next Click Next Click Finish Click NO to overwrite existing configuration You should see the old Stream Blocks along with the newly created one

105. Lab 7: How to create DHCP hosts using �Hosts wizard� and to send traffic Change results view back to Detailed Stream Results Note: make sure you disable the Hyper filter before switching views. This can be done by going to the analyzer and un-checking any field within the filter template. If you do not do this, the Detailed stream Results will NOT track the streams.

106. Lab 7: How to create DHCP hosts using �Hosts wizard� and to send traffic Since we are emulating a DHCPv4 client on both ports, we need to send the request to the server to obtain our leased addresses. Click on the All Hosts icon Click on the DHCP tab Notice that only the two Host blocks are enabled for DHCP Click on the Bind Host Icon to start discovery Next use the other result window to view DHCP control plane state and stats. Make sure the State is Bound

107. Lab 7: How to create DHCP hosts using �Hosts wizard� and to send traffic Click on the All Stream Blocks icon Highlight the Stream block, DHCP_Bound_1->2-1 Right-click on the Stream Block, and choose the Start, to start sending traffic Right-click on Stream Block to resolve arp Look the at the Detailed Stream Results and you should see the new Stream block, DHCP_Bound_1->2-1, and notice both TX and RX counts increasing

109. Lab8 topology:

110. Lab 8: How to create IGMP hosts and to send Multicast traffic Go to port 1, and create and IGMPv2 Click on the Hosts icon Click the Add button Make sure port 1 is checked, and click Next Click on Access/Multicast Check the IGMP/MLD box Click Next Click Next Enter the IPv4 address & GW � refer to your Lab sheet Click Next

111. Lab 8: How to create IGMP hosts and to send Multicast traffic Choose IGMPv2 Enter 1 for the number of groups Enter the Starting group address � refer to your Lab sheet Click Next Preview the IGMP host and Multicast group info Click Finish

112. Lab 8: How to create IGMP hosts and to send Multicast traffic Choose NO to append the Host to the existing configs Rename the newly created Host block/Host to IGMP_host-1 Click APPLY

113. Lab 8: How to create IGMP hosts and to send Multicast traffic Use one of the Results windows to view IGMP hosts, by switching to Host Protocols -> IGMP Results Click & highlight on your IGMP host and click on the IGMP/MLD tab Press the the Send Report for ALL Groups button to send the Join message Verify that the IGMP has sent the Report/Join message

114. Lab 8: How to create IGMP hosts and to send Multicast traffic Now, let�s create the Host who will be acting as the Multicast source Click on the Hosts icon on the second port Click Add to create the Multicast source host Make sure the second port is checked and click Next

115. Lab 8: How to create IGMP hosts and to send Multicast traffic Click on the Traffic only button Click Next Leave everything default and click Next Enter the IP address of the Host and Gateway address. Refer to your Lab sheet for addressing information Click Next

116. Lab 8: How to create IGMP hosts and to send Multicast traffic Preview and verify the addressing info Click Finish Choose NO to delete existing Hosts.

117. Lab 8: How to create IGMP hosts and to send Multicast traffic Click the newly created Host and rename it to Src-225.0.0.1 Click APPLY

118. Lab 8: How to create IGMP hosts and to send Multicast traffic Go to the Traffic Generator on Port 2, and use the Traffic Wizard to create a Bound Stream from Src-225.0.0.1 to 225.0.0.1 Choose Pair for distribution Set Encapsulation to IPV4 Add the src-dst pair to the window below Click Next Click Next

119. Lab 8: How to create IGMP hosts and to send Multicast traffic Rename the Stream block name to 225.0.0.1 Change Frame size to 512 Scheduling to Priority Based Load � 1% Click Next Click Finish Choose NO to overwrite existing configuration

120. Lab 8: How to create IGMP hosts and to send Multicast traffic Back on the Traffic Generator gird, you should now see the newly created stream block, called 225.0.0.1-1 Uncheck the other Stream blocks leaving 225.0.0.1-1 only active Click APPLY Use one of the Results window to switch to the Basic Traffic Results

121. Lab 8: How to create IGMP hosts and to send Multicast traffic Right-click on the Traffic Generator on Port 2, choose Start Traffic You should now see both Tx and Rx counters increasing Question: what feature did we learn that will allow us to verify multicast replication across each vlan?

123. Command Sequencer

124. Command Sequencer�, What can I use it for? RFC tests � 2544, 2889 New protocol independent commands � stopping and starting devices, capture, analyzer, and generator � to name a few Iterating sequence loops Create new combinations of protocols and sequences of events Powerful selection�over when commands are executed Allows for synchronous and asynchronous execution Combine smaller tests into a mega-test sequences Elimination of the need to code tests

126. Lab 9: How to use the Command Sequencer and to export the results to the Results Reporter Click on the Command Sequencer tab Click on the Edit Command Sequence

127. Lab 9: How to use the Command Sequencer and to export the results to the Results Reporter Using what we have already configured in our previous labs, let�s use the CS to do the following: Wait 10 seconds Send Join message Wait 5 seconds ARP the DUT on my Multicast source host on Port 2, Source-225.0.0.1. Send Traffic from Port 2 to 1, using STREAM block, 225.0.0.1-1 Wait 15 seconds Send Leave message Highlight all commands and do a Right-click and choose Group Commands Choose Fixed and enter 1 for the # of loops Click OK

128. Lab 9: How to use the Command Sequencer and to export the results to the Results Reporter There are two ways to start the Command Sequencer Start Sequencer button Step Sequencer Click on the Start sequencer command

129. Lab 9: How to use the Command Sequencer and to export the results to the Results Reporter You should now see the sequencer go through each command Go back to you the results window and observe the Tx v.s Rx graph and verify counters Once the Command Sequencer is finished, you should see all check marks at each command

130. Lab 9: How to use the Command Sequencer and to export the results to the Results Reporter When finished you can go to File->Save Result� This will export all results to the Results Reporter

131. Lab 9: How to use the Command Sequencer and to export the results to the Results Reporter You can also write to the Results Reporter during a test by inserting the command, EOTResultsWriteIterationCommand

132. Lab assignments�

133. Done!Thank you