Hi all, do you know if I will be able to use two different vendors to execute these tests ? For example, let's say that I have one JDSU unit in the side A and a EXFO unit in the side B. Will these tests work ?
If not, is there a way to execute these tests having two different vendors ? Thanks ./diogo -montagner On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 2:13 AM, Holmes,David A <dhol...@mwdh2o.com> wrote: > EXFO also sells the BRIX SLA verifier, which calculates RTT, packet > loss, and jitter for various applications running on top of the link > layer. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tim Jackson [mailto:jackson....@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 6:54 PM > To: Diogo Montagner > Cc: nanog@nanog.org > Subject: Re: Ethernet performance tests > > We dispatch a technician to an end-site and perform tests either > head->head with another test set, or to a loop at a far-end.. > > We do ITU-T Y.156sam/EtherSAM and/or RFC2544 tests depending on the > customer requirements. (some customers require certain tests for x > minutes) > > http://www.exfo.com/en/Products/Products.aspx?Id=370 > ^--All of our technicians are equipped with those EXFO sets and that > module. Also covers SONET/DS1/DS3 testing as well in a single easy(er) > to carry set.. > > -- > Tim > > On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 6:32 PM, Diogo Montagner > <diogo.montag...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hello everyone, >> >> I am looking for performance test methodology for ethernet-based >> circuits. These ethernet circuits can be: dark-fiber, l2circuit >> (martini), l2vpn (kompella), vpls or ng-vpls. Sometimes, the ethernet >> circuit can be a mix of these technologies, like below: >> >> CPE <-> metro-e <-> l2circuit <-> l2vpn <-> l2circuit <-> metro-e <-> > CPE >> >> The goal is verify the performance end-to-end. >> >> I am looking for tools that can check at least the following > parameters: >> >> - loss >> - latency >> - jitter >> - bandwidth >> - out-of-order delivery >> >> At this moment I have been used IPerf to achieve these results. But I >> would like to check if there is some test devices that can be used in >> situations like that to verify the ethernet-based circuit performance. >> >> The objective of these tests is to verify the signed SLAs of each >> circuit before the customer start to use it. >> >> I checked all MEF specifications and I only find something related to >> performance for Circuit Emulation over Metro-E (which is not my case). >> >> Appreciate your comments. >> >> Thanks! >> ./diogo -montagner >> >> > >
