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Key Features
- Supports Electrical and Optical Ethernet testing in a single module
- Performs traffic generation up to interface line rate and supports automated RFC2544 at Layers 2 to 4 (Eth/IP/TCP/UDP)
- Layer 2/3/4 multiple streams option facilitates Class of Service testing
- New J-Proof testing generates and analyzes a wide variety of control plane messages to verify proper switching and routing through transparent Ethernet networks
- Enables Ethernet OAM, PBB/PBT, MPLS, VLAN, QinQ, and IP testing
- IPv6 option enables installation and troubleshooting of IPv6 networks
- Dual-port ‘Thru Mode’ configuration enables live traffic analysis
- PPPoE protocol support for emulation of data traffic in the last mile
- Simplified user interface facilitates ease-of-use and minimizes technicians’ learning curves
- Supports VoIP and IP Video testing
HST-3000
Ethernet Service Interface Module (SIM)
The HST-3000 platform with the Ethernet Service Interface Module (SIM) equips technicians who install and troubleshoot nextgeneration networks and legacy services. This single ruggedized modular platform enables testing for carrier grade data, VoIP, and IP Video (IPTV) services — optizimed for field use.
Introducing next-generation Ethernet/IP-based services over carrier-grade Metro Ethernet networks increases both the
complexity and costs for service providers. These networks facilitate service aggregation and work in concert with different
network infrastructures and tunneling technologies (VLAN, MAC-in-MAC, and MPLS) that provide common Quality of Service
(QoS), traffic engineering, redundancy, and scalability across the service infrastructure. The JDSU HST-3000, equipped with
the Ethernet SIM and mainframe’s VoIP and IP Video options, addresses the broad requirements for 7-layer testing in a rugged, modular platform that is ideal for field use.
Carrier-grade Metro Ethernet networks are emerging as key components in business (VoIP, Disaster Recovery, Video
Conferencing, etc.) and consumer (triple-play) service delivery. Triple-play networks, which transmit voice, video, and data traffic, present a unique set of challenges. Service providers for these network environments now must deliver a service with the Quality of Experience (QoE) requirement, rather than delivering a simple Layer 2 or Layer 3 pipe. Provider Backbone Transport (PBT) in conjunction with new Ethernet OAM standards, extend the capabilities of Ethernet to transform it into a true carrier-class technology.
For Ethernet and other tests, the HST-3000 offers customizable applications that create operational efficiencies that lower operating costs and improve customer service. These applications offer repeatable functionality helping technicians ramp up quicker and resolve more issues daily, resulting in reduced training costs and repeat rates. It also offers an outdoor-readable color screen, robust memory capacity, and advanced processing capabilities.
Cable Diagnostics
On electrical Ethernet circuits, the HST-3000 can display the link speed, link status, cable status, media delivery index/media delivery index crossed (MDI/MDI-X), and distance to fault with one press of a button. To verify connectivity on fiber lines, the HST-3000 Ethernet SIM reports the wavelength and level of the optical signal. These features allow technicians to quickly sectionalize physical layer problems.
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Bidirectional Monitoring/Thru Mode
The dual ports (both optical and electrical) on the HST-3000 Ethernet SIM enable technicians to gain access to circuits under test to perform in-service monitoring in both directions. Not only does this simplify sectionalization of the network, it also allows for the analysis of live customer traffic without the use of a splitter.
PBB/PBT, Ethernet OAM, QinQ and MPLS Tunneling Technologies
Various mechanism and tunneling technologies exist today that let providers effectively deliver carrier-grade Ethernet services across their networks, while maintaining a specified CoS. These technologies are grouped into categories:
- Native Ethernet protocol extensions (IEEE-based)—VLAN tags (often referred to as 802.1q/p) and QinQ (often referred to as VLAN stacking or 802.1ad) techniques
- PBB/MAC-in-MAC (IEEE 802.1ah), PBB-TE (802.1Qay), and Ethernet OAM (IEEE 802.1ag/ITU Y.1731
- Encapsulations by IP MPLS networks
J-Proof (Layer 2 Transparency) Testing Option
When delivering Ethernet services across a broad geographic area, service providers are, at times, forced to lease an interconnect facility to attain the required connectivity. Best practices include performing Ethernet connectivity, Ethernet BERT, and frequently an RFC2544 test to establish that the circuit conforms to the purchased SLA. The RFC2544 test will specifically verify throughput, latency, and frame loss. With the J-Proof feature, service providers can confirm the provisioning of transparent Ethernet forwarding, which enables the passing of the control plane messaging needed to manage and configure remotely located elements from end-to-end. Provider Backbone Bridging (PBB) and Provider Backbone Bridging with Traffic
Engineering/Transport (PBB-TE/PBT) Option
PBB/PBB-TE is an enhancement to Ethernet (IEEE 802.1ah/802.1Qay) developed to meet the scalability requirements of metro/aggregation networks. By adding a Backbone Tag (B-TAG), operators can aggregate and maintain large numbers of links and services. The HST-3000 PBB/PBB-TE test suite lets users terminate or monitor a PBB/PBB-TE trunk or generate and analyze traffi with Backbone MAC/VLAN ID (B-MAC/B-VID) and Service ID (I-SID).
Ethernet OAM Option
Ethernet Operation, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) helps service providers monitor and troubleshoot Ethernet services. With the HST/MTS Ethernet Service Layer OAM test suite, customers can monitor the status of a link, automatically identify open links, and generate loopback and linktrace messages for path verification and discovery. The test suite complies with ITU Y.1731/IEEE 802.1ag Connectivity Check (CCM/ETH-CC), Loopback (LBM/ETH-LB), and Linktrace (LTM/ETH-LT) messages. With Link Layer OAM (IEEE 802.3ah Ethernet First Mile), users can discover peer devices, monitor alarms, and provide link-level loopback capability.
Multiple Streams Option
Many service providers are beginning to deploy different classes of service in orderto offer tiered services to customers or to prioritiz traffic and effectively managetriple-play networks. These deployments lead to new challenges where the latencyand loss may beacceptable for regular traffic, but the higher priority traffic does notmeet its required SLA.
In order to test these new networks, technicians can use the Multiple Streams option at Layers 2, 3, and 4 for the HST-3000 Etherne SIM to oversubscribe the network elements and determine if the various SLAs are met. This determination is accomplished using multiple different traffic streams, with differing encapsulation and priorities schemes, and by sending more traffic through the network than the network can handle. The network elements should drop the lower priority traffic and allow higher priority traffic to pass to th far end at the expense of the lower priority traffic.
IPv6 Option
IPv6 was developed as a way to address the limitations of IPv4: insufficient address space for everything over IP, complexity of address resolution, lack of data security, and lack of adequate QoS measurement.
IPv6 features an auto-configuration facility, defined in RFC2461, which greatly simplifies address configuration. In “stateless” mode, an IPv6 host will automatically configure itself with a unique link-local address, which enables it to communicate locally on its own subnet. For communication over the Internet, the local router provides the host with a global address. Both transactions are completely transparent to the user, resulting in a truly plug-and-play environment. IPv6 also supports manual address configuration and DHCPv6 using a “stateful” address configuration when network administrators require tighter control over IP address allocation. The IPv6 option on the HST-3000 Ethernet SIM supports all three configuration schemes for IPv6 traffic testing for 10/100/GigE networks. The IPv6 option also features Monitor/Thru mode testing in which the HST-3000 gathers and analyzes live IPv4 and IPv6 traffic.
Layer 4 (TCP/UDP) Option
Providers want to improve their managed services to meet the ever growing carrier-grade Ethernet requirements. Along with their capability to deliver the Layer 3 services, carriers must be able to measure Layer 4 end-to-end performance and ensure that SLAs are being met. Providers require a field-portable test set that supports end-to-end testing at Layers 2 through 4. The new Layer 4 option gives technicians the added ability to measure throughput, loss, and delay performance statistics. With this option, technicians can configure valid Transmission Control Protocol/User Datagram Protocol (TCP/UDP) source and destination ports, and payloads up to the full line rate or generate multiple streams with Layer 4 traffic to allow for prioritization on source and destination ports. Technicians can also perform cable diagnostics and RFC2544 tests with Layer 4 traffic application.
VoIP Option
The HST-3000 with the VoIP option can validate VoIP service connectivity, feature availability, and voice quality. In addition, it provides a comprehensive set of features, including signaling, IP ping, packet statistic, and trace route analysis to identify, diagnose, and sectionalize VoIP network and equipment problems.
IP Video Option
The HST-3000 IP Video option is a video test suite specifically for field technicians who provision or install IP Video services that carry video program content. Test access includes the 2-wire asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) interface or the Ethernet 10/100 interface at the DSL modem or various fiber (FTTx) residential gateway. The test suite includes set top box (STB) emulation with signaling support for broadcast video (IGMP) and video on demand (VoD) (RTSP). Video transport stream analysis is provided as well as video QoS measurements, including packet jitter, packet loss, IGMP latency, and program clock reference (PCR) jitter analysis.
Flexible and Rugged Design
The HST-3000 incorporates a rugged, weather-resistant design and long battery life that are ideally suited for use in the field. Standard Ethernet, USB, and serial ports offer flexibility for easily downloading software and offloading captured test data. Highly configurable, technicians with differing responsibilities can use the HST-3000 to perform a wide variety of tests. The HST-3000 is based on a modular platform, allowing for the addition of upgrades and options in the field. This flexibility also allows for the support of future growth in new technologies and advanced options to accommodate the changing needs of versatile technicians.
Test Interfaces
Optical Ethernet/IP: 100/1000 Mb/s Dual SFP ports
Electrical Ethernet/IP: 10/100/1000 Mb/s Dual RJ45 ports
Test Modes: Terminate, Monitor/Thru (bidirectional monitor)
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