Using Y.1564 for Service Activation Testing

Y.1564 is used to perform end-to-end Ethernet service activation tests (SAT). The following sections describe how to set up Y.1564 in your Metro Ethernet network.

The Accedian implementation of Y.1564 supports the following types of tests:

• Layer-2 two-way testing.
• Layer-3 two-way testing.
• Layer-2 one-way testing.
• Layer-3 one-way testing.

The steps required to set up Y.1564 are:

• Set up a Y.1564 test: For details on how to set up a Y.1564 test, see "Setting Up a Y.1564 Test".
• Set up one or more Y.1564 services: For details on how to set up a Y.1564 service, see "Setting Up a Y.1564 Service".

Before running a one-way test, you must also set up the SAT protocol so that devices performing the one-way Y.1564 test communicate. Refer to "Setting Up the SAT Protocol" for more information on the SAT protocol.

Once these set up steps are complete, you can then run a test and view the results, as described in "Running a Y.1564 Test and Viewing Test Results".

Setting Up a Y.1564 Test

You can run a Y.1564 test to determine the conformance of a network section or a specific device to a service level agreement (SLA) and/or to meet Ethernet standards.

SAT Reporting is a system feature that enables you to have Y.1564 test reports automatically pushed from the unit to a designated remote server (FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP or SCP). Automatically pushing test reports to the server means you can view the test results more quickly, since you do not have to manually poll the remote server to determine whether or not the test has completed execution.

For details on how to automate report uploads to a remote server, see "Setting Up SAT Reporting".

When setting up the test, you also have to set the information relative to the remote peer (Peer settings) and the test frame contents. To view the complete list of elements that can be configured for the test, refer to the table "Y.1564 Test Configuration (SAT ▶Y.1564 ▶ Configuration)".

Refer also to the ITU-T Y.1564 standard for the definition of parameters and tests.

To set up a Y.1564 test

1. Access the page SAT ▶Y.1564 ▶Configuration.
   A summary of all tests that have been set up is displayed.

2. Click the Add button to add a new test or click the Name of an existing test to edit its settings.

3. Select the different tests to run. Enter values for the corresponding settings and other fields, then click Apply.

For more information on specific parameters, refer to the following table.

Y.1564 Test Configuration (SAT ▶Y.1564 ▶Configuration)

Test to Run

Remote Unit Settings

Setting Up a Y.1564 Service

Once you have set up a Y.1564 test, you must define one to eight services (traffic flows) for testing.

All required resources are reserved in a single operation at the beginning of a Y.1564 test, whether the testing to be performed is parallel or sequential. The sum of the bandwidth required for all services cannot exceed the port's total bandwidth. In addition, policing (when used) requires an extra 20% of the port's total bandwidth. For example, if you are setting up eight Y.1564 services to be tested sequentially with policing on a 1 Gbps link, you cannot allocate more than 800 Mbps to these services combined, otherwise the test will not be executed.

Refer to the ITU-T Y.1564 standard for the definition of parameters and tests.

To set up a Y.1564 service

1. Access the page SAT ▶Y.1564 ▶Configuration.
   A summary of all tests that have been defined is displayed.

2. Click the Name of a test to edit its settings.
   The screen refreshes to display the test details, as well as a list of its services.

3. Click the Name of a service from the Service List at the bottom of the page to edit its settings.
   The Y.1564 [Service_Number] Service Configuration page appears.

4. Enter values in the required fields, then click Apply.

For more information on specific parameters, refer to the following table.

Y.1564 Service Configuration (SAT ▶Y.1564 ▶Configuration)

Test Configuration

Bandwidth Profile

Service Acceptance Criteria

MAC Settings (Layer-2 Traffic Only)

IP Settings (Layer-3 Traffic Only)

VLAN Settings

Running a Y.1564 Test and Viewing Test Results

Once you have set up a Y.1564 test, you can run it and view its report. Since each test is associated with one test report, you have to define a new report each time you want to run a new test. You can run a specific test many times as long as you define a new report each time.

To run a Y.1564 test

1. Access the page SAT ▶Y.1564 ▶Results.
   A summary of all test reports is displayed.

2. Click the Start button to define a new report.

3. Complete the required fields, then click Apply.

For more information on specific parameters, refer to the second table below.

Y.1564 Service Activation (SAT ▶Y.1564 ▶Results)

Y.1564 Report Configuration (SAT ▶Y.1564 ▶Results)

To view, edit or export a Y.1564 test report

1. Access the page SAT ▶Y.1564 ▶Results.
   A summary of all test reports is displayed. For more information on specific parameters, refer to the table"Y.1564 Service Activation (SAT ▶Y.1564 ▶Results)" above.

2. To view detailed results from a test, click the Name of the test report.
   You will be able to perform other actions from the page that is displayed.

3. To prevent a test from running, click Stop.

4. To edit a report, click Edit.

5. To export the report to a text file and save it on the management station, click Export.

For more information on specific parameters, refer to the following table.

Y.1564 Test Configuration Results (SAT ▶Y.1564 ▶Results)