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y1564 add test

y1564 add test - Create an instance of Y.1564 test

Description:
With y1564 add test, you can create a new Y.1564 test and set its parameters.

Syntax:

y1564 add test <test-name> {
                {description <string>} |
                {configuration {enable | disable}} |
                {step-duration {1-60} |
                {performance {enable | disable}} |
                {test-duration {1-1440} |
                {parallel {enable | disable}} |
                {burst-sla {enable | disable}} |
                {port <port-name>} |
                {delay-type {one-way-delay | two-way-delay}} |
                {time-sync-mandatory {enable | disable}} |
                {packet-type {layer-2|layer-3| l2-accedian| l2-generic}} |
                {dst-ipv4-addr <ip-addr>} |
                {destination-port <0-65535>} |
                {source-port <0-65535>} |
                {dscp <0-63>} |
                {dst-mac-addr <mac-addr>} |
                {y1731-level <0-7>}}+
                {dst-ipv4-addr <ip-addr>} |
                {destination-port <0-65535>} |
                {source-port <0-65535>} |
                {dscp <0-63>} |
                {dst-mac-addr <mac-addr>} |
                {y1731-level <0-7>}}+

Parameters:

Parameter Description
description Short description of the Y.1564 test.
configuration Enable Y.1564 configuration test.
step-duration Duration of each step during the configuration test in seconds.
performance Enable Y.1564 performance test.
test-duration Duration of each step during the performance test in minutes.
parallel Enable Y.1564 parallel service configuration test.
burst-sla Enable Y.1564 burst SLA test.
port Name of the port to which to send the test traffic.
delay-type Type of delay measurement.
time-sync-mandatory Enable time synchronization verification.
packet-type Used to define specific fields in the test packet.
dst-ipv4-addr The IPv4 destination address.
destination-port The destination port for UDP protocol (0 - 65535).
source-port The source port for UDP protocol (0 - 65535).
dscp The Diff-Serv CodePoint value (0 - 63).
dst-mac-addr This is the Ethernet MAC destination address.
y1731-level Y.1731 Maintenance Entity Group level (0-7).

y1564 delete report

y1564 delete report - Delete an instance of Y.1564 test report

Description:
Delete an instance of Y.1564 test report.

Syntax:

y1564 delete report <report-name>
<report-name> = <string>

Parameters:

Parameter Description
<report-name> A unique name to identify an instance of Y.1564 test report.

y1564 delete test

y1564 delete test - Delete an instance of Y.1564 test

Description:
Delete an instance of Y.1564 test.

Syntax:

y1564 delete test <test-name>
  <test-name> = <string>

Parameters:

Parameter Description
<test-name> A unique name to identify an instance of Y.1564 test.

y1564 edit report

y1564 edit report - Change Y.1564 test activation information

Description:
After a Y.1564 test has completed, the report can be edited to modify or add information such as: name, description, note, technician's name.

Syntax:

y1564 edit report filename <filename> {
                        {description <desc>} |
                        {note <note>} |
                        {technician <tech. name>}}+
<filename>       - <string> Unique filename associated with the activation.

Parameters:

Parameter Description
description <string> Information about the test being described.
note <string> Additional information about the test being described.
technician <string> Name of technician executing the test.

y1564 edit service

y1564 edit service - Change Y.1564 service configuration

Description:
With y1564 edit service, you change the configuration of a service under a specific test.

Syntax:

y1564 edit service <test-name> <service-id> {
                        {name <service-name>} |
                        {state {enable | disable}} |
                        {policing {enable | disable}} |
                        {step {enable | disable}} |
                        {availability {enable | disable}} |
                        {cir <0 to max-port-speed>} |
                        {cbs <0 to 10000>} |
                        {eir <0 to max-port-speed>} |
                        {ebs <8>}|
                        {size-type {fixed}} |
                        {packet-size <64 to 10240>} |
                        {ftd <decimal>} |
                        {ftd-type {max|avg}} |
                        {fdv <decimal>} |
                        {fdv-type {max|avg}} |
                        {flr <exponent>}  |
                        {m-factor <decimal>} |
                        {dst-ipv4-overwrite {enable|disable}} | 
                        {dst-ipv4-addr <ip-addr>} |
                        {dscp-overwrite {enable|disable}} | 
                        {dscp <0-63>} |
                        {dst-mac-addr-overwrite {enable|disable}} | 
                        {dst-mac-addr <mac-addr> } |
                        {y1731-level-overwrite {enable|disable}} | 
                        {y1731-level <0-7>} |
                        {vlan1-header {enable|disable}} | 
                        {vlan1-ethertype {c-vlan|s-vlan}} |
                        {vlan1-priority <0-7>} |
                        {vlan1-id <0-4095>} |
                        {vlan1-cfi <0-1>} |
                        {vlan2-header {enable|disable}} | 
                        {vlan2-ethertype {c-vlan|s-vlan}} |
                        {vlan2-priority <0-7>} |
                        {vlan2-cfi <0-1>} |
                        {vlan2-id <0-4095>} |
                        {fe-vlan1-priority-check {disable | enable}} |
                        {fe-vlan1-dei-check {disable | enable}} |
                        {fe-vlan1-id-check {disable | enable}} |
                        {fe-vlan2-priority-check {disable | enable}} |
                        {fe-vlan2-dei-check {disable | enable}} |
                        {fe-vlan2-id-check {disable | enable}} |
                        {fe-dscp-check {disable | enable}} |
                        {fe-vlan1-priority <0-7> {disable | enable}} |
                        {fe-vlan1-dei <0-1> {disable | enable}} |
                        {fe-vlan1-id <0-4095> {disable | enable}} |
                        {fe-vlan2-priority <0-7> {disable | enable}} |
                        {fe-vlan2-dei <0-1> {disable | enable}} |
                        {fe-vlan2-id <0-4095> {disable | enable}} |
                        {fe-dscp <0-63> {disable | enable}}}+

  <test-name>  = A unique name used to identify a Y.1564 test in the system.
  <service-id> = A unique id used to identify a service in this test.

Parameters:

Parameter Description
name The name of a service.
disable | enable To enable or disable the field in the check.
state Enable this service for this specific test.
policing Enable policing testing.
step Enable step testing.
availability Enable Availability measurement.
cir Committed information rate in kbps.
cbs Committed burst size in KiB (1024 bytes).
eir Excess information rate in kbps.
ebs Excess burst size in KiB (1024 bytes).
size-type Packet sizes are limited to fixed only, no support for EMIX available in this product.
packet-size For a fixed packet, specify the packet size. Maximum packet size is 10240.
ftd Maximum/average two-way Frame Transfer Delay (FTD) allowed (in microseconds).
ftd-type Determines whether the Frame Transfer Delay (FTD) parameter is a maximum or average value.
fdv Maximum/average two-way Frame Delay Variation (FDV) allowed (in microseconds).
fdv-type Determines whether the Frame Delay Variation (FDV) parameter is a maximum or average value.
flr Maximum Frame Loss Ratio (FLR) allowed.
m-factor The M factor is added to the Service Acceptance Criteria in the policing test to account for the effect of the CBS and EBS on the total rate. The policing test will pass if IR-T=<CIR+EIR+M. Where:
  • IR-T: Total Information Rate
  • CIR: Committed Information Rate
  • EIR: Excess Information Rate
  • M: M factor (default value = 1 Mbps)
dst-ipv4-overwrite Overwrite the test IPv4 address with the service address.
dst-ipv4-addr The IPv4 destination address.
dscp-overwrite Overwrite the test DSCP value with the service value.
dscp The Diff-Serv CodePoint value (0 - 63).
mac-addr-overwrite Enable/Disable the overwrite of the test destination MAC address.
mac-addr The destination MAC address to overwrite.
y1731-level-overwrite Enable/Disable the overwrite of the Y.1731 MEG level.
y1731-level Y.1731 MEG level value to overwrite.
vlan1-header Enable the presence of the first VLAN header.
vlan1-ethertype* First VLAN protocol ID set to C-VLAN (0x8100) for 802.1Q network, T-VLAN (0x9100) for 802.1Q tunneling network, or S-VLAN (0x88A8) for 802.1AD network.
vlan1-cfi First VLAN CFI/DEI may be 0 or 1. It is usually set to 0.
vlan1-id First VLAN ID may be any value between 0 and 4095.
vlan1-priority First VLAN priority can be between 0 and 7, 7 being the highest priority. Normal traffic has priority 0.
vlan2-header Enable the presence of the second VLAN header.
vlan2-ethertype* Second VLAN protocol ID set to C-VLAN (0x8100) for 802.1Q network, T-VLAN (0x9100) for 802.1Q tunneling network, or S-VLAN (0x88A8) for 802.1AD network.
vlan2-cfi Second VLAN CFI/DEI may be 0 or 1. It is usually set to 0.
vlan2-id Second VLAN ID may be any value between 0 and 4095.
vlan2-priority Second VLAN priority can be between 0 and 7, 7 being the highest priority. Normal traffic has priority 0.
fe-no-vlan1-check Enable this option if you want to validate that the frames received at the far-end do not have a first VLAN tag (i.e., untagged).
fe-vlan1-priority-check Enable the far-end verification of the first VLAN priority.
fe-vlan1-dei-check Enable the far-end verification of the first VLAN DEI.
fe-vlan1-id-check Enable the far-end verification of the first VLAN ID.
fe-no-vlan2-check Enable this option if you want to validate that the frames received at the far-end do not have a second VLAN tag (i.e., untagged).
fe-vlan2-priority-check Enable the far-end verification of the second VLAN priority.
fe-vlan2-dei-check Enable the far-end verification of the second VLAN DEI.
fe-vlan2-id-check Enable the far-end verification of the second VLAN ID.
fe-dscp-check Enable the far-end verification of the DSCP value.
fe-vlan1-priority If enabled, this is the first VLAN priority value expected at the far-end.
fe-vlan1-dei If enabled, this is the first VLAN DEI value expected at the far-end.
fe-vlan1-id If enabled, this is the first VLAN ID value expected at the far-end.
fe-vlan2-priority If enabled, this is the second VLAN priority value expected at the far-end.
fe-vlan2-dei If enabled, this is the second VLAN DEI value expected at the far-end.
fe-vlan2-id If enabled, this is the second VLAN ID value expected at the far-end.
fe-dscp If enabled, this is the DSCP value expected at the far-end DSCP.

*The value of s-vlan is defined by the global S-VLAN setting.

y1564 edit test

y1564 edit test - Change an Y.1564 test configuration

Description:
With y1564 edit test, you can change the parameters of an existing test.

Syntax:

y1564 edit test <test-name> {
                {name <test-name>} |  
                {description <string>} |
                {configuration {enable | disable}} |
                {step-duration {1-60} |
                {performance {enable | disable}} |
                {test-duration {1-1440} |
                {parallel {enable | disable}} 
                {burst-sla {enable | disable}} |
                {port <port-name>} |
                {delay-type {one-way-delay | two-way-delay}} |
                {time-sync-mandatory {enable | disable}} |
                {packet-type {layer-2| layer-3| l2-accedian| l2-generic}} |
                {dst-ipv4-addr <ip-addr>} |
                {destination-port <0-65535>} |
                {source-port <0-65535>} |
                {dscp <0-63>} |
                {dst-mac-addr <mac-addr>} |
                {y1731-level <0-7>}}+

Parameters:

Parameter Description
name The name of the test.
description Short description of the Y.1564 test.
configuration Enable Y.1564 configuration test.
step-duration Duration of each step during the configuration test in seconds.
performance Enable Y.1564 performance test.
test-duration Duration of each step during the performance test in minutes.
parallel Enable Y.1564 parallel service configuration test.
burst-sla Enable Y.1564 burst SLA test.
port Name of the port to which to send the test traffic.
delay-type Type of delay measurement.
time-sync-mandatory Enable time synchronization verification.
packet-type Used to define specific fields in the test packet.
dst-ipv4-addr The IPv4 destination address.
destination-port The destination port for UDP protocol (0 - 65535).
source-port The source port for UDP protocol (0 - 65535).
dscp The Diff-Serv CodePoint value (0 - 63).
dst-mac-addr This is the Ethernet MAC destination address.
y1731-level Y.1731 Maintenance Entity Group level (0-7).

y1564 generate report

y1564 generate report - Generate a Y.1564 report file

Description:
This command allows to generate a Y.1564 test report.

Syntax:

y1564 generate report <filename> [report-type {report-type-txt |
                                                 report-type-xml}]

Parameters:

Parameter Description
filename <string> Unique filename associated with the report.
report-type Report type (XML, TXT) to generate.

y1564 show activation

y1564 show activation - Show the Y.1564 test activation

Description:
This command displays the Y.1564 test activation. i.e. its name, status and description. If a specific test name is specified, a full test activation will be displayed (name, status, service name, and progression of each test step).

Syntax:

y1564 show activation <filename>

Parameters:

Parameter Description
<filename> <string> Unique filename associated with the activation.

y1564 show service configuration

y1564 show service configuration - Show Y.1564 service configuration

Description:
The command displays the configuration for a specific service.

Syntax:

y1564 show service configuration <test-name> <service-id>

Parameters:

Parameter Description
<test-name> A unique name used to identify a Y.1564 in the system.
<service-id> A unique id used to identify a service in this test.

y1564 show test configuration

y1564 show test configuration - Show Y.1564 test configuration

Description:
This command displays the Y.1564 test configuration. Specifying a test name provides detailed configuration about this test. Otherwise, the command provides a summary of the configured test.

Syntax:

y1564 show test configuration <test-name>

Parameters:

Parameter Description
<test-name> <string> Name of the specific test to display the configuration.

y1564 start activation

y1564 start activation - Starts a Y.1564 test

Description:
This command starts the specified Y.1564 test and creates a new report.

Syntax:

y1564 start activation filename <filename> test <report-test>
                                            { {description <report-desc>} |
                                              {technician <report-tech>} |
                                              {note <report-note>} }+

Parameters:

Parameter Description
filename <string> Unique filename for the report.
test <string> Name for the Y.1564 test to run.
description <string> Description for this report.
technician <string> Name of the technician running this test.
note <string> Note associated to this test. This note will be included in the report.

y1564 stop activation

y1564 stop activation - Stop a Y.1564 test

Description:
This command stops the execution of the specified test.

Syntax:

y1564 stop activation filename <filename>

Parameters:

Parameter Description
filename <string> Unique filename where the report will be stored.

y1564 upload report

y1564 upload report - Upload a Y.1564 report file

Description:
This command allows to upload a Y.1564 test report to a remote location.

Syntax:

y1564 upload report <filename> <url> [report-type {report-type-txt |
                                                     report-type-xml}]

Parameters:

Parameter Description
filename <string> Unique filename associated with the report.
url URL to reach the server and directory, e.g.
  • ftp://username:password@mypc.com
  • ftps://username:password@192.168.10.10
  • sftp://username:password@192.168.10.10
  • tftp://192.168.1.5
  • scp://username:password@192.168.10.10:/target_directory
The filename of the report will be automatically appended to the specified URL.
report-type Report type (XML, TXT) to upload to server.

Note: This command does not support passwords that include the “@” character.

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