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Agilent T echnologies Agil ent N26 10A Frame Scope 350 Network Performance Analyzer User’ s Manual Ve r s i o n 3 . 0.
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Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual i i i In This Gu ide… This user’s guid e cont ains inform ation f or u s ing you r FrameScop e 350 handh eld netw ork performan ce anal yze r usin g softwa re vers ion 3.
iv Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l.
Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual v Conte n ts 1 Introducing the FrameScope 350 The Fra meScop e 350 at a Glance 2 The Dua lRemote 350 at a Gla nce 6 The M ain M enu at a Glance 7 Getting St.
vi Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l Us i ng Co mp actF la sh ™ Ca rds 88 Pr in ti ng La be ls 90 4F i b e r T e s t i n g Fi ber T esting O ver vi ew 94 Cal i br atin g th e T ester 96 Set .
Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual vii Pr in te r Setu p 16 9 Net w ork Settings 17 0 Remot e Control 173 SNMP Settings 174 Demo Mode 175 8 Network Performance A na lyzer Reference Net work C.
viii Agile nt FrameScope 350 Use r ’ s Manual.
1 Agilent T echnologies Agi l e nt N2610A Fram e S c op e 350 Netw ork Per forman ce An alyzer Use r’ s M a nua l 1 Int rodu cin g t he Fr ame Scop e 350 The Fram eScop e 350 at a Glance 2 Front Vie.
2 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 1 Introdu cing the FrameScope 350 The Fram eScope 3 50 at a Gl ance Th e FrameSc ope 350 at a Glan ce Front Vi ew Figure 1 Fram eScope 3 50 Front View Smar .
Intr oduc ing th e Fra meScop e 35 0 1 The F ram e S co p e 35 0 at a Gl ance Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 3 Side View s Figure 2 Left Side Figure 3 Right Side Sty lus c lip USB po rt s.
4 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 1 Introdu cing the FrameScope 350 The Fram eScope 3 50 at a Gl ance Controls Color T ouch Sc r een The FrameScope 35 0’s touch scre en is the main use r inte rface. T est contr ol s and resul ts are sho w n here.
Intr oduc ing th e Fra meScop e 35 0 1 The F ram e S co p e 35 0 at a Gl ance Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 5 T alk set Po rt Thi s po r t allo ws y ou to c on nec t Ag ilen t’s FrameScop e t alkset ( N 2605A-13 7) f or two -w a y v oice communi cati on betw een the Frame S co pe and DualRemote o ver copper cabl in g.
6 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 1 Introdu cing the FrameScope 350 The D ualRe mote 35 0 at a Gla n ce The D ualRemote 350 at a Gl ance Figure 4 DualRe m ote Fr ont V iew The Agilent DualRem ote 35 0 is used with the F r ameScope 3 50 when p erf orming c able te sti ng.
Intr oduc ing th e Fra meScop e 35 0 1 T h e Ma in Men u at a Gl ance Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 7 Th e Main M e nu at a Glance Figure 5 The Ma in Me nu T itle Bar Disp la ys the name of the current s cree n. Ta b A r e a Dis pla y the currentl y se le cted tab.
8 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 1 Introdu cing the FrameScope 350 T h e Ma in Men u at a G l an ce The Ne twork T ab Figure 6 Fram eScop e Ne twork T a b T ab Titl e Di spla ys the name of th e t ab. Netw o r k Re source Are a Sho ws all of the detecte d net work resour ces.
Intr oduc ing th e Fra meScop e 35 0 1 T h e Ma in Men u at a Gl ance Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 9 Auto te st But ton Ca lls the N et wor k A uto te st Se tup sc ree n. The C able T a b Figure 7 FrameS cope Cabl e T ab (norm a l mode ) T ab Titl e Di spla ys the name of th e t ab.
10 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 1 Introdu cing the FrameScope 350 Getti ng Star te d Getti ng Sta rted Switching th e FrameScope On and Off 1 T o switch the FrameScope on , bri ef ly pr ess t h e Powe r button on the fr ont panel . The sc reen wil l lig ht an d a brie f tone wil l sound.
Intr oduc ing th e Fra meScop e 35 0 1 Ge tting Sta rte d Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 1 1 Checking Power and Cha rging th e Battery The FrameScop e’s battery should pr o vide enou gh po w er for a typica l day of testing. Th e A C po wer ada pt er/ charger can also be used to po wer the un it and to recharge the batter y .
12 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 1 Introdu cing the FrameScope 350 Getti ng Star te d Connectin g to the Net work The FrameScop e 350 uses test pro bes to connect to the ne tw ork y ou are testing .
Intr oduc ing th e Fra meScop e 35 0 1 Ge tting Sta rte d Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 1 3 Us ing t he Fra meS cop e 3 50 Y ou operate the F ram eScope using i t s fr ont panel touch screen and cont rol but tons.
14 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 1 Introdu cing the FrameScope 350 Getti ng Star te d See “View ing D et ails and Stati stics ” o n p a g e 2 6 fo r i n fo r m a t io n on re vie wing net work test resu lts. See “View ing Resu lt De t ails ” on page 82 f or inf ormation on re vie w i ng cable t e st result s.
15 Agilent T echnologies Agi l e nt N2610A Fram e S c op e 350 Netw ork Per forman ce An alyzer Use r’ s M a nua l 2 Network T esting wi th the Fra meS cope 3 50 Netw ork T esting Overview 16 Ex ami.
16 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 2 Ne twork T esti ng w ith the Fram eSco pe 350 Netw ork T esting O verv iew Network T esting Overvie w The f ollo wing steps descr i be the g eneral pr oced ure fo r perfo r ming netw ork anal ysis testing u sing the F rameSc ope 350.
Ne twork Test ing with t he Fra meS c ope 35 0 2 Examining the Network Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 1 7 Exam ini ng the N e twork Network O vervi ew • Pre ss t h e Netw ork t ab on the Ma in Me nu to be gi n the FrameScop e auto disc ov er y on y our netwo rk.
18 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 2 Ne twork T esti ng w ith the Fram eSco pe 350 Examin ing the Netwo r k Detailed List 1 T o v ie w a de taile d li st of netwo rk reso urces, press o n an y category in the N etw o rk Resour ces area. A t riangl e indi cates that a list is avai lable for that category.
Ne twork Test ing with t he Fra meS c ope 35 0 2 Runni ng an Autot est Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 1 9 Running an Autote st This se ction descri be s ho w t o run an Aut ot es t on the netw ork usi n g the FrameSco pe 350. Th e FrameScope can store A ut ot est su ites that defi ne whi ch netw ork element s to test .
20 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 2 Ne twork T esti ng w ith the Fram eSco pe 350 Runn ing an A utotest 2 If y ou wan t to sa ve this Au totes t s ui te, o r l oa d a pr evi ously-store d suite , pres s the Suite butt on. 3 Sel ect a stor ed suite fr om the list o r sel ect Cre ate N ew , t he n pr ess the Ne x t but ton.
Ne twork Test ing with t he Fra meS c ope 35 0 2 Runni ng an Autot est Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 2 1 5 On the Ne tw ork A uto tes t Set up win do w , p re ss th e Iter ations but ton to sele ct ho w man y times the test is to be run.
22 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 2 Ne twork T esti ng w ith the Fram eSco pe 350 Runn ing an A utotest 11 When y ou ha v e finis hed sett ing up the test , press the St a r t Te st butt on (or press OK ) on th e Ne t w or k A utote st Se tup scr een .
Ne twork Test ing with t he Fra meS c ope 35 0 2 Cha ngi ng the Autote st Me trics Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 2 3 Changing th e Autotest Metrics The FrameScop e 3 50 pr o v ides a meas ure of servi ce spe ed and efficien cy b y emul ating a c lient de vice in the netw ork.
24 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 2 Ne twork T esti ng w ith the Fram eSco pe 350 Us ing t he Sta tions List Using th e Stati ons List When a netwo rk r eso urc e on t h e Netwo rk tab is sho wn with a bl ack tria ngle, yo u c an pre ss t h e reso ur ce t o displ ay the Ne t w ork Database scre en, which include s t he Statio ns List.
Ne twork Test ing with t he Fra meS c ope 35 0 2 Usi ng t he Stati ons List Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 2 5 4 Y ou can use the Set tings button to reor de r the St a t i on Li st and select what in formati on is di spla yed .
26 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 2 Ne twork T esti ng w ith the Fram eSco pe 350 Us ing t he Sta tions List V i ewing De tails and St a tistic s 1 Select a station on the Station List an d then press the View butt on. 2 Pre ss t h e Statisti cs butt on t o v iew s tati stics abo ut t he st a tion .
Ne twork Test ing with t he Fra meS c ope 35 0 2 Usi ng t he Stati ons List Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 2 7 3 On the Statio n Detail scre en, pres s T ools to see a list of test tools t ha t c an be used on t h e s elected s t at ion .
28 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 2 Ne twork T esti ng w ith the Fram eSco pe 350 Performing a Ping Test Perform i n g a Pin g T est The Ping t est allo ws y ou to check if comm un i c at i o ns ca n be establis hed with a part i cular remote node .
Ne twork Test ing with t he Fra meS c ope 35 0 2 Performing a Ping Test Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 2 9 2 Pre ss t h e Pin g butto n to call th e Ping screen. 3 En ter th e de vic e y ou w an t to p in g in th e Tar g et bo x. Y ou c an en ter th e de vice nam e o r a dd r es s.
30 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 2 Ne twork T esti ng w ith the Fram eSco pe 350 Performing a Ping Test 7 Obse rve the resul ts of the Ping tes t. The sc reen wil l sho w the fram e length y ou select ed, t h e number of request s (ping s) se n t and the number of r e pl ies rec ei ved.
Ne twork Test ing with t he Fra meS c ope 35 0 2 Performing a Trace Route Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 3 1 Perform ing a T race Route The T race Route t est allo ws y ou to d et e r min e the pa t h t hr ough the net work to a par ti cul ar devi ce.
32 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 2 Ne twork T esti ng w ith the Fram eSco pe 350 Performing a Trace Route 2 Pre ss t h e Tr ac eR ou te b ut to n to cal l the Tr aceR oute scr een . 3 Enter the de vice to which you want t o trace i n the Targ et box.
Ne twork Test ing with t he Fra meS c ope 35 0 2 Performing a Trace Route Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 3 3 6 Obse rve the r esults of the T raceR oute t est. The screen wil l sho w the number an d addre ss o f each h op. In addi tion the dela y (in sec onds) to each hop is sho wn.
34 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 2 Ne twork T esti ng w ith the Fram eSco pe 350 Performing S NMP Queries Performing SNM P Q ueries The sim ple netw ork manage ment protocol (S NMP) query .
Ne twork Test ing with t he Fra meS c ope 35 0 2 Performing SNMP Queries Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 3 5 2 Pre ss t h e SNMP Queries but ton to call th e SNM P Quer y scr een . 3 En ter th e de vic e to w hi ch y ou wa nt to qu ery in the T ar ge t box.
36 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 2 Ne twork T esti ng w ith the Fram eSco pe 350 Performing S NMP Queries 6 Obse rve the r etur n e d in f or ma t i on on t h e SNMP Qu eries resul ts screen . The sc reen will sh ow the des cription , ID, and other inf orm at ion as ret urned by the remote host.
Ne twork Test ing with t he Fra meS c ope 35 0 2 Viewing St at istics Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 3 7 Viewing S tatistic s Y ou can use the F ram eScope to view a va riet y netw ork par ameters, and se e per f ormance statist ics f or them.
38 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 2 Ne twork T esti ng w ith the Fram eSco pe 350 Vie wing Sta ti stic s 2 Pre ss t h e Statisti cs butt on t o ca ll t he Sta tistic s s creen . The sc reen sho ws ne tw ork utiliz ation and other traffic data such as f ram e coun ters, and pr ot o col counters.
Ne twork Test ing with t he Fra meS c ope 35 0 2 Viewing St at istics Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 3 9 4 F or exam ple, pr ess Ut ilization on the Statistics s creen to view the t op ta lk e rs (most ac tiv e devices ) o n the network.
40 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 2 Ne twork T esti ng w ith the Fram eSco pe 350 Generating Network T ra ffic Gen era t ing Network T raffi c Y ou can use t h e F rameS cope’s T r af fic Generato r to create netw ork traffic to stress the netw ork and observ e how is reacts unde r diff erent loads .
Ne twork Test ing with t he Fra meS c ope 35 0 2 Generating Network Traffic Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 4 1 3 On the Parameters tab, confi gure the traffic c h arac t eri stics as y ou desir e. Pres s each parameter ( Fr a me L en gt h , Fram e Rat e , a nd so o n) an d en ter t he va lue yo u wa nt in t h e on-s cree n k eyp ad.
42 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 2 Ne twork T esti ng w ith the Fram eSco pe 350 Generating Network T ra ffic 6 Pre ss the bo x buttons to enter the Fra me T ype, MA C sourc e, and MA C Des t i nati on. See “Traffic Generatio n” o n page 20 6.
Ne twork Test ing with t he Fra meS c ope 35 0 2 Performing a MAC Loopback Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 4 3 Perform ing a M AC Loopback Y ou can per f orm a ping-lik e t est on the medi a access contr ol (MA C) lay er (Laye r 2). Using two Fram eScope s , y ou can get resul ts on t h e round-t rip perf ormance.
44 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 2 Ne twork T esti ng w ith the Fram eSco pe 350 Performing a MAC Loopback 4 Pre ss Start or press the OK bu tton to be g in th e tes t . The FrameScop e w ill sear ch ou t the o t her Fram eS co pe on the net work and then report back the link res ults .
Ne twork Test ing with t he Fra meS c ope 35 0 2 Locating a H u b Port with B l i nk Port Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 4 5 Loca ting a H ub Po rt with Blin k Port Y ou can use t h e F rameS cope to locate a netw ork connecti on’s port on a h u b or switch .
46 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 2 Ne twork T esti ng w ith the Fram eSco pe 350 Locati ng a Hub Port with Blink P ort 4 T o begin bli nki ng the port, press the Start butt on. 5 Obse rve the h ub o r switch and note whi ch por t’ s li nk indi cator is bli nking.
Ne twork Test ing with t he Fra meS c ope 35 0 2 Viewing the Error L og Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 4 7 V iewing the Error Log This se ction describe s ho w to vi e w the FrameScope’ s err or log. The err or log tracks and displ ays an y netw ork problems that detec t ed b y t he FrameS cope 3 50.
48 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 2 Ne twork T esti ng w ith the Fram eSco pe 350 Viewing the Error Log 2 Pre ss t h e Erro r Log button to cal l the Er r or Log screen .
Ne twork Test ing with t he Fra meS c ope 35 0 2 Usi ng th e Test Databas e Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 4 9 Using th e T est Databas e The FrameScop e 350 al lo ws y o u to store (y ou.
50 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 2 Ne twork T esti ng w ith the Fram eSco pe 350 Using the Network Data base Using th e Network Data bas e The FrameScope 3 50 allo ws y o u to store (onl y on a Com pactFlash™) netw ork t op o lo g ie s for later rev iew and do wnl oadin g ( se e “Usi ng t h e Sta ti ons L ist ” on page 24).
Ne twork Test ing with t he Fra meS c ope 35 0 2 Using the N etwork D atabase Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 5 1 6 T o access the Databas e T ools menu pres s t he Dat aba se T o ols butt on. 7 To save th e c ur ren t ne twork dat a, o r t o l oa d prev io usly s tor e d ne tw ork data , pr ess the Load/Sa v e Station List butt on.
52 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 2 Ne twork T esti ng w ith the Fram eSco pe 350 Loca ting Switch Po r t s Loca ting Swit ch Port s The FrameScope 3 50 allo ws y o u to i d entify the swi tch po r ts bein g acces sed by the FrameSco pe or any ad dress on the netw ork.
Ne twork Test ing with t he Fra meS c ope 35 0 2 Locating S w itch Ports Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 5 3 4 The SNMP Setting s bu tton a llo w s you to add S NMP co mmun itie s and p orts to the d e fau lt “p ub l ic” c ommun ity and de faul t port 161 or to change those se t up f or auto di scover y.
54 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 2 Ne twork T esti ng w ith the Fram eSco pe 350 Loca ting Switch Po r t s.
55 Agilent T echnologies Agi l e nt N2610A Fram e S c op e 350 Netw ork Per forman ce An alyzer Use r’ s M a nua l 3 Ca ble T e sti ng with the FrameSc ope 35 0 Cabl e T esti ng Ove rv iew 57 Cabl e.
56 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 3 Cabl e Tes ting wi th th e Fram eSc ope 35 0 The cabl e t es t f eature s of the FrameScope 350 a l l ow y ou to easi l y certify new netw ork in stallati ons f or compli ance with indus t ry cabl e standar ds.
Cabl e Test i ng with th e Fram e Scop e 35 0 3 Cabl e Testing O verv iew Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 5 7 Cabl e T esti ng Over view Cab le T e sting Bac kgrou nd Indus t ry standar ds.
58 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 3 Cabl e Tes ting wi th th e Fram eSc ope 35 0 Cabl e Testing O verv iew • The ch annel con figurat ion pr ov ides a full end-to -end per f orm ance cer tif ication, in cluding t he cab le r un as well as the use r’s patch c ords at e ach end.
Cabl e Test i ng with th e Fram e Scop e 35 0 3 Cabl e Testing O verv iew Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 5 9 Figure 9 Link T est Co nfig ur atio n Figure 1 0 Cha nne l T es t Conf igur at.
60 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 3 Cabl e Tes ting wi th th e Fram eSc ope 35 0 Cabl e Testing O verv iew 3 Switch on the FrameScope an d DualRemote teste rs and co nnec t th em to the c ab li ng to be te ste d. Se e “C on n ect i ng to the N etw o rk” on p age 12.
Cabl e Test i ng with th e Fram e Scop e 35 0 3 Calibrating the Tester Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 6 1 Calib rating t he T est er Bef ore you begi n a te s t, th e FrameS cope and DualRemote pai r must be calibrated.
62 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 3 Cabl e Tes ting wi th th e Fram eSc ope 35 0 Settin g Up an Autote s t Settin g Up an Autotest The teste r must be configure d for t e sting at each si te by co mp leti ng the f oll o win g pr oce dur es.
Cabl e Test i ng with th e Fram e Scop e 35 0 3 Setti ng Up an Autotes t Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 6 3 1 On the A utotest Setup screen, press St and ar d, then Edit . The Standard Setup screen displays. 2 Select the desired stand a r d, then pres s OK .
64 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 3 Cabl e Tes ting wi th th e Fram eSc ope 35 0 Settin g Up an Autote s t 2 Sel ect Cre ate a New Sit e Name , th en press Nex t . (Th e OK button change s to a Nex t bu tt o n when you select Create a Ne w Site Na me .
Cabl e Test i ng with th e Fram e Scop e 35 0 3 Setti ng Up an Autotes t Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 6 5 1 On the Si te Setup screen, press the preferred label i ng format, then press Next .
66 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 3 Cabl e Tes ting wi th th e Fram eSc ope 35 0 Settin g Up an Autote s t 2 To set the beginning nu m ber to oth e r tha n 1, press t h e Ent er St art Value field.
Cabl e Test i ng with th e Fram e Scop e 35 0 3 Setti ng Up an Autotes t Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 6 7 TIA -606- A Label For mat When y ou choo se the T IA- 606-A l abeling f ormat a.
68 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 3 Cabl e Tes ting wi th th e Fram eSc ope 35 0 Settin g Up an Autote s t Auto-Increment settings for the f ield hi ghl i ghte d , and the start and end values for th e field highlig h t ed.
Cabl e Test i ng with th e Fram e Scop e 35 0 3 Setti ng Up an Autotes t Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 6 9 5 To s et the number of i nstance s of a cat egory (for e x a m p le, the number o f floors), pr ess the En t er End Value f iel d.
70 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 3 Cabl e Tes ting wi th th e Fram eSc ope 35 0 Settin g Up an Autote s t Checkma rk s i ndicate fi elds th at appear i n the labe ls . Y ello w tags ne xt to the ca teg or ie s i ndi ca te th at aut omat ic nu mber incre menting i s enab led f or that field.
Cabl e Test i ng with th e Fram e Scop e 35 0 3 Setti ng Up an Autotes t Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 7 1 4 Press the backspace arrow to eras e t h e number in t h e dis play , th en pres s the number or le tter keys to enter the new starti ng value.
72 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 3 Cabl e Tes ting wi th th e Fram eSc ope 35 0 Settin g Up an Autote s t 1 On the A utotest Se tup screen, press the cable spool icon, then press Edit . The Cable Setup scr een di s pla ys. 2 Select the c able m anufacturer, a n d press Next .
Cabl e Test i ng with th e Fram e Scop e 35 0 3 Setti ng Up an Autotes t Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 7 3 4 Enter t h e pair coun t, cable c onstruction , and imp edance (de fault sel ections are a vai lable) and pr ess Ne xt .
74 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 3 Cabl e Tes ting wi th th e Fram eSc ope 35 0 Settin g Up an Autote s t Choosing the Connector T ype Co nnectors f r om diff erent manuf act urer s ha v e diff erent transmi s sion charac te ri stic s.
Cabl e Test i ng with th e Fram e Scop e 35 0 3 Setti ng Up an Autotes t Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 7 5 4 Sel ect whether t he conn ector i s shiel de d o r not and press Ne xt . 5 Selec t t he perfor mance g r a de of the connec tor if kno w n an d pr ess OK .
76 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 3 Cabl e Tes ting wi th th e Fram eSc ope 35 0 Settin g Up an Autote s t Entering th e Operator Name s The names o f th e te chnicians perfor ming t he te s ts c a n be entered , and w ill appear on the test report.
Cabl e Test i ng with th e Fram e Scop e 35 0 3 Setti ng Up an Autotes t Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 7 7 entered nam es will appear w i th the keyboard a nd keypad buttons avail able. 5 Pick a name from the list or press the keyboard keys to enter the name of the technici an us ing the Frame Scope, then pres s OK .
78 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 3 Cabl e Tes ting wi th th e Fram eSc ope 35 0 Runn ing an A utotest Running an Autote st T o r u n an autotest: 1 If this is the first test of the day or after a long break, calibrate the tester. See “Cali brating the T este r” on page 6 1.
Cabl e Test i ng with th e Fram e Scop e 35 0 3 Savi ng Test Resu lts Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 7 9 Saving T es t R esults Before saving test r e sults, choose the st orage site to s ave them t o .
80 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 3 Cabl e Tes ting wi th th e Fram eSc ope 35 0 Sav ing Test Res ults 2 On the System Settings screen, pr ess Sav e T o , then press Edit . Th e Stor age Setup scr een displ ays. 3 Sel ect either In ternal Fla sh or CFl ash Ca rd .
Cabl e Test i ng with th e Fram e Scop e 35 0 3 Savi ng Test Resu lts Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 8 1 Savin g the R e sults To s ave the tes t results for i nclusion i n cert ificatio n reports : 1 After completi ng a test, press the Save button.
82 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 3 Cabl e Tes ting wi th th e Fram eSc ope 35 0 Viewi ng R es ult Details Viewing Re sult Deta ils A De tail s button on P ass and Fail s creens opens the Test Data screen. The T est Dat a scr een lists the test pa r am eters and indicates passin g or failure for each.
Cabl e Test i ng with th e Fram e Scop e 35 0 3 View ing Re sult Detail s Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 8 3 3 To vi ew the Pl ots screen for the sele cted test parame ter (if the P lots button is pre sent), press Plot s . The Pl ot s sc re en di s pla y s.
84 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 3 Cabl e Tes ting wi th th e Fram eSc ope 35 0 Viewi ng R es ult Details Data S creens The Data screen shows detail of the selected tes t parameter re sults. The examp les abo ve show d at a of a passin g test, at lef t, and a failing one, at right.
Cabl e Test i ng with th e Fram e Scop e 35 0 3 View ing Re sult Detail s Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 8 5 boundary on passing test pl ots . On f a il ing tes t plots, the Wors t Ma rg in button p laces the l ine at t he frequ enc y wher e t he res ults exce ed the acceptable limits the mos t.
86 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 3 Cabl e Tes ting wi th th e Fram eSc ope 35 0 Viewi ng R es ult Details the loca tion us ing the scro ll button to find the exact distan ce to that peak. By d ef ault, the distan ce shown is how far away the worst test resu lt is from the clos er of the FrameScope or DualRemote.
Cabl e Test i ng with th e Fram e Scop e 35 0 3 Using T alks ets Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 8 7 Using T a lksets The 2- Way Talks et Kit (N26 05A - 137) allows operators at opposite ends of a copper cable run to coordinate their eff o rts.
88 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 3 Cabl e Tes ting wi th th e Fram eSc ope 35 0 Using CompactFla sh™ Car ds Us in g Comp act F la sh ™ Card s The FrameScop e 350 can use Compact Flash™ cards for stori n g lar ge amounts of test data, for transferri ng data to a PC, and for installing new sof tw ar e.
Cabl e Test i ng with th e Fram e Scop e 35 0 3 Using Compa ctFlas h™ Cards Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 8 9 3 A screen describi ng the configuration procedur e displays. The configuration executes in st eps. 4 When the progr ess bar s hows 100%, pr ess OK .
90 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 3 Cabl e Tes ting wi th th e Fram eSc ope 35 0 Pr intin g Labe ls Print ing Labe ls Printing La b els On Sit e The FrameScop e 350 can pri nt labels directl y to a Br ady TLS2200 la b e l printer. The labeling paramete rs are s et using the proce dure “ Cho os ing the Labeling Format” on pag e 64.
Cabl e Test i ng with th e Fram e Scop e 35 0 3 P r in t i ng Lab e ls Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 9 1 3 Pres s Autopr int to enab le the Autop rint funct ion. A checkmark shows that the function is enabl ed. P res s OK 4 Connect the N2605A -050 interface cab le to the serial ports of the FrameSco pe 350 and Brady TLS2 200.
92 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 3 Cabl e Tes ting wi th th e Fram eSc ope 35 0 Pr intin g Labe ls.
93 Agilent T echnologies Agi l e nt N2610A Fram e S c op e 350 Netw ork Per forman ce An alyzer Use r’ s M a nua l 4 Fib er T e stin g Fi ber T esti ng Ov erv iew 94 Cali bra ting t he T est er 96 C.
94 Agi lent Fra meS cope 35 0 User’s Man ual 4 Fibe r Test ing Fibe r Testi ng Ove r view Fib er T est ing Ove rvie w This ch apte r d escribe s ho w to cer t ify op tica l fibe r cabli ng. Th e pr ocedure s in th e chapter are su f fi cient for mos t fiber certificati on jobs.
Fi be r Test ing 4 Fibe r Testi ng Ove rview Agil ent FrameSc ope 35 0 User ’s Manua l 95 Double-E nd ed, Fib er Pair Double -ende d fiber pai r configurat ion t ests two fibers , usi ng tw o Fi ber SmartProb es. Whe n mul timode pr obes ar e used, the FrameScop e and DualRemote can be as much as 4 km apart.
96 Agi lent Fra meS cope 35 0 User’s Man ual 4 Fibe r Test ing Calibrating the Tester Calib rating t he T est er Bef ore you begi n a te s t, th e FrameS cope and DualRemote pai r must be calibrated.
Fi be r Test ing 4 Calibrating the Tester Agil ent FrameSc ope 35 0 User ’s Manua l 97 5 On t he Fiber Main Me nu, pr es s Calibratio n . The Fiber Cal ibrati o n scr een di s p lays. 6 Choose Do uble Ended , and press Ne xt . The Fi be r Detection screen displays.
98 Agi lent Fra meS cope 35 0 User’s Man ual 4 Fibe r Test ing Calibrating the Tester 1 Insert a Fibe r S martProbe + in the FrameScope, and a Fi b e r SmartProbe + in the Dual Re mote.
Fi be r Test ing 4 Calibrating the Tester Agil ent FrameSc ope 35 0 User ’s Manua l 99 7 When the message below t he di agram reads, “Re ady to Cal ibrate,” press OK . T he Calibra ti on w indow o pens. 8 When the window reads, “Ca libration Suc c essful,” press OK in the window .
100 Agi lent Fra meS cope 35 0 User’s Man ual 4 Fibe r Test ing Calibrating the Tester 6 Choose Sing le Ended , a nd pre ss Nex t . The Fiber Detection screen displays. 7 When the message below t he di agram reads, “Re ady to Cal ibrate,” press OK .
Fi be r Test ing 4 Setti ng Up an Autotes t Agil ent FrameSc ope 35 0 User ’s Manua l 101 Settin g Up an Autotest The teste r must be configure d for t e sting at each si te by co mp leti ng the f oll o win g pr oce dur es. Opening the Setting s Menu 1 On the M ain M enu, press Fib er A u tot est .
102 Agi lent Fra meS cope 35 0 User’s Man ual 4 Fibe r Test ing Settin g Up an Autote s t Choosing the T est Configuration T o ch oose e ither s ing l e-ended or dou ble- ended t esti ng : 1 On the Fiber Autotes t Sett ings scr een, press Setup , th en press Edit .
Fi be r Test ing 4 Setti ng Up an Autotes t Agil ent FrameSc ope 35 0 User ’s Manua l 103 2 Sel ect either Overall Bud get Method or Loss/Length M ethod , then press Ne xt . C ontinue by completing the s teps in the m a tching secti o n that foll o ws .
104 Agi lent Fra meS cope 35 0 User’s Man ual 4 Fibe r Test ing Settin g Up an Autote s t 3 Pres s OK . The Fib er Aut otest Set tin gs sc ree n di spla ys. Loss/Length Me thod When Loss /Lengt h Met hod is sele cted, the FrameScope 350 ca l cu l ates the l imi t base d on the l e ngth o f the c able te sted .
Fi be r Test ing 4 Setti ng Up an Autotes t Agil ent FrameSc ope 35 0 User ’s Manua l 105 3 Pres s OK . The Fib er Aut otest Set tin gs sc ree n di spla ys. Setting the Lengt h Limit T o set the l ength l imit f or fiber t esting: 1 On the Fiber Autotes t Sett ings scr een, press Length Limit , the n press Edit .
106 Agi lent Fra meS cope 35 0 User’s Man ual 4 Fibe r Test ing Settin g Up an Autote s t Choosing the Network Lim it The FrameScope 350 can certify cabling f or complia nce with the physical m edium depe ndent (P MD) r equirem ents o f pop u la r netw ork interface technol ogies suc h as Ethernet or AT M .
Fi be r Test ing 4 Setti ng Up an Autotes t Agil ent FrameSc ope 35 0 User ’s Manua l 107 1 On the Fiber Autotes t Sett ings scr een, press Site , then press Edit . The Site Setup s c r e en displays. 2 Sel ect Cre ate a New Sit e Name , th en press Nex t .
108 Agi lent Fra meS cope 35 0 User’s Man ual 4 Fibe r Test ing Settin g Up an Autote s t Choosing the Cable T ype Ca ble f ro m d iff erent manufac t u rers h as diff erent tran smis sion charact erist ics . T he FrameSc ope 350 compen sates fo r those diff erence s if y ou t e ll it wha t cab le i s used on the job.
Fi be r Test ing 4 Setti ng Up an Autotes t Agil ent FrameSc ope 35 0 User ’s Manua l 109 4 Select the f iber c onstructi on that is approp riate and press Next .
110 Agi lent Fra meS cope 35 0 User’s Man ual 4 Fibe r Test ing Settin g Up an Autote s t 7 Enter the no minal spe cificat ion s of t he fi be r . Def ault values are p resen ted. P r ess OK and the Fibe r Autotest S e ttin gs sc ree n wi ll disp la y with the ne w cable desc ription entered bes ide t he cable spool icon .
Fi be r Test ing 4 Setti ng Up an Autotes t Agil ent FrameSc ope 35 0 User ’s Manua l 111 1 On the Fiber Autotest Setti n gs scr een, press the connector icon, then Edit . The Connect or Setup scree n di splays. 2 Pres s Nex t . A l ist of tha t connector ty p es displays.
112 Agi lent Fra meS cope 35 0 User’s Man ual 4 Fibe r Test ing Settin g Up an Autote s t descr iptions of conne ctor types. I f one of t h e st o red descr iptions mat ches the connector be ing te sted sel e ct it, then p ress OK . 2 If not highlight Add Ne w Descriptio n and press Ne xt .
Fi be r Test ing 4 Setti ng Up an Autotes t Agil ent FrameSc ope 35 0 User ’s Manua l 113 Entering th e Operator Name s The names o f th e te chnicians perfor ming t he te s ts c a n be entered , and w ill appear on the test report.
114 Agi lent Fra meS cope 35 0 User’s Man ual 4 Fibe r Test ing Runn ing an A utotest Running an Autote st T o r u n an autotest: 1 Connect the FrameScope 3 50 and Dual Rem ote 350 to the ends of the cir cuit needin g certi fication. 2 On the Fr ame Scope Fiber M ain M enu, press Fib er A uto te st .
115 Agilent T echnologies Agi l e nt N2610A Fram e S c op e 350 Netw ork Per forman ce An alyzer Use r’ s M a nua l 5 Ca ble T e sti ng in Ex pert Mode T est ing Overvi ew 117 Chang i n g to Expert .
116 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 5 Cabl e Tes ting i n Expe rt M ode Expert M o de allo w s y ou a g re at deal of f lexi b il it y and customi z atio n wh en usi ng th e cable test fe atures of the FrameScop e 350.
Ca ble T estin g i n E xpe rt M ode 5 Test ing Overview Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 117 T estin g Ove rvie w This sect ion pr o vides an o v e rvie w of c able te sting i n Expert Mode. F or addit ion al i nf ormation on c able t e sting, s ee “Cable T esting Back gro un d ” on pa ge 5 7.
118 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 5 Cabl e Tes ting i n Expe rt M ode Changing to Exper t Mode Ch an gin g to Ex per t M ode T o chan ge t he Fr ameScope f r om standar d con f igura t i on t o Exper t mode: 1 On the M ain m enu, press System .
Ca ble T estin g i n E xpe rt M ode 5 The Exp ert Autotes t Setu p Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 119 The Ex pert Autot est Setup When in the Expert M ode, addit ional Autotest s etup choices are avai la ble .
120 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 5 Cabl e Tes ting i n Expe rt M ode The E xpert Au totest S e tup 3 In the P rofile Set up screen, press the desired profile. If the scrol l bar is not full length, use t h e scroll rocker to scrol l down to s ee more stored profiles 4 Pres s OK when done .
Ca ble T estin g i n E xpe rt M ode 5 The Exp ert Autotes t Setu p Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 121 the Test Pro be set ting is not locked you will go direct ly to t h e Passwo rd Screen, w here you c a n choose to password p rotect your profile.
122 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 5 Cabl e Tes ting i n Expe rt M ode The E xpert Au totest S e tup 350 use th e existin g settings fo r al l the p a r a m eter s. See the r emainder of this section to conf igure the other sett ings. 2 In Expert Mode, press Autot est .
Ca ble T estin g i n E xpe rt M ode 5 The Exp ert Autotes t Setu p Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 123 Passwo rd Screen, w here you c a n choose to password p rotect your profile. 5 If you choose to p a ssword pr otect your profile, you w i ll be prom pted to enter t he password.
124 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 5 Cabl e Tes ting i n Expe rt M ode The E xpert Au totest S e tup 3 Then on the Li mit Setup screen, select the desired cabling system perfo rmance grad e. 4 Then pres s Ne xt . The next Limit Set up screen allow s you to select Link or Chan nel tes t con f iguration.
Ca ble T estin g i n E xpe rt M ode 5 The Exp ert Autotes t Setu p Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 125 2 On the A utotest Setup screen, press Edit Setti ngs . The Autotest Settings screen shows a menu of parameters and functions. 3 Press the name of the probe, then press View .
126 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 5 Cabl e Tes ting i n Expe rt M ode The E xpert Au totest S e tup Enterin g th e Site Name Th e sit e nam e id enti fie s th e g roup of s etti ngs u sed on a jo b, an d can be appl ied to t e st re cords f or th at site.
Ca ble T estin g i n E xpe rt M ode 5 The Exp ert Autotes t Setu p Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 127 Choosing the Labeling Form a t The lab elin g for ma t for E xper t Mod e is th e sa me as th at pr ev iousl y d escr ibe d in Ch apter 3 , “ C ab le T estin g with the FrameScop e 350”.
128 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 5 Cabl e Tes ting i n Expe rt M ode The E xpert Au totest S e tup Choosing the Connector T ype Co nnectors f r om diff erent manuf act urer s ha v e diff erent transmi s sion charac te ri stic s.
Ca ble T estin g i n E xpe rt M ode 5 The Exp ert Autotes t Setu p Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 129 1 On the A utotest Se tup screen, press Cable Pairin g , then press Edit . The Cable Pa iring S etup screen displ ays. Pre ss the cab le pair i n g conv enti on used on the job, the n press OK .
130 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 5 Cabl e Tes ting i n Expe rt M ode The E xpert Au totest S e tup recom mended. Pres s Nex t to vi ew the op tional me as u reme nts you may want to add to your test. Add them by pressing the n a me or box.
Ca ble T estin g i n E xpe rt M ode 5 The Exp ert Autotes t Setu p Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 131 appro priatel y even t h ou gh it is c alled the 3 dB r ule . Wh en you ar e satis fi ed with the choice, press Next . 6 The la s t Measurements S etup sc reen all ow s you to s kip the au tomatic faul t locati on calculati on.
132 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 5 Cabl e Tes ting i n Expe rt M ode The E xpert Au totest S e tup Setting the Maxim um Freque ncy The FrameScope 3 50 allo ws y o u to select th e maximu m r ange f or sw ept freque n c y measuremen ts.
Ca ble T estin g i n E xpe rt M ode 5 The Exp ert Autotes t Setu p Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 133 2 On the Autotest Setup screen pres s Edit Settings . On th e Au to tes t Settings screen press Save , then Edit to bring up the Save Mode Setup sc reen.
134 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 5 Cabl e Tes ting i n Expe rt M ode The Expert Tools Menu The Exp ert T ools Me nu The Expert mode T ools menu incl ude s the f ol lo wing: • Q uic k Ch ec k te sts t h e conti n ui ty and le n g th of a cable r un.
Ca ble T estin g i n E xpe rt M ode 5 Th e Ex p ert T ools Menu Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 135 1 On the Tools menu (see page -1 34), press Quic k Check .
136 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 5 Cabl e Tes ting i n Expe rt M ode The Expert Tools Menu Certify ing a Network The Expert mode T ools menu incl ude s Ce r t if y Ne tw o rk , which let s y ou test a cable f or conf o rmance to diff erent netw ork standard s.
Ca ble T estin g i n E xpe rt M ode 5 Th e Ex p ert T ools Menu Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 137 Y ou can sav e and vie w detai ls of the test resul ts as wi th an y test b y pres sin g De tai ls . See Savi ng Te st R esult s, on page 5 -3, and “ Vie wing R esult Detai ls” on page 5.
138 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 5 Cabl e Tes ting i n Expe rt M ode The Expert Tools Menu 3 To stop the blinking, press Stop . The blinking s tops. Learning the NVP of a Ca b le The FrameScope c an determin e the NV P (Nomi nal V elocit y o f Propaga tion) of a c able, for use in cer tific ation te sting.
Ca ble T estin g i n E xpe rt M ode 5 Th e Ex p ert T ools Menu Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 139 4 Press the Cable Len g th field. The num e r ic k eyboard opens. 5 Press the backspace arrow to eras e a ny va lue in t h e number field , then enter the le ngth of the ca ble sample, in or m eters.
140 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 5 Cabl e Tes ting i n Expe rt M ode The Expert Tools Menu 2 On the Tools menu, press Measu re Length . T he Me asure Length scr een di s p lays. 3 Pres s Select . The C able Setup sc reen displays. 4 Select the c able m anufacturer, a n d press Next .
Ca ble T estin g i n E xpe rt M ode 5 Th e Ex p ert T ools Menu Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 141 6 Pres s Me asure . The Fram eScope calcu lat es the length of the cable, and displ ays the le ngth of each twisted pair o n the Measure Length scr een.
142 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 5 Cabl e Tes ting i n Expe rt M ode Runn ing COAX and TW IN AX Aut otest s Running COAX a nd TW INAX Autot ests The FrameScop e 3 50 and the DualRemot e 350 su pport both Coaxia l and T w inaxial s ta ndards.
Ca ble T estin g i n E xpe rt M ode 5 Runn ing COAX and TW IN AX Au totest s Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 143 3 The FrameSco pe 350 is capable o f cert ify ing 10Bas e-2 and 10Base-5 network operation over Coax.
144 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 5 Cabl e Tes ting i n Expe rt M ode Runn ing COAX and TW IN AX Aut otest s cabl e is au tomatica lly s elect ed.
145 Agilent T echnologies Agi l e nt N2610A Fram e S c op e 350 Netw ork Per forman ce An alyzer Use r’ s M a nua l 6 Ex pert F i ber T est ing Abou t Fiber E x pe r t Mod e 146 Chang i n g to Exper.
146 Agi lent Fra meS cope 35 0 User’s Man ual 6 Ex pert Fiber T est i ng About Fiber Expert Mode About Fiber Expert Mode FrameScop e’s Expert Mode includ es man y conf igur ation and test ing optio ns no t incl uded in the standar d te st con figurat ion s .
Expe rt Fi ber Te sti ng 6 Changi ng t o Ex p ert Mode Agil ent FrameSc ope 35 0 User ’s Manua l 147 Ch an gin g to Ex per t M ode T o change the FrameScope test er fr om standar d config urati on to E xpe rt Mode: 1 On t he Fiber Main me nu, pr es s System .
148 Agi lent Fra meS cope 35 0 User’s Man ual 6 Ex pert Fiber T est i ng Viewi ng P r o b e Inf or m ati on Vi ew ing Probe Inform ation The FrameScope c an dis pla y d etails a bout the probes installed in the te ste r . To vi e w det ail ed i nfor ma tion o n th e inst a lled prob es : 1 In Expert mode, press Fi ber Autote st on the M ain Menu.
Expe rt Fi ber Te sti ng 6 Viewing Probe Informa tion Agil ent FrameSc ope 35 0 User ’s Manua l 149 3 Press the name of the probe , then View . The Probe Information screen displ ays, with inf ormation on the probe inst alled in the FrameSco pe. 4 To view informatio n on the probe inst alled in the DualRe mote, pres s the DualR emote tab .
150 Agi lent Fra meS cope 35 0 User’s Man ual 6 Ex pert Fiber T est i ng The Fiber Tools Menu The F ibe r T ools M en u The Expert mode Fiber T ools menu contain s the f ollo w i ng: • Loss M eter T his tool continuously m easure s and reports the loss on connected fiber cables.
Expe rt Fi ber Te sti ng 6 The Fiber Tools Menu Agil ent FrameSc ope 35 0 User ’s Manua l 151 4 To select t he test configuration or to specify the fiber type, press Quick Setup . Measur ing Length a nd Delay T o us e the Le n gth & D ela y tool: 1 On the Fiber Tools menu, press L eng th & De lay .
152 Agi lent Fra meS cope 35 0 User’s Man ual 6 Ex pert Fiber T est i ng The Fiber Tools Menu the one used for testin g. This calibrat i on is just for the Fiber Powe r Meter. After calibr ation the Fiber Power Meter displays. 2 To set the current p ower value as a reference, p res s Set Referen ce .
Expe rt Fi ber Te sti ng 6 The Fiber Tools Menu Agil ent FrameSc ope 35 0 User ’s Manua l 153 Learning the NVP of a Fiber T o l e arn t h e NVP of a fi be r cable sam ple: 1 Connect a kno wn length sample of the fib e r t o the Fiber Sm artProbe. The s ample m ust be a t l east 50 feet (15 meters) long.
154 Agi lent Fra meS cope 35 0 User’s Man ual 6 Ex pert Fiber T est i ng The Fiber Tools Menu • When m easuring one le ngth of fiber looped back to t h e FrameScop e, enter the entir e leng th of the fib er . 5 Pres s Me asure to learn the NVP of the fiber sampl e .
155 Agilent T echnologies Agi l e nt N2610A Fram e S c op e 350 Netw ork Per forman ce An alyzer Use r’ s M a nua l 7 Sys t em Oper ation s The Sta tu s Displa y Are a 156 Th e Sy stem Me nu 157 Sys.
156 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 7 System Opera t ions The Stat us Disp la y Are a The S t a tus Di splay Are a The status d ispl ay sho ws the current time se t on the FrameScop e 350, tal kset status, bat t ery status, and storag e st at us .
Syst em Opera ti ons 7 The Syst em Me nu Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 157 The S ystem Me nu The FrameScop e 3 50 System Menu is di splay ed by pre ssing System in ei ther the Cable or N etw ork Main Men u, whether in Ex per t Mod e or not .
158 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 7 System Opera t ions Syst em In format ion Syste m Infor m ation Pre ssing System Inf or mati on th en pres sin g Vie w on either Sys t em S ett ings me n u di s pla y s the FrameScop e serial n u mber , softwa re and h ar dw are rev isi on num b e rs.
Syst em Opera ti ons 7 Stora ge Setup Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 159 St orage Set up The N e tw ork tab requi res a Compa ctFlas h card so there are n o choi ces in the Netw ork System Se ttin gs. The Ca b l e t ab allo ws y ou to sele ct wh ere t h e t es t re sults are store d.
160 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 7 System Opera t ions Bat ter y S tat us Batte ry Status T o vie w the current bat ter y st at us pre ss Po w er then pres s Vie w . If t h e DualRemote is connected an d cal ibrated , bo th the FrameScop e Batter y St a t u s an d the Dua lRemote Batte r y Status are a v ai lable.
Syst em Opera ti ons 7 Time and D ate Setu p Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 161 T ime and Da te Setup T o set the time and date on the FrameScope, pres s Tim e a n d Dat e , then press Edit . Th e Time and Date Setup scre en allo ws y ou to set the Month, Da y , Y ear , and Time as wel l as t h e displa y method f or ea ch.
162 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 7 System Opera t ions Us er Int er f ace Setup User Inte rface Setup The Us er Inter f ace Setup scr een i s were t he fo llo w ing cho i c es are m ade: .
Syst em Opera ti ons 7 Operator Setup Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 163 Opera tor Setup In t h e Cable t es t mode, yo u can se t the Operators b y pr essing Ope rators then press ing Edit . Y ou can indi cate where the operato r is f or each of the Frame S co pe and D ualRemo te and what t h ei r name is.
164 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 7 System Opera t ions To uchs creen Cali b r ation T ouc hscr ee n Ca li b ra ti on If it seems that the Fr a m eScope 350 is not responding cor rec tl y to taps on the tou ch scr een, you may need t o c alibrate the to uch s creen to bring it i nto alignm ent with th e under lyin g display.
Syst em Opera ti ons 7 Serial Baud R ate Setu p Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 165 Seri al Baud R a te Setup Y ou can spec ify w h at serial baud ra te the s erial port of the FrameScop e uses f or uploadi ng tes t recor ds. Press Se rial B aud Rat e: then press Edit .
166 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 7 System Opera t ions Rest ore Defa ul t Se ttings Restore Defa ult Setting s The f ollo w i ng pr ocedure descr ibes ho w to restore t h e FrameScop e 350 to t he configurati on v alue s that w ere se t wh en y our unit was shi pped fr om th e f actor y.
Syst em Opera ti ons 7 Rest ore De fault Set t ings Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 167 4 If y ou want to clear the Operat or List , pres s the Clea r Ope rator L ist checkbo x. 5 If y ou wan t to clear cu stom te st l imits, press the D e lete Cust om Limits ch eckbox.
168 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 7 System Opera t ions Calibration Information Calibration Info rmation Y ou may dis play t h e calibratio n informat ion by pres sing Cal ibrat ion Inf or mati on and Vi e w .
Syst em Opera ti ons 7 Printe r Setup Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 169 Print er S etup The FrameScop e 350 can pri nt labels directl y to a Brady TLS2200 la b e l printer. The labeling paramete rs are s et using the proce dure “ Cho os ing the Labeling Format” on pag e 64.
170 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 7 System Opera t ions Network Setti ng s Network Settin gs The N e tw ork Set tings sc reen sho ws a summary o f the netw ork config urati on. T h is scre en m ay als o be ac cess ed b y press ing on the FrameScope i con on t h e right of the Main Menu.
Syst em Opera ti ons 7 N e tw ork Se ttings Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 171 • De fau lt Gat ewa y – Thi s i s th e de f aul t g ate wa y (r ou ter ) the FrameScop e will use to com municate wi th dev ices on other su b ne ts. Pre ss Ne xt wh en sati sf ied with you r cho ice s.
172 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 7 System Opera t ions Network Setti ng s user can manuall y set the FrameScope for 10 or 10 0 Mbps and ful l or ha lf d upl ex m ode . This may b e used for i nst an ce t o prove that a 10/1 00 switch can prop erly su pport the 10 Mbps spe ed.
Syst em Opera ti ons 7 Remote Control Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 173 Remote Control The FrameScop e c an b e cont r oll ed thr ough its web i n terface. Bef ore this interface can be used, it mus t be enabled thr ough t he Re mot e Con trol S etu p wiz ard.
174 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 7 System Opera t ions SNM P S ett ings SNMP Settin gs The FrameScop e 3 50 uses the defa ult communit y “publ ic” and the def ault port 161 f or SNMP access.
Syst em Opera ti ons 7 Demo Mod e Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 175 Demo M ode The Frame S c ope 350 ma y be put in a De mo mode for trai ning or demonst rati on purpos es.
176 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 7 System Opera t ions Dem o Mo d e.
177 Agilent T echnologies Agi l e nt N2610A Fram e S c op e 350 Netw ork Per forman ce An alyzer Use r’ s M a nua l 8 Network Performance A naly ze r Refer e n c e Netw ork Conn ection 179 Netw ork .
178 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 8 Netw ork Perfor manc e Analy z er Refe rence Netw ork T ools 205 Pin g 205 Tr a c e R o u t e 205 SN MP Que ry 206 Lo ca te Swit ch Po rt 20 6 MA C Loop.
Netw ork Perfor m a nce Analy zer Refe r en ce 8 Network Conne c tio n Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 179 Network Connecti on Bef ore t he Fra m eS cope 350 is attac h ed t o a net work, it i s cons tantly checking for a con necti on.
180 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 8 Netw ork Perfor manc e Analy z er Refe rence Network Connecti on • T est the Def ault Ga tew ay and the DNS an d WINS serv ers. I f an y of th ese d evi ces is not w or king, an err or is recor ded in the Err or Log.
Netw ork Perfor m a nce Analy zer Refe r en ce 8 N e twor k Databas e Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 181 Netw ork Dat abase The FrameScop e 350 lis t ens to the net wor k traffic and activ e ly inte rrogates netw ork dev ices to learn about at tached hosts, serv ers, sw itche s and rout ers.
182 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 8 Netw ork Perfor manc e Analy z er Refe rence Network Da tab as e MA C addr ess Ne t w ork add ress es: IP an d IPX Serv ices pr o vided b y t he de v ice (D HCP , DNS, etc.) Pr ot o cols used by the devi ce ( I P , IPX, etc.
Netw ork Perfor m a nce Analy zer Refe r en ce 8 N e twor k Databas e Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 183 • Broadc ast RIP v1 an d v 2 rout ing table requests 5 Ev ery 300 seconds : • .
184 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 8 Netw ork Perfor manc e Analy z er Refe rence Network Performan ce Autotest Network Perf ormance Autot est The A utotest i s used to measure con necti vity and re spons e time of im p ort ant net wo rk r esou rc es.
Netw ork Perfor m a nce Analy zer Refe r en ce 8 Network Pe r formance Autotest Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 185 The De fault Au totest Su ite The FrameScop e bo ots up with the <Defa ult> suite sel ected.
186 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 8 Netw ork Perfor manc e Analy z er Refe rence Network Performan ce Autotest Adding T e sts The A dd but ton wil l start u p a wizar d whi ch is used to add t e sts to the test sui te.
Netw ork Perfor m a nce Analy zer Refe r en ce 8 Network Pe r formance Autotest Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 187 Another wa y to add a test to the su ite is to press the Cre ate New radio but t on and press Ne xt . 1 A li st of tes t type s is pres ented on the next scr een.
188 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 8 Netw ork Perfor manc e Analy z er Refe rence Network Performan ce Autotest req uested from t he DHCP S erve r . The last se tup scr een pr o vides a lis t of the measure ments performed duri ng this test.
Netw ork Perfor m a nce Analy zer Refe r en ce 8 Network Pe r formance Autotest Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 189 Serv er Re spon se The tot al time f or negotiatin g f or an IP addres s from the DHCP Serve r DNS Se rver The D NS Ser v er test v erifi es that the serv er can look up a n ame or an IP addres s.
190 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 8 Netw ork Perfor manc e Analy z er Refe rence Network Performan ce Autotest modi f ie d by se lecting it f rom t h is list an d sel ecti ng Edit as s ho wn in the DHCP ser ver .
Netw ork Perfor m a nce Analy zer Refe r en ce 8 Network Pe r formance Autotest Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 191 WINS Serv e r (NetB IO S Na m e Se rver) The WINS Serv er t e st v erifies that the serve r can co n v ert a name t o an I P ad dress.
192 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 8 Netw ork Perfor manc e Analy z er Refe rence Network Performan ce Autotest NT File S erver NFS Fil e Server The file s erver test s pr o v ide t he fo l.
Netw ork Perfor m a nce Analy zer Refe r en ce 8 Network Pe r formance Autotest Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 193 The next setup scree n al lo ws se le cti on of the file actions to be teste d. The l ast setup sc reen pro vides a li st of the measurem ents pe r f o rmed d uri n g th e tes t.
194 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 8 Netw ork Perfor manc e Analy z er Refe rence Network Performan ce Autotest loc atio n o f t he scre en shown. Us e t he S cro ll ro ck er to sc roll thro ugh th e l ist . The t ime resp on s es are modifie d as sho wn in t he DHC P se rver .
Netw ork Perfor m a nce Analy zer Refe r en ce 8 Network Pe r formance Autotest Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 195 Exam ples of modi fy ing rate s and time ar e sho wn belo w: We b S e r v er The W eb S e rv er t est verifi es that s erve r is ac cess ible and mea- sures the do wnload t ime of the fi rst g e t operat ion.
196 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 8 Netw ork Perfor manc e Analy z er Refe rence Network Performan ce Autotest measure ments ma y be vie wed and mo dif i e d by s el ecti ng it fr om this li st and select ing Edit.
Netw ork Perfor m a nce Analy zer Refe r en ce 8 Network Pe r formance Autotest Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 197 Rec ei v e R ate The rate in by tes per seco nd f or the do wnload of th e f i rs t da t a in res po nse to the g e t com m and.
198 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 8 Netw ork Perfor manc e Analy z er Refe rence Network Performan ce Autotest perfo r man ce of each of t h ese me asuremen ts ma y be vie we d a nd modi f ie d by se lecting it f rom t h is list an d sel ecti ng Edit .
Netw ork Perfor m a nce Analy zer Refe r en ce 8 Network Pe r formance Autotest Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 199 Novell Serve r Print Se rv er F TP Se rver SNMP Ag ent Primary D omain C.
200 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 8 Netw ork Perfor manc e Analy z er Refe rence Network Performan ce Autotest The measuremen ts t a k en during al l these tests are : Name Lookup T h e request/r esponse time f or conv e rt i ng a name into an ad dress.
Netw ork Perfor m a nce Analy zer Refe r en ce 8 Network Pe r formance Autotest Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 201 lookup , a PIN G respo n s e, a f i r st re sponse, and a page read operat ion. The status and ti me f or each of these op erati ons is pr ese nted in the detail ed view .
202 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 8 Netw ork Perfor manc e Analy z er Refe rence Sta tis tics St atistic s The first view in to statisti cs pr o vid es the o ver all ne tw ork heal t h. The ope rat or can dri ll do wn into t h e st at ist ics to get more an d more detaile d informat ion .
Netw ork Perfor m a nce Analy zer Refe r en ce 8 Sta tist ics Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 203 Bro adcasts T h e n um b e r of broadcas t frames or the perce n t of the uti lizat ion use d up b y broadcas t f rames. Pres sin g this statis t i c swi t che s to a list of T op Broadc ast Tra n s mitters.
204 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 8 Netw ork Perfor manc e Analy z er Refe rence Sta tis tics Protocol M ix Pre ssin g the proto col g ets y o u to the Top Transm i t ters of that pr otocol . Pressing an y of t h e Top Transmi tter s brings up the Station Detail screen for that st ati on.
Netw ork Perfor m a nce Analy zer Refe r en ce 8 Netw o rk Tools Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 205 Network T ools Ping The Pi ng tool is us ed to veri fy acce ss to devic es on a net work.
206 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 8 Netw ork Perfor manc e Analy z er Refe rence Network Tools Rem o te devi c e I P ad dress T h e remote devi ce ma y be sele cted fr om a l ist o r e ntered as a name o r IP address . If t he devi ce is sp ecified by a name, D NS and WINS ar e used to t ra n s l at e the name into an IP address .
Netw ork Perfor m a nce Analy zer Refe r en ce 8 Netw o rk Tools Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 207 The ope rator ma y change any o f the f ollo wing pr operties of the traffic being generated: Frame Le ng th The number of byt es in t h e frame, in clud ing the FCS.
208 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 8 Netw ork Perfor manc e Analy z er Refe rence Network Tools Des tina tion M AC T o sen d a frame t o a station on the local L AN, enter i ts MA C addres s. If th e d esti nat ion addres s is set to FF- FF-FF- FF-FF- FF , t he frame will be re ceiv ed by al l d evi ces on the L A N.
Netw ork Perfor m a nce Analy zer Refe r en ce 8 Remote Control Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 209 Remote Control A we b s erver is imp lemented in the FrameScop e 350 to pr o vide a means to contr ol a nd monito r the FrameScope 350 vi a a w eb br o wser .
210 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 8 Netw ork Perfor manc e Analy z er Refe rence Memory Requirements Mem o ry Re quireme nts The FrameScop e 350 requir es a Com pactFlas h ™ card to store test resu lts an d network s tati on l i st s .
211 Agilent T echnologies Agi l e nt N2610A Fram e S c op e 350 Netw ork Per forman ce An alyzer Use r’ s M a nua l 9 Cabl e T est er Re fere nce Mea surem ents 21 2 Wire map 212 Lengt h 212 Prop a .
212 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 9 Cab l e T ester Refe r e nce Mea su rem ents Meas uremen t s The FrameScope 350 make s th e following test measur ements. See “Setti ng the M e as ur ement s” on page 129 for m or e detai ls. W ir emap Wiremap te s ting che cks for proper c onti nuity and term ination of cable s .
Cab le Te st er R eferen ce 9 Mea su rem ents Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 213 Nea r End C ross talk ( NEXT) NEXT measur es near end coupling betw een pair s in the test ed cable run , at both ends of a cable, o v er 6 pair combin at ions.
214 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 9 Cab l e T ester Refe r e nce Mea su rem ents Return Loss Retu rn Loss measures the degr adati on of sig nal over all four pairs from each end of the tested cable r un .
Cab le Te st er R eferen ce 9 Mea su rem ents Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 215 Power Sum ELFE XT (PSELEXT) Computed for each pair by calculating a power sum tota l of the pair-to-pair ELFEX T from the three other pairs.
216 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 9 Cab l e T ester Refe r e nce Calibration Calib rat ion Meas ur ement Calib ra tion Rem ote Calib r ation Remote cali bration esta blis hes a common zero ref erence f or the FrameSco pe 350 and it s associ ated DualRem o t e 350, befo re any end- to-end meas urements are taken .
Cab le Te st er R eferen ce 9 Calibration Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 217 T o r un a s e lf test on the DualR e m ote 350: 1 Insert the Sel f-Test prob e in the SmartProbe por t of the Dua l R emote 350.
218 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 9 Cab l e T ester Refe r e nce Memory Requirements Mem o ry Re quireme nts The a m o unt of mem or y that each test resu lt takes u p depe n ds on the option s that you set before starti ng the test. General ly, if yo u save plots with ea ch test, test r esult fil es are larger than i f you om it plots.
219 Agilent T echnologies Agi l e nt N2610A Fram e S c op e 350 Netw ork Per forman ce An alyzer Use r’ s M a nua l 10 Dual Re mote 350 Re fe re nc e The Dual Remote 350 220 Cont rol B utto ns 220 Indi c a tors 221 This ch apt er d escr ibes the f eature s of the Agilent Du alRemot e 350.
220 Agi lent Fra meS cope 35 0 User’s Man ual 10 DualRemote 350 Refere nce The D ualRe mote 350 The Du alRemot e 35 0 The Dual Remote 35 0 perfo rms the same tes ts as the FrameS cope 3 50, and is controll ed by the Frame Scope. The DualRemote d isplays information u sing LED i ndicators.
DualRemote 350 R eference 10 The Du al Re m ote 3 50 Agil ent FrameSc ope 35 0 User ’s Manua l 221 Ind icat or s Pair S tatus Indi cators The pair status indicators turn gre en or red at t he end of a test t o s how the st atus o f e ach pai r. A r e d indi cator means the asso ciat ed pai r failed the curr ent te st.
222 Agi lent Fra meS cope 35 0 User’s Man ual 10 DualRemote 350 Refere nce The D ualRe mote 350 Pass/Fail: The Pass/F ail indicat or turns green when the test pa sses, or red when the test fai l s . Diagnostics The Di agnostics s ection of t h e DualRemote 350 front panel provi des more de tai led inform ation about fai l ing test results.
223 Agilent T echnologies Agi l e nt N2610A Fram e S c op e 350 Netw ork Per forman ce An alyzer Use r’ s M a nua l 11 Spec ificat ions Physi cal 224 Envi ronm ent al 22 5 Elec trica l 226 Po r t s .
224 Agi lent Fra meS cope 35 0 User’s Man ual 9 Speci f ica tions Phy sic al Phy sica l The F rameScop e 350 and Dual Remote 35 0 are the s a me size, a nd weigh the same.
Specifica t i ons 9 Envir o nmental Agil ent FrameSc ope 35 0 User ’s Manua l 225 En vironme ntal ° ° ° ° ° °.
226 Agi lent Fra meS cope 35 0 User’s Man ual 9 Speci f ica tions Ele ct ric al Elec trical WA RN I N G Use on ly the ac adapter suppli ed in the FrameScope Kit. Us ing other po wer ad apt er s may damage the tes t er , and will void i ts warranty. NOTE T h is d e vi c e c o m pl i e s w i t h p a rt 15 o f t h e F CC r u l e s.
Specifica t i ons 9 Ports Agil ent FrameSc ope 35 0 User ’s Manua l 227 Ports Smart Probe test po rt At tachment point fo r test probes . Interface cont ain s high performanc e signal channels for measurement func ti ons a nd two-way control int erface for reading and cont rolli ng active test probes.
228 Agi lent Fra meS cope 35 0 User’s Man ual 9 Speci f ica tions Ports CompactFlash™ card slot Provides removable n on- volatile s t o rage for te s t re s ult files. S upports any st andard Compact F l ash™ s torage car d. Dens iti es as high as 512MB are pr esently avai lable.
Specifica t i ons 9 Di spla y Agil ent FrameSc ope 35 0 User ’s Manua l 229 Disp lay 6.625 ” ( 16.83 cm) di agonal back li t color LCD. Resol u t ion: 240 (H) x 640 (V). The display is ca pable of display ing text an d graphics in up to 25 6 col ors.
230 Agi lent Fra meS cope 35 0 User’s Man ual 9 Speci f ica tions Fiber SmartProbe+ Fib er SmartProb e + Ge nera l Fibe r Smar tPro b e+ 850nm, Fiber S m a rtPr o be + 1300nm Fibe r Smar tPro b e+ 1310nm, Fiber S m a rtPr o be + 1550nm Size 2. 4” x 1.
231 Agilent T echnologies Agi l e nt N2610A Fram e S c op e 350 Netw ork Per forman ce An alyzer Use r’ s M a nua l 12 Glossary Glossary 232.
232 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 9 Gl ossar y Gloss ary Gloss ary ARP A ddr ess Resolut ion Protocol - A broad cast protocol used to di sco ver th e lo w lev el (MA C) addre ss that corres ponds t o th e hi gher level (IP , IPX , e tc. ) ad dres s.
Glossar y 9 Glossary Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 233 assi gned to them. DHCP assi gns a un i que IP addr ess . A de vice ma y reque st a s ubn e t mask, def ault ro uter addr ess, na me serve r addres s, and other parameters and addresses .
234 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 9 Gl ossar y Gloss ary Frame Dat a org ani zed i n b yt e s encapsulat ed wit h a hea der and a trail e r con taining inf or m ation regar ding the data. Frame and pac k et are some time used inte rcha ngeab ly.
Glossar y 9 Glossary Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 235 MIB Management Inf ormation Base - A set of parameter s that are a vailable an d somet imes cus tomizable that an SNMP mana gement st ation can quer y. Use d to repor t st atus or configurat ion inf or ma tion of compon ents of a netw ork.
236 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 9 Gl ossar y Gloss ary Serv er A com puter or serv ice that is shar ed am on g stations on the n e tw ork. Any d evice in the networ k that pr o vides s ervices upon re quest . SM TP S im ple Mail Transf er Pr ot oc ol - The Internet elec tron ic mail protocol used to tra nsf er mail b etw een host s.
Glossar y 9 Glossary Agil ent F rameScope 35 0 Us er’ s Manual 237 UN IX se rve r A device p r ov idin g servic e s in a networ k and r un ning a vers ion o f t he Unix ope rati ng sy ste m. A UNI X ser ver is us uall y an NFS serv er . Ut iliz a tio n A measure of ho w much of the netw ork’s bandwi dth is bei ng used.
238 Agile nt FrameScope 350 User’s M anua l 9 Gl ossar y Gloss ary.
Agil ent FrameSc ope 35 0 User ’s Manua l 239 INDEX A ac ad apte r sp ec if ic ati ons, 226 ACR mea s u rement, 214 Ac tive Di scove ry, 18 2 amb ient n oise meas uremen t , 215 at tenuat i on me as.
240 A gilent F ram eScop e 350 Use r’s Ma nual 5988-714 2EN N Network cert ifyi ng, 136 co nne cting t o, 12 co nne cti on, 1 79 Limits, 1 25 T e sti ng Ov e rvie w, 16 netwo rk resou rc e s list , .
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