Viavi T-berd User Manual

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T-BERD®/MTS-5800 Network Tester

Ethernet Layer 3 Multicast Traffic Analysis

This document outlines how to use the T-BERD 5800 to join Layer 3 Multicast groups and receive and
analyze multicast traffic. Multicast traffic generation is covered in a separate Quick Card.

Equipment Requirements:

• T-BERD/MTS-5800 equipped with the

following:

o BERT software release V27.2 or

greater

o C510M1GE Gigabit Ethernet test

option

o SFP, QSFP, or CFP4 optical

transceiver to match the line under
test

• Patch Cables to match the T-BERD/MTS

optics and the line under test

• Fiber optic inspection microscope

(VIAVI P5000i or FiberChek Probe)

• Fiber Optic Cleaning supplies

Figure 1: Equipment Requirements

The following information is required to complete the test:

• Physical Interface (10/100/1000BASE-T, 1000BASE-LX, 10GBASE-LR, 100GBASE-LR4, etc.)

• Auto Negotiation settings of the port under test

• VLAN ID, if VLAN tagging is used

• IP Address Parameters (DHCP or Static, Source IP, Default Gateway, Subnet Mask)

• IP address for the Multicast Router that handles Multicast Group registration.

• One or more Multicast Group IP Address to receive multicast test traffic.

Fiber Inspection Guidelines:

• All fiber end-faces must be clean and

pass an inspection test prior to
connection.

• Use the VIAVI P5000i, FiberChek Probe,

or Sidewinder microscope to inspect
both sides of every connection being
used (SFP Port, bulkhead connectors,
patch cords, etc.)

Figure 2: Inspect Before You Connect

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Connect to Fiber Under Test (FUT):

1. For copper 10/100/1000BASE-T

interface testing with the T-BERD/MTS
5800v2, connect the Port 1
10/100/1000 RJ-45 jack to the port
under test using CAT 5E or better cable.

2. For copper 10/100/1000BASE-T

interface testing with the T-BERD/MTS
5800-100G, insert a copper SFP into the
Port 1 SFP+/SFP28 slot and connect to
the port under test using CAT 5E or
better cable.

Figure 3: T-BERD 5800v2 Dual Port mainframe

3. For optical interfaces:

• Insert SFP compatible with your

physical interface into the Port 1
slot on the top of T-BERD.

• Inspect and, if necessary, clean all

fibers and bulkheads, as described
on page 1.

• Connect the SFP to the port under

test using a Single Mode or
Multimode jumper cable compatible
with the interface under test.

Figure 4: T-BERD 5800-100G mainframe

Launch and Configure Test:

1. Press the Power button to turn on the test set and view the startup screen.

2. Using the Select Test menu, Quick Launch menu, or Job Manager, launch an Ethernet, Layer 3

Traffic, IPv4, Terminate test on port 1 for the desire physical interface. For example:
Ethernet►10/100/1000►Layer 3 Traffic►IPv4►P1 Terminate.

3. If the test is not in the default settings, tap the Tools icon and select .

Tap and wait for test to reconfigure.

4. Tap the Setup Soft Key to display the Interface settings tab.

5. If you are testing a 10/100/1000 Electrical or 1GigE Optical tests with auto negotiation disabled,

select the Physical Layer tab and configure settings to match the Ethernet port under test.

6. If the network under test uses VLAN tagging, select the Ethernet settings tab, set Encapsulation

to VLAN, tap [VLAN] and enter your VLAN ID.