1. Generating Traffic to a Switched Network

Goal: Setup and run traffic on a switched network. Return to LANforge-FIRE Cookbook

In this test scenario, a basic, unmanaged switch is the device under test (DUT) while LANforge-FIRE is used to generate traffic and verify switch throughput.

1. Connect two available data generating ports of your LANforge Server to the DUT, an unmanaged switch.
2. Setup the LANforge Ports so that they have valid IP addresses.

   A: Go to the Port Manager
   B: Modify port for Endpoint A (eth2)
   C: Modify port for Endpoint B (eth3)
   D: Verify the port configuration

   • For more information, see the LANforge User's Guide: Ports (Interfaces)
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3. Create a Layer-3 Connection using the two configured ports.

   A: Go to the Layer-3 tab
   B: Create a new Cross-Connect
   C: Verify the new Cross-Connect

   • For more information, see the LANforge User's Guide: Layer-3 Cross-Connects (FIRE)
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4. Run traffic and observe results.

   A: Select the cross-connect on the Layer-3 tab, click Start and then Display
   B: View the Layer-3 cross-connect display

   • For more information, see the LANforge User's Guide: Layer-3 Cross-Connect Display
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5. In this case, the overall throughput of the DUT is approximately 76Mbps.
   The Report Manager can also be used to record the throughput over time.

   A: Select Report Manager from the Reporting pull-down menu
   B: Choose a directory to save raw (.csv) data then click Start Saving. After desired test duration, click Stop Saving and Generate Report. NOTE: Your report will look cleaner if you stop traffic about 2 minutes before you stop saving data.
   C: Choose a directory to save the HTML report, select the entities to be included, then click Generate Report
   D: This window lists all the reports being generated. The last line indicates the location of the HTML report.
   E: View the HTML report

   • For more information, see the LANforge User's Guide: Reporting
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