ADC LoopStar MetroNID - Manual (Page 4)

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LoopStar ® EtherNID™ – LoopStar ® MetroNID™
ADC's network interface devices for Ethernet and IP networks
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Service Assurance Functionality
Performance Assurance Agent™ (PAA) and SLA Monitoring
High-precision, hardware assisted, latency + jitter-free demarcation, monitoring and measurement of
latency, jitter, frame loss and continuity, including 1-way performance validation with microsecond
resolution.Multi-flow, multi-service, multi-site performance assurance enables real-time SLA assurance
over any network. Supports point-to-point, multipoint & mesh topologies, unicast& multicast testing.
In-Service Throughput Testing
Verify the throughput of EVCs in-service, without affecting customer traffic. EtherNID™ & MetroNID™
units generate & analyze traffic flows up to full wire-speed at both layer 2 & 3.
RFC-2544 Automated Test Suite & Reports
Advanced tool based on the RFC-2544 standard that can be used to measure and diagnose throughput,
delay, jitter (delay variation), frame loss, and back to back efficiency.
Intelligent Loopbacks
In-service layer 1-2-3-4 loopbacksper-flow, defined by VLAN, Service-Level, MAC / IP addresses or any
combination of layer 2-4 header criteria. Units respond to in-band loop-up commands from most third-
party Ethernet test sets and monitoring systems, as well as via Y.1731 standards.
Per-Flow Statistics
Real-time statistics of live traffic at layer 1-2-3-4 (per VLAN, Ethertype, ToS, CoS, MAC, IP, etc.).
Tapping and Monitoring
Single or dual monitor ports providing filtered, real-time access to unidirectional or bidirectional traffic.