Latency & Frame Loss Test

The Latency & Frame Loss Test collects the latency and frame loss data. The test is performed to ensure that the cable meets the required specifications.

Setup

  1. Start traffic rate (percentage of line rate)

  2. End traffic rate (percentage of line rate)

  3. Step size (percentage of line rate)

  4. Packet sizes

  5. Test duration

Method

  1. Create an Ethernet stream with a packet size.

  2. Start traffic with the start rate.

  3. Measure aggregated average latency, aggregated average jitter and frame loss.

  4. Increase traffic rate by step size.

  5. Repeat steps 2-3 until the end rate is reached.

  6. Repeat the above for each packet size.

Output Example

Latency & Frame Loss Example

Fig. 6 Latency & Frame Loss Example