Service throughput concepts

Throughput configuration description

The NFM-P allows you to create a copy of the SAP configuration of an end-user service that emulates the bandwidth, throughput, and QoS requirements of the service. You can perform any required OAM diagnostics on the service while sending the traffic through the NEs, to compare the customer SLA with current measurements and report the results.

Throughput configuration support

Throughput configurations are supported as shown in the following table.

NEs	Service types	Notes
7210 SAS 7705 SAR 7750 SR	VLL Epipe, Apipe, and Cpipe VPLS composite services that contain VLL service (Epipe, Apipe, or Cpipe), VPLS, or both	—
7250 IXR	VLL Epipe, Apipe, and Cpipe VPLS composite services that contain VLL service (Epipe, Apipe, or Cpipe), VPLS, or both	When the 7250 IXR is used as a source, the supported test methods are SAP-to-SAP Function and Mac Swap Loopback SAP/SDP Function. When the 7250 IXR is used as a destination, only the SAP-to-SAP Function is supported, with the Swap SAP option.

You can create a SAP based on the configuration of an existing SAP to prepare the service throughput configuration, where the port under the new SAP connects to the test entry or a loopback port as the destination.

Consider the following when you prepare a throughput test environment:

• The SAP to be replaced must reside under a VLL Epipe, Apipe or Cpipe site, including PBB Epipes, or a VPLS site including I-VPLS and B-VPLS.

• The following SAPs are not supported for the throughput test:

  • CCAGs

  • LAGs

  • SAPs that reside on an Ethernet tunnel element

  • SAPs that reside on an Ethernet ring element

  • SAPs used by a mirror service

• E-OAM objects, such as MEPs, are not copied to the test SAP.

You can view existing service throughput configurations on the Throughput Configuration tab of a service. Services and sites with a service throughput configuration have the Modified for Throughput Test parameter enabled on the General tab of the service or site.