Multi-Port GigE Ethernet/IP Tester

mTOP™ HD-PacketExpert™ 12/24 ports and mTOP™ Probe Unit

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Centralized Web Application controlling mTOP™ Probes

As depicted in the centralized test scenario, multiple mTOP™ probe units deployed at different locations are all connected to the central system. The central system comprises of web server, and a web-based application, to facilitate remote access through web browser clients. Multiple users can access the web server located at central system via browser application controlling multiple mTOP™ probes located at different locations.

The users can run any TDM-Optical-Packet interface tests with appropriate hardware incorporated within mTOP™ probe deployed at different locations. The tests and the configurations on the hardware can be controlled remotely using any browser-capable (Chrome, Edge, Firefox) device such as desktops, table PCs MAC systems (Mac, iPhone, iPad) or PDAs.

The active/idle status of the probe, test running on the hardware, ports configured for the test and all the probe related details are logged in the web server. The user can stop the running tests, change the configurations, and rerun the tests and also view the test results/statistics in the browser application, thus controlling the mTOP™ probe remotely.

Remote Access via REST APIs

As depicted in the test scenario, the mTOP™ Probe with PacketExpert™ USB hardware and Web server running on the NUC mini PC acts as REST Web Service Server. Command line Interface (CLI) support allows remote controlling using Java, Python, C#, and other clients.

Web service uses REST APIs which are based on URLs and the HTTP protocol and use browser compatible JSON for a data format. The clients directly communicate with the server and controls mTOP™ Probe using high-level REST APIs. APIs uses HTTP requests to GET, PUT, POST and DELETE data. Web server receives the HTTP requests from clients and executes the tasks as per the request and sends back the response to the client in JSON format.

Different clients (Java, Python, C#,…..) can connect to single mTOP™ Probe (Web server) to run any functions (BERT, Loopback, RFC2544, Record Playback, WAN Emulation, Multi-stream Traffic Generation and Analysis), using the REST APIs, permitting complex real-time test scenarios.

Browser based application controlling mTOP™ Probe Unit (Portable Solution)

As depicted in the test scenario, a single mTOP™ Probe unit which includes PacketExpert™ hardware and in-built NUC mini PC can be controlled remotely using browser application.

GL’s latest mTOP™ Probe stand-alone hardware variant is an all-in-one self-contained test instrument. The mTOP™ Probe can include any of the multiple TDM Optical and Packet interfaces USB device combined with the PC in one single box. The rear panel displays the PC interfaces - USB 2.0 or 3.0 ports, GigaBit Ethernet port, HDMI, along with 256 GB HDD, 8G memory, i3/i7 NUC, and Windows® 11 64-bit OS.

mTOP™ Probe forms a portable solution with web server installed and running on the NUC mini PC included along with the hardware unit within the probe. External USB based Wi-Fi adaptor can be plugged to the USB 3.0 ports on the rear panel provides wireless connectivity. The tests and the configurations on the hardware can be controlled remotely using any browser-capable (Chrome, Edge, Firefox) device such as desktops, table PCs MAC systems (Mac, iPhone, iPad) or PDAs.

Overview

GL offers mTOP™ high-density rack and portable Probe hardware test platforms. The mTOP™ rack test platform is a 1U/2U rack enclosures within which PacketExpert™ 1G or PacketExpert™ 10GX USB units or combination of the USB hardware devices can be stacked to provide high density GigE ports form factor solution for testing GigE switches, routers and network conditions.

The sleek design of PacketExpert™ 10GX (PXN100) and PacketExpert™ 1G (PXE100) portable hardware devices allow multiple units to be easily placed in a mTOP™ 1U/2U rack mount enclosure (MT001/MT001E, MT002) to provide high density GigE ports form factor solution (MT001/MT001E + PXN100) or (MT001/MT001E+PXE100).

mTOP™ Probe is a stand-alone portable hardware unit, which can house PacketExpert™ 10GX (PXN100) or PacketExpert™ 1G (PXE100) USB hardware devices to support 1 to 10 GigE network testing. The comprehensive mTOP™ Probe hardware unit is designed for easier portability and thus convenient for field testing, which incorporates the testing features for multiple interfaces along with necessary PC hardware in a single box.

Each PacketExpert™ 10GX hardware unit in the mTOP™ system is capable of both 1 Gbps and 10Gbps testing. It has two 10/1 Gbps Optical ports, and two 1 Gbps Electrical/Optical ports. The 10 Gbps Optical ports can be down-shifted to 1Gbps, thus allowing all 4 ports for 1 Gbps testing. It is a compact with reduced power requirements appliance for high performance and optionally can include 12-port user-configurable TTL trigger ports as an important enhancement.

And each PacketExpert™ 1G hardware unit in the mTOP™ system is capable of 1 Gbps Ethernet testing which includes 4 Electrical Ethernet Ports (10/100/1000 Mbps) and 2 Optical Ports (1000 Mbps). Two of the 4 ports in the PacketExpert™ unit supports both Electrical and Optical interfaces per unit, enabling testing on optical fiber links as well. The electrical ports support 10/100/1000 Mbps, and optical ports support 1000 Mbps using SFP.

A single PacketExpert™ mTOP™ test solution (MT001/MT001E + PXN100) or (MT001/MT001E + PXE100) with stacked rack units greatly reduces the licensing costs per device. It is a perfect ethernet test tool for customers who require multi-port testing but are constrained by lab space. For more details on mTOP™ rack-based platform, refer to Test Tools in Rack Based Platforms.

PacketExpert SA (PXN112) is a 12-Port PacketExpert™ w/ Embedded Single Board Computer (SBC). SBC Specs: Intel Core i3 or optional i7, Windows® 11 Pro 64-bit OS, USB 3.0 and 2.0 Ports, 256 GB Hard drive, 8GB Memory. 19" 1U Rackmount enclosure includes 12-Port PacketExpert™ 10GX w/ MT001/MT001E and 3x PXN100 units
PacketExpert SA (PXN124) is a 24-Port PacketExpert™ w/ Embedded Single Board Computer (SBC). SBC Specs: Intel Core i3 or optional i7, Windows® 11 Pro 64-bit OS, USB 3.0 and 2.0 Ports, 256 GB Hard drive, 8GB Memory. 19" 2U Rackmount enclosure includes 24-Port PacketExpert™ 10GX w/ MT001/MT001E, MT002 and 6x PXN100 units
PacketExpert SA (PXE112) is a 12-Port PacketExpert™ w/ Embedded Single Board Computer (SBC). SBC Specs: Intel Core i3 or optional i7, Windows® 11 Pro 64-bit OS, USB 3.0 and 2.0 Ports, 256 GB Hard drive, 8GB Memory. 19" 1U Rackmount enclosure includes 12-Port PacketExpert™ 1G w/ MT001/MT001E and 3x PXE100 units
PacketExpert SA (PXE124) is a 24-Port PacketExpert™ w/ Embedded Single Board Computer (SBC). SBC Specs: Intel Core i3 or optional i7, Windows® 11 Pro 64-bit OS, USB 3.0 and 2.0 Ports, 256 GB Hard drive, 8GB Memory. 19" 2U Rackmount enclosure includes 24-Port PacketExpert™ 1G w/ MT001/MT001E, MT002 and 6x PXE100 units

The stand-alone mTOP™ Probe variant includes (MT005/MT005E + PXN100) or (MT005/MT005E + PXE100) single USB units along with necessary PC interfaces which makes the all-in-one self-contained test instrument portable and remote access. The comprehensive mTOP™ Probe hardware unit is a perfect ethernet test tool for customers who require easier portability and thus convenient for drive testing. There are no moving parts with the unit, so reliability and longevity are integral. For more details on mTOP™ test platforms, refer to Test Tools in Portable Platforms.

PacketExpert™ mTOP™ Probe (MT005/MT005E + PXN100) includes a single 4-Port PacketExpert™ 10GX (1G/10G) USB unit w/ Embedded Single Board Computer (SBC). SBC Specs: Intel NUC Core i3 or optional i7, Windows® 11 Pro 64-bit OS, USB 3.0 and 2.0 Ports, 256 GB Hard drive, 8GB Memory
PacketExpert™ mTOP™ Probe (MT005/MT005E + PXE100) includes a single 4-Port 1G PacketExpert™ USB unit w/ Embedded Single Board Computer (SBC). SBC Specs: Intel NUC Core i3 or optional i7, Windows®11 Pro 64-bit OS, USB 3.0 and 2.0 Ports, 256 GB Hard drive, 8GB Memory

The PacketExpert™ mTOP™ test platforms provide various important functionalities such as Wire speed BERT, RFC 2544 Testing, Smart Loopback, ExpertSAM, Record and Playback, PacketBroker, WAN Link Emulation, Multi Stream Traffic Generator and Analyzer, and ExpertTCP.

Applications

Multiport Ethernet Switch Testing
Bit error-rate test (BERT) is for long-term service integrity testing
Testing Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS), Q-in-Q (Stacked VLAN) enabled Networks
End to end testing of network paths, and network devices like Ethernet Switches/Router for QoS parameters
In-depth troubleshooting of the Carrier network in the event of network failures or impairments
SLA Benchmark Testing with RFC2544 Tests
Smart Loopback mode for single-ended testing scenarios
QoS testing of Triple-play services to ensure that they fully qualify SLA parameters
Terrestrial wireless, satellite, and other WAN technologies network validations
Test VoIP network in real-time conditions to verify if it meets the quality requirements before you deploy.
Test routers, switches, VoIP handsets, VoIP PBXs, set-top boxes, and VoD servers

Key Features

High density Ethernet Ports with 12 or 24 ports. mTOP™ can be stacked with multiple PacketExpert™ devices to handle large number of ports. Includes all necessary PC hardware with Windows® 11 OS
mTOP™ Probe variant supports multiple interface TDM/Optical/Packet testing. Includes necessary PC interfaces along with hardware unit making it portable solution convenient for field testing
Wire-speed BERT, Selective-Port and Smart Loopback, RFC 2544, ExpertSAM, Record and Playback, PacketBroker, Multi Stream Traffic Generator and Analyzer, ExpertTCP, and WAN Link Emulation
Layer 1, Framed Ethernet (Layer 2), Stacked MPLS (Layer 2.5), IP (Layer 3), and UDP (Layer 4)
User selectable Electrical and/or Optical interface allowing mixed technology testing
Generate and capture Ethernet traffic on Electrical (up to 10/100/1000 Mbps) and Optical (1/10 Gbps) interfaces
All interfaces can run simultaneously and independently
Rack mountable, higher scalability, multi-device support
Stack multiple rack units to handle large number of ports
Stacked rack units greatly reduce the licensing costs per device
Automation and remote accessibility via scripting and Ethernet remote desktop
Centralized web solution for multiple probe control and user access
Configure and run real-time tests remotely via browser-based clients
Web interface accessible via any browser-capable (Chrome, Edge, Firefox) device such as desktops, table PCs MAC systems (Mac, iPhone, iPad) or PDAs
External USB based Wi-Fi adaptor support for wireless connectivity
Web service using REST APIs support across Python, Java, C# and more clients

Multi-device Capability

Applications	1U mTOP™ PacketExpert™ (12 ports)	2U mTOP™ PacketExpert™ (24 ports)
All Port BERT (Ports 1G: #1, #2, #3, #4 in each Device) (Ports 10G: #1, #2 in each Device)	1G: 12 ports 10G: 6 ports	1G: 24 ports 10G: 12 ports
BERT/Loopback (1G: BERT on Ports #1 & #3; Loopback on ports #2 & #4 in each Device) (10G: BERT on Port#1; Loopback on Port#2)	1G: 6 ports Bert, 6 ports Loopback 10G: 3 ports Bert, 3 ports Loopback	1G: 12 ports Bert, 12 ports Loopback 10G: 6 ports Bert, 6 ports Loopback
RFC 2544 (1G/10G: Ports #1 & #2 in each Device)	6 ports	12 ports
IPLinkSim (1G/10G: Ports #1 & #2 in each Device)	6 ports	12 ports
IPNetSim (1G/10G: Ports #1, & #2 in each Device)	6 ports	12 ports
ExpertSAM (1G/10G: Port #1 in each Device)	3 ports	6 ports
Record and Playback (1G/10G: Ports #1, #2 in each Device) Record Only (1G/10G: Ports #1 & #2 in each Device) Playback Only (10G: Ports #1, & #2 in each Device) (1G: Ports #1, #2, #3, #4 in each Device)	6 ports 10G: 6 ports 1G: 12 ports 10G: 6 ports 1G: 12 ports	12 ports 10G: 12 ports 1G: 24 ports 10G: 12 ports 1G: 24 ports
PacketBroker (Ports #1, #2, #3, #4 in each Device)	12 ports	24 ports
Multi Stream Traffic Generator and Analyzer (1G/10G: Port #1; Loopback on Port #2 in each Device)	3 ports MTGA, 3 ports Loopback	6 ports MTGA, 6 ports Loopback

mTOP™ 10G/1G Multi-Port Ethernet Rackmount

PacketExpert™ SA (PXN112) is a 12-Port PacketExpert™ w/ Embedded Single Board Computer (SBC). SBC Specs: Intel Core i3 or optional i7, Windows® 11 Pro 64-bit OS, USB 3.0 and 2.0 Ports, two USB Type C ports, Ethernet 2.5GigE port, 256GB Hard drive, 8GB Memory. 19" 1U Rackmount enclosure includes 12-Port PacketExpert™ 10GX w/ MT001/MT001E and 3x PXN100 units.

PacketExpert™ SA (PXN124) is a 24-Port PacketExpert™ w/ Embedded Single Board Computer (SBC). SBC Specs: Intel Core i3 or optional i7, Windows® 11 Pro 64-bit OS,USB 3.0 and 2.0 Ports, two USB Type C ports, Ethernet 2.5GigE port, 256GB Hard drive, 8GB Memory. 19" 2U Rackmount enclosure includes 24-Port PacketExpert™ 10GX w/ MT001/MT001E, MT002 and 6x PXN100 units.

pdf-icon PacketExpert 10GX (PXN100) mTOP™ Ethernet IP Tester Brochure

Front and Back Panel View of mTOP™ HD-PacketExpert™

Hardware Specifictions
Two-stacked 1U mTOP™ (MT001/MT001E + MT002) – Front Panel View Two-stacked 1U mTOP™ with SBC connected to w/o SBC rack (MT001/MT001E + MT002) – Back Panel View	Interface: 12 Total Ethernet ports (HD-PacketExpert-12) mTOP™ System (embedded SBC, 3x PXN100) PacketExpert™ 10GX (PXN100) interfaces– 6 x 1G Base-X Optical OR 10/100/1000 Base-T Electrical 6 x 100 Mbps Base-FX optical interface 6 x 10G Base-SR, -LR -ER Optical only 24 Total Ethernet Ports (HD-PacketExpert-24) 12 x 100 Mbps Base-FX optical interface mTOP™ 1 System (embedded SBC, 3x PXN100) mTOP™ 2 System (w/o SBC, 3x PXN100) 12 x 1G Base-X Optical OR 10/100/1000 Base-T Electrical 12 x 10G Base-SR, -LR -ER Optical only
	Dimension: Length: 16 Inches Width: 19 Inches Height: 2x 1U mTOP (HD-PacketExpert-24) or 1U mTOP (HD-PacketExpert-12) Weight: (not including the rails) 1U with 3x PXN100 : 11 lbs 2U with 6x PXN100 : 22 lbs
	Power Source: ATX Power Supply
	Temperature Operating Temperature: 0° C to +50° C (only up to operating altitude of 5000 feet, and for Optical SFPs only i.e. Non Electrical SFPs) +5° to +40° C (for operating altitude up to 10,000 feet, and for both Electrical and Optical SFPs) Non-Operating Temperature: -30° to +60° C Humidity Operating Humidity: 0% to 80% RH Non-Operating Humidity: 0% to 95% RH Altitude Operating Altitude: up to 10,000 feet Non-Operating Altitude: up to 50,000 feet SBC specifications: Intel Core i3 or optional i7 Equivalent, Windows® 11 64-bit Pro Operating System USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 hub, ATX Power Supply USB Type C ports, Ethernet 2.5GigE port 256GB Hard drive, 8GB Memory (Min) Two HDMI ports for display Order information - MT001/MT001E PXN100

Report Generation

HD-PacketExpert™ includes report generation option to generate consolidated CSV and PDF file format reports for all the 12/24 ports. The following sample CSV and PDF reports generated for ‘All ports BERT’ test includes Interface, BERT Statistics, Tx/Rx Statistics, Tx Configuration, and Rx Configuration details for each of the 12 /24 ports.

Screenshot of BERT Multi-device PDF Report

Screenshot of BERT Multi-device CSV Report

Buyer's Guide

Please Note: The 'Pxx' in the Item No. refers to the hardware platform on which the software will be running. Therefore, 'Pxx' can either be PXE (1G) or PXG (10G) or PXN (10GX) depending upon the hardware.

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