L3 VPN testing

[nakulvkumar]

Hi,

We are looking for a way to verify the throughput offered by a Service Provider for a L3VPN we have ordered.

We have 2 different classes and want to understand how should I check the quality of these different classes... end to end...

Thanks

[lee.reade]

Hi,

You could look into IP SLA;

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/12_4/ip_sla/configuration/guide/hsla_c.html

Or you could simply use the ping command and specify a size of X and a high repeat count. IE for a size of 1000 (bytes) and repeat count of 1000 packets, 1000 bytes * 8 = 8000 bits, * 1000 pakets, = 8000000 (8MB) You will have some overhead for the layer 2 headers, but generally negligible. You should use a service policy to set the precedence/dscp for your different slas.

Cheers

LR

[s.ganguly]

Hi,

In addition to Lee's suggestions, you can also try Agilent's Smartbits or Test Centre.

If you have internal contacts in Cisco, you can also Perhaps get a box with the IOS based Pagent and TGN for your tests.

Cheers

santanu