Usage Scenario
A test consists of several probes. On an unreliable network, the probe-count command can be used to set the number of probes for an NQA test instance. The analysis on statistics about probe packets helps you monitor network quality.
Some or all sent probe packets may be discarded. In this case, you can run the
fail-percent command to set the failure percent threshold. When the number of failed probes reaches the specified percent threshold, the test is considered failed.
For example, 10 probes are set using the
probe-count command, and seven probes fail.
- If the failure percent threshold is set to 80, the probe failure percentage (70%) is lower than 80%, and therefore, the test instance is successful.
- If the failure percent threshold is set to 60, the probe failure percentage (70%) is higher than 60%, and therefore, the test instance fails.
Configuration Impact
In a jitter test, the number of sent probe packets is equal to that configured using the probe-count command multiplying the value configured using the jitter-packetnum command. The total number of sent probe packets cannot be greater than 3000.
Precautions
If parameters need to be changed during the running of the test instance, the system prompts you whether to terminate the test instance. Press "Y" or "N" as required.
- If you press "Y", the test instance is terminated and parameters changed. The settings take effect after being committed. To restart the test instance, run the start command.
- If you press "N", the test instance keeps running, and the parameters fail to be modified.