Argus 141 Datasheet

ARGUS 141

Manual

Version: 1.40 / EN

ARGUS

Note:.

The basic ARGUS package always includes support for at least one DSL interface with a variety of functions and tests. Support for other interfaces (e. g. a second DSL interface) and functions is optional (see the options in the datasheet). Consequently, depending on the scope of the functions delivered, certain menu items may be hidden.

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D-58507 Lüdenscheid, Germany, 2010

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1 Introduction .........................................................................................5

2 Safety Instructions .............................................................................7

2.1

Lithium Ion Battery Pack - Safety Instructions ................................8

3 General Technical Data ....................................................................10

Operation - A Brief Guide .................................................................12

Menu Hierarchy .................................................................................20

6 Operation on an ADSL Access ........................................................26

6.1

Setting the ADSL Interface and Access Mode ...............................27

6.2

ADSL Settings ...................................................................................31

6.3

The ARGUS in the ATU-R Access Mode .........................................39

6.3.1 Determining the ADSL connection parameter ...........................39

6.3.2 Tests in ATU-R Access mode ....................................................51

6.4

The ARGUS in the ATU-R Bridge Access Mode ............................52

6.4.1 Setting the access mode to ATU-R bridge: ...............................52

7 Operation on a VDSL Access ..........................................................54

7.1

Setting the VDSL Interface and Access Mode ...............................55

7.2

VDSL Settings ...................................................................................59

7.3

The ARGUS in the VTU-R Access Mode .........................................67

7.3.1 Determining the VDSL connection parameter ...........................67

7.3.2 Tests in VTU-R Access Mode ....................................................80

7.4

The ARGUS in the VTU-R Bridge Access Mode ............................81

7.4.1 Setting the access mode to VTU-R bridge ................................81

8 IP tests ...............................................................................................83

8.1

IP ping ................................................................................................83

8.2

Traceroute .........................................................................................93

8.3

HTTP Download ................................................................................98

9 VoIP test ..........................................................................................104

9.1

VoIP telephony ................................................................................104

10 Test reports .....................................................................................118

10.1

Saving Test Reports .......................................................................119

10.2

Displaying the Saved Test reports ................................................120

10.3

Test reports – Sending to a PC .....................................................120

10.4

Deleting Test reports ......................................................................121

10.5

Send All Test reports to a PC ........................................................121

10.6

Delete All Test reports ....................................................................122

11 ARGUS Settings - Device ...............................................................123

11.1

Trace / remote .................................................................................123

11.2

Device Settings ...............................................................................124

11.3

Reset All Parameters ......................................................................126

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Using the Battery Pack ...................................................................127

Firmware Update .............................................................................129

Appendix .........................................................................................131

Acronyms ........................................................................................ 131

Error message: PPP connection ......................................................135

Error message: Download test ........................................................136

HTTP status codes: .........................................................................137

General Error Messages ..................................................................139

VoIP SIP status codes .....................................................................140

Software Licenses ...........................................................................143

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1 Introduction

1 Introduction

The ARGUS 141 tests VDSL2 and ADSL. This all-rounder with a color display offers support for VDSL2 (all profiles) and even ADSL (Annex A, B and M); all integrated into a single handheld device. Separate chipsets for ADSL and VDSL2 ensure optimum performance on both interfaces. It also offers extensive statistics functions and evaluates voice quality in accordance with a variety of techniques, such as using MOS tests (Rfactor).

In addition the ARGUS 141 is also well equipped for checking Internet connections as it has IP ping, trace route and download tests.

Rounding out the package, the ARGUS can operate in xDSL bridge and PC replacement mode. In view of the above set of features, it is obvious that the ARGUS 141 offers a wide range of measurement functions for use on xDSL interfaces. Nonetheless, it should not be overlooked that this extensive set of features has been packed into an small, handy device; one that is not only very compact and convenient to use on location – wherever that location might be – but one that is also ready for use in no time.

Ease of Use

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The ARGUS 141 is also extremely easy to use. It has a large (320 x 240 pixel) color display and it is operated by the use of softkeys and includes a USB client interface. The tester

 uses a high-powered, long-life lithium-ion (rechargeable) battery pack.

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Software updates can be downloaded to a PC free of charge and then loaded into the

ARGUS at any time. They are available at www.argus.info/en/service.

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1 Introduction

An overview of a few of the important ARGUS functions:

 xDSL tests (ADSL, ADSL2 and ADSL2+, VDSL2)

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Synchronisation with determination of the connection parameters and error counters

PPP login, xDSL bridge and PC replacement mode xDSL tests

IP tests

IP ping and trace route tests

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Download tests (HTTP)

VoIP test

Telephony function

Quality assessment

Should you have any further questions, please contact us: intec Gesellschaft für Informationstechnik mbH

Rahmedestr. 90

58507 Lüdenscheid

Germany

Tel.: +49 (0) 2351 / 9070-0

Fax: +49 (0) 2351 / 9070-70 www.argus.info/en [email protected]

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2 Safety Instructions

2 Safety Instructions

The ARGUS may only be used with the included accessories. Usage of other accessories may lead to erroneous measurements and may even cause damage to the ARGUS and the connected installation. The ARGUS is only to be used in accordance with the instructions in this documentation. Any other usage may result in bodily injury and destruction of the

ARGUS.

Before connecting the ARGUS to an access make certain that the voltages on the access are not high enough to be dangerous or outside the specified range of the

ARGUS or its accessories. You must also taken into account the fact that the voltage may vary while the ARGUS is connected to the access.

Regardless of the interface or access, use the ARGUS only for its intended purpose.

Voltages in excess of 50 V AC or 120 V DC can cause mortal injury.

Never attempt a measurement with the case open!

The ARGUS is not watertight. Protect the ARGUS from exposure to water!

Before replacing the battery pack, disconnect all the test leads and switch the

ARGUS off.

Unplug the power supply from the mains, once the ARGUS is switched off and is no longer in use (for example after recharging the accumulators)!

The ARGUS may only be used by trained personnel.

In connection with the lithium ion battery pack, please observe the following notes regarding safety and transport.

Return and environmentally acceptable disposal

The RoHS (EU Directive on the “Restriction of Hazardous Substances”) guidelines, which restrict the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment, apply in eight of the ten categories of the WEEE (EU Directive on “Waste Electrical and

Electronic Equipment”) guidelines. Devices which are in Category 9 “Monitoring and

Control Instruments” are currently excluded from the scope of the Directive. The ARGUS products fall into Category 9 and are thus not subject to the RoHS guidelines. Nonetheless, we have voluntarily complied with all of the RoHS guidelines since 1 January 2007.

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In compliance with WEEE 2002/96/EU and the German Electrical and Electronic

Equipment Act („ElektroG - Elektro- und Elektronikgesetz“), we began marking our testers in October 2005 with the following symbol

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( ) (DIN EN 50419).

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In other words, the ARGUS and its accessories may not be disposed of in the household waste. Regarding the return of old equipment, please contact our Service department.

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2.1 Lithium Ion Battery Pack - Safety Instructions

Transport

The battery pack has been tested in accordance with the UN recommendations (ST/SG/

AC.10/11/Rev. 4, Part III, Subsection 38.3). Protective measures have been implemented to prevent harm if it is exposed to excessive pressure, short-circuits, dangerous reverse currents or other destructive influences. However, since the amount of lithium contained in the battery pack is in any case less than the current threshold amount, neither the battery pack itself nor the ARGUS in which it is installed are subject to the international hazardous goods regulations. Nonetheless, these regulations may apply if several battery packs are

 transported at the same time. For more information, please contact us.

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The protective features of the battery pack may be harmed if the following instructions are not observed. In this case extremely high currents and voltages may result, which could lead to abnormal chemical reactions, leaking acid, overheating, smoke, or an explosion and/or fire. Furthermore, if the user does not observe and comply with these instructions both the performance and service life may suffer.

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Safety Instructions and Warnings

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Do not disassemble or short-circuit the battery pack.

Do not put the battery pack in a fire or heat it higher than > 60 °C (+140 °F).

Keep the battery pack dry - do not let it get wet or damp.

Do not charge the battery pack at temperatures below 0 °C (+32 °F) or

 above +40 °C (+104 °F).

The battery pack may only be charged using the associated ARGUS or a charger

 approved by intec.

Do not damage the battery pack with a sharp object.

Do not throw the battery pack or expose it to shocks or impacts.

If a battery pack is damaged or deformed, do not use it.

Like any battery, the battery pack has two poles (plus and minus). To prevent damage, make certain that it is correctly connected (polarity) to the ARGUS or charger.

The battery pack may only be connected to the associated ARGUS or charger in the intended manner.

The battery pack may not be directly connected to the output of a plug-in power supply, an automobile cigarette lighter or similar power source.

The battery pack may only be used together with an ARGUS.

The battery pack may not be connected to, or stored or transported with metallic objects.

Do not expose the battery pack to high electrostatic forces.

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The battery pack may not be used in combination with primary (nonrechargeable) batteries, nor may it be charged or discharged together with other rechargeable batteries.

If the battery pack is still not properly charged when the charging time has elapsed, do not charge it again.

Do not expose the battery pack to excessive pressure.

If the battery pack leaks acid or if it emits an odor, keep it away from open fires.

If the battery pack emits an odor or heats up, becomes discolored or misshapen, or if there are any other indications of that it has malfunctioned while it is in use or being charged or while it stored, remove the battery pack from the ARGUS or charger immediately and do not use it again.

If the battery pack leaks acid, make certain that you do not get this acid in your eyes or on your skin. In event that you get this acid in your eyes or on your skin, rinse the affected area immediately with clean water. Do not rub the affected area. In either case, seek medical care immediately. Otherwise, permanent injury may result.

The battery pack must be kept out of reach of children.

Please read the manual and corresponding security instructions before using the battery pack.

If you find that the battery pack emits an odor, or is rusty or appears to be in anything other perfect condition before you first use it, please contact intec to determine how to proceed.

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3 General Technical Data

3 General Technical Data

Tester specifications:

Dimensions / Weight

Height: 235 mm (9.25 in)

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Width: 97 mm (3.80 in)

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Depth: 55 mm (2.20 in)

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Weight approx. 710 g (1.6 lbs)

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(incl. battery pack)

Keypad

25 Keys

LCD display

LCD color display with switchable

 background lighting,

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320 x 240 pixels

Inputs / Outputs

- RJ-45 for xDSL

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- RJ-45 10/100 BaseT (bridge mode)

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- USB-B jack, USB client interface

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Temperature ranges

Charging between:

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0 °C (+32 °F) to +40 °C (+104 °F)

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Operating Temperature:

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0 °C (+32 °F) to +50 °C (+122 °F)

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Storage temperature:

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-20 °C (-4 °F) to +60 °C (+140 °F)

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Humidity: up to 95 % relative humidity,

 non-condensing

Power supply

Lithium ion battery pack, rated voltage 7.2 V

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(observe and comply with the safety instructions)

 or

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12 V / 1500 mA ARGUS electronic plug-in power supply

Other information

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User safety: EN61010-1

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RoHS compliance pursuant to WEEE (EU Directive on

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Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment)

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Quality management in accordance with

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DIN EN ISO 9001

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3 General Technical Data

Supported standards:

ADSL (Line):

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ITU-T G.992.1, Annex A (ADSL)

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ITU-T G.992.2, Annex A (G.lite)

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ITU-T G.992.3, Annex A (ADSL2)

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ITU-T G.992.5, Annex A (ADSL2+)

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ITU-T G.992.1, Annex B (ADSL)

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ITU-T G.992.3, Annex B (ADSL2)

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ITU-T G.992.5, Annex B (ADSL2+)

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ITU-T G.992.3, Annex M (ADSL2)

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ITU-T G.992.5, Annex M (ADSL2+)

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ANSI T1.413

VDSL (Line):

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ITU-T G.993.2 (VDSL2)

Profile:

8a, 8b, 8c, 8d, 12a, 12b, 17a, 30a

Ethernet:

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IEEE 802.3

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- 10 Base-T

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- 100 Base-T

Auto Negotiation

Auto MDIX

Line:

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DC voltage: max. +200 V DC

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AC voltage: max. 120 V AC

at a maximum of 50/60 Hz

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4 Operation - A Brief Guide

4 Operation - A Brief Guide

Speaker

LEDs

LCD display

Return key

Numerical keypad

Microphone

Softkeys

Confirmation key

Cursor keys

Shift key

Layer 1 measurement

Telephony: Lift receiver / hangup

Power

Fastener for shoulder strap

Power key

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Switch the ARGUS on

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To start up again after a power down (adjustable see Page 124)

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Switch on the display backlighting

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In battery mode to save power, the backlighting will switch off

automatically after an adjustable period of time (see Page 124).

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To switch off the ARGUS (must be pressed somewhat longer)

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After being idle for a period of time which can be set (for example after

10 minutes), the ARGUS will shutdown automatically if it is running in

battery mode (see Page 124). If the ARGUS is connected to its power

supply, it will automatically charge its battery pack when it is switched off

(see page 127).

Confirmation key

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Open menu

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Open the next display



Start the test



Confirm the entry

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Return key

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-

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The ARGUS will return to the previous display and ignore any entries made at this level, e.g. changes to the settings

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Cancel test

Cursor keys

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Move the cursor through the display lines (vertical cursor keys)

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Move the cursor through a display line (horizontal cursor keys)

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Select a menu



Select a function or a test

Telephony xDSL (Access mode xTU-R)

Start VoIP telephony

Layer 1 measurement

xDSL access: display the connection parameters

Numerical keypad

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Entry of the digits 0 to 9, letters and special characters

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Direct function call (for an example, see Page 29)

Softkeys

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The function of the 3 softkeys varies with the situation. The current function of each softkey is shown in the bottom, highlighted line of the display.

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Common softkeys and their meaning:

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<Menu>: The main menu will open.

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<Profile>: Display the profile

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<Param.>: Access the parameter lists

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<Start>: Setup a connection or start a test

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<Stop>: Clear down a connection or stop a test

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<Del.>: Delete the character before the cursor

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<Infos>: Open additional connection information

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<12>ab>: entry of the digits 0 to 9 plus * and #

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<ab>AB>: entry of the lowercase characters and @, /,- and .

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<AB>12>: entry of the uppercase characters and @, /,- and .

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You will find the other softkeys described at the relevant points in the manual.

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Shift key

In some tests, a green circle with a green “S” will be shown in the uppermost line in the display. This indicates that the softkeys are assigned twice. In such a case, press the Shift key to change the

function of the softkey (for an example, see Page 110).

Example:

Pressing the Shift key will change the softkey function.

The ARGUS is in largest part operated with the 4 cursor keys, the confirmation key the return key and the three softkeys.

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The current assignment of the three softkeys is shown in the lower line of the display.

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On the following pages, only the softkey's meaning in the respective context is shown -

, enclosed in angle brackets < >, e.g. <No>. The softkey < > serves the same function as the confirmation key and the <

> softkey performs the same function as the  cursor key on the ARGUS keypad.

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Example of operation:

Current assignment of the softkeys

<No> The displayed access will not be used. The Access menu will now open:

Press the key.

Header: Shows the name of the menu (in this example, the Access menu), the name of the currently running test etc.

Select a line in the display:

 in the example, Select a type of access; the selected type will be marked in blue (in this example,

ADSL).

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Confirm selection

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In this example: The ARGUS will set the type of access to the one marked in blue. The Access mode menu will open.

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Return to the previous display without changing to marked type of access.

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Connectors at top

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PWR

Connection for the external plug-in power supply.

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If the plug-in power supply is connected, the

ARGUS will automatically disconnect the battery pack. After it is switched off, the ARGUS will

automatically recharge the battery pack (see page

127).

USB-B

USB-B (mini-USB):

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- USB client interface to connect to a PC.

Connections at bottom

Yellow “Link/Data” LED signals that a physical connection has been established to another Ethernet port

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LED on constantly:

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A connection has been setup.

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LED flashing:

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Active - sending or receiving

Line xDSL connection Pin assignment: 4/5

LAN

Connection to a PC's network card

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(Access mode: xTU-R bridge)

Green "Speed“ LED signals the transmission speed

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LED off: 10 BaseT

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LED on: 100 BaseT

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Charging the battery pack for the first time

The compartment for the rechargeable battery pack (accumulators) is located on the back of the case. Insert the battery pack with the locating lug at the top and then tighten the thumbscrew. Use only the battery pack included in the package. With the ARGUS switched off, connect it to the supplied plug-in power supply.

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Press the -key to switch the ARGUS on. The following display should appear (it may be necessary to first acknowledge other display messages):

The access and mode shown may vary.

Press <Batt.>

Current assignment of the softkeys

Menu name

Selected

 command

Press

The ARGUS will switch itself off automatically as soon as the battery pack is recharged.

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Press : Cancel "Charge" battery pack

The supplied battery pack will not reach its full capacity until it has been fully charged page

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Power-Down Mode

Page 125 in battery mode, the ARGUS will automatically power down after it has been idle for 15 minutes (this setting can be changed, see Page 125). Reasonably

enough, the ARGUS will not power-down during a test (e.g. Loopbox) or when it is in Trace mode.

As an alternative, it is possible to operate the ARGUS using the included plug-in power supply. When the power supply is connected, the battery pack is automatically disconnected. Regardless of the type of supply used, the battery pack should always installed when you operate the ARGUS. This will ensure among other things the uninterrupted operation of the real-time clock.

Unplug the power supply from the mains, once the ARGUS is switched off and will no longer be used (charging the battery pack).

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An Overview of the ARGUS Connections


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5 Menu Hierarchy

5 Menu Hierarchy

Switch the ARGUS on

The initial display will depend on the type of access set last.

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In this example: ADSL access

Menu

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battery charging

Charge

Auto charge

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Menu

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Access

The main window will open displaying menus available for the type of access selected last.

Selection of the physical access

ADSL

VDSL

The Access Mode menu will open automatically

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5 Menu Hierarchy

Menu

Access mode

Selection of the access mode

Menu

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Single tests

 xDSL

ADSL

ATU-R

ATU-R Bridge

VDSL

VTU-R

VTU-R Bridge

IP ping

Taceroute

HTTP download

VoIP phone

Menu

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Test reports

Display and manage all the saved test results select a set of test results.

Display result

Send report to PC

Delete

All tests to PC

Delete all

Menu

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Line Status xDSL

Display the connection parameters

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5 Menu Hierarchy

Menu

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Settings

The ARGUS can configured as needed.

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The configurable parameters are organised in submenus

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(e.g. all the ADSL

 parameters are in the

ADSL submenu).

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The default (factory) settings can be restored by selecting "Reset“.

Trace/remote off

Auto PC sync

Manual PC sync

Profile 1 to Profiles

Access parameters

Phys. parameters

ADSL ADSL mode

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Rated value

Protocol

ATM

MAC / VLAN

VDSL

Shutdown mode

Rated value

FW

Carrier set

PPPoE

PPPoA

IPoA

IP

EoA

VPI/VCI

Encapsulation

MAC address

VLAN

Profile 10

FS10.3, FS10.4

B43

Default MAC

Dynamic MAC

00:00:00:00:00:00

Use VLAN

ID

Priority

PPP

IP

User name

Password

Set IP

Activation delay

IP mode yes or no

Static IP

DHCP client local IP address

IP netmask

Gateway IP

DNS server

DHCP client

DNS server 1

DNS server 2

DHCP timeout

DHCP vendor ID

DHCP vendor Info

DHCP user class I

DHCP user-def.opt.

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Continuation

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5 Menu Hierarchy

Bridge /

Router

Autonegotiation on

Autonegotiation off Speed

Duplex

Flow Control

Test parameters

IP ping

Traceroute

IP address

Number of pings

Pause

Packet size

Fragmentation

IP address

Maximum hops

Probes

Timeout

HTTP download Server profile 1-10 Server

Download filename

Number of downl.

No. parallel downl.

Profilename

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5 Menu Hierarchy

Continuation

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Menu - Settings

VoIP VoIP profile Destination 1/-10

SIP settings

Phone settings

User name

Password

Registrar server Use registrar

Registrar server

Outbound Proxy/SBC Use Proxy

Outb.Proxy/SBC

Outb.P./SBC Port

SIP Domain

Listen Port

Remote Port

Authentification

Caller ID

User Agent

Type of service

Qualify

Reg. expire

Del. exist. registrar.

Call acceptance

Silence detection

Jitterbuffer manual automatically echo test on or off adaptive adaptive

Codecs

DTMF settings

Use STUN

STUN Server

Mode

Duration

No / Yes

Data log

Profile name

STUN Server

MOS threshold

Profilename off on

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Continuation

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Menu - Settings

Device Menu language

LCD brightness

Date / time

Ringer volume

Alarm bell

Power management

Software option

Reset

Menu

 battery charging Charge

Auto charge

Menu

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Help Show the keypad “Function assignment”

5 Menu Hierarchy

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6 Operation on an ADSL Access

6 Operation on an ADSL Access

The ARGUS supports the following types of access (access modes):

ATU-R Terminal mode (ADSL Transceiver Unit Remote - ATU-R), see

page 39. Connection of the ARGUS directly to the ADSL access

(before or after the splitter). The ARGUS replaces both the modem and the PC.

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ATU-R Bridge

Bridge mode (ADSL Transceiver Unit Remote Bridge), see page 52.

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Insertion of the ARGUS between the ADSL access and the PC. The

ARGUS replaces the ADSL modem.

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The individual ADSL tests record and store data (e.g. in tracing IP data). The user must comply with the statutory regulations governing the collection and storage of such data and his obligation to give notice in this connection.

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6.1 Setting the ADSL Interface and Access Mode

Use the included xDSL cable to connect the ARGUS (Line jack) to the access to be tested and then switch the ARGUS on. Which initial display is now shown will depend on which access setting was made last on this ARGUS (e. g., VDSL and ADSL accesses):

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The Access Menu:

As access, select ADSL; the selected access type,

ADSL, will be marked in blue.

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The ADSL access type marked in blue will be used. The Access mode menu will open.


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Access Mode Menu:

Select an Access mode; the selected mode will be marked blue (in this example, ATU-R).

The Access mode (in this example, ATU-R) will be used. The State display will open.

Display:

- Access mode

- Edit the preset profile (in this example, Profil1).

- State

- Interface's DC voltage

The ADSL test is not yet started:

Key to the LED symbolized in the display:

Red LED

Yellow LED no test started test started

Green LED

<Menu>

<Profil>


Open the main menu.

Display the profile, see page 31

The various submenus available for the selected type of access are shown in the main menu.

Opens the marked menu (in this example, Single tests).

Select a menu. The selected menu will be marked blue in the display.

to return to the previous menu

(in the example, the State display).

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Starting functions with the numeric keys / key combinations

Using the ARGUS keypad, you can start important functions / tests directly, regardless of the menu that the ARGUS is currently showing. If a function is called where the ARGUS expects the entry of a digit, pressing a number key will be interpreted as the expected input.

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The assignment of functions to the numeric keys can also viewed on the

ARGUS display. Open the main menu and













 select “Help”.



The function assignment depends on the access mode



(in the following, ATU-R)

Numeric key 0

Numeric key 1

ARGUS Status display

Shows the “hotkey assignment” on the ARGUS display

Numeric key 3

Numeric key 4

Numeric key 5

Numeric key 8

Starts an IP ping test

Starts an Traceroute test

Starts HTTP download test



Opens the Trace / remote menu



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Displays the Line status

Starts VoIP telephony

One after the other





Opens the access menu

and

One after the other





Displays the available SW options

and

One after the other



and



Resets all settings to their default (preset) values

The settings (e.g. PPP user name, IP addresses etc.), Profile names and all of the test results stored in the ARGUS will be deleted.



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6.2 ADSL Settings

The ARGUS stores all of the settings required to run a test on an ADSL access in profiles.

Up to 10 user-defined profiles can be created. A specific profile can be selected before an

ADSL connection is setup or a test performed, otherwise the ARGUS will use the default

(preset) profile. Only those settings which are relevant will be used for the respective test

situation. The default settings can be restored at any time (see page 126). The procedure

for changing a setting will be illustrated with a single example:

ARGUS – status display The ARGUS - Main menu

Select "Settings"


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Mark “Profiles”

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

Select a profile for editing. The selected profile will be marked blue in the display. The default profile will be marked in the display with a

. The ARGUS will use the settings in the default (preset) profile when setting up the ADSL connection.



The ARGUS will use the marked profile as the default profile and will open either the State display or the

Settings menu (depending on whether the profile was opened from the main menu or the State display).





 e.g. select Access parameters



































 e.g. Phys. parameters


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The ARGUS uses the marked ADSL mode as the default and returns to the next higher menu.

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







 e.g. select ADSL

























 e.g. select ADSL mode

































Select the ADSL mode (in this example,

Annex B auto). The default setting will be marked in the display with a .



Open the next higher menu without making any changes. The

ARGUS will continue to use the default setting.



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Settings: Explanation:


Phys. parameters

ADSL:

ADSL mode

ATM:

Standard VC

VPI / VCI

Access parameters for the ADSL connection

Different ADSL modes can be selected depending on the national variant of the ARGUS. The selected ADSL mode must be compatible to ATU-C (network-side). If the ADSL mode “Annex A Auto” is selected, the ARGUS will automatically determine the configuration of the DSLAM (G.DMT or ANSI) and set itself accordingly.



Default setting: depends on country

Rated Values Use the keypad to enter the upstream and downstream comparison values for the ATM bitrate [kbit/s]. If the current bitrates on the ADSL connection exceed the rated values, the ARGUS will display "OK“, otherwise it will display "FAIL“.



Default setting: d: 0 and u: 0

Shutdown mode The type of disconnect used for the ADSL connection.



Dying Gasp only (ADSL2+) or Orderly Shutdown.



Default setting: Dying gasp

Protocol: Selection of the transfer protocol that the ARGUS should use for the test (e.g. for an IP test).

Protocols for ADSL:



PPPoE (PPPoEoA) - Point-to-Point Protocoll over Ethernet



PPPoA - Point-to-Point-Protokoll over ATM



EoA (IPoE, IPoEoA) - Ethernet over ATM



IPoA - Internet Protokoll over ATM



Default setting: PPPoE

Settings for Asynchronous Transfer Mode

The identifier of the virtual channel in the ATM cells -



Virtual Path (Channel) Identifier

VPI:



VCI:

Enter Virtual Path Identifier



Enter Virtual Channel Identifier



Ranges: VPI: 0 to 127, VCI: 32 to 255



Default: depends on country

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Encapsulation Selection of the encapsulation of the packets to be sent



(LLC or VC-MUX).



Default setting: LLC

MAC / VLAN: MAC (Media Access Control) and



VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network)

MAC address Display and selection of the MAC addresses.



The first two MAC addresses cannot be changed.



If the default MAC address is selected, the ARGUS will use its own

MAC address.



Default setting: Default MAC address



If Dynamic MAC Address is select a different MAC address will be used for each synchronization.



A third MAC address can be entered: Mark and then press <Edit>.

<Edit> Open the MAC address for entry. Enter the address in hexadecimal from the keypad and the softkeys <A..F>

(e.g. to enter a “C” press the softkey three times or to enter an “F” six times, then finish up by pressing <OK> to confirm your entry).



Default setting: 00:00:00:00:00:00

VLAN



Use



VLAN:

ID:

Use the address. The new address is only saved temporarily and will not be available when the ARGUS is switched on again.

Specifies whether or not VLAN should be used: yes, no.



Default setting: No

Identifier for the VLAN to which the frame belongs. Every

VLAN is assigned a unique number, the VLAN ID. A device, which belongs to the VLAN with the ID = 1, can communicate with every other device in the same VLAN, but not with a device in other VLANs (one with an ID other than 1, i.e. 2).



Range: from 0 to 4095



Default: 0

Priority: User-priority information. An eight-level (3 bits) priority can be assigned to each frame. In this manner, it is possible e.g. to give priority to forwarding voice data, while HTTP data will be handled as a lower priority.



Range: 0 to 7



Default: 0

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PPP:

User name

PPP (Point- to-Point Protocol) settings

Entry of the user name assigned (by the

 network operator)



Use the keypad to enter the user name.

When the right softkey is pressed it assumes a different meaning and thus influences the entries made from the



 keypad (letters or digits):



Password Entry of the password assigned by the network operator:



For instructions, see User name

Set IP

If “Yes”, the IP address entered as own IP address (see page 36) will

be used for the connection.



Default setting: No

Activation delay

IP:

IP mode local



IP address

IP netmask

After setting up the PPP connection, the ARGUS will first wait until the period specified in the “activation delay” has elapsed before beginning a test.



Range: 2 to 10 seconds



Default: 2

Internet protocol settings

Setting the assignment of the IP addresses

Static IP:



DHCP client:

 fixed IP addresses



IP address assigned by the server (remote end)



Default setting: DHCP client

Own local IP address of the ARGUS



Range: 0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255



Default setting: 0.0.0.0 (see RFC 3330 regarding assignment)

IP netmask



Range: 0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255




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Gateway IP

DNS server

DHCP client

Gateway IP address



Range: 0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255




DNS Server 1, DNS Server 2



Entry of the IP address of the DNS server



(DNS = Domain Name System)



Range: 0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255




DHCP timeout (setting of how long to wait for the IP address):






Default: 20

DHCP vendor ID:



- Format: Selection of the format: ASCII or hexadecimal



- ASCII data: Enter the DHCP vendor ID in ASCII format



Default setting: ARGUS, for instruction see page 36



- HEX data: Enter the DHCP vendor ID in hexadecimal format



Operation, see MAC address page 35

DHCP vendor info:






- ASCII data: Enter the DHCP vendor info in ASCII format






- HEX data: Enter the DHCP vendor info in hexadecimal



format, operation see MAC address page 35

DHCP user class information






- ASCII data: Enter the DHCP user class i. in ASCII format



Default setting: ARGUS, for instruction page 36



- HEX data: Enter the DHCP user class information in



hexadecimal format, operation see MAC address page 35

DHCP user-defined option (Create a user-defined DHCP option)



- Option number



Range: 0 to 255



Default: 255 = off






- ASCII data: Entry of the DHCP user-def. option in ASCII format



Default setting: ARGUS, operation see page 36



- HEX data: Enter the DHCP user-defined option in




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Bridge / Router

Autonegotiation

Switch on or off



If autonegotiation is enabled, a network card can independently determine the correct transmission speed and duplex setting for the network port to which it is connected and can then configure itself accordingly.



In the case of Ethernet, autonegotiation is based on Layer 1 of the

OSI Model (in accordance with the IEEE 802.3u standard).



Default setting: on

Test parameters

The test parameters are described in the chapters on IP and VoIP tests.

Data Log Data Log on or off. This setting must be "ON“ in order to send a trace

file to a PC see P. 48.



Default setting: off

Profile name

Enter the name of the profile

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6.3 The ARGUS in the ATU-R Access Mode

6.3.1 Determining the ADSL connection parameter

The ARGUS is connected directly to the ADSL access (either before or after the splitter) using the included xDSL cable or a patch cable. In this case, the ARGUS replaces both the modem and the PC. The ARGUS will set up an ADSL connection and determine all of the relevant ADSL connection parameters. The ARGUS displays the ADSL connection parameters and saves them after the connection is cleared down if desired.





Use only the cable included in the package!

xDSL cable or patch cable

Line

 jack

Protocols PPPoE (PPPoEoA), PPPoA,

EoA (IPoEoA) and IPoA



Setting the ATU-R access mode:

Access

ADSL





































The ARGUS - Main menu



ADSL access



ATU-C (DSLAM)

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 red LED in the display.






Red LED no test started test started Yellow

LED

Green

LED


Setting Up an ADSL Connection

Profile settings:

When setting up the ADSL connection, the ARGUS uses the settings saved in the profile

(see page 31): ADSL mode, target value, and shutdown mode.



ARGUS – State display



The ARGUS will use the default

(preset) profile to setup the ADSL











 connection (in this example,

Profile 1).





Display the profile.



The default profile will be marked in the display with a (in this example, Profile 1).

Mark the profile.





























<Edit> Edit the marked profile.



The settings of the selected profile can be edited here

(see P. 31).


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

The ARGUS takes over the marked profile as the default and returns to the State display.





















Set up an ADSL connection.





The ARGUS synchronizes with the

DSLAM (the “Sync / L1” LED will flash and a yellow LED will be shown in the display).



The ARGUS will display the current status of the connection (in this





 example, Modem Idle).











Display:



Current connection status

ADSL mode

time elapsed since the start of synchronisation in h:min:sec.

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







Command symbols:



< = command sent from the ARGUS

>

-

= command sent from the DSLAM

= connection status















Display timestamp.



The ARGUS shows the time when



(internal clock, see page 124) the

 command arrived.



Return to the previous display

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Connection successfully setup

Once the connection has been setup (“Sync / L1” LED on constantly and a green LED will be shown in the display), the ARGUS will determine and display the ADSL connection parameters. After the ARGUS has synchronized, please leave it connected to the ADSL access for at least another 20 seconds since the ADSL connection parameters cannot be stored in the ARGUS until this period of time has elapsed.



ARGUS – State display.



Display:



Access Mode

Default (preset) profile

ADSL mode

Duration of the setup connection

-

-

Interface's DC voltage d: Downstream data rate

 u: Upstream data rate

If the current data rates on the ADSL connection exceed the rated values (see

page 34), the ARGUS will display "OK“,

otherwise it will display "FAIL“.



<Edit> The preset profile (in this example, Profile 1) will be displayed. The ADSL access parameters are disabled. The other settings can be edited

here (see page 34).

<Menu> Open the Main menu.

<Stop> Clear down the ADSL connection.



Display the ADSL connection parameters in brief.



- d/f: downstream/far



- u/n: upstream/near





Scroll through the connection parameters.

<Trace> Display the trace data.


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



Display the connection parameters in long form for both downstream (d) and













upstream (u) (see table page 46).



<Reset> Resets (zeros) the error counters FEC, CRC, and HEC.































Display the bit distribution,

 e.g. bits transported per carrier frequency

(tone).

 y-axis: bits per carrier frequency (tone)

 x-axis: tones (carrier frequency)



Based on the bit distribution, it is possible to detect line disturbances (e.g. through

HDB3, HDSL, RF etc.)



The ARGUS will return to the previous display


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

Display of the signal-to-noise ratio for each tone

 y-axis: SNR in dB

 x-axis: tones (carrier frequencies)



It is possible to detect disturbances on the



 individual tones (carrier frequencies).







Display of the quiet level noise (QLN) for each tone

 y-axis: QLN in dBm/Hz




It is possible to detect disturbances on the individual tones (carrier frequencies).



Display of the amplitude component of the transfer function (Hlog) for each tone

 y-axis: Hlog in dBm/Hz




It is possible to detect disturbances on the individual tones (carrier frequencies).



<Continue> and the ARGUS will return to the Bits/tone graphs.

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The ARGUS determines the following ADSL connection parameters:

ADSL connection parameters

ATM The actual useable ATM bitrate in kBit/s.

Attainable ATM

Relative capacity

Latency mode

This is the theoretically attainable ATM bitrate in kbit/s.

Utilization of the line as a percentage

Attenuation

Output power

SNR margin

Depending on the configuration of the DSLAM, the ARGUS will display either Interleaved or Fast mode.

The line’s attenuation in dB over its entire length and bandwidth.

Output power in dBm

Impulse noise prot.

The signal-to-noise ratio in dB; the SNR margin is a measure of how much additional noise the transmission can withstand and still achieve a BER (Bit Error Rate) of 10

-7

.

The Impulse Noise Protection is an indicator of the quality of the protective mechanism as far as impulse noise is concerned.



The number of DMT symbols, which can be completely distorted in succession, without an error occurring on the higher layers.

Interleave Delay

FEC

The delay (in msec) caused by interleaving the data blocks.

Forward Error Correction



The number of transmission errors corrected using the ATM cell checkbytes.

f (far): Errors that the DSLAM has detected and informed the ARGUS.

CRC n (near): Errors which were detected by the ARGUS in the blocks it received.

Cyclic Redundancy Check



The superframe checksum sent from the opposing end does not match the one calculated locally. Possible cause: Fault on the line.


n (near): Errors which were detected by the ARGUS in the blocks it received.

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HEC



Reset

Resync

Vendor far

Version

Vendor near

Version


Header Error Checksum



The number of ATM cells with bad header checksums.



Shows how often the error counters have been reset by the user with the <Reset> softkey.

Number of times that the ARGUS has been resynchronized.

The manufacturer of the ATU-C side shown as a

 hexadecimal number.

Vendor Specific Information, generally shows the version of the software running at the ATU-C (DSLAM) end.

The manufacturer of the ARGUS chipset (ATU-R) coded as a hexadecimal number.

Vendor Specific Information, shows the software version of the

ARGUS

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Clear down the ADSL connection and save the results

Store the result




























Clear down the ADSL connection.



<Log>PC>:

The ARGUS will send the trace file to the connected PC, which must be running with WINplus or WINanalyse. The data will be saved in the standard "pcap" format and can be decoded with a freeware program (e.g. Wireshark). The setting “Data log” must be set to “on”. In bridge mode, two log files will be loaded



 to the PC, one for the WAN and one for the LAN side.





The ARGUS saves the ADSL connection parameters together with the trace data in the first available memory location, which can be assigned any name (see

page 119).



The name for the memory location is entered using the keypad (default:

AMP_1, AMP_2, ... or the call number of the access under test if the number has

 been entered into the speed-dialling

memory (see page 127)).



If the memory is full, you must manually select a memory location to be overwritten.


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













Once the results have been successfully saved in memory, the ARGUS will return to the State display.



A new test can be started by pressing

<Start> .

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Displaying the saved test results

Test reports

View

50


























Mark the saved test results.



<Date> Display of the date and time that the results were saved.











Display the test results:



The ARGUS displays the ADSL state and the ADSL connection parameters.





Scroll through the ADSL connection parameters.















Bit distribution display (Bits/tone)







<Continue> Display of the signal-tonoise ratio for each tone

(SNR / tone), the QLN / tone, the Hlog / tone and the trace data.

Close the results display.

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6.3.2 Tests in ATU-R Access mode

Depending on the protocol, the following tests are supported : 

IP tests, see page 83

- IP ping



- Traceroute



- HTTP download

VoIP tests, see page 104

- VoIP telephony



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6.4 The ARGUS in the ATU-R Bridge Access Mode

Connect the ARGUS to the ADSL access using the xDSL cable and to the PC with a patch cable.



In bridge mode, the ARGUS acts like an ADSL modem, i.e. the ARGUS passively passes all packets from the Ethernet side to the ADSL access (and vice versa). In this case, the PC is responsible for setting up the connection.



Patch cable xDSL cable

ADSL



Access

ADSL

Line jack LAN jack

Protocol e.g. PPPoE

Ethernet

PC

6.4.1 Setting the access mode to ATU-R bridge:




Access

ADSL

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Setup of an ADSL connection

 bridge mode is active!






Red LED no test started

Yellow

LED test started

Green

LED




Display:



Access mode (BR = Bridge)

-

Default (preset) profile, see P. 31

Current State

Interface's DC voltage



<Profile>

Display the profile (page 40)



ADSL settings:

Access parameters / Phys. parameters / ADSL / ADSL mode

ATM settings:

Access parameters / ATM

(page 34)

<Stop> Deactivate bridge mode,



Clear down the ADSL connection





<Stat.>







<DSL>

<ETH>



Display Line mode

WAN Ethernet statistics



ADSL connection parameters

Trace data



Bits, SNR, QLN, Hlog/tone



Ethernet Phys. parameters

This information can also be

 called up from the Line status menu.

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7 Operation on a VDSL Access

7 Operation on a VDSL Access

The ARGUS supports the following types of access (access modes):

VTU-R

Terminal mode (VDSL Transceiver Unit Remote) see page 67



Connection of the ARGUS directly to the VDSL access (before or after the splitter). The ARGUS replaces both the modem and the PC.



VTU-R Bridge

Bridge mode (VDSL Transceiver Unit Remote Bridge) see page 81



Connection of the ARGUS to the VDSL access and the PC. The

ARGUS replaces the VDSL modem.



The individual VDSL tests record and store data (e.g. in tracing IP data). The user must comply with the statutory regulations governing the collection and storage of such data and his obligation to give notice in this connection.

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7.1 Setting the VDSL Interface and Access Mode

Use the included xDSL cable to connect the ARGUS (Line jack) to the access to be tested and then switch the ARGUS on. Which initial display is now shown will depend on which access setting was made last on this ARGUS:

The Access Menu:

As access, select VDSL; the selected access type,

VDSL, will be marked in blue.


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The VDSL access type marked in blue will be used. The Access mode menu will open.

Access Mode Menu:

Select an Access mode; the selected mode will be marked blue (in this example, VTU-R).

The ARGUS will use the access mode marked in blue (in this example,



VTU-R). The State display will open.


55

56








ARGUS State display

Main menu

Display:

- Access mode

- Edit the preset profile (in this example, Profil 1).

- State

- Interface's DC voltage

The VDSL test is not yet started!


Red LED

Yellow LED no test started test started

Green LED

<Menu>

<Profil>


Open the main menu

Display the profile, see Seite 59

The various options available for the selected type of access are shown in the main menu.

The ARGUS will open the marked menu (in this example,

Single tests).

Select a menu. The selected menu will be marked blue in the display.

to return to the previous menu

(in the example, the State display).



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

Starting functions with the numeric keys / key combinations

Using the ARGUS keypad, you can start important functions / tests directly, regardless of the menu that the ARGUS is currently showing. If a function is called where the ARGUS expects the entry of a digit, pressing a number key will be









 interpreted as the expected input.



The assignment of functions to the numeric keys can also viewed on the

ARGUS display. Open the Main menu and













 select “Help”.



The function assignment depends on the access mode



(in the following, VTU-R)

Numeric key 0

Numeric key 1

ARGUS Status display

Shows the “hotkey assignment” on the display (Help)

Numeric key 3

Numeric key 4

Numeric key 5

Numeric key 8

Starts an IP ping test

Starts an Traceroute test

Starts HTTP download test

Opens the Trace / remote menu

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Displays the Line status

Starts VoIP telephony

One after the other





Opens the access menu

and

One after the other





Displays the available SW options

and

One after the other



and



Resets all settings to their default (preset) values

The settings (e.g. PPP user name, IP addresses etc.), Profile namesand all of the test reports stored in the ARGUS will be deleted.



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7.2 VDSL Settings

The ARGUS stores all of the settings required to run a test on a VDSL access in profiles.

Up to 10 user-defined profiles can be created. A specific profile can be selected before a

VDSL connection is setup or a test performed, otherwise the ARGUS will use the default

(preset) profile. Only those settings which are relevant will be used for the respective test

situation. The default (factory) settings can be restored at any time (see page 126). The

procedure for changing a setting will be illustrated with a single example:

ARGUS – status display The ARGUS - Main menu

Select "Settings"


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Mark “Profiles”

59


60













. The ARGUS will use the settings in the default (preset) profile when setting up the VDSL connection.

The ARGUS will use the marked profile as the default profile and will open either the State display or the

Settings menu (depending on whether the profile was opened from the main menu or the State display).









 e.g. select Access parameters























 e.g. select Phys. parameters

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










 e.g. select VDSL

 e.g. select target value

The bitrate setting will be stored in the profile. The

ARGUS opens the next higher menu

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

Use the keypad to enter the downstream

 and upstream bitrate.



Move the cursor within the line.





<Del.> Delete the digit before the cursor

The ARGUS will return to the next higher menu without saving any change made to the bitrate. The

ARGUS will continue to use the default setting.



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Settings: Explanation:


Phys. parameters:

VDSL

Rated value

FW

Carrier set

Protocol:

MAC / VLAN:

MAC address

Access parameters for the VDSL connection

Use the keypad to enter the upstream and downstream comparison values for the bitrate [kbit/s]. If the current bitrates on the VDSL connection exceed the rated values, the ARGUS will display "OK“, otherwise it will display "FAIL“.



Default setting: d: 0 and u: 0

Selection of the firmware (FW) in the VDSL chipset.



The following options are available - FS10.3 and FS10.4.



Default setting: FS10.3 (recommended)

Selection of the VDSL carrier set.



The following sets are available: A43, B43, V43.



Default setting: A43, B43, V43

Selection of the transfer protocol that the ARGUS should use for the test (e.g. for an IP test).

Protocols for ADSL:



PPPoE (PPPoEoA) - Point-to-Point Protocoll over Ethernet



PPPoA - Point-to-Point-Protokoll over ATM



EoA (IPoE, IPoEoA) - Ethernet over ATM



IPoA - Internet Protokoll over ATM



Default setting: PPPoE

MAC (Media Access Control) and



VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network)

Display and selection of the MAC addresses.



The first two MAC addresses cannot be changed.



If the default MAC address is selected, the ARGUS will use its own

MAC address.



Default setting: Default MAC address



If Dynamic MAC Address is select a different MAC address will be

 used for each synchronization.



A third MAC address can be entered: Mark and then press <Edit>.

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VLAN



PPP:

User name

<Edit> Open the MAC address for entry. Enter the address in hexadecimal from the keypad and the softkeys <A..F>

(e.g. to enter a “C” press the softkey three times or to enter an “F” six times, then finish up by pressing <OK> to confirm your entry).



Default setting: 00:00:00:00:00:00

Use



VLAN:

ID:

Use the address. The new address is only saved temporarily and will not be available when the ARGUS is switched on again.

Specifies whether or not VLAN should be used: yes, no.



Default setting: No

Identifier for the VLAN to which the frame belongs. Every

VLAN is assigned a unique number, the VLAN ID. A device, which belongs to the VLAN with the ID = 1, can communicate with every other device in the same VLAN, but not with a device in other VLANs (one with an ID other than 1, i.e. 2).



Range: from 0 to 4095



Default: 0

Priority: User-priority information. An eight-level (3 bits) priority can be assigned to each frame. In this manner, it is possible e.g. to give priority to forwarding voice data, while HTTP data will be handled as a lower priority.



Range: 0 to 7



Default: 0

PPP (Point- to-Point Protocol) settings



Entry of the user name assigned (by the network operator)



Use the keypad to enter the user name.

When the right softkey is pressed it assumes a different meaning and thus



 influences the entries made from the keypad (letters or digits):



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Password Entry of the password assigned by the network operator:



For instructions, see User name



Set IP

Activation delay

IP:

IP mode local



IP address

IP netmask

Gateway IP

DNS server



If “Yes”, the IP address entered as own IP address (see page 64) will

be used for the connection.



Default setting: No

After setting up the PPP connection, the ARGUS will first wait until the period specified in the “activation delay” has elapsed before beginning

 a test.






Default: 2

Internet protocol settings

Setting the assignment of the IP addresses

Static IP:

DHCP client:

 fixed IP addresses





IP address assigned by the server (remote end)



Default setting: DHCP client



Own local IP address of the ARGUS



Range: 0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255




IP netmask



Range: 0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255




Gateway IP address



Range: 0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255




DNS Server 1



DNS Server 2



Entry of the IP address of the DNS server



(DNS = Domain Name System)



Range: 0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255




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DHCP client DHCP timeout (setting of how long to wait for the IP address):






Default: 20

DHCP vendor ID:






- ASCII data: Enter the DHCP vendor ID in ASCII format






- HEX data: Enter the DHCP vendor ID in hexadecimal format



Operation, see MAC address page 62

DHCP vendor info:






- ASCII data: Enter the DHCP vendor info in ASCII format






- HEX data: Enter the DHCP vendor info in hexadecimal



format, operation see MAC address page 62

DHCP user class information






- ASCII data: Enter the DHCP user class i. in ASCII format



Default setting: ARGUS, for instruction page 63



- HEX data: Enter the DHCP user class information in




DHCP user-defined option (Create a user-defined DHCP option)



- Option number



Range: 0 to 255



Default: 255 = off






- ASCII data: Entry of the DHCP user-def. option in ASCII format



Default setting: ARGUS, operation see page 63



- HEX data: Enter the DHCP user-defined option in




Bridge / Router

Autonegotiation

Switch on or off: If autonegotiation is enabled, a network card can independently determine the correct transmission speed and duplex setting for the network port to which it is connected and can then configure itself accordingly. In the case of Ethernet, autonegotiation is based on L1 of the OSI Model (acc. to IEEE 802.3u standard).



Default setting: on

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Test parameters

The test parameters are described in the chapters on IP and VoIP tests.

Data log Data log on or off: This setting must be "ON“ in order to send a trace

file to a PC see p. 77.



Default setting: off

Profile name

Enter the name of the profile

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7.3 The ARGUS in the VTU-R Access Mode

7.3.1 Determining the VDSL connection parameter

The ARGUS is connected directly to the VDSL access (either before or after the splitter) using the included xDSL cable or a patch cable. In this case, the ARGUS replaces both the modem and the PC. The ARGUS will set up a VDSL connection and determine all of the relevant VDSL connection parameters. The ARGUS displays the VDSL connection parameters and saves them after the connection is cleared down if desired.





Use only the cable included in the package!

Line

 jack xDSL cable or patch cable

Protocols PPPoE (PPPoEoA), IPoE and PPTP



Setting the VTU-R access mode:

Access

VDSL








































VDSL access



VTU-C (DSLAM)


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red LED in the display.







Yellow

LED test started

Green

LED




Setting Up a VDSL Connection

Profile settings:

When setting up the VDSL connection, the ARGUS uses the settings saved in the profile

(see page 59):



ARGUS - State display



The ARGUS will use the default













(preset) profile to setup the VDSL connection (in this example Profile 1)



Display the profile.

The default profile will be marked in the display with a (in this example

Profile 1).

Mark the profile.

<Edit> Edit the marked profile.



The settings of the selected profile can be edited here

(see p. 59).


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

The ARGUS takes over the marked profile (in this example, Profile 1) as the default and returns to the

State display.





















Setting Up a VDSL Connection





The ARGUS synchronizes with the

DSLAM (the “Sync / L1” LED will flash and a yellow LED will be shown in the display).



The ARGUS will display the current





 connection status.











Display:



Current connection status

time elapsed since the start of synchronisation in h:min:sec.

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







Command symbols:




>

-

= command sent from the DSLAM

= connection status













Display timestamp.



The ARGUS shows the time when

(ARGUS internal clock, see page 124) the

 command arrived.




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Connection successfully setup

Once the connection has been setup (“Sync / L1” LED on constantly and a green LED will be shown in the display), the ARGUS will determine and display the VDSL connection parameters. After the ARGUS has synchronized, please leave it connected to the VDSL access for at least another 20 seconds since the VDSL connection parameters supplied by the DSLAM cannot be stored in the ARGUS until this period of time has elapsed.



ARGUS – State display.



Display:



-

Default (preset) profile, see page 59

The VDSL Profile specified by the

DSLAM:



The VDSL2 standard supports eight different "Profiles“. Among other things these profiles specify the respective cutoff frequency, the separation between carrier frequencies as well as the signal strength generated. Due to the different definitions for the individual profiles, the maximum data transfer rates vary from profile to profile.

-

-

Duration of the setup connection

Interface's DC voltage d: Downstream data rate u: Upstream data rate

If the current data rates on the connection

exceed the rated values (see page 62),

the ARGUS will display "OK“, otherwise it will display "FAIL“.



<Edit> The preset profile (in this example, Profile 1) will be displayed. The VDSL access parameters are disabled. The other settings can be edited here (see page 20).

<Menu> Open the Main menu.

<Stop> Clear down the VDSL connection.


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

Display the VDSL connection parameters in brief.



- d/f: downstream/far





- u/n: upstream/ near



Scroll through the connection parameters.

<Trace> Display the trace data.











Display the connection parameters in long

 form for both downstream (d) and

upstream (u) (see table page 75).

 n/a Not available

 n/u Not used n/r Not received

Scroll through the parameters

<Reset> Reset (zero) the FEC and

CRC error counters.

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

The bands for upstream and downstream change depending on the VDSL profile

(green display upstream, blue display downstream, in this example DS1, US1,

DS2, US2, and DS3)



Display the bit distribution,

 e.g. bits transported per carrier frequency

(tone).

 y-axis: bits per carrier frequency (tone)




Based on the bit distribution, it is possible to detect line disturbances (e.g. through



HDB3, HDSL, RF etc.)



The ARGUS will return to the previous display



DIsplay the signal-to-noise ratio for each tone (downstream only, in this example

DS1, DS2, and DS3)

 y-axis: SNR in dB




It is possible to detect disturbances on the individual tones (carrier frequencies) or













 entire bands.



Display of the quiet level noise (QLN) for each tone

 y-axis: QLN in dBm/Hz





 individual tones (carrier frequencies)



The display of the upstream QLN for each tone depends on the DSLAM (VTU-C). In this example, a QLN per tone can be seen in which the DSLAM has not sent





 any information regarding the VTU-R.



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74








































































Display of the amplitude component of the transfer function (Hlog) for each tone

 y-axis: Hlog in dBm/Hz





 individual tones (carrier frequencies).



The display of the upstream Hlog per tone depends on the DSLAM (VTU-C), also



 see QLN / Tone.



<Continue> The ARGUS will return to the previous display

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

The ARGUS determines the following VDSL connection parameters:

VDSL connection parameters

Actual bitrate

Attainable bitrate

The actual useable bitrate in kbit/s.

This is the theoretically attainable bitrate in kbit/s.

Relative capacity

SNR margin

Loop attenuation

Signal attenuation

Utilization of the line as a percentage.

SIgnal-to-noise ratio in dB in the bands used.



The SNR margin is a measure of how much additional noise the transmission can withstand and still achieve a BER (Bit



Error Rate) of 10

-7

.



Unused bands will be marked as n/u (not used).

The line’s attenuation in dB over its entire length and

 bandwidth in the relevant bands.






Signal attenuation in dB in the relevant bands.




Output power

Interleave delay

Impulse noise prot.

FEC

Output power in dBm

The delay (in msec.) caused by interleaving the data blocks.

The Impulse Noise Protection is an indicator of the quality of the protective mechanism as far as impulse noise is concerned.



The number of DMT symbols, which can be completely distorted in succession, without an error occurring on the higher layers.

Forward Error Correction



The number of transmission errors corrected using the cell checkbytes of a codeword.





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CRC

Reset

Resync

Showtime no sync

Vendor far

Version

Vendor near

Version

Cyclic Redundancy Check



The superframe checksum sent from the opposing end does not match the one calculated locally. Possible cause: Fault on the line.

f (far): n (near):

Errors that the DSLAM has detected and informed the ARGUS.

Errors which were detected by the ARGUS in the blocks it received.

Shows how often the error counters have been reset by the user with the <Reset> softkey.

Number of times that the ARGUS has been resynchronized.

Shows how often the connection has reached the status

"Showtime“ without establishing a permanent, stable connection.

The manufacturer of the VTU-C side shown as a hexadecimal

 number

Vendor Specific Information, generally shows the version of the software running at the VTU-C (DSLAM) end.

The manufacturer of the ARGUS chipset (VTU-R) coded as a hexadecimal number

Vendor Specific Information, shows the software version of the

ARGUS.

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Clear down the VDSL connection and save the results

Store the result




























Clear down the VDSL connection.



<Log>PC>:

The ARGUS will send the trace file to the connected PC, which must be running

WINplus or WINanalyse. The data will be saved in the standard "pcap" format and can be decoded with a freeware program

(e.g. Wireshark). The setting “Data log” must be set to “on”. In bridge mode, two







 log files will be loaded to the PC, one for the WAN and one for the LAN side.



The ARGUS saves the VDSL connection parameters together with the trace data in the first available memory location, which can be assigned any name (see

page 119).



The name for the memory location is entered using the keypad (default:

AMP_1, AMP_2, ... or the call number of the access under test if the number has

 been entered into the speed-dialling

memory (see page 127)).



If the memory is full, you must manually select a memory location to be overwritten.


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



















Once the results have been successfully saved in memory, the ARGUS will return to the State display.



A new test can be started by pressing

<Start> .

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Displaying the Saved Test Reports

Test reports

View


























Mark the saved test results.



<Date> Display of the date and time that the results were saved.













Display the test results:



The ARGUS displays the VDSL state and the VDSL connection parameters.





Scroll through the VDSL connection parameters.



















Bit distribution display (Bits/tone)



<Continue> Display of the signal-tonoise ratio for each tone

(SNR / tone), the QLN / tone, the Hlog / tone and the trace data.


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7.3.2 Tests in VTU-R Access Mode

Depending on the protocol, the following tests are supported:



IP tests, see page 83

- IP ping



- Traceroute



- HTTP download



VoIP tests, see page 104

- VoIP telephony



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7.4 The ARGUS in the VTU-R Bridge Access Mode

Connect the ARGUS to the VDSL access using the xDSL cable and to the PC with a patch cable.



In bridge mode, the ARGUS acts like an VDSL modem, i.e. the ARGUS passively passes all packets from the Ethernet side to the VDSL access (and vice versa). In this case, the PC is responsible for setting up the connection.

 xDSL cable

Patch cable

VDSL



Access

VDSL

Line jack LAN jack

Protocol e.g. PPPoE

Ethernet

PC

7.4.1 Setting the access mode to VTU-R bridge




Access

VDSL


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Setup of a VDSL connection



Bridge mode is active!






Yellow LED test started

Green LED A connection has been setup.



Display:



Access mode (BR = Bridge)

-

Default (preset) profile, see p. 59

Current State

Interface's DC voltage



<Profile>

Display the profile (page 68)



VDSL settings:

Access parameters / Phys. parameters / VDSL /

- Target value or FW









<Stop> Deactivate bridge mode,



Clear down the VDSL connection















<Stat.>





<DSL>



<ETH>



Display Line mode





- WAN Ethernet statistics



- VDSL connection parameters

- Trace data



- Bits, SNR, QLN, Hlog/tone



- Ethernet Phys. parameters

This information can also be called up from the "Line status" menu.

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8 IP tests

8 IP tests

8.1 IP ping

In the IP ping test, the ARGUS checks whether it is possible to setup a connection to an

Internet Service Provider (ISP) via an xDSL connection (over a DSLAM): The ARGUS sends a test packet to a predefined IP address (remote site) and then waits for a packet in reply. Based on the received packet, it is possible to evaluate the IP network availability

 and delay. It is also possible to determine the path's maximum data packet size.



The following parameters are required for the IP ping:

Protocol independent parameters

Settings

Profiles


















. The ARGUS will use the parameters in the default (preset) profile to setup the xDSL connection and for the IP ping test.



The ARGUS uses the marked profile as the default profile and returns to the Settings menu.



Test parameters 





IP ping


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View and edit the marked parameters if necessary



































IP ping:



IP address

As name

This is the address of the remote site. The ARGUS can save up to

10 IP addresses. The saved IP addresses are available to all of the profiles.



The ARGUS shows the memory locations (a total of ten) available for storing IP addresses. Use the cursor keys to mark the memory location with the IP address that you wish to edit (in this example, the first memory location

 is marked (1/10).





<Edit> Open the marked IP address to edit it.



The address can be entered as an IP address (number) or as a name.






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Enter the name of the IP address. Entry using the numeric keypad. Use the softkey on the right to shift the keypad

(the softkey on the right assumes a different meaning when pressed):

<12>ab> entry of the digits 0 to 9 plus

* and #

<ab>AB> Entry of lowercase characters (e.g. to enter a

“c” press the “2” on the keypad three times), plus

@, /, -, and .

<AB>12> entry of the uppercase characters and



@, /,- and .

<Del.> Delete the character before the cursor

Set the marked IP-address as the default address

When entering the IP address as a number:

Move the cursor within the line.

Number

 of pings

Pause

Packet size

<Del.> Delete the character before the cursor

Enter the number of test packets that the ARGUS should send to the

IP address. If you enter a zero ("0"), the ARGUS will send packets continuously until the test is stopped manually. Range: 1 to 99999



Default: 10

This setting determines the amount of time that the ARGUS will wait between sending test packets. Range: 0.1 to 9.9 seconds



Default: 1 second

This setting determines the size of the test packets. By varying the size, it is possible to determine the maximum data packet size and the relationship between size and response time.



Range: 36 to 55555 bytes



Default setting: 84 bytes

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



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







































Fragmentation This parameter sets the fragmentation:



Default setting: on on off auto

Depending on the network (or router), test packets may be divided into multiple packets.

Fragmentation is not permitted, i.e. the test packets may be rejected by the network (or router). In this case, the ARGUS will not receive a packet in reply.

The ARGUS determines the maximum packet size for the path to the destination address (Path-MTU) and splits the test packet into smaller packets.

These can then be sent with the minimum of delay

(since the network/router need not fragment the test packet).

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Protocol PPPoE (PPPoEoA) or PPPoA



(ARGUS configured as terminal)

IPoA/EoA (or IPoE)



(ARGUS configured as terminal)

Access parameter

ATM



- VPI / VCI



- Encapsulation

PPP



- User name



- Password



- Set IP



- Activation delay

ATM



- VPI / VCI



- Encapsulation xDSL mode

MAC / VLAN (with PPPoE)

- MAC address

- VLAN



 xDSL mode

IP



- IP mode



- Own IP address



- IP netmask



- Gateway IP



- DNS server



- DHCP client

MAC / VLAN (with EoA)



- MAC address



- VLAN



Starting an IP ping (in this example on an ADSL access in ATU-R access mode):





Setup the xDSL connection.



The profile shown on the display will be used for the IP ping (in this example,



Profil 1).



<Edit> The ARGUS will edit the preset profile (in this example, Profil 1).



The xDSL access parameters are disabled. The other parameters can be edited here.



Open the Main menu.



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



If no connection has been setup (by pressing <Start> in the State display), a connection will be setup automatically at this point using the default profile (see



page 40).



Depending on the protocol and access:

The ARGUS will display the user name saved in the profile for the PPP connection. The user name can, however, be changed.





If the user name is changed here,

 it will only be placed in temporary storage; the profile itself is not modified.







If you change the user name, you must enter the password again.





The password entered here is not saved in the profile.







If the required Layer 3 protocol has already been setup (e.g. when another test has been run that required that protocol) the user name and password queries will not



 be displayed.



The ARGUS displays the IP address stored in the profile.



Select the IP address to use for the ping; the default address is marked with an .

<Edit> Edit the IP address, see

page 84

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Initializing



Setup the protocol. The protocol will be cleared down when the connection is cleared down and will therefore no longer

 be available for other tests.



<DSL> Display the

 xDSL connection parameters, trace data, bit distribution,

 signal to noise ratio for each tone etc.



The IP ping will start automatically.





During the IP ping, the display shows:



Number of test packets sent

The number of packets in reply



<Stat.> Depending on the access mode and protocol, the

ARGUS will display the BRAS,

IP, PPP or WAN statistics.

<DSL> Display the

 xDSL connection parameters, trace data, bit distribution, signal to noise ratio for each tone etc.

Test Canceled



The ARGUS will display the results collected thus far and will inquire whether to save

them (see page 83).



After the test has run, the ARGUS will display the results:

Number of packets sent

-

-

-

-

Number of packets received

Number of packets sent again

Checksum error

Faulty packets received

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

-

-

-

Minimum packet round-trip delay in ms

Maximum packet round-trip delay in ms

Average packet round-trip delay in ms





<Stat.>

see page 89

<DSL>

see page 89

<New> Start a new IP ping test





BRAS information:



The ARGUS displays (for the PPPoE protocol only) the BRAS (Broadband









Remote Access Server) information:



- AC (Access Server) name





- Service name











Assigned configuration:



The ARGUS will display the IP

 configuration assigned by the server.



- IP address received



- Gateway IP address



- DNS server available



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PPP information:



The ARGUS will display the number of

PPP packets and bytes received (Rx) and

 sent (Tx).



WAN Ethernet:



The ARGUS will display the number of

Ethernet frames and bytes received (Rx) and sent (Tx).



<PPP>



When the <PPP> softkey is pressed, a

PPP trace will open in which the PPPoE

 discovery information is displayed:



Command symbols:




> = command sent from the DSLAM



-

-

-

-

-

-

-

PADI:



PPPoE Active Discovery Initiation

PADO:

PPPoE Active Discovery Offer

PADR:

PPPoE Active Discovery Request

PADS:

PPPoE Active Discovery Session confirmation

PADT:



PPPoE Active Discovery

Termination

LCP:

Link Control Protocol

IPCP:

Internet Protocol Control Protocol

PAP:

Password Authentication Protocol



<Time>



The <Time> softkey is used to tag the individual messages with times from the

ARGUS system clock.



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






<Yes> The ARGUS will save the result of the IP ping test in the first available memory location in the internal memory (see

page 119).





<Log>PC> :

The ARGUS will send the trace file to the connected PC, which must be running

WINplus or WINanalyse. The data will be saved in the standard "pcap" format and can be decoded with a freeware program

(e.g. Wireshark). The setting “Data Log” must be set to “on” before starting test. In bridge mode, two log files will be loaded to the PC, one for the WAN and one for the



LAN side.



A new single test can be started since the xDSL connection and the protocol are still setup (to clear the connection down, press

<Stop> in the ARGUS State display).





IP ping – Error messages

If an error occurs, the ARGUS will display

 an error message.





IP, PPP and WAN statistics.

<DSL> Display

 the xDSL connection parameters, trace data, bit distribution, signal to noise ratio for each tone etc.

<New> Start a new IP ping test

For a description of the error messages, please see the appendix.

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In an IP Traceroute test, the ARGUS sends test packets and then displays a list of all of the network nodes (hops) and their response times on the way to the destination address. This information can then be used to precisely locate delays in the network.



The following parameters (which are stored in the profile) are required for the IP Traceroute test:

Protocol-independent parameters:

Settings

Profile





















Test parameters


. The ARGUS will use the parameters in the default (preset) profile to setup the xDSL connection and for the IP

Traceroute test.






Traceroute

Continuation on next page 



















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

































Traceroute:

IP address

Maximal hops

Probes

Timeout

This can be entered as an IP number or as a name



(for instructions, see IP Ping / IP address).



Default setting: www.argus.info

This sets the maximum number of hops that will be taken in the path to the destination node.



Range: 1 to 25



Default: 25

This sets the number of attempts that will be made to get a response from a network node.



Range: 1 to 10



Default: 3

This sets the maximum amount of time that the ARGUS will wait for a response from a network node.



Range: 0.05 to 9.9 seconds



Default: 3 seconds



For information on protocol-dependent parameters, see page 87.

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Start an IP Traceroute



(example on an ADSL access in access mode ATU-R)

Single Tests

Traceroute










The profile shown on the display will be used for the IP Traceroute (in this example, Profil 1).



<Edit> To edit the preset profile (in this example, Profil 1).



The access parameters are disabled. The other parameters can be edited here.

















Open the Main menu.




page 40).


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







If the user name is changed here, it will only be placed in temporary storage; the profile itself is not modified.







If you change the user name, you must enter the password again




















The ARGUS displays the IP address stored in the profile.



Select the IP address to use for the Traceroute; the default address is marked with an .

<Edit> To edit the IP address



For more information, see

page 84







Initializing

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

The IP Traceroute will start automatically.



During the IP Traceroute, the display shows:



the current hop and probe (in the example 5 -1: i.e. 5th hop and 1st probe)

Response time of the hop in the current probe (0.034 seconds)

The IP address of the current hop (in this example, 62.154.14.190)

<DSL> Display the

 xDSL connection parameters, trace data, bit distribution etc.

<Stat.> Depending on the access mode and protocol, the ARGUS will display the BRAS, IP, PPP and

WAN statistics.

Cancel Test



The ARGUS displays the results determined up to this point and asks whether it should save them.

Display after the Traceroute has been run:



all hops and their average response times (averaged over all of the probes), in this example 2nd hop with an average response time of

0.006 seconds and the IP address

192.168.4.253



<Detail> Displays the IP address of the hop as a name (if possible).

The details of the hop, which is at the top of the list shown above, will be displayed.



Close the results display



For information on saving the IP Traceroute

results, see IP Ping page 89.



“Sending the Trace file to a PC”, see IP

Ping page 89.

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In the HTTP download test, the ARGUS will attempt to download data from a web site or file. The ARGUS will display the current net download rate (the user data of the IP packets) and once the HTTP download is over the average speed (in the case of multiple download attempts).



The following parameters (which are stored in the profile) are required for the HTTP download:


Settings

Profile






















. The ARGUS will use the parameters in the default (preset) profile to setup the xDSL connection and for the HTTP download.






Test parameters

HTTP download
















Since it is not possible to accurately determine the transmission speed if the duration of the download test is less than 10 seconds, you should download a reasonably large file (taking into consideration the access speed).

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



Ten user-defined server profiles are







































 available.









Edit the marked server profile.



Edit the marked

 parameters

Server profile: A total of up to 10 user-defined server profiles can be created.

These server profiles will then be used for the HTTP download tests. The profiles hold all of the parameters required for the HTTP download.

Server

Download filename

Number of downloads



Enter the IP address of the server from which the ARGUS should

download the file. For information on the softkeys, see page 84

The name of the file that the ARGUS should retrieve in the download test (HTTP download). When entering a www address

alias, please see page 100. For information on the softkeys, see

page 84.

This sets how often the ARGUS will retrieve the data (download file) from the “source” address in the download test. "Zero“ means continuously. In which case, the test must be terminated manually.

Range: 1 to 9999



Default: 3

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Num. parall.

downl.



The number of packets into which the requested download should

be divided (see page 100). Range: 1 to 15



Default: 10

Profile name Entry of a name for the profile



If an alias www address is entered as the "Source/Destination" address, the

ARGUS will "only" download the one HTML page during the HTML download test. The ARGUS does not evaluate the HTML code, so any link to a “true” www address will be ignored. In this case, the ARGUS will not display an error message since the “Source/Destination” address specified will have been loaded without error.



However, since it is not possible to accurately determine the transmission speed if the duration of the download test is less than 10 seconds, you should download

 a reasonably large file (taking into consideration the access speed).



When entering the “Source” address (server address and download filename) make certain that you use the correct notation (upper and lower case), otherwise the ARGUS will report an Error 301 (Moved Permanently) or Error 404 (Not



Found).



If the ARGUS requests multiple downloads, it will reduce the number of downloads requested to suit the number of downloads supported by the server.

This may result in a deviation from the parameters set. This can be the case e.g. if the size of the requested file is unknown.





For information on protocol-dependent parameters, see page 87

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Start the HTTP download (in this example: ADSL access in access mode ATU-R)








The profile shown on the display will be used for the HTTP download (in this example, Profil 1).






The xDSL access parameters are disabled. The other parameters can be edited here.

Single Tests

HTTP download

Enter password









Open the Main menu.






page 40).



















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HTTP download



Mark the server profile (the default profile

 is marked with a ).



<Edit> Edit the marked profile



For information on changing the individual settings, see

page 99.















Initializing



<DSL> Display






The HTTP download will start automatically.



During the HTTP download, the display shows:



Current download / total downloads



In the example the first download attempt of a total of three (1/3) is shown.

the amount of data already loaded



(in the example, 12%)

current net download rate



(in the example, 19.122 Mbit/s)

the number of bytes already loaded



(in the example, 39.910 MB)

Size of the file to be downloaded




Current loading time in h:min:s

Remaining loading time in h:min:s

Number of parallel downloads

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<DSL> Display





Cancel the test.



Display results:



calculated average speed of all of the downloads (in the example, 18.109 Mbit/s)

size of file loaded




average time required for a download in h:min:s.ms

current parallel downloads

configured parallel downloads



<Stat.> see above

<DSL> see above

<New> Start a new HTTP download







Close the results display



For information on saving the HTTP

download results, see page 89.





“Sending the Trace file to a PC”, see

page 89.



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9.1 VoIP telephony

The ARGUS acts as a VoIP terminal with which a telephone (voice) call can be set up. The

ARGUS uses the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) as the signaling protocol for VoIP. VoIP calls can be set up with or without a registrar or proxy. The ARGUS can be used to setup a

VoIP connection (DSL telephony) via xDSL. The MOS / R factor of the RTP data stream will determined and displayed as an evaluation of the voice quality.



Three "VoIP Profiles" can be configured for use in VoIP telephony.


Settings

Profile

Test parameters































. The ARGUS will use the parameters in the default (preset) profile to setup the xDSL connection and for the VoIP test.






VoIP


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

A total of 3 user-defined VoIP profiles can



































 be configured.

















Edit the marked profile.



Edit the marked parameters if necessary

VoIP

 testparam.

Up to 3 VoIP profiles can be created.

<Edit> Edit the selected profile.

Destination The VoIP destination can be entered as a call number, an IP address or as an SIP URI. The ARGUS will save up to 10 destinations. To edit a destination, select a place in the list and open it with <Edit>.

SIP

Entry using the numeric keypad. Use the softkey on the right to shift the keypad (the softkey on the right assumes a different meaning when pressed):

User name

Password

User name for the registrar



For information on the softkeys, see page 105

Password for the registrar

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Registrar server



Outbound proxy / SBC

SIP domain

Listen port



Use Registrar. Setting: yes or no: If an Internet Telephony

Service Provider (ITSP) is used (in such case, you will dial a normal telephone number), a regis-trar must be used. A registrar is not needed if you dial a VoIP phone directly, e.g. via its IP address or SIP-URI.



Default setting: No

Registrar Server



Address of the registrar server

(SBC = Session Border Controller)



Use proxy: This setting specifies whether or not to use

Outbound Proxy.



Default setting: No

Outbound Proxy / SBC



Address of the outbound proxy server

Outbound proxy/SBC Port



Port of the outbound proxy serverRange: 0 to 65535



Default: 5060

Configuration of the domain name for the “From” field in the SIP message (when using an Internet Telephony

Service Provider (ITSP)).

The port used for the incoming SIP signaling



Range: 0 to 65535



Default: 5060

Remote port The port used by the remote end. When using a registrar

(see Registrar Server Setting on page 105), enter the

port number of the Registrar / Proxy Server; otherwise, enter the port number of the remote end.



Range: 0 to 65535



Default: 5060

Authentication Addtional xTU-R password used for proper authentication with the registrar.




Caller ID Optional entry of any text desired which will then be displayed on the called party's equipment instead of the caller's phone number.

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

Settings

User agent

Type of service

Qualify

Registrar expire

Del.exist.

 registrar

Call acceptance

Silence

 detection

Jitter buffer

ID-string or terminal type which will be sent to the called party.



Default setting: Argus141




Entry of the Type of Service. The Type of Service (ToS) is used to prioritorize the handling of VoIP data in the

Internet (thus voice data is - when possible - transferred faster).



Default setting: 18




Specifies whether or not the proxy server’s availability should be checked continuously.



Default setting: No

Specifies how long a registration with the Registrar

Server is valid.






Default: 3600 seconds

Delete the registration with the Registrar Server. When set to "yes“, the ARGUS will be exclusively registered with the registrar server. If it is set to "no“, it will be put in the list of existing registrations.



Default setting: yes

Selection of the type of call acceptance. If “Echo Test” is selected, incoming calls will be accepted automatically and the speech data will then be looped back.



Default setting: manual

If this is set to “on”, ARGUS will not send speech packets when there is silence (a break in the speech). This can, however, lead to problems with the assignment of ports if there is a NAT router.



Default setting: off

Sets the size of the jitter buffer static or adaptive.



Default setting: static

Static jitter buffer:

Entry of the size of the static jitter buffer



Range: 20 to 200 ms

 nominal: 60ms

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Codecs

DTMF

 settings

Adaptive jitter buffer:

Entry of the minimum (min) and maximum

(max) sizes of the jitter buffer and the initial value (init).



Range: 20 to 600 ms

 min: 60ms

 init: 60ms

 max:120ms

Preparation of a list of voice codecs to be used. If there are multiple codecs in the list, the priority is determined by the order in the list.

Switch between softkey sets

<



> The marked codec will be moved down one place in the list.

<



> The marked codec will be moved up one place in the list.

<Insert> A display of the still available voice codecs will open. If a voice codec is marked with a

in this list (Codec Selection list), it will be added to the Codec Priority list (in the active list of voice codecs)

<Del.> Delete the marked codec from the list

Accept the codec priorities

DTMF is a Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency dialing procedure.

Mode: DTMF mode settings



Choose one of the following settings automatic, SIP Info,

RFC 2833 or inband.



Default setting: automatic



Duration: The VoIP DTMF Time setting



Range: 40 to 1000 ms



Up to 200 ms in increments of 10, 200 to 300 ms in increments of 20, 300 to 1000 ms in increments of 100.



Default setting: 80 ms



Increase or decrease VoIP DTMF time.

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MOS

 threshold

Profile name

Use STUN Use STUN. Setting: yes or no. If there is a NAT router between the ARGUS and the next remote end (gateway), you must use STUN so that the ARGUS can determine which IP address the remote will receive.



Default setting: No

STUN server STUN server: Specifies the address of a STUN server which must be located in the same network (on the same level) as the remote end

Entry of the MOS threshold: The MOS value (Mean Opinion Score) is an evaluation of the quality of the speech data. The MOS quality scale ranges from 5 (excellent) down to 1 (bad). The ARGUS will compare the

MOS value of the currently active VoIP connection to the target MOS value and will display OK - if the current MOS value is at least as good as the target MOS value - or FAIL - if it is not.



Range: 1.0 to 5.0



Default: 4.0

Enter or change the name of the edited VoIP profile

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Start VoIP telephony (In this example: ADSL access)

Single Tests

VoIP phone

Enter password



Access mode in the example: ATU-R






The profile used to set up the xDSL connection (in this example, Profil 1) will also be used for VoIP telephony.






The access parameters for the connection are blocked. The test parameters can be configured.











Open the Main menu.



If no xDSL connection has been setup (by pressing <Start> in the state display), a connection will be setup automatically at

 this point using the default profile (see

page 40).





















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Shift key

 pressed

Continuation in the second display





Select the VoIP profile (the default profile









 is marked with a ).



<Edit> Edit the marked profile



For information on changing the individual parameters, see

page 105.





Initializing



<DSL> Display






The ARGUS will display the VoIP profile used, the protocol and the user ID (own number). If a registrar is used, the

ARGUS will display how long it has been



 registered.



<Stat.> Depending on the access mode and protocol, the ARGUS will display the BRAS, IP, PPP and

WAN statistics.

<DSL> Display


<Talk> Setting up call.

Switch between softkey sets


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<Talk> or





<Log.> Display the signaling protocol:

SIP message status codes in numerical form



(see Appendix).

<Time> Show times

<Detail> Will only be shown when the setting "Use registar“ is set to

"yes“ (see page 105).



Display the Registrar Details,

Status, Registrar IP etc.

Display the

 xDSL connection parameters, trace data, bit distribution etc.









The ARGUS displays the destination address stored in the VoIP profile. There are a total of ten memory locations

 available for destination addresses.



<Edit> To edit the marked memory location: Open the marked destination address to edit it or to enter a new destination address in an "empty" memory location

(see page 105).





Setup connection



The ARGUS displays the "own number"

(from: 501) and the number called (to: 84).

The subscriber called has not yet accept the call; the display shows “Connecting!”. and the "yellow CALL symbol“.

Cancel setup

<Stat.> see above

<DSL> see above

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The subscriber called has accepted the call; the display shows “Connected!”. The

ARGUS will determine the MOS value and will indicate whether the speech quality meets or exceeds the MOS

threshold set (see page 109) - i.e. will

display "OK" or "FAIL". It will also show the duration of the connection and the currently used voice codec (in this

example, G.711 a-law, see page 107).






<DSL> or



Display the xDSL connection parameters etc.

Disconnect. The results can be

saved, see page 92



"Sending the trace file to a

PC".

Switching the softkey assignment



<Log.> and <Volume>

<Log.> see above

<Volume> Opens the volume setting.

<OK> : Settings confirmed

Display MOS info:



-





-



-



-





-



the evaluation of the MOS value in accordance with ITU-T P.800 (in this example: Good),



Current MOS (Cur. MOS)



Average MOS (Avg. MOS)



Min./max. MOS value



Ideal MOS (MOS possible without interference, depends on Codec)



Current and average R-Factor in accordance with ITU-T G.107


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Display of the other VoIP results:



Packet statistics:



-

















-





-



-



-

 packets received (Rx) packets sent (Tx)

Error Counters:



RTP drop



RTP error

RTP Jitter Rx:



Current jitter



Average jitter



Minimum jitter



Maximum jitter





RTP packets lost (speech packets "Real time Transport Protocol“)



(RTP Packet Loss)



(Total, current, average, min. and max.)

Return to “outgoing call"









-





-



-



-



-





RTCP "Real time Transport Control

Protocol“ Info:



Display the statistics sent from the remote end.



Current jitter of the remote end (far)

Average jitter of the remote end remote end

(far)



 time Transport Protocol")





Minimum and minimum jitter of the



RTP packets lost (speech packets "Real

(RTP Packet Loss) of the remote end

(Total, current, average, min. and max.)

 the Network Delay calculated from the propagation time

 of the RTCP packets



(Current, average, min. and max.)

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









The ARGUS will display the codecs available at the remote end.



Return to the “outgoing call" display

<MOS> Open the “MOS info" display

Ring Navigation



Switch to "MOS info“

The ARGUS remains registered with the registrar even after the connection is cleared down.













Before and after the connection is setup, the ARGUS will show the registration with the registrar (If Registrar set to "yes“).



Press "Shift“ to display the <Detail> and <Log.> softkeys.



<Log.> Display the signaling protocol:

SIP message status codes in numerical form



(see Appendix).

<Time> Show times

<Detail> Will only be shown when the setting "Use Registar“ is set to

"yes“



(see page 105).



Display the Registrar Details,

Status, Registrar IP etc.


<Reject> If the ARGUS is registered and is called, the softkey

<Reject> will be displayed.

The incoming call can be rejected.





<Accept> If the ARGUS is registered and is called, the softkey

<Accept> will be displayed.

The incoming call can be accepted.

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An overview of the VoIP results

During and after a successful registration:

SIP log

Register state

Display / Meaning

A log showing the SIP methods and status codes exchanged

The ARGUS shows all of the important registration and registrar info in the Register state display.



During a call or a connection:

MOS threshold, Voice codec

SIP log:

INFO: MOS results:

Display / Meaning

Current MOS threshold, voice codec currently used

A log showing the SIP methods and status codes exchanged

Threshold: Display shows whether the value stayed within the preconfigured MOS threshold.

INFO: RTP results:

P.800: Evaluation in accordance with P.800

MOS value: current / average / minimum

R factor: current / average / minimum

RTP packets: received / sent

RTP jitter: current / average / minimum

(Calculation in accordance with RFC3550 performed every second)

RTP packet loss total number:



(RTP packets not received)

RTP packet loss: current / average / minimum

/ maximum in percent

RTP drop: RTP packets received, but rejected by the jitter buffer

RTP error: defective RTP packets received

INFO: RTCP results:



(The content of the RTCP packets will be displayed if this is supported by the remote end!)

RTP jitter - remote end: current / average

/ minimum / maximum

RTP packet loss - remote end:

 current / average / minimum / maximum in percent

RTP packet loss - remote end, total number

Network delay: current / average / minimum

(Determined by exchanging RTCP packets)

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Clear down the connection, save and send log to PC



The connection is cleared down in the same manner as it is after an IP ping.

However, pressing the "Cancel“ key once will only clear down the connection (if there is one). The results will be saved when the key is pressed again. The

ARGUS however will remain registered with the Registrar so the ARGUS can still be called (an incoming call can be rejected or accepted). If the "Cancel“ key is pressed a second time, the registration is also terminated and you are given the

 opportunity to save the results again.



The Layer 1 connectivity originally setup for the VoIP connection remains.



Whenever the ARGUS offers to save the Log (in the internal memory of the

ARGUS), you can instead send the log (Trace file) to the connected PC. For more information see IP ping which is similar.



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10 Test reports

The saved test reports can be viewed either on the ARGUS display or on a PC. The test data can be sent to a Windows PC, where - among other things - a comprehensive test report can be generated using the WINplus or WINanalyse software.



The ARGUS saves the test results together with the date and the time (the ARGUS internal

clock see page 124) in the sequentially numbered memory locations (1, 2, 3 etc.). When

the parameters are rest to their default values, the stored test results will be deleted (see

page 126).



Each item in the Test reports menu refers to a specific test report. Therefore, a window will open first showing a list of the reports saved.

Test reports












The ARGUS will display for each memory location the corresponding name of the memory location as well as the date and

 time. Empty memory locations are labeled as "empty“.



<Date> The date and time that the results were saved will be displayed.



The softkey <Name> will be displayed.

<Name> Display the name of the memory location

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10.1 Saving Test Reports

Store the result

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

The results of a test can be saved when a test is completed or when closing a display













 showing test results.



The ARGUS saves the test result in the first available memory location. If the

 memory is full, you must manually select a memory location to be overwritten.



As names for the memory locations, the

ARGUS will suggest either AMP_1,



AMP_2, AMP_3 etc.



The name shown can accepted or a new one can be entered using the keypad:

When the right softkey is pressed, it assumes a different meaning and thus influences the entries made from the keypad:

<12>ab> entry of the digits 0 to 9 plus * and #

<ab>AB>

<AB>12>

<Del.> entry of the lowercase characters and @, /,- and .



(e.g. to enter a “c” press the

“2” on the keypad three times) entry of the uppercase characters and @, /,- and .

Delete the character before the cursor

Move the cursor

Do not save the results;

 return to the previous display.

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10.2 Displaying the Saved Test reports

Test reports

1 AMP_1

View

Display the test report




























Select a memory location



(In this example, the first memory location named AMP_1 has been selected).

10.3 Test reports – Sending to a PC

The test reports can be sent to a PC, where they can be visualized and archived. Use the included USB cable to connect the ARGUS (ARGUS “USB” jack) to a USB jack on your PC

(observe the settings for the PC interface, see page 125) and then start WINplus or

WINanalyse on your PC.

Test reports

1 AMP_1
















Send report to PC

Start transfer of data to PC













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10.4 Deleting Test reports

Test reports

1 AMP_1

Delete

1 empty


















Delete the test report stored in the

 selected memory location.



The memory location will again be

 marked as "empty".



For information on how to delete all test



reports, see on page 126 “Reset All

Parameters”.



10.5 Send All Test reports to a PC

The ARGUS sends all of the saved test reports to the PC. Connect the ARGUS to your PC and start WINplus or WINanalyse on the PC.

Test reports

1 AMP_1
















All tests to PC

Start transfer of data to PC











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10.6 Delete All Test reports

The ARGUS will delete all of the test reports stored in the internal memory.

Test reports

1 AMP_1












Select any memory location (In this example, the first memory location named AMP_1 has been selected).

Delete all

Press <Yes> to confirm that you really want to delete all 50 possible test reports.















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11 ARGUS Settings - Device

11 ARGUS Settings - Device

The ARGUS can be configured to suit special requirements. The default (factory) settings

can be restored by selecting "Reset“(see page 126).

11.1 Trace / remote

The ARGUS remains active and passes the recorded data online directly to the connected

PC.

Settings

Trace / remote

Off

Off




















The default (preset) Trace mode will be marked in the display with a .

Mark the desired Trace mode The selected Trace mode will be marked blue in the display.

The marked Trace mode will be activated as the default setting. Open the next higher menu without making any changes.





Basically, the data will not be sent to the PC.



Defaults

Auto PC sync.

Manual PC sync.

All data will always be sent to the PC (“PC” LED will flash).

This setting remains active even after the ARGUS is switched on again.

The data will be sent to the PC once (“PC” LED will flash).

When the ARGUS is switched off and then back on again,

Trace mode will be off.

If the ARGUS cannot send the data to the PC without errors, the “PC” LED will flash at 5 Hz

(5 times per sec).

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11.2 Device Settings

The procedure for configuring a device setting will be illustrated with a single example:

"Alarm bell".

Settings

Device

Alarm bell

Off

The marked setting will be activated as the default setting.






















Using the cursor keys, select a setting



(e.g. Alarm bell).



The default setting will be marked in the display with a .

Mark the desired setting. The selected setting will be marked blue in the display.

Open the next higher menu without making any changes to the settings.

Settings

Menu language

LCD lightness

Date / time

Explanation

Selection of the menu language.



Default setting: depends on country

Setting the display contrast: The contrast can be changed in 16 steps. The contrast can be increased or decreased using the cursor keys. The display shows a vertical arrow, which shows the current setting on a scale from low to high contrast.

Entry of the date and time (initialisation of the internal clock) via the keypad. Use the vertical cursor keys to scroll from line to line in the display. The entered time will be continuously updated by the

ARGUS’s real time clock as long as the power is not interrupted. If the ARGUS switched off without batteries, the clock will still run a few more weeks on its own internal supply. If the backup supply is exhausted, the time will be undefined and must be set again.

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Ringer

 volume

Alarm bell

Power management

Software option


With this setting you can set the volume level used by the ARGUS to signal an incoming call.



The initial volume level can be set.



- Default setting: Level 1 (very low)



In addition, you can also set the final volume level.



- Default setting: Level 7 (very loud)



When an incoming call is received, the ARGUS will begin signalling with the initial (very low) volume and increase the volume by one increment each time it signals until it has reached the final (very loud) volume.

The ARGUS signals with an audible alarm in a variety of situations, e.g. when a bit error occurs in a BERT or the ARGUS has synchronized on an xDSL or when an error counter increments.



When this parameter is set to "off“, all audible alarms are suppressed.



Default setting: Off

Automatic turn off



Set the how long the ARGUS can remain idle before it will switch to power down mode if it is not connected to the plug-in power supply. If power down mode is disabled, when the

ARGUS is switched on, it will display a message warning that this will lead to a shorter battery life.



Default setting: after 5 minutes

Lighting



Sets how long the background lighting will remain on. When operated from the mains power, the background lighting will always remain on. When operating from the battery pack, the

ARGUS switch off the background lighting after the set time.



Default setting: off after 30 seconds

Enabling a software option The associated software key must be entered via the keypad.



Additional ARGUS options can be enabled if desired by entering the associated 20-place code on the keypad.



To obtain this code, please contact us.

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11.3 Reset All Parameters

The ARGUS will reset all of the parameters and settings to their default values.

The PPP user name, IP addresses, profile names and all of the test reports stored in the ARGUS will be deleted.

Settings

Reset

Continue with reset of  all parameters?

<Yes>
























Security query



All the parameters will be reset to their





 default (preset) values.



The ARGUS opens the next higher menu





Alternative operation:

 and pressed one after the other:

The ARGUS will immediately display the security query "Reset all parameters?“

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12 Using the Battery Pack

12 Using the Battery Pack

Changing the battery pack

Switch the ARGUS off and disconnect the plug-in power supply. Afterwards, loosen the thumbscrew to release the battery pack.

Battery pack handling

The ARGUS may only be operated with the included battery pack. Connecting any other voltage supply to the battery pack contacts will damage the ARGUS.



-

-

-

-

-

The supplied battery pack may only be charged in the ARGUS.

Do not use the supplied battery pack in other devices.

Recharge the battery pack fully at least once a month



(even if the ARGUS is not used for a longer period of time).

If the lithium-ion battery pack is stored, it should first be charged to between 40 and

60 % of its capacity. If the lithium-ion battery pack is stored for a longer period of time, it should be recharged to this level every six months.

Please read the extensive notes on safety and the transport of the lithium-ion battery pack found in the section "Safety Instructions“.

Automatic recharging of the battery pack when the ARGUS is switched off

The ARGUS automatically recharges the battery pack, if the ARGUS is connected to the plug-in power supply and is switched off and the battery pack voltage is too low. While charging, the ARGUS displays the message “Charge battery”. If you press and hold the power switch, the ARGUS will switch off before the battery pack are recharged. The

ARGUS remains on after fully recharging the battery pack.

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Charge battery

The ARGUS will display the current charge of the battery pack graphically, if no power supply is connected. In the LCD display, a battery symbol will begin to blink, when there is still approximately (depending on the mode of operation) 5 minutes reserve power. During this period, it is possible that there may be audible interference and in rare cases even

 malfunctions. Connect the power supply.



When the plug-in power supply is connected, the battery pack in the ARGUS can be fully recharged. It is not necessary to manually discharge the lithium-ion accumulators in the

ARGUS battery pack. It may take up to 6 hours to fully recharge the battery pack.

Charge

Loading

Charge battery

V: 4.03V
















Connect the power supply!



Charging process begins.



The ARGUS will display the voltage while





 charging the battery pack.





Automatic recharging of the battery pack in the background (Auto charge)

Charge battery

Auto charge


















On

The ARGUS charges the battery pack automatically in the background when the

The ARGUS saves the setting and returns to the next higher menu.

plug-in power supply is connected if the



 battery voltage is too low.



(battery symbol shown on the display).



If the ARGUS is disconnected from the power supply before the battery pack is fully recharged, the ARGUS will not automatically begin to charge the battery pack again when it is reconnected to the power supply, since the battery voltage is no longer less than the threshold value.

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13 Firmware Update

13 Firmware Update

You can download a firmware file from www.argus.info/en/service free-of-charge and save it on your PC to later transfer to your ARGUS tester.



Open the Internet site www.argus.info/en:

Click on

“Service”.

Click on “to the download area ...”.

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Click on "ARGUS 141" and follow the instructions.

You can download a PDF file with detailed instructions on updating the firmware from this web page.

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Important information regarding the ARGUS Firmware Update:



Do not, under any circumstances, start to update the firmware if the ARGUS is running on its battery pack. First connect the ARGUS to the plug-in power supply,

 before sending the firmware update file from your PC to the ARGUS.



An ARGUS USB cable is required to perform an upgrade (USB cable with a mini-



USB plug). Save the configuration and test reports before beginning an upgrade.





Do not disconnect the ARGUS from the PC during the update.





Do not switch the ARGUS off while an update is being performed.



You must also pay attention to the messages on the ARGUS display – not just the instructions displayed by the Update Tool on the PC.

The update has not been successfully completed until the Update Tool displays a corresponding message on the PC and the ARGUS – after being automatically restarted by the Update Tool – shows the normal startup screen.

The ARGUS will not switch on until after you have clicked on one of the two buttons ("back to step 1" or "Exit program") on the Update Tool after the update has been completed.

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14 Appendix

14 Appendix

A) Acronyms

AC

ADSL

AMP

ANSI

ATM

ATU-R

A

Alternating Current or Access Server

Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line

ARGUS Measurement Protocol

American National Standards Institute

Aynchronous Transfer Mode

ADSL Transceiver Unit - Remote

Auto-MDI-X Automatic Medium Dependent Interface Crossing

Avg Average

B

BR

BRAS

Codec

CRC

Bridge

Broadband Remote Access Server

C

Coder-Decoder

DC

DE

DHCP

DIN

DMT

DNS

DS

DSL

DSLAM

DTMF

Cyclic redundancy check

D

Direct Current

Deutsch (German)

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

Deutsches Institut für Normung (German Institute of Standardisation)

Discrete Multitone

Domain Name System

Downstream Band

Digital Subscriber Line

Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer

Dual Tone Multi Frequency e.g.

EG

ElektroG

EN

EoA

ETSI

FEC

FS

FW

E exempli gratia (for example)

Europäische Gemeinschaft (European community)

Elektro- und Elektronikgerätegesetz (German law)

European Norm or English

Ethernet over ATM

European Telecommunications Standards Institute

F

Forward error correction

Feature Set

Firmware



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MAC

MDF

MOS

MTU n/a n/r n/u

NAT

NTBA

OSI

PABX

PADI

HEC

HTTP

IAD

ID

IEEE

INP

IP

IPCP

IPoA

IPoE

ISO

ISP

ITSP

ITU

L1

L2

L3

LAN

LCD

LCP

LED

LLC

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H

Header Error Checksum

I

Hypertext Transfer Protocol

Integrated Access Device

Identifier

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Impulse Noise Protection

Intenet Protocol

Internet Protocol Control Protocol

Internet Protocol over ATM

Internet Protocol over Ethernet

International Standardisation Organisation

Internet Service Provider

Internet Telephony Service Provider

International Telecommunication Union

L

Layer 1 in OSI model



Local Area Network

Liquid Crystal Display

Link Control Protocol

Light Emitting Diode

Low Layer Compatibility

M

Media Access Control

Main Distribution Frame

Mean Opinion Score

Maximum Transmission Unit

N not available not received not used

Network Address Translation

Network Termination Basic Access

O

Open Systems Interconnection

P

Private Automatic Branch Exchange

PPPoE Active Discovery Initiation

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RFC

RJ

RoHS

RTCP

RTP

Rx

SBC

SIP

SNR

STB

STUN

TCP

ToS

TS

Tx

UDP

URI

US

USB

VC

VCI

VC-MUX

VDSL

VLAN

PADO

PADR

PADS

PADT

PAP

PC

PPP

PPPoA

PPPoE

PWR

QLN

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PPPoE Active Discovery Offer

PPPoE Active Discovery Request

PPPoE Active Discovery Session confirmation

PPPoE Active Discovery Termination

Password Authentication Protocol

Personal Computer

Point-to-Point Protocol

Point-to-Point Protocol over ATM

Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet

Power

Q

Quiet Line Noise

R

Request for Comments

Registered Jack

Restriction of hazardous substances

RealTime Control Protocol

Real-Time Transport Protocol

Received

S

Session Border Controller - Outbound Proxy

Session Initiation Protocol

Signal-to-Noise-Ratio

Settop-Box

Session Traversal Utilities for NAT

T

Transmission Control Protocol

Type of Service

Technical Specification

Transceived

U

User Datagram Protocol

Uniform Resource Identifier

VDSL: Upstream Band

Universal Serial Bus

V

Virtual Channel

Virtual Channel Identifier

Virtual Circuit Multiplexing

Very High Speed Digital Subscriber Line

Virtual Local Area Network

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VoIP

VPI

VTU-R

WAN

WEEE xDSL xTU-C xTU-R

Voice over Internet Protocol (Voice over IP)

Virtual Path Identifier

VDSL Transceiver Unit - Remote

W

Wide Area Network

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment

X general term for several DSL types xDSL Transceiver Unit - Central Office xDSL Transceiver Unit - Remote

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B) Error message: PPP connection

Display on ARGUS Description

External fault:

Negotiation err Cannot negotiate the network protocol for PPPD, so the remote site is not reachable.

Idle release

Time out rel

Echo req. error

Hanging up rel

Loopback error

Authent. Error

PADO timeout

PADS timeout

Connection was terminated, since there was no activity.

Connection was terminated, since the maximum connection time elapsed.

Remote site did not answer echo requests so the connection has been terminated. (PPP connections are tested at regular intervals by sending echo requests to the remote site.)

Disconnected by remote site.

The setup of the PPP connection was cancelled, since a loopback was detected.

Authentication error: Wrong user name or password - rejected by remote site.

No PADO packet received.

No PADS packet received.

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C) Error message: Download test

Display on ARGUS

External fault:

Http redir.error

Description

Http no response

Http serv.error

Http encod.error

Network error

URL error

Socket error 2

Http Head.error

Unknown address

Unknown download error

Fault: Too many HTTP redirects.

No answer from HTTP server.

HTTP server has returned an error.

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(for details see the table below "HTTP Error Messages")

Due to an encoding problem, data transfer with HTTP is not possible.

Network error

Fault: No HTTP URL specified.

Error when connecting a socket. The server's HTTP service is not available.

Error in the header of the requested HTTP file.

Unknown host address.

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Possible cause: Error in the address entered, DNS resolution not working or network not accessable.

Unknown download error

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D) HTTP status codes:

206

300

303

304

305

307

400

401

402

403

404

405

406

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Code No.

100

101

200

201

202

203

204

205

Meaning

Client should continue its request.

The protocol is being changed at the Client's request.

The Client's request has succeeded.

The Client's request that a new document be created was successful.

The Client's request has been accepted for processing.

The Client's request will be answered with information from a source other than the server.

The Client's request was successful. The server sends [no content] only the HTTP header.

The Client's request was successful. The server [resets content] sends a new HTTP body.

The Client's request was successful. The server sends only part of the requested document [partial content].

The request was not precise enough so multiple documents have been returned.

The requested resource has been found at a different URI and should be retrieved from there.

The requested document has not been changed in the interim.

The requested document must be retrieved from a proxy instead of from

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The requested resource has been temporarily relocated to a different

URI [temporary redirect].

Syntax error in the Client's request [Client error].

The request requires user authentication.

Payment is required to process this request.

The Client's request has been refused. (e.g. because

 authentication failed.)

The requested document was not found (e.g. because of an error in the

URL entered or while the document is no longer available).

The method specified by the Client in its request is not allowed by the server.

The requested document in a format that is not supported by the Client.

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503

504

505

424

500

501

502

410

411

412

413

414

415

416

417

407

408

409

The request requires that the Client authenticate itself with a proxy.

The Client did not place its request within the time allowed by the server

[Request Timeout].

Due to a conflict (e.g.another request) the Client's request cannot be completed by the server.

The requested URL is [gone] no longer available on the server.

The Client sent data to the server without a defined Content Length.

The preconditions in the Client's request could not be satisfied by the server.

The Client's request has been refused by the server because the request entity is too large.

The Client sent a URL to the server that is too large

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(e.g. because of the form values contained).

The Client's data is not supported by the server.

The range (in a document) requested by the Client does not exist.

The server could not (or did not wish to) satisfy the Client's expectation given in the Expect request header field.

For aesthetic reasons, the requested document will not be sent by the server.

Due to an unexpected condition, the server cannot fulfill the Client's request (e.g. faulty configuration, missing or wrong CGI program).

The server does not support the function required to fulfill the Client's request.

The server received an invalid response from an upstream server or proxy which it accessed in attempting to fulfill the request.

The server is currently unable to handle the request due to a temporary overloading of the server.

The Client's request (of a gateway or proxy) did not receive a response within the specified time.

The server does not support the HTTP protocol version that was used in the Client's request.

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Display on ARGUS

Prot. not supp.

Unknown error

No PPP connec.

Test aborted

Pingstart error

Fault: PPP connection

Unexp. PING end

Description

The protocol (IP, PPPoE, etc.) is not supported in the selected mode.

Unknown error occurred.

No PPP connection can be setup.

Test aborted by user.

Error when starting the Ping test.

Unexpected termination of the PPP connection.

Unexpected termination of the Ping test.

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SIP requests:

The six basic requests / methods:

INVITE

ACK

BYE

Invite a user to a session (call - initiates a session)

Acknowledge an INVITE request

Terminate a session (hangup)

CANCEL Terminates the setup of a connection

REGISTER Provides subscriber data (host name and IP address)

OPTIONS Supplies information regarding the functions supported by the other SIP telephone

SIP responses:

SIP responses are answers to SIP requests. There are six basic types of SIP responses with numerous sub-responses:

1xx Informational responses (180 indicates for example that the phone of the party called is ringing)

2xx

3xx

Reports that the request has been successful

Redirection responses

4xx

5xx

6xx

Client failure responses

Server failure responses

Global failure responses

Explanation

181

182

183

200

202

Display on

ARGUS:

Code No.

100

180

Meaning

Trying

Ringing

Call Being Forwarded

Call Queued

Session Progress

OK

Accepted

140

The ARGUS is attempting to setup a call.

The phone at the other end is ringing.

The call is being forwarded.

The call is in a wait loop.

The call is being setup.

Everything is all right.

Connection has been accepted.

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300

301

302

305

380

400

401

402

403

404

405

406

407

408

409

410

411

413

414

415

416

420

421

423

480

481

482

483

484

485

486

487

488

491

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Multiple Choices

Moved Permanently

Moved Temporarily

Use Proxy

Alternative Service

Bad Request

Unauthorized

Payment Required

Forbidden

Not Found

Method Not Allowed

There is no unique destination address for the remote end. Please select one.

Calls are being permanently forwarded.

Calls are being temporarily forwarded.

A proxy must be used.

Alternative service

The request is not OK.

You are not authorized.

Payment is required.

This is not permitted.

The remote end was not found or does not exist.

The method (e.g. SUBSCRIBE or NOTIFY) is not permitted.

Not Acceptable The options used in the call are not supported.

Proxy Authentication Required The proxy must be authenticated.

Request Timeout The time for the request has been exceeded (timeout).

Conflict

Gone

Length Required

Request Entity Too Large

There is a conflict.

The subscriber is no longer reachable here.

The length must be supplied.

The values are too long.

Request URI Too Long

Unsupported Media Type

Unsupported URI Scheme

Bad Extension

Extension Required

Interval Too Brief

The URI is too long. (Destination address)

The codec is not supported.

The URI scheme is not supported.

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(Destination address)

The extension is wrong.

An extension is necessary.

There is a problem with the SIP parameters.

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(Register Expire is too short)

Temporarily Unavailable The subscriber is currently not reachable.

Call/Transaction Does Not Exist This connection does not exist (any longer).

Loop Detected

Too Many Hops

A redirection loop has been detected.

Too many redirects.

Address Incomplete

Ambiguous

Busy Here

Request Terminated

Not Acceptable Here

Request Pending

The SIP address is incomplete or faulty.

The SIP address is not unique.

The destination is busy.

The request has been terminated.

The call cannot be accepted.

A request is waiting.

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500

501

502

503

504

505

513

600

603

604

605

Undecipherable

Server Internal Error

Not Implemented

Bad Gateway

Service Unavailable

Server Time-Out

Version Not Supported

Message Too Large

Busy Everywhere

Declined

Does Not Exist Anywhere

Not Acceptable

Decryption error.

Internal error in the server.

The requested method (functionality) has not been implemented.

The gateway is bad.

The service is not available.

The gateway did not respond in time.

The SIP protocol version is not supported.

The message length is too long. Use TCP.

All terminals are busy at the remote end.

The system at the remote end refused to accept the call.

This user does not exist any longer.

SIP request not acceptable.

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G) Software Licenses

The ARGUS firmware includes code from what are known as Open Source packages, which have been published under various licenses (GPL, LGPL, MIT, BSD, etc.).

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Additional information can be found - if requested in your order - on the CD-ROM included in the package (see Software_License.htm) or can be viewed at http://www.argus.info/web/ download/Software_License.htm.

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In the event that you are interested in the sources licensed under GPL or LGPL, please contact [email protected]. A machine-readable copy of the source code can be obtained from intec Gesellschaft für Informationstechnik mbH for a minimal fee - to cover the cost of physically copying the code. This offer is valid for 3 years.

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