3. Default Parameters

Table 3.1 shows the default NPAP parameters used for each ERD. It details the parameter name, the default value, a description of the parameter, and whether the parameter is changeable during runtime. If your ERD uses different values it is noted in the section NPAP ERD Overview.

Table 3.1 Default ERD Parameters

Parameter

Default Value

Parametrization at

Description

Maximum Frame Size

9000

Compile Time

Maximum Ethernet Frame Size

TCP TX Max Segment Size

8 KiB

Compile Time

Maximum transmit TCP segment sizes

TCP RX Max Segment Size

8 KiB

Compile Time

Maximum receive TCP segment size

UDP TX Max Datagram Size

1472

Compile Time

Maximum transmit UDP datagram size in Byte

UDP RX Max Datagram Size

1472

Compile Time

Maximum receive UDP datagram size in Byte

TCP RX Buffer Size

128 KiB

Compile Time

TCP buffer in Kibibytes in the RX path.

TCP TX Buffer Size

128 KiB

Compile Time

TCP buffer in Kibibytes in the TX path.

UDP RX Buffer Size

32 KiB

Compile Time

UDP buffer size in Byte in the RX path.

UDP TX Buffer Size

32 KiB

Compile Time

UDP buffer size in Byte in the TX path.

TCP RX Max Frame Number

4 KiB

Compile Time

Maximum Number of TCP segments in the TCP RX buffer.

TCP TX Max Frame Number

4 KiB

Compile Time

Maximum Number of TCP segments in the TCP TX buffer.

UDP RX Max Frame Number

4 KiB

Compile Time

Maximum Number of UDP datagrams in the UDP RX buffer.

UDP TX Max Frame Number

4 KiB

Compile Time

Maximum Number of UDP datagrams in the UDP TX buffer.

DGC Enable

True

Compile Time

Enable DGC in TCP/UDP Wrappers

Impairment RX Enable

True

Compile Time

Enable possibility to insert bit error rate into RX path.

Impairment TX Enable

True

Compile Time

Enable possibility to insert bit error rate into TX path.

Priority Manager Enable

True

Compile Time

Enable possibility to prioritize TCP session data streams.

ICMPv4 Enable

True

Compile Time

Enable possibility to ping ERD

IGMPv4 Enable

False

Compile Time

Enable multicast group management.

Subnet Mask

255.255.0.0

Run Time

Default Subnet Mask of an NPAP instance

TCP ports

50000 + x

Run Time

Default TCP ports, at which a passive loopback session is open on default,
see TCP Loopback.
x denotes the index of the TCP Wrapper.

UDP ports

55000 + x

Run Time

Default UDP ports, can be used to test UDP connection,
see UDP Loopback
x denotes the index of the TCP Wrapper.

Netperf Control Session Port

12865

Run Time

This is the default port a software Netperf client expects.

Netperf Test Session Port

12866

Run Time

This is the default port a software Netperf client expects.