The5ESSSwitching System: Factory System Testing

Abstract

This paper describes factory system testing for the 5ESS™ switch. Factory system testing is performed using standard maintenance and diagnostic features of the 5ESS switch. The design of the factory system testing process is based on the distributed architecture of the 5ESS switch and is described in this paper. The system-level requirements that each 5ESS switch must meet before shipment to the field are also discussed.