Technical Manual

60 D C U M a i n t e n a n c e a n d O p e r a t i o n M a n u a l
Testing the Backhaul
1. Use a browser on a laptop or tablet computer (equipped with cell card) to
login to the utility's corporate network, and login to a session of
AclaraONE.
2. Check the status of the DCU to determine if it is considered on-line. Set it to
on-line if it is off-line.
3. Issue a trace route command to the DCU (with the DCU as the target).
4. Examine the results of the trace route to ensure the backhaul is operational.
Performance Testing
The backhaul performance is also tested by the procedure described above in
Functional Testing. Examine the timestamps of the transactions to ensure that data
is moving reasonably well.
Additional testing of the backhaul may be possible using a performance tool
supplied by your backhaul provider.