Overview
The exponential increase in network traffic requires a leap from 10 GbE aggregation to higher speed 40G and 100G Ethernet links.
For those developing the next generation of Ethernet networks, performance, reliability and time-to-market are critical to success. The Xena test platform supporting both new and legacy technology helps contain costs whilst accelerating development.
The 100/40G Ethernet testers supports 100 Gbps and 40 Gbps CFP MSA transceivers, as well as CFP compatible transceivers with CXP and QSFP MPO connector interfaces.
Full line-rate testing of layer 1/2/3 performance of 100 Gbit/s and 40 Gbit/s Ethernet links is provided. The high precision, stream based, layer 2/3 wire-speed traffic generation and analysis capabilities are suited for testing of network devices under deliberate error, stress, and random conditions. Packet formats can be defined per individual packet byte, and packet spacing, transmission rates, and bursts can be defined with byte and kbps accuracy.
Ethernet is increasingly carried across a variety of layer 1 media over longer distances, which creates a need for the characterization of Ethernet transport on a bit-per-bit basis. The bit-error-rate testing (BERT) function uses a pseudo-random binary sequence (PRBS) encapsulated into an Ethernet frame, making it possible to go from a frame-based error measurement to a bit-error-rate measurement. This provides the bit-per-bit error count accuracy required for the characterization and acceptance testing of physical-medium transport systems such as Ethernet-over-DWDM.
XenaBay 40G and 100G Test Modules
Any mix of up to 6 Test Modules can be housed in a single XenaBay chassis.
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Part Number |
Interfaces |
Ports |
 |
M2CFP40 |
40GigE 40GBASE-LR4/SR4 |
2 |
|
M1CFP100 |
100GigE 100GBASE-LR4/SR10 |
1 |
|
Key Features
. Wire-speed hardware based traffic generation and analysis with full-line-rate Ethernet and IP packet generation at over 148 million packets per second
. Compatible with 100G and 40G CFP-MSA compliant transceiver modules, and 100G CXP and 40G QSFP using MPO connectors
. Stream based layer 2-3 traffic load generation for millions of flows, and for assessing layer 1/2/3 performance of 100 Gbit/s and 40 Gbit/s Ethernet equipment and services
. BERT functionality for verifying the integrity of 100 Gbit/s and 40 Gbit/s Ethernet running on WDM networks
. High-precision measurement of throughput, latency, loss, data integrity, inter-arrival time, sequence and mis-ordering errors
. Wire-speed traffic capture with programmable filter and trigger criteria, and export to industry standard tool WireShark
. Ability to adjust the parts per million Tx frequency over a range of +/-400 ppm
. RFC2544 test suite, and XenaManager GUI
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