400G Test Module for RXT-1200

Evaluation, Interop, Installation, verification, commissioning, monitoring, troubleshooting, and maintenance tasks are simplified thanks to a combination of intuitive user interface and powerful test functions. Novice users benefit from the easy-to-use GUI, while experienced users will appreciate an array of advanced layer 1-4 features, such as FEC codeword Error distribution analysis, PAM4 pre-emphasis, skew, I2C/MDIO Read/Write, transceiver check and stress, Lane BERT, Throughput test, IPv4/IPv6 and much more. 

MODULE HIGHLIGHTS

General

• Native QSFP-DD PAM4 hardware for best-in-class signal integrity (no adapters required)
• 400G Ethernet testing per IEEE 802.3bs specification with KP4 Forward Error Correction (FEC)
• Provides all the necessary features to test QSFP-DD transceivers, networking equipment and 400GE links
• Advanced and flexible state-of-the-art FPGA-based design, with native PAM4 transceivers, provides future-proof hardware support for 400GE 
• evolution, emerging standards, test functions, requirements and applications
• Wide range of supported 400GE interfaces, including 400GBASE-SR8, FR8, LR8, DR4, and FR4
• MDIO/I2C registers Read and Write
• Per-lane PAM4 pre-emphasis settings
• KP4 FEC codeword symbol errors distribution and Skew
• Ethernet Throughput performance test
• Hardware ready to support QSFP56, QSFP28, QSFP+, SFP56, SFP28, SFP+, SFP, RJ45 interfaces for lower rate applications
• Battery backup for efficient operation and mobility within large equipment rooms and datacenters (no need for constant rebooting)

QSFP-DD PAM4 Interface

• Native support for 400G QSFP-DD transceivers
• 400GBASE-SR8, FR8, LR8, DR4, and FR4
• Supports IEEE 802.3bs and MSA compliant transceivers*
• Native PAM4 electrical interface
• Per-lane post and pre-emphasis settings
• Lane BERT with independent test patterns

Applications

• Comprehensive 400GE test applications for layers 1-4
• Full rate 400GE Throughput and frame loss measurements
• PCS & RS-FEC layer testing with skew generation and analysis
• Service disruption time measurement
• PAM4 signal integrity testing with multi-lane unframed BERT
• MDIO verification and programming including and QSFP-DD Module Health check and stress feature
• High speed lane clock stressing/analysis and optical power level verification
• Portable for field testing, evaluations, demonstrations, interop check, benchmarking, troubleshooting, link verification, etc.
• Battery power for mobility among large datacenters, nodes, COs, R&D and evaluation labs.

400G Ethernet Testing

• 400G Ethernet per IEEE 802.3bs
• Optical signal levels (TX and RX lanes), frequency
• Advanced KP4 FEC stress testing and analysis
• Physical, PCS/FEC, and Ethernet layer verification
• Throughput test, Frame Loss, Round Trip Delay (RTD). Errors, Alarms, events counters and rates
• Error and Alarm Injection
• IPv4, IPv6, VLAN, and MPLS support

* Check with factory for transceivers availability