N8830A 100GBASE-CR4 Electrical Performance Validation and Conformance Software

Keysight N8830A

100GBASE-CR4 Electrical Performance Validation and Conformance Software

For Infiniium Oscilloscopes

Data Sheet

Introduction

Features

• The N8830A 100GBASE-CR4 Ethernet electrical test software offers several features to simplify the validation of Ethernet designs:
• Setup wizard for quick and clear setup, configuration, and test
• Wide range of 100GBASE-CR4 Ethernet electrical tests enabling standards conformance
• Accurate and repeatable results with Keysight Technologies Infiniium oscilloscopes
• Automated reporting in a comprehensive HTML format with margin analysis                                                                  
  

With the 100GBASE-CR4 Ethernet electrical test software, you can use the same oscilloscope you use for everyday debugging to perform automated testing and margin analysis based on the IEEE P802.3bj standard.

Easy and Accurate 100GBASE-CR4 Ethernet Transmitter Design Validation and Debug

The N8830A 100GBASE-CR4 Ethernet electrical performance validation and conformance software for Infiniium oscilloscopes gives you an easy and accurate way to verify and debug your 100GBASE-CR4 Ethernet designs. The Ethernet electrical test software allows you to automatically execute Ethernet physical-layer (PHY) electrical tests, and it displays the results in a flexible report format. In addition to the measurement data, the report provides a margin analysis that shows how closely your device passed or failed each test.

The N8830A 100GBASE-CR4 Ethernet compliance software performs a wide range of electrical tests required to meet the IEEE P802.3bj Ethernet electrical specifications. To meet signal quality requirements, your product must successfully pass conformance testing based on these specifications. Performing these tests gives you confidence in your design. The software helps you execute a wide subset of the conformance tests that can be measured with an oscilloscope.

100GBASE-CR4 Compliance Application Software Saves You Time

The 100GBASE-CR4 Ethernet electrical test software saves you time by setting the stage for automatic execution of 100GBASE-CR4 electrical tests. Part of the difficulty of performing electrical tests for Ethernet transmitters is properly connecting to the oscilloscope, loading the proper setup files, and then analyzing the measured results by comparing them to limits published in the specification. The Ethernet electrical test software does much of this work for you. The 100GBASE-CR4 Ethernet electrical test software automatically configures the oscilloscope for each test, and it provides an informative results report that includes margin analysis indicating how close your product is to passing or failing that specification.

Easy test definition

The 100GBASE-CR4 Ethernet electrical test software extends the ease-of-use advantages of the Keysight Technologies, Inc. Infiniium oscilloscopes to testing 100GBASE-CR4 designs. The Keysight automated test engine walks you quickly through the steps required to define the tests you want to make, set up the tests, perform the tests, and view the test results. A setup page enables you to quickly make decisions from the outset regarding the choice of tests and perform functions that affect the testing task. The test selections available in the following steps are then filtered according to the choices made in the setup page. While selecting tests, you can select a category of tests all at once or specify individual tests. You can save tests and configurations as project files and recall them later for quick testing and review of previous test results. Straightforward menus let you perform tests with a minimum number of mouse clicks.