Bit Error Ratio Test (BERT) Solution

Make the next leap forward with Keysight BERTs

Keysight offers the broadest choice of BERTs - covering affordable manufacturing test and high-performance characterization and compliance testing up to 32 Gb/s. NRZ and PAM4 coding scheme for 400G solution, Keysight's new flagship M8040A BERT solution capable of delivering a fully integrated 64Gbaud BER test. Combine with AWGs and M8070A BER system solution software. A revolutionary way for a BERT to perform device under test, with reliable and repeatable test results.

Keysight's Bit Error Ratio Test solutions allow the most accurate and efficient design verification, characterization, compliance and manufacturing test of high-speed communication ports for today's ASICs, components, modules and line-cards in the semiconductor, computer, storage and communication industry.

Keysight offers the broadest portfolio with four BERT families that address a variety of speed classes, usability concepts, and flexibility as well as application specific stimulus and analysis tools. All BERTs provide cost-effective and efficient in-depth insight into critical measurement tasks for today's and next generation devices with gigabit interfaces.

BERTs are used to test and characterize many high-speed digital interfaces:

QPI, FB-DIMM, PCI Express®, SATA,/SAS USB, Thunderbolt, DisplayPort, HDMI, MHL, MIPI, UHS-II, Fibre Channel, XAUI/10Gb Ethernet, CAUI/100GbE, CEI and other backplanes, XFI/XFP/SFP+/CFP modules, OTN, and PON-OLTs, Serdes, DAC, ADC, etc.

Device under test	Bit rate	Application examples	Typical requirements	Recommended Keysight BERT/AWG
Device under test	Bit rate	Application examples	Typical requirements	For R&D Characterization, Compliance	For Manufacturing
High-speed serial receiver in computer buses and backplanes	<16G	QPI, PCI Express, SATA, SAS, USB3, TBT, DP, SD, UHS II, MIPI D-PHY/ M-PHY, HDMI	data rates < 16 Gb/s, calibrated jitter, SSC, ISI and S.I., clock recovery, pattern sequencing	J-BERT M8020A, M8030A*	n/a
High-speed serial receiver in computer buses and backplanes	<10G	MIPI D-PHY/ C-PHY HDMI, MHL	data rates < 10G, no loopback, 3-wire or multi-level	M8190A, M8195A	n/a
Backplanes, Cables, SERDES, AOC, Repeaters	>10G -28G	10Gbase-KR4/-CR4, CEI, IB, TBT CAUI, CAUI 2/4 10Gbase-KR	data rates > 10 Gb/s, de-emphasis, x-talk, PRBS	J-BERT M8020A, M8062A, N4877A	n/a
Backplanes, Cables, SERDES, AOC, Repeaters	<58G	CEI-56G/112G, 400GbE	PAM-4, NRZ, PRBS	M8040A	n/a
Optical transceivers and sub-components: 0.6 to 58Gb/s	<58G	400GbE, 64G FC	PAM-4, NRZ, PRBS	M8040A
	<28G	40G/100GbE, 32G FC, CFP2/4	data rates > 16Gb/s clean signals, PRBS	J-BERT M8020A+M8062A	N4960A
	10G	10G/40GbE, PON, OTN, 8G/16G FC, QSFP, SFP+, QFP	data rates 3 to 15Gb/s, PRBS optical stress & sensitivity, framed bursts	J-BERT M8020A, M8030A*	N4962A

*for multi-lane
** up to 4 lanes

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M8000 Series
M8000 Series

Highly integrated BERT

Scalable and expandable

Accurate and reliable results

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Serial BERTs
Serial BERTs

Parametric test capabilities

Widest range of products in the industry

Operating at up to 40 Gb/s

Excellent signal integrity

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Accessories and supplementary products for BERTs and Pulse Pattern Generators
Accessories and supplementary products for BERTs and Pulse Pattern Generators

Extensive range of accessories and supplementary products

For use with ParBERT, Serial BERTs and Pulse Pattern Generators

Attenuators, cable kits, multiplexers and ISI channels amongst others

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Applications for BERTs and Pulse Pattern Generators
Applications for BERTs and Pulse Pattern Generators

High-speed digital computing and backplane test

Optical transceiver test solutions

Solutions for R&D and manufacturing

Test Automation software for compliance and characterization

PCIe, USB, DisplayPort, MIPI etc

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IEEE 802.3 Backplane Receiver Test Solutions

IEEE 802.3 Backplane Receiver Test Solutions

The level of integration of the J-BERT M8020A high-performance BERT system make it the ideal basis for Keysight’s receiver test solution for the Ethernet backplane application space (IEEE 802.3)

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Electrical and Optical Clock Data Recovery Solutions
Electrical and Optical Clock Data Recovery Solutions

Data rate range from 50 Mb/s to 32 Gb/s

Wide bandwidth instrumentation-grade

Clock data recovery and demultiplexer 1:2

Optical pick-off for single mode and multimode

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M8091BSPA IEEE 802.3bs Receiver Test Pre-Compliance Application
M8091BSPA IEEE 802.3bs Receiver Test Pre-Compliance Application

M8091BSPA IEEE 802.3bs receiver test

200GAUI-4 & 400GAUI-8 chip to module

Automated stress signal calibration and pre-compliance measurement

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N4917B Optical Receiver Stress Test
N4917B Optical Receiver Stress Test

100GBASE-LR4, ER4 and SR4 test solution

Standard conformant optical stressed eye calibration

Automated turn-key solution

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N4917BACA Optical Receiver Stress Test

The Keysight N4917BACA optical receiver test solution is a complete, automated and repeatable solution for optical receiver stress test.

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N4917BSCA Optical Receiver Stress Test
N4917BSCA Optical Receiver Stress Test

Optical receiver stress test solution

Adjustable stress mix for user-defined calibration

One vendor turn-key solution automates all required instruments in the solution

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