Novus 32-Port 10/1 3-Speed Ethernet Load Module
Data Sheets
The Highest Density 10G/1G/100M Multi-Rate Ethernet Load Module!
Keysight's Novus 10/1 family of load modules offers comprehensive Layer 2/3 (L2/3) network testing capability.
With 32 ports per module, you can create ultra-high-density test environments, with up to 384 3-speed test ports supported in a single 12-slot rackmount chassis.
Support for 32 ports of 10/1/100M SFP+ allows up to line-rate traffic generation and analysis, and highperformance routing/bridging, host, and access protocol emulation.
Highlights
• Industry’s highest-density 10/1/100M SFP+ test solution
• 3-speed 10G/1G/100M ports provide low total cost of ownership and high ROI
• Feature, scale, and performance parity with existing Keysight 10GE and 1GE load modules
• Broad coverage of L2/3 protocols including routing, switching, data center, access, and host protocols
• Purpose-built to test ultra-high density, high-performance, low-latency network devices
Key features
• 32-port full line-rate traffic generation to evaluate and validate the performance of ultra-high-density networking equipment
• Ultra-high scale and performance for emulating L2/3 protocols to validate performance and scalability of L2/3 routing/switching and data center test cases by using Keysight’s IxNetwork application
• Perform industry-standard RFC benchmark tests and protocol emulation in large test bed with hundreds of 3-speed ports in a single test
• 10G, 1G, and 100M line-rate hardware packet capture and decode tools to detect and debug data transmission errors
• Application support for IxExplorer, IxNetwork, and related Tcl and automation APIs
• Flexible 4:1 CPU and memory aggregation, for ultra-high-scale protocol emulation and performance
• Flexible custom packet generation
• Real-time latency with latency resolution of up to 2.5 ns
• Extensive port and traffic flow statistics
• Advanced sequence checking with duplicate packet detection
• Support for preamble customization is now available on IxNetwork for the Novus 1GE/10GE 5-Speed and 3-Speed load modules. Customization is available for both the preamble length and the preamble data of frames.
Novus 3-speed brings a new level of performance and scalability, with a broad range of coverage of the most popular features of IxExplorer and IxNetwork applications.
Specificaions
Preamble Customization |
Available for preamble length and preamble data |
Part Number |
944-1141 |
Hardware Load Module Specifications |
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Slot / Number of Ports |
1-slot with 32x10GE/1GE SFP+ ports |
Physical Interfaces |
32-ports of SFP+ |
Supported Port Speeds |
• 10GESFP+ port: SFP+ 10GE passive, copper Direct Attach Cable (DAC) media • 10GE/1GE-capable fiber media • 100M/port: SFP 100M-capable fiber media |
Number of Users |
• Normal mode: Up to 16-users per load module (that is, non-aggregation mode); each user owns 2-ports at one time • Aggregation mode: Up to 8 users per load module |
CPU and Memory |
Multicore processor with 2GB of CPU memory per port pair |
Port Aggregation |
• Aggregation mode is set across the entire load module • Keysight aggregation mode allows the CPU and memory resources of 4 ports to be assigned to 1 port; It provides ultra-high scalability for L2/3 protocol emulation and up to 970 Mbps of L4-7 stateful traffic across the load module via IxNetwork AppLibrary • The number of ports available in aggregation mode on the load module is 8 physical ports • Aggregation mode supports up to 8 different users on the load module at one time |
Load Module Dimensions |
• 16.4" (L) x 1.3" (W) x 12.0" (H) • 417 mm (L) x 33 mm (W) x 305 mm (H) |
Load Module Weights |
• Module only: 11.4 lbs (5.15 kg) • Shipping: 18.2 lbs (8.26 kg) |
Temperature (Ambient Air) |
• Operating: 41 °F to 95 °F (5 °C to 35 °C) • Storage: 41 °F to 122 °F (5 °C to 50 °C) |
Humidity (Ambient Air) |
• Operating: 0% to 85%, non-condensing • Storage: 0% to 85%, non-condensing |
Chassis Capacity: Maximum Number of Cards and Ports per Chassis Model |
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XGS12-SD Rackmount Chassis (940-0011) |
12 load modules: • 384-ports of 10/1/100M 3-speed support |
XGS12-SDL Rackmount Chassis (940-0015) |
12 load modules: • 384-ports of 10/1/100M 3-speed support |
XGS12-HSL Rackmount Chassis (940-0016) |
12 load modules: • 384-ports of 10/1/100M 3-speed support |
XGS2-SD Rackmount Chassis (940-0010) |
2 load modules: • 64-ports of 10/1/100M 3-speed support |