Fibre Channel Design and Test
Fibre Channel (FC) is a high-speed storage area network (SAN) technology used by IT professionals in data centers. FC connects servers, switches and routers with storage devices such as disk arrays and other external enterprise-grade storage systems. The initial design from the mid-1990s carried 100 Mbytes/s of data over a 1.0625 Gbaud optical link that was 8B/10B encoded. Subsequent implementations always doubled the data capacity – i.e., 2G/4G/8G/16G/32G FC transport 200/400/800/1600/3200 Mbytes/s. 2G, 4G and 8G FC doubled the signaling rate to 2.125, 4.25 and 8.5 Gbaud, respectively. However, the challenges of even faster data rates led to different encodings, such as 64b/66b at 16G FC, and even the introduction of Forward Error Correction (FEC). The resulting data rates are no longer aligned with the name (e.g., 16 GFC uses 14.025 Gbaud and 32G FC uses 28.05 Gbaud). In addition, parallel designs such as four individual fibers or one fiber using coarse wavelength-division multiplexing (CWDM) technology quadruple the capacity to (128G FC) while leveraging the lower line-rate technology.
Technical specifications of Fibre Channel links as well as test methodologies are defined by the Technical Committee T11 within the InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards (INCITS). Keysight Technology is a proud member of T11 and supports existing and evolving FC channel standards with a wide variety of test instruments and software applications. Many of the products shown below provide insights through advanced measurements that help engineers in R&D to push the limits of technologies and verify/validate new designs. The same products but in different configurations (or related products) then help manufacturing customers to test high volumes of optical transceivers, electrical semiconductors, interconnect products, printed circuit boards and other components.
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Infiniium 90000A Series Oscilloscopes
Infiniium 90000A Series Oscilloscopes
2.5 GHz to 13 GHz high-performance real-time lab scopes with up to 1 Gpts deep memory, upgradeable bandwidth, and the industry's lowest noise floor. DSA models additionally include 50M memory, EZJIT+, and Serial Data Analysis software.
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86100D-9FP PAM-N Analysis Software for 86100D DCA-X Oscilloscopes
86100D-9FP PAM-N Analysis Software for 86100D DCA-X Oscilloscopes
86100D-9FP is a software option that analyzes Pulse Amplitude Modulation (PAM-4) signaling formats on electrical and optical signals using the Keysight 86100D DCA-X wide-bandwidth oscilloscope platform.
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86100D Infiniium DCA-X Wide-Bandwidth Oscilloscope Mainframe
86100D Infiniium DCA-X Wide-Bandwidth Oscilloscope Mainframe
The 86100D Infiniium DCA-X oscilloscope combines high analog bandwidth, low jitter, and low noise performance to accurately characterize optical and electrical designs from 50Mb/s to over 40Gb/s.
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Fibre Channel Test Solutions for Storage Area Networks (173x Series)
Fibre Channel Test Solutions for Storage Area Networks (173x Series)
The 173x Protocol Analyzers, traffic generators and SAN tester help you design, debug, validate and charaterize your next generation Fibre Channel Analyzer/Exerciser equipment
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81134A Pulse Pattern Generator, 3.35 GHz, dual-channel
81134A Pulse Pattern Generator, 3.35 GHz, dual-channel
The Keysight 81134A Pulse Pattern Generator - 3.35 GHz, dual-channel - is the next generation in Keysight's high-speed Pulse Pattern Generators.
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N4917A Optical Receiver Stress Test Solution
N4917A Optical Receiver Stress Test Solution
Complete optical receiver stress testing up to 12.5 Gb/s with N4917A
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81490A Reference Transmitter for Optical Receiver Stress Test
81490A Reference Transmitter for Optical Receiver Stress Test
The 81490A electro-optical transmitter is optimized for IEEE 802.3ae-LR, ER compliance test. A modulation bandwidth of up to 35 GHz extents the application to create arbitrarily modulated optical signals.
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81495A Reference Receiver for optical transceiver stress eye test
81495A Reference Receiver for optical transceiver stress eye test
The 81495A reference receiver is ideally suited for IEEE 802.3ae-LR, -ER loop back compliance test. The linear transfer from optical to elctrical domain supports also O/E converter applications for oscilloscopes and spectrum analyzers.
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81624B General Purpose Optical Power Head
81624B General Purpose Optical Power Head
This power head with cooled 5mm InGaAs detector provides highest accuracy performance from 800-1700nm.
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81570A Variable Optical Attenuator Module with Straight Interface
81570A Variable Optical Attenuator Module with Straight Interface
The Keysight 81570A feature excellent wavelength flatness and can handle high input power levels.
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81571A Variable Optical Attenuator Module with Angled Interface
81571A Variable Optical Attenuator Module with Angled Interface
The Keysight 81571A feature excellent wavelength flatness and can handle high input power levels.
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81576A Variable Optical Attenuator Modules with Power Control and Straight Interface
81576A Variable Optical Attenuator Modules with Power Control and Straight Interface
The Keysight 81576A features excellent wavelength flatness and can handle high input power levels. Additionally, the 81576A features a power control to set the output power level of the attenuator.
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81577A Variable Optical Attenuator Modules with Power Control and Angled Interface
81577A Variable Optical Attenuator Modules with Power Control and Angled Interface
The Keysight 81577A features excellent wavelength flatness and can handle high input power levels. Additionally, the 81577A features a power control to set the output power level of the attenuator.
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81578A Variable Optical Attenuator Module for Multimode Fiber Applications
81578A Variable Optical Attenuator Module for Multimode Fiber Applications
The Keysight 81578A is designed for 50um and 62.5um multimode fiber applications. It features excellent wavelength flatness and can handle input power levels up to +27dBm.
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N4903B J-BERT high-performance serial BERT up to 7 Gb/s and 12.5 Gb/s with complete jitter tolerance
N4903B J-BERT high-performance serial BERT up to 7 Gb/s and 12.5 Gb/s with complete jitter tolerance
J-BERT N4903B High-performance Serial BERT. The only complete jitter tolerance test – now for next generation of forwarded and embedded clock designs such as QPI, PCIe(TM), DisplayPort, SATA, USB, FB-DIMM, Fibre Channel, 10GbE
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N4877A Clock Data Recovery & Demultiplexer
N4877A Clock Data Recovery & Demultiplexer
Electrical Clock Data Recovery and Demultiplexer up to 16.5 Gb/s and 32 Gb/s for transmitter and receiver characterization
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N4960A Serial BERT 32 and 17 Gb/s
N4960A Serial BERT 32 and 17 Gb/s
N4960A Serial BERT up to 32 Gb/s for characterization of 100 Gb Ethernet and other high-data rate systems.
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M8061A Multiplexer 2:1 With De-Emphasis 32 Gb/s
M8061A Multiplexer 2:1 With De-Emphasis 32 Gb/s
The M8061A 2:1 multiplexer with optional de-emphasis extends the rate of J-BERT N4903B pattern generator up to 28.4 Gb/s. It enables R&D and test engineers to accurately characterize receivers in servers, storage and datacenter networks.
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M8020A J-BERT High-Performance BERTs
M8020A J-BERT High-Performance BERTs
The high-performance Keysight J-BERT M8020A enables fast, accurate receiver characterization of single- and multi-lane devices running up to 16 or 32 Gb/s.
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M8062A 32Gb/s BERT Front End
M8062A 32Gb/s BERT Front End
The M8062A 32 Gb/s module expands the J-BERT M8020A high-performance BERT with versatile generator and analyzer functionality at data rates up to 32.4 Gb/s
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M8040A 64 Gbaud High-performance BERT
M8040A 64 Gbaud High-performance BERT
The M8040A is a highly integrated BERT for physical-layer characterization and compliance testing. With support for PAM-4 and NRZ signals and data rates up to 64 Gbaud it covers all flavors of 400 GbE standards.
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8164B Lightwave Measurement System
8164B Lightwave Measurement System
The Keysight 8164B mainframe is the basis platform for optical component test that can host one of the Keysight tunable laser sources and up to 4 compact modules. Update: remote programming can now use the LAN or GPIB interface.
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8163B Lightwave Multimeter
8163B Lightwave Multimeter
The Keysight Technologies 8163B lightwave multimeter consist of 2 compact module slots and a graphical interface. Update: remote programming can now use the LAN or GPIB interface.
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16900 Series Modular Logic Analysis Systems
16900 Series Modular Logic Analysis Systems
The flexibility of a modular logic analysis system allows you to choose how to debug your design...
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RF & Microwave Test Accessories
RF & Microwave Test Accessories
Keysight provides a wide range of test accessories to meet your specific application. Learn about the latest new products and support information for switches, attenuators, amplifiers, detectors and many more.
