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High-speed Digital Applications for BERTs, AWGs, and Pulse Pattern Generators
Bit Error Ratio Testers (BERTs), AWGs and pulse pattern generators are needed for a variety of applications. They reach from pattern stimulus, receiver tolerance tests to total jitter measurements with a high confidence level. Keysight’s BERT portfolio includes basic BER testers for manufacturing up to high-end characterization BERTs with multi-lane or jitter capabilities. The pulse pattern generator portfolio covers a wide range of applications from low-speed to high-end. AWGs provide great fidelity, high resolution and wide bandwidth simultaneously. This page shows examples for applications with the best fitting BERT, AWG and pulse pattern generator.
Computer and Mobile Computing Buses
- USB 3.x Superspeed Receiver Testing with J-BERT M8020A and N4903B
- PCI Express 2 Device characterization with J-BERT M8020A and N4903B
- Accurate PCI Express 3.0 receiver characterization with J-BERT M8020A and N4903B
- Serial-ATA RSG testing with 81134A, J-BERT M8020A and N4903B
- Jitter tolerance test of an AMB device: Advanced Memory Buffer (AMB)
- UHS-II device and host receiver test with J-BERT N4903B
- MIPI D-PHY Physical Layer Test Solution with ParBERT 81250A
- MIPI M-PHY Physical Layer Test with J-BERT N4903B
- Thunderbolt receiver test with J-BERT N4903B
Digital Video Interfaces
- HDMI sink characterization with ParBERT 81250 based TMDS Signal Generator: E4887A
- HDMI 2.0 with M8190A AWG
- MHL sink test with M8190A AWG
- DisplayPort sink characterization with J-BERT N4903B
Data Center/Server Interfaces
- OIF CEI
- Fibre Channel
- SAS receiver characterization
- 10GbE/ 100GbE electrical receiver testing
Optical transceiver test solutions for R&D and manufacturing
- XFP/XFI transceiver module characterization with J-BERT N4903B
- Complete optical receiver stress testing up to 12.5 Gb/s with: Optical Receiver Stress Test
- Cost-effective optical transceiver module test for manufacturing with N4906B Serial BERT or N5980A manufacturing Serial BERT
- PON transceiver test solution based on ParBERT 81250, 86100C DCA-J and 8163B/4B Lightwave Multimeter System
BERT Fundamentals
- Testing receiver jitter tolerance: Jitter tolerance
- Fast total jitter measurements: Fast total jitter
Test Automation software for Compliance and Characterization
- The N5990A test automation software platform provides automated compliance tests and device characterization with Keysight BERTs, pulse pattern generators, AWGs and scopes
Which BERT fits best for your application?
| Device under test | Bit rate | Application examples | Typical requirements | Recommended Keysight BERT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For R&D Characterization, compliance | For Manufacturing | ||||
| High-speed serial receiver in computer buses and backplanes | <16 G | QPI, PCI Express SATA, SAS USB3, TBT, DP, MIPI D-PHY /M-PHY, HDMI, MHL, UHS II, SMI | Data rates < 10-16 Gb/s, calibrated jitter, SSC, ISI and S.I., clock recovery, pattern sequencing | J-BERT M8020A*, J-BERT N4903B, ParBERT 81250** | N/A |
| Backplanes, cables,SERDES, AOC, repeaters | >10 G -28 G | 100 Gbase-KR4/-CR4, CEI, IB CAUI 2/4, 10GBASE-KR | Data rates > 10 Gb/s de-emphasis, x-talk, PRBS | J-BERT M8020A, M8061A, N4960A, N4965A, J-BERT N4903B, N4877A | N/A |
| Optical Transceivers and sub-components: 0.6 to 44 Gb/s | >25G | 40G/100GbE, 32G FC, CFP 2/4 | Data rates > 16 Gb/s, clean signals, PRBS | N4960A, N4967A J-BERT M8020A/N4903B, + M8061A/N4877A | N4960A, N4967A |
| 10G | 10G/40GbE, PON, OTN, 8 G/16 G FC, QSFP, SFP+, QFP | Data rates 3 to 15 Gb/s PRBS, optical stress & sensitivity, framed bursts | J-BERT M8020A*, J-BERT N4903B, N4917A ParBERT** | N2101B, N4906B-012, N4962A | |
| <4G | 1 GbE, XFP, PON, 1 G/2 G/4 G FC | Data rates < 3.5 Gb/s, fast bit synchronization, PRBS or framed bursts | N4906B-003, ParBERT 3.3 G | N5980A, ParBERT | |
* Up to 4 lanes
** For multi-lane
Related data sheets can be found on the specific application web page. Links to these application web pages can be found above.