Methods of Implementation, D9010ETHC Ethernet Compliance Test Application Software
Publication Number: 9922-01885.EN
Publication Date: 2024.11.01
Language: English
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Methods of Implementation, D9010ETHC Ethernet Compliance Test Application Software

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This reference guide is your in-depth source for using the Keysight D9010ETHC Ethernet compliance test automation software and the UXR-Series oscilloscope to evaluate your transceiver's performance to a variety of IEEE 802.3 compliance requirements. The guide describes the tests that the Ethernet compliance test application performs in detail; it contains information from (and refers to) the IEEE 802.3-2018 Standard, IEEE 802.3az Standard, and ANSI X3.263-1995 Standard, and it describes how the tests are performed. Contents:

  • Description of the tests supported by the Ethernet Compliance Test Application and the standard references.
  • Installing the Ethernet Compliance Test Application shows how to install and license the automated test application software (if it was purchased separately).
  • Preparing to Take Measurements shows how to start the Ethernet Compliance Test Application and gives a brief overview of its use.
  • 1000 Base-T Tests
  • 100 Base-TX Tests
  • 10 Base-T Tests
  • 1000 Base-T EEE Tests
  • 100 Base-TX EEE Tests
  • 10 Base-Te Tests
  • InfiniiMax Probing - describes the InfiniiMax probe amplifiers and probe head recommendations for Ethernet testing.

The Keysight D9010ETHC Ethernet Compliance Test Application helps you verify Ethernet transmitter device under test (DUT) compliance to specifications using Keysight Infiniium oscilloscopes. This automated Ethernet test application offers:

  • Capability for testing the DUT for 10 Base-T, 100 Base-TX, and 1000 Base-T transmitter electrical compliance.
  • Capability for additional testing for Energy-Efficient Ethernet (EEE) compliance, defined in IEEE 802.3az. 10 Base-Te, 100 Base-T EEE mode, and 1000 Base-T EEE mode.

The Ethernet Compliance Test Application:

  • Lets you select individual or multiple tests to run.
  • Lets you identify the device being tested and its configuration.
  • Shows you how to make oscilloscope connections to the device under test.
  • Automatically checks for proper oscilloscope configuration.
  • Automatically sets up the oscilloscope for each test.
  • Allows you to determine the number of trials for each test with the multi-trial run capability.
  • It provides detailed information for each test run and lets you specify the thresholds at which marginal or critical warnings appear.
  • Creates a printable HTML report of the tests that have been run.

To run the Ethernet Compliance Test Application, you need the following equipment and software:

  • D9010ETHC Ethernet Compliance Test Application software.
  • Use one of the following oscilloscope models:
    • Keysight 9000-series, S-series, 90000-series, 90000 X-series, 90000 Q-series and Z-series Infiniium Oscilloscopes
    • Keysight UXR Oscilloscopes (13GHz – 33GHz)
    • Keysight MXR Oscilloscopes (4 channels with channels 1-3 and 2-4 pairing support, sampling rate up to 16GSa/s)
  • The minimum version of Infiniium oscilloscope software (see the D9010ETHC test application release notes).
  • Keysight N5395C and Wilder Technologies 110-1089-000 Ethernet electrical compliance test fixtures.
  • InfiniiMax probe amplifiers.
  • E2678A/B differential socket probe head.
  • E2677A/B differential solder-in probe head.
  • BNC cables