N1091BSCA TX Test Automation Software Application for IEEE 802.3bs/cd

Comprehensive measurement and debug solution

• Characterizes 200/400 Gb/s TX designs defined by IEEE 802.3bs
• Characterizes 50/100/200 Gb/s TX designs defined by IEEE 802.3cd
• Performs nearly 300 tests
• Key measurements include 12-edge Output Jitter (Jnu, JRMS, EOJ), SNDR, SNR_ISI, eye-opening (EW5, EH5), and return loss

Flexible and extensible

• Operate on an 86100D DCA-X oscilloscope, or on a PC connected to an N109x DCA-M via USB
• Automatic HTML report generation
• Test all or selected parameters to compliance limits or custom limits

Compatibility

• N1000A DCA-X Mainframe
• 86100D DCA-X Mainframe
• N109X DCA-M Oscilloscope
• N107X Clock Recovery

The Keysight N1091BSCA TX test application can be used with the N1000A/86100D DCA-X or N109X DCA-M Series oscilloscopes to quickly and accurately perform NRZ and PAM4 measurements according to:

• IEEE 802.3bs 200 Gb/s and 400 Gb/s Operation

  • 200GAUI-x and 400GAUI-x Chip-to-Chip (C2C) TX characteristics
  • 200GAUI-x and 400GAUI-x Chip-to-Module (C2M) host/module output characteristics

• IEEE 802.3cd 50 Gb/s, 100 Gb/s, and 200 Gb/s Operation

  • Transmitter characteristics: 50GBASE-CR, 100GBASE-CR2, and 200GBASE-CR4
  • Transmitter characteristics: 50GBASE-KR, 100GBASE-KR2, and 200GBASE-KR4
  • LAUI-2 Chip-to-Chip (C2C) TX characteristics
  • LAUI-2 Chip-to-Module (C2M) host/module output characteristics
  • 50GAUI-x and 100GAUI-x Chip-to-Chip (C2C) TX characteristics
  • 50GAUI-x and 100GAUI-x Chip-to-Module (C2M) host/module output characteristics

The N1091BSCA is an easy-to-use TX test application that:

• Saves time in understanding details of standards
• Reduces the time it takes to characterize your PAM4 and NRZ design from hours to minutes
• Helps debug your device using custom configurations
• Allows you to quickly generate HTML reports that summarize the performance of your device

Key measurements include:

• Jitter Measurements including Jnu, JRMS, and EOJ on “12-edges” of a PRBS13Q
• Output Waveform measurements including Steady-State Voltage (Vf), Linear Fit Pulse Peak and Signal-to-Noise-and-Distortion (SNDR)
• Transition Time
• Eye Width (EW5) and Eye Height (EH5)
• Return Loss

For a comprehensive and up-to-date list of specific tests covered by the application, download and install the N1091BSCA.exe onto a PC (click the Trials and Licenses tab), and run the application in “Demo Mode”. No license (or hardware) is required to run the software application in “Demo Mode”.

N1085A Upgrade: If a user has previously purchased an N1085A-1TP PAM4 “Pre-Compliance” SW Application, users may purchase the N1091BSUA upgrade option. In this case, both N1085A-1TP and N1091BSUA-1TP licenses must reside on the same instrument or PC.

FlexDCA compatible version: A.06.03.10