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FTB-8525/8535 Packet Blazer - Fibre Channel and Ethernet test modules

Deliver FC-0, FC-1 and FC-2 logical layer Fibre Channel testing for services delivered via transport protocols such as DWDM, SONET/SDH and dark fiber.

  • Discontinued date: 6/30/2016
  • End-of-service and support date: 6/30/2021

Key features

1x, 2x, 4x and 10x full-line-rate Fibre Channel traffic generation and BER testing
FC-0, FC-1 and FC-2 logical layer configuration for Fibre Channel port definition, testing and performance analysis
Round-trip latency measurement and buffer-to-buffer credit estimation
Complete EtherSAM (ITU-T Y.1564) test suite. EtherSAM is the new standard for turning up and troubleshooting mobile backhaul and business Ethernet services
True wire-speed, stateful TCP throughput test for undisputable SLA reinforcement for Ethernet services
Ethernet services performance validation through RFC 2544, BER testing and multistream generation and analysis
10 Mbit/s to 10 Gbit/s Ethernet testing capabilities
Simultaneous traffic generation and analysis at 100 % wire speed for 1x, 2x, 4x and 10x Fibre Channel rates
Fully integrated FC-0, FC-1 and FC-2 logical layer testing, enabling fabric and port login
10 Mbit/s up to 10 Gbit/s LAN/WAN Ethernet testing
Round-trip latency measurements for assessing the capability of a link
Buffer-to-buffer credit estimation for optimal configuration of Fibre Channel nodes
BER testing of Fibre Channel circuits
Easy-to-use interface for configuration settings, customization of test routines, and real-time and historical performance reporting

Applications

Fibre Channel service characterization
Ethernet performance validation

Description

Comprehensive testing tool for Fibre Channel and Ethernet service characterization

EXFO’s FTB-8525/8535 Packet Blazer test modules deliver FC-0, FC-1 and FC-2 logical layer Fibre Channel testing for services delivered via transport protocols such as DWDM, SONET/SDH and dark fiber. They provide valuable timing information as well as buffer credit estimation for Fibre Channel network deployment. These modules support the full range of Fibre Channel interfaces: 1x, 2x, 4x and 10x.

The FTB-8525/8535 modules also offer an optional test suite for complete performance validation of Ethernet services. This allows for fully integrated datacom testing in the industry’s smallest form factor including complete Fibre Channel and Ethernet test functionalities.

Fibre Channel

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