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FTBx-88260 - 1G to 100G network tester

Customizable 1G-100G testing (including 25G/50G) built to handle multiple interfaces via EXFO’s Open Transceiver System (OTS)

Key Features

With EXFO’s Open Transceiver System (OTS): innovative, evolutionary design enabling any transceiver (now or future) to fit into an EXFO test solution
OTS support for multiple interfaces: dual SFP28, dual QSFP28, single CFP4
Dual-port Ethernet testing capability up to 50GE including a complete Ethernet test suite
iOptics test application that quickly validates the sanity of an optical device using minimal configuration
Compatible with EXFO’s LTB-8 Rackmount Platform featuring hot-swap capability for lab use
Compatible with FTB-2 Pro Platform capable of running up to two modules simultaneously for up to four ports of 25 GigE
Compatible with FTB-4 Pro Platform capable of running up to four modules simultaneously for up to eight ports of 25 GigE
Combine with FTBx-88200NGE module for 10M to 100G in a single testing solution
Supported by EXFO Multilink, a web-based application for easy multi-user management and remote access

Full Description

10G / 25G / FC32x data rates Ethernet Dual Port testing (EBERT, RFC2544, ESAM, TGEN), OTN, SONET/SDH, FC testing The dual port can be shared with another OTS module, one port from each OTS module 40G/100G data rates Framed Ethernet Dual Port testing (EBERT, RFC2544, ESAM, TGEN), OTN testing The dual port can be shared with another OTS module, one port from each OTS module 100G data rate Ethernet Dual Port testing (EBERT, RFC2544, ESAM, TGEN), OTN testing The dual port can be shared with another OTS module, one port from each OTS module Built-in GPS Ideal solution for latency and clock testing Next-generation timing application

Industry’s first field portable test unit supporting 100ZR coherent interface

  • 100 Gbit/s DWDM wavelengths with reach up to 300 km
  • Low power coherent QSFP28 transceiver (< 5 watts) for easy migration and deployment
  • Use cases: Metro and edge network aggregation, 5G mobile backhaul and middle mile connectivity for rural broadband

Test today's transceivers.
Be ready for tomorrow's.

EXFO's Open Transceiver System (OTS), an innovative, evolutionary design concept enabling any transceiver (now or future) to fit an EXFO test solution.

  • Experience ultimate flexibility—swap out OTS modules right in the field, lab or on the production floor, choosing only the ones needed for the applications, rates or technologies under test.
  • Reduce costs significantly by eliminating the need to purchase an entirely new test unit. Instead, change a less costly OTS module and extend the life of testing equipment.
  • Support multiple transceiver types simultaneously with a future-proof architecture designed to handle both current and upcoming high-speed transceiver technologies as they are developed and launched.

dual SFP28, single CFP4, dual QSFP28 sync

From left to right: Dual SFP28, Single CFP4, Dual QSFP28, Sync

 

Support for multiple transceiver types

Electrical interface support (using an adapter):

  • 10M, 100M, 1G, 2.5G, 5G and 10G electrical

Dual SFP28

  • 10G / 25G / FC32x data rates
  • Ethernet dual port (EBERT, RFC2544, ESAM, TGEN), OTN, SONET/SDH, FC testing

Dual QSFP28

  • 40G/100G data rates
  • Framed Ethernet dual port (EBERT, RFC2544, ESAM, TGEN), OTN testing

Single CFP4

  • 100G data rate
  • Ethernet dual port (EBERT, RFC2544, ESAM, TGEN), OTN testing

SYNC

  • Built-in GPS
  • Ideal solution for latency and clock testing
  • Timing and Sync applications: 1588 PTP/SyncE, Wander and time error

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Resources

All resources
Application notes
Coherent transceivers overview - English (February 21, 2025)
Application notes
Coherent transceivers overview - Français (February 21, 2025)
Webinar
Revolutionizing optical transport networks: the impact of coherent optics - English (November 19, 2024)
Spec sheet
Multiprotocol transport datacom solutions - English (July 15, 2024)
Spec sheet
Multiprotocol transport datacom solutions - Français (July 15, 2024)
Spec sheet
Multiprotocol transport datacom solutions - 中文 (July 15, 2024)
Spec sheet
Multiprotocol transport datacom solutions - Deutsch (July 15, 2024)
Spec sheet
Multiprotocol transport datacom solutions - 日本語 (July 15, 2024)
User manual
FTBx-88000 Series Power Blazer - English (May 07, 2024)
User manual
FTBx-88000 Series Power Blazer - Français (May 07, 2024)
Blog
Coming soon: Google’s 100G network internet service - English (November 20, 2022)
Blog
Timing and synchronization: why it's critical for 5G networks - English (September 22, 2021)
Blog
Radio frequency (RF) spectrum analysis over CPRI in a 5G world - English (June 16, 2020)
Webinar
Synchronization testing in 5G networks: methods and challenges - English (May 16, 2023)
Application notes
Validating Optics from 100M to 400G - English (November 07, 2019)
Application notes
Validating Optics from 100M to 400G - 中文 (November 07, 2019)
Application notes
The importance of interference hunting in 5G network deployment and operation - English (December 21, 2022)
Application notes
The importance of interference hunting in 5G network deployment and operation - Français (December 21, 2022)

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