FTBx-88460 - 实验室用多业务测试解决方案

提供非常高级的测试功能,用于在实验室和研发环境内测试整套的400G新技术

Key Features

提供符合IEEE 802.3bs标准草案要求的400G以太网测试功能
采用EXFO的开放式收发器系统(OTS):创新、革命性的设计,使任何收发器(现有或未来)都能够安装到EXFO的测试解决方案中
提供FlexE(Flex Ethernet)测试功能,支持低速和高速以太网客户端
集成4 x QSFP28、QSFP-DD、CFP8和OSFP接口,便于测试400G网络
兼容EXFO的LTB-8机架式平台,支持热插拔,便于在实验室内使用,并提供出色的400G端口密度,最多可同时运行两个模块
兼容便携式FTB-4 Pro平台,构成非常紧凑的400G解决方案——支持从实验室到现场的应用转换
支持EXFO Multilink,这是一款基于Web的应用程序,便于多用户管理和远程访问
使用智能的可插拔光模块测试应用程序iOptics,支持快速的光收发器验证和完整性检查
支持EXFO TFv——测试功能虚拟化,包括FTB Anywhere浮动许可和FTB OnDemand限时许可,显著地提高灵活性

Specifications

Technical specifications
Exchange compatibility
OTS support QSFP28/QSFP-DD
Product type Module
Supported data rates 1G to 800G
Test Type Ethernet
规格书

Full Description

To keep pace with bandwidth demands, network operators are supporting higher transmission rates and data centers are upgrading both the capacity and number of their facilities. The industry standards’ bodies are pushed to develop more and faster Ethernet speeds, such as 400GE, to support trends like IoT, cloud, big data, and 5G.


Network infrastructure planners must deal with skyrocketing demands for more bandwidth, including in the data center interconnect (DCI) or even in core and metro networks. Network equipment manufacturers (NEMs) continue to push the limits of technology, developing increasingly innovative 400G solutions. Service providers are constantly expanding their networks, looking for more efficient and cost-effective ways to deploy those high-speed circuits.


Preparing the 400G ecosystem for prime time

Enter the compact FTBx-88460 Power Blazer modules. Offering a complete suite of 400G ecosystem testing capabilities, they address the requirements of early adopters and transition smoothly from in-lab innovation to testing in the field.


Compatible with rackmount and portable platforms

These Power Blazer modules are compatible with EXFO’s LTB-8 Rackmount Platform featuring the ability to support up to two modules running simultaneously for the industry’s only solution that can test up to 800G.

When portability is needed, insert modules into the FTB-4 Pro for the most compact 400G solution on the market—easy to transport both within and outside the lab environment.


400G Ethernet

The FTBx-88460 Power Blazer Series offers advanced Ethernet testing capabilities, including forward error correction monitoring and validation. The Power Blazer’s 400G Ethernet testing capabilities include:

  • 400G Ethernet MAC PCS/PMA/PMD layer testing
  • FEC KP4 RS (544, 514) decoding and error correction
  • Test pattern monitoring
  • MDIO read/write
  • Alarms/errors generating and monitoring
  • Skew measurement per lane
  • FEC testing
  • BER monitoring


FlexE (Flex Ethernet)

Flex Ethernet is a key technology for data centers, helping them deliver links that are faster than emerging 400G solutions. The Flex Ethernet (FlexE) supports one or more bonded 100GBASE-R PHYs supporting multiple and mixed Ethernet MAC clients operating at rates of 5, 10, 25, 40, 50, 100 or up to 400 Gbit/s. It also supports sub-rate links i.e., 10G, 25G and 50G, which are essential for data centers but also for carriers that need to isolate their traffic.

FlexE testing capabilities include:

  • FlexE groups
  • Mixed Ethernet client types
  • Client ID edition
  • FlexE shim configuration
  • FlexE alarms/errors generation and monitoring
  • Alignment marker corruption and substitution
  • Full client to calendar slot assignment edition capabilities


Advanced optics support

The following transceivers are supported on the FTBx-88460: QSFP-DD (TA4), CFP8 (TA4), QSFP28


Rapid evolution in transceiver technology

Whether motivated by cost, power requirements, space or increased demand for bandwidth, pluggable transceivers are evolving rapidly. Predicting how long an existing transceiver will be required before another comes along to take its place is tough—making the obsolescence of today’s hardware simply a waiting game.

Another challenge is that network operators and data centers still need to support existing technologies, but also be ready to address new rates and technologies without always doing forklift upgrades. New high-speed transceivers (pluggables) are being designed to be smaller and consume less power in order to meet the requirements of delivering high port density at a low cost. Whether it’s QSFP-DD, OSFP, or even COBO, it’s clear that in the upcoming 400G world, integrating all these into a network—as well as testing and validating them—is a huge task. The smart move is to allocate budget for versatile—not limited—solutions.


EXFO’s Open Transceiver System (OTS)

Introducing a new concept available on the FTBx-88460 Power Blazer module: EXFO’s Open Transceiver System (OTS). The OTS is an innovative, evolutionary design enabling any transceiver (now or future) to fit into an EXFO test solution. Benefits include:

  • Experience ultimate flexibility—swap out OTS modules right in the field, lab or on the production floor, choosing only the ones needed for whichever applications, rates or technologies under test.
  • Save tens of thousands of dollars by eliminating the necessity to completely replace an expensive testing module. 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.


Support for multiple transceiver types

The FTBx-88460 Power Blazer module supports the transceiver types listed below.

QSFP-DD support

  • 400G data rate
  • PAM4 support
  • 8x50G electrical/
    optical lanes

OSFP support

  • 400G data rate
  • PAM4 support
  • 8 x 50G electrical/optical lanes

CFP8 support

  • 400G data rate
  • NRZ to PAM4 support
  • 16 x 25G electrical / 8x50G optical lanes

主要优点

提供符合IEEE 802.3bs标准草案要求的400G以太网测试功能
采用EXFO的开放式收发器系统(OTS):创新、革命性的设计,使任何收发器(现有或未来)都能够安装到EXFO的测试解决方案中
提供FlexE(Flex Ethernet)测试功能,支持低速和高速以太网客户端
集成4 x QSFP28、QSFP-DD、CFP8和OSFP接口,便于测试400G网络
兼容EXFO的LTB-8机架式平台,支持热插拔,便于在实验室内使用,并提供出色的400G端口密度,最多可同时运行两个模块
兼容便携式FTB-4 Pro平台,构成非常紧凑的400G解决方案——支持从实验室到现场的应用转换
支持EXFO Multilink,这是一款基于Web的应用程序,便于多用户管理和远程访问
使用智能的可插拔光模块测试应用程序iOptics,支持快速的光收发器验证和完整性检查
支持EXFO TFv——测试功能虚拟化,包括FTB Anywhere浮动许可和FTB OnDemand限时许可,显著地提高灵活性

Description

为满足带宽需求,网络运营商开始支持更高的传输速率,而数据中心也开始升级设施容量并增加设施数量。行业标准机构被迫开发更多更快的以太网速率,如400GE,以支持物联网、云、大数据和5G等发展趋势。

网络基础设施规划人员必须应对剧增的带宽需求,包括数据中心互连(DCI)甚至核心网和城域网内的带宽需求。网络设备制造商(NEM)不断挑战技术的极限,推出更具创新力的400G解决方案。运营商正不断扩展自己的网络,寻找效率更高、更经济高效的方法来部署这些高速链路。

让400G生态系统准备好迎接黄金时段的到来

让我们一起了解紧凑的FTBx-88460 Power Blazer模块。它们可提供一整套400G生态系统测试功能,满足早期采用者的要求,并能够平滑地从实验室内创新过渡到现场测试应用。

兼容机架式和便携式平台

这些Power Blazer模块兼容EXFO的LTB-8机架式平台,最多可同时支持两个模块的运行,成为业内唯一可进行800G测试的解决方案。

在需要便携性时,可将这些模块插入到FTB-4 Pro平台内,构成非常紧凑的400G解决方案——便于在实验室内外轻松搬运。

400G以太网

FTBx-88460 Power Blazer系列模块提供高级以太网测试功能,包括前向纠错监测和验证。Power Blazer系列模块的400G以太网测试功能包括:

  • 400G以太网MAC PCS/PMA/PMD层测试
  • FEC KP4 RS(544、514)解码和纠错
  • 测试图案监测
  • MDIO读/写
  • 告警/错误生成和监测
  • 各通道偏斜测量
  • FEC测试
  • BER监测

FlexE(灵活以太网)

Flex Ethernet是一种数据中心的关键技术,可帮助数据中心提供比新出现的400G解决方案更快的链路。Flex Ethernet(FlexE)支持一个或多个绑定的100GBASE-R PHY,后者支持多个和混合的速率为5、10、25、40、50、100或最高400 Gbit/s的以太网MAC客户端。它还支持子速率链路,如10G、25G和50G,这些链路对于数据中心非常重要,同时也对于需要隔离其流量的承载也非常重要。

FlexE测试功能包括:

  • FlexE组
  • 混合的以太网客户端类型
  • 客户端ID编辑
  • FlexE Shim层配置
  • FlexE告警/错误生成和监测
  • 定位标记损坏和替换
  • 完整的客户端至日历表时隙划分编辑功能

支持高级光模块

FTBx-88460支持以下收发器:QSFP-DD(TA4)、CFP8(TA4)、QSFP28

收发器技术飞速发展

无论推动因素是成本、功率要求、空间还是不断增长的带宽需求,可插拔的收发器都在飞速发展。要预测还需要现有的收发器多长时间,直至出现另一个收发器来取代它非常困难——使得淘汰现有的硬件成为一场等待的游戏。

另一个挑战是网络运营商和数据中心仍然需要支持现有的技术,此外还需要准备应对新速率和技术,而不需要一直进行叉车式升级。新的高速收发器(可插拔)被设计成外形更小、功耗更低,从而满足以低成本实现高端口密度的要求。无论是QSFP-DD、OSFP, 还是COBO,很明显在即将来临的400G世界中,将这些模块集成到网络,并测试和验证它们是一项艰巨的任务。聪明的做法是安排预算,采购功能多样,而不是功能有限的解决方案。

EXFO的开放式收发器系统(OTS)

为最新的FTBx-88460 Power Blazer模块引入新概念:EXFO的开放式收发器系统(OTS)。OTS是一个创新、革命性的设计,使任何收发器(现有或未来)都能够安装到EXFO的测试解决方案中。优点包括:

  • 体验终极的灵活性——在现场、实验室或制造环境中就可以替换OTS模块,根据应用、速率或被测技术只选择所需的模块
  • 节省数万美元,不需要完全替换现有的测试模块。相反,可更换成本较低的OTS模块,延长测试设备的寿命。
  • 同时支持多个类型的收发器,采用面向未来的架构,满足现有或即将出现的高速收发器技术。

支持多个类型的收发器

FTBx-88460 Power Blazer模块支持下列类型的收发器:

QSFP-DD支持

  • 400G数据速率
  • PAM4
  • 8x50G电/光通道

OSFP支持

  • 400G数据速率
  • PAM4
  • 8x50G电/光通道

CFP8支持

  • 400G数据速率
  • NRZ至PAM4
  • 16x25G电/8x50G光通道

奖项和荣誉

创新和领导力一直是EXFO关注的核心和首要问题。每年,我们都努力开发出可在更智能的现代网络中确保优异客户体验的解决方案。得到这样的认可始终是一项殊荣。了解公司所获奖项的详情:

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