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FTBx-88460 - multiservice test solution for the lab

Overview
Advanced testing of the full suite of new 400G technologies in lab and R&D environments
FTBx-88460 - multiservice test solution for the lab

Key features

  • 400G Ethernet testing capabilities based on the draft IEEE 802.3bs standard
  • With EXFO’s Open Transceiver System (OTS): innovative, evolutionary design enabling any transceiver (now or future) to fit into an EXFO test solution
  • FlexE (Flex Ethernet) testing capabilities with low- and high-speed Ethernet clients
  • Integrated 4 x QSFP28, QSFP-DD, CFP8 and OSFP interfaces to facilitate the testing of 400G networks
  • Compatible with EXFO’s LTB-8 Rackmount Platform featuring hot-swap capability for lab use and best-in-class 400G port density with up to two modules running simultaneously
  • Compatible with the portable FTB-4 Pro Platform for the market’s most compact 400G solution—ready for lab-to-field transition applications

Specifications

Technical specifications
Detailed compliance testingIEEE 802.3ba and IEEE 802.3bs standard
Multi-interface supportPluggable MSA-compliant 4 x 25G QSFP28 transceivers; AOC QSFP28/QSFP-DD cable support; CFP MSA management interface specification version 2.6 (R06a); QSFP-DD MSA revision 4.0, 8 x 50G and 4 x 100G; OSFP MSA revision 2.0, 8 x 50G and 4 x 100G; 400G DAC cables support; Pluggable, MSA-compliant QSFP+ transceivers; Pluggable, MSA-compliant SFP28 optical transceiver; Pluggable, MSA-compliant SFP/SFP+ optical transceivers
Line rate425/212.5/106.25 (single lambda)/103.125/53.125/41.25 Gbit/s, 100G SRBD, 25GE, 10GE LAN, 10GE WAN and 1GE OIF DCO Coherent OSFP & QSFP DD ZR and ZR+
400G ecosystem support400/200GbE, FlexE and OTUCn and FlexO
Robust physical-layer validation400GAUI lane-error generation and monitoring; PCS lane mapping and monitoring capability; per-lane skew generation and measurement; PCS error generation and monitoring per lane; full MDIO/I2C read/write access
Transceiver and cable validationSFP, SFP+, SFP28, QSFP+, QSFP28, QSFP56, QSFP-DD, OSFP and CFP2-DCO
iOpticsOptical-device I/O interface quick check; optical Tx power-level test; optical Rx signal-presence and level test; stress test; excessive skew test; temperature and power consumption monitoring; host and media loopback
Power measurementOptical channel power measurement with color indicators per lane
Frequency measurementsAllow users to measure the received frequency per wavelength (in Hz) in the used of parallel optics
Frequency offsetOffsetting of the transmitted signal's clock on a selected interface, and monitoring
Transceiver non-blocking analysisEnables a step-by-step monitoring of the transceiver boot-up sequence
BERTBERT framed and unframed testing using different parameters, different frame sizes, including EMIX
Service disruption time (SDT)Service disruption time measurements based on no traffic, mode, with statistics including longest disruption time, shortest, last, average, count, total and pass/fail thresholds
Latency measurements in BERTHigh-resolution delay measurements integrated in the BER with statistics including current, average, maximum, minimum, count, total and pass/fail thresholds
Error injection modeManual, rate and continuous (maximum rate)
Layer 2MAC address and Ether type edition available; Q-in-Q capability with the ability to go up to three layers of stacked VLANs
Layer 3/4Source and destination IP address configuration available; IP TOS/DSP configuration available; UDP source and destination port configuration available
RFC 2544Throughput, back-to-back, frame loss and high-resolution latency measurements according to RFC 2544; frame size: RFC-defined or user-configurable
EtherSAMSimplified ITU-T Y.1564 test that performs service configuration and service performance tests using remote loopback or dual test set mode for bidirectional results
Traffic generation and monitoringTraffic generation and shaping of up to 16 streams of Ethernet and IP traffic, including the simultaneous monitoring of throughput, frame loss, packet jitter, latency and out-of-sequence frames, including MAC flooding for source and destination MAC addresses
Breakout cable supportVerification of 2 x 100GE, 4 x 100GE, 2 x 200GE and 8 x 50GE breakout cables providing optical Tx/Rx power, L2/L3 traffic and BERT statistics per link
Smart loopbackReturn Ethernet traffic to the local unit by swapping packet overhead up to layer 4
Rx frame-size analysis< 64, 65 - 127, 128 - 255, 256 - 511, 512 - 1023, 1024-1518 and > 1518
Rx rateLine utlization (%), Ethernet BW (Mbit/s), frame rate (frame/s), and frame count
Ethernet alarmsLink down, local fault detected, local fault received, remote fault, LOA
Ethernet errorsFCS, jabber, runt, undersize and oversize
Higher layer error analysisUDP checksum
PCS lane alarms and errorsLOS, LOC-lane, LOAML, excessive skew, Inv. Marker, Pre-FEC SYMB and Pre-FEC-bit
Skew insertionPer-lane skew generation and measurement range 0 to 10550
PCS logical lane mappingManual and random
FECGeneration and analysis of FEC correctable and uncorrectable errors, local and remote degraded SER monitoring
FEC statisticsNumber of symbol errors per correctable codeword, number of pre-FEC symbol errors and bit statistics, codeword count (error-free and uncorrectable) and percentage
PAM4 histogramProvides a graphic view from PAM4 eye diagram per lane, including PAM4 levels
Pre-emphasisPre-/main-/post- cursor, lower/upper eye and swing (%) options to improve electrical waveform
IP toolsPerforms ping and traceroute functions
IPv4 and IPv6 testingPerforms the following tests up to 400G over IPV4 and IPv6, RFC 2544, BERT, traffic generation and monitoring, EtherSAM, ping and traceroute
Advanced filteringConfigure up to 10 filters, each with four fields that can be combined with AND/OR/NOT operations; a mask is also provided for each field value with IPv4 or IPv6 capabilities
Remote accessSupported via EXFO Remote ToolBox, Remote Desktop, VNC and EXFO Multilink for multiuser support
AutomationWide range of commands available per application to allow test automation
ReportingTest results are included in a report that can be generated in different formats: pdf, html and json
UNFRAMED BER TEST – Pattern configuration16 unframed 400GAUI-16 lanes, 16 unframed 400GAUI-8 lanes, 8 unframed 400GAUI-8 lanes, 4 unframed 200GAUI-4 lanes and 8 unframed 200GAUI-4 lanes
UNFRAMED BER TEST – PRBS patterns per laneAllow users to configure different PRBS patterns on different 400GAUI lanes
UNFRAMED BER TEST – PatternsPRBS 2E31-1, PRBS 2E23-1, PRBS31Q, PRBS13Q, SSPRQ capability to invert patterns
UNFRAMED BER TEST – Error measurementMismatch 0, mismatch 1, bit error and pattern loss per 400GAUI/200GAUI lane displayed in seconds, count and rate
UNFRAMED BER TEST – Alarm injectionCapabilities to inject pattern loss and LOS per 400GAUI/200GAUI lane continuously
Flex ETHERNET – ComplianceCompliant with OIF, FlexE 2.0
Flex ETHERNET – Multi-interface supportFour QSFP28 ports, one port QSFP-DD or OSFP port to configure FlexE traffic up to 400GE
Flex ETHERNET – RS-FEC supportRS-FEC capabilities per port
Flex ETHERNET – Skew monitoringGraphical skew monitoring per port
Flex ETHERNET – Skew insertionPer-port skew generation and measurement range 0 to 10000 ns
Flex ETHERNET – PHY numberFlexE PHY number per port edition available
Flex ETHERNET – Group numberFlexE group number edition available
Flex ETHERNET – ClientClient ID and Mac address edition available per client
Flex ETHERNET – Calendar typeCalendar A/B configuration and monitoring
Flex ETHERNET – Calendar editionGraphical calendar configuration per slot/client/clients for FlexE bonding, sub-rate and channelization
Flex ETHERNET – Clients availableDifferent client configuration included 5GE, 10GE, 25GE, 40GE, 50GE, 100GE, 150GE, 200GE, 250GE, 300GE, 350GE and 400GE
Flex ETHERNET – Ports capacityDisplay the calendar used, unused and assigned capacity in Gbit/s
Flex ETHERNET – Client statisticsSize, Tx and Rx rate in Gbit/s, frame count
Flex ETHERNET – BERTSelectable FlexE client bit error rate analysis using a specific pattern
Flex ETHERNET – BER error injectionManual, rate and continuous (maximum rate)
Flex ETHERNET – Error/alarms monitoring and injectionPer port FlexE PHY, per FlexE group and per client
Flex ETHERNET – FlexE overheadDisplay a detail overview from block 1 to 8 per frame from the FlexE overhead for Tx and Rx
Flex ETHERNET – FlexE G.mtn path OAM(pre-standard version) Support of CC function status, connectivity verification, bidirectional delay measurement and CS type monitoring
TRANSPORT TESTING – OTN interfaces standards complianceITU-T G.709, G.798, G.872 and ITU-T G series Supplement 43
TRANSPORT TESTING – OTN interfaces line ratesOTU3 (43 Gbit/s), OTU3e1 (44.57 Gbit/s), OTU3e2 (44.58 Gbit/s), OTU4 (111.81 Gbit/s)
TRANSPORT TESTING – OTN interfaces power measurementOptical channel power measurement with color indicators
TRANSPORT TESTING – OTN interfaces frequency measurementClock frequency measurements displayed in Hz
TRANSPORT TESTING – OTN interfaces frequency offsetOffsetting of the transmitted signal’s clock on a selected interface, and monitoring to exercise clock recovery circuitry on network elements
OTL layer – Errors per laneInvalid marker, FAS
OTL layer – Alarms per laneOOF, LOF, LOR, OOR, excessive skew
OTL layer – Global alarmLOL
OTU layer – ErrorsOTU-FAS, OTU-MFAS, OTU-BEI, OTU-BIP-8
OTU layer – AlarmsLOF, OOF, LOM, OOM, OTU-TIM, OTU-BDI, OTU-IAE, OTU-BIAE, OTU-AIS
OTU layer – Traces alarms64-byte trail trace identifier (TTI) as defined in ITU-T G.709
ODU layer – ErrorsODU-BIP-8, ODU-BEI
ODU layer – AlarmsODU-AIS, ODU-OCI, ODU-LCK, ODU-TIM, ODU-BDI, ODU-FSF, ODU-BSF, ODU-FSD, ODU-BSD, ODU-LOFLOM
ODU layer – Traces64-byte trail trace identifier (TTI) as defined in ITU-T G.709
FTFLFault type and fault location byte; as defined in ITU-T G.709 standard
ODU TCM layer – ErrorsTCMi-BIP-8, TCMi-BEI (i = 1 to 6)
ODU TCM layer – AlarmsTCMi-LTC, TCMi-TIM, TCMi-BDI, TCMi-IAE, TCMi-BIAE
ODU TCM layer – Traces64-byte trail trace identifier (TTI) as defined in ITU-T G.709
OPU layer – AlarmsOPU-PLM, OPU-CSF, OPU-AIS, OPU-MSIM, OPU LOOMFI, OOMFI, OMFI a
OPU layer – Payload typeGenerates and displays received PT value
Forward error correction (FEC) – ErrorsGeneration and analysis of FEC correctable and uncorrectable errors
Ethernet mapping over OTN40G and 100G Ethernet mapping over OTU3 and OTU4, respectively, using GMP
40GE transcoding capability40G transcoding capability with alarms, errors and statistics
GMP – Alarms, errors and statisticsGMP alarms, errors and statistics
GigE mappingGigE mapping into ODU0 using GFP-T, 10 GigE mapping into ODU2 using GFP-F, direct 10 GigE mappings into ODU1e and ODU2e in different ODU multiplexing structures
40GE into OTU3 into OTU4Flexibility to map up to a 10G Ethernet client signal into ODUflex
40GE transcoding – ErrorsInvalid flag, POS violation, MSEQ violation, PCS-BIP-8 mask per lane, PCS-BIP-8 per lane, OTN-BIP-8 per lane, SEQ violation
40GE transcoding – AlarmsLOBL 1027B, Hi-BER 1027B, LOAML 1027B
GMP – ErrorsCm CRC-8, CnD CRC-5
GMP – AlarmsGMP OOS a
GMP – StatisticsCm minimum/maximum values and CnD minimum/maximum values for both GMP Tx and Rx
ODU3/ODU4 multiplexing – MappingsODU13, ODU23, ODU123, ODU03, ODU013, ODU0123, ODU04, ODU014, ODU134, ODU24, ODU234, ODU34, ODU14, ODU01234, ODU0124, ODU024, ODU034, ODU1e4, ODUflex24, ODU2e4 and ODU124, ODU1234 with PRBS pattern and GigE, 10 GigE, 40 GigE and 100 GigE client mappings into OPU payloads
ODU3/ODU4 multiplexing – AlarmsODU34, ODU14, ODU01234, ODU0124, ODU024, ODU034, ODU1e4, ODUflex24, ODU2e4 and ODU124, ODU1234 with PRBS pattern and GigE and 10 GigE client mappings into OPU payloads
ODU3/ODU4 multiplexing – ClientsGigE, 10 GigE, 40 GigE and 100 GigE client mappings into OPU payloads
ODU0ODU0 (1.25 Gbit/s) container with Gigabit Ethernet and PRBS pattern
ODUflexODUflex at ODU3 and ODU4 rates with full flexibility to configure the required bandwidth based on n x 1.25 Gbit/s tributary time slots with a PRBS pattern into the ODUflex payload
GFP-F/T – ErrorsGFP-cHEC-CORR, GFP-cHEC-UNCORR, GFP-tHEC-CORR, GFP-tHEC-UNCORR, GFP-eHEC-CORR, GFP-eHEC-UNCORR, GFP-pFCS
GFP-F/T – AlarmsGFP-LFD, GFP-EXM, GFP-UPM, GFP-DCI, GFP-FDI, GFP-RDI, GFP-LOCS, GFP-LOCCS, GFP-reserved CMF
GFP-F/T – Frame type statisticsClient data, client management, idle, reserved PTI, reserved PLI, invalid, discarded
GFP-F/T – Rx mismatchPFI, EXI, UPI, CID
GFP-F/T – GFP-T superblock statisticsValid, invalid and total
COHERENT OPTICS – ComplianceOIF 400ZR, IEEE 802.3cw, OpenZR+, OpenROADM
COHERENT OPTICS – Tx powerOptical power Tx transceiver configuration
COHERENT OPTICS – WavelengthTransceiver grid configuration
COHERENT OPTICS – Optical metricsTest set displays the following optical metrics CD (ps/nm), CFO (MHz), DGD (ps), OSNR (dB), PDL (dB), SOPCR (Krad/s), SOPMD (ps2)
COHERENT OPTICS – Client configurationEthernet client L2/3 and L4 configuration
COHERENT OPTICS – Ethernet frameClient Ethernet frame configuration fixed or EMIX
COHERENT OPTICS – Ethernet client BERTBit error analysis using PRBS31 supporting alarm/error monitoring and injection
COHERENT OPTICS – FEDUser can enable FEC excessive degrade alarm monitoring
COHERENT OPTICS – FDDUser can enable FEC detected degrade alarm monitoring
COHERENT OPTICS – FEC alarmsFED and FDD alarms monitoring
COHERENT OPTICS – FEC error monitoringFEC-UNCOR-FR and FEC-COR-BITS monitoring
COHERENT OPTICS – Ethernet alarmsLink down, L Fault Det, L Fault Rcd, Remote fault LOA alarms
COHERENT OPTICS – Ethernet errors66B Block, FEC-UNCOR-FR, FEC-COR-BITS, FCS, Jabber, runt and undersize errors
COHERENT OPTICS – Error and alarm injectionUser can inject Interface, Ethernet, PCS and BERT errors and alarms
COHERENT OPTICS – DCO Tx alarmsTx LOA, Tx OOA, Tx CMU LOL, Tx RefClk LOL, Tx Deskew LOL, Tx FIFO
COHERENT OPTICS – DCO Rx alarmsRx LOF, Rx LOM, Rx Demod LOL, Rx CDC LOL, Rx LOA, Rx OOA, Rx Deskew LOL, Rx FIFO
OTUCn/FlexO – ComplianceITU-T G.709, ITU-T G.709.1 and ITU-T G.798
OTUCn/FlexO – Multi-interface supportFOIC (QSFP28) ports available testing up to 419G
OTUCn/FlexO – RS-FEC supportRS FEC error monitoring and injection per PHY
OTUCn/FlexO – FlexO Instance IDID number selection, monitoring and and mismatch detection
OTUCn/FlexO – FlexO Group IDGroup ID number selection, monitoring and mismatch detection
OTUCn/FlexO – FOICSupports FOIC per lane alignment marker monitoring and error injection
OTUCn/FlexO – SkewSkew alarm monitoring on PHYs and skew values reported per FlexO instance
OTUCn/FlexO – BERTBit error analisys using PRBS31 supporting alarm/error monitoring and injection
OTUCn/FlexO – BER error injectionManual, rate and continuous (maximum rate)
OTUCn/FlexO – OTUCn FrameOTUC1, OTUC2, OTUC3 and OTUC4 level alarms/error monitoring and injection
OTUCn/FlexO – ODUCn/ODUkODUC1, ODUC2, ODUC3 and ODUC4 level alarms/error monitoring and injection
OTUCn/FlexO – OTUCn TraceTrace configuration and monitoring
OTUCn/FlexO – ODUCn/ODUk trace/payload typeTrace/payload type configuration and monitoring
a. Alarm analysis only.
General specifications
Size (H x W x D)101 mm x 159 mm x 175 mm (4 in x 6 1/4 in x 6 7/8 in)
Weight1.70 kg 3.75 lb a
Temperature – Operating0 °C to 40 °C (32 °F to 104 °F)
Temperature – Storage—40 °C to 70 °C (—40 °F to 158 °F)
REF-OUT INTERFACE – Tx pulse amplitude200 mVpp to 1300 mVpp, depending on frequency
REF-OUT INTERFACE – Transmission frequency155 MHz to 3.50 GHz
REF-OUT INTERFACE – Output configurationAC-coupled
REF-OUT INTERFACE – Load impedance50 Ω
REF-OUT INTERFACE – Connector typeSMA
REF-OUT INTERFACE – External cableMaximum 1 meter cable length (RG178 cable with 3.1 dB/m attenuation at 3.5 GHz)
Laser safetyModule: The host unit that you use with your module may have different laser classes. Refer to the host unit documentation for exact information.
a. With filler.