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Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) has
introduced two new test applications that leverage the high bandwidth and low
jitter performance of the Infiniium 86100D DCA-X oscilloscope. Agilent
N1012A compliance test software is the industry's first automated application
for the Optical Internetworking Forum's Common Electrical Interface (OIF CEI)
3.0 Implementation Agreement. Agilent N1019A user-defined application, on the
other hand, enables engineers to rapidly develop their own automated test
applications. Both software packages help developers save time and money.
Increased demand for video and other
data-intensive Internet services have stressed the capacity of today's
networks. Operators seek fast, cost-effective ways to increase capacity, which
they can achieve by using multiple lanes at 25 to 28 Gb/s. These high data
rates increase the importance of flawless equipment interoperability, which
necessitates more extensive equipment testing and stringent test limits. The
OIF CEI 3.0 Implementation Agreement covers eight interfaces with nearly 120
tests. Several other standards also address tests at these data rates.
Agilent N1012A compliance test software performs a wide range of oscilloscope-based and network analyzer-based tests for the OIF CEI 3.0 Implementation Agreement. The software also provides 5- to 28-Gb/s physical-layer transmitter measurements for engineers designing to the requirements of OIF CEI 3.0, including the 28G-VSR (very short reach) interface. Product developers can use debug mode to rapidly troubleshoot their designs.
The Agilent
N1019A user-defined application expands the capability of the
existing N5467A user-defined application for Agilent's real-time oscilloscopes
to include the 86100D DCA-X. Users can create their own tests, automated test
groups, test limits with descriptions, measurement configurations, and customized
reports.
"We are pleased to expand the rich
offering of Agilent compliance and test applications to the 86100D DCA-X
oscilloscope," said Jay Alexander, vice president and general manager of
Agilent's Oscilloscope Products Division. "Developers are working quickly
to create and launch new devices to accommodate higher data rates, and they
will appreciate the significant improvement in test times offered by these new
applications."
The new applications for 86100D DCA-X
oscilloscope provide design and validation engineers with a fast and easy way
to verify physical-layer transmitter compliance to the appropriate standards.
Agilent N1012A compliance test
software:
- Provides automation of the nearly 120 tests in the OIF-CEI 3.0 agreement, including eye, waveform, jitter, return loss and resistance tests.
- Supports use of Agilent's 86108B precision waveform analyzer, other dual-electrical receivers, clock recovery and precision timebase products, and Agilent's precision network analyzer family.
- Enables fast de-skew of cables and automatic determination of optimal peaking values for continuous time linear equalization.
- Displays the results in a flexible report format.
- Provides a margin analysis that shows how closely a device passes or fails each test.
The Agilent N1019A user-defined
application:
- Enables fast creation of multiple tests on the 86100D DCA-X oscilloscope and other equipment.
- Takes full advantage of the SCPI recorder feature within the FlexDCA interface.
- Supports interfacing with the device under test for sequencing and control.
- Enables testing against compliance limits and reporting of pass/fail margins.
- Displays results in a flexible report format.
Engineers designing and verifying OIF
CEI 3.0 devices also can use the Agilent J-BERT N4903B high-performance serial
BERT for physical-layer receiver compliance testing and characterization.
Agilent's 86100D DCA-X oscilloscope and
plug-in modules are ideal for OIF CEI 3.0 and other high-speed serial product
testing. They offer the industry's lowest intrinsic jitter, a wide range of
bandwidths, and electrical and optical interfaces.
About Optical Internetworking Forum
The Optical Internetworking Forum has
many industry participants that jointly develop implementation agreements for
high-speed serial interfaces. The OIF also hosts a series of technical
workshops, booths at trade shows and interoperability sessions. OIF's current
directors are employed by the following OIF member companies: Alcatel-Lucent,
AT&T, Ciena, Ericsson, Finisar, Nokia Systems Networks, and Verizon.
Agilent's Digital Test Standards
Program
Agilent's solutions for digital
applications are driven and supported by Agilent experts who are involved in
various international standards committees. Experts from the Agilent Digital
Test Standards Program are active in the Optical Internetworking Forum, Joint
Electronic Devices Engineering Council, PCI-SIG, Video Electronics Standards
Association, Serial ATA International Organization, Serial Attached SCSI (T10),
USB-Implementers Forum, MIPI Alliance, Ethernet standards (IEEE 802.3), and
many others. Agilent's involvement in these standards groups and their related
workshops, plugfests and seminars enable the company to bring the right
solutions to the market when its customers need them.
About Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is
the world's premier measurement company and a technology leader in chemical
analysis, life sciences, diagnostics, electronics and communications. The company's
20,000 employees serve customers in more than 100 countries. Agilent had net
revenues of $6.6 billion in fiscal 2011. Information about Agilent is available
at www.agilent.com.