Test Module facilitates Ethernet compliance testing.
Press Release Summary:
Built on FPGA architecture, CFP-based IQS-85100G Packet Blazer accelerates development of 100 Gbps and 40 Gbps Ethernet equipment. Solution offers layer 1/2/3 traffic generation and analysis features to stress and validate network elements and transceivers. At layer 1, unit can test physical coding sublayer and perform BER testing on optical or electrical interfaces. At layers 2/3, users can generate and analyze 100 Gbps line rate Ethernet and IP packets, and perform EtherBERT(TM) tests.
Original Press Release:
EXFO Launches Comprehensive Layer 1/2/3, CFP-Based 100 Gbit/s Ethernet Compliance Tester
Highlights EXFO's commitment to innovative testing solutions that drive rapid prototyping, productization and commercialization of 100 Gbit/s and 40 Gbit/s Ethernet equipment
QUEBEC CITY, May 14 / -- EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering Inc. (NASDAQ:EXFO)(NASDAQ:TSX:)(NASDAQ:EXF) announced today the launch of the IQS-85100G Packet Blazer, a comprehensive CFP-based 100 Gbit/s Ethernet test module that accelerates and simplifies the development and commercialization of 100 Gbit/s and 40 Gbit/s Ethernet equipment. The IQS-85100G empowers transmission equipment and transponder testing teams to efficiently execute multilayer testing to rapidly validate physical-layer characteristics and accurately benchmark Ethernet/IP performance of their products.
With many metro and core transport networks worldwide quickly reaching capacity, carriers are actively seeking strategies to efficiently and cost-effectively scale the transmission of IP packets. 100 Gbit/s and 40 Gbit/s Ethernet technologies-based on the IEEE 802.3ba draft specifications-are specifically intended to facilitate this transition. The most significant concept introduced in this draft standard is the use of parallel optics, which deeply influence the layer 1 implementation, and consequently augments the need for a comprehensive, flexible testing solution that supports all popular CFP-based client interface configurations.
Housed in the IQS-600 Integrated Qualification System platform and developed on a versatile FPGA architecture, the IQS-85100G Packet Blazer is a CFP-based solution offering powerful layer 1/2/3 traffic generation and analysis features to stress and validate network elements and transceivers against demanding corner cases. At layer 1, the IQS-85100G can thoroughly test the physical coding sublayer (PCS) and perform bit-error-rate testing on optical or electrical interfaces. At layers 2 and 3, users can generate and analyze 100 Gbit/s line rate Ethernet and IP packets, as well as perform comprehensive EtherBERTTM tests, all via an intuitive graphical user interface (GUI). With its complete range of test features, the IQS-85100G provides network equipment manufacturers with all the critical elements needed to rapidly productize and commercialize 100 Gbit/s and 40 Gbit/s prototypes with confidence.
To accelerate the adoption of commercially viable 100 Gbit/s Ethernet equipment, EXFO collaborated with Santur Corporation, the first company to ship a CFP-based 100 Gbit/s transceiver with a reach that extends over 10 km. As such, the IQS-85100 is the first 100 Gbit/s Ethernet test solution that can be ordered with Santur's cost-effective CFP transceiver. As transceiver technology becomes available, EXFO will also support additional CFP manufacturers and additional transceiver technologies such as CXPs and QSFP.
"Carriers worldwide have a real and immediate need for larger bandwidth capacity, pressuring equipment manufacturers to bring 100 Gbit/s solutions to market quickly," said Etienne Gagnon, EXFO's Vice-President of Product Management and Marketing. "EXFO has applied decades of testing experience and leadership to offer unrivalled turnkey layer 1/2/3 100 Gbit/s testing, allowing our customers to immediately and confidently move their projects from prototype to commercialization, while protecting their long-term testing investment, regardless of changes in industry standards. The launch of our flagship IQS-85100G Packet Blazer once again highlights our staunch focus on technology innovation to address emerging but critical market needs."
For further information on the IQS-85100G Packet Blazer, please visit www.EXFO.com.
About EXFO
EXFO is a leading provider of test and service assurance solutions for network service providers and equipment manufacturers in the global telecommunications industry. The Telecom Division offers a wide range of innovative solutions extending across the full technology lifecycle - from design to technology deployment and onto service assurance - and covering all layers on a network infrastructure to enable triple-play services and next-generation, converged IP networking. The Life Sciences and Industrial Division offers solutions in medical device and opto-electronics assembly, fluorescence microscopy and other life science sectors. For more information, visit www.EXFO.com.
