EXFO unveils multiservice tester for Ethernet, Fibre Channel

-- Test & Measurement World, 9/3/2008 8:00:00 AM

Two new Packet Blazer modules, the IQS-8525 and IQS-8535 from EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering, enable research and development, software verification, and manufacturing groups to validate and test Ethernet and Fibre Channel network equipment. Housed inside the IQS-500 or IQS-600 unified test platform, these multiservice modules provide fully integrated multirate data communications testing.

For Fibre Channel testing and performance analysis, the IQS-8525 and IQS-8535 test modules support FC-0, FC-1, and FC-2 logical layer configurations to execute traffic generation, BER testing, round-trip latency measurement, and buffer-to-buffer credit estimation at full line rates of 1 Gbps, 2 Gbps, 4 Gbps, and 10 Gbps. Ethernet LAN/WAN services performance validation is achieved using BER and RFC 2544 testing at full line rates of 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, 1 Gbps, and 10 Gbps.

As with all IQS modules, the IQS-8525 and IQS-8535 can be used in automated environments to facilitate repeatability, while improving quality and efficiency. The modules include a wide range of SCPI commands that are powerful enough to provide repeatable testing of complex configurations, yet simple enough to create a 10-Gbit BERT in as little as six commands. They also offer an intuitive macro recorder that lets you record test actions and automatically create test scripts in VB.Net.

EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering, www.exfo.com.