K2 40 Gb/s, 100 Gb/s, and Dual-Speed Higher Speed Ethernet Load Modules with CFP MSA Interfaces

Ixia’s K2 40 and 100-Gigabit Ethernet test modules are the world’s first-to-market layer 1-7 measurement and analysis test solution. K2 load modules are an essential tool for the development of 40 Gb/s and 100 Gb/s network devices such as routers, switches, server network interface cards (NICs), converged network adapters (CNAs) and semiconductor communications devices. K2 modules measure and analyse the performance of IEEE 802.3ba standard higher speed Ethernet (HSE) devices at line rate. K2 interfaces are compatible with Ixia’s chassis and a broad range of Ethernet interfaces, allowing real-world, full product testing in a single box.

Four models are available:

• 40 Gb/s
• 100 Gb/s
• Dual-speed 40 and 100 Gb/s
• Dual-speed 40 and 100 Gb/s data plane only - an economical alternative to the full dual speed load module, but without routing and protocol emulation.

Ixia was an active participant in the HSE standardization effort. Ixia assisted in developing the new physical coding sublayer (PCS) lanes distribution methodology, a key enabler of the new HSE technology.

Ixia’s K2 load modules are valuable tools for developers who are integrating firmware and software into new electronics hardware, or integrating optical transceivers into their network devices and systems, especially unframed BERT test capabilities. Ixia’s K2 modules validate and benchmark the performance limits of these network devices by employing layer 1, 2 and 3 stress testing, virtual scalability testing, and negative testing. Ixia’s K2 load modules ensure that network devices inter-operates with other manufacturers’ devices.

Key Features

• Industry’s first commercially available physical coding sublayer (PCS Lanes) test system
• 6 ports per XM12 chassis (10 rack mount units)
  • Checks compliance and performance against the IEEE 802.3ba with a full array of statistics and real-time error indicators
  • Injects and tracks errors in lane markers, 64/66b payloads, and synchronization bits with controls for different configurations of error injections
• Complete standard compliance testing for the physical coding sublayer (PCS)
• Unframed BERT support with individual PCS lane BERT test and error injection over a wide range of PRBS patterns, including standard PMD support. A full set of BERT-related and bit error ratio (BER) statistics are available
• Generates and analyzes full 40 Gb/s and 100 Gb/s line rate traffic. Tracks and analyses up to 1 million flows per port for:
  • Real-time latency
  • Inter-arrival time
  • Packet loss
  • Data integrity
  • Sequence checking
  • Packet capture
• Comprehensive layer 2-7 testing with integrated data plane and control plane traffic generation and analysis.
• Dual-speed load modules speed is software selectable.

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