400GbE Load Modules


The World's First 400GbE Test Solution

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Introducing the world's first 400Gbps Higher Speed Ethernet test solution to meet the growing bandwidth requirements of ever-evolving data networks.

Reliance on networking permeates every aspect of our world, and bandwidth requirements from local area, data center, access, and metropolitan area networks are expanding at double-digit rates. As technologies such as cloud computing and streaming video necessitate larger and faster data centers, equipment manufacturers must evolve beyond from 100Gbps capabilities to keep pace.

With the new 400GbE Jumpstart Test System, Ixia remains on the cutting edge of developing innovative networking technologies that allow our customers to meet demands and provide next-generation solutions to network providers.

The Ixia 400GbE Jumpstart Test System is a developer tool kit to help network equipment manufacturers shorten development and test time - accelerating pre-standard 400GbE networking hardware. Now customers can create, test and verify the interoperability of their next Higher Speed Ethernet technologies while maximizing their 400GbE test investment.

The 400GbE Jumpstart Test System features wire rate packet generation at 400Gbps below the minimum and above the maximum Ethernet frame sizes.






Specifications:

FeatureDual-Speed, 40/100GE Accelerated PerformanceDual-Speed, 40/100GE Reduced Performance
Model nameLavaAP40/100GE2PLavaAP40/100GE2RP
Ports per module
  • (1) 100GE CFP MSA

  • (2) 40GE CFP MSA or 40GE QSFP [with interface adapter]

  • (3) 100GE CXP [with interface adapter]

  • (4) 100GE QSFP28 [with interface adapter]

Chassis slots per module1
Maximum ports per chassis
  • XG12: (24) 100GE CFP MSA or (48) 40GE QSFP , (12) CXP, (12) QSFP28

  • XM12: (20) 100GE CFP MSA or (40) 40GE QSFP , (10) CXP, (10) QSFP28

  • XM2 Desktop: (2) 100GE or 40GE CFP MSA or (4) 40GE QSFP , 2 CXP, (2) QSFP28

Transceiver support
  • CFP MSA 1.4, pluggable MMF and SMF optical transceivers

  • SFF-8436 QSFP , pluggable, and fiber/copper cables (passive/active) with adapter

  • CXP MMF optical transceivers and passive, direct attach copper (DAC) cable media

  • QSFP28 MMF and SMF optical transceivers

CFP interface adapters
  • 2-port, CFP-to-QSFP for 40GE operation

  • 1-port CFP-to-CXP for 100GE operation

  • 1-port CFP-to-QSFP28 for 100GE operation

Hardware capture buffer per port1.4GB
Interface protocols
  • 40-Gigabit Ethernet 40GBASE-R,100-Gigabit Ethernet 100GBASE-R, per IEEE802.3ba-2010 standard

  • 100GBASE-SR4 per IEEEP802.3bm draft standard

Layer 2/3 routing protocol emulation
  • Comprehensive coverage of routing, MPLS, VPLS, high-availability, IP multicast, switching, Data Center/SDN, Carrier Ethernet, and authentication.

  • Comprehensive coverage of routing, MPLS, VPLS, high-availability, IP multicast, switching, Data Center/SDN, Carrier Ethernet, and authentication.

  • The Accelerated Performance load module supports ultra-high scale and performance for routing protocol emulation per port.

  • The Reduced Performance load module supports up to 100 routing protocol emulation sessions and up to 2,000 broadband access emulation sessions per port.

  • Host/client protocol support: ARP, NDP, ICMP (PING), IPv4, and IPv6.

  • Host/client protocol support: ARP, NDP, ICMP (PING), IPv4, and IPv6.

Layer 4-7 application traffic testingYes, with IxLoad and the AppLibrary for IxNetworkNo
Transmit flows per port (sequential values)Billions
Transmit flows per port (arbitrary values)1 million
Trackable receive flows per port1 million
Stream definitions per port512 In packet stream (sequential) or advanced stream (interleaved) mode, each stream definition can generate millions of unique traffic flows
Table UDF entries512K Comprehensive packet editing function for emulating large numbers of sophisticated flows. Entries of up to 256 bytes, using lists of values, can be specified and placed at designated offsets within a stream. Each list consists of an offset, a size, and a list of values in a table format.
Packet flow statisticsTrack over 1 million flows
Transmit engineWire-speed packet generation with timestamps, sequence numbers, data integrity signature, and packet group signatures
Receive engineWire-speed packet filtering, capturing, real-time latency and inter-arrival time for each packet group, data integrity, and sequence checking
User defined field featuresFixed, increment or decrement by user-defined step, value list, cascade, random, and chained
Filters48-bit source/destination address, 2x128-bit user-definable pattern and offset, frame length range, CRC error, data integrity error, sequence checking error (small, big, reverse)
Statistics and rates (counter size: 64 bits)Link state, line speed, frames sent, valid frames received, bytes sent/received, fragments, undersize, oversize, CRC errors, VLAN tagged frames, 6 user-defined stats, capture trigger (UDS 3), capture filter (UDS 4), user-defined stat 5, user-defined stat 6, 8 QoS counters, data integrity frames, data integrity errors, sequence checking frames, sequence checking errors, ARP, and ping requests and replies
Error generationCRC (good/bad/none), undersize, oversize
Latency measurement resolution2.5 nanoseconds and is compatible with all of Ixia's 10GbE, 1GbE fiber, and 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet, ATM, and Packet over SONET load modules
Latency self-calibrationAbility to remove inherent latency from 40/100GE port electronics when used with MSA or SFF-8436-compliant transceivers
MDIOMDIO v1.4 support is provided for CFP MSA-compliant transceivers
Transmit line clock adjustmentAbility to adjust the parts per million line frequency over a range
-100 ppm to 100 ppm
Layer 1 BERT capabilityThe load module supports the following BERT features on both 40GE and 100GE speeds:
  • User-selected PRBS pattern for each PCS Lane

  • User selects from a wide range of PRBS data patterns to be transmitted (true and complement) with the ability to invert the patterns

  • Send single, continuous, and exponentially controlled amounts of error injection

  • Wide range of statistics, including: Pattern Lock, Pattern Transmitted, Pattern Received, Total Number of Bits Sent and Received, Total Number of Errors Sent and Received, Bit Error Ratio (BER), Number of Mismatched 1's and 0's

  • Lane Stats Grouping per lambda for SMF and MMF 40GE and 100GE based on IEEE 802.3ba-defined physical medium dependent (PMD)

40/100GE Physical Coding Sublayer (PCS) test featuresIEEE 802.3ba-compliant PCS transmit and receive side test capabilities include:
  • Per PCS lane, transmit lane mapping - Supports all combination of PCS lane mapping: Default, Increment, Decrement, Random, and Custom.

  • Per PCS lane, skew insertion capability - User selectable from zero up to 3 microseconds of PCS Lane skew insertion on the transmit side.

  • Per PCS lane, lane marker, or lane marker and payload error injections - User-selectable ability to inject errors into the PCS Lane Marker and simultaneously into PCS Lane Marker and Payload fields. This includes the ability to inject sync bit errors into the Lane Marker and Payload. User can control the PCS lane, number or errors, period count and manage the repetition of the injected errors.

  • Per PCS lane, receive lanes statistics - PCS Sync Header and Lane Marker Lock, Lane Marker mapping, Relative lane deskew up to 52 microseconds for 40GE and 104 microseconds for 100GE, Sync Header and PCS Lane Marker Error counters, indicators for Loss of Synch Header and Lane Marker, BIP8 errors.

IPv4, IPv6, UDP, TCP checksumHardware checksum generation and verification
Frame length controlsFixed, random, weighted random, or increment by user-defined step, random, weighted random
Preamble viewAllows the user to select to view and edit the preamble contents
Link fault signalingGenerate local and remote faults with controls for the number of faults and order of faults, plus the ability to select the option to have the transmit port ignore link faults from a remote link partner
Operating temperature range41°F to 95°F (5°C to 35°C)
Load module dimensions16.0”(L) x 12.0”(W) x 1.3”(H)
406mm (L) x 305mm (W) x 33mm (H)
WeightModule only: 9.8 lbs.(4.45 kg)

Shipping: 12.0 lbs.(5.45 kg)



Application Support:

ual-Speed, 40/100GE

Accelerated Performance

Dual-Speed, 40/100GE

Reduced Performance

LavaAP40/100GE2PLavaAP40/100GE2RP
IxExplorer:Layer 2-3 wire-speed traffic generation and analysis and Layer 1 BERT and IEEE 802.3ba HSE PCS Lanes testing.
IxNetwork:IxNetwork provides wire-rate traffic generation with service modeling that builds realistic, dynamically-controllable data-plane traffic. IxNetwork offers the industry's best test solution for functional and performance testing by using comprehensive emulation for routing, MPLS, VPLS, high-availability, IP multicast, switching, Carrier Ethernet, broadband, and data center bridging protocols.
IxAutomate™:The IxAutomate application offers a powerful, customizable test tool to automate the performance, scalability, and functional testing of network devices using a simple-to-use graphical user interface to configure custom automated test scenarios and analyze test results. IxAutomate provides a rich suite of pre-built tests based on industry-standard RFCs and customer requirements. Test results are collected and presented with a flexible set of functions, including real-time graphs presenting test execution progress, formatted reports for detailed post-test analysis, color-coded indications of test trial pass/fail outcome, and detailed test execution logs. As a test harness, IxAutomate offers a plug-in architecture designed to easily add custom tests to the already-substantial test library.
IxLoad:A scalable L4-7 stateful traffic test solution for testing converged multiplay services, application delivery platforms, and security devices and systems. IxLoad emulates data, voice, and video subscribers and associated protocols to ensure quality of experience (QoE).N/A
IxNetwork AppLibrary:Introduces a simplified workflow and framework to emulate application profiles created from 1000's of application flows fueled by BreakingPoint ATI, It combines the best features of IxNetwork for protocol emulation and stateless traffic generation with the most current real-world stateful application simulations.
Tcl API:Custom user script development for layer 1-3 testing.


NOTE:

[1] When an Xcellon-Lava load module is installed in an XM12, XM2, or XG12 chassis, the maximum operating temperature of the chassis is 35°C (ambient air)