Press Releases
21 June 2004
Circadiant Introduces Electrical Stressed Eye Testing Capability
Controlled degradation aimed at emerging standards.
Allentown PA - Circadiant introduced
electrical stressed eye testing capability packaged in the same
instrument with optical stressed eye capabilities at SUPERCOMM
2004. The electrical test capability is aimed at emerging
standards such the OIF Common Electrical I/O (CEI) project. Circadiant
has the largest market share in the optical stressed receiver test
market according to Frost & Sullivan.
The use of degraded eye test signals in standards is important
to system vendors in order to guarantee equipment interoperability. Circadiant’s
new electrical features will test the XFP transceiver's XFI electrical
interface and may be used to test other transceivers, as well as
line cards from 10 GigE routers, 10 GigE switches, 10 GigE servers,
SONET/SDH (OC-192 / STM-64), OTN (10.709 Gb/s) and DWDM transmission
systems.
The electrical test capability will be available on the Circadiant
Optical Standards Tester (OST) platform enabling a variety of automated
tests. The new electrical degradation capabilities are intended
to begin addressing new standards and include include control over
jitter, filter, interfering source, and SNR.
Pricing varies with the selection of available options. Volume
production begins in Q1 2005.
About Degraded Signal Testing:
Degraded signals are carefully specified to mimic real-world type worst-case
conditions instead of the traditionally used near-perfect signals. The IEEE
802.3ae specification included a degraded signal test, called the stressed
receiver conformance test, to provide 10 Gb/s Ethernet users with the same
Ethernet experience they were accustomed to - just plug the equipment in
and it works. This testing philosophy carried over to other standards, i.e.
10 Gb/s FibreChannel, and is growing in popularity as a way to test components
and line cards to assure interoperability. Optical degradation includes control
over jitter, OSNR, interfering source, filter, extinction ratio and optical
power as well as the ability to inject errors into the layer 2 and 3 protocol
signals. Electrical degradation includes control over jitter, filter,
interfering source, and SNR as well as the ability to inject errors into
the layer 2 and 3 protocol signals.
About OSTs:
OSTs are pre-packaged test instruments which cover most of the tests required
by line card and transceiver/transponder manufacturers. OSTs make optical
testing simple by including sophisticated algorithms and complex testing procedures
all calibrated and automated by Circadiant. OSTs are used in R&D
or in global manufacturing applications to shorten a new product's time-to-market
and reduce manufacturing cycle times. The components and instruments
that measure layer 1, 2 and 3 that are commonly used to test optical communication
systems are consolidated into an OST. Individual and group test results are
displayed on appropriate scales with statistical confidence levels clearly
shown to help users understand the behavior of a Device Under Test. An
OST also allows the user to degrade test signals to simulate worst-case operating
conditions.
About Circadiant Systems, Inc.
Led by test industry veterans and staffed by a team of distinguished physicists
and engineers, Circadiant is a privately-held company based in Allentown, PA.
The company provides optical component developers, network equipment manufacturers,
and telecom service providers with award-winning test systems. Circadiant’s
Optical Standards Testers generate real-world optical test signals that greatly
improve network reliability and interoperability. Circadiant received venture
funding from EnerTech Capital, Intel Capital, PA Early Stage, and TL Ventures.
Media Contacts:
John French
Circadiant Systems, Inc.
610.871.0500 x101
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