NIC Plus

High density SONET/SDH, OTN, Ethernet, Fibre Channel testing. 100G Ready.

Key Features

  • 100Gb/s ready
  • High density portable chassis
  • Multi-protocol test support
  • Remote test control
  • Field upgradable
  • Dual 40/43G test capabilities
  • SONET/SDH testing up to 40Gb/s
  • OTN testing up to 43Gb/s
  • Full NGN feature testing
  • Ethernet testing up to 10Gb/s
  • Fibre Channel testing at all rates from 1Gb/s to 10Gb/s
  • Optical jitter / wander testing
  • DWDM testing
  • PDH testing including jitter option
  • ATM testing
  • Serial interface testing

Powerful & portable in a single unit

The NIC Plus is a one-stop solution for many applications.

Thanks to the variety of tests and applications it can support it can be used to support field circuit test and network turn up applications where a variety of interfaces may be needed day to day, as well as production line usage where automation support and port density is critical or lab use where remote test and in-depth analysis are a requirement.

Exactly the functionality you need

Equip the NIC Plus with the exact functionalities and protocol support you need.

Support up to 8 different physical interface protocols in a single analyzer. Need an Ethernet analyzer first thing in the morning? Now a Fibre Channel analyzer? A SONET/SDH analyzer later in the day? The NIC Plus has got you covered.

Full featured testing

Support for SDH, SONET, OTN, Ethernet, Fibre Channel, PDH, ATM, serial interface and DWDM testing capabilities.

Test next generation transport technologies such as Ethernet over OTN, Fibre Channel over OTN or Ethernet over SDH over OTN.

Support future technologies

Test tomorrows technologies as well as todays SONET/SDH, OTN, 40Gb/s, 43Gb/s, Ethernet, Fibre Channel and advanced NGN mappings.

The NIC platform is ready to support 100G/s for your 100G product and service introduction.

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With five-slots available, the NIC Plus provides telecomm and datacomm testing in one chassis, capable of unmatched multi-port configurations as well as jitter and wander testing.

Remote controllable

Every NIC supports remote control as standard, supporting up to 9 remote users using a combination of the NIC remote control GUI application and VNC for control from any VNC supported device.

Multi-layer service test

Today's transport networks feature a multitude of layers and mapped protocols. The NIC fully supports multi-layer service testing allowing you to test at OTN or SONET/SDH interfaces with support for GFP/GMP mapping of Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet and Fibre Channel services and analysis of any intermediate control layers.

The key is in the detail

Your test is only as valuable as the results it produces. The NIC provides in-depth reporting including full error and alarm counts and rate display, graphing capabilities, report generation, and full event logs recording the beginning and end of every single event that is detected, whether it be a single bit error or an hour long loss of frame, not one detail is missed ensuring you can pinpoint the cause of any network issues.

More than just bit error rate testing (BERT)

NGN networks require not only bit error rate testing of a circuit but analysis at each of the layers / protocols supporting the delivered service. Use the NIC to perform service testing including Ethernet stress testing, Fibre Channel throughput, QoS testing, RFC-2544 benchmarking from lower layer protocols and analyze the mapping mechanisms that are being used in the transport of that service.

40Gb/s Test Module

Test 40 Gigabit SONET/SDH and OTN networks using OC-768 / STM-256 and OTU-3 interfaces.

Support layered data services and full ODU multiplex structures including Ethernet mapped from an ODU-0 through to the ODU-3 and Ethernet mapped through GFP into SONET/SDH.

SONET/SDH test features

  • Test OC-768 / STM-256 interface.
  • Test SDH multiplex structure or NGN based structure including framed PDH or Ethernet payloads.
  • Full overhead control and testing.
  • Pointer sequence generation & pointer monitoring.
  • Full error & alarm detection and generation.
  • Service disruption time measurement.
  • Round trip delay measurement.

OTN test features

  • Test OTU-3 interfaces.
  • Support for OTN or SONET/SDH mapped payloads.
  • Full ODU multiplexing support including ODU-0 mapping with transcoded Ethernet payloads.
  • Full overhead control and testing.
  • Pointer sequence generation & pointer monitoring.
  • Full error & alarm detection and generation.
  • Service disruption time measurement.
  • Round trip delay measurement.
  • 6 layer TCM test support.

MSA 2020 / 2030

The definition of flexibility the MSA 2020 / 2030 modules support 5 physical protocols on a single module. A single module is all that's needed to test Ethernet, Fibre Channel, SDH, SONET and OTN interfaces up to 10Gb/s rates.

Maximise the usage of the module by testing up to 3 separate interfaces simultaneously, mixing dual 1Gbs/s, 2Gb/s, 4Gb/s, 1000Base-T, Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet testing with 10G Ethernet LAN / WAN PHY, 8G, 10G Fibre Channel, SDH and OTN ports.

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SDH features

  • Test OC-3/STM-1 to OC-192 / STM-64 interfaces.
  • Test SDH multiplex structure or NGN based structure including framed PDH or Ethernet payloads.
  • Full overhead control and testing.
  • Pointer sequence generation & pointer monitoring.
  • Full error & alarm detection and generation.
  • Service disruption time measurement.
  • Round trip delay measurement.

NGN SONET/SDH test features

  • Virtual Concatenation mapping support including differential delay generation and measurement.
  • LCAS protocol generation and testing.
  • GFP mapping and test support for both GFP-F and GFP-T

OTN test features

  • Test OTU-1, OTU-2, OTU-1e, OTU-2e, OTU-1f, OTU-2f interfaces.
  • Support for OTN or SONET/SDH mapped payloads.
  • Full ODU multiplexing support including ODU-0 mapping with transcoded Ethernet payloads.
  • Support for 10G Ethernet over OTN at OTU-2, OTU-1e and OTU-2e rates (10.7G, 11.049G, 11.095G)
  • Support for 10G Fibre Channel over OTN at OTU-1f and OTU-2f rates (11.27G, 11.3G)
  • Full overhead control and testing.
  • Pointer sequence generation & pointer monitoring.
  • Full error & alarm detection and generation.
  • Service disruption time measurement.
  • Round trip delay measurement.
  • 6 layer TCM test support.

Ethernet test features

  • Test 10Base-T, 100Base-T, 1000Base-T, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, 10Gb/s Ethernet LAN / WAN PHY interfaces.
  • Generate and test up to 32 Ethernet / IP streams per port.
  • Configure up to 4 VLAN tags per stream (Q in Q VLAN).
  • Configurable Class of Service (CoS)
  • RFC 2544 throughput, frame loss, latency and back to back burst testing.
  • Reflection mode loops back layer 2/3 frames in a switched / routed network environment.
  • Stress test switched Ethernet networks by generating streams with completely independent profiles and priorities.
  • Service disruption measurements.

Fibre Channel test features

  • Test Fibre Channel ports at 1Gb/s, 2Gb/s, 4Gb/s, 8Gb/s and 10Gb/s.
  • Support testing of FC-0, FC-1, FC-2 layers.
  • Fully configurable Fibre Channel headers.
  • Network layer and Switch Fabric testing.
  • Fibre Channel primitives generation.
  • Throughput, frame loss and latency measurement similar to RFC-2544.

High Density Ethernet Module

Testing multiple Ethernet ports simultaneously can shorten overall test time, reduce your implementation time and save money. With the High Density Ethernet module for the NIC platform, you can test up to eight electrical ports and four optical ports on a single High Density Ethernet module. Up to four of these modules can be installed in the NIC Plus or NIC EP chassis enabling even higher density. Add 10GigE LAN/WAN testing to fully test Ethernet systems at today’s highest data-rates.

Up to 12 ports supporting 10 / 100 / 1000 Base-T, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet and Fibre Channel at 1Gb/s and 2 Gb/s.

Ethernet test features

  • Test up to 12 Gb/s of Ethernet traffic simultaneously on standard module.
  • Optional 10Gb/s Ethernet port supports 10GE LAN / WAN PHY interfaces.
  • Generate and test up to 32 Ethernet / IP streams per port.
  • Configure up to 4 VLAN tags per stream (Q in Q VLAN).
  • Configurable Class of Service (CoS)
  • RFC 2544 throughput, frame loss, latency and back to back burst testing.
  • Reflection mode loops back layer 2/3 frames in a switched / routed network environment.
  • Stress test switched Ethernet networks by generating streams with completely independent profiles and priorities.
  • Service disruption measurements.

Fibre Channel test features

  • Test up to 4 Fibre Channel ports at 1Gb/s or 2Gb/s simultaneously.
  • Support testing of FC-0, FC-1, FC-2 layers.
  • Fully configurable Fibre Channel headers.
  • Network layer and Switch Fabric testing.
  • Fibre Channel primitives generation.
  • Throughput, frame loss and latency measurement similar to RFC-2544.

Synchronous Service Analysis (SSA) Module

Cost effective module supporting legacy SONET/SDH and OTN testing.

SONET/SDH test features

  • Test up to OC-192 / STM-64 interface.
  • Mappings supported to VT-15 / C-12 containers.
  • Full overhead control and testing.
  • Pointer sequence generation & pointer monitoring.
  • Full error & alarm detection and generation.
  • Service disruption time measurement.
  • Round trip delay measurement.

OTN test features

  • Test OTU-2 / OTU-1 interfaces.
  • Support for OTN or SONET/SDH mapped payloads.
  • Full overhead control and testing.
  • Pointer sequence generation & pointer monitoring.
  • Full error & alarm detection and generation.
  • Service disruption time measurement.
  • Round trip delay measurement.
  • 6 layer TCM test support.

PDH Test Module

Support your existing copper infrastructure with the PDH test module, supporting up to 4 interfaces from 1.5Mb/s to 140Mb/s.

PDH test features

  • DS1, DS3, E1, E3, E4 test interface.
  • Up to 4 simultaneous tests from a single module.
  • Service disruption time measurement.
  • Round trip delay measurement.
  • Multiplexed signal generation & test.
  • Optional support for jitter and wander testing.
  • Optional 2M synchronization source wander testing.

Serial Interface Test Module

Test support for low speed serial interfaces.

Serial interface test features

  • Support for RS-232 testing from 50 bps to 125 kbps.
  • Support for RS-530 testing up to 128 kbps (asynchronous).
  • Support for RS-530 testing up to 15 Mbps (synchronous).

Optical Spectrum Analyzer (OSA) Module

DWDM Optical Spectrum Analyser

DWDM test features

  • Support for C band, L band or C and L band.
  • Aggregate power measurement
  • Channel power measurement
  • Centre wavelength measurement
  • OSNR measurement

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