IXIA 10GE LAN/WAN and OC 192 POS Load Modules

Overview

Ixia offers three families of load modules that operate in multiple modes, as specified in the following table.

Operating Modes Available for Multimode Cards
Family OC-192 POS BERT 10GE WAN 10GE LAN FEC VCAT/ Channelized

10G MSM

X

X

X

X

OC-192 Triple Mode

X

X

X

UNIPHY

X

X

X

X

X

Full specifications for each family may be found at:

10G MSM Family

The 10G MSM load module family consists of a UNIPHY LM Load module which supports SONET and Ethernet at 10G rates. Modes supported on this board include POS, WAN, and LAN. For POS there is additional feature support such as DCC, RPR, and SRP.

The following figure displays the 10G MSM module.

Figure: MSM10G1-02 Load Module

Note: Due to power requirements, only one MSM module can be used in a 400T chassis. Other modules can be used with the MSM in the same chassis.

Part Numbers

The MSM family part numbers are shown in the following table.

10G MSM Modules
Load Module Part Number Description

MSM10G1-02

944-0012

10GE OC192 load module, 1-port Multi Services Module, supports 10GE LAN/WAN and optional OC-192c POS (order OPTOC192POS). Full features: supports routing and Linux-based applications. Requires an XFP transceiver. Purchase options include XFP-1310 and XFP-1550.

Note: Maximum one (1) MSM10G1-02 load module permitted per IXIA 400T chassis.

945-0005

SW-VCAT-SONET configuration option, SONET Virtual Concatenation (VCAT) Option license per port. Includes support for LCAS and GFP-F protocols. Requires purchase of a supported load module (see 945-0003 MSM2.5G1-01 or 944-0012 MSM10G1-02)

945-0002

SW-RPRSRP-SONET, OC-48/OC-192 configuration option, SONET RPR and SRP stream generation and protocol support, license per port. Requires purchase of a supported load module (see LMOC192xx, LM10GUxF, LMOC48xx, 945-0003 MSM2.5G1-01, or 944-0012 MSM10G1-02)

OPTOC192POS

10 Gigabit Ethernet OC-102 POS configuration option for 944-0012 (MSM10G1-02) and LM10GUxx load modules.

Specifications

10G MSM Load Module Specifications
  MSM10G1-02

# ports

1

-M Card Available

No

Layer2/Layer3 Card Available?

Yes

Layer 7 Card Available

No

Data Rate

10GB

Connector/Wavelength-Mode

XFP 1310nm or 1550nm Single or pluggable

Capture buffer size

Up to 384 MB

Captured packet size

17-65,535bytes

Streams per port

256

Advanced streams

256

Preamble size: min-max

8

Frame size: min-max (bytes)

17-65,535

Inter-frame gap: min-max1

4.0ns - 42sec in 3.2ns steps

Inter-burst gap: min-max

4.0ns - 42sec in 10.0ns steps

Inter-stream gap:min-max

4.0ns - 42sec in 10.0ns steps

Normal stream frame rate

0.023fps - full line rate

Advanced stream min frame rate2

Slow: 0.023fpsFast: 1525fps

Latency3

20ns resolution

1Packet gap size also depends on the stream mode selected, Fixed or Average.

2Streams are divided up into two categories: 224 slow speed streams and 32 fast streams.

3 When performing latency measurements in POS mode, the following restrictions apply:

3 The minimum frame size should be 80 bytes for latency measurements to be supported at line rate. On the MSM10G, there is only one packet group mode (wide packet groups). Two different scenarios apply:

  1. 3If sequence checking is enabled, then the number of packet group IDs is limited in this way:
    1. 3When Wide Bin Mode (on the Wide Packet Groups page) is not enabled = 65536.
    2. 3When Wide Bin Mode is enabled = 524288.
  2. 3If sequence checking is not enabled, then the number of packet group IDs is limited in this way:
    1. 3When Wide Bin Mode (on the Wide Packet Groups page) is not enabled = 65536.
    2. 3When Wide Bin Mode is enabled = 2097152.

Port LEDs

Each 10G MSM port incorporates a set of LEDs, as described in the following table.

10G MSM Port LEDs
LED Label Usage

LASER ON

Green when the port's laser is turned on. Blank otherwise.

Pause

Green when transmit is paused, blank when powered off.

PPP/Link

Green in link up condition, Red in link down condition, blank indicates loopback mode enabled.

Tx

Green if transmit is active and frames are being sent, blank otherwise.

LOS

Green when signal level is good, Red when loss of signal occurs, blank if no transceiver detected.

Option

N/A

Trigger

Green when Trigger A condition occurs, Red for Temperature Fault, blank otherwise.

Error

Red when module in error state (fault condition), blank otherwise.

Rx

Green indicates valid receive frames, Red indicates errored frames received, blank when no frames received.

LOF

Green when valid framing occurs, Red when Loss of Frame occurs.

Clock In/Out

The load module provides coaxial connectors for clock input and clock output to allow the DUT to phase-lock with the interface. When running off an external clock, the clock input signal must meet the requirements listed in the following table to ensure proper performance of the load module.

Clock Input Specifications
Parameter Characteristic

Connector

SMA

Frequency

SONET: 155.52 MHz ±20ppm

10GE: 161.132 MHz ±-100ppm

Amplitude

1.1 Vpp minimum, into 50 W, AC coupled

Duty cycle

40 to 60%

The clock in/out electrical interface parameters are defined in the following table.

Clock Output Specifications
Parameter Characteristic

Connector

SMA

Frequency

SONET: 155.52 MHz ±20ppm

10GE: 161.132 MHz ±-100ppm

Amplitude

500m Vpp minimum, 600 Vpp typical into 50 W

Duty cycle

40 to 60%

The load module contains a phase-locked loop (PLL) that reduces the jitter of the input clock, either from the internal or external clock source. The bandwidth of the PLL is approximately 1kHz.

Trigger Out

The signals and LEDs available on the trigger out pins for these cards are described in the following table.

10G MSM Trigger Out Signals
Pin/LED Value

Trigger Out

10nS active high pulse on trigger

Trigger LED

Indicates Trigger, Pause Frame received in 10GE mode.

Statistics

Statistics for 10G MSM cards, under various modes of operation may be found in Statistics for 10G MSM modules.

OC-192c Triple Mode Family

The OC-192c Triple Mode family of load modules implements Optical Carrier interfaces that run at OC192 speeds. The interface operates in concatenated mode, as opposed to channelized mode. One of the modules in this family (the LMOC192cPOS) is shown in the following figure.

Figure: LMOC192c Load Module

Part Numbering

The OC192 cards come with a number of options. All part numbers are of the form:

LMOC192HTOS or

LMFOC192HTOS

where H is the hundreds designator, T is the tens designator, O is the ones designator, and S is the suffix.

LMF boards have no fiber optic interface. It allows for quick validation of serializer and deserializer designs for WAN Packet over SONET/SDH products operating at the STS-192c/STM-64 level. The LMF interface is a 300 pin MegaArray BERG connector, which is an industry standard MSA interface and is compliant per OIF1999.102.8, SFI-4 specification. A reference clock can be supplied through this interface ranging in frequency from 25 MHz to 622 MHz.

The part numbers for these load modules are shown in the following table. Items without a Price List Names entry are no longer available.

OC-192c Load Modules
Load Module Part Number Description

LMOC192cPOS

POS, 1-port, intermediate reach (SR1), 1310nm, singlemode.

POS, 1-port, intermediate reach, 1310nm, singlemode.

POS, 1-port, intermediate reach, 1550nm, singlemode.

POS, 1-port, no optics.

LMOC192cVSRPOS

LMOC192168

POS, 1-port, VSR optics, parallel interface.

LMOC192cBERT

BERT, 1-port, intermediate reach, 1310nm, singlemode.

BERT, 1-port, intermediate reach, 1550nm, singlemode.

LMOC192cVSR-BERT

BERT, 1-port, VSR optics, parallel interface.

LMOC192cPOS+BERT

POS with BERT, 1-port, intermediate reach, 1310nm, singlemode.

POS with BERT, 1-port, intermediate reach, 1550nm, singlemode.

LMOC192cVSR-POS+BERT

LMOC192468

POS with BERT, 1-port, VSR optics.

LMOC192cPOS+WAN

POS+WAN, 1-port, intermediate reach, 1310nm, singlemode.

LMOC192cPOS+BERT+WAN

POS+BERT+WAN, 1-port, intermediate reach, 1310nm, singlemode.

POS+BERT+WAN, 1-port, intermediate reach, 1550nm, singlemode.

LM10GEWAN

10GBASE-LW (WAN), 1-port, 1310nm, singlemode.

10GBASE-EW (WAN), 1-port, 1550nm, singlemode.

Options

SW-DCCSONET

DCC SONET support.

945-0002

SW-RPRSONET SW-SRPSONET

SRP SONET and RPR SONET support.

Specifications

The load module specifications are contained in the following table. Note that the -M modules are not included in the table; their limitations versus the non-M version are discussed in Ixia Load Modules.

OC192 Load Module Specifications
  LMOC192cPOS LMOC192cPOS+WAN LMOC192cBERT LMOC192cPOS+BERT1

# ports

1

1

1

-M Card Available

N

N

N

Layer2/Layer3 Card Available?

N

N

N

Layer 7 Card Available

N

N

N

Data Rate

1-100% of OC192 speeds

N/A

Connector/Wavelength-Mode

SC/1310nm or 1550nm Singlemode

SC/1310nm or 1550nm Singlemode

SC/1310nm or 1550nm Singlemode

Capture buffer size

32MB

N/A

Captured packet size

33-64k

N/A

Streams per port

255

N/A

Flows per port

N/A

N/A

Advanced streams

160

N/A

Preamble size: min-max

N/A

N/A

Frame size: min-max

54-65535

N/A

Inter-frame gap: min-max

N/A2

N/A

Inter-burst gap: min-max

1us - 42sec

N/A

Inter-stream gap: min-max

1us - 42sec

N/A

Normal stream frame rate

0.023fps - full line rate

Advanced stream frame rate3

Slow: 0.023 - 2083333 fpsMed: 95fps - full line rateFast: 1525fps - full line rate

Latency

20ns resolution

N/A

1Refer to the LMOC192cPOS and LMOC192cBERT columns for the characteristics of this card when its port is in POS or BERT mode, respectively.

2The inter-frame gap is indirectly controlled by the frame rate.

3Streams are divided up into three categories: 144 slow speed streams, 8 medium streams and 8 fast streams.

The Ixia VSR modules, which were developed in accordance with the OIF Implementation Agreement VSR-1, use twelve parallel multimode fiber optic lines operating at 1.25Gbps per channel, instead of existing 1310nm or 1550nm serial optics. VSR optics are designed to drive signals over distances less than 300 meters, which is sufficient for interconnecting devices within a service provider's Point-of-Presence (POP). Over these short distances, VSR optics offer a significant cost savings compared to intermediate and long-reach serial lasers.

When performing latency measurements, the following restrictions apply:

Port LEDs

Each OC192c port incorporates a set of 10 LEDs, as described in the following table.

LMOC192cPOS Port LEDs
LED Label Usage

LOS

Red during Loss of Signal, Green otherwise.

LOF

Red during Loss of Frame, Green otherwise.

PPP

Green if a PPP link has been established. Red otherwise.

Tx

Green while data is transmitted.

Rx

Green while data is received.

Error

Red on any error.

Trigger

Follows the state of the Trigger Out pin, which is programmed through User Defined Statistic 1.

Option 1

Reserved for future use.

Option 2

Reserved for future use.

LASER ON

Green when the port's laser is turned on.

Trigger Out Values

The signals available on the trigger out pins for all cards in this category are described in the following table.

OC192 Trigger Out Signals
Pin Signal

A

Low (0V) on User Defined Statistic 1 true.High (+5V) otherwise.

B

Low (0V) on User Defined Statistic 2 trueHigh (+5V) otherwise.

Optical Specifications

The optical characteristics for the OC192c cards are described in the following table.

LMOC192c Optical Specifications
Specification OC192c 1310nm OC192c 1550nm OC192c VSR-1

Manufacturer

GTRAN

GTRAN

Gore

Average Output Power Min/Max

+1 dBm/+5 dBm

-1 dBm/+2 dBm

-10 dBm/-5 dBm

Transmit Center Wavelength Min/Max

1300 nm/1320 nm

1530 nm/1565 nm

830 nm/860 nm

Receive Center Wavelength Min/Max

1280 nm/1580 nm

1280 nm/1580 nm

830 nm/860 nm

Receive Sensitive Min/Max

-17 dBm/0 dBm

-17 dBm/0 dBm

-16 dBm/-3 dBm

Safety

Class 1 Laser

Class 1 Laser

Class 1 Laser

Note: An attenuating should be used when looping back to the same port or when using a short length of cable.

Statistics

Statistics for OC192 cards, under various modes of operation may be found in Statistics for OC192c Modules with BERT.

UNIPHY Family

The UNIPHY family of load modules is based on a universal PHY which allows each port to operate in a number of modes.

Part Numbers

The currently available part numbers are shown in the following table.

UNIPHY Load Modules
Load Module Part Number Description

LM10GUVF

LM10GUVF

10GE Universal Base Load Module with VSR parallel optics, 1-port, 1310nm, singlemode. One or more of OPTOC192POS, or OPTOC192BERT must be purchased.

10G MSM

MSM10G1-02

10G Universal Base Load Module, 1-port, 1550nm, singlemode. -P version uses a PowerPC with 256MB processor memory. One or more of OPTOC192POS must be purchased in addition.

Transceivers

XFP-1550

XFP Transceiver, 1550nm

Options

OPTOC192POS

OC-192 POS configuration option for the LM10GU*F.

OPTOC192BERT

OC-192 BERT configuration option for the LM10GU*F.

SW-DCCSONET

DCC SONET support for LM10GU*F.

945-0002

SW-RPRSONET SW-SRPSONET

DCC SONET support for LM10GU*F.

Specifications

The limitations of -M, Layer 2/3 and Layer 7 cards are discussed in Ixia Load Modules.

UNIPHY Load Module Specifications
  10GUEF/ULF/UPF/UVF (10GEWAN mode) 10GUEF/ULF/UPF/UVF (10GE LAN mode 10GUEF/ULF/UPF/UVF (OC192 mode) 10GUEF/ULF/UPF/UVF (BERT mode)1 10GUEF-FEC2

# ports

1

1

1

1

1

-M Card Available

N

N

N

N

N

Layer2/Layer3 Card Available?

N

N

N

N

N

Layer 7 Card Available

N

N

N

N

N

Data Rate

1-100% of 10Gbps speeds

10GB

1-100% of OC192 speeds

N/A

1-100% of 10Gbps/OC192 speeds

Connector/Wavelength-Mode

SC/1310nm or 1550nm Single or pluggable

SC/1310nm or 1550nm Singlemode

SC/1310nm or 1550nm Singlemode

SC/1310nm or 1550nm Singlemode

SC/1550nm Singlemode

Capture buffer size

32MB

32MB

32MB

N/A

Captured packet size

24-65,000 bytes

24-65,000 bytes

33-64k

N/A

Streams per port

255

255, 32 (-M)

255

N/A

Advanced streams

160

16016 (-M version)

160

N/A

Preamble size: min-max

8

8

N/A

N/A

Frame size: min-max

24-65,000

24-65,000

54-1600

N/A

Inter-frame gap: min-max

3/4ns - 43sec in 3.4ns steps

3.2ns - 42sec in 3.2ns steps

N/A

N/A

Inter-burst gap: min-max

3/4ns - 43sec in 3.4ns steps

3.2ns - 42sec in 3.2ns steps

N/A

N/A

Inter-stream gap:min-max

3/4ns - 43sec in 3.4ns steps

3.2ns - 42sec in 3.2ns steps

4ns - 42secs

N/A

Normal stream frame rate

0.023fps - full line rate

0.023fps - full line rate

0.023fps - full line rate

N/A

Advanced stream min frame rate3

Slow: 0.023fpsMed: 95fpsFast: 1525fps

Slow: 0.023fpsMed: 95fpsFast: 1525fps

Slow: 0.023fpsMed: 95fpsFast: 1525fps

N/A

Latency

20ns resolution

20ns resolution

20ns resolution

N/A

1Framed BERT only, channelized and unframed BERT are not available.

2For values not shown, use values from the 10GEWAN/10GELan/OC192 columns according to mode.

3Streams are divided up into three speed streams: 144 slow, 8 medium and 8 fast. MSM family streams are divided into two speed streams: 224 slow and 32 fast.

Port LEDs

Each UNIPHY port incorporates a set of LEDs, as described in the following table.

UNIPHY Port LEDs
LED LabelUsage

LOS

Red during Loss of Signal. Green when link has been established and no Loss of Signal.

LOF

Red during Loss of Frame. Green when link has been established and no Loss of Signal.

PPP/Link

Green if Ethernet/PPP link has been established. Red otherwise.

Tx

Green while data is transmitted.

Rx

Green while data is received.

Error

Red on any Ethernet error.

Trigger

Green when Trigger is applied.

Pause

Indicates flow control frames have been received.

Option

Reserved for future use.

LASER ON

Green when the port's laser is turned on. Off otherwise.

Trigger Out Values

The signals and LEDs available on the trigger out pins for UNIPHY family load modules are described in the following table.

10 GE UNIPHY Trigger Out Signals
Pin/LEDValue

Trigger Out A

Low (0V) on User Defined Statistic 1 true, high (+5v) otherwise.

Trigger Out B

Low (0V) on (POS mode) User Defined Statistic 2 true or (Ethernet mode) pause frame detect, high (+5V) otherwise.

Trigger LED

Pulses each time a Pause Request is detected.

Pause/Option1 LED

Pulses each time a Pause Acknowledge is granted.

Clock Out Values

For -XFP suffix load modules, one coaxial connector is provided to allow phase-lock to the DUT. The frequency is either 311.0400 MHz or 322.2656 MHz +/- 100ppm.

Optical Specifications

The optical characteristics for the UNIPHY cards are described in the following table.

UNIPHY Optical Specifications
TypeSpecificationWavelengthValue

Transmit

Output power (dBm)

1310nm

-6 to -1

1550nm

-1 to 2

Distance (km)

1310nm

10

1550nm

40

Extinction ratio (dB)

1310nm

6

1550nm

8.2

Receive

Rx Sensitivity (dBm)

1310nm

-12.6

1550nm

-14

Overload (dBm)

1310nm

-1

1550nm

-1

Dispersion (ps/nm)

1310nm

40

1550nm

800

Statistics

Statistics for UNIPHY cards, under various modes of operation may be found in Statistics for 10GE Modules with BERT and Statistics for 10G UNIPHY Modules with BERT.