IXIA Novus QSFP28 Load Modules
This chapter provides details about Novus 5-speed family of load modules and their specifications and features.
Novus is a 5-speed, high density, 8-port, native QSFP28 100/50/40/25/10GbE load module. This load module family supports the test needs of both high-density, multi-rate switch/router makers and the organizations implementing the network equipment. Novus supports 8 native QSFP28 100/40GbE, 16 ports of 50 GbE and 32 ports of 25/10GbE per load module, and enables interoperability and functional testing, as well as high-port count performance testing. Its native QSFP28 100GbE/40GbE interfaces with 10GbE and 25GbE speed and fan-out cable support, that provides a more efficient and flexible set of 100/50/40/25/10GbE test use cases.
Key Features
The key features of Novus load module are as follows:
- Supports multi-vendor interoperability 100GbE, 50GbE , 40GbE, 25GbE and 10GbE testing between speeds that run over these QSFP28 optical transceivers, Active Optical Cables and passive copper Direct Attach Cable media:
- 100GBASE-SR4, 100GBASE-LR4 and 100GASE-CR4
- 50GBASE-SR2 and 50GBASE-CR2
- 40GBASE-SR4, 40GBASE-LR4 and 40GBASE-CR4
- 25GBASE-SR and 25GBASE-CR
- 10GBASE-SR, 10GBASE-LR and 10GSFP+Cu(Through fanout)
- Supports mid-range protocol testing for L2/3 routing/switching and data center test cases with the Ixia’s IxNetwork application
- Supports traffic and protocol scale and benchmark performance stress tests to ensure error-free network data transmission with long-term stability and high reliability at full 100GbE, 50GbE, 40Gbe, 25GbE, and 10GbE line rate
- Provides 100Gb/s, 50Gb/s, 40Gb/s, 25Gb/s and 10Gb/s line rate packet capture and decode tools to detect and de-bug data transmission errors
- Provides an excellent test platform for full line rate 100Gb/s to evaluate the new 100GbE ASIC designs, FPGAs, and hardware switch fabrics that use the 4x25Gb/s, 1x40Gb/s and 4x10Gb/s electrical interface
- Supports benchmarking of the data plane and protocol emulation performance and scale of ultra-high-density 100/50/40/25/10GbE-capable network equipment using industry-standard RFC benchmark tests in test beds with hundreds of 100GbE and/or 50GbE and/or 40GbE and/or 25GbE ports and/or 10GbE in a single test
- 25GbE speed support (requires purchase of the 25GbE load module option):
- Support for independent 25GbE virtual and physical fan-out configurations including: 4x25GbE
- Up to 4x25GbE links over single point-to-point 100GbE cable media (MT-MT, AOC, or DAC media)
- 50GbE speed support (requires purchase of the 50GbE load module option):
- Support for independent 50GbE virtual and physical fan-out configurations including: 2x50GbE
- Up to 2x50GbE links over single point-to-point 100GbE cable media (MT-MT, AOC, or DAC media)
- 40/10GbE speed support (requires purchase of the 40/10GbE load module option):
- Support for independent 40/10GbE virtual and physical fan-out configurations including: 1x40GbE and 4x10GbE
- Up to 1x40GbE/4x10GbE links over single point-to-point 100GbE cable media (MT-MT, AOC, or DAC media)
- Ethernet Forward Error Correction on 100GbE, 50GbE and 25GbE, auto-negotiation, and link training on 100GbE, 50GbE , 40GbE, and 25GbE
- Provides a broad range of application support including: IxExplorer, IxNetwork, and the related Tcl and automation APIs.
Load Modules
The Novus family consists of the following model on a single slot card:
- Novus100GE8Q28+FAN
- Novus100GE8Q28+FAN+25G
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Novus100GE8Q28+FAN+50G
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Novus100GE8Q28+FAN+25G+50G
- Novus100GE8Q28+FAN+10G+25G+40G+50G
The load module is described as follows:
Novus100GE8Q28+FAN
Novus100GE8Q28+FAN is a 100 Gigabit Ethernet full-featured load module. It has 1-slot with 8-ports with the native QSFP28 physical interface. It provides L2-3 support and is compatible with the XGS12-SD rack mount chassis (940-0011), XGS12-HSL, 12-slot high speed rackmount chassis (940-0016), XGS2-SD 2-slot standard performance chassis (940-0010), and the XGS2-HSL, 2-slot high performance chassis (940-0014).
The Novus100GE8Q28+FAN load module is shown in the following figure:
Figure: Novus Module-Novus100GE8Q28+FAN
2x50GbE/4x25GbE options for Novus100GE8Q28+FAN
2x50GbE/4x25GbE options for Novus100GE8Q28+FAN is available in two forms:
- Factory Installed
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Field Upgrade
2x50GbE/4x25GbE factory installed
The 2x50GbE/4x25GbE Fan-Out FACTORY INSTALLED option for the Novus100GE8Q28+FAN load module enables 2x50GbE/4x25GbE capability on all eight 100GbE QSFP28 ports on the module. The 2x50GbE/4x25GbE capability is per 100GE port and is ONLY supported over a single 100GbE point-to-point QSFP28 cable where each channel of the cable is rated for 25GbE and 50GbE per channel operation. This is ONLY supported on the Novus100GE8Q28+FAN (944-1140) load module.
Note: The factory installed option is required for new purchases of the 2x50GbE/4x25GbE capability for the Novus100GE8Q28+FAN load module with native QSFP28 8x100GbE physical interfaces.
2x50GbE/4x25GbE field upgrade
The 2x50GbE/4x25GbE Fan-Out FIELD UPGRADE option for the Novus100GE8Q28+FAN load module enables 2x50GbE/4x25GbE capability on all eight 100GbE QSFP28 ports on the module. The 2x50GbE/4x25GbE capability is per 100GbE port and is ONLY supported over a single 100GbE point-to-point QSFP28 cable where each channel of the cable is rated for 25GbE and 50GbE per channel operation. This is ONLY supported on the Novus100GE8Q28+FAN (944-1140) load module.
Note: The field upgrade option is required on field upgrade purchases of the 2x50GbE/4x25GbE capability for the Novus100GE8Q28+FAN load module with native QSFP28 8x100GbE physical interfaces. Please provide the serial number of the desired load module at the time of placement of order, to install the option .
1x40GbE/4x10GbE options for Novus100GE8Q28+FAN
1x40GbE/4x10GbE options for Novus100GE8Q28+FAN is available in two forms:
- Factory Installed
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Field Upgrade
1x40GbE/4x10GbE factory installed
The 1x40GbE/4x10GbE Fan-Out FACTORY INSTALLED option for the Novus100GE8Q28+FAN load module enables 1x40GbE/4x10GbE capability on all eight 100GbE QSFP28 ports on the module. The 1x40GbE/4x10GbE capability is per 100GE port and is ONLY supported over a single 100GbE point-to-point QSFP28 cable where each channel of the cable is rated for 40GbE and 10GbE per channel operation. This is ONLY supported on the Novus100GE8Q28+FAN (944-1140) load module.
Note: The factory installed option is required for new purchases of the 1x40GbE/4x10GbE capability for the Novus100GE8Q28+FAN load module with native QSFP28 8x100GbE physical interfaces.
1x40GbE/4x10GbE field upgrade
The 1x40GbE/4x10GbE Fan-Out FIELD UPGRADE option for the Novus100GE8Q28+FAN load module enables 1x40GbE/4x10GbE capability on all eight 100GbE QSFP28 ports on the module. The 1x40GbE/4x10GbE capability is per 100GbE port and is ONLY supported over a single 100GbE point-to-point QSFP28 cable where each channel of the cable is rated for 40GbE and 10GbE per channel operation. This is ONLY supported on the Novus100GE8Q28+FAN (944-1140) load module.
Note: The field upgrade option is required on field upgrade purchases of the 1x40GbE/4x10GbE capability for the Novus100GE8Q28+FAN load module with native QSFP28 8x100GbE physical interfaces. Please provide the serial number of the desired load module at the time of placement of order, to install the option .
Novus 2x50GbE/4x25GbE and 1x40GbE/4x10GbEcapability through 25GbE, 50GbE and 40/10GbE license
2x50GbE/4x25GbE and 1x40GbE/4x10GbE options can be upgraded in the following Novus load module through license. By default, the ports are in 100GbE mode for this load module.
- Novus100GE8Q28+FAN (944-1140)
Part Numbers
Part Numbers for Novus Load Module and Supported Adapters are provided in the following table.
Model Number | Part Number | Description |
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Novus100GE8Q28+FAN |
944-1140 |
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905-1007 |
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905-1008 |
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905-1011 |
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905-1012 |
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905-1025 |
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905-1026 |
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Specifications
The load module specifications are contained in the following table.
Product Description | Novus100GE8Q28+FAN |
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Routing and Switching |
BGP-4, BGP+, OSPFv2/v3, ISISv4/v6, EIGRP, EIGRPv6, RIP, RIPng, BFD, IGMPv1/v2/v3, MLDv1/v2, PIM-SM/SSM, PIM-BSR, STP/RSTP, MSTP, PVST+/RPVST+, Link Aggregation (LACP), LLDP |
Software Defined Network |
VXLAN, EVPN VXLAN, OpenFlow, ISIS Segment Routing, OSPF Segment Routing, BGP Segment Routing, BGP Link State (BGP-LS), PCEP, OVSDB |
MPLS |
RSVP-TE, RSVP-TE P2MP, LDP/LDPv6, mLDP, PWE, VPLS-LDP, VPLS-BGP, BGP auto-discovery with LDP FEC 129 support, L3 MPLS VPN/6VPE, 6PE, BGP RT-Constraint, BGP Labeled unicast, L3 Inter-AS VPN Options (A, B, C), MPLS-TP, MPLS OAM, Multicast VPN (GRE, mLDP, RSVP-TE P2MP), EVPN, PBB-EVPN |
Broadband and Authentication |
PPPoX, DHCPv4, DHCPv6, L2TPv2, Radius attributes for L2TP, ANCP, IPv6 Autoconfiguration (SLAAC), IGMPv1/v2/v3, MLDv1/v2, 802.1x |
Industrial Ethernet |
Link OAM IEEE 802.3ah, CFM IEEE 802.1ag, Service OAM ITUT-Y.1731, PBT/PBB-TE, Sync-E ESMC, PTP IEEE 1588 with G.8265.1 Telecom Profile, ELMI |
Data Center Ethernet |
FCoE/FIP, Priority Flow Control IEEE 802.1Qbb (PFC), LLDP/DCBX, TRILL, TRILL OAM, SPBM, Cisco FabricPath, VEPA |
Application Support
The Ixia application support Novus load modules is provided in the following table:
Application | Support |
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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, switching, MPLS, IP multicast, broadband, authentication, Carrier Ethernet, and data center Ethernet protocols. |
IxExplorer |
Provides layer 2-3 wire-speed traffic generation and analysis and IEEE 802.3ba HSE PCS Lanes testing. Note: Not all Ixia loads modules support Layer 1 BERT and/or the complete set of PCS Lanes test capabilities. |
Tcl API |
Allows custom user script development for layer 1-3 testing. |
Mechanical Specifications
Front Panel
The front panel of Novus load modules is shown in the following figure:
Figure: Front panel of Novus100GE8Q28+FAN
LED Panel
There are 3 tricolor LEDs per port. The LED panel specifications for Novus are provided in the following table.
Speed Mode | LED1: TX LED | LED2: RX LED | LED3: MODE LED |
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100GbE |
Port Inactive/No Power=Off Link Down (all)=Solid Red Link Up (all)=Solid Green Tx Active=Blinking Green |
Port Inactive/No Power=Off Rx Active with Errors=Blinking Red Rx Active=Blinking Green |
Mode=Off Card Fault=Solid Red |
50GbE |
Link Up (1 link) = Solid Yellow Link Down = Solid Red Link Up (all) = Solid Green Tx Axctive = Blinking Green |
Port Inactive/No Power = Off Rx Active with Errors = Blinking Red Rx Active = Blinking Green |
Mode = Solid White Card Fault = Solid Red |
25GbE |
Link Up (1,2, or 3 links) =Solid Yellow Link Down (all)=Solid Red Link Up (all)=Solid Green Tx Active=Blinking Green |
Port Inactive/No Power=Off Rx Active with Errors=Blinking Red Rx Active=Blinking Green |
Mode=Solid Blue Card Fault=Solid Red |
40GbE |
Link Down = Solid Red Link Up (1 link) = Solid Yellow Link Up (all) = Solid Green TX Active = Blink Green |
Rx Active with Error = Blinking Red Rx Active = Blinking Green |
Mode = Solid Green Card Fault = Solid Red |
10GbE |
Link Down = Solid Red Link Up (1,2 or 3 links) = Solid Yellow Link Up (all) = Solid Green TX Active = Blink Green |
Rx Active with Error = Blinking Red Rx Active = Blinking Green |
Mode = Solid Yellow Card Fault = Solid Red |