IXIA AresONE Fixed Chassis
This chapter provides details about AresONE 400GE fixed chassis, its specifications and features.
AresONE-400GE product family is the most compact high-port-density 400GE test solution for accelerating performance and benchmark testing of your high density 3.23-12.8Tbps networking devices. AresONE is the industry’s most compact 8-port and 4-port 400GE test solution. Due to the compact form factor and reduced power requirements, you can use the device when you need high performance, but have space and power availability constraints in the lab.
This 2 rack-unit device has four times the density of any other test solution and supports QSFP-DD pluggable interfaces. It runs IxNetwork, the industry’s most powerful L2-3 protocol test software.
AresONE is a fixed chassis. The field replaceability of parts and capability to sync to other chassis differentiates it from an appliance. See Chassis Synchronization.
This chassis is available in the following models:
- Full-feature performance and scale
- Reduced-feature performance and scale
- Upgrades from 4-port to 8-port for all 4-port models and from reduced to full performance for all models
- 2x200GE, 4x100GE, and 8x50GE fan-out speed test capabilities provided by field and factory upgrade
The AresONE models enable full line-rate traffic generation functionality for transmit, receive, and capture. This facilitates RFC benchmark testing, stress testing, and hardware/ASIC bring-up in high-port-count test beds. It can be used for optics and cable qualification, interoperability, and functional test.
AresONE supports the following:
- IxNetwork software application
- Native QSFP-DD interface
- Native OSFP interface
- Compact form factor and reduced power requirements
- Line-rate with per-port and per-flow statistics
Key Features
The key features of AresONE fixed chassis are as follows:
- Provides line-rate 400Gbps packet generation, capture, and analysis of received traffic to detect and debug data transmission errors for multiple speeds, 2x200GE, 4x100GE, and 8x50GE.
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Provides multi-rate speed option that includes 2x200GE, 4x100GE, and 8x50GE speed modes and fan-out support; these speed modes are compliant with IEEE 802.3cd draft specification.
- Requires lesser rack space, power and better cooling at 400GE port density.
- Supports new IxNetwork protocol bundles that provide easy and flexible pricing designed for appliances.
- Provides support for all reduced and 4-port models to be upgraded via one or more options to an 8-port full performance mode.
- Supports line-rate, at all speeds with per-port and per-flow statistics.
- Provides high-latency measurement resolution at 0.625ns at the 400GE speed and 1.25ns at 200GE.
- Provides RS-544 (KP4) Forward Error Correction (FEC) support for all speeds (400/200/100/50GE)
- Provides an excellent test platform for full line-rate 400/200/100/50 Gb/s to evaluate 400GE ASIC designs, FPGAs, and hardware switch fabrics that use the new 8x56Gb/s electrical interface with PAM4 encoding that is IEEE P802.3bs and IEEE 802.3cd compliant
- Provides auto-negotiation and link training support
- Supports 400GE and 2x200GE FEC symbol error injection with a comprehensive set of FEC corrected and uncorrected statistics, and Bit Error Rate (BER) statistics for pre- and post-FEC analysis
- Provides Inject packet errors: CRCs, runts, giants, alignments, checksum errors, and out of sequence
- Supports Ixia instrumentation including floating timestamp, sequence number and flow identification, and data integrity
- Supports 400G PCS lanes Transmit, error injection testing and receive measurement:
- Per-lane controls and status, FEC and error monitoring, error insertion, lane mapping and skew insertion
- Supports +/- 100 PPM line frequency adjustment
- Provides mid-to-high-range layer 2-3 networking protocol emulation to validate performance and scalability of layer 2-3 routing/switching and data center test cases using Ixia’s IxNetwork protocol emulation application
- Supports RFC benchmarking of networking devices and equipment using industry-standard RFC benchmark tests at line-rate 400/200/100/50GE speeds
- Supports Native IxOS
- Provides backward compatibility with existing chassis and software with IxExplorer and IxNetwork
- Supports IxExplorer, IxNetwork, and related Tcl and automation APIs
AresONE Variants
AresONE fixed chassis comprises the variants described as follows:
T400GD-8P-QDD
T400GD-8P-QDD is an 8- port, high density, full performance model with native QSFP-DD 400GE physical interfaces and layer 1-3 support.
T400GDR-8P-QDD
T400GDR-8P-QDD is a reduced-performance model in a 2RU device designed for high-density hardware, ASIC, cable/optics qualification, RFC benchmark, and interoperability testing for high-port-count testing. The QSFP-DD-R400GE scales down the layer 2-3 feature set and layer 2-3 networking protocol scaling, without compromising routing protocol coverage, while increasing affordability.
T400GD-4P-QDD
T400GD-4P-QDD is a 4- port, high density, full performance model with native QSFP-DD 400GE physical interfaces with layer 1-3 support.
T400GDR-4P-QDD
T400GDR-4P-QDD is a reduced-performance model in a 2RU device designed for high-density hardware, ASIC, cable/optics qualification, RFC benchmark, and interoperability testing for high-port-count testing. The QSFP-DD-R400GE scales down the layer 2-3 feature set and layer 2-3 networking protocol scaling, without compromising routing protocol coverage, while increasing affordability.
T400GD-8P-OSFP
T400GD-8P-OSFP is an 8- port, high density, full performance model with native native OSFP 400GE physical interfaces and layer 1-3 support.
T400GDR-8P-OSFP
T400GDR-8P-OSFP is a reduced-performance model in a 2RU device designed for high-density hardware, ASIC, cable/optics qualification, RFC benchmark, and interoperability testing for high-port-count testing. The OSFP-R400GE scales down the layer 2-3 feature set and layer 2-3 networking protocol scaling, without compromising routing protocol coverage, while increasing affordability.
T400GD-4P-OSFP
T400GD-4P-OSFP is a 4- port, high density, full performance model with native OSFP 400GE physical interfaces with layer 1-3 support.
T400GDR-4P-OSFP
T400GDR-4P-OSFP is a reduced-performance model in a 2RU device designed for high-density hardware, ASIC, cable/optics qualification, RFC benchmark, and interoperability testing for high-port-count testing. The OSFP-R400GE scales down the layer 2-3 feature set and layer 2-3 networking protocol scaling, without compromising routing protocol coverage, while increasing affordability.
The 8-port full performance and reduced QDD and OSFP models are similar and shown in the following figure:
The 4-port full performance and reduced QDD and OSFP models are similar and shown in the following figure:
2x200GE, 4x100GE, 8x50GE Fan-Out Options
The T400GD and T400GDR Fan-Out options for the QDD and OSFP models are available in two forms:
- Factory Installed
- Field Upgrade
2x200GE, 4x100GE, 8x50GE Factory Installed
2x200GE, 4x100GE, 8x50GE FAN-OUT FACTORY INSTALLED for the T400GD/T400GDR 8 and 4-port, full and reduced, fixed chassis systems. One option is required for each system for all 8x400GE ports (905-1044). This is applicable on new purchases to enable the 2x200GE, 4x100GE and 8x50GE fan-out speeds per port.
2x200GE, 4x100GE, 8x50GE Field Upgrade
2x200GE, 4x100GE, 8x50GE FAN-OUT FIELD UPGRADE for the T400GD/T400GDR 8-port and 4-port, full and reduced, fixed chassis systems. One option is required for each fixed chassis system for all 8x400GE ports (905-1045). This is applicable on field upgrade purchases to enable the 2x200GE, 4x100GE and 8x50GE fan-out speeds.
Part Numbers
Part Numbers for AresONE fixed chassis are provided in the following table.
Model Number | Part Number | Description |
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T400GD-8P-QDD |
944-1170 |
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T400GDR-8P-QDD |
944-1171 |
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T400GD-4P-QDD |
944-1172 |
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T400GDR-4P-QDD |
944-1173 |
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T400GD-8P-OSFP | 944-1174 |
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T400GDR-8P-OSFP | 944-1175 |
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T400GD-4P-OSFP | 944-1176 |
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T400GDR-4P-OSFP | 944-1177 |
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905-1044 |
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905-1045 |
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Specifications
The hardware specifications for the AresONE QDD and OSFP models are contained in the following tables.
Feature |
T400GD-8P-QDD and T400GD-4P-QDD FULL FEATURE 8-PORT and 4-PORT |
T400GDR-8P-QDD and T400GDR-4P-QDD REDUCED FEATURE 8-PORT and 4-PORT |
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Hardware Appliance Specifications |
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RU/ Number of Ports |
2 RU 8-port and 4-port fixed chassis |
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Physical Interfaces |
Native QSFP-DD physical port |
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Supported Port Speeds |
400GE/port: 400GE-capable fiber and passive copper cable media 2x200, 4x100, 8x50GE capable with the purchase of a factory or a field upgrade speed option |
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CPU and Memory |
Multicore processor with 2GB of CPU memory per port |
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IEEE Interface Protocols for 400GE |
IEEE P802.3bs 200GE and 400GE, 400GBASE-R IEEE 802.3cd 50 Gb/s, 100 Gb/s, and 200 Gb/s Ethernet |
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Layer 1 support |
400GE native ports and 200/100/50GE speed option:
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Optical Transceiver Support |
Capable of support for 400GBASE-DR4, 400GBASE-FR4, and 400GBASE-LR8 optical transceivers when available that are compliant to the QSFP-DD MSA. |
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Copper Cable Media |
400GBASE-CR8, passive, copper Direct Attached Cable (DAC) up to 3 meters in length. |
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Fixed Chassis System Dimensions |
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Fixed Chassis System Weights |
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Electrical Power |
Note: The power specifications are preliminary and for initial planning purpose. |
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Temperature |
Operating: 41°F to 95°F (5°C to 35°C) Storage: 41°F to 122°F (5°C to 50°C) |
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Humidity |
Operating: 0% to 85%, non-condensing Storage: 0% to 85%, non-condensing |
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Chassis Capacity: Maximum number of chassis and ports per model | ||||
T400GD-8P-QDD (944-1170) T400GDR-8P-QDD (944-1171) |
8-port fixed chassis systems:
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T400GD-4P-QDD (944-1172) T400GDR-4P-QDD (944-1173) |
4-port fixed chassis systems:
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Transmit Feature Specifications |
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Transmit Engine |
Wire-speed packet generation with timestamps, sequence numbers, data integrity, and packet group signatures |
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Max. Streams per Port and Speed (Including in Data Center Ethernet) |
400GE: 128 2x200GE: 128 4x100GE: 32 8x50GE: 16 |
400GE: 32 2x200GE: 32 4x100GE: 16 8x50GE: 8 |
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Stream Controls |
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Minimum Frame Size |
400GE and 200GE
100GE and 50 GE
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Maximum Frame Size | 16,000 bytes | |||
Maximum Fame Size in Data Center Ethernet | 9,216 bytes | |||
Priority Flow Control |
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Frame Length Controls | Fixed, increment by user-defined step, weighted pairs (up to 16K in 400/200/100GE and 8K in 50GE), uniform, repeatable random, IMIX, and Quad Gaussian | |||
User-Defined Fields (UDF) | Fixed, increment or decrement by user-defined step, sequence, value list, and random configurations; up to 10, 32-bit-wide UDFs are available | |||
Value Lists (Max.) per port |
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Sequence (Max.) |
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Error Generation (FEC and standard Ixia layer 2-3 Ethernet) |
400GE FEC and 2x200GE FEC
400GE, 2x200GE, 4x100GE, 8x50GE L2/3 Ethernet:
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Physical Coding Sublayer |
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Hardware Checksum Generation | Checksum generation for IPv4, IP over IP, ICMP/GRE/TCP/UDP, L2TP, GTP, and multilayer checksum; support for protocol verification for control plane traffic | |||
Link Fault Signaling |
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Latency Measurement Resolution |
400GE: 0.625 nanoseconds 2x200GE: 1.25 nanoseconds 4x100GE: 2.5ns nanoseconds 8x50GE: 2.5ns nanoseconds |
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Intrinsic Latency Compensation | Removes inherent latency error from the port electronics for all speeds | |||
Transmit Line Clock Adjustment | Ability to adjust the parts-per-million (ppm) line frequency over a range of +/- 100 ppm on all the ports of a 400GE fixed chassis system | |||
Transmit/Receive Loopback | Internal loopback support | |||
Receive Feature Specifications | ||||
Receive Engine | Wire-speed packet filtering, capturing, real-time latency, and inter-arrival time for each packet group, with data integrity, and sequence checking capability | |||
Trackable Receive Flows per Port without Sequence Checking and with Tx/Rx Synch |
400GE: 32K full statistics 2x200GE: 32K full statistics 4x100GE: 4K full statistics and 32K with minimum statistics 8x50GE: 4K full statistics and 16K with minimum statistic |
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Trackable Receive Flows per Port with and without Sequence checking and no Tx/RX synch |
400GE: 32K full statistics 2x200GE: 32K full statistics 4x100GE: 8K full statistics and 32K with minimum statistics 8x50GE: 8K full statistics and 16K with minimum statistics |
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Minimum Frame Size |
400GE and 2x200GE: 60 bytes 4x100GE and 8x50GE: 64 bytes |
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Filters (User-Defined Statistics, UDS) | 2 SA/DA pattern matchers, 2x16-byte user-definable patterns. 6 UDS counters are available with offsets for start of frame. | |||
Hardware Capture Buffer |
400GE: 1MB 2x200GE, 4x100GE and 8x50GE: 1MB Note: There is a hardware capture buffer per a fan-out resource group that may be assigned to one port of the fanout resource group |
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Standard Statistics and Rates | Link state, line speed, frames sent, valid frames received, bytes sent/received, fragments, undersize, oversize, CRC errors, 6 user-defined stats, capture trigger (UDS 3), capture filter (UDS 4), data integrity frames, data integrity errors, sequence checking frames, sequence checking errors, ARP, and PING requests and replies | |||
FEC Statistics |
400GE and 2x200GE:
4x100GE and 8x50GE
Note: This is a minimum specification; consult factory for more information. |
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Latency / Jitter Measurements | Cut-through, store and forward, forwarding delay, latency/jitter, MEF jitter, and inter-arrival time | |||
Receive-side PCS Lanes Port Statistics Counters | PCS: Sync Errors, Illegal Codes, Remote Faults, Local Faults, Illegal Ordered Set, Illegal Idle, and Illegal SOF | |||
400GE Physical Coding Sublayer (PCS) ReceiveSide Statistics and Indicators |
Per-lane PCS receive capabilities include:
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Layer 2-3 Protocol Support | ||||
Routing and Switching | BGP4/BGP4+, OSPFv2/v3, ISISv4/v6, RIP/RIPng, EIGRP, BFD, IGMP/MLD/PIM-SM/SSM, LACP/Protocol over LACP, STP/RSTP/MSTP/PVST, GRE and Protocol over GRE, CFM/Y.1731, Link-OAM, PBB-TE, ELMI, 1588v2/SyncE ESMC, Y.1564QT, TWAMP, NTP, LISP; REQUIRES: 930-2201 IxNetwork Basic package for AresONE. |
Complete protocol coverage with reduced session scale:
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Software Defined Network | BGP4/BGP4+, OSPFv2/v3, ISISv4/v6, RIP/RIPng, BFD; EVPN, VXLAN, GENEVE, Segment Routing, BGP-LS, PCEP, BGP SR-TE Policy, BGP FlowSpec, OVSDB, Netconf, BIER, OpenFlow; GRE and Protocol over GRE, LACP/Protocol over LACP; REQUIRES: 930-2201 IxNetwork Basic package for AresONE. |
Complete protocol coverage with reduced session scale:
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Basic | Included with IxNetwork: IPv4/IPv6, DHCP, PPPoE, L2TP, IGMP, MLD, 802.1x | |||
MPLS and VPN | BGP4/BGP4+, OSPFv2/v3, ISISv4/v6, RIP/RIPng, BFD, RSVP-TE/P2MP, LDP/mLDP/LDPv6, L3VPN/6VPE, NGmVPN, PIM-SM/SSM/mVPN, MPLS-TP, MPLS OAM, GRE and Protocol over GRE, LACP/Protocol over LACP; REQUIRES: 930-2201 IxNetwork Basic package for AresONE. |
Complete protocol coverage with reduced session scale:
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Broadband Access and Authentication | PPPoX/L2TP, DHCPv4/v6, ANCP, IGMP/MLD/IPTV, 802.1x, GRE/Protocol over GRE, LACP/Protocol over LACP, Session Aware Traffic, Service over MPLS, Broadband Control Plane QT, Asymmetric Data Performance QT; REQUIRES: 930-2201 IxNetwork Basic package for AresONE. |
Complete protocol coverage with reduced session scale:
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Data Center Ethernet | BGP4/BGP4+, OSPFv2/v3, ISISv4/v6, RIP/RIPng, BFD; EVPN, VXLAN, GENEVE, OVSDB, DCBX, FCoE, Fabric Path, SPBM, VEPA, TRILL, FCoE QT, IxCloudPerf QT, RFC7747 BGP Convergence QT, LACP/Protocol over LACP; REQUIRES: 930-2201 IxNetwork Basic package for AresONE. |
Complete protocol coverage with reduced session scale:
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Note: In the unlikely event that the unit stops working and does not automatically restore the previous session due to an ESD event, the unit must be manually restarted.
Feature |
T400GD-8P-OSFP and T400GD-4P-OSFP FULL FEATURE 8-PORT and 4-PORT |
T400GDR-8P-OSFP and T400GDR-4P-OSFP REDUCED FEATURE 8-PORT and 4-PORT |
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Hardware Appliance Specifications |
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RU/ Number of Ports |
2 RU 8-port and 4-port fixed chassis |
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Physical Interfaces |
Native OSFP physical ports |
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Supported Port Speeds |
400GE/port: 400GE-capable fiber and passive copper cable media 2x200, 4x100, 8x50GE capable with the purchase of a factory or a field upgrade speed option |
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CPU and Memory |
Multicore processor with 2GB of CPU memory per port |
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IEEE Interface Protocols for 400GE |
IEEE 802.3bs 200GE and 400GE, 400GBASE-R IEEE 802.3cd 50 Gb/s, 100 Gb/s, and 200 Gb/s Ethernet |
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Layer 1 support |
400GE native ports and 200/100/50GE speed option:
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Optical Transceiver Support |
Capable of support for 400GBASE-DR4, 400GBASE-FR4, and 400GBASE-LR8 optical transceivers when available that are compliant to the OSFP MSA 2.0. |
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Copper Cable Media |
400GBASE-CR8, passive, copper Direct Attached Cable (DAC) up to 3 meters in length. |
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Fixed Chassis System Dimensions |
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Fixed Chassis System Weights |
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Fixed Chassis System Shipment Dimensions |
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Electrical Power |
Note: The power specifications are preliminary and for initial planning purpose. |
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Temperature |
Operating: 41°F to 95°F (5°C to 35°C) Storage: 41°F to 122°F (5°C to 50°C) |
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Humidity |
Operating: 0% to 85%, non-condensing Storage: 0% to 85%, non-condensing |
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Chassis Capacity: Maximum number of chassis and ports per model | ||||
T400GD-8P-OSFP (944-1174) T400GDR-8P-OSFP (944-1175) |
8-port fixed chassis systems:
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T400GD-4P-OSFP (944-1176) T400GDR-4P-OSFP (944-1177) |
4-port fixed chassis systems:
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Transmit Feature Specifications |
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Transmit Engine |
Wire-speed packet generation with timestamps, sequence numbers, data integrity, and packet group signatures |
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Max. Streams per Port and Speed (Including in Data Center Ethernet) |
400GE: 128 2x200GE: 128 4x100GE: 32 8x50GE: 16 |
400GE: 32 2x200GE: 32 4x100GE: 16 8x50GE: 8 |
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Stream Controls |
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Minimum Frame Size |
400GE and 200GE
100GE and 50 GE
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Maximum Frame Size | 16,000 bytes | |||
Maximum Fame Size in Data Center Ethernet | 9,216 bytes | |||
Priority Flow Control |
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Frame Length Controls | Fixed, increment by user-defined step, weighted pairs (up to 16K in 400/200/100GE and 8K in 50GE), uniform, repeatable random, IMIX, and Quad Gaussian | |||
User-Defined Fields (UDF) | Fixed, increment or decrement by user-defined step, sequence, value list, and random configurations; up to 10, 32-bit-wide UDFs are available | |||
Value Lists (Max.) per port |
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Sequence (Max.) |
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Error Generation (FEC and standard Ixia layer 2-3 Ethernet) |
400GE FEC and 2x200GE FEC
400GE, 2x200GE, 4x100GE, 8x50GE L2/3 Ethernet:
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Physical Coding Sublayer |
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Hardware Checksum Generation | Checksum generation for IPv4, IP over IP, ICMP/GRE/TCP/UDP, L2TP, GTP, and multilayer checksum; support for protocol verification for control plane traffic | |||
Link Fault Signaling |
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Latency Measurement Resolution |
400GE: 0.625 nanoseconds 2x200GE: 1.25 nanoseconds 4x100GE: 2.5ns nanoseconds 8x50GE: 2.5ns nanoseconds |
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Intrinsic Latency Compensation | Removes inherent latency error from the port electronics for all speeds | |||
Transmit Line Clock Adjustment | Ability to adjust the parts-per-million (ppm) line frequency over a range of +/- 100 ppm on all the ports of a 400GE fixed chassis system | |||
Transmit/Receive Loopback | Internal loopback support | |||
Receive Feature Specifications | ||||
Receive Engine | Wire-speed packet filtering, capturing, real-time latency, and inter-arrival time for each packet group, with data integrity, and sequence checking capability | |||
Trackable Receive Flows per Port without Sequence Checking and with Tx/Rx Synch |
400GE: 32K full statistics 2x200GE: 32K full statistics 4x100GE: 4K full statistics and 32K with minimum statistics 8x50GE: 4K full statistics and 16K with minimum statistic |
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Trackable Receive Flows per Port with and without Sequence checking and no Tx/RX synch |
400GE: 32K full statistics 2x200GE: 32K full statistics 4x100GE: 8K full statistics and 32K with minimum statistics 8x50GE: 8K full statistics and 16K with minimum statistics |
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Minimum Frame Size |
400GE and 2x200GE: 60 bytes 4x100GE and 8x50GE: 64 bytes |
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Filters (User-Defined Statistics, UDS) | 2 SA/DA pattern matchers, 2x16-byte user-definable patterns. 6 UDS counters are available with offsets for start of frame. | |||
Hardware Capture Buffer |
400GE: 1MB 2x200GE, 4x100GE and 8x50GE: 1MB Note: There is a hardware capture buffer per a fan-out resource group that may be assigned to one port of the fanout resource group |
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Standard Statistics and Rates | Link state, line speed, frames sent, valid frames received, bytes sent/received, fragments, undersize, oversize, CRC errors, 6 user-defined stats, capture trigger (UDS 3), capture filter (UDS 4), data integrity frames, data integrity errors, sequence checking frames, sequence checking errors, ARP, and PING requests and replies | |||
FEC Statistics |
400GE and 2x200GE:
4x100GE and 8x50GE
Note: This is a minimum specification; consult factory for more information. |
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Latency / Jitter Measurements | Cut-through, store and forward, forwarding delay, latency/jitter, MEF jitter, and inter-arrival time | |||
Receive-side PCS Lanes Port Statistics Counters | PCS: Sync Errors, Illegal Codes, Remote Faults, Local Faults, Illegal Ordered Set, Illegal Idle, and Illegal SOF | |||
400GE Physical Coding Sublayer (PCS) ReceiveSide Statistics and Indicators |
Per-lane PCS receive capabilities include:
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Layer 2-3 Protocol Support | ||||
Routing and Switching | BGP4/BGP4+, OSPFv2/v3, ISISv4/v6, RIP/RIPng, EIGRP, BFD, IGMP/MLD/PIM-SM/SSM, LACP/Protocol over LACP, STP/RSTP/MSTP/PVST, GRE and Protocol over GRE, CFM/Y.1731, Link-OAM, PBB-TE, ELMI, 1588v2/SyncE ESMC, Y.1564QT, TWAMP, NTP, LISP; REQUIRES: 930-2201 IxNetwork Basic package for AresONE. |
Complete protocol coverage with reduced session scale:
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Software Defined Network | BGP4/BGP4+, OSPFv2/v3, ISISv4/v6, RIP/RIPng, BFD; EVPN, VXLAN, GENEVE, Segment Routing, BGP-LS, PCEP, BGP SR-TE Policy, BGP FlowSpec, OVSDB, Netconf, BIER, OpenFlow; GRE and Protocol over GRE, LACP/Protocol over LACP; REQUIRES: 930-2201 IxNetwork Basic package for AresONE. |
Complete protocol coverage with reduced session scale:
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Basic | Included with IxNetwork: IPv4/IPv6, DHCP, PPPoE, L2TP, IGMP, MLD, 802.1x | |||
MPLS and VPN | BGP4/BGP4+, OSPFv2/v3, ISISv4/v6, RIP/RIPng, BFD, RSVP-TE/P2MP, LDP/mLDP/LDPv6, L3VPN/6VPE, NGmVPN, PIM-SM/SSM/mVPN, MPLS-TP, MPLS OAM, GRE and Protocol over GRE, LACP/Protocol over LACP; REQUIRES: 930-2201 IxNetwork Basic package for AresONE. |
Complete protocol coverage with reduced session scale:
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Broadband Access and Authentication | PPPoX/L2TP, DHCPv4/v6, ANCP, IGMP/MLD/IPTV, 802.1x, GRE/Protocol over GRE, LACP/Protocol over LACP, Session Aware Traffic, Service over MPLS, Broadband Control Plane QT, Asymmetric Data Performance QT; REQUIRES: 930-2201 IxNetwork Basic package for AresONE. |
Complete protocol coverage with reduced session scale:
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Data Center Ethernet | BGP4/BGP4+, OSPFv2/v3, ISISv4/v6, RIP/RIPng, BFD; EVPN, VXLAN, GENEVE, OVSDB, DCBX, FCoE, Fabric Path, SPBM, VEPA, TRILL, FCoE QT, IxCloudPerf QT, RFC7747 BGP Convergence QT, LACP/Protocol over LACP; REQUIRES: 930-2201 IxNetwork Basic package for AresONE. |
Complete protocol coverage with reduced session scale:
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Application Support
The Ixia application support for AresONE appliances is provided in the following table:
Hardware | Application Support |
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T400GD-8P-QDD T400GD-4P-QDD |
IxExplorer, IxNetwork, TCL API |
T400GDR-8P-OSFP T400GDR-4P-OSFP |
IxExplorer, IxNetwork, TCL API |
Transceiver and Cable Support
The transceivers and cables supported by AresONE fixed chassis are provided in the following table:
Transceiver/Cable | Description | Compatibility |
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QSFP-DD-1M-CBL |
QSFP-DD-to-QSFP-DD 400GE 400GBASE-R passive copper, Direct Attach Cable (DAC), point-to-point cable, 1-meter length |
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QSFP-DD-2M-CBL | QSFP-DD-to-QSFP-DD 400GE 400GBASE-R passive copper, Direct Attach Cable (DAC), point-to-point cable, 2-meter length |
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QSFP-DD-2-5M-CBL | QSFP-DD-to-QSFP-DD 400GE 400GBASE-R passive copper, Direct Attach Cable (DAC), point-to-point cable, 2.5-meter length. |
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OSFP-1M-CBL | OSFP-to-OSFP 400GE 400GBASE-R passive copper, Direct Attach Cable (DAC), point-to-point cable, 1-meter length. |
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Status Icons
AresONE includes a full-color graphics display which includes a series of colored icons indicating the system health.
The description of the icons are provided in the following table.
Icon Name |
Icon Image |
Icon State |
Description |
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Alert |
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Grey | All systems are OK |
Green | Not Applicable (N/A) | ||
Yellow | An error occurred | ||
Red | N/A | ||
Power |
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Grey | Power information not available |
Green | Power is OK | ||
Yellow | N/A | ||
Red | Power statistics unavailable or have exceeded limits | ||
Server |
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Grey | IxServer has not started |
Green | IxServer is running and in the READY state | ||
Yellow | IxServer is running and in the BOOTING state | ||
Red | IxServer is stopped, or exited with an error | ||
Network |
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Grey | Network is disconnected |
Green | Network is connected and has an IP address | ||
Yellow | Network is connected and acquiring an IP address | ||
Red | Network error | ||
Management |
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Grey | No active management sessions |
Green | N/A | ||
Yellow | At least one management session is active | ||
Red | N/A |
Mechanical Specifications
Front Panel
The Front panel of the AresONE fixed chassis is shown in the following figure (applies to 8-port and 4-port variants):
Figure: Front panel of AresONE

Front Panel Switch and Power LED
The front panel switches and indicators are provided in the following table:
Feature | Specification |
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Front Panel Switches |
On/Off momentary power push button:
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Front Panel Power LED |
Off - Indicates Powered Off, No Standby Power |
Blinking Blue - Indicates Powered Off, Standby power connected | |
Solid Blue - Indicates Powered On |
Front Panel Port LEDs
Each port has four LEDs to indicate link state and activity. The LED panel specifications are provided in the following table.
MODE LED |
TX STATUS |
RX STATUS |
FEC |
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Rear Panel
The Rear panel of the AresONE fixed chassis is shown in the following figure (applies to 8-port and 4-port variants):
Figure: Rear panel of AresONE
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Field replaceable power supplies | Mandatory to have all 3 power supplies plugged in for both 4 port and 8 port. See Fixed Chassis System Electrical Power. |
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Field replaceable fans | Front to back airflow |
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Utility / Sync / Mgmt ports | Sync connectors |
Rear Panel Ports
The Rear Panel MGMT Port LED specifications are provided in the following table.
Port Label | Description | Additional Information |
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RS232 |
Serial Console Port |
Serial console access for system management. Terminal settings: 115200 N-8-1, No Parity, No Flow Control |
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Mini Display Port (mDP) | Digital Video / Monitor output for system management. |
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USB 3.0 Ports | Keyboard, Mouse or other peripheral for system management |
VGA | Analog Video / Monitor output for system management | |
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Management Network Interface | 100/1G/10G management port for connection to your network |
SYNC OUT / IN | Sync Connectors |
For synchronization with up to 5 additional XGS12, XGS2 or AresONE systems using a Star topology. Note: Daisy chaining topology with AresONE systems using both Sync In and Out is not supported) |
METRONOME | Metronome Sync Connector | Reserved for future use |
Rear Panel MGMT Port LEDs
The Rear Panel MGMT Port LED specifications are provided in the following table.
Position |
Indicator |
Color |
Description |
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Left |
Link Speed |
Solid Green |
Linked at 10G |
Solid Yellow | Linked at 1G | ||
Off | Linked at 100M or Link Down | ||
Right | Link/Activity | Solid Green | Link Up, no activity |
Blinking Green | Link Up, actively transmitting or receiving | ||
Off | Link Down |
Power Supply LEDs
The power supply LEDs indicate the following:
State | Description |
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Off |
No AC power |
Solid Amber |
Power Supply Critical Failure, system shutdown (eg. over temperature, over Current, fan fail) |
Blinking Amber | Power Supply Warning (eg. high temperature, high current, slow fan) |
Solid Green | AC Powered and Output Active (Normal Operation) |
Blinking Green | AC Powered and System inactive or in sleep state (Appliance Plugged in but Powered Down) |
Chassis Synchronization
There is an increased need of chassis synchronization to run mixed speed port tests with the AresONE fixed chassis.
This ability to sync with other Ixia chassis differentiates it from an appliance.
Since AresONE has five sync out ports, an AresONE acting as master can sync five more AresONE fixed chassis or XGS chassis.
The following image shows the back of a master chassis where its sync out ports are connected to slave chassis by sync cables.
The following image shows a slave chassis that has sync cables connected to the sync-in port.
- AresONE can also act as a slave to an XGS-HSL or XGS-SDL chassis acting as master.
- AresONE can only co-exist with Native IxOS chassis in sync topology.
- AresONE supports only Star topology and not Daisy chaining.
Cooling Fan Speed Control
The AresONE fixed chassis automatically monitors and measures the temperature of installed units. The fixed chassis automatically adjusts the fan speed to maintain proper cooling.
Rack Mount Cautions
If this unit is installed in a network equipment rack, please observe the following precautions:
- Elevated Operating Ambient Temperature: If installed in a closed or multi-unit rack assembly, the operating ambient temperature of the rack environment may be greater than room ambient temperature. Therefore, consider installing the equipment in an environment that is compatible with the maximum allowable ambient temperature specified for the chassis (35° C).
- Reduced Air Flow: Install the equipment in a rack so that the amount of air flow required for safe operation of the equipment is not reduced. Do not block the sides of the chassis, and leave approximately 8 inches of space, on either sides of the unit for proper ventilation. The air flow clearance should be 8 inches on either sides.
- Mechanical Loading: Mount the chassis so that it is level in the rack and that a hazardous condition is not caused.
- Circuit Overloading: Consideration should be given to the connection of the equipment to the supply circuit and the effect that overloading of the circuits might have on overcurrent protection and supply wiring. Appropriate consideration of equipment nameplate ratings should be used when addressing this concern.
- Reliable Earthing: Maintain reliable earthing (grounding) of rack-mounted equipment. Appliance frame should be screwed down to racks to ensure proper grounding path. In addition, pay special attention to supply connections other than direct connections to the branch circuit (such as use of power strips).
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Replacement of the power supply cord must of the same type cord and plug configuration that was shipped with the unit.
Précautions relatives au montage en rack
Si cette unité est installée dans une baie d’équipement réseau, observer les précautions suivantes:
- Température ambiante élevée: si installée dans un assemblage de baie fermé ou contenant plusieurs unités, la température ambiante de l’installation peut etre plus élevée que la température ambiante de la pièce. En conséquence, penser a installer l’équipement dans un environnement compatible avec la température ambiante maximale autorisée (35 C) spécifiée pour l’appareil.
- Circulation d’air réduite: installer l’équipement dans une baie de manière a ce que la circulation d’air requise pour faire fonctionner l’équipment en toute sécurité ne soit pas réduite. Ne pas bloquer les côtés de l’appareil, et laisser approximativement un espace de 12 pouces, de préférence 24 pouces, de chaque côté de l’unité pour une ventilation adéquate. L’espace laisse libre pour la circulation de l’air doit être de 12 pouces de chaque côté.
- Montage mécanique: monter l’appareil de manière a s’assurer qu’il soit droit dans la baie afin d’éviter de créer une condition dangereuse
- Un soin particulier doit etre apporté au branchement de l’équipement au circuit d’alimentation et aux conséquences qu’une charge excessive des circuits pourrait avoir sur le système de protection contre les surcharges et sur le cablâge d’alimentation. Prendre des précautions d’usage en prêtant attention aux normes figurant sur la plaque d’identification de l’équipement.
- Mise a la terre fiable: maintenir une mise a la terre fiable de l’équipement monté en baie. L’appareil doit etre vissé sur la baie afin d’assurer une mise a la terre correcte. De plus, faire particulièrement attention aux alimentations en courant autres que celles provenant de connections directes au circuit de dérivation (par exemple utilisation de prises multiples).
- Le remplacement du cordon d’alimentation doit comporter le même type de cordon et le même type de prise que ceux livrés avec l’unité.
Note: For instructions on rack mounting and administration of the AresONE fixed chassis, see the AresONE Native IxOS Getting Started Guide.