Ixia Chassis

The following Ixia chassis are currently available for sale:

The following Ixia chassis are no longer available for sale:

All Ixia chassis have the ability to hold one or more standard load modules. Ixia load modules provide media dependent and independent ports to Devices Under Test (DUTs). Any of the chassis may be daisy-chained and provide synchronized operations.

Each chassis contains a self-contained computer running Windows XP Professional and includes a 10/100/1000MB network interface and local disk. They may include a floppy drive, a CD-ROM drive, or DVD-ROM drive. A chain of chassis may be controlled through a monitor, keyboard, and mouse directly connected to any of the chassis or remotely through the network interface card. Multiple users may safely share ports in a chassis chain. Several of the high-end load modules consume more power and generate additional heat. Only a limited number of such modules may be used in selected chassis. The basic characteristics of these chassis are compared in the following table. The process of initial chassis configuration is explained in Platform and Reference Overview. Each chassis is further described in its own chapter.

Ixia Chassis Comparison
Chassis # of Slots Special Feature Mounting

XGS12 Chassis Platform

12

The XGS12 chassis platform is the next generation high performance platform capable of supporting all XM form factor load modules, including full chassis configurations of the Xcellon load modules. It is a 12-slot chassis platform with highspeed backplane (160 Gbps between each adjacent two cards) designed for aggregation across load modules.

Rack

XGS2 Chassis Platform

2

The 2-slot XGS2 chassis model - XGS2-SD provides a highly flexible and portable chassis that powers load modules and test applications to create an Ixia test system. The XGS2 platform provides the foundation for a complete benchtop or rackmount test environment. The chassis platform supports Ixia applications for performance, functional, conformance, and security testing.

Desktop/Rack

Optixia XM2

2

Two slots for load modules. Modular subcomponents for higher serviceability. Higher port density. Hot-swappable load modules. DVD-ROM drive.

DVD Drive is not present in newer versions of XM2 chassis (starting with 941-0003-07 and 941-0023-02).

Desktop/Rack

400Tv2

4

A portable 4-slot chassis for Ixia standard form factor (SFF) load modules.

Desktop/Rack

Note: Based on power requirements, Ixia chassis do not support all possible mixes of load modules. The Ixia chassis notifies you of conflicts on chassis power-up. Contact Ixia support for configuration verification.

Chassis QRCODE

IxOS 9.00 release onwards, all Ixia chassis will be shipped with QR Code on the front panel.

You can point the phone camera to the chassis QR Code which will take you to the asset portal app (Ixia CloudCentral) to access available chassis details.
For more details about CloudCentral, see https://cloud.central.ixiacom.

After you log on to CloudCentral, you can drill down to the chassis details as shown in the following image:

Chassis Regulatory Standards

The Ixia XM12 chassis and XGS2 and XGS12 chassis platforms meet the following regulatory testing standards:

Regulatory Testing Standards
Standards Details  

 

XM12

XGS2 and XGS12

Safety - US/Canada

UL 60950-1, and CSA C22.2 No. 60950-1-07 - Information Technology Equipment

UL 60950-1, & CSA C22.2 No. 60950-1-07 - Information Technology Equipment

Safety - International

 

IEC 60950-1:2005 (Second Edition); Am1:2009 + Am2:2013 (CB Scheme)

US/Canada

FCC Part 15, Subpart B, Class A, ICES-003

FCC Part 15, Subpart B, Class A, ICES-003

European Directives

Low Voltage: 2006/95/EC

EMC: 2004/108/EC

Low Voltage: 2006/95/EC

EMC: 2004/108/EC

RoHS: 2011/65/EU

WEEE: 2002/96/EC

EU Product Family Standards for CE compliance

Safety:

  • EN 60950-1:2006+A11+A1+A12

EMC:

  • EN 55022: 2006+A1:2007
  • EN 61000-3-2: 2006
  • EN 61000-3-3: 1995 + A2: 2005
  • EN 55024:1998 A2: 2003

Safety: EN 60950-1:2006+A11+A1+A12

  • EMC: EN 55022: 2010
  • EN 61000‐3‐2: 2006, A1: 2009 + A2: 2009
  • EN 61000-3-3: 2008
  • EN 55024: 2010

Environmental Conditions

The Ixia XG12 chassis and test cards cover a range of temperature and humidity specified as follows:

There are certain exceptions that lower the total operating temperature range as follows:

Some high-density/high performance load modules require a lower maximum ambient operating temperature than the operating temperature standard for the chassis. When a load module that requires the lower maximum operating temperature is installed in an XM12 or a XM2 chassis, the maximum operating temperature of the chassis is adjusted downward to match the maximum operating temperature of the load module. The operating temperature range specification is specified in the published datasheet for these load modules. As of this date, the lowest operating temperature range of a load module (i.e. test card) is provided below.

Thresholds for temperature and humidity beyond which the failure of components can occur are indicated. Temperature thresholds for test cards installed into the XM12 or XM2 chassis can be set by the user.

The XM12 and XM2 chassis and the test cards that may be installed, and made operational in the chassis, do have inherent default thresholds that allow them to operate until a threshold is exceeded. A test card that has exceeded a default or user-defined temperature threshold will automatically shut down its operation.

The modular, field replaceable power supplies for the XM12 HP chassis are CE and UL approved units. The field replaceable power supplies for the XM2 chassis are CE and UL approved units.