IXIA Novus-32P 10GE/1GE/100M Ethernet Load Modules

This chapter provides details about Novus-32P 10/1 family of load modules and their specifications and features.

Novus-32P 10/1 is a tri-speed, high density, with up to 32 ports per module, multi-rate ethernet load module. This load module family supports complete Layer 2-3 (L2-3) network and application testing in a single system. It provides support for SFP+ ports, and enables up to line-rate L2/3 traffic generation and analysis, and high-performance routing/bridging protocol emulation. All these features are available within one load module. It allows ultra-high-density test environments for 10GE/1GE/100M Ethernet and supports up to 384 10GE/1GE/100M Ethernet test ports in a single 12-slot Ixia chassis.

For more information on Novus family of load modules, see Novus Load Modules.

Key Features

The key features of Novus-32P 10/1 load module are as follows:

Load Modules

The Novus-32P 10/1 family is available in the following model:

The load module is described as follows:

Novus10/1GE32S

Novus10/1GE32S is a 32-port, SFP+ 10GE/1GE/100M load module designed for high-density requirements. It 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 Novus10/1GE32S load module is shown in the following figure:

Figure: Novus Module-Novus10/1GE32S

Part Numbers

Part Numbers for Novus-32P 10G/1G/100M Load Modules and Supported Adapters are provided in the following table.

Part Numbers for Novus-32P 10G/1G/100M Modules
Model Number Part Number Description

Novus10/1GE32S

10G/1G/100M

 

944-1141

  • 32-ports of SFP+
  • 1-slot
  • L2-3 support

Specifications

The load module specifications are contained in the following table.

Novus-32P 10G/1G/100M Load Module Specifications
Feature Novus 10/1GE32S 10G/1G/100M

Hardware Load Module Specifications

Slot / Number of Ports

1-slot with 32x10/1G SFP+ ports

Physical Interfaces

32-ports of SFP+

Supported Port Speeds

10G, 1G, 100M

CPU and Memory

Multicore processor with 2GB of CPU memory per port

Cable Media

  • CAT5e

  • CAT6

  • CAT6A

Load Module Dimensions

  • 16.4” (L) x 1.3” (W) x 12.0” (H)
  • 417mm (L) x 33mm (W) x 305mm (H)

Load Module Weights

  • Module only: 11.4 lbs (5.15 kg)

  • Shipping: 18.2 lbs (8.26 kg)

Temperature

  • Operating: 41°F to 95°F (5°C to 35°C)
  • Storage: 41°F to 122°F (5°C to 50°C)

Humidity

  • Operating: 0% to 85%, non-condensing

  • Storage: 0% to 85%, non-condensing

Chassis Capacity: Maximum Number of Cards and Ports per Chassis Model

XGS12-SD Chassis (940-0011)

12 load modules:

  • 384-ports of 10GbE

  • 384-ports of 1GbE

  • 384-ports of 100MbE

XGS12-HSL Chassis (940-0016)

12 load modules:

  • 384-ports of 10GbE

  • 384-ports of 1GbE

  • 384-ports of 100MbE

XGS2-SD Chassis (940-0010)

2 load modules:

  • 64-ports of 10GbE

  • 64-ports of 1GbE

  • 64-ports of 100MbE

XGS2-HSL Chassis (940-0014)

2 load modules:

  • 64-ports of 10GbE

  • 64-ports of 1GbE

  • 64-ports of 100MbE

XGS12-SDL Chassis (940-0011)

12 load modules:

  • 384-ports of 10GbE
  • 384-ports of 1GbE

  • 384-ports of 100MbE

XGS2-SDL Chassis (940-0013)

2 load modules:

  • 64-ports of 10GbE
  • 64-ports of 1GbE

  • 64-ports of 100MbE

Transmit Feature Specifications

 

Wire-speed packet generation with timestamps, sequence numbers, data integrity signature, and packet group signatures.

Max. Streams per Port

512

Max. Streams per Port in Data Center Ethernet

256

Inter-burst gap: min-max

10: 6400ns-429s in 800ns steps100: 640ns-42.9s in 80ns steps1000: 64ns-16.7ms in 16ns steps

Advanced Scheduler:

10: 0.419s

100: 0.0419s

1000: 0.0167s

Stream Controls

Rate and frame size change on the fly, sequential, and advanced stream scheduler.

Minimum Frame Size

10GbE:

  • 49 bytes at full line rate without UDF60 bytes at full line rate with UDF

1GbE and 100MbE:

  • 49 bytes at less than full line rate

Maximum Frame Size

16,384 bytes

Maximum Fame Size in Data Center Ethernet

9,216 bytes

Priority Flow Control

  • 8 line-rate-capable queues with each supporting up to 2,500 byte frame lengths
  • 1 queue supporting up to 9,216 byte frame lengths

Frame Length Controls

Fixed, increment by user-defined step, weighted pairs, 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 ten, 32-bit wide UDFs are available.

Value Lists (max.)

2M across 5 User Defined Fields

Sequence (max.)

512

Error Generation

Generate good CRC or force bad CRC, undersize and oversize standard Ethernet frame lengths, and bad checksum.

Hardware Checksum Generation

Checksum generation and verification for IPv4, IP over IP, ICMP/GRE/TCP/UDP, L2TP, GTP .

Link Fault Signaling

10GE: Reports no fault port statistics; ability to select the option to have the transmit port ignore link faults from a remote link partner

Latency Measurement Resolution

2.5 nanoseconds

Transmit line clock adjustment

Ability to adjust the parts-per-million line frequency over a range of -100 ppm to +100 ppm across all ports on the load module.

Receive Feature Specifications

Receive Engine

Wire-speed packet filtering, capturing, real-time latency and inter-arrival time for each packet group, with data integrity, sequence, and advanced sequence checking capability.

Trackable Receive Flows per Port

  • 1M without Tx/Rx Sync and sequence checking

  • 512k with Tx/Rx Sync and sequence checking

Minimum Frame Size

  • 64 bytes at full line rate into the capture buffer
  • 49 bytes at less than full line rate

Filters (User-Defined Statistics, UDS)

2 SA/DA pattern matchers, 2x16-byte user-definable patterns with offsets capability for start of: frame, IP, or protocol. Up to 6 UDS counters are available.

Hardware Capture Buffer per Port or Resource Group

512MB per port

Statistics and Rates

Link state, line speed, frames sent, valid frames received, bytes sent/received, fragments, undersize, oversize, CRC errors, VLAN tagged frames, 6 user-defined stats, capture trigger (UDS 3), capture filter (UDS 4), 8 QoS counters, data integrity frames, data integrity errors, sequence and advanced sequence checking frames, sequence checking errors, ARP, and PING requests and replies.

Latency / Jitter Measurements

Cut-through, store and forward, forwarding delay, up to 16 Latency bins / jitter, MEF frame delay, and inter-arrival time.

Layer 2-3 Protocol Support

Routing and Switching

BGP4/BGP4+, OSPFv2/v3, ISISv4/v6, EIGRP/EIGRPv6, RIP/RIPng, BFD, IGMP/MLD, PIM-SM/SSM, STP/RSTP/MSTP, PVST+/RPVST+, Link Aggregation (LACP), LISP.

Software Defined Network

OpenFlow, Segment Routing, BGP Link State (BGP-LS), PCEP, VXLAN, EVPN VXLAN, OVSDB, GENEVE.

MPLS

RSVP-TE P2P/P2MP, LDP/LDPv6/mLDP, LDP L2VPN (PWE/VPLS), BGP VPLS, L3VPN/6VPE, 6PE, BGP RFC3107, MPLS-TP, MPLS OAM, EVPN/PBB-EVPN, Multicast VPN Rosen Draft, NG Multicast VPN.

Broadband and Authentication

PPPoX/L2TPv2, DHCPv4/DHCPv6, ANCP, IPv6 Autoconfiguration (SLAAC), IGMP/MLD, IPTV, 802.1x, WebAuth, EAPoUDP, Cisco NAC.

Industrial Ethernet

Link OAM (IEEE 802.3ah), CFM/Y.1731, PBB/PBB-TE, ELMI, TWAMP, Sync-E ESMC, IEEE 1588v2 (PTP), gPTP (IEEE 802.1AS), MSRP (IEEE 802.1 Qat), IEEE 1722.

Data Center Ethernet

DCBX/LLDP, FCoE/FIP, PFC (IEEE 802.1Qbb), TRILL, Cisco FabricPath, SPBM, VEPA.

Application Support

The Ixia application support for Novus-32P 10G/1G/100M load modules is provided in the following table:

Novus-32P 10G/1G/100M Application Support
Application Support

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 test application.

Tcl API

Allows custom user script development for layer 2-7 testing.

Mechanical Specifications

Front Panel

The front panel of one of the Novus-32P 10G/1G/100M load module is shown in the following figure:

Figure: Front panel of Novus-32P Novus10/1GE32S

LED Panel

There are 2 bicolor LEDs per port for the SFP+ (10G) variant. The LED panel specifications for Novus-32P SFP+ (10G) are provided in the following table.

LED panel Specifications for Novus-32P Load Module
Speed Mode LED1: TX LED LED2: RX LED

10GE

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

 

Transceivers and Cables

The Novus-32P 10/1 family supports optical transceivers and fiber cables for each of the physical interfaces that are supported:

Note: A 3 meter, multi-mode fiber LC-LC cable is included with this transceiver.

Note: A 10 ft, single-mode fiber LC-LC cable is included with this transceiver.

Note: SFP+10GBASE-LRM does not support the 10GbE WAN mode in any of the load modules listed above.