IXIA Xcellon-Multis Load Modules

This chapter provides details about Xcellon-Multis family of load modules-specifications and features.

Xcellon-Multis is a new, next generation, high density, tri-speed, 100/40/50/10GE load module (i.e. NG 100GE) family of products. This load module family comprises the industry's highest density 10GE, 40GE, 50GE and 100GE higher speed Ethernet (HSE) test equipment, providing more flexible test coverage and 100GE, 50GE, 40GE, 10GE, 25GE speeds. Some Multis modules are capable of multi-rates within the same load module.

This is done using cable fan-out technology. Fan-out technology allows a higher speed port to fan-out to several ports of lower speed thus enabling you to have multiple speeds from a single port and higher port densities per chassis.

Xcellon-Multis QSFP load module family comprises the industry's highest- density 10GE, and 40GE higher speed Ethernet (HSE) test equipment, providing more flexible test coverage at 12x40GE ports per load module, with a dual-rate 40GE/10GE capability, all in a single-slot load module. Xcellon-Multis native QSFP28 and CFP4 interface technology comprises high-density 100GE load module. Xcellon-Multis QSFP28 enhanced multi-rate load module allows upto 16 ports of 25GE per blade and 4 ports of 25GE over a 100GE passive copper cable and Active Optical cable. This load module also supports 1x50GE and 2x25GE speeds. The CFP4 enhanced load module is an enhanced high density, native CFP4 4-port load module for 100GE operation.

Xcellon-Multis supports the following:

Key Features

The key features of Xcellon-Multis load modules are as follows:

Highest density QSFP module
Highest density QSFP AVB module
Highest density CXP module

Xcellon-Multis comprises three CXP-based load modules in a single chassis slot.

Highest- density QSFP28 and CFP4 modules
Enhanced high-density QSFP28 and CFP4 4-port load modules
Layers 2-7 coverage
Same feature set across all speeds
Cost Effective

Reduces total cost of ownership with more ports in a single chassis; 120x40GE, or upto 320 10GE ports with fan-out enabled technology.

Load Modules

The Xcellon-Multis family consists of the following models on a single slot card:

Each of these load modules are described as follows:

XM100GE4CXP

Xcellon-Multis XM100GE4CXP is a 100-Gigabit Ethernet, single rate load module. It has 1-slot with 4-ports native CXP interfaces. It provides L2-7 support and is compatible with XM12 HP rackmount, XM2 desktop, XGS12-SD, and XG12 rackmount chassis.

You need to select one or more of the following per port:

The XM100GE4CXP load module is shown in the following figure:

Figure: Xcellon-Multis Module-XM100GE4CXP

Note: Xcellon-Multis load modules have 64KB memory per resource group for stream data. As the value list, frame size and other stream properties become more complex, the maximum number of streams decrease.

XM100GE4CXP+FAN (+10G)

Xcellon-Multis XM100GE4CXP+FAN is a 100/40-Gigabit Ethernet, dual rate load module. It has 1-slot with 4-ports native CXP interfaces and up to 12-ports of 40GE via fan-out cables. The +10G variant supports up to 32 ports of 10GE. It provides L2-7 support and is compatible with XM12 HP rackmount, XM2 desktop, XGS12-SD, and XG12 rackmount chassis.

You can select one or more of the available media per port of the following:

XM40GE12QSFP+FAN (+10G)

Xcellon-Multis XM40GE12QSFP+FAN is a 40-Gigabit Ethernet load module. It has 1-slot with 12-ports of 40GE via fan-out cables and provides L2-7 support. The +10G variant supports up to 32 ports of 10GE.

A quantity of 4 each, 3-meter CXP-to-3x40GE QSFP fan-out cables (942-0054) are available with this load module. This is compatible with XM12 HP rackmount, XM2 desktop, XGS12-SD, and XG12 rackmount chassis.

The XM40GE12QSFP+FAN load module is shown in the following figure:

Figure: Xcellon-Multis Module-XM40GE12QSFP+FAN

 

XM10/40GE12QSFP+FAN

Xcellon-Multis XM10/40GE12QSFP+FAN is a 40-Gigabit Ethernet QSFP load module. It has 1-slot with 12-ports of 40GE QSFP with L2-7 support. This load module has 10GE Fan-out capability. The load module is compatible with the XG12 rackmount chassis (940-0005), XM12 HP rackmount chassis (941-0009), XGS12-SD (940-0011), and XM2 desktop chassis (941-0003).

One or more QSFP+ 40GBASE-SR4 optical transceivers (948-0028) and MT 12-fiber MMF cable, 3-meter length (942-0041) are available with this load module.

The XM10/40GE12QSFP+FAN load module is shown in the following figure:

Figure: Xcellon-Multis Module-XM10/40GE12QSFP+FAN

XM10/40GE6QSFP+FAN

Xcellon-Multis XM10/40GE6QSFP+FAN is a 40-Gigabit Ethernet QSFP load module. It has 1-slot with 6-ports of 40GE QSFP with L2-7 support. This load module has 10GE Fan-out capability and is compatible with the XG12 rackmount chassis (940-0005), XM12 HP rackmount chassis (941-0009), XGS12-SD (940-0011), and XM2 desktop chassis (941-0003).

One or more QSFP+ 40GBASE-SR4 optical transceivers (948-0028) and MT 12-fiber MMF cable, 3-meter length (942-0041) are available with this load module.

The XM10/40GE6QSFP+FAN load module is shown in the following figure:/

Figure: Xcellon-Multis Module-XM10/40GE6QSFP+FAN

XM100GE4QSFP28

Xcellon-Multis XM100GE4QSFP28 is a 100-Gigabit Ethernet, single rate load module It has 1-slot with 4-ports with the native QSFP28 physical interfaces and provides L2-3 support. This load module is compatible with XGS12-SD Chassis (940-0011), XG12 rackmount chassis (940-0005), XM12 HP rackmount chassis (941-0009), and XM2 desktop chassis (941-0023).

The XM100GE4QSFP28 load module is shown in the following figure:

Figure: Xcellon-Multis Module-XM100GE4QSFP28

XM100GE4QSFP28+ENH

Xcellon-Multis XM100GE4QSFP28+ENH is an enhanced high density 100-Gigabit Ethernet load module. It has 1-slot with 4-ports with the native QSFP28 physical interfaces, L2-7 support, enhanced for support of Forward Error Correction (RS-FEC) and Auto Negotiation. This load module is compatible with the XGS12-SD rack mount chassis (940-0011), XG12 rack mount chassis (940-0005), XM12 HP rack mount chassis (941-0024), and XM2 desktop chassis (941-0023).

This is a multi-rate load module and supports testing of 100GE, 50GE, and 25GE speeds.

The XM100GE4QSFP28+ENH load module is shown in the following figure:

Figure: Xcellon-Multis Module-XM100GE4QSFP28+ENH

4x25G options for XM100GE4QSFP28+ENH

4x25G options for XM100GE4QSFP28+ENH is available in two forms:

Note: The 4x25GE speed options do not support Ethernet Forward Error Correction and Auto Negotiation.

4x25GE factory installed

The 4x25GE FACTORY INSTALLED option for the Xcellon-Multis QSFP28 XM100GE4QSFP28+ENH 100GE load module enables 4x25GE capability on all four 100GE QSFP28 ports on the module. The 4x25GE capability is per 100GE port and is ONLY supported over a single 100GE point-to-point QSFP28 cable where each channel of the cable is rated for 25GE per channel operation. This is ONLY supported on the XM100GE4QSFP28+ENH (944-1117) load module.

Note: The factory installed option is required for new purchases of the 4x25GE capability for the Xcellon-Multis XM100GE4QSFP28+ENH load module with native QSFP28 4x100GE physical interfaces.

4x25GE field upgrade

The 4x25GE FIELD UPGRADE option for the Xcellon-Multis QSFP28 XM100GE4QSFP28+ENH 100GE load module enables 4x25GE capability on all four 100GE QSFP28 ports on the module. The 4x25GE capability is per 100GE port and is ONLY supported over a single 100GE point-to-point QSFP28 cable where each channel of the cable is rated for 25GE per channel operation. This is ONLY supported on the XM100GE4QSFP28+ENH (944-1117) load module.

Note: The field upgrade option is required on field upgrade purchases of the 4x25GE capability for the Xcellon-Multis XM100GE4QSFP28+ENH load module with native QSFP28 4x100GE physical interfaces.

2x25G option for XM100GE4QSFP28+ENH

2x25G option is also available for XM100GE4QSFP28+ENH. The 2x25GE mode is a subset of 4x25GE and has the same capabilities, except that only 2 ports of the port group are activated.

1x50G option for XM100GE4QSFP28+ENH

1x50GE speed per port (a total of 4 ports of 50GE across a single load module) is available for XM100GE4QSFP28+ENH.

XM100GE4CFP4

Xcellon-Multis XM00GE4CFP4 is a 100-Gigabit Ethernet, single rate load module. It has 1-slot with 4-ports with the native CFP4 physical interfaces and provides L2-3 support. This load module is compatible with XGS12 Chassis (940-0011), XG12 rackmount chassis (940-0005), XM12 HP rackmount chassis (941-0009), and XM2 desktop chassis (941-0023).

The XM100GE4CFP4 load module is shown in the following figure:

Figure: Xcellon-Multis Module-XM100GE4CFP4

XM100GE4CFP4+ENH

Xcellon-Multis XM00GE4CFP4+ENH is an enhanced high density 100-Gigabit Ethernet load module. It has 1-slot with 4-ports with the native CFP4 physical interfaces and provides L2-7 support, enhanced for support of Forward Error Correction (RS-FEC) and Auto Negotiation. This load module is compatible with XGS12-SD rack mount chassis (940-0011), XG12 rack mount chassis (940-0005), XM12 HP rack mount chassis (941-0024), and XM2 desktop chassis (941-0023).

The XM100GE4CFP4+ENH load module is shown in the following figure:

Figure: Xcellon-Multis Module-XM100GE4CFP4+ENH

XMAVB10/40GE6QSFP+FAN

XMAVB10/40GE6QSFP+FAN is a 40-Gigabit Ethernet load module. It has 1-slot with 6-ports of 40GE and 16-ports of 10GE via multimode fan-out cables, with full featured L2-7 control and data-plane support. This load module is compatible with the XGS12-SD rack-mount chassis (940-0011), and XM2 desktop chassis (941-0023). This load module supports AVB protocols.

One or more QSFP+ 40GBASE-SR4 optical transceivers (948-0031) and MT 12-fiber MMF cable, 3-meter length (942-0041) are available with the load module. Note: The 10GE Fan-out capability of this load module is provided by a software option, which is delivered using a software activation file.

The XMAVB10/40GE6QSFP+FAN load module is shown in the following figure:

Figure: Xcellon-Multis Module-XMAVB10/40GE6QSFP+FAN

10GE fan-out options for XMAVB10/40GE6QSFP+FAN

The 10G Fan-out options are provided in the same manner as that for Xcellon Multis QSFP family.

AVB Protocols

Note:

Xcellon-Multis Fan-out capability through 10GE license

10G option can be upgraded in the following Xcellon-Multis load modules through license. By default, the ports are in 40GE mode for these load modules.

Part Numbers

Part Numbers for Xcellon-Multis Load Module and Supported Adapters are provided in the following table.

Part Numbers for Xcellon-Multis Modules
Model Number Part Number Description

XM100GE4CXP

944-1100

  • 4-ports of 100GE with the CXP physical interface
  • 100GE only
  • Does not have 40GE or Fan-out of 40GE

XM100GE4CXP+FAN

944-1101

  • 4-ports of 100GE and upto 12 ports of 40GE with CXP physical interface (3x40GE fan-out x 4 ports)
  • 100GE and 40GE
  • 40GE Fan-out capable (3x40GE)
  • Fan-out capable through 10GE license

XM40GE12QSFP+FAN

944-1102

  • 12-port 40GE with QSFP physical interface
  • 40GE only
  • 100GE speed is disabled on all 4-ports

XM10/40GE12QSFP+FAN

944-1105

  • 12-port 40GE with QSFP physical interface
  • 10GE Fan-out capable (1x10GEx12-ports)
  • A second 10G mode offers 4x10GE on 8 specific QSFP+ ports, upto 32 ports of 10GE per card.

  • 1-slot
  • Fan-out capable through 10GE license

XM10/40GE6QSFP+FAN

944-1109

  • 6-port 40GE with QSFP physical interface
  • 10GE Fan-out capable (1x10GEx6-ports)
  • A second 10G mode offers 4x10GE on 4 specific QSFP+ ports, upto 16 ports of 10GE per card.

  • 1-slot
  • Fan-out capable through 10GE License

XM100GE4QSFP28

944-1116

  • 4-port 100GE with QSFP28 physical interface
  • 1-slot

XM100GE4CFP4

944-1110

  • 4-port 100GE with CFP4 physical interface
  • 1-slot

XMAVB10/40GE6QSFP+FAN

944-1132

  • 6-port 40GE with QSFP physical interface
  • 10GE Fan-out capable (1x10GEx6-ports and 4x10GEx16-ports)
  • 1-slot
  • Fan-out capable through 10GE License

XM100GE4QSFP28+ENH

944-1117

  • 4-port 100GE or 4-port 50GE with QSFP28 physical interface (with 4x25GE/s host electrical interface)
  • 1-slot
  • Provides L2-7 support, enhanced for support of RS-FEC (only for 100G)

905-1004

  • 4x25GE factory installed option for XM100GE4QSFP28+ENH 100GE load module (944-1117)
  • Enables 4x25GE capability on all four 100GE QSFP28 ports on the module

  • Supported over a single 100GE point-to-point QSFP28 cable where each channel of the cable is rated for 25GE per channel operation

  • Does not support 25GE fan-out
  • Supports 100GE Auto Negotiation and 100GE RS-FEC
  • Supports 2x25GE speed. The 2x25GE mode is a subset of 4x25GE and has the same capabilities, except that only 2 ports of the port group are activated.

905-1005

  • The 4x25GE field upgrade option for XM100GE4QSFP28+ENH 100GE load module (944-1117)
  • Enables 4x25GE capability on all four 100GE QSFP28 ports on the module

  • Supported over a single 100GE point-to-point QSFP28 cable where each channel of the cable is rated for 25GE per channel operation

  • Supports 100GE Autonegotiation and 100GE RS-FEC

  • Does not support 25GE fan-out
  • Supports 2x25GE speed. The 2x25GE mode is a subset of 4x25GE and has the same capabilities, except that only 2 ports of the port group are activated.

XM100GE4CFP4+ENH

944-1111

  • 4-port 100GE with CFP4 physical interface
  • 1-slot
  • Supports 100GE Autonegotiation and 100GE RS-FEC
  • Provides L2-7 support

Specifications

The specifications of the Xcellon-Multis load module variants are provided in the following tables.

Specifications of 100GE, 40GE and 100/40GE Multis modules

The load module specifications are contained in the following table.

Xcellon-Multis Load Module Specifications
Feature Xcellon-Multis (100 GE only) Xcellon-Multis (100/40GE combo) Xcellon-Multis (40GE only) Xcellon-Multis QSFP28 (100 GE only) Xcellon-Multis CFP4 (100 GE only)

Load Modules

XM100GE4CXP

XM100GE4CXP+FAN

XM40GE12QSFP+FAN

XM100GE4QSFP28

XM100GE4CFP4

Hardware Load Module Specifications

Slot/Ports

1-slot / 4x100GE ports

1-slot / 4x100GE and 12x40GE ports

1-slot / 12x40GE ports

1-slot / 4x100GE ports

1-slot / 4x100GE ports or 4x50GE ports

Physical Interface

CXP native

  • CXP 4x100GE (native)
  • QSFP 12x40GE (fan-out)

12, via fan-out

  • QSFP28 (native)
  • 4x25GE host electrical interface for the enhanced load module with 25GE support
  • 2x25GE support as a subset of 4x25GE with same capabilities for the enhanced load module.

CFP4 (native)

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

XG12 Chassis

(940-0005)

10 cards:

  • 40-ports of 100GE

10 cards:

  • 40-ports of 100GE
  • 120-ports of 40GE

10 cards:

  • 120-ports of 40GE

10 cards:

  • 40-ports of 100GE
  • 40-ports of 50GE
  • QSFP28 enhanced load module supports 160 links of 25GE (i.e. 4x100GE ports with 4x25GE per physical 100GE port). It also supports 2x25GE speed.

XM12 HP Chassis

(941-0009)

8 cards:

  • 32-ports of 100GE

8 cards:

  • 32-ports of 100GE
  • 96-ports of 40GE

8 cards:

  • 96-ports of 40GE

8 cards:

  • 32-ports of 100GE
  • QSFP28 enhanced load module supports 128 links of 25GE (i.e. 4x100GE ports with 4x25GE per physical 100GE port). It also supports 2x25GE speed.

XM2 Chassis

(941-0003)

1 card:

  • 4-ports of 100GE

1 card:

  • 4-ports of 100GE
  • 12-ports of 40GE

1 card:

  • 12-ports of 40GE

1 card:

  • 4-ports of 100GE
  • 4-ports of 50GE

XGS2-SD Chassis

(940-0010)

2 cards:

  • 8-ports of 100GE

2 cards:

  • 8-ports of 100GE
  • 24-ports of 40GE

2 cards:

  • 24-ports of 40GE

2 cards:

  • 8-ports of 100GE
  • 8-ports of 50GE

XGS12-SD Chassis (940-0011)

10 cards:

  • 40 ports of 100GE

10 cards:

  • 40 ports of 100G
  • 120 ports of 40GE

10 cards:

  • 120 ports of 40GE

10 cards:

  • 40-ports of 100GE
  • 40-ports of 50GE
  • QSFP28 enhanced load module supports 160-links of 25GE (i.e. 4x100GE ports with 4x25GE per physical 100GE port). It also supports 2x25GE speed.

XGS12-HSL Chassis (940-0016)

12 load modules:

192-ports of 10GbE

12 load modules:

192-ports of 10GbE

12 load modules:

  • 192-ports of 10GbE
  • 48-ports of 40GbE

12 load modules:

48-ports of 40GbE

XGS12-SDL Chassis (940-0011)

12 load modules:

192-ports of 10GbE

12 load modules:

192-ports of 10GbE

12 load modules:

  • 192-ports of 10GbE
  • 48-ports of 40GbE

12 load modules:

48-ports of 40GbE

XGS2-HSL Chassis (940-0012)

2 load modules:

32-ports of 10GbE

2 load modules:

32-ports of 10GbE

2 load modules:

  • 32-ports of 10GbE
  • 8-ports of 40GbE

2 load modules:

8-ports of 40GbE

XGS2-SDL Chassis (940-0013)

2 load modules:

32-ports of 10GbE

2 load modules:

32-ports of 10GbE

2 load modules:

  • 32-ports of 10GbE
  • 8-ports of 40GbE

2 load modules:

8-ports of 40GbE

CPU and Memory

Multicore processors with 4GB of memory per processor

IEEE802.3ba-2010 Interface Protocols

100GBASE-SR10

100GBASE-SR10 40GBASE-SR4

40GBASE-SR4

  • IEEE 802.3 100GBASE-R
  • IEEE 802.3 25GBASE-R
  • IEEE 802.3bj
  • IEEE P802.3bm
  • IEEE 802.3 100GBASE-R
  • IEEE 802.3bj
  • IEEE P802.3bm

Transceiver Support

Pluggable CXP, 12-lane, MMF for 100GE operation

Pluggable CXP, 12-lane, MMF for 100GE operation

QSFP+ MSA

QSFP+ MSA

  • 100GBASE-LR4 QSFP28 for single mode fiber

  • 100GBASE-SR4 QSFP28 for multimode fiber
  • 100GBASE-LR4 CFP4 for single mode fiber
  • 100GBASE-SR4 CFP4 for multimode fiber

Operating Temperature Range

41°F to 95°F (5°C to 35°C), ambient air

  • 41°F to 95°F (5°C to 35°C), ambient air
  • 0% to 85%, non-condensing

Load Module Dimensions

16.0" (L) x 12.0" (W) x 1.3" (H)

406mm (L) x 305mm (W) x 33mm (H)

  • 16.1” (L) x 1.3” (W) x 12.0”
  • (H) 409mm (L) x 33mm (W) x 305mm (H)

Load Module Weights

     
  • Module only: 13.15 lbs. (5.96 kg)
  • Shipping: 16.95 lbs. (7.69 kg)

Transmit Feature Specifications

Transmit Engine

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

Max. Streams per Port

100GE: 128

100GE: 128

40GE: 32 / fan-out link

40GE: 32 / fan-out link

  • 100GE and 50GE: 128
  • QSFP28 enhanced load module 25G support: 16

Max. Streams per Port in Data Center Ethernet

Supported

Supported

Supported

  • 100GE and 50GE: 128
  • QSFP28 enhanced load module 25G support: 16

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

100GE:

  • 60 bytes (line rate)
  • 49 bytes (< line rate)

100GE:

  • 60 bytes (line rate)
  • 49 bytes (< line rate)

40GE:

  • 64 bytes (line rate)
  • 49 bytes (< line rate)

40GE:

  • 64 bytes (line rate)
  • 49 bytes (< line rate)

100GE, 50GE and 25GE:

  • 60 bytes (line rate)
  • 49 bytes (< line rate)

Maximum Frame Size

14,000 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.)

4 million / UDF

100GE: 4 million / UDF

40GE: 1 million / UDF

40GE: 1 million / UDF

  • 100 GE and 50GE: 4 million / UDF
  • QSFP28 enhanced load module 25G support: 1 million / UDF

Sequence (max.)

256K / UDF

100GE: 256K / UDF

40GE: 64K / UDF

40GE: 64K / UDF

  • 100 GE and 50GE: 256K / UDF
  • QSFP28 enhanced load module 25G support: 64K / UDF

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, IGMP/GRE/TCP/UDP, L2TP, GTP

Link Fault Signaling

Reports, no fault, remote fault, and local fault port statistics.

Reports the following PCS statistics:

  • Link Fault State - specifies if the link is in Local fault, Remote fault or No fault
  • Local Fault count - number of link transitions from No fault to Local fault
  • Remote Fault count - number of link transitions from No fault to Remote fault
  • PCS Local faults count - number of local fault ordered sets
  • PCS Remote faults count - number of remote fault ordered sets

Reports, no fault, remote fault, and local fault port statistics. Generate local and remote faults with controls for the number of faults and order of faults, plus the ability to select the option to have the transmit port ignore link faults from a remote link partner.

Latency Measurement Resolution

100GE: 2.5 nanoseconds

100GE: 2.5 nanoseconds

40GE: 2.5 nanoseconds

40GE: 2.5 nanoseconds

100GE, 50GE, 2x25GE, and 4x25GE: 2.5 nanoseconds

 

Intrinsic Latency Compensation

Removes inherent latency error from 40GE or 100GE port electronics

Removes inherent latency error from 100GE, 40GE port electronics

Removes inherent latency error from 100GE port electronics

Transmit line clock adjustment

Ability to adjust the parts per million line frequency over a range of -100 ppm to +100 ppm per resource group

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

100GE: 512K

100GE: 512K

40GE: 128K

40GE: 128K

  • 100GE and 50GE: 512K
  • QSFP28 enhanced load module 25G support: 128K

Minimum Frame Size

  • 64 bytes at line rate
  • > 49 bytes not a line rate

100GE, 50GE, and 25GE:

  • 60 bytes and greater at full line rate
  • 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

100GE: 2GB

100GE: 2GB

40GE: 2GB per 1, user-selected link of the 3x40GE fan-out link resource group

40GE: 2GB per 1, user-selected link of the 3x40GE fan-out link resource group

100GE and 50GE: 2GB

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

PCS Lanes Port Statistics

PCS Sync Errors, Illegal Codes, Remote Faults, Local Faults, Illegal Ordered Set, Illegal Idle, Illegal SOF, Out Of Order SOF, Out Of Order EOF, Out Of Order Data, Out Of Order Ordered Set

Note: These statistics are available only for 100G and 40G.

Latency / Jitter Measurements

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

L2/3 Routing, Bridging, and Timing

Routing: RIP, RIPng, OSPFv2/v3, ISISv4/v6, EIGRP, EIGRPv6, BGP/BGP+

MPLS: RSVP-TE, RSVP-TE P2MP, LDP, mLDP, BGP RFC 3107, MPLS-TP, MPLS OAM

MPLS VPN: L2VPN PW, L3VPN/6VPE, 6PE , VPLS-LDP, VPLS-BGP, VPLS-BGP AD and LDP FEC 129, Inter-AS VPN Option A, B, and C, Seamless MPLS, Carrier Supporting Carrier (CsC), GRE mVPN, NG MVP (mLDP and RSVP-TE P2MP), EVPN/PBB-EVPN

High-Availability: BFD, Graceful Restart, MPLS Ping/TraceRoute, LSP BFD, VCCV BFD, Real-time dynamic label swap for convergence time measurement up to millisecond accuracy

IP Multicast: IGMPv1/v2/v3, MLDv1/v2, PIM-SM/SSM, PIM-BSR, multicast VPN

Switching: STP/RSTP, MSTP, PVST+/RPVST+, LACP, LLDP, Protocols over LACP Bundle

Carrier Ethernet: Link OAM, CFM, Service OAM, PBT/PBB-TE, SyncE, PTP (1588v2), E-LMI

Data Center Ethernet

Priority Class-Based Flow Control (IEEE802.1Qbb), FCoE/ FIP, LLDP/DCBX, VNTAG/VIC, OpenFlow, FabricPath, TRILL, SPBM, VEPA, VXLAN

Broadband Access

Broadband: ANCP, PPPoX, DHCPv4 client/server, DHCPv6 client/server, L2TPv2, Radius Attributes for L2TP, Dual-Stack PPPoX, AMT

Authentication: 802.1x, WebAuth, Cisco NAC

 

Specifications of Multis Modules with 10GE Fan-out capability

The load module specifications for the modules with 10GE Fan-out capability are contained in the following table.

Xcellon-Multis 10GE Fan-out Load Module Specifications
Feature Xcellon-Multis (CXP 10 GE Fan-out upgrade) Xcellon-Multis (12-port QSFP 10/40GE Fan-out) Xcellon-Multis (6-port QSFP 10/40GE Fan-out) Xcellon-Multis AVB (6-port QSFP 10/40GE Fan-out)

Load Modules

XM100GE4CXP+FAN+10GE

XM10/40GE12QSFP+FAN

XM10/40GE6QSFP+FAN

XMAVB10/40GE6QSFP+FAN

Hardware Load Module Specifications

Slot/Ports

1-slot / 4x100GE and 12x40GE ports

1-slot:

  • 12x40GE QSFP native ports
  • 10GE fan-out;
  • - 12x10GE ports (1x10GE/port)

1-slot:

  • 6x40GE QSFP native ports
  • 10GE fan-out;
  • - 6x10GE ports (1x10GE/port)

1-slot:

  • 6x40GE QSFP native ports
  • 10GE fan-out;
  • - 6x10GE ports (1x10GE/port)

    - 16x10GE ports (4x10GE/port)

Physical Interface

CXP 4x100GE (native)

QSFP 12x40GE (fan-out)

QSFP 12x40GE (native)

10GE: LC connector (fiber), or SFP+ connector (copper)

QSFP 6x40GE (native)

10GE: LC connector (fiber), or SFP+ connector (copper)

QSFP 6x40GE (native)

10GE: LC connector (fiber), or SFP+ connector (copper)

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

XG12 Chassis

(940-0005)

12 cards:

  • 48-ports of 100GE
  • 144-ports of 40GE

10 cards:

  • 120-ports of 40GE
  • 120-ports of 10GE (1x10GE mode)

10 cards:

  • 60-ports of 40GE
  • 60-ports of 10GE (1x10GE mode)

 

XGS12-SD Chassis

(940-0011)

     

10 cards:

  • 60-ports of 40GE
  • 60-ports of 10GE (1x10GE mode)
  • 160-ports of 10GE (4x10GE mode)

XM12 HP Chassis

(941-0009

8 cards:

  • 32-ports of 100GE
  • 96-ports of 40GE

8 cards:

  • 96-ports of 40GE
  • 96-ports of 10GE (1x10GE mode)

8 cards:

  • 48-ports of 40GE
  • 48-ports of 10GE (1x10GE mode)
 

XM2 Chassis

(941-0003)

1 card:

  • 4-ports of 100GE
  • 2-ports of 40GE

1 card:

  • 12-ports of 40GE
  • 12-ports of 10GE (1x10GE mode)

1 card:

  • 6-ports of 40GE
  • 6-ports of 10GE (1x10GE mode)

1 card:

  • 6-ports of 40GE
  • 6-ports of 10GE (1x10GE mode)
  • 16-ports of 10GE (4x10GE mode)

XGS2-SD Chassis

(940-0010)

2 cards:

  • 8-ports of 100GE
  • 4-ports of 40GE

2 cards:

  • 24-ports of 40GE
  • 24-ports of 10GE (1x10GE mode)

2 cards:

  • 12-ports of 40GE
  • 12-ports of 10GE (1x10GE mode)

2 cards:

  • 12-ports of 40GE
  • 12-ports of 10GE (1x10GE mode)
  • 32-ports of 10GE (4x10GE mode)

CPU and Memory

Multicore processors with 4GB of memory per processor

IEEE802.3ba-2010 Interface Protocols

100GBASE-SR10 40GBASE-SR4

40GBASE-SR4, 40GBASE-LR4 (802.3ba-2010)

10GBASE-SR (802.3ae-2002)

Transceiver Support

Pluggable CXP, 12-lane, MMF for 100GE operation

QSFP+ MSA

QSFP:

  • 40GBASE-SR4 (multimode 850nm)
  • 40GBASE-LR4 (single mode 1310nm)

Operating Temperature Range

41°F to 95°F (5°C to 35°C), ambient air

41°F to 95°F (5°C to 35°C), ambient air

0% to 85%, non-condensing

Load Module Dimensions

16.0" (L) x 1.3" (W) x 12.0" (H)

409mm (L) x 33mm (W) x 305mm (H)

16.8” (L) x 1.3” (W) x 12.0” (H)

427mm (L) x 33mm (W) x 305mm (H)

Load Module Weights

Module only: 13.0 lbs. (5.90 kg)

Shipping: 16.8 lbs. (7.62 kg)

12-port model:

  • Module only: 12.5 lbs. (5.67 kg)
  • Shipping: 16.2 lbs. (7.35 kg)

6 port model:

  • Module only: 9.3 lbs. (4.22 kg)
  • Shipping: 13.1 lbs. (5.94 kg)

Transmit Feature Specifications

Transmit Engine

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

Max. Streams per Port

100GE: 128

40GE: 32 / fan-out link

40GE: 32

10GE 12x10 mode: 32 (1x10GE fan-out/port)

40GE: 32

10GE 6x10 mode: 32 (1x10GE fan-out/port)

10GE 16x10 mode: 16 (4x10GE fan-out/port)

Max. Streams per Port in Data Center Ethernet

Supported

40GE: 32

10GE 12x10 mode: 32 (1x10GE fan-out/port)

40GE: 32

10GE 6x10 mode: 32 (1x10GE fan-out/port)

10GE 16x10 mode: 16 (4x10GE fan-out/port)

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

100GE:

  • 60 bytes (line rate)
  • 49 bytes (< line rate)

40GE:

  • 64 bytes (line rate)
  • 49 bytes (< line rate)

40GE:

  • 64 bytes (line rate)
  • 49 bytes (< line rate)

10GE:

  • 64 bytes (line rate)
  • 49 bytes (< line rate)

40GE:

  • 64 bytes (line rate)
  • 49 bytes (< line rate)

10GE:

  • 64 bytes (line rate)
  • 49 bytes (< line rate)

Maximum Frame Size

14,000 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.)

100GE: 4 million / UDF

40GE: 1 million / UDF

40GE: 1 million / UDF

10GE:

  • 1million / UDF(1x10GE mode)
  • 512K / UDF (4x10GE mode)

Sequence (max.)

100GE: 256K / UDF

40GE: 64K / UDF

40GE: 128K / UDF

10GE:

  • 128K / UDF (1x10GE mode)
  • 64K / UDF (4x10GE mode)

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, IGMP/GRE/TCP/UDP, L2TP, GTP

Link Fault Signaling

Reports, no fault, remote fault, and local fault port statistics.

Reports the following PCS statistics:

  • Link Fault State - specifies if the link is in Local fault, Remote fault or No fault
  • Local Fault count - number of link transitions from No fault to Local fault
  • Remote Fault count - number of link transitions from No fault to Remote fault
  • PCS Local Faults count - number of local fault ordered set
  • PCS Remote Faults count - number of remote fault ordered set

 

Latency Measurement Resolution

100GE: 2.5 nanoseconds

40GE: 2.5 nanoseconds

40GE and 10 GE: 2.5 nanoseconds

Intrinsic Latency Compensation

Removes inherent latency error from 40GE or 100GE port electronics

Removes inherent latency error from 40GE or 10GE port electronics

Transmit line clock adjustment

Ability to adjust the parts per million line frequency over a range of -100 ppm to +100 ppm per resource group

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

100GE: 512K

40GE: 128K

40GE: 128K

10GE:

  • 128K (1x10GE mode)
  • 64K (4x10GE mode)

Minimum Frame Size

64 bytes at line rate

> 49 bytes not a 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

100GE: 2GB

40GE: 2GB per 1, user-selected link of the 3x40GE fan-out link resource group

40GE: 2GB per 1, user-selected port/resource group

10GE:

  • 1x10GE mode: 2GB per 1 user-selected link of the 1x10GE fan-out link resource group
  • 4x10GE: 256MB/port for all ports in the fan-out of the resource group

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 & forward, forwarding delay, up to 16 time bins latency/jitter, MEF jitter, and inter-arrival time

Protocol Support

L2/3 Routing, Bridging, Routing, Timing and Carrier Ethernet

Routing: RIP, RIPng, OSPFv2/v3, ISISv4/v6, EIGRP, EIGRPv6, BGP/BGP+

MPLS: RSVP-TE, RSVP-TE P2MP, LDP, mLDP, BGP RFC 3107, MPLS-TP, MPLS OAM

MPLS VPN: L2VPN PW, L3VPN/6VPE, 6PE , VPLS-LDP, VPLS-BGP, VPLS-BGP AD and LDP FEC 129, Inter-AS VPN Option A, B, and C, Seamless MPLS, Carrier Supporting Carrier (CsC), GRE mVPN, NG MVP (mLDP and RSVP-TE P2MP), EVPN/PBB-EVPN

High-Availability: BFD, Graceful Restart, MPLS Ping/TraceRoute, LSP BFD, VCCV BFD, Real-time dynamic label swap for convergence time measurement up to millisecond accuracy

IP Multicast: IGMPv1/v2/v3, MLDv1/v2, PIM-SM/SSM, PIM-BSR, multicast VPN

Switching: STP/RSTP, MSTP, PVST+/RPVST+, LACP, LLDP, Protocols over LACP Bundle

Carrier Ethernet: Link OAM, CFM, Service OAM, PBT/PBB-TE, SyncE, PTP (1588v2), E-LMI

Data Center Ethernet

Priority Class-Based Flow Control (IEEE802.1Qbb), FCoE/ FIP, LLDP/DCBX, VNTAG/VIC, OpenFlow, FabricPath, TRILL, SPBM, VEPA, VXLAN

Broadband Access

Broadband: ANCP, PPPoX, DHCPv4 client/server, DHCPv6 client/server, L2TPv2, Radius Attributes for L2TP, Dual-Stack PPPoX, AMT

Authentication: 802.1x, WebAuth, Cisco NAC

Audio video bridging

 

MSRP + MVRP, gPTP

Application Support

The Ixia application support for Xcellon-Multis load modules is provided in the following table:

Xcellon-Multis 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

Layer 2-3 wire-speed traffic generation and analysis and Layer 1 BERT and IEEE 802.3ba HSE PCS Lanes testing.

Tcl API

Custom user script development for layer 1-7 testing.

Mechanical Specifications

Front Panel

The Front panel of Xcellon-Multis load modules is shown in the following figure:

Figure: Front panel of Xcellon-Multis XM100GE4CXP

Figure: Front panel of Xcellon-Multis XM10/40GE12QSFP+FAN

Figure: Front panel of Xcellon-Multis XM10/40GE6QSFP+FAN

LED Panel

The LED panel specifications for Multis CXP module are provided in the following table.

LED panel Specifications for Multis Load Module
Speed Mode MODE LED TX LED RX LED

100G

Off

Link Up=Green

Link Down=Red

TX Active-Blinking Green

RX Active (errors)=Blinking Red RX Active=Blinking Green

40G

Green

Link Up (all ports)=Green

Link Up (partial)=Yellow

Link Down (all ports)=Red

TX Active-Blinking Green

RX Active (errors)(any)=Blinking Red RX Active (any)=Blinking Green

10G

Yellow

Link Up (all ports)=Green

Link Up (partial)=Yellow

Link Down (all ports)=Red

TX Active-Blinking Green

RX Active (errors)(any)=Blinking Red

RX Active (any)=Blinking Green

25G Blue

Link Up (all ports)=Green

Link Up (partial)=Yellow

Link Down (all ports)=Red

TX Active-Blinking Green

RX Active (errors)(any)=Blinking Red

RX Active (any)=Blinking Green

  Red Faulty Card Faulty Card

For 10/40GE QSFP modules, there are 2 LEDs per port. They operate the same way in 40GE and 10 GE modes.So the number of LEDs are:

LED panel Specifications of XM10/40GE12QSFP+FAN, XM10/40GE6QSFP+FAN, and XMAVB10/40GE6QSFP+FAN Load Modules
LED 1: Bi-Color Tx Status LED LED 2: Bi-Color Rx Status LED

Ports Inactive/No Power

Off

Ports Inactive/No Power

Off

Link Down

Solid Red

Rx Active with Errors

Blinking Red

Link Up

Solid Green

Rx Active

Blinking Green

Tx Active

Blinking Green

 

 

Partial Link up

Solid Yellow

   

Fan-out Capability

The 3x40GE fan-out is a new capability that provides up to 12 independent 40GE QSFP+ links or generic 40GE fiber links. There are up to three 40GE QSFP+ fiber-based links provided via a cable per 100GE CXP physical port, using all of the 4-ports of 100GE CXP on the Multis load module.

Fan-out Cable Options

The Xcellon-Multis cable options are described in the following sections.

100GE CXP-to-3x40GE QSFP+ AOC fiber fan-out cables

CXP-to-3x40GE QSFP Active Optical Cable (AOC) cables are used with Xcellon-Multis XM100GE4CXP+FAN 100/40GE (944-1101) and XM40GE12QSFP+FAN 40GE (944-1102) load modules.

100GE CXP-to-3x40GE QSFP+ AOC fiber fan-out cables have the following features:

The 100GE CXP-to-3x40GE QSFP+ AOC fiber fan-out cable is shown in the following figure:

Figure: 100GE CXP-to-3x40GE QSFP+ AOC fiber fan-out cable

MT-MT 3x40GE passive fiber fan-out cables

The MT-MT 3x40GE passive fiber fan-out cables requires 1 each CXP 100GE pluggable optical transceiver (948-0030). This combination is compatible with Xcellon-Multis XM100GE4CXP+FAN 100/40GE (944-1101) and XM40GE12QSFP+FAN 40GE load modules.

The MT-MT 3x40GE passive fiber fan-out cables have the following features:

The MT-MT 3x40GE passive fiber fan-out cable is shown in the following figure:

Figure: MT-MT 3x40GE passive fiber fan-out cable

CXP point-to-point AOC Cable (no fan-out)

The CXP point-to-point AOC cable has the following features:

The CXP point-to-point AOC cable is shown in the following figure:

Figure: CXP point-to-point AOC cable

MT-to-4x10GE LC fan-out, MMF

MT-to-4x10GE LC fan-out, MMF, 3-meter cable requires QSFP 40GBASE-SR4, pluggable, transceiver, 850nm, MMF (948-0031). The cables and transceiver are compatible with Xcellon-Multis XM10/40GE12QSFP+FAN 40-Gigabit Ethernet QSFP load module (944-1105), and the Xcellon-Multis XM10/40GE6QSFP+FAN 40-Gigabit Ethernet QSFP load module (944-1109).

MT-to-4x10GE LC fan-out, MMF, 5-meter cable requires QSFP 40GBASE-SR4, pluggable, transceiver, 850nm, MMF (948-0031). The cables and transceiver are compatible with Xcellon-Multis XM10/40GE12QSFP+FAN 40-Gigabit Ethernet QSFP load module (944-1105), and the Xcellon-Multis XM10/40GE6QSFP+FAN 40-Gigabit Ethernet QSFP load module (944-1109).

The MT-MT 4x10GE passive fiber fan-out cable is shown in the following figure:

Figure: MT-MT 4x10GE passive fiber fan-out cable

QSFP-to-4x10GE SFP+ Direct Attach Cable (DAC)

QSFP-to-4x10GE SFP+ Direct Attach Cable (DAC) is a passive copper, fan-out, cable that is 3-meter in length. This cable is compatible with the load modules Xcellon-Multis XM10/40GE12QSFP+FAN 40-Gigabit Ethernet QSFP (944-1105) and Xcellon-Multis XM10/40GE6QSFP+FAN 40-Gigabit Ethernet QSFP (944-1109).

The load modules must have the 10GE fan-out option enabled to use this cable. This requires 905-1000 XM10GE-FAN-OUT 10GE fan-out option for NEW purchases of Xcellon-Multis load modules, or the 905-1001 UPG-XM10GE-FAN-OUT 10GE fan-out option UPGRADE for existing Xcellon-Multis load modules.

The QSFP-to-4x10GE SFP+ Direct Attach Cable (DAC) cable is shown in the following figure:

Figure: QSFP-to-4x10GE SFP+ Direct Attach Cable (DAC) cable

QSFP-to-QSFP 40GE 40GBASE-CR4 Direct Attach Cable (DAC)

QSFP-to-QSFP 40GE 40GBASE-CR4 Direct Attach Cable (DAC) is a passive copper, point-to-point cable that is 3-meter in length. This cable is compatible with the load modules Xcellon-Multis XM10/40GE12QSFP+FAN 40-Gigabit Ethernet QSFP (944-1105) and Xcellon-Multis XM10/40GE6QSFP+FAN 40-Gigabit Ethernet QSFP (944-1109).

The QSFP-to-QSFP 40GE 40GBASE-CR4 Direct Attach Cable (DAC) is shown in the following figure:

Figure: QSFP-to-QSFP 40GE 40GBASE-CR4 Direct Attach Cable (DAC)

Features

The 100GE fan-out capability has the following features:

The Xcellon-Multis load module with CXP-to-3x40GE fan-out fiber cables for a 100GE CXP port with a 100GE transceiver installed, is shown in the following figure.

Figure: Xcellon-Multis load module with CXP-to-3x40GE fan-out

Benefits

Due to the enormous growth in Internet users and devices, the total bandwidth requirements of a single switch or router has reached multiple terabits. Devices that scale up to hundreds of 40GE and 100GE ports, instead of dozens, are needed to match such huge bandwidth requirements.

Xcellon-Multis family of load modules allows Higher Speed Ethernet testing using cable fan-out technology. This allows higher ports speeds to fan-out to several ports (links) of another speed. It also has the following benefits:

Transceivers and Cables

The Xcellon-Multis family supports optical transceivers and fiber cables for each of the physical interfaces that are supported.

The following are the two types of 3x40GE fan-out cables:

Active Optical Cable

The following tables list the specifications of the AOC cable.

CXP to 3-QSFP+ 40GE AOC fan-out
CXP AOC part number Cable length Cards/Adapters to Interoperate with

ICD120GVP2420-05

5.0 m

MK, 4x40GE, K2

1110251303

3.0 m

MK, 4x40GE, K2

1110251305

5.0 m

MK, 4x40GE, K2

1110251307

7.0 m

MK, 4x40GE

1110251310

10.0 m

MK, 4x40GE

 

CXP 100GE Active Optical Cable
CXP AOC part number Cable length Cards/Adapters to Interoperate with

FCBGD10CD1C03/ICD120GVP2410-03

5.0 m

MK, K2

FCBGD10CD1C05/ICD120GVP2410-05

3.0 m

MK

FCBGD10CD1C10/ICD120GVP2410-10

5.0 m

MK

FCBGD10CD1C20/ICD120GVP2410-20

7.0 m

MK

Fibre Fan-out Cable

The following table lists the specifications of the fibre fan-out cable.

MTP to (3) MTP QSFP+, fiber, passive, fan-out
MTP Fan-out part number Cable length Cards/Adapters/Optics to Interoperate with

Custom

1.0 m

QSFP optic, MK, 4x40GE, Combo

Custom

3.0 m

QSFP optic, MK, 4x40GE, Combo

Custom

5.0 m

QSFP optic, MK, 4x40GE, Combo

Custom

10.0 m

QSFP optic, MK, 4x40GE, Combo

Cables used by Multis CXP, QSFP, and QSFP28

The following table lists the cables used by Multis CXP, QSFP, and QSFP28 load modules.

Cables used by Multis CXP, QSFP, and QSFP28
Part number Media Type Cable length Cards on which supported

1-2231368-2

Q28-CR4

5.0 m

QSFP28 Enhanced

2231368-5

Q28-CR4

5.0 m

QSFP28 Enhanced

2231368-8

Q28-CR4

3.0 m

QSFP28 Enhanced

2231368-1

Q28-CR4

1.0 m

QSFP28 Enhanced

MFA1A00-E003

AOC QSFP28

3.0 m

QSFP28 Enhanced

MCP1600-C002

Passive Copper Cable

2.0 m

QSFP28 Enhanced

IXIA 942-0064

MMF Fiber

3.0 m

Multis CXP

MB-752024-135-071-343-010M-116

MMF Fiber

10.0 m

Multis CXP

942-0054-01

MMF Fiber

3.0 m

Multis CXP, Multis QSFP

942-0069-01

Copper

3.0 m

Multis QSFP

Transceivers

QSFP Transceiver

QSFP+ 40GE, 40GBASE-SR4 ia an optical, pluggable, MMF, 850nm transceiver is compatible with the load modules Xcellon-Multis XM10/40GE12QSFP+FAN 40-Gigabit Ethernet QSFP load module (944-1105), and Xcellon-Multis XM10/40GE6QSFP+FAN 40-Gigabit Ethernet QSFP (944-1109).

The QSFP+ 40GE, 40GBASE-SR4 transceiver is shown in the following figure:

Figure: QSFP+ 40GE, 40GBASE-SR4 transceiver

QSFP+ 40GE, 40GBASE-LR4, optical, pluggable, SMF, 1310nm transceiver is compatible with the load modules Xcellon-Multis XM10/40GE12QSFP+FAN 40-Gigabit Ethernet QSFP load module (944-1105), and Xcellon-Multis XM10/40GE6QSFP+FAN 40-Gigabit Ethernet QSFP (944-1109).

The QSFP+ 40GE, 40GBASE-LR4 transceiver is shown in the following figure:

Figure: QSFP+ 40GE, 40GBASE-LR4 transceiver

CXP

CXP is useful in the clustering and high-speed computing areas. It is about one-fourth the size of a CFP transceiver providing higher density network interfaces. It is an excellent low cost 100GE system for Multimode fiber cables.

CXP is a copper connector system. It provides twelve 10 Gbps links suitable for 100 Gigabit Ethernet, three 40 Gigabit Ethernet channels, or twelve 10 Gigabit Ethernet channels or a single Infiniband 12× QDR link.CXP components are low cost, field proven and available in volume.

The following are the CXP formats:

The following figure shows the CXP Active Copper, Optical (pluggable), Active Optical:

Figure: CXP Active Copper, Optical (pluggable), Active Optical

QSFP

The Quad (4-channel) Small Form-factor Pluggable (often abbreviated as QSFP or QSFP+) is a compact, hot-pluggable transceiver used for data communications applications. It interfaces a network device (switch, router, media converter or similar device) to a fiber optic cable.

The QSFP specification supports Ethernet, Fibre Channel, InfiniBand and SONET/SDH standards with different data rate options. QSFP+ transceivers are designed to support Serial Attached SCSI, 40G Ethernet, 20G/40G Infiniband, and other communications standards. QSFP modules increase the port-density by 3x-4x compared to CFP modules.

The following figures show the QSFP+ Pluggable and Cable modules:

Figure: QSFP+ Pluggable module

Figure: QSFP+ Cable module