IXIA AresONE-S-400GE QSFP-DD High-Density Fixed Chassis

This chapter provides details about AresONE-S-400GE fixed chassis, its specifications and features.

AresONE-S doubles the density of AresONE in the same 2RU fixed chassis form factor. It provides 6.4Tbps traffic generation capability, stackable to build higher throughput test beds and hence a test platform that can grow with your needs.
AresONE-S front panel ports support native 400G Ethernet. It enables testing 4 speeds in the same platform with each port capable of the following speeds:
PAM4 speeds: 1x400GE, 2x200GE, 4x100GE, 8x50GE

NRZ Speeds: 2x100, 4x50GE, 2x40GE, 8x25GE, 8x10GE

AresONE-S-400GE test system 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 fixed chassis is available in the following models:

Key Features

The key features of AresONE-S-400GE fixed chassis are as follows:

AresONE-S-400GE Variants

AresONE-S-400GE fixed chassis comprises the following full- and reduced-performance variants:

16-port fixed chassis

8-ports enabled on the 16-port chassis

8-port fixed chassis

4-ports enabled on the 8-port chassis

Field Upgrade

AresONE-S offers flexibility for upgrade based on need. In addition to being field upgradable from reduced to full performance, you can also field-upgrade from the following options:

 

S400GD-16H-16P-QDD+FAN

S400GD-16P-QDD is a 16- port, high density, full performance model with native QSFP-DD 400GE (PAM4) physical interfaces and layer 1-3 support.

S400GDR-16H-16P-QDD+FAN

S400GDR-16P-QDD is a 16-port, high density, reduced performance model with native QSFP-DD 400GE (PAM4) physical interfaces and layer 1-3 support.

S400GD-16H-8P-QDD+FAN

S400GD-8H-4P-QDD is an 8-port, high density, full performance model with native QSFP-DD 400GE (PAM4) physical interfaces and layer 1-3 support. In this model 8 ports are enabled on the 16-port chassis.

S400GDR-16H-8P-QDD+FAN

S400GD-8PHW-4P-QDD is an 8-port, high density, reduced performance model with native QSFP-DD 400GE (PAM4) physical interfaces and layer 1-3 support. In this model 8 ports are enabled on the 16-port chassis.

The 16-port and 8-port full performance and reduced performance QDD models are similar and shown in the following figure:

S400GD-8H-8P-QDD+FAN

S400GD-8H-8P-QDD is an 8- port, high density, full performance model with native QSFP-DD 400GE (PAM4) physical interfaces and layer 1-3 support.

S400GDR-8H-8P-QDD+FAN

S400GDR-8H-8P-QDD is an 8-port, high density, reduced performance model with native QSFP-DD 400GE (PAM4) physical interfaces and layer 1-3 support.

S400GD-8H-4P-QDD+FAN

S400GD-8H-4P-QDD is a 4-port, high density, full performance model with native QSFP-DD 400GE (PAM4) physical interfaces and layer 1-3 support. In this model 4 ports are enabled on the 8-port chassis.

S400GDR-8H-4P-QDD+FAN

S400GD-8H-4P-QDD is a 4-port, high density, reduced performance model with native QSFP-DD 400GE (PAM4) physical interfaces and layer 1-3 support. In this model 4 ports are enabled on the 8-port chassis.

The 8-port and 4-port full performance and reduced performance QDD models are similar and shown in the following figure:

Part Numbers

Part Numbers for AresONE-S-400GE 16-port fixed chassis are provided in the following table.

Model Number Part Number Description

S400GD-16H-16P-QDD+FAN

944-1186

  • High Density, 16-port, fixed chassis model with native QSFP-DD 400GE (PAM4) physical interfaces

  • Full performance
  • Supports layer 1-3
  • 2x200GE, 4x100GE, 8x50GE (PAM4) fan-out speeds per port

  • 2x100GE, 2x40GE, 4x50GE, 8x25GE, 8x10GE (NRZ) fan-out speeds per port

S400GDR-16H-16P-QDD+FAN

944-1187

  • High Density, 16-port, fixed chassis model with native QSFP-DD 400GE (PAM4) physical interfaces

  • Reduced performance
  • Supports layer 1-3
  • 2x200GE, 4x100GE, 8x50GE (PAM4) fan-out speeds per port

  • 2x100GE, 2x40GE, 4x50GE, 8x25GE, 8x10GE (NRZ) fan-out speeds per port

S400GD-16H-8P-QDD+FAN

944-1300

  • High Density, 8-port, fixed chassis model with native QSFP-DD 400GE (PAM4) physical interfaces

  • Full performance
  • Supports layer 1-3
  • 2x200GE, 4x100GE, 8x50GE (PAM4) fan-out speeds per port

  • 2x100GE, 2x40GE, 4x50GE, 8x25GE, 8x10GE (NRZ) fan-out speeds per port

S400GDR-16H-8P-QDD+FAN

944-1301

  • High Density, 8-port, fixed chassis model with native QSFP-DD 400GE (PAM4) physical interfaces

  • Reduced performance
  • Supports layer 1-3
  • 2x200GE, 4x100GE, 8x50GE (PAM4) fan-out speeds per port

  • 2x100GE, 2x40GE, 4x50GE, 8x25GE, 8x10GE (NRZ) fan-out speeds per port

S400GD-8H-8P-QDD+FAN

944-1302

  • High Density, 8-port, fixed chassis model with native QSFP-DD 400GE (PAM4) physical interfaces.
  • Full performance
  • Supports layer 1-3
  • 2x200GE, 4x100GE, 8x50GE (PAM4) fan-out speeds per port

  • 2x100GE, 2x40GE, 4x50GE, 8x25GE, 8x10GE (NRZ) fan-out speeds per port

S400GDR-8H-8P-QDD+FAN

944-1303

  • High Density, 8-port, fixed chassis model with native QSFP-DD 400GE (PAM4) physical interfaces.
  • Reduced performance
  • Supports layer 1-3
  • 2x200GE, 4x100GE, 8x50GE (PAM4) fan-out speeds per port

  • 2x100GE, 2x40GE, 4x50GE, 8x25GE, 8x10GE (NRZ) fan-out speeds per port

S400GD-8H-4P-QDD+FAN

944-1304

  • High Density, 4-port, fixed chassis model with native QSFP-DD 400GE (PAM4) physical interfaces.
  • Full performance
  • Supports layer 1-3
  • 2x200GE, 4x100GE, 8x50GE (PAM4) fan-out speeds per port

  • 2x100GE, 2x40GE, 4x50GE, 8x25GE, 8x10GE (NRZ) fan-out speeds per port

S400GDR-8H-4P-QDD+FAN

944-1305

  • High Density, 4-port, fixed chassis model with native QSFP-DD 400GE (PAM4) physical interfaces.
  • Reduced performance
  • Supports layer 1-3
  • 2x200GE, 4x100GE, 8x50GE (PAM4) fan-out speeds per port

  • 2x100GE, 2x40GE, 4x50GE, 8x25GE, 8x10GE (NRZ) fan-out speeds per port

Specifications

The hardware specifications for the AresONE-S-400Gfixed chassis is contained in the following table.

 
Feature

S400GD-16H-16P-QDD+FAN/
S400GD-16H-8P-QDD+FAN/

S400GD-8H-8P-QDD+FAN/

S400GD-8H-4P-QDD+FAN

S400GDR-16H-16P-QDD+FAN/

S400GDR-16H-8P-QDD+FAN/

S400GDR-8H-8P-QDD+FAN/

S400GDR-8H-4P-QDD+FAN

Part Number

944-1186/

944-1300/

944-1302/

944-1304

944-1187/

944-1301/

944-1303/

944-1305

Hardware Fixed Chassis System Specifications

RU/ Number of Ports

2 RU 16-port fixed chassis system / 8-ports enabled on 16-port chassis

and

2 RU 8-port fixed chassis system / 4-ports enabled on 8-port chassis

Physical Interfaces

Native QSFP-DD physical port

Supported Port Speeds

Default 1x400GE/port (PAM4): 400GE-capable fiber and passive copper cable media

Optional fan-out speeds available with the purchase of a factory or a field upgrade speed option or bundle options:

  • PAM4: 2x200, 4x100, 8x50GE

  • NRZ: 2x100, 4x50, 2x40, 8x25GE, 8x10GE

CPU and Memory

Multicore processor with 2GB of CPU memory per port

Number of users

16-port enabled chassis supports 8 simultaneous users

8-port enabled, 16-port hardware chassis supports 4 simultaneous users

IEEE Interface Protocols for 400GE

IEEE P802.3bs 200GE and 400GE, 400GBASE-

IEEE 802.3cd 50 Gb/s, 100 Gb/s, and 200 Gb/s Ethernet

IEEE Interface Protocols for 100GE and lower NRZ speeds

  • IEEE 802.3 100GBASE-R LAN

  • IEEE P802.3bj

  • IEEE P802.3bm

  • IEEE P802.3by

  • IEEE 802.3ba

  • IEEE 802.3ae

  • 25G/50G Consortium specification v1.6

Layer 1 support

PAM4, 400GE native ports and 200/100/50GE speed option:

  • KP4 (RS-544,514) Ethernet Forward Error Correction, Clause 119

  • Auto-negotiation (AN) and link training (LT) support

  • All speeds support AN and LT for 1x400GE, 2x200GE, 4x100GE, and 8x50GE speed modes with the exceptions shown below

  • 8x50GE PAM4 speed mode

Half-port density mode:

  • Ports 1, 3, 6, 8 and 9, 11, 14, 16 are active for the 8x50GE speed in PAM4 mode with AN and LT enabled on each port

  • Only needed for copper DAC support—Copper DACs require AN and LT to be enabled

  • Up to 8 users will have one port each of 8x50GE from each port resource group on the 16-port hardware chassis

Full-port density mode:

  • All ports in all port resource groups are in the 8x50GE PAM4 fan-out speed

  • AN and LT are disabled on all active ports in all resource groups

  • Up to 8 users will have two ports each of 8x50GE per port in each port resource group on the 16-port hardware chassis

  • Correctable and uncorrectable FEC statistics per-port

  • FEC symbol error injection (400GE and 200GE speeds only)

  • FEC Codeword error distribution statistics support for all PAM4 speeds except for the Full port density mode of the 8x50GE fan-out speed

  • PCS lanes Tx and Rx test and statistics

  • Layer 1 BERT with PRBS-7Q, PRBS-9Q, PRBS-11Q, PRBS-13Q, PRBS-15Q, PRBS-20Q, PRBS-23Q, and PRBS-31Q pattern support

NRZ, 100/50/40/25/10GE speed option:

  • 2x100, 4x50, 2x40, 8x25GE, and 8x10GE speed support

  • RS(528,514) Clause 91, BASE-R FEC Cause 74 Forward Correction, Clause 91 for applicable speeds

  • Auto-negotiation and link training support for all 100/50/25GE speeds

  • Correctable and uncorrectable FEC statistics per-port for applicable speeds

  • Ability to independently turn ON or OFF AN with Link training, or FEC, or to allow IEEE defaults to automatically manage the interoperability

  • Layer 1 BERT with PRBS-7, PRBS-9, PRBS-11, PRBS-13, PRBS15, PRBS-20, PRBS-23, and PRBS-31 pattern support

QSFP-DD Optical Transceiver

Support

Support for all QSFP-DD MSA compliant optical transceivers up to Power Class 7 with 14 watts of power consumption such as: 400GBASE-DR4, 400GBASE-FR4, 400GBASE-LR8, and 400GBASE-SR8 other optical transceiver types (e.g. QSFP56), and AOCs.

QSFP-DD Passive Copper Cable Media 400GBASE-CR8, passive, copper Direct Attached Cable (DAC) up to 3 meters in length. Both point-to-point and fan-out cables are supported.
Fixed Chassis System Dimensions
  • 30.3” (L) x 17.3” (W) x 3.46” (H)
  • 770 mm (L) x 438.2 mm (W) x 88 mm (H)

Fixed Chassis System

Weights

  • Hardware only: 65 lbs. (29.5 kg)
  • Shipping: 99.2 lbs. (45 kg)

Fixed Chassis System

Electrical Power

  • Operates on 100-240VAC, 50/60Hz
  • 200-240 VAC is single phase
  • Requires (3) power sources when running 100-120 VAC, 9A for each power supply.
  • AresONE-S fixed chassis is shipped with (3) 100-125 VAC power cords.
  • AresONE-S can use (2) power sources when running 200-240VAC, 7A for each power supply.

Note: The power specifications are preliminary and for initial planning purpose.

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

Regulatory Compliance Specifications IEC 60950-1, UL 60950-1, CSA C22.2 No.60950-1, CE (LVD, EMC, RoHS), EN/IEC 55032, EN/IEC 55024, CFR 47, FCC Part 15B, ICES-003, AS/NZ CISPR 32/24, KN32/35

Chassis Synchronization Extendibility

Maximum Number of Chassis in Single Test Topology Each chassis has built-in star topology synchronization ports to connect to 5 additional compatible chassis systems

Transmit Feature Specifications

Transmit Engine

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

Max. Streams per Port and Speed (Including in Data Center Ethernet)

400GE: 64

200GE: 64

100GE: 32

50GE: 16

40GE: 32

25GE: 16

10GE: 16

400GE: 32

200GE: 32

100GE: 16

50GE: 8

40GE: 16

25GE: 8

10GE: 8

Stream Controls

  • Rate and frame size change on the fly
  • Advanced stream scheduler support
  • Optional sequential stream scheduler support

Minimum Frame Size

400GE and 200GE

  • 64 bytes at full line rate
  • 60 bytes at less than full line rate

100GE and below

  • 64 bytes
Maximum Frame Size

400GE and 200GE: 16,000 bytes

100GE and below: 14,000 bytes

Maximum Fame Size in Data Center Ethernet 9,216 bytes
Priority Flow Control
  • 4 line-rate-capable queues, each supporting up to 2,500-byte frame lengths
  • 1 line-rate-capable queue, non-blocking supporting up to 9,216-byte frame length
Frame Length Controls Fixed, increment by user-defined step, weighted pairs (up to 16K in 400/200/100GE and 8K in 50GE and below), 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
  • 400GE: 64K /port /UDF

  • 200GE: 32K /port /UDF

  • 100GE: 64K /4 ports /UDF

  • 50GE: 32K /4 ports /UDF

  • 40GE: 64K /4 ports /UDF

  • 25GE: 16K /4 ports /UDF

  • 10GE: 16K /4 ports /UDF

Sequence (Max.)
  • 400GE: 32K

  • 200GE: 32K

  • 100GE: 8K

  • 50GE: 4K

  • 40GE: 4K

  • 25GE: 4K

  • 10GE: 4K

Error Generation (FEC and standard Ixia layer 2-3 Ethernet)

400GE FEC and 2x200GE FEC

  • FEC symbol error-injection allows the user to inject FEC symbol errors using various weighted methods to achieve specific bit error rates (BER) for 400/200GE
  • No FEC error insertion and related statistics for 4x100GE and 8x50GE

400GE, 2x200GE, 4x100GE, 8x50GE L2/3 Ethernet:

  • Generate good CRC or force bad CRC, undersize and oversize standard Ethernet frame lengths, and bad checksum
Physical Coding Sublayer
  • PCS lane marker error injection
  • PCS lane re-mapping
  • PCS lane marker error injection
  • PCS bit error generation
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
  • 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
  • Option to have the transmit port ignore link faults from a remote link partner and send traffic anyway
Latency Measurement Resolution
  • 400GE: 0.625 ns

  • 200GE: 1.25 ns

  • 100GE: 2.5 ns

  • 50GE: 2.5 ns

  • 40GE: 2.5 ns

  • 25GE: 2.5 ns

  • 10GE: 2.5 ns

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

  • 200GE: 32K full statistics

  • 100GE: 4K full statistics and 32K with minimum statistics

  • 50GE: 4K full statistics and 16K with minimum statistic

  • 40GE: 4K full statistics and 16K with minimum statistic

  • 25GE: 2K full statistics and 8K with minimum statistic

  • 10GE: 2K full statistics and 8K with minimum statistic

Trackable Receive Flows per Port with and without Sequence checking and no Tx/RX synch
  • 400GE: 32K full statistics

  • 200GE: 32K full statistics

  • 100GE: 8K full statistics and 32K with minimum statistics

  • 50GE: 8K full statistics and 16K with minimum statistic

  • 40GE: 8K full statistics and 16K with minimum statistic

  • 25GE: 4K full statistics and 8K with minimum statistic

  • 10GE: 4K full statistics and 8K with minimum statistic

Minimum Frame Size

64Bytes

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

1 MB per front panel port

Fan-out modes: 1MB per resource group in fan-out

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

PAM4 400GE, 2x200GE, 4x100GE and Full-port density 8x50GE:

  • FEC port statistics: Total Bit Errors, Max Symbol Errors, Corrected Codewords, Total Codewords, Uncorrectable Codewords, Frame Loss Ratio, Pre-FEC Bit Error Rate, and Codeword error distribution analysis
  • FEC per lane Rx statistics: FEC Symbol Error Count, Corrected Bits Count, Symbol Error Rate, Corrected Bit Rate

NRZ speeds: 2x100, 4x50, and 8x25GE2

  • 100GE FEC statistics

  • Ethernet Forward Error Correction RS-FEC, Clause 91

  • FEC statistics:

    • RS-FEC Corrected and uncorrectable codewords

  • 50GE FEC statistics

  • FC-FEC, Clause 74 for BASE-R PHYs

  • RS-FEC, 50GE FEC statistics:

    • RS-FEC Corrected and Uncorrected Codeword Count

    • FC-FEC Corrected and Uncorrected Block Count

    • FC-FEC Corrected Error Bits

  • 25GE FEC statistics

  • FC-FEC, Clause 74 for BASE-R PHYs

  • RS-FEC, Clause 108 for 25GBASE-R PHYs

  • FEC statistics:

    • RS-FEC corrected and uncorrected codeword count

    • FC-FEC corrected and uncorrected block count

    • FC-FEC corrected error bits

Note: This is a minimum specification; consult factory for more information.

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:

  • Receive – per-lane PCS receive statistics; Physical Lane assignments, Lane Marker Lock, Lane Market Map, Relative Lane Skew, Lane Marker Error Count
  • Receive – per-lane FEC receive statistics; FEC Symbol Error Count, FEC Corrected Bits Count, FEC Symbol Error Rate, FEC Corrected Bit Rate
Layer 2-3 Protocol Support
Basic IxNetwork Base, RFC2544/2889/3918 QuickTest
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:

  • 100 routing and switching sessions
  • 2,000 host/access sessions
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:

  • 100 routing and switching sessions
  • 2,000 host/access sessions
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:

  • 100 routing and switching sessions
  • 2,000 host/access sessions
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:

  • 100 routing and switching sessions
  • 2,000 host/access sessions
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:

  • 100 routing and switching sessions
  • 2,000 host/access sessions

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.

Application Support

The Ixia application support for AresONE-S fixed chassis is provided in the following table:

 
QSFP-DD-400GE / QSFP-DD-R400GE
IxExplorer: Layer 1-3 wire-speed traffic generation, capture, and analysis with Forward Error Correction and error injection with statistics, PCS Lanes Tx/Rx with statistics. and reporting capability
IxNetwork: 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.
IxSuiteStore: Test suite for functional validation of PCS lanes BER, KP4 FEC bit-error distribution with error insertion and link stability based on IEEE 802.3bs specification (at 400GE speed only)
Tcl API: Custom user script development for Layer 1-3 testing

Transceiver and Cable Support

The transceivers and cables supported by AresONE-S fixed chassis are provided in the following table:

 
Transceiver/Cable Description Compatibility
Passive Copper Point-to-Point Cables

QSFP-DD-1M-CBL

Ixia, QSFP-DD-to-QSFP-DD 400GE 400GBASE-R passive copper, Direct Attach Cable (DAC), point-to-point cable, 1-meter length (942-0106).

This copper DAC is compatible with all AresONE-S variants.

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 (942-0109).

This copper DAC is compatible with all AresONE-S variants.

.

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 (942-0108).

This copper DAC is compatible with all AresONE-S variants.

Passive Copper Fan-Out Cables
QSFPDD4XQ56-1-5M-CBL QSFP-DD-to-4xQSFP-DD 400GBASE-R Direct Attached Copper cable (DAC), for 400GE to 4x100GE PAM4 fan-out, 1.5 meter length (942-0140).

This Direct Attached Copper (DAC) cable is compatible with all all AresONE-S variants.
Note: This fanout cable supports PAM4 signaling only.

QSFPDD2XQ56-2-5M-CBL QSFP-DD-to-2xQSFP-DD 400GBASE-R Direct Attached Copper cable (DAC), for 400GE to 2x200GE PAM4 fan-out, 2.5 meter length (942-0141). This Direct Attached Copper (DAC) cable is compatible with all AresONE-S variants.
Note: This fanout cable supports PAM4 signaling only.
Optical Transceivers
QSFP-DD-DR4-XCVR QSFP-DD 400GE 400GBASE-DR4 pluggable optical transceiver, SMF (singlemode), 1310 nm, 500 m reach (948-0050). This optical transceiver is compatible with all AresONE-S variants.
QSFP-DD-FR4-XCVR QSFP-DD 400GE 400GBASE-FR4 pluggable optical transceiver, SMF (singlemode), 1310 nm, 2 km reach (948-0052). This optical transceiver is compatible with all AresONE-S variants.
QSFP-DD-LR4-XCVR QSFP-DD 400GE 400GBASE-LR4 pluggable optical transceiver, SMF (singlemode), 1310 nm, 10 km reach (948-0054). This optical transceiver is compatible with all AresONE-S variants.
QSFP-DD-SR8-XCVR QSFP-DD 400GE 400GBASE-SR8 pluggable optical transceiver, MMF (multimode), 850 nm, 100 m reach (948-0051). This optical transceiver is compatible with all AresONE-S variants.
QSFP-DD-LR8-XCVR QSFP-DD 400GE 400GBASE-LR8 pluggable optical transceiver, SMF (singlemode), 1310 nm, 10 km reach (948-0053). This optical transceiver is compatible with all AresONE-S variants.
Optical Transceiver Point-to-Point Cables
QSFP-DD-MPO16-CBL MT-to-MT, MPO16, OM4, MMF, 3-meter cable for 400GE QSFP-DDSR8-XCVR (942-0124). REQUIRES QSFP-DD-SR8-XCVR pluggable optical transceiver, 850 nm, MMF (Multimode Fiber), 100 m reach (948- 0051). This cable and transceiver are compatible with all AresONE-S variants.
Optical Transceiver Fan-Out Cables
QSFP-DD-DR4-CBL MT-to-4x100GE LC fan-out, SMF, 3-meter cable for 100GE fan-out (942-0138). REQUIRES QSFP-DD-DR4-XCVR pluggable optical transceiver, 1310 nm, SMF (Single Mode Fiber), 500 m reach (948-0050). This cable and transceiver are compatible with all AresONE-S variants.
QSFP-DD-SR8-CBL MT-to-8x50GE LC fan-out, MMF, MPO16, 3-meter cable for 400GE 8x50GE fan-out (942-0125). REQUIRES QSFP-DD-SR8-XCVR pluggable optical transceiver, 850 nm, MMF (Multimode Fiber), 100 m reach (948-0051). This cable and transceiver are compatible with all AresONE-S variants.

Status Icons

AresONE-S 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

Alert Grey All systems are OK
Green Not Applicable (N/A)
Yellow An error occurred
Red N/A
Power Grey Power information not available
Green Power is OK
Yellow N/A
Red Power statistics unavailable or have exceeded limits
Server 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 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 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-S 400GE 16-port fixed chassis is shown in the following figure (applies to 16-port and 8-port variants):

The front panel of the AresONE-S 8-port fixed chassis is shown in the following figure (applies to 8-port and 4-port variants):

Front Panel Switch and Power LED

The front panel switches and indicators are provided in the following table:

 
Feature Specification

Front Panel Switches

On/Off momentary power push button:

  • Short press (0.5-2 seconds) - Graceful system shutdown - allow up to 30 seconds before power-off.
  • Long press (4 seconds) - Force Power Shutdown - immediate

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

  • Solid Blue – PAM4
  • Solid Red – Card fault
  • Solid Yellow – NRZ

  • Off – No power to the card or port
  • Solid Red – All links down
  • Solid Green – All inks up
  • Solid Yellow – Some links up
  • Blinking (Red, Green or Yellow)– TX is active

Application Mode:

  • Blinking Red – RX active with errors
  • Blinking Green – RX active with no errors received
  • Off – Port is inactive

BERT Mode:

  • Blinking Green – PRBS locked all lanes

  • Blinking Yellow – PRBS locked on some lanes

  • Blinking Red – PRBS not locked on any lane

  • Off – Port is inactive

  • Blinking Red – Uncorrectable FEC errors
  • Blinking Green – Correctable FEC errors
  • Solid Green – No errors
  • Off - FEC not enabled

 

Rear Panel

The Rear panel of the AresONE-S 400GE fixed chassis is shown in the following figure:

 
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.
Field replaceable fans Front to back airflow
Rear Panel ports Utility/Sync/MGMT ports

Rear Panel Ports

 
Port Label Description Additional Information

RS232

Serial Console Port

Serial console access for system management.

Terminal settings: 115200 N-8-1, No Parity, No Flow Control

Mini Display Port (mDP) Digital Video / Monitor output for system management.
USB 3.0 Ports Keyboard, Mouse or other peripheral for system management
VGA Analog Video / Monitor output for system management
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 For metronome synchronization

Rear Panel MGMT Port LEDs

The Rear Panel MGMT Port LED specifications are same as that for AresONE. See AresONE Rear Panel MGMT Port LEDs.

Power Supply LEDs

The power supply LED specifications are same as that for AresONE. See AresONE Power Supply LEDs.

Chassis Synchronization

There is an increased need of chassis synchronization to run mixed speed port tests with the AresONE-S fixed chassis.
This ability to sync with other Ixia chassis differentiates it from an appliance.
Since AresONE-S has five sync out ports, an AresONE-S acting as primary chassis can sync five more AresONE-S fixed chassis or XGS chassis.

For more details, see AresONE Chassis Synchronization.

Cooling Fan Speed Control

The AresONE-S 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:

  1. 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).
  2. 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.
  3. Mechanical Loading: Mount the chassis so that it is level in the rack and that a hazardous condition is not caused.
  4. 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.
  5. 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).
  6. 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:

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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
  4. 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.
  5. 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).
  6. 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-S fixed chassis, see the AresONE Native IxOS Getting Started Guide.