Ixia NOVUS100GE8Q28+FAN+10G+25G+40G Novus 100GE 8x QSFP28 Load Module 944-1140

Ixia (Keysight) Novus QSFP28 100GE load module, model NOVUS100GE8Q28+FAN+10G+25G+40G, part number 944-1140, with the 25GE and the 40GE/10GE speed options installed. Eight native QSFP28 100 Gigabit Ethernet ports in one slot for the XGS12 and XGS2 chassis; each port can also run as 1 x 40GE, 4 x 25GE or 4 x 10GE. Layer 2-3 traffic generation and analysis under IxExplorer, IxNetwork and the Tcl and automation APIs.

This module was run on our bench as a complete instrument: installed in an Ixia XGS12 chassis, booted under IxOS, and driven at full line rate at each of its four speeds, 100GE, 40GE, 25GE and 10GE, on every port of that speed at once while every port was read every 5 to 6 seconds. The result was judged against ten written acceptance criteria, each set tighter than the IEEE 802.3 or RFC 2544 figure it is based on. The unit met all ten at every speed. The signed 27-page report with every per-port measurement and the time-series charts ships with the module.

The bit error ratio bounds come from zero errors over at least 7.22e14 bits per port at 100GE, 1.46e14 at 40GE, 9.15e13 at 25GE and 1.53e13 at 10GE. They are 241, 49, 31 and 5 times tighter than the IEEE 802.3 objective of 1e-12; the criterion requires 5 times.

FCS, alignment, oversize, undersize, fragments, dribble, collisions, symbol, sequence and data-integrity errors; flow-control (pause) frames; local and remote faults and link-fault state; PCS sync errors, illegal codes, illegal idle, PCS local and remote faults; uncorrectable FEC subrows and uncorrected RS-FEC codewords; code errors, coding-error frames, error-character frames, dropped frames on ingress and egress, symbol-error frames, invalid end-of-frame count and disparity errors.

Recorded as measured: at 25GE the RS-FEC counter shows 1 corrected codeword across the 32 ports in the window and no uncorrectable codeword. A corrected codeword is forward error correction doing its job and is not an error under the procedure; it is stated here and in the report.

The module enumerated cleanly: zero FAIL records in the IxServer power-on record and Board Ready logged. IxOS reports the card type as NOVUS100GE8Q28+FAN+10G+25G+40G and enumerates 40 ports. During each of the four windows the chassis log shows zero hardware events for this card.

The testing covers identity, power-on self check, link, line speed, frame rate, frame delivery, error counters, temperature and log stability at 100GE, 40GE, 25GE and 10GE on passive copper, which are the speeds this unit is enabled for. IxOS does not expose fan speed, supply voltages or optical digital diagnostics for this module, so those were not measured. The frame generator and receiver were exercised through IxExplorer streams; protocol emulation under IxNetwork was outside the procedure.

– One NOVUS100GE8Q28+FAN+10G+25G+40G load module, serial number 541694
– Signed test report ZC-TR-STOCK-541694 (PDF, 27 pages)

Not included:
– Chassis
– QSFP28 transceivers and cables
– IxOS, IxNetwork or other software and licenses (licenses reside on the chassis)

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Box 22 x 17 x 6 in, ship weight 13 lb. Packed in an anti-static bag with foam on all sides.

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