XFP/XFI Test

Description

XFI is the 10 Gb/s serial interface on XFP optical transceivers. These transceivers are hot-pluggable 10 Gb/s devices aimed to be low cost and field-installable. They are designed to be operable across several different standards, including SONET and 10G Ethernet. The optical side of the transceiver is tested to the standard specified for the target application (for example, SONET). The electrical interface side of the transceiver is specified by the XFP MSA.

Useful Links

XFP MSA: www.xfpmsa.org

Recommended Products

BERTScope™ S 12500B

BERTScope DCRJ Digital Communications Receiver with Jitter Analysis

BERTScope CRJ Variable Clock Recovery Jitter Spectrum Analyzer

BERTScope Differential ISI Test Board

Comprehensive Optical Stressed Eye and Transmitter Compliance Testing Technical Brief (PDF)

Recommended Accessories

XFP Design Kit comprising:
   • Host System Compliance Test Board
   • Module Compliance Test Board
http://www.ix-cad.de/

Optical stressed eye generator: JDSU OPTX10
(850, 1300, 1550 nm):  www.jdsu.com

See JDSU's OPTX10 Product Datasheet (PDF)

Applications Literature

Comprehensive Optical Stressed Eye and Transmitter Compliance Testing Technical Brief • FEB 08

Product Note: Telecom Jitter Analysis Using the BERTScope and BERTScope DCRJ • JAN 2008 *

Product Note: 10 Gb/s Optical Transmitter Testing • DEC 2006

Testing the High Speed Electrical Specifications of an XFP Transceiver • JULY 2006

Measurement Note: Using the XFI 'EQ Filter' to Equalize a Channel to Enable Eye
Measurements • FEB 2006

Stressed Eye: "Know what you're really testing with" • JAN 2006

Constructing a 10 GbE Optical Stressed Eye • JAN 2006