Modular Test Platform
The MPA® Multi-Protocol Analyzer is an advanced packet optical transport traffic generation and analysis platform specifically designed for the demands of R&D, SVT, and manufacturing testing environments. The MPA provides simultaneous independent multi-port testing from 1G to 400G for Ethernet/IP, OTN & SDH/SONET and Fibre Channel.
Advanced and flexible FPGA based test modules provide future proof hardware support for emerging standards. Supports license based test options.
The following test module options are available:
- MPM-400DCO Test Module Option (1x CFP2-DCO, 1xQSFP-DD)
- MPM-400AR Test Module Option (2x QSFP-DD, 2x QSFP56, 2x SFP56)
- MPM-400G Test Module Option (1x CFP8)
- MPM-600G Test Module Option (6x QSFP28)
- MPM-100AR Test Module Option (1x QSFP28, 2x SFP28)
- MPM-100G Test Module Option (1x QSFP28, 1x CFP4)
- MPM-10G Test Module Option (2x SFP+)
Supported Modules
MPM-400DCO Module
- 1x CFP2-DCO test port
- 1x QSFP-DD test port
- Supports pluggable Digital Coherent CFP2 and QSFP-DD optics modules including 400ZR, OpenZR+, and OpenROADM
- 400G to 100G Ethernet, OTN, and FlexE client applications
- FEC and BER signal integrity testing
- PAM4 & NRZ SerDes up to 56G
- Multi-user independent port operation
- Comprehensive MDIO/I2C and external IO capabilities for transceiver qualification
- Test automation including Python API and SCPI CLI
MPM-400AR Module
- 2x 400G Ethernet testing per IEEE 802.3bs
- QSFP-DD transceivers & cables with I2C read/write
- 8x50G PAM4 400GAUI-8 electrical interface
- Physical layer & PAM4 signal integrity testing
- Comprehensive KP4 FEC layer stressing and analysis
- MAC/Ethernet/IP layer traffic verification
- Multi-Lane Unframed BERT/PRBSQ PAM4 pattern testing
- 2x port QSFP56 & 2x SFP56 ports for additional testing capability
MPM-400G Module
- 400G Ethernet and FEC testing
- CFP8 port
MPM-600G Module
- QSFP28-based module supports six independent 100G/40G Ethernet or OTN transport tests
- The MPA platform supports up to two MPM 600G modules, providing up to 12x 100G test ports
- Provides advanced test mode operation for next generation applications such as OTUCn which require multiple PHY ports to be used in parallel for a single test application
- 100GE, 100GE IEEE 802.3bj Clause 91 RS-FEC for SR4, & 40GE
- OTUCn (n=1-6), OTU4, OTU3, OTU3e1, & OTU3e2
MPM-100AR Module
- 40/100/100G RS-FEC Ethernet
- Dual port 10/25/25G RS-FEC Ethernet
- OTUCn (n=1-6), OTU4, OTU3, OTU3e1, & OTU3e2
- Dual port OTU2, OTU2e & OTU1e
- STL256.4 STM256/OC768
- Dual port 10/16/32G FEC Fibre Channel
- CPRI Unframed L1 BERT 24.33024G
- QSFP28 and dual SFP28 ports
MPM-100G Module
- 40/100/100G RS-FEC Ethernet
- OTUCn (n=1-6), OTU4, OTU3, OTU3e1, & OTU3e2
- STL256.4 STM256/OC768
- CFP4 and QSFP28 ports
MPM-10G Module
- 10GE LAN/WAN, 1G, 100M, 2500BASE-X, 10M/100M/1000M/10GBASE-T Ethernet
- OTU1, OTU2, OTU1e, OTU2e, OTU1f, OTU2f
- SDH STM0/1/4/16/64 & SONET OC1/3/12/48/192
- Fibre Channel 1/2/4/8/10G
- CPRI Unframed L1 BERT 614.4M to 12.16512G
- Dual SFP+ ports
* Digital Lightwave® (DLI) was acquired by VeEX in 2016 and it now operates as a wholly-owned division of VeEX Inc.
Platform Highlights
- Supports up to 6 pluggable test modules which can be configured independently and operated simultaneously
- Simultaneous and independent Multi-Port, Multi-Protocol, & Multi-User testing
- Compact 1U x 19” rack mounted chassis with low power and small size footprint for dense application environments
- Completely modular and fully customer-maintainable platform designed for 24x7 operation
- Intuitive remote GUI with simple, consistent setup and workflow across all test modules
- Comprehensive test automation and CLI scripting, supports both native Python API and SCPI CLI
- Pay-As-You-Go platform allowing test modules to be easily added on-site and new capabilities to be downloaded
- Significantly reduces the amount of testing equipment, required footprint, and test time
