Test & Measurement

100G test module supports CFP4 transceiver modules

11th March 2014
Mick Elliott
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Spirent Communications has launched the4-port Spirent dX2 100G test module with support for CFP4 transceiver interfaces. CFP4 refers to the form factor of a new generation of optical transceivers, defined under the CFP Multi-Source Agreement (MSA), supporting the 40Gbit/s and 100Gbit/s interfaces needed to address the ultra-high bandwidth requirements of today and tomorrow’s communication networks.

With support for 100G, 40G or 10G speeds on the same interface, the test module enables network equipment manufacturers and service providers to validate the performance of next-generation data centre fabrics and service provider core routers, while controlling the overall cost of testing.

During a live demonstration of optical technologies at the Ethernet Alliance booth, Finisar’s 100GBASE-SR4 CFP4 optical transceiver will interoperate error-free with the Spirent dX2 100G CFP4 test module. The joint demonstration highlights the readiness of CFP4 technology and helps accelerate time to market of these important modules.

 CFP4 optical transceivers are about half the width of CFP2 and a quarter of the width of the currently-used CFP modules, while consuming significantly lower power. This makes them attractive for new implementations of ultra-high bandwidth data centre and service provider core routers, allowing network equipment manufacturers to double the front-panel port density by migrating from CFP2 to CFP4 interfaces.

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