VIAVI Xgig 5P16 Protocol Analyzer

VIAVI Solutions has introduced a 16-lane protocol analysis system for PCI Express 5.0, operating at 32 Gbps per lane. The VIAVI Xgig 5P16 Protocol Analyzer delivers detailed traffic analysis and jamming capabilities, enabling test and validation to meet the demanding performance needs of emerging compute-intensive applications such as 400 Gigabit Ethernet, artificial intelligence (AI), IoT and hyperscale computing.

The product includes a system chassis platform, an interposer for device under test (DUT) connectivity and the analyser licence key. With a tightly coupled yet modular architecture, component manufacturers can perform tests in accordance with the PCIe 5.0 standard, as well as all previous revisions of PCI Express, while allowing for upgrades to enhanced capabilities in the future.

The chassis has 256 GB of memory and flexible allocation to capture and save multiple data traces at all layers of the stack. The familiar Xgig management interface should meanwhile help minimise training needs. Finally, the sophisticated auto-tuning of signal integrity with the DUT makes for quick test bench set-up and enables repeatable capture to reduce issue resolution time.

With native support for PCIe 5.0, the product has been designed to help equipment manufacturers keep pace with the ever-increasing demands of bandwidth-intensive computing.