NIC OVERVIEW

Digital Lightwave

Network Information Computer

A family of portable transmission network analysers supporting DWDM, OTN, SDH/SONET, NGN, Ethernet, Fibre Channel, PDH and jitter

Chassis

Two chassis for maximum flexibiliIty

Common modular platform 2 slot chassis for dedicated portable applications 5 slot chassis for custom or high density requirements

NIC Platform

NIC NXG - 2 Slot chassis

Compact solution fits under an airline seat Industrys smallest/lightest 40G testing solution

NIC BP - 2 Slot chassis with battery

Replaceable lithium Ion battery Protects against unexpected power loss

NIC Plus 5 slot chassis

Can support all rates from 1.5M to 43G + Ethernet in one box Supports optical jitter & wander

NIC EP 5 slot rack mount chassis

All capabilities of NIC Plus in rackmount chassis For embedded remote test/monitoring & manufacturing

NIC NXG

SDH support up to 10G. OTN support up to 11.3G. ODU multiplexing.

Support for ODU-0 with Ethernet transcoding.

Complete NGN support, virtual concatenation, LCAS, GFP. Ethernet support from 10M to 10G. Fibre Channel at 1G, 2G, 4G, 8G and 10G.

Small chassis

Support for PDH including jitter & wander.

NIC BP

Battery powered small chassis NIC.

Support for up to 10G SDH, OTN, Ethernet and Fibre Channel Support for PDH interfaces
Up to 1 hour battery life at 10Gbit/s

Small chassis

NIC Plus

Larger 5 slot chassis.

Supports any boards from the smaller chassis.

Additional support for 40G mappings. Eg ODU0.

Support for SDH & OTN jitter & wander up to 10.7G 5 slot chassis

NIC EP

Embedded platform for lab or remote monitoring/test applications. Automation support using SCPI over Ethernet or GPIB. Remote control using NIC GUI.

5 slot chassis

Identical feature set as NIC Plus.

System Architecture

User interfaces Touchscreen Ethernet 3 x USB SD

Traffic interfaces

Traffic interfaces

Traffic interfaces

Traffic interfaces

Traffic interfaces

System Controller
Int Eth Clock

Board 1

Board 2

Board 3

Board 4

Board 5

Internal Ethernet

NIC Plus only

Boards can be run in parallel performing simultaneous tests.

System Architecture

User interfaces Touchscreen Ethernet 3 x USB SD

Traffic interfaces

Traffic interfaces

Traffic interfaces

Traffic interfaces

Traffic interfaces

System GUI Controller

Int Eth Clock

Board 1

Board 2

Board 3

Board 4

Board 5

Internal Ethernet

NIC Plus only

GUI can run tests on every board.

System Architecture

GUI GUI GUI

Traffic interfaces

Traffic interfaces

Traffic interfaces

Traffic interfaces

Traffic interfaces

System GUI Controller

Int Eth

Board 1

Board 2

Board 3

Board 4

Board 5

Internal Ethernet

NIC Plus only

Remote NIC GUI allows up to 10 simultaneous users.

Board Architecture

FPGA design allows extra functions to be introduced through software upgrades. Design allows each board to function independently of others allowing multiple tests and multiple interfaces.

Traffic interfaces

HO A/D
Framers and mappers

LO A/D
PRBS generator & receiver

Add / drop interfaces allow traffic to be passed between boards.

CSA 4100 100G Service Analyzer Module

Support for SDH, OTN, Ethernet at 40G

Pluggable interface

Support for OTN, Ethernet at 100G

Multi-lane physical interface testing Secondary 10G board allows multiplexing to lower order SDH and ODU payloads. Requires two slots.

CFP interface

SDH STL 256.4

OTN OTL-3.4

Ethernet 40G Base-R

OTN OTL-4.10

Ethernet 100G Base-R

MSA 4043 40G Service Analyzer Module

Support for SDH with HO multiplexing support.

Line code options for NRZ, DPSK.

Option for ODU-3 OTN support. SDH / ODU multiplexing support. Secondary 10G board allows multiplexing to lower order SDH and ODU payloads.

40G / 43G switchable interface

Physical interface

SDH AU-4-256c

OTN OTU-3

PRBS generator & receiver

10G / 10.7G A/D

Standard

Optional

Requires two slots.

MSA 2020/2030 Board

STM-0e STM-1e SFP 52M - 2.6G XFP 8G 11.3G Gig-E Gig-E 10-1000 FC-1/2/4 10-1000 FC-1/2/4 Base T Base T SFP SFP

2.6G / 10.7G OTN 52M - 10G SONET / SDH 10G Ethernet 10G Fibre Channel 8G Fibre Channel

Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet 1/2/4G Fibre Channel

Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet 1/2/4G Fibre Channel

MSA 2020 / 2030 Multi Service Analyzer Module

10-1000 Base T

100 Base FX / Gig-E FC-1/2/4 SFP

10-1000 Base T

100 Base FX / Gig-E FC-1/2/4 SFP

Switchable Interface

Switchable interface

Ethernet packet generator

FC 1 / 2 traffic generator

FC 4 traffic generator

Ethernet packet generator

FC 1 / 2 traffic generator

FC 4 traffic generator

MSA 2020 / 2030 Multi Service Analyzer Module

STM-0e interface

STM-1e interface

SFP 52M - 2.6G interface

XFP 10G - 11.3G interface

Switchable interface

SONET / SDH

OTN

10GE LAN

10GE WAN

8G FC

10G FC

ODU-0

GFP-F

GFP-T

LCAS

ODU Mux

VCG

Ethernet

Ethernet

Ethernet

PRBS generator & receiver

Ethernet

10G Eth

10G FC

SDH

GFP

HDE High Density Ethernet Module

10-1000 Base T

10-1000 Base T

10-1000 Base T

10-1000 Base T

10-1000 Base T

10-1000 Base T

10-1000 Base T

10-1000 Base T

Gig-E FC-1/2/4

Gig-E FC-1/2/4

Gig-E FC-1/2/4

Gig-E FC-1/2/4

RJ-45

RJ-45

RJ-45

RJ-45

RJ-45

RJ-45

RJ-45

RJ-45

SFP

SFP

SFP

SFP

Ethernet packet generato r

Ethernet packet generato r

Ethernet packet generato r

Ethernet packet generato r

Ethernet packet generato r

Ethernet packet generato r

Ethernet packet generato r

Ethernet packet generato r

Ethernet packet generato r

FC 1 / 2 traffic generato r

Ethernet packet generato r

FC 1 / 2 traffic generato r

Ethernet packet generato r

FC 1 / 2 traffic generato r

Ethernet packet generato r

FC 1 / 2 traffic generato r

PDH Module

OSA Module

Supports following measurements: Total power. Channel power. Channel wavelength. OSNR.
C Band

Physical interface

L Band

C & L Band

SDH/OTN Jitter & Wander Module

Digital jitter & wander measurement. Supports SDH & OTN rates up to 10.7G.

Traffic interfaces

Jitter interface

Jitter interface

Jitter interfaces

MSA Board

Jitter TX

Jitter RX

10G Jitter

Only supported in NIC Plus. Maximum config requires 4 cards.

Jitter & Wander boards

Conclusion

Benefits
Combined datacom & telecom solution
Easy to use with powerful remote GUI Smallest 40/43G tester in the market Upgradable to 40/100G Ethernet License key upgrades fast & efficient Multi-port, multi-protocol usage Up to 10 users simultaneously

Conclusion

Providing Network Testing Solutions

Today
We have the best Network testing solutions available in the market place

Tomorrow
We have the flexibility, adaptability and upgradeability to meet customer demands