Anritsu demonstrated its world-best PAM4 Error Detector (ED) supporting Bit Error Rate Tests at transmission rates up to 116 Gbit/s at a recent industry event.
Claiming to be the world’s highest operation bit rate and Rx sensitivity, Amdocs said that the new ED module for Anritsu’s popular Signal Quality Analyzer-R MP1900A Series PAM4 BERT supports high-accuracy BER measurement of PAM4 signals when combined with the previously released PAM4 Pattern Signal Generator.
Communications data traffic volumes are expected to grow with the spread of next-generation 5G mobile communications and cloud computing services. As a result, data centers supporting fast, large-capacity communications are examining speed increases to 400GbE using four 53.125-Gbaud PAM4 lanes, as well as future upgrades to 800GbE using eight PAM4 lanes.
Anritsu developed the ED with built-in clock recovery and equalizer functions to implement world-best high-sensitivity performance for PAM4 BER measurements. It allows manufacturers to conduct accurate BER evaluations of 400GbE communications equipment and devices.
The Signal Quality Analyzer-R MP1900A Series PAM4 BERT is the market-leading Bit Error Rate Tester for communications speeds at 400G and above, and supports high-level signal generation and analysis, claims Anritsu.
