Ethernet

Test Instruments
Ethernet Software Tools
Switching & Interconnect

Test Instruments

AIT’s Ethernet test instruments provide Ethernet test features for 10Mbit to 100Gbit Ethernet networks, for both Optical and Copper media. All instruments are supported by Analyzer and Simulator software applications (GUIs) and additionally software API’s allowing integration into user applications.

Key Ethernet Instrument Features:

Instruments available for 10Mbit up to 100Gbit Ethernet
Optical and Copper Interfaces supported
Data Capture with high precision time stamping
Data Simulation with precise timing
Error injection, including gap errors, runt (small) frames, and CRC errors

PXI Express

PXIe-25G

Supports Ethernet (10/25/40/100G) & Fibre Channel

PCI Express

PCIe-DCE

Two Port Ethernet Test Instrument for 10 Mbit/s to 1 Gbit/s Ethernet

PXI Express

PXIe-DCE

Two Port Ethernet Test Instrument for 10 Mbit/s to 1 Gbit/s Ethernet

XMC

XMC-DCE

Two Port Ethernet Test Instrument for 10 Mbit/s to 1 Gbit/s Ethernet

PXI Express

PXIe-10GE

10G Ethernet Test Instrument

Software Tools

To support a variety of Ethernet test applications, AIT provides multiple software applications and tools which provide support for:

Transmission & Capture of Ethernet data
Viewing and Analysis of Captured Ethernet data
Definition of Ethernet transmit/simulation frame lists

Software

F-SIM-DCE

Applications Software for Ethernet Data Simulation & Capture

Software

Frame Builder

Software applications for building & editing Ethernet frame transmission lists

Software

Cipher

Fibre Channel, Ethernet, & Firewire Protocol Analyzer Software

Switching & Interconnect

AIT also provides Ethernet Switching and interconnection solutions tailored to lab and development applications.

Development Switches

This includes 16 port development switches supporting optical and copper network interfaces.

Key Development Switch Features:

16 SFP Ports capable of 10/100/1000 Mbit/s Ethernet copper or optical
TFTP/ARINC-615A Data Loading
SNMP support; health monitoring; BIT AFDX®
ARINC 664 Support with up to 4096 Virtual Links (VL) supported
Support for up to four priorities
ARINC 664 VL BAG range 0.5 to 1600ms
Concurrent operation of ARINC 664p and Standard Ethernet

High Speed Digital Switch Matrix & Optical Power Management

For system integration applications a modular, scalable, protocol independent (physical layer) switching matrix solution, VERTA, is available. The VERTA product provides support for: