The Agilent/Keysight E1616A is a single-slot line interface module for the E4200/E4210 Broadband Series Test System designed to generate and analyze ATM cell streams over DS1 (1.5 Mb/s) and DS3 (45 Mb/s) framing formats. It enables physical and ATM cell layer testing for comprehensive evaluation of high-speed ATM transmission and protocol performance across R&D, product development, field trials, and QA environments.
Technical Specifications
Line Interface & Framing
• Operates over DS1 at 1.5 Mb/s and DS3 at 45 Mb/s
• DS3 direct mapping compliant with ANSI draft T1S1/94-243
• DS3 PLCP mapping compliant with UNI Version 3.0
• DS1 direct mapping compliant with ITU recommendation G.804
• DS1 PLCP mapping compliant with Bellcore TR-TSV-000773 Issue 1 (June 1991)
Traffic Generation & Analysis
• Internal traffic generator with 1 foreground channel
• Up to 100 background channels for load simulation
• Support for fill cells to occupy unused bandwidth
• ATM cell capture: up to 1500 cells (manual or event-triggered)
• PLCP frame capture: 256 frames with pre/post-trigger buffering
• Cell error, loss, and delay measurement capability
• Traffic playback from captured data
– Key Features
• Selectable DS1 or DS3 operational mode
• Direct or PLCP mapping selection
• Terminal, Repeater, and Local Loopback operational modes
• Physical layer measurements
• Error and alarm generation for stress testing
• Manual and event-triggered capture with asymmetric pre/post buffering (750/750 cells for ATM; 128/128 frames for PLCP)
• Optional integration with E4209 Cell Protocol Processor for enhanced test traffic generation
– Typical Applications
The E1616A supports validation and troubleshooting of ATM network equipment across development, manufacturing, and deployment phases through cell-layer traffic generation, error injection, and comprehensive performance analysis.
– Compatibility & Integration
Designed exclusively for the Agilent/Keysight E4200/E4210 Broadband Series Test System as a single-slot module. Works with the optional E4209 Cell Protocol Processor for extended protocol testing capabilities.
