The Keysight N4917CPCA is an automated optical receiver stress testing software solution for validating optical transceiver performance in mobile fronthaul and data center environments. It delivers repeatable, calibrated measurements of stressed optical eyes while controlling multiple test instruments to perform standards-compliant receiver sensitivity characterization. The software significantly reduces setup and calibration time compared to manual methods, enabling accurate quantification of critical eye diagram parameters and jitter tolerance margins across a broad range of optical wavelengths and data rates.
Technical Specifications
• Data Rate Support: 10 to 28 Gbaud
• Wavelengths: 850 nm (multimode fiber), 1300 nm (single-mode fiber), 1550 nm (single-mode fiber)
• Supported Standards: IEEE 10/40/100GBASE, IEEE 802.3-2015 clauses 52/87/88, CPRI Specification V7 (options 7, 8, 10), 100GBASE-LR4 and ER4
• Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows 7 (64-bit), Windows 8
– Key Features
• Automated stressed receiver sensitivity testing with repeatable optical eye calibration
• Adjustable target values for Extinction Ratio (ER), Vertical Eye Closure (VECP), J2, J4, J9, and Optical Modulation Amplitude (OMA)
• PJ2 and BUJ test capabilities
• Jitter tolerance compliance and margin testing
• Full instrument control and automated calibration workflows
– Supported Instruments
The software integrates with a comprehensive instrument ecosystem:
• BERTs: M8020A, M8041A, M8062A, 81150A, 81160A
• Tunable Laser Sources: 81602A, 81606A, 81608A, 81609A, 8163B, 8164B
• Electrical-to-Optical Converters: 81490A, 81491A
• Optical Attenuators: 81576A, 81577A, N7761A, N7762A, N7764A, N7766A, N7768A
• Digital Sampling Oscilloscopes: 86100D Infiniium DCA-X, 86105C, 86105D, 86115D, 86107A, N1000A, N1077A, N1078A, N1092A through N1092E
• Jitter Analysis/Generation: M8070A, M8070B
– Typical Applications
Mobile fronthaul network validation, 10G/40G/100G optical transceiver qualification, IEEE 802.3 standards compliance verification, and receiver sensitivity margin characterization in demanding telecommunications and data center deployments.
