The Keysight Novus ONE PLUS L2-7 Fixed Chassis is a portable, high-density test platform for Layer 2–7 network and application validation across enterprise and service provider infrastructures. It delivers line-rate traffic generation and analysis, protocol emulation, and true application traffic simulation with latency measurement resolution down to 2.5ns. The chassis supports dual-PHY interfaces (RJ45 and SFP+), automotive network testing (100Base-T1 and 1000Base-T1), and Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) with multi-reference synchronization.
Technical Specifications
• Port Configurations: 3-Speed and 5-Speed variants with 16, 8, or 4 ports per chassis
• Speed Support: 3-Speed (10GE, 1GE, 100M); 5-Speed (10GE, 5GE, 2.5GE, 1GE, 100M)
• Physical Interfaces: Dual-PHY with 10GBASE-T (RJ45) and SFP+ support
• Automotive Interfaces: 100Base-T1 and 1000Base-T1 for ECU and in-vehicular network validation
• Traffic Capacity: Up to 160Gbps stateless application traffic and 20Gbps stateful application traffic per chassis
• Latency Resolution: Inline FPGA-based measurement with 2.5ns resolution at line rate, including 64-byte packets
• Processor Memory: 2GB CPU memory per port pair; multicore architecture
• Synchronization: Keysight STAR, Metronome Synchronization, external clock reference, and GPS support
• Preamble Customization: Available on 1GE and 10GE modules (3-Speed and 5-Speed)
• Cable Media: Fiber and Ethernet (CAT5e, CAT6, CAT6A)
– Key Features
• Layer 2/3 line-rate traffic generation and analysis
• High-performance routing and bridging protocol emulation
• Layer 4–7 application traffic and subscriber emulation
• TSN-capable with integrated time synchronization
• Inter-chassis latency synchronization via Metronome Timing System
• Software field-upgrade path: 4-port and 8-port models can upgrade to 16-port configuration
– Physical Specifications
• Form Factor: Compact fixed chassis, 13.2″ (W) × 3.0″ (H)
• Power: Optimized power requirements for lab deployment
– Typical Applications
• Network device validation and performance characterization
• Service provider infrastructure testing
• Automotive ECU and in-vehicle network validation
• Time-sensitive application performance analysis
