Xena Networks - Z10 Odin for testing Ethernet traffic at 10Mbps / 100Mbps / 1G / 2.5G / 5G & 10G

Odin might be the god of war in Nordic mythology, but in the world of Ethernet testing, Z10 Odin is a key part of Xena’s Ethernet Traffic Generator solution.

Odin can test Ethernet devices at 6 speeds up to 10Gbps – 10/100/1000M and 2.5/5/10G.

The Xena Traffic Generator platform includes Z100 Loki (NRZ testing 10G to 100G), Z400 Thor (NRZ testing 10 to 100G and PAM4 testing 50G to 400G), and Z800 Freya (10G NRZ to 800G PAM4) and in the future also 1.6 Terabits.

Speeds and technology

Z10 Odin generates Ethernet traffic using NRZ (non-return to zero) modulation. NRZ is a modulation technique for serial communications that uses two voltage levels to represent logic 0 and logic 1. Z10 Odin supports Ethernet testing of NRZ data rates of 10Mbps/100Mbps/1G/2.5G/5G and 10G.

Hardware

There are currently seven Odin traffic generators (see table below). All are available in both Xena’s fixed 1U Compact chassis (see above), and Xena’s modular 4U B720/2400 chassis. Note however that the Z10cc Odin is only available in the Compact chassis.

Software

All Xena solutions includes user-friendly software to make it quick and easy to perform a multitude of relevant performance, QA, compliancy and functional testing: XenaManager, applications for automated RFC 2544, Y.1564, RFC 2889 and RFC 3918 testing, Xena OpenAutomation and XenaTimeSynch.

Add Impairment Emulation with E100 Chimera

Many factors can impede data traffic as it crosses different networks. Network emulators are a cost-effective tool for helping verify if equipment can handle real-world conditions. That’s why the Xena Ethernet Test Platform also includes the E100 Chimera, a network emulation test module that makes it easy to emulate multiple forms of latency, jitter and other forms of impairment to Ethernet traffic.

E100 Chimera supports full wire-speed impairment at five speeds up to 100Gbps and works seamlessly with Xena traffic generators, allowing you to both generate and impair traffic via the same XenaManager GUI – a feature unique to the Xena platform.

Latency/Jitter

Packet Impairments

Flexible Distributions

Constant delay

Drip

Manual

Accumulate and burst

Mis-ordering

Gaussian, Gamma, Poisson

Step delay

Duplication

Burst drop (random / fixed)

Gaussian / Gamma / Poisson Jitter

Corruption (ETH, IP, UDP, TCP)

Gilbert-Elliot

Custom Jitter

Bit Error Rate

Custom Distributions

BW shaping

Port Impairments

Misc. Features

Input policing

Optical link flap

syncE (Tx follow recovered clk)

Output shaping

Logical link flap

PMA error pulse injection 

Learn more about E100 Chimera Network Emulator


Z10 Odin: for Ethernet Testing up to 10Gbps

Model

Interfaces

Ports x Speeds

XenaCompact

XenaBay

Z10sx Odin

6 SFP+

6 x 10M/100M/1G/ 2,5G/5G/10G Copper* 10GBASE-SR / LR / ER or 1G/2,5G/5G/10G Direct Attached Cable (DAC) or 10/100/1000BASE-T**

* Requires FS-SFP-10GM-T-30

** Requires SFP transceivers with sgmii host interface (Roadmap)

Z10s Odin

6 SFP+ 

6x 10G BASE-SR / LR / DAC

Z10cc Odin

2 SFP+ 4 SFP

2x 10G BASE SR / LR / DAC

4x 100M / 1G optical or 10M / 100M / 1G Base-T

Z10r Odin

6 RJ45

6x 100M / 1G / 2,5G / 5G / 10G Base-T copper

Z01s Odin

6 SFP

6x 100M / 1G optical or 10M / 100M / 1G Base-T

Z01sx Odin*

6 SFP

6x 100M / 1G optical or 10M / 100M / 1G Base-T

Z01t Odin

3 RJ45

6 x 100M / 1G Base-T1 copper

For testing Automotive Ethernet ECUs

*The Z01sx Odin is an enhanced version of Z01s Odin. It offers 256 transmit streams (instead of 32), 6 modifiers per stream (instead of 2) and support for Priority Flow Control.

More Product Information

Teledyne LeCroy Xena

Teledyne LeCroy Xena is a leader in Ethernet traffic generators, physical layer testing and network emulation. They are one of a handful of companies with solutions for testing the fastest Ethernet speeds (currently 800Gbps using 112G SerDes). Customers around the world rely on Xena solutions to test, debug and validate the performance and interoperability of new Ethernet devices and outperform their competitors. Acquired by Teledyne LeCroy in 2023, Xena is renowned for user-friendly solutions with the industry’s lowest TCO thanks to the Xena Value Pack’s generous software licensing policy. 

Xena offers award-winning solutions for generating Ethernet traffic, physical layer testing and network emulation. Xena Ethernet Traffic Generators are a series of over 12 NICs and 2 chassis options with user-friendly software for conducting a wide range of test scenarios for all Ethernet speeds from 10Mbps up to 800Gbps. Xena also offers a dedicated network emulation NIC for impairing traffic with various forms of latency and jitter at wire-speed up to 100Gbps. All Xena Ethernet traffic generators and the network emulation NICs include powerful options for Physical Layer testing. Comprehensive software is bundled with all Xena solutions. XenaManager is a Windows PC client used for configuring and running traffic, there are standalone apps for running industry-standard RFC2544, 2889, 3918 & Y.1564 tests, plus comprehensive open-source automation and scripting options.


Contact Details 

Xena Networks ApS (Global HQ, Europe) 

Gammel Lundtoftevej 1B, 2nd floor, 2800 Lyngby, Denmark 

VAT#: DK 30615956 

Phone: +45 7020 0823 

Email: sales@xenanetworks.com

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