Whether motivated by cost, power requirements, space or increased demand for bandwidth, pluggable transceivers are evolving rapidly. Predicting how long an existing transceiver will be required before another comes along to take its place is tough—making the obsolescence of today’s hardware simply a waiting game.
Another challenge is that network operators and data centers still need to support existing technologies, but also be ready to address new rates and technologies without always doing forklift upgrades. Whether we consider SFP and SFP+ (for rates up to 10G) or QSFP28 and CFP4 (for 100G) or SFP28 (for 25G rates), it’s clear that integrating all these into a network—as well as testing and validating them—is a huge task. The smart move is to allocate budget for versatile—not limited—solutions.
| Key Features |
| With EXFO’s Open Transceiver System (OTS): innovative, evolutionary design enabling any transceiver (now or future) to fit into an EXFO test solution |
| iOptics test application that quickly validates the sanity of an optical device using minimal configuration |
| Compatible with FTB-4 Pro Platform capable of running up to four modules simultaneously for up to eight ports of 25 GigE |
| OTS support for multiple interfaces: dual SFP28, dual QSFP28, single CFP4 |
| Compatible with EXFO’s LTB-8 Rackmount Platform featuring hot-swap capability for lab use |
| Combine with FTBx-88200NGE module for 10M to 100G in a single testing solution |
| Dual-port Ethernet testing capability up to 50GE including a complete Ethernet test suite |
| Compatible with FTB-2 Pro Platform capable of running up to two modules simultaneously for up to four ports of 25 GigE |
| Supported by EXFO Multilink, a web-based application for easy multi-user management and remote access |
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| Modules | FTBx-8870 | FTBx-8880 | FTB-88100G | FTB-88100NGE | FTBx-88200NGE | FTBx-88260 |
DSn/PDH
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OTN
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Multi Channel OTN
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| 40G OC-768/STM-256 |
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RFC 2544
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RFC 6349
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RFC 6349
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CPRI
1.2 Gbit/s to 10.1 Gbit/s
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OBSAI 1.5 Gbit/s,
3.1 Gbit/s
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Dual-Port
Ethernet Testing
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OpticalRF
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| Dual SFP28 | 10G / 25G / FC32x data rates
Ethernet Dual Port testing (EBERT, RFC2544, ESAM, TGEN), OTN, SONET/SDH, FC testing
The dual port can be shared with another OTS module, one port from each OTS module
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| Dual QSFP28 | 40G/100G data rates
Framed Ethernet Dual Port testing (EBERT, RFC2544, ESAM, TGEN), OTN testing
The dual port can be shared with another OTS module, one port from each OTS module
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| Single CFP4 | 100G data rate
Ethernet Dual Port testing (EBERT, RFC2544, ESAM, TGEN), OTN testing
The dual port can be shared with another OTS module, one port from each OTS module
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| Sync | Built-in GPS
Ideal solution for latency and clock testing
Next-generation timing application
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Power Blazer Series
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| Model | FTBx-8870 | FTBx-8880 | FTBx-88260 | FTB-88100G | FTB-88100NGE | FTBx-88200NGE |
Size
(H x W x D)
| 25mm x 160mm x 118mm
(1 in x 6 5/16 in x 4 5/8 in)
| 25mm x 160mm x 118mm
(1 in x 6 5/16 in x 4 5/8 in)
| 25mm x 160mm x 118mm
(1 in x 6 5/16 in x 4 5/8 in)
| 51mm x 96mm x 288mm
(2 in x 3 3/4 in x 11 5/16 in)
| 51mm x 96mm x 288mm
(2 in x 3 3/4 in x 11 5/16 in)
| 25mm x 160mm x 118mm
(1 in x 6 5/16 in x 4 5/8 in)
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| Weight | 0.35 kg
(0.75 lb)
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(0.9 lb)
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(1.9 lb)
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(2.4 lb)
| 1.1 kg
(2.4 lb)
| 0.5 kg
(1.1 lb)
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| Operating Temperature | 0 °C to 40 °C
(32 °F to 104 °F)
| 0 °C to 40 °C
(32 °F to 104 °F)
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(32 °F to 104 °F)
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(32 °F to 104 °F)
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(32 °F to 104 °F)
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(32 °F to 104 °F)
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| Storage Temperature | —40 °C to 70 °C
(—40 °F to 158 °F)
| —40 °C to 70 °C
(—40 °F to 158 °F)
| —40 °C to 70 °C
(—40 °F to 158 °F)
| —40 °C to 60 °C
(—40 °F to 140 °F)
| —40 °C to 60 °C
(—40 °F to 140 °F)
| —40 °C to 70 °C
(—40 °F to 158 °F)
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