VIAVI Xgig Protocol Exerciser for PCIe 5.0 traffic validation

VIAVI Solutions has introduced the Xgig Protocol Exerciser for the 5P16 platform for protocol traffic validation and performance evaluation. Together with the recently introduced Xgig 5P16 Analyzer — a 16-lane protocol analysis system for PCIe 5.0 — the product enables powerful real-time emulation, manipulation and analysis of PCIe 5.0 data traffic at all layers of the stack.

Component and equipment manufacturers are in a race to develop robust technologies that can handle emerging compute-intensive applications, from 400 Gigabit Ethernet and hyperscale networks to artificial intelligence. The protocol exerciser’s flexibility and performance help manufacturers by enabling validation of complex test cases that were not previously possible, the company says.

The product enables in-depth protocol evaluation and debugging at 32 Gbps per lane, as well as testing for PCIe compliance, allowing development of network technologies to meet the demands of tomorrow’s high-speed, high-performance computing applications. The Xgig Exerciser Solution includes a system chassis, test stand interposer for device under test (DUT) connectivity and the exerciser licence key. With a modular architecture and an implementation tightly coupled to a full-featured analysis system, the protocol exerciser reduces the need for extra hardware, while a familiar Xgig management interface helps limit training needs.