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Features

The N5392A Ethernet electrical test software offers several features to simplify the validation of Ethernet designs:

  • Setup wizard for quick and clear setup, configuration and test
  • Wide range of 1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX and 10BASE-T tests enabling standards conformance
  • Disturbing signal support for 1000BASE-T Test Mode 1 and 4 tests
  • Accurate and repeatable results with Agilent Infiniium oscilloscopes
  • Accurate return loss measurements with supported Agilent vector network analyzers
  • Automated reporting in a comprehensive HTML format with margin analysis With the Ethernet electrical test software, you can use the same oscilloscope you use for everyday debugging to perform automated testing and margin analysis based on the Ethernet-standards.

bandwidth model and probes shown.

10 Mb/s,

100 Mb/s

600 MHz

1 GHz

2.5 GHz

4 GHz

6 GHz

8 GHz

12 GHz

13 GHz

1.5 GHz

3.5 GHz

5 GHz

7 GHz

10 GHz

Table 1. Recommended oscilloscopes and active probes

Table 3. Ethernet electrical tests for 1000BASE-T performed by the N5392A software

Table 4. Ethernet electrical tests for 100BASE-TX performed by the N5392A software

To use the N5392A Ethernet electrical performance validation and conformance software on your Infiniium oscilloscope, you will need oscilloscope probes and probe heads, the Agilent N5395B Ethernet electrical conformance test fixture and other test accessories depending on the Ethernet standard and test suites you want to perform. For 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX Ethernet testing, the test configurations are similar. For 1000BASE-T, the testing requirements can include jitter tests, tests with the disturbing signal, and return loss measurements, which presents a much more complex test configuration. The following section describes the fixtures and tests.

  • N5395B Ethernet electrical conformance test fixture The Agilent N5395B Ethernet electrical conformance test fixture includes a main test fixture board, a short RJ-45 interconnect cable, and a small impedance calibration board (see Figure 4). The main test fixture board is subdivided into 8 fixtures which are configured specifically for the requirements of different tests. Ethernet device connection is accomplished through the short RJ 45 interconnect cable or through the N5396A Gigabit Ethernet jitter test cable. Several tests require equipment in addition to the Infiniium oscilloscope; in these cases, the connection to the test fixture is accomplished using BNC and SMA cables while the control of such equipment is accomplished by the software through the 82357A/B USB-GPIB adaptor. Some measurements require a direct SMA cable connection to channels on the oscilloscope, however, most commonly the connection is via an Agilent InfiniiMax active differential probe (1130A, 1131A, 1132A, 1134A, 1168A, or 1169A) with an E2678A socketed differential probe head.
  • N5396A Gigabit Ethernet jitter test cable and Gigabit Ethernet jitter measurement The N5396A Gigabit Ethernet jitter test cable allows you to make 1000BASE-T jitter measurements with the N5395B Ethernet electrical conformance test fixture. The 103-m cable has a RJ-45 connector on one end to connect to the device under test (DUT), and a DB9 connector on the other end to connect to the N5395B Ethernet test fixture board. The 1000BASE-T jitter measurements are best made using two Agilent InfiniiMax active differential probes (1130A, 1131A, 1132A, 1134A, 1168A, or 1169A) with the E2677A/N5381A solder-in and E2678A socketed differential probe heads.
  • Return loss measurements The N5392A Ethernet electrical performance validation and conformance software supports the 1000BASE-T return loss measurement which requires the N5395B Ethernet electrical conformance test fixture, 3 SMA cables and an appropriate vector network analyzer. We recommend you use one long (36”) SMA cable to connect the vector network analyzer to the N5395B fixture and two short (~12”) SMA cables for fixture interconnection. The software can either control the vector network analyzer to access the measurement data or read one of several vector-network-analyzer- created ASCII data files for the measurement results. Supported file formats are TouchStone and CITIFile. The software will convert the 100-ohm measured data into the 85- and 115-ohm systems as required in the specification. The network analyzer and main test fixture are calibrated using the impedance calibration board, which has separate RJ-45 connectors for an open circuit, a short circuit, and 50-ohm load.
  • 1000BASE-T disturbing signal There are two suites of tests that require an interfering signal referred to as the “disturbing signal:” the template test suite and the distortion test suite. The disturbing signal is created by two Agilent 33250A arbitrary waveform generators which are controlled and calibrated by the N5392A software. The disturbing signal tests require four BNC cables to connect the function generators, two short (~12”) SMA cables for fixture interconnection, and two long (36”) SMA cables to make direct connection to the oscilloscope for measurements. Measurement requirements

The following products are used in the total solution for Ethernet testing with the N5392A: Model number Description N5392A User-installed license Option 021 Factory-installed license on new 9000 or 90000 Series oscilloscopes N5435A Option 008 Server-based license for 9000 and 90000 Series oscilloscopes N5395B Ethernet electrical conformance test fixture N5396A Gigabit Ethernet jitter test cable (for 1000BASE-T jitter test) 113XA or 116XA InfiniiMax active differential probe E2677A or N5381A InfiniiMax solder-in differential probe head E2678A InfiniiMax socketed differential probe head An alternative to purchasing the E2677A and E2678A is the E2669A E2669A InfiniiMax connectivity kit for differential/single-ended measurements (contains one E2575A differential browser probe head, four E2677A solder-in differential probe heads, and two E2678A socketed differential probe heads) 33250A 80-MHz arbitrary waveform generator 82357A/B USB/GPIB interface VNA Network analyzer that can measure in the 10-100 MHz range. Supported network analyzers:

  • 8752x/53x
  • 4395x/96x
  • E5070x/71x
  • E5061x/62x
  • N5230A Accessories 10833D GPIB cable, 0.5 meter (other lengths available, check with your Agilent representative) 8120-1840 BNC (m) – BNC (m) cable, 48”. Connects two BNC female ports. SMA cables 4 maximum needed. Recommend two long (36”) and two short (~12”) cables. Suggested vendor, part number
  • Farnell, 8558566 (36” length)
  • Farnell, 1056167 (0.25 m length) SMA push-on connectors Aids productivity by not requiring threaded SMA connections. Order 33SMA-Q50-0-4 from S.M Electronics

Table 6. Products used for all 10/100/1000 tests for N5392A Ethernet solution

Ordering information

Table 7. Order guide for each Ethernet measurement standard. To determine total number of a given model number for an aggregate measurements, two 113XA or 116XA probe amplifiers are required.

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