GL Communications - LightSpeed 1000 - OC-3 / STM-1 and OC-12 / STM-4 Analysis and Emulation Card (w/ GigE and USB 2.0)

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Overview

The LightSpeed 1000 is our new dual OC-3 / STM-1 and OC-12 / STM-4 PCI-Express card for protocol analysis and emulation of ATM, POS, RAW, and Ethernet traffic. The card has 2 GB of DDR2 RAM, a Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) port, and a USB 2.0 interface making this card one of the most versatile and powerful cards in GL's repertoire. LightSpeed 1000 comes with software for overall monitoring, BERT, emulation, and protocol analysis with a price tag that compares very favorably with similar test instruments at three times the price.

Multiple cards are possible in a rack PC for analysis of four or more directions simultaneously. When LightSpeed 1000 is enclosed (as shown above and coming soon), the USB 2.0 interface is used to connect with a Notebook PC. The GigE port provides independent Ethernet testing at wirespeed for applications such as BERT and RFC 2544.

A unique feature of the card is the capability to capture and transmit at wirespeed to/from hard disk on all interfaces.

Main Features

Some unique features that stand out are:

Ability to capture to disk at full rate in both directions without error. This permits detailed offline analysis that is not possible with other test instruments. Capture is possible on both optical ports and the single Ethernet port. Triggered and filtered capture is also possible.
Wirespeed BERT over ATM, POS, and RAW formats on both ports simultaneously
Complex and flexible filtering options: sixteen 128 bit independently applied filters, both ports, 128 bit user defined mask per filter, AND/OR Boolean expressions, include and exclude conditions
Hardware based precise time stamping of cells / packets with 10 nsec resolution, 1 ppm accuracy
Portability thru a USB 2.0 Interface
Single mode or multi mode Fiber SFP support
High performance x4 PCIe compliant interface
Onboard SODIMM memory (DDR2) – up to 2 Giga bytes
Provides external LEDs for LOS, LOF alarms for visual inspection. Also supports LED that can be configured by the users
Flexible DMA circular buffer architecture to read and write cells and packets at wire-speed
Multiple cards per system for super high capacity monitoring and test system
Hardware independent of higher level protocol for easy adaptation of future protocols

POS Mode - Packet over SONET / SDH

POS, or Packet over SONET / SDH at OC-3/ STM-1 OC-12 / STM-4 is supported at full rates over dual interfaces. Access, capture, analysis, and emulation of PPP and HDLC, all carrying IP traffic in real-time makes this card useful to many applications including Routing, Deep Packet Inspection, and other Internet traffic applications. Current POS applications include:

PoS Protocol Analysis with PPP / HDLC at wirespeed
POS Tx / Rx Test – an emulation and test capability that transmits test packets and checks packets on receive
POS BERT – support for the following PRBS Patterns: 2ˆ9 – 1, 2ˆ11 – 1, 2ˆ15 – 1, 2ˆ20 – 1, 2ˆ23 – 1, 2ˆ29 – 1, 2ˆ31 – 1, all one's, all zero's, alternate ones and zeros, user-defined pattern of lengths from 2 to 32 bits, invert and non-invert selections, single bit error insertion, error insert rate from 10ˆ-1 to 10ˆ-9, status for pattern sync, bit errors counters, and packet rate and packet gap configuration options, configurable header lengths and header information
Wirespeed capture of POS packets to hard disk on both ports simultaneously; Filtering and time stamping of packets
Receive Packets to File – to capture the incoming packets to a file
Transmit Packets from File – to playback already captured data in a file
Alarms and error (section, path, and line) monitoring and logging
Memory loopback – to loopback the packets / cells received

ATM – Asynchronous Transfer Mode

ATM at OC-3/ STM-1 OC-12 / STM-4 is supported at full rates over dual interfaces. Access, capture, analysis, and emulation of ATM cells at wire-speed make this interface capability applicable for wide ranging next generation networks. Current ATM applications include

ATM Protocol Analysis for AAL2 and AAL5
UMTS Protocol Analysis for analyzing UMTS over ATM
ATM Tx / Rx Test - an emulation and test capability that transmits test cells and checks same on receive
ATM BERT - support for the following PRBS Patterns: 2ˆ9 – 1, 2ˆ11 – 1, 2ˆ15 – 1, 2ˆ20 – 1, 2ˆ23 – 1, 2ˆ29 – 1, 2ˆ31 – 1, all one's, all zero's, alternate ones and zeros, user-defined pattern of lengths from 2 to 32 bits, invert and non-invert selections, single bit error insertion, error insert rate from 10ˆ-1 to 10ˆ-9, status for pattern sync, bit errors counters, and cell rate and cell gap configuration options
Other ATM BERT options – 52 byte ATM cell (without HEC) and 53 byte ATM cell (with HEC), HEC error insertion, on receive filtering is provided for idle cells, GFC, VPI, VCI, CL, and PT cells, statistical details for total cells, valid cells, idle cells, filtered cells, and filtered out cells
Wirespeed capture of ATM cells to hard disk on both ports simultaneously, filtering and time stamping of cells
Receive Packets to File – to capture the incoming packets to a file
Transmit Packets from File – to playback already captured data in a file
Alarms and error (section, path, and line) monitoring and logging
Memory loopback – to loopback the packets / cells received

RAW or Transparent Mode

Raw or transparent mode allows direct access to the SONET / SDH payload for BERT, data transmit and receive applications. Current applications include:

RAW BERT - support for the following PRBS Patterns: 2ˆ9 – 1, 2ˆ11 – 1, 2ˆ15 – 1, 2ˆ20 – 1, 2ˆ23 – 1, 2ˆ29 – 1, 2ˆ31 – 1, all one's, all zero's, alternate ones and zeros, user-defined pattern of lengths from 2 to 32 bits, invert and non-invert selections, single bit error insertion, error insert rate from 10ˆ-1 to 10ˆ-9, status for pattern sync, and bit errors counters
Wirespeed capture of raw data to hard disk on both ports simultaneously
Alarms and Error (section, path, and line) monitoring and logging
Memory loopback – to loopback the packets / cells received

Specifications

Interfaces:

2 x OC-3 / STM-1 / OC-12 / STM-4
1 x Gigabit Ethernet
Single Mode or Multi Mode Fiber SFP support with LC connector

Protocols:

RFC 2615 compliance
POS compliance specs needed

Tx Clock:

Internal or Recovered

Bus Interface:

PCIe Specification 1.2 Compliant
USB 2.0

Power and Dimensions:

+12 volts, 3.5 Amps
4.2” x 9.2”

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Buyer's Guide

Item No.	Item Description
LTS100	Dual OC-3/ STM-1 OC-12 / STM-4 PCI Express Card
LTS105	Portable Dual OC-3/ STM-1 OC-12 / STM-4
	OC-3 / STM-1 Related Software
LTS200	OC-3 / STM-1 ATM Monitor, BERT, Tx/Rx Test, RAW
LTS201	OC-3 / STM-1 PoS Monitor, BERT, Tx/Rx Test, RAW
LTS202	OC-3 / STM-1 ATM and RAW Record / Playback
LTS203	OC-3 / STM-1 PoS and RAW Record / Playback
LTS204	OC-3 / STM-1 ATM Protocol Analysis
LTS205	OC-3 / STM-1 PoS Protocol Analysis
LTS206	OC-3 / STM-1 UMTS Protocol Analysis
	OC-12 / STM-4 Related Software
LTS300	OC-12 / STM-4 ATM Monitor, BERT, Tx/Rx Test, RAW
LTS301	OC-12 / STM-4 PoS Monitor, BERT, Tx/Rx Test, RAW
LTS302	OC-12 / STM-4 ATM and RAW Record / Playback
LTS303	OC-12 / STM-4 PoS and RAW Record / Playback
LTS304	OC-12 / STM-4 ATM Protocol Analysis
LTS305	OC-12 / STM-4 PoS Protocol Analysis
LTS306	OC-12 / STM-4 UMTS Protocol Analysis
	Related Hardware
	DDR2 Memory Options - 512 MB, 1 GB, 2 GB
	SFP Options -
	Fiber cables
	Fiber connector
	OC-3/ STM-1 OC-12 / STM-4 Monitor Parts

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