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Recommended Equipment for Ethernet Testing

Required for Ethernet 10 Base T Compliance Tests

Recommended Equipment Quantity
Real-time Oscilloscope Tektronix Real Time DSA/DPO or TDS Oscilloscope
500 MHz Bandwidth is adequate for 10Base T (Model DPO7054)
1
Ethernet Compliance Software TDSET3: Download Ethernet Test Utility 1
Active Differential Probe P6247 or P6248 Series Differential Probes for probing terminated lanes on compliance test fixture 1
Signal Generator AWG5002B is capable of Ethernet Test Return Loss Stimulus 1
Compliance Test Fixture
  • TF-GBE - Ethernet Test Fixture
    • TF-GBE-BTP - Basic Test Package
    • TF-GBE-ATP - Advanced Test Package includes Jitter Channel
Requires BNC cables and terminators as described in the procedure
1

Required for Ethernet 100 Base T Compliance Tests

Recommended Equipment Quantity
Real-time Oscilloscope Tektronix Real Time DSA/DPO or TDS Oscilloscope
1GHz Bandwidth is adequate for 100Base T (Model DPO7104)
1
Ethernet Compliance Software TDSET3: Download Ethernet Test Utility 1
Active Differential Probe P6247 or P6248 Series Differential Probes for probing terminated lanes on compliance test fixture 1
Signal Generator AWG5002B is capable of Ethernet Test Return Loss Stimulus 1
Compliance Test Fixture
  • TF-GBE - Ethernet Test Fixture
    • TF-GBE-BTP - Basic Test Package
    • TF-GBE-ATP - Advanced Test Package includes Jitter Channel
Requires BNC cables and terminators as described in the procedure
1

Required for Ethernet 1000 Base T Compliance Tests

Recommended Equipment Quantity
Real-time Oscilloscope Tektronix Real Time DSA/DPO or TDS Oscilloscope
1GHz Bandwidth is adequate for 1000Base T (Model DPO7254)
1
Ethernet Compliance Software TDSET3: Download Ethernet Test Utility 1
Active Differential Probe P6247 or P6248 Series Differential Probes for probing terminated lanes on compliance test fixture 1
Signal Generator AWG5002B is capable of Ethernet Test
Disturber Signal Generation and Return Loss Stimulus
1
Compliance Test Fixture
  • TF-GBE - Ethernet Test Fixture
    • TF-GBE-BTP - Basic Test Package
    • TF-GBE-ATP - Advanced Test Package includes Jitter Channel
Requires BNC cables and terminators as described in the procedure
1

Required for Ethernet Cable Testing

Recommended Equipment Quantity
Real-time Oscilloscope Tektronix Sampling Oscillscope (DSA8200 Series) 1
TDR Modules 80E84 1
TDR Software IConnect® 1