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Recommended Equipment for Ethernet Testing

Required for Ethernet 10 Base T Compliance Tests

Recommended Equipment Quantity
Real-time Oscilloscope DPO7000 or higher or DSA/DPO70000B Series Real-time Oscilloscope 1
Ethernet Compliance Software TDSET3 compliance software (option ET3) 1
Active Differential Probe P6247 or P6248 Series Differential Probes*1 2
Signal Generator Ethernet Test Return Loss Stimulus 1
Compliance Test Fixture
  • Basic Test package (TF-GBE-BTP) - consists of test fixture PCB set and RJ45 interconnect cable
  • Advanced Test Package (TF-GBE-ATP) - consists of test fixture PCB set, RJ45 interconnect cable and 1000BaseT jitter test channel cable
1

Required for Ethernet 100 Base T Compliance Tests

Recommended Equipment Quantity
Real-time Oscilloscope DPO7000 or higher or DSA/DPO70000B Series Real-time Oscilloscope 1
Ethernet Compliance Software TDSET3 compliance software (option ET3) 1
Active Differential Probe P6247 or P6248 Series Differential Probes*1 2
Signal Generator Ethernet Test Return Loss Stimulus 1
Compliance Test Fixture
  • Basic Test package (TF-GBE-BTP) - consists of test fixture PCB set and RJ45 interconnect cable
  • Advanced Test Package (TF-GBE-ATP) - consists of test fixture PCB set, RJ45 interconnect cable and 1000BaseT jitter test channel cable
1

Required for Ethernet 1000 Base T Compliance Tests

Recommended Equipment Quantity
Real-time Oscilloscope DPO7104 or higher or DSA/DPO70000B Series Real-time Oscilloscope 1
Ethernet Compliance Software TDSET3 compliance software (option ET3) 1
Active Differential Probe P6247 or P6248 Series Differential Probes*1 2
Signal Generator Ethernet Test Disturber Signal Generation and Return Loss Stimulus 1
Compliance Test Fixture
  • Basic Test package (TF-GBE-BTP) - consists of test fixture PCB set and RJ45 interconnect cable
  • Advanced Test Package (TF-GBE-ATP) - consists of test fixture PCB set, RJ45 interconnect cable and 1000BaseT jitter test channel cable
1

Required for Ethernet Cable Testing

Recommended Equipment Quantity
Sampling Oscilloscope Tektronix Sampling Oscilloscope (DSA8200 Series) 1
TDR Modules 80E04 1
TDR Software IConnect® TDR and S Parameter Measurement Software (80SSPAR) 1

*1 Two differential probes required for Return Loss measurement