VIAVI TestCenter C2 AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-3 Enterprise Benchmarking Kit with 3-Year Support

C2 multi-speed appliance enterprise benchmarking kit with 3-year support, offering up to 8 Ethernet ports at 10G to 100M.

Media support: NBASE-T and IEEE 802.3bz compliant; support up to 8 Ethernet ports
Test port line rates: 10G, 5G, 2.5G, 1G and 100M
Interface cards: up to two interface cards (NICs)
Interface components: Power switch; Admin port; VGA; HDMI; USB 2.0; USB 3.0; Test ports

Datasheet

Overview

VIAVI TestCenter Sub-100G solutions provide Layer 2–3 validation for enterprise, service provider, industrial and data center networks built on sub-100G Ethernet technologies. These networks still rely on sub-100G links for access, aggregation, control-plane and specialized connectivity applications, so they need validation of performance, interoperability, resiliency and long-term operational stability.

The family comes in two forms. Modular chassis-based systems use fX, dX, mX and pX sub-100G test modules. Compact appliance platforms such as M1 and C2 take a range of NIC configurations. Both allow test configurations to scale across enterprise, service provider and data center infrastructures.

The solutions support functional, performance and interoperability validation. They generate and analyze traffic and measure latency, jitter, throughput and packet loss. They also support regression testing after hardware, software and topology changes, and they integrate with other TestCenter hardware from 10MB to 1.6T and with TestCenter Virtual environments.

Key Features

High-density Ethernet testing with dX, fX, mX and pX test modules or M1/C2 appliances with a variety of NIC configurations
Support for regression testing and long-term network lifecycle assurance
Line-rate traffic generation and analysis across large port counts
Precise, repeatable measurement of latency, jitter, throughput and packet loss
Multi-vendor interoperability with standards-aligned network validation
Unified integration with 10MB to 1.6T hardware and TestCenter Virtual environments
Compact, portable 2U appliance with up to 8 Ethernet ports
Fully synchronized hardware timing across NICs and ports
Supports VIAVI TestCenter with L2-7 protocols, including Automotive Ethernet

Specifications

Interfaces

Media support AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-1, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-3, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-ROUTING-1, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-ROUTING-3	NBASE-T and IEEE 802.3bz compliant; support up to 8 Ethernet ports
Test port line rates AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-1, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-3, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-ROUTING-1, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-ROUTING-3	10G, 5G, 2.5G, 1G and 100M
Interface cards AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-1, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-3, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-ROUTING-1, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-ROUTING-3	up to two interface cards (NICs)
Interface components AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-1, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-3, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-ROUTING-1, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-ROUTING-3	Power switch; Admin port; VGA; HDMI; USB 2.0; USB 3.0; Test ports The number of test ports and the available functionality depends on a specific appliance configuration
External Time Reference (ETR) connectors AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-1, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-3, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-ROUTING-1, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-ROUTING-3	10 MHz with 50 Ohm cable (SMA); 1 PPS with 50 Ohm cable (SMA); SERIAL DCE (RJ45); IEEE 1588 (RJ45)
Multiple chassis connections AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-1, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-3, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-ROUTING-1, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-ROUTING-3	SYNC OUT (RJ45); SYNC IN (RJ45)

Traffic Generation and Analysis

User reservation AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-1, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-3, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-ROUTING-1, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-ROUTING-3	Per-port reservation available
VFDs AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-1, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-3, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-ROUTING-1, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-ROUTING-3	6 VFDs available for each of 256 stream templates
Frame length range and controls AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-1, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-3, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-ROUTING-1, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-ROUTING-3	100% line rate for frames of 60-16004 bytes controlled by fixed, increment, decrement, random, and IMIX modes
Statistics AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-1, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-3, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-ROUTING-1, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-ROUTING-3	Nearly 50 transmit stats per port reported in real time. Includes Layer 1-4 counters and rates and checksum and CRC errors. Over 40 real-time measurements per stream including latency, jitter, and data integrity
Capture AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-1, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-3, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-ROUTING-1, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-ROUTING-3	256 MB per port with sophisticated trigger and filtering controls
Histograms AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-1, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-3, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-ROUTING-1, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-ROUTING-3	Port-level histograms

Timing and Synchronization

Inter-NIC and inter-system time synchronization AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-1, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-3, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-ROUTING-1, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-ROUTING-3	Ports in the same chassis are phase-locked to the internal timing source. For separate systems: timing chain synchronization with ±20 ns; synchronized via GPS or CDMA network; using NTP or PTP packet-based approaches
Time source AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-1, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-3, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-ROUTING-1, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-ROUTING-3	Stratum-3 oscillator default time source; adjustable ±102 PPM
Frame timestamp resolution AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-1, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-3, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-ROUTING-1, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-ROUTING-3	2.5 ns
Packet-based timing AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-1, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-3, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-ROUTING-1, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-ROUTING-3	NTP and PTP support

Physical

Dimensions AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-1, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-3, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-ROUTING-1, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-ROUTING-3	3.5” (H) x 13.9” (W) x 11.2” (D)
Weight AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-1, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-3, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-ROUTING-1, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-ROUTING-3	13 pounds Without external power adapter
Form factor AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-1, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-3, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-ROUTING-1, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-ROUTING-3	2U

Environmental

Operating AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-1, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-3, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-ROUTING-1, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-ROUTING-3	0°C to 35°C, 10% to 70% Non-condensing
Storage AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-1, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-3, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-ROUTING-1, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-ROUTING-3	-20°C to 70°C, 0% to 100% Non-condensing

Power

AC power adapter input voltage range AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-1, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-3, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-ROUTING-1, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-ROUTING-3	100 V-240 V 50-60 Hz
AC power adapter output AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-1, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-3, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-ROUTING-1, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-ROUTING-3	19.5 V, 16.9 A, 330 W
Total DC power AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-1, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-3, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-ROUTING-1, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-ROUTING-3	330 W

Compliance

Safety compliance and certifications AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-1, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-3, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-ROUTING-1, AP-C2-EP-KIT-BM-ROUTING-3	FCC Part 15 Class A; CE Mark Class A EN 55032:2012; EN 55024:2010; EN 61000-3-3:2013; EN 61000-3-2:2014; UL 60950-1:2007 R10.14; CAN/CSA-C22.2 NO.60950-1-07+A1:2011+A2:2014

Specifications are taken from the manufacturer's documentation. See the datasheet for complete and current values.