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Introduction     [Top]

The Backplane Consortium currently offers the following Services. These documents are constantly being updated to improve readability and to reflect the current specifications. Please contact us if you would like more information or have questions about the Backplane Consortium

Document Certification     [Top]

When testing based on the following test suites is performed, all reports generated will be digitally signed using an Adobe digital certificate. Upon reception of the report, the recipient can verify its authenticity using the instructions provided at http://www.iol.unh.edu/certifyDoc.

 

IOL     [Top]

Conformance     [Top]
Clause 48 - 10GBASE-X (8B/10B) PCS Test Suite [Top]
Revision: v1.3b
Status: Fully Documented (Active)
Testing Days Needed: 2-5 days
Abstract: This suite of tests has been developed to help implementers evaluate the functioning of their Clause 48 Physical Coding Sublayer (PCS) based products. The tests do not determine if a product conforms to the IEEE 802.3, nor are they purely interoperability tests. Rather, they provide one method to isolate problems within a PCS device. Successful completion of all tests contained in this suite does not guarantee that the tested device will operate with other devices. However, combined with satisfactory operation in the IOL's interoperability test bed, these tests provide a reasonable level of confidence that the Device Under Test (DUT) will function well in most environments.
Notes: Previous versions of this test suite include: v1.0, v1.1, v1.2c.
Test Suite: PDF Click to download PDF
Sample Report: PDF Click to download PDF
 
Clause 49 - 10GBASE-R (64B/66B) PCS Test Suite [Top]
Revision: v1.0
Status: Fully Documented (Active)
Testing Days Needed: 3-5 days
Abstract: This suite of tests has been developed to help implementers evaluate the functioning of their Clause 49 Physical Coding Sublayer (PCS) based products. The tests do not determine if a product conforms to the IEEE 802.3, nor are they purely interoperability tests. Rather, they provide one method to isolate problems within a PCS device. Successful completion of all tests contained in this suite does not guarantee that the tested device will operate with other devices. However, combined with satisfactory operation in the IOL's interoperability test bed, these tests provide a reasonable level of confidence that the Device Under Test (DUT) will function well in most environments.
Notes: Previous versions of this test suite include: v0.4.
Test Suite: PDF Click to download PDF
Sample Report: PDF Click to download PDF
 
Clause 70 - 1000BASE-KX PMD Electrical Test Suite [Top]
Revision: 1.0
Status: Draft (Partially Implemented)
Testing Days Needed: 2 days
Abstract: This test suite verifies the electrical characteristics of Clause 70 1000BASE-KX devices.
Test Suite: PDF Click to download PDF
 
Clause 71 - 10GBASE-KX4 PMD Electrical Test Suite [Top]
Revision: 0.2
Status: Draft (Partially Implemented)
Testing Days Needed: 2 days
Abstract: This test suite verifies the electrical characteristics of 10GBASE-KX4 devices.
Test Suite: PDF Click to download PDF
 
Clause 72 - 10GBASE-KR PMD Electrical Test Suite [Top]
Revision: 1.1
Status: Fully Documented (Partially Implemented)
Testing Days Needed: 2 days
Abstract: This test suite verifies the electrical characteristics of 10GBASE-KR devices.
Notes: Previous versions of this test suite include: v1.0
Test Suite: PDF Click to download PDF
Sample Report: PDF Click to download PDF
 
Clause 72 - 10GBASE-KR Startup Test Suite [Top]
Revision: 0.25
Status: Draft (Active)
Testing Days Needed: 1 week
Abstract: This suite of tests verifies the startup functionality for Clause 72 10GBASE-KR devices.
Test Suite: PDF Click to download PDF
 
Clause 73 - Backplane Ethernet Autonegotiation Test Suite [Top]
Revision: 1.0
Status: Fully Documented (Active)
Testing Days Needed: 2 days
Abstract: This suite of tests verifies the ability for Backplane Ethernet devices to Auto-Negotiate using IEEE 802.3ap Clause 73 Backplane Ethernet Auto-Negotiation.
Test Suite: PDF Click to download PDF
Sample Report: PDF Click to download PDF
 
Clause 36 1000BASE-X (Fiber) PCS Test Suite [Top]
Revision: 2.1
Status: Fully Documented (Active, see notes)
Testing Days Needed: 1 day
Abstract: This suite of tests has been developed to help implementers evaluate the functionality of their Clause 36 Physical Coding Sublayer (PCS) based products. The tests do not determine if a product conforms to IEEE 802.3 standard, nor are they purely interoperability tests. Rather, they provide one method to isolate problems within a PCS device. Successful completion of all tests contained in this suite does not guarantee that the tested device will operate with other devices. However, combined with satisfactory operation in the IOL's interoperability test bed, these tests provide a reasonable level of confidence that the device under test (DUT) will function well in most environments.
Notes: Test #36.3.1 Under development.

Previous versions of this test suite include: v1997_SEP, v1997_OCT, v1.8, v1.9, v2.0.
Test Suite: PDF Click to download PDF
Sample Report: PDF Click to download PDF
 
Clause 4 - MAC Test Suite [Top]
Revision: v5.2
Status: Fully Documented (Active, see notes)
Testing Days Needed: 1-2 days
Abstract: This test suite deals with Reception issues such as CRC Errors, Framing Errors, Length Errors, Fragments, etc. as well as Transmission issues, proper spacing, proper preamble and SFD, For Half Duplex devices this also includes collisions, deference, etc. This suite of tests has been developed to help implementers evaluate the functioning of their Clause 4 Media Access Control (MAC) based products. The tests do not determine if a product conforms to the IEEE 802.3, nor are they purely interoperability tests. Rather, they provide one method to isolate problems within a MAC device. Successful completion of all tests contained in this suite does not guarantee that the tested device will operate with other devices. However, combined with satisfactory operation in the IOL's interoperability test bed, these tests provide a reasonable level of confidence that the Device Under Test (DUT) will function well in most environments.
Notes: Previous versions available: v1.1
Test Suite: PDF Click to download PDF
Sample Report: PDF Click to download PDF
 
Clause 37 1000BASE-X (Fiber) Auto-Negotiation Test Suite [Top]
Revision: 1.4.4
Status: Fully Documented (Active, see notes)
Testing Days Needed: 2 Days
Abstract: This suite of tests has been developed to help implementers evaluate the functioning of their Clause 37 Auto-Negotiation based products. The tests do not determine if a product conforms to the IEEE 802.3 Standard, nor are they purely interoperability tests. Rather, they provide one method to isolate problems within an auto-negotiating device. Successful completion of all tests contained in this suite does not guarantee that the tested device will operate with other auto-negotiating devices. However, combined with satisfactory operation in the IOL's interoperability test bed, these tests provide a reasonable level of confidence that the Device Under Test (DUT) will function well in most auto-negotiating environments.
Notes: Previous versions of this test suite include: v1.0, v1.0a, v1.0b, v1.1, v1.3, v1.4, v1.4.1, v1.4.2, v1.4.3.
Test Suite: PDF Click to download PDF
Sample Report: PDF Click to download PDF
 

Interoperability     [Top]
Backplane Ethernet Interoperability Test Suite [Top]
Revision: 0.2
Status: Draft (Active)
Testing Days Needed: 2 days
Abstract: This test suite verifies interoperability between IEEE 802.3ap backplanes, silicon, and chipsets.
Notes: Initially this is designed for use in Backplane Ethernet applications, however it may expand to be a generic backplane interoperability test suite.
Test Suite: PDF Click to download PDF
Sample Report: PDF Click to download PDF
 

 
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