EDN

Using bit-error-rate testers to test-drive FEC codes

FEC (forward error correction), a critical component of many modern digital-communications applications, turns otherwise-unusable links into real and practical ...
Business Wire

Keysight Delivers the First Bit Error Ratio Test Solution for Validating 1.6 Terabits Per Second Transmission

SANTA ROSA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS), a leading technology company that delivers advanced design and validation solutions to help accelerate innovation to ...
Electronic Design

Bit-Error-Rate Testers Face Ethernet Speed Challenges

This file type includes high resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. The bit error ratio (BER) is defined as the probability that a bit is received in ...
Electronic Design

Test & Measurement: Powerful Bit-Error-Rate Tester Works At 1500 Mbits/s

The BA1500 1500-Mbit/s BitAlyzer bit-error-rate (BER) tester provides detailed BER tests and points out where and when errors occur. It shows errors, block errors, and error-free interval statistics ...
EDN

BER test method uses real data

Today's methods for BER (bit-error-rate) testing of high-speed serial links such as PCIe and SATA rely on predetermined patterns that don't represent real-world situations. These patterns use a ...