User`s guide

Arm Generator 100™ Tool
Overview
Please refer to your AG-100 User's Manual for more information on the operation of the instrument.
Functions of the AG-100
• Produce a pattern marker from a data pattern.
• Perform marker placement automatically or manually.
• Generate a marker based on pattern match or transition time (Edge Count).
• Generate a marker for Fibre Channel, InfiniBand and Gigabit Ethernet signals.
• Used in compliance testing Fibre Channel and Gigabit Ethernet devices.
The
WAVECREST AG-100 (Hardware) creates a marker from a repeating pattern. This marker is used
by the
WAVECREST SIA-3000™ system and the Known Pattern with Marker tool in WAVECREST's
GigaView
software to make fast and complete jitter measurements on a given data pattern. The Marker
signal can be generated for Fibre Channel, InfiniBand and Gigabit Ethernet data. For Fibre Channel and
Gigabit Ethernet protocols, the AG-100 works at 1X or 2X speeds. For InfiniBand (2.5 Gb/s), the unit must
be set to 2X Gigabit Ethernet.
For further jitter information, refer to the current Fibre Channel Methodologies for Jitter Specification
document at www.t11.org.
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