Protocol analyser and exerciser enable advanced PCI Express 6.0 protocol and compute express link validation
Keysight Technologies has introduced the first PCI Express (PCIe) 6.0 protocol validation tools. The cable-free Protocol Analyser and Protocol Exerciser enable semiconductor, computer and peripheral makers to perform complete silicon chip, root complex and endpoint system verification in a real-time development environment.
The PCIe 6.0 specification is a new high-speed serial interface standard released by the PCI-SIG supporting the higher data traffic and bandwidth requirements of data centres. With the standard enabling new designs for servers, endpoint devices, switches, storage devices and computers at speeds up to 64 gigatransfers per second (GT/s), equipment and device companies need protocol testers to validate PCIe 6.0 technology designs and ensure interoperability with other PCIe 6.0 specification compliant designs.
The Keysight protocol PCIe 6.0 architecture products offer:
* Analysis of the data link / transaction layer of PCIe 6.0 technology designs
* Support for all PCIe technology speeds – 2.5 GT/s, 5.0 GT/s, 8 GT/s, 16 GT/s, 32GT/s, and 64GT/s (PAM4) – and lane widths from x1 to x16
* Emulation of root complex and endpoint devices when validating PCIe and Compute Express Link (CXL) technology designs
* Debugging support with PCIe 6.0 technology and CXL 1.1 / 2.0 protocol visualization and analysis tools
* Cable-free protocol analysis in a streamlined Card Electromechanical (CEM) form factor
* Complete PCIe 6.0 standard test solution for the entire design cycle
Jim Pappas, Director of Technology Initiatives Intel, said: “PCI Express 6.0-based I/O technology is expected to deliver a breakthrough performance in high-performance I/O interfaces. It also enables additional innovations including accelerator interconnects like Compute Express Link and on-chip communications such as Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express. PCIe 6.0 capable protocol analyzer and exerciser test equipment from companies including Keysight Technologies are critical to accelerating the development, deployment, and dissemination of high-performance I/O technologies on future Intel platforms and throughout the industry.”
Al Yanes, Chairman of the PCI-SIG, said: “The PCI-SIG is pleased to see PCIe 6.0 technology test tools start to become available to its members from member companies such as Keysight Technologies. We appreciate Keysight’s continued efforts to support PCIe technology and the time, effort and expense Keysight along with other test vendors put into new tool development to allow our members to support the new advances in the PCI Express specification.”
Dr. Joachim Peerlings, Vice President of Network and Data Centre Solutions at Keysight, said: “In the race to advance artificial intelligence applications, physical layer and protocol validation of devices including networking interface cards, graphics processing units, and accelerators is key. With the revolutionary PCI Express 6.0 Protocol Analyzer and Exerciser, Keysight complements the portfolio of physical layer high-speed I/O and Ethernet physical and protocol solutions to enable the industry to test designs end-to-end.”
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