PVA-3000 Reference Manual
December 2, 2019 Sifos Technologies
2.7. Technical Data: PVA-3000
2.7.1. Test Port Configurations and Measurements
Link Partner
(DUT) Transmitter
/ Interface
Measurements
or
Link Outlet Signal
Quality Analyses
Power Spectral Distortion
(PSD)
Signal-To-Noise Ratio (SNR)
Link Partner
(DUT) Receiver
or
Remote Receiver
Analyses
Test PHY or Thru Port
+ Line Loss Emulator
Link Stability, 100M Cat5
(Noise, Tx
Offset, and
Jitter are
Factory
Calibrated)
Test PHY or Thru Port
+ Alien Crosstalk
Link Stability, Ingress Noise
Packet Loss, Ingress Noise
Test PHY or Thru Port
+ Passive Mismatch
Link Stability, 12dB Mismatch
Packet Loss, 12dB Mismatch
Test PHY or Thru Port
+ Line Emulator
+ Alien Crosstalk OR
Passive Mismatch
Link Stability (Multi-
Impairment)
Packet Loss (Multi-Impairment)
Test PHY +
Jitter/Offset Synthesis
Link Stability, Jittered or Offset
Xmit Signal
Packet Loss, Jittered or Offset
Xmit Signal
Test PHY + Jitter/Offset
Synthesis
+ Line Emulator AND/OR
(Alien Crosstalk OR
Passive Mismatch)
Link Stability (Multi-
Impairment)
Packet Loss (Multi-Impairment)
Transmit / Receive
Tests with PoE
Impairments
PVA-3102 Test Port to
PSA-3102 OUT Port
Connection(s)
(All Above Transmitter Tests)
(All Above Receiver Tests and
Impairments)
Link Partner
Capabilities &
Linkup Timing
Link Partner Advertisements
Auto-Neg Problem Indicators
Precision Auto-Neg/Linkup
Timing (20msec Resolution)
2.7.2. LAN Interface Specifications
Insertion Loss to Test PHY
(1 – 100 MHz)
2.7 +0.3, -0.2 dB (All Pairs)
Maximum Return Loss
(All Pairs)
≤ -15 dB (1 - 100MHz)
≤ -21 dB (1 - 62.5MHz)
Pair-Pair Isolation
(1 - 100MHz)
≤ -33 dB (All Pair Combo’s)
Terminated to Test PHY with Bulk
12dB Mismatch Connected
Return Loss
(100 KHz – 100 MHz)
-11.7 dB ± 0.5 dB (All Pairs)
Bypass Mode TEST Port to THRU
Port
(terminated 100
/ pair)
Insertion Loss (1 – 100
MHz)
2.7 +0.3, -0.2 dB (All Pairs)
≤ -15 dB, 1MHz to 100MHz
(All Pairs)
≤ -33 dB, 1 MHz to 100MHz
(All Pair Combo’s)