PVA-3000 Reference Manual
December 2, 2019 Sifos Technologies
THRU Port
for Packet
Analyzers
Bypass Mode THRU Port to TEST
Port
(terminated 100
/ pair)
Insertion Loss (1–100 MHz)
2.7 +0.3, -0.2 dB (All Pairs)
Pair-Pair Isolation (All Pair
Combinations)
≤ -33 dB, 1 MHz to 100MHz
2.7.3. Link Partner Transmitter / Incoming Link Integrity Measurements
Power Spectral
Distortion
100Base-Tx: Pair 2 or 3
1000Base-Tx: Pairs 1 to 4
Selected Range / 33 Points
Amplitude Accuracy
normalized to calibration
Ideal Gigabit Config. @ DUT
100Base-Tx: Pair 2 or 3
1000Base-Tx: Pairs 1 to 4
± 1.5 dB (SNR > 30 dB)
± 0.75 dB (SNR ≤ 30 dB)
Ideal Gigabit Config. @ DUT
100Base-Tx: Pair 2 or 3
1000Base-Tx: Pairs 1 – 4
Ideal Gigabit Config. @ DUT
Bulk Echo
Response
(~ 4 – 75 MHz)
Accuracy / Repeatability
normalized to calibration
± 1.0 dB @ > -20 dB
± 1.5 dB @ ≤ -20 dB
Ideal Gigabit Config. @ DUT
Bulk Crosstalk
Response
(~ 4 – 75 MHz)
1000Base-T: Pair Combo’s
1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 2-3, 2-4, 3-4
Accuracy / Repeatability
normalized to calibration
± 1.0 dB @ < 32 dB
± 1.5 dB @ ≥ 32 dB
Ideal Gigabit Config. @ DUT
Ideal Gigabit Config. @ DUT
* 100BaseT and 1000BaseT SNR measurements are not referenced to any metric standards for SNR. SNR is a bulk
measure of signal deviation from “ideal” given compensation for linear distortion and other correctable impairments.
2.7.4. Link Partner Receiver / Link Integrity Measurements
Link State and
Link Integrity
Remote Rx Status | Local Rx Status
Status State Sampling Periodicity
Internal Test Port Packet
Counting
Packet Size & Resolution
(excluding 4 FCS Bytes)
60 to 1512 Bytes, 4 Bytes
Repeating 4-Byte Patterns
Transmitted Inter-Packet Gap Time
96, 576, or 11006
payload bit periods
0 = Continuous
32K, 128K, 5120K, or
1024K