a,d) XAUI requires enough samples in the data eye to ensure BER of 1e-12. c,b) CJPAT and golden PLL or equivalent filtering is required. Thanks, Vinu chen, jinhua wrote: >Hi, > >Since I posted my last message. There is no any public responses. >And there is not much private responses as well. > >Here I forward one of the response. I don't think there is an easy >Answer to my original question. But we should an industrial standard >to follow. I don't see a clear description about this issue in FC spec. >Anybody like to shed more light on this issue? > >Thanks! > >Jinhua > > >-----Original Message----- >From: herbert_lage@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:herbert_lage@xxxxxxxxxxx] >Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 9:48 AM >To: chen_jinhua@xxxxxxx >Subject: RE: [SI-LIST] The standard eye mask test > > >Hi Jinhua, > >Since no one seems to have re-plied, I have inquired with our application >experts for fiber-optics. Please find below our interpretation on how to >carry out Fibre-Channel jitter measurements. This may not provide a complete >answer but will hopefully get you started. Please note that some of it may >strictly speaking only apply to optical eye pattern measurements. Here is >the response: > > >Fibre channel FC-PI (rev 13 = final) calls out OFSTP-4 (EIA/TIA 526-4A >Optical Eye Pattern Measurement Procedure, 1997) in clauses 6.2.1 and 6.3.1 >(optical interface specifications). Most of the mask testing will be defined >in this reference ... except for code pattern. > >a.) Number of samples be taken for each test (hundreds/thousands/forever?). > > FC-PI (rev 13, now officially an ANSI document) Appendix A, > Clause A.1.2.1 states "over at least 1000 bit times". > > 1000 samples seems to be the most common number in use (at > various sites) for DCA based eye mask measurements. > >b.) What kind of trigger signal used for the test. Use recovered clock > from CDR, or use golden PLL clock? > > FC-PI A.1.2.1 makes a suggestion of a recovered clock (ie. "derived > from the data stream") but only mandates the use of a bit-rate trigger. > For the derived clock the document refers to NCITS-TR-25:1999 ("MJS", > Methodologies for Jitter Specification) for specifics. See clauses > D2.2 and D2.3 which form the basis of eye mask jitter testing ... an > issue related to eye mask testing. > > For lab testing most companies seem to use the trigger output of a > BERT tester which is presumed equivalent to a low frequency tracking > golden PLL. > >c.) What kind of data patterns should be used (CJPAT/PRBS or others)? > > Fibre Channel FC-PI rev 13 hints at patterns in appendix A.1.2.1 > (by referring to the MJS document). Unfortunately, it appears that > the MJS document does not specifically advise which of its patterns > are recommended for eye mask testing. > > Our recommended patterns are K28.5 or PRBS 2^7-1 ... as they both > run from min to max run length (ie. 1-5 bits for 8B/10B). As the run > length for PRBS is slightly longer it is incrementally more challenging, > but usually not noticeably so. Using valid 8B/10B traffic is most > relevant to the application. > >d.) Not any eye mask violation can be accepted? Or a few violations can > be accepted for TX output eye mask? > > No violations is pass. One violation is fail. The sample size is > already quite small to guarantee error free performance. > > > >Best Regards, > > Herbert. > > >-----Original Message----- >From: chen, jinhua [mailto:chen_jinhua@xxxxxxx] >Sent: 15 May 2003 22:00 >To: si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [SI-LIST] The standard eye mask test > > >Hi, > >I know there must be someone in the list can give me help in this topic. > >The eye mask test is used in a lots standard specs for signal quality test. >For example, FC standard specified the TX output eye mask and receiver input >eye mask. > >When the eye patterns are measured in the lab, there are so many variations. >The uncertainty of anyone of those variations can make the test fail or >pass. Here I list a few variations: > a.) Number of samples be taken for each test >(hundreds/thousands/forever?). > b.) What kind of trigger signal used for the test. Use recovered clock >from > CDR, or use golden PLL clock? > c.) What kind of data patterns should be used(CJPAT/PRBS or others)? > d.) No any eye mask violation can be accepted? Or a few violations cab >be > accepted for TX output eye mask? > >In general, is there any STANDARD PROCEDURES to make eye mask measurement >with those standard specs? > >Thanks! > >Jinhua Chen > >Signal Integrity > >EMC Corp. > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------ >To unsubscribe from si-list: >si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field > >or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: >//www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list > >For help: >si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field > >List archives are viewable at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list >or at our remote archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages >Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: > http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu > >------------------------------------------------------------------ >To unsubscribe from si-list: >si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field > >or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: >//www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list > >For help: >si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field > >List archives are viewable at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list >or at our remote archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages >Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: > http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu