MAX-840 - 400G Ethernet tester with 100G-start option

Overview

The ultimate in flexibility with a journey-to-400G design. Go with 400G now, or start with up-to-100G testing, and upgrade to 400G later.

Key features

1G to 400G Ethernet testing capabilities based on IEEE standards
Start with up-to-100G testing and upgrade to 400G later, or go with 400G right now
Fibre Channel testing from 1X to 32X 
Validate pluggable optics fast, including AOC and DAC cables, with EXFO’s iOptics automated intelligent test application
Automatic plug-and-play transceiver detection with the iOptics test application
Support for the most popular pluggables (QSFP-DD and OSFP) and the latest QSFP112 transceivers

1G to 400G Ethernet testing capabilities based on IEEE standards

Start with up-to-100G testing and upgrade to 400G later, or go with 400G right now

Fibre Channel testing from 1X to 32X 

Validate pluggable optics fast, including AOC and DAC cables, with EXFO’s iOptics automated intelligent test application

Automatic plug-and-play transceiver detection with the iOptics test application

Support for the most popular pluggables (QSFP-DD and OSFP) and the latest QSFP112 transceivers

Applications

Core and metro-edge network testing
Data centers
4G/5G backhaul testing
Service activation

Core and metro-edge network testing

Data centers

4G/5G backhaul testing

Service activation

Specifications

Technical specifications
Exchange compatibility	Yes
Supported data rates	1G / 10G / 100G / 400G
Supported Interfaces	SFP28 / QSFP28 / QSFP-DD / OSFP
Test Type	Fibre channel / Ethernet / EtherBERT / iOptics / EtherSAM (Y.1564) / RFC6349 / OTN BERT

Full specifications

Start your 400G journey, your way.

The MAX-840 Ethernet tester is a go-anywhere compact, upgradeable solution including 1G to 400G Ethernet testing capabilities based on the latest IEEE standards. It features a journey-to-400G design for ultimate flexibility; go with 400G now or start with up-to-100G testing and upgrade to 400G later. Covering the basics, it includes EtherBERT, TGEN, BERT, RFC2544, Fibre Channel (1X – 32X) and other core testing requirements. It supports a wide range of pluggable transceiver form factors, including SFP28, QSFP28, QSFP-DD, QSFP112, and OSFP. The MAX-840 includes iOptics, an intelligent pluggable optics test application that can quickly validate any pluggable transceiver from 1G to 400G, as needed.

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