R&M Uses Xena Test Equipment to Validate 'Zero Packet Loss' at 40G Ethernet Over Extended Distances
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Posted on October 9, 2014 at 5:28:01 AM
R&M Uses Xena Test Equipment to Validate 'Zero Packet Loss' at 40G Ethernet Over Extended Distances
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, October 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
New White Paper from R&M examines how the right cabling and transceivers can
significantly increase network performance by reducing packet loss.
A new White Paper released by R&M documents how network performance can be
significantly increased by achieving zero packet loss when transmitting at 40 Gigabit
Ethernet over extended distances.
(Photo:
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20141009/709714 )
Realizing that conventional power-loss measurement methods cannot deliver all the
necessary information about link performance, R&M elected to use Gigabit Ethernet test
equipment from Xena Networks to verify their performance benchmark tests for R&M's High
Performance Network Connectivity (HPNC).
Network performance can be significantly increased by reducing packet loss. Data
packets consist of fixed-size frames, as well as actual data (payload), in a variety of
sizes. To optimize network performance, the payload size must be maximised and the
overhead minimised. However, bit errors may result in a loss of packets, which then have
to be retransmitted - which means (often cumulative) delays.
The outcome of the tests conducted by R&M validated the combination of R&M's MTP(R)
cabling system and Finisar's QSFP+ parallel fiberoptics module to enable 'zero packet
loss' transmission 40G Ethernet extended-reach solution.
R&M specifies 330m over OM3 cabling and 600m over OM4 cabling, each with four MTP(R)
connections in between. This innovation means that the data centre industry can more
easily serve distances beyond the 100m OM3 and 150m OM4 currently specified in the IEEE
802.3ba 40GBASE-SR4 standard.
To receive the White Paper or find more information, please visit
http://www.rdm.com.
About R&M
Reichle & De-Massari AG (R&M) develops and manufactures passive cabling solutions for
communication networks. With its fine products, R&M has established itself as a leading
producer of high-quality copper and fiber-optic cables. The company has set up its own
marketing organizations in 30 countries, grouped into eight sales regions. R&M makes 70
percent of its sales abroad. R&M is one of the 500 largest companies in Switzerland and
currently has a workforce of 800 employees. The company is wholly owned by the Reichle
family and is run as an independent family-owned company. More information can be found at
http://www.rdm.com.
About Xena Networks
Xena develops low-cost, easy-to-use, and flexible gigabit Ethernet test solutions.
Their focus has been Layer 2- 3 testing - from 1G right through to 100G, in a variety of
form factors - and in 2014 they will be releasing Layer 4-7 solutions. In 2013 Xena won
Frost & Sullivan's "Global Gigabit Ethernet Test Equipment Price Performance Value
Leadership Award" - their fourth such award in as many years. They were also crowned as
one of Red Herring's Global Top 100 tech companies. The company was founded in 2007 in
Denmark and markets its products through a global network of partners. To learn more,
visit Xena Networks online at http://www.xenanetworks.com.
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XENA Networks
CONTACT: Lind Arlaud / Ph: +45-30205046 / cla@xenanetworks.com
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, October 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
New White Paper from R&M examines how the right cabling and transceivers can
significantly increase network performance by reducing packet loss.
A new White Paper released by R&M documents how network performance can be
significantly increased by achieving zero packet loss when transmitting at 40 Gigabit
Ethernet over extended distances.
(Photo:
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20141009/709714 )
Realizing that conventional power-loss measurement methods cannot deliver all the
necessary information about link performance, R&M elected to use Gigabit Ethernet test
equipment from Xena Networks to verify their performance benchmark tests for R&M's High
Performance Network Connectivity (HPNC).
Network performance can be significantly increased by reducing packet loss. Data
packets consist of fixed-size frames, as well as actual data (payload), in a variety of
sizes. To optimize network performance, the payload size must be maximised and the
overhead minimised. However, bit errors may result in a loss of packets, which then have
to be retransmitted - which means (often cumulative) delays.
The outcome of the tests conducted by R&M validated the combination of R&M's MTP(R)
cabling system and Finisar's QSFP+ parallel fiberoptics module to enable 'zero packet
loss' transmission 40G Ethernet extended-reach solution.
R&M specifies 330m over OM3 cabling and 600m over OM4 cabling, each with four MTP(R)
connections in between. This innovation means that the data centre industry can more
easily serve distances beyond the 100m OM3 and 150m OM4 currently specified in the IEEE
802.3ba 40GBASE-SR4 standard.
To receive the White Paper or find more information, please visit
http://www.rdm.com.
About R&M
Reichle & De-Massari AG (R&M) develops and manufactures passive cabling solutions for
communication networks. With its fine products, R&M has established itself as a leading
producer of high-quality copper and fiber-optic cables. The company has set up its own
marketing organizations in 30 countries, grouped into eight sales regions. R&M makes 70
percent of its sales abroad. R&M is one of the 500 largest companies in Switzerland and
currently has a workforce of 800 employees. The company is wholly owned by the Reichle
family and is run as an independent family-owned company. More information can be found at
http://www.rdm.com.
About Xena Networks
Xena develops low-cost, easy-to-use, and flexible gigabit Ethernet test solutions.
Their focus has been Layer 2- 3 testing - from 1G right through to 100G, in a variety of
form factors - and in 2014 they will be releasing Layer 4-7 solutions. In 2013 Xena won
Frost & Sullivan's "Global Gigabit Ethernet Test Equipment Price Performance Value
Leadership Award" - their fourth such award in as many years. They were also crowned as
one of Red Herring's Global Top 100 tech companies. The company was founded in 2007 in
Denmark and markets its products through a global network of partners. To learn more,
visit Xena Networks online at http://www.xenanetworks.com.
Photo:
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20141009/709714
Photo:http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20141009/709714
http://photoarchive.ap.org/
XENA Networks
CONTACT: Lind Arlaud / Ph: +45-30205046 / cla@xenanetworks.com