features on hardware include:Industrys most powerful trace capture:100% capturing at any line rate up to the maximum data rate of 8.5 Gb/sbacked by the largest trace buffer in the industry with 2 GB per SFP portBackwards Compatibility:the new 8G FC mutli-functionblade has the same form factor as the previous 4G FCblade and captures/analyzes 1.065,2.125,and 4.25 Gb/sFC traffic as wellScrambling:Support for scrambling in hardware for 1.065,2.125,4.25 and 8.5 Gb/s data rates.To simplifycomparisons,scrambling can be easily turned on or offwith a single clickSFP Support:The 4-port 8G FC blade is SFP+ plug-inready.SPF+ is the MSA form factor for 8G FC transceiversMultiple Data Tapping Methods:Two data tappingmethods provide options of nominal signal qualityimpact and data stream clean-upMulti-functional:Each blade can be served as a protocolanalyzer,Jammer,BERT,and other traffic generationfunctions through simple software configuration,without changing hardwareCascadable:Multiple Xgig system specification on the 8G FCstandard,such as ARB(ff) decode and Expert supportANALYSISThe Xgig analysis system streamlines resolution of eventsthat cause performance impairments and enables users todesign,implement,test,and evaluate FC components andsubsystems.This integrated suite of software includes TraceControl,Performance Monitor,TraceView,and Expert.TRACECONTROLComprehensive traffic librarywith pre-defined and user-defined FC templates for frames,ordered sets,and errors (seeFigure 1) determines the specific conditions and sequencesunder which trace capture occurs.Choice of signal regeneration methoddeterminesimpact on signal quality.Multi-level trigger eventsenable users either to startcapturing immediately or to wait for a specific network trafficcondition to occur before beginning a capture based onoperating conditions including timeouts,missing events,andspecific memory conditions.Arm-sharingcovers all ports within a specific link andchassis.Arm and rollback signals are distribu BENEFITSTime-sync of up to 64 channelstrafficS