U4305B Datasheet, PDF (13/20 Pages) Keysight Technologies – Protocol Exerciser for PCI Express® 3.0

13 | Keysight | U4305B Protocol Exerciser for PCI Express^® 3.0 - Data Sheet
U4305B-021 Protocol Test Card 3.0
Description
Option 021 protocol test card is a Keysight Technologies, Inc. third-generation PCIe 3.0
link and transaction compliance test tool. Designed to the requirements of the PCI-SIG^®,
the industry organization chartered to develop and manage the PCI Express standard,
the PTC3 will provide the Independent Hardware Vendor (IHV) and Independent BIOS
Vendor (IBV) with link transaction test results designed to maximize interoperability and
conform to current PCIe 3.0 industry protocol specification.
The PCI Express 3.0 link and transaction layer tests require the use of one Protocol Test
Card (PTC). The PCI-SIG has approved the use of the Keysight U4305B protocol test
card for PCIe 3.0 compliance testing. It is considered a pass if a product passes all tests
on this system at a compliance workshop. Please see the PCISIG.com website for more
details on these test procedures.
The PCI-SIG has developed test procedures for PCI Express Link Protocol Testing
and PCI Express Transaction Protocol Testing to test add-in card compliance to the
specification requirements. It also supports the PCI Express Platform BIOS test to
exercise the platform BIOS to make sure it properly detects and initializes PCI Express
devices.
Key features and
specifications
–– PCIe 3.0 link and transaction
compliance testing
–– PCI-SIG-approved testing for
PCIe Gen3
–– Includes PCIe 2.0 and PCIe 3.0
protocol test cases
–– Supports PCIe 2.5 Gb/s, 5 Gb/s
and 8 Gb/s speeds
–– Requires only x1 lane width
U4305B hardware
–– PTC3 software can be used
on x4, x8, and x16 lane width
U4305B
–– Requires N5316A test
–– backplane to test add-in cards
Figure 11. PCIe link and transaction tests as defined by the PCI-SIG provide easy-to-understand pass/fail results.