High speed transmission solutions comparison
EXFO offers a wide range of testing solutions for high-speed transmissions - from electrical to optical with evolutive technologies, scalable up to 1.6T. Each solution is designed to meet your specific needs.
LTS-1600 Series - 1.6T traffic generator and design-validation solution
Description:
- Full-capacity 1.6T Ethernet testing for transceiver, cable, and system design and validation
- Scalable from one to four test ports, providing up to 6.4T of total test capacity on a single platform
Key features:
- Full-capacity 1.6T Ethernet traffic generation with 224G SerDes analysis
- Flexible support for OSFP-IHS and OSFP-RHS modules on the same platform
- Up to four independent coherent ports for parallel testing
- Built-in coherent and breakout validation, including 1600ZR transceiver testing
- Web-based GUI, live test setup and REST API automation for advanced lab workflows
BA-1602 Series – 1.6T bit analyzer, 8 or 16 channels
Description:
- Full lifecycle validation for 1.6T, 800G and 400G Ethernet across lab, fab and live environments
- Electrical 800G and 1.6T BERT for testing and validating LPO on production floors and in R&D labs
Key features:
- Support for 8- and 16-channel PAM4 coding at 106.25, 53.125 and 26.5625 GBd per lane
- High-performance signal integrity and BER testing for validating compliance and performance in next-gen 1.6T designs
- High-level equalization capabilities for challenged interconnects (e.g., LPO, RTLR, AEC, ACC, DAC)
- Single RF SMPX connector supporting 8 channels at 212.5G and a dual RF SMPX supporting 16 channels at 212.5G—enabling parallel testing of BER/FEC/BLER
- FEC generation and real-time analysis: testing of pre/post FEC BER, symbol error distribution and FEC margin
- BLER statistics and an efficient FLR estimation mechanism, addressing the time constraints of ultra-low BER measurements
BA-1600 Series – 1.6T bit analyzer
Description:
- Full lifecycle validation for 1.6T, 800G and 400G testing across lab, fab and live environments
- Validate FEC and monitor Block Error Ratio (BLER)
Key features:
- Signal integrity and BER testing for validating compliance and performance in next-gen 1.6T designs
- FEC generation and analysis testing
- BLER monitoring—an industry first, unique to EXFO
- Support for 8-channels or 4-channels PAM4 coding at data rates of 106.25 GBd (212.5Gbps), 53.125 GBd (106.25Gbps), and 26.5625 GBd (53.125Gbps) per lane
BA-1600-OSFP — 1.6T dual-port bit analyzer
Description:
- Test two 1.6T transceivers or an end-to-end high-speed interconnect using the dual OSFP ports
- Delivers up to 3.2T total test capacity with two independent 1.6T OSFP ports for high-speed cable and transceiver validation.
- Full lifecycle validation for 1.6T, 800G and 400G across lab, fab and live environments
Key features:
- Superior hardware design: native OSFP interfaces, excellent signal quality, clean eye diagram and low error floor
- Real-time FEC generation and analysis: testing of pre/post FEC BER, symbol error distribution and FEC margin
- BLER: block error ratio statistics and efficient FLR estimation mechanism addresses time constraints of ultra-low BER measurements
- PAM4 support for validating high-speed signaling performance
BA-4000 – Electrical 800G bit error rate tester
Description:
- Electric BER tester supporting NRZ and PAM4 coding, with advanced FEC tools and with testing capabilities up to 800G.
Key features:
- Tests 100G (4x28GBd), 400G (4x56GBd) and 800G (8x56GBd)
- Supports NRZ and PAM4
- FEC simulation capabilities provide powerful analysis for burst error
- Test linear-drive pluggable optics (LPO) with the BA-4000-RCNC model
BA-4000-L2 – BER tester with real traffic
Description:
- Combined L1 BER tester and L2 traffic analyzer for 800G DR4/FR4/LR4 and 800G LPO transceivers
Key Features:
- Native electrical interface, excellent signal quality, clean eye diagram and low error floor.
- Layer 2 framed testing: delivers a real system view for L1 device under test (DUT) from L2 framed traffic.
- Layer 1 BERT: excellent signal quality alongside layer 2 testing.
- Real-time FEC analysis: testing of pre/post FEC BER, symbol error distribution and FEC margin.
- Supports breakout cables testing scenarios including 8x 100G and 2x 400G.
FTBx-88810 Series – Lab-to-field testing from 1G to 800G, 800ZR
Description:
- Full-rate coverage from 1G to 800G—supporting Ethernet, OTN, Fibre Channel and coherent optics
Key Features:
- Dual-port from 1G to 800G, including coherent dual 400ZR and Open/ZR+
- Support of the full coherent suit; 800ZR, 400ZR 100ZR and OpenZR ( 400ZR+, 300ZR+, 200ZR+, 100ZR+).
- Multi-protocol coverage: Ethernet, OTN, Fibre Channel.
- Built-in transceiver diagnostics: auto-negotiation, link training, breakout validation.
- Compact and portable—ideal for both lab and field environments.
Protect your investment with premium support services
At EXFO, we are deeply committed to delivering service excellence to our customers. We understand the importance of precision and reliability, which is why we offer expert calibration, dependable repairs, and industry-leading warranties to keep your test instruments performing at their best.
Our services include :
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Resources
More resources and languages
Blog
Why BLER monitoring matters for 1.6T transceiver testing - English
(June 03, 2026)
Infographic
A guide to 1.6T Ethernet - English
(September 08, 2026)
Infographic
A guide to 1.6T Ethernet - Français
(September 08, 2026)
Infographic
A guide to 1.6T Ethernet - 中文
(September 08, 2026)
