Xena moves closer to releasing test solutions for 2.5 and 5 Gigabit Ethernet by joining the NBase-T Alliance.

 

 

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK, April 15, 2016 — Xena Networks joins the NBase-T Alliance as it prepares to add the capability to generate and analyze data traffic at speeds of 2.5 and 5 Gigabit Ethernet over twisted pair copper cabling (2.5GBASE-T and 5GBASE-T).

“The NBase-T Alliance plays a pivotal role in the development of product solutions that bring 2.5G and 5G data rates to wired networks that previously maxed out at Gigabit Ethernet,” explains Jacob Nielsen, CEO at Xena Networks. “Joining the Alliance helps Xena fast-track development of robust 2.5G and 5G traffic generation and analysis solutions to complement our existing 1, 10, 40 and 100G test solutions.”

Xena’s award-winning test and measurement solutions for 1G, 10G, 40G and 100G, include its tri-speed, triple media 100G test module (M1CFP4QSFP28CXP). The company plans to add new products for testing at speeds of 2.5 and 5G, as well as 25G, 50G in the near term, and, in time, 400G.

Alliance Lowers Costs by Leveraging Existing Wired Infrastructure

The NBASE-T Alliance is an industry-wide cooperative effort focused on the development and deployment of products that support 2.5G and 5GBASE-T Ethernet. The Alliance has developed and released the NBASE-T specification that is compatible with the technical baselines defined in the current draft of the IEEE 802.3bz standard.  The specification lets member companies immediately develop and deploy 2.5G and 5GBASE-T products, making use of the large, installed base of copper cabling, such as Cat5e and Cat6, found in enterprise networks, home networks and service providers.