B3 800G 8-port Appliance

VIAVI TestCenter B3 800G 8-port Appliance QSFP-DD and OSFP Test Platform

8-port 800G test appliance in QSFP-DD800 or OSFP800 versions with up to 6.4 Tbps of test traffic for AI and L2/3 testing.

MSA Interface
QSFP-DD800, OSFP800
AN/LT
AN/LT supported for 1x800G, 2x400G, 4x200G, 8x100G, 1x400G, 2x200G, and 8x50G
Datasheet

Overview

The VIAVI B3 800G 8-port Appliance is a High-Speed Ethernet test platform available with QSFP-DD800 or OSFP800 interfaces. It provides up to 6.4 Tbps of test traffic. In 112 Gbps PAM4 mode it supports 1x800G, 2x400G, 4x200G and 8x100G, and in 56 Gbps PAM4 mode it supports 1x400G, 2x200G and 8x50G. Auto Negotiation and Link Training follow IEEE 802.3df.

For AI infrastructure testing, the appliance emulates GPUs and NICs using RoCEv2 and Ultra Ethernet Transport (UEC 1.0) with CCL and LLM training traffic patterns. Autonomous Flow Tracking (AFT) is supported on the 8-port model. AFT tracks large numbers of flows using L2/L3 and L4 header fields such as VLAN ID, MPLS, SRv6 SID and IPv6 address.

Key Features

  • Flexible port speeds: 1x800G, 2x400G, 4x200G, 1x400G, 2x200G, 8x100G and 8x50G PAM4
  • Up to 6.4 Tbps of test traffic
  • RS-FEC, Auto Negotiation and Link Training per IEEE 802.3df
  • AI infrastructure testing with RoCEv2, CCL and Ultra Ethernet Transport (UEC 1.0), including link-layer LLR testing
  • Autonomous Flow Tracking (AFT) on 8-port modules
  • TestCenter MCP Server natural-language interface for test configuration, execution and analysis
  • Support for optical transceivers, AOC, DAC and AEC cables

Specifications

Interfaces
MSA Interface QSFP-DD800, OSFP800
AN/LT AN/LT supported for 1x800G, 2x400G, 4x200G, 8x100G, 1x400G, 2x200G, and 8x50G
IEEE 802.3 compliant
Timing and Synchronization
Frame Time-stamp Resolution 2.5ns
Appliance Synchronization ± 20ns
Daisy chain up to 255 appliances
Traffic Generation and Analysis
Number of Streams (Tx/Rx), Default Mode 800G (4K/32K), 400G (16K/32K), 200G (8K/16K), 100G (4K/8K), 50G (2K/4K)
32K/32K for 800G, 400G, 200G and 100G with XStream mode
Min/Max Frame Size (w/CRC) 64-16383
Min/Max Tx Rates 1 packet per 1.37 seconds to 101% of line rate
Capture Buffer Size 1.28 MB per port (MAX)
Trackable Flow Count (AFT) Tx: 1 Million, Rx: 4K
AFT supported on B3 8-port at 800G and 400G; sub-speeds in future software releases
AI Testing
GPU/NIC Emulation 8 GPUs / NICs emulated per port
RoCEv2 Queue Pairs Up to 4K Queue Pairs per port
RoCEv2 Throughput 800G, 400G, 200G, 100G
UET - Throughput 800G, 400G, 200G, 100G
Environmental
Operating Temperature Range 41° F to 86° F (5° to 30° C)
Ambient temperature; 20% to 80% relative humidity
Power
Max Power Draw Maximum 2100W at 100-240 VAC
Physical
Product Dimensions 29.5 in D x 17.1 in W x 3.5 in H (74.9 cm x 43.4 cm x 8.9 cm)
Unit Installed Weight 57 lb. (25.85 kg)

Specifications are taken from the manufacturer's documentation. See the datasheet for complete and current values.

Applications

  • AI data center back-end fabrics, GPUs, AI accelerators and AI NICs
  • Cloud computing and streaming services
  • Data center ToR and EoR switches and fabrics
  • Chipset verification
  • Terabit routers
  • Full L2-3 testing including RFC 2544, 2889, 3918, 8239, 6349

Options & Accessories

Option Description
B3-800-OSFP-8-1550A B3 8-Port OSFP 800G/400G/200G/100G/50G Bundle
B3-800-OSFP-8-1300A B3 8-Port OSFP 800G/400G/100G Bundle
B3-800-OSFP-8-1200A B3 8-Port OSFP 800G/400G Bundle
B3-800-OSFP-8-800A B3 8-Port OSFP 800G Only Bundle
B3-800-QD-8-1550A B3 8-Port QSFP-DD800 800G/400G/200G/100G/50G Bundle
B3-800-QD-8-1300A B3 8-Port QSFP-DD800 800G/400G/100G Bundle
B3-800-QD-8-1200A B3 8-Port QSFP-DD800 800G/400G Bundle
B3-800-QD-8-800A B3 8-Port QSFP-DD800 800G Only
HWO-B3-800-OSFP-8-PORT B3-800-OSFP-8 Single Port Enablement
HWO-B3-800-QD-8-PORT B3-800-QSFP-DD800-8P Single Port Enablement
SWO-B3-800-OSFP-8-MACSEC MACsec Software on B3-800-OSFP-8-T1S Appliance
SWO-B3-800-QD-8-MACSEC MACsec Software on B3-800-QD-8-T1S Appliance
BPK-1407 Autonomous Flow Tracking (AFT) Package — Only supported on B3 8-port 800G and 400G, sub-speeds will be available in future software releases
HWO-B3-CCL-4 VIAVI CCL FOR B3-800-OSFP or B3-800-QD — Speeds are included: 4 X 400G PAM4 or 4 X 800G PAM4 ports per appliance
HWO-B3-ROCE-ECN-1500A VIAVI RoCE ECN-800G/400/200/100 Suite for B3-800-OSFP or B3-800-QD
HWO-B3-UET-1500A UET 800G/400G/200G/100G Suite for B3-800-QD or B3-800-OSFP

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