1000BASE-T/100BASE-TX/10BASE-T Physical Layer Compliance Tests Manual
Intel Confidential
5
Introduction
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Two computers with open PCI slots and gigconf.exe installed.
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One Intel
®
82543 controller-based 1000BASE-T adapter to generate Ethernet traffic.
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Network/spectrum analyzer (50 KHz to 500 MHz range) with S-parameter test set.
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BNC cable with 50-ohm impedance (approximately three feet long).
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Additional test equipment may be required for 100BASE-TX and 10BASE-T testing (refer to
the appropriate test procedure for a list of needed equipment).
1.4
Required Test Fixtures
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100
Ω
load resistors—all four channels have 100 ohms (± 0.2 ohms preferred)
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Category 5 UTP cable (~2 inches long)
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Balun test fixture (100-ohm balanced to 50-ohm unbalanced)
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Network analyzer calibration loads:
— Short-circuit calibration standard
— Open-circuit calibration standard
— 100-ohm calibration load
— 50-ohm calibration load
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Common-mode output voltage test fixture (IEEE 802.3, fixture 40-32)
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0.5 meter Category 5 cable, with female pins on 0.1 inch centers at one end
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Length of Category 5 cable that conforms to the following:
— For 1000BASE-T, section 40.7 of the IEEE 802.3 specification. The parameters that have
the greatest impact on cable length are insertion loss and propagation delay.
— For 100BASE-TX, section 25.4.6 of the IEEE 802.3 specification.
— For 10BASE-T, section 14.4 of the IEEE 802.3 specification.
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Alien crosstalk noise injection cable.
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LAN adapter that can be forced into 100BASE-TX mode
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Alien crosstalk test fixture with male and female square pins and a circuit of three resistors
(two 2 K
Ω
and one 100
Ω
)
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Additional test fixtures are required for 100BASE-TX and 10BASE-T testing.
Appendices A through D provide test fixture illustrations and construction information.
1.5
Required Software and Data Patterns
Many of the tests in this procedure require the UUT to behave in a specified way. Intel’s proprietary
test utility, gigconf.exe, allows the UUT to be configured into the desired state and to transmit and
receive specific test patterns. Contact your local Intel sales office for more details and to obtain a
copy of gigconf.exe.