SANTA ROSA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 26, 2025--
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) announced the Interconnect Test System (ITS), an advanced software solution, and the Interconnect and Network Performance Tester 1600GE (INPT-1600GE) hardware traffic emulator it runs on. This cohesive solution validates AI infrastructure, network components, and data center interconnects from 200GE to 1600GE, expanding on the capabilities of the recently announced Interconnect and Network Performance Tester 800GE benchtop. The ITS software runs on both the 800GE and 1600GE Interconnect and Network Performance Tester platforms.
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For decades, validating network interconnect performance required a manual, time-consuming process with limited or no automation and needed advanced programming skills to write scripts. That process also lacked a centralized system to organize and store interconnect data and reports, making tracking and replicating tests and configurations difficult. With the increasing diversity and scale of AI and data center interconnects, these traditional test methods cannot accurately predict and measure the reliability of today’s complex production networks.
The new Interconnect and Network Performance Tester 1600GE, with ITS software, delivers a holistic system that can organize, store, and use data intelligently to automate interconnect validation in high-speed Ethernet networks and AI data centers. Benefits of the solution include:
Khushrow Machhi, Senior Director of Marketing, Physical Layer Products Division at Broadcom, said: “As the industry moves toward 1.6T networking, ensuring signal integrity and error correction at these unprecedented speeds is critical. Broadcom is excited to collaborate with Keysight in developing cutting-edge testing solutions that address the challenges of higher modulation schemes, SerDes advancements, and forward error correction. Our combined expertise will help accelerate the deployment of 1.6T technology, paving the way for the future of high-speed data centers and AI-driven infrastructure.”
Andy Moorwood, Vice President, Hardware Engineering, Network Test & Security Solutions, Keysight, said: “Keysight’s ITS software is the industry’s first comprehensive solution for validating performance in high-speed Ethernet and AI data center interconnects. It helps reduce device failures and drastically reduces the time needed to characterize various interconnects. Moving from a manual and tedious process to one that enables faster, more accurate test suite automation without complex programming significantly boosts productivity.”
Ram Periakaruppan, Vice President and General Manager, Network Test & Security Solutions, Keysight, said: “Keysight is working with the majority of global standards bodies and manufacturers of silicon chips, optical and copper interconnects using 224Gb/s electrical lane interfaces to accelerate development of the ecosystem for 800GE and 1.6T AI network infrastructures. Our 1.6T and 800GE hardware platforms, combined with the ITS software, enable critical interconnect performance evaluations and tremendous gains in testbed productivity. This equips our customers with the tools they need to deploy highly stable and reliable solutions into their networks.”
Keysight will showcase the ITS software and high-speed Ethernet hardware platform in booth #1301 from April 1 – April 3 at the OFC Conference, Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA
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The Interconnect and Network Performance Tester 1600GE is the industry’s most versatile 1.6T platform and is available as a portable benchtop or rackmount solution.
