Viavi Solutions Inc. (VIAVI) will announce its new PCIe 6.0 Protocol Analysis Testing Platform at the Flash Memory Summit (FMS) Conference and Exhibition, August 8-10 at the Santa Clara Convention Center.

PCI Express® is a high-speed computer expansion bus standard that enables emerging applications in data center/hyperscale, cloud, AI/ML, quantum computing, IoT, automotive, and defense industry markets. Operating at 64 GT/s data rates, PCIe 6.0 doubles the bandwidth and throughput of the previous PCIe 5.0 specification.

The new VIAVI PCIe 6.0 protocol analysis testing platform, part of the VIAVI Xgig® family, will include analyzers, exercisers, and interposers. The company will also provide an option that enables its customers to capture 64 GT/s PCIe 6.0 traces on existing Xgig PCIe 5.0 equipment to extend the life of their equipment investments through the early development R&D phase.

A robust platform designed to provide deep insights, the new Xgig PCIe 6.0 platform will include familiar Xgig analysis capabilities including:

• Xgig Software Suite:Trace Control, Expert, Serialytics, and MLTT that simplify data interpretation and performance analysis while enabling developers to more quickly identify, locate and resolve errors. Full-stack analysis for NVMe and CXL.
• CXL Protocol Support: Analyzer/Exerciser accommodates all CXL release specifications, including CXL 3.0 and future releases. Every aspect and property of exchanges can be searched, filtered and analyzed using advanced Xgig software tools
• Link Training and Status State Machine (LTSSM) Override: Enables users to create unexpected states or control states with corner case LTSSM testing that uncovers hidden problems enables rapid identification and troubleshooting
• Auto Tuning: Optimized fine tuning to shorten tuning time and minimize reboots—along with EQ memory to eliminate the need for re-tuning
• Port Bifurcation: Increases productivity of a single analysis chassis by enabling multiple analysis instances to be performed at the same time by local or remote users.

“PCI Express is evolving to support a significant increase in compute-intensive applications. As one of the few companies with expertise in PCIe compliance testing, VIAVI is known for providing robust analysis tools for power users which will be essential in a far more demanding PCIe 6.0 environment,” said Tom Fawcett, senior vice president and general manager, Lab & Production, VIAVI. “We are excited to share our PCIe 6.0 traces along with our roadmap with visitors at Flash Memory Summit.”

FMS attendees can learn more about these solutions in VIAVI booth #740. The company will also demonstrate popular compliance testing applications on its PCIe platform.