Network Equipment Manufacturers
Data center and telecom infrastructures are evolving toward high-speed, intelligent, low-latency architectures. The deployment of 400G/800G/1.6T optical modules is driving explosive bandwidth growth, while protocol standardization and test validation continue to present key industry bottlenecks.
HYWICOM provides a comprehensive Ethernet/OTN protocol analyzer for robust interoperability validation, supporting optical modules, network equipment, transport systems, AI computing networks, and data center interconnects.
Challenges / Pain Points
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High-Speed & Protocol Compatibility ChallengesWith the widespread adoption of 800G/1.6T Ethernet and beyond-100G OTN technologies, traditional test instruments face significant limitations in bandwidth capacity and protocol support.
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Complex Scenario Validation ChallengesEquipment manufacturers need to build validation environments for diverse application scenarios. However, traditional testers struggle to support such setups due to limited test interfaces, insufficient bandwidth, and incomplete protocol coverage.
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Automation & Efficiency BottlenecksManual testing is time-consuming and error-prone. In addition, the rigid API interfaces of conventional testing tools extend test script development cycles.
Solutions & Advantages
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Laboratory Validation TestingComprehensive Cutting-Edge Technology Validation
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Universal Port Compatibility
Native CFP2-DCO, QSFP-DD800, OSFP800/RHS interfaces, eliminating the need for adapters and extra costs.
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Full Ethernet & OTN Protocol Support for Multi-Protocol Compatibility Testing
Supports Ethernet protocol analysis and testing from 800GE to 10GE, and OTN protocol analysis and testing from 800G to 10G (including FlexO, OTUCn, OTU4, OTU2)
Supports direct mapping and multi-stage multiplexing applications for various granularities. All OTN management overheads and fields are monitorable and editable.
Supports protection switching time measurement, high-precision delay measurement, and RFC 2544 Benchmark testing—essential functions for on-site network testing.
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Comprehensive Coherent Optical Module Testing
Supports all types of coherent optical module testing, including 800ZR/ZR+, 400ZR/ZR+, and 100ZR/ZR+ coherent protocol standards, and QSFP-DD, OSFP, and CFP2-DCO form factors.
Supports full C-CMIS coherent management protocol.
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Support for Various Transport Network Topologies
Backbone / metro WDM transport networks
Metro / campus DCI interconnection networks
AI-optimized optical networks in data centers
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DCI Testing
Focusing on high-speed transmission, protocol consistency, low-latency performance, reliability assurance, and automated operations & maintenance
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High-Speed Interface Validation
Validating physical layer characteristics of high-speed optical modules (e.g., QSFP-DD, OSFP packages), including signal integrity (SI), bit error rate (BER), FEC performance. Also identifies signal attenuation and crosstalk issues.
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Protocol Conformance Testing
Verifies protocol compliance with IEEE and ITU-T G.709 standards for Ethernet, OTN and other protocols.
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End-to-End Performance Testing for Low-Latency & High-Reliability Requirements
Provides a high-precision RFC 2544 test suite to evaluate key end-to-end performance metrics, including nanosecond-level latency, throughput, and packet loss rate. This ensures compliance with the low-latency and high-reliability demands of cloud services, AI training, and other critical applications.
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System Reliability & Redundancy Mechanism Testing
Validates the effectiveness of link redundancy mechanisms and measures fault switching time (active‑standby protection switchover), ensuring high availability for DCI networks.
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