Teledyne LeCroy SierraNet M168 User Manual Ver.1.50 - Manual (Page 11)

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Chapter 1
Introduction
This manual describes installation and operation of the Teledyne LeCroy 
SierraNet M168™ Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) Protocol Analyzer and includes
examples of typical applications.
Figure 1.1: Teledyne LeCroy SierraNet M168 Protocol Analyzer
1.1 Analyzer Overview
The SierraNet M168™analyzer is based on Teledyne LeCroy's 10 Gbps Ethernet Protocol
Analyzer platform. The M168 has eight SFP+ 10GigE / 16G FC ports. The 168 is very
portable and can also be rack mounted (1U form‐factor). Up to 64 GB of capture memory
allow extensive line‐speed capturing.
The 168 ports allow signals to pass through without re‐timing, ensuring that the test
platform is as transparent as possible.
The analyzer can be controlled either via an 1GbE connection to the local network or via
an USB 3.0 (speed up to 5Gbps) connection. The SierraNet M168™ provides the user with
an easy to understand control panel and LED indicators.
The SierraNet M168 provides the user with an easy to understand control panel and LED
indicators. Major features of the 168 include triggering on back‐to‐back events, use of
counters within trigger conditions, and multi‐state (up to 24) triggering and filtering state
machines with four transitions per state.