Teledyne LeCroy SierraNet M408 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 M408™ Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) Protocol Analyzer and includes
examples of typical applications.
Figure 1.1 Teledyne LeCroy SierraNet M408 Protocol Analyzer
1.1 Analyzer Overview
The SierraNet M408 analyzer is Teledyne LeCroy's 10 Gigabit Ethernet, 40 Gigabit Ethernet and 16
Gigabit Fibre Channel Analyzer and Jammer platform.
The M408 has eight SFP+ 10GigE / 16G
FC and two QSFP 40GigE ports. The M408 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 M408 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 M408 provides the user with
an easy to understand control panel and LED indicators.
The SierraNet M408 provides the user with an easy to understand control panel and LED
indicators. Major features of the M408 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.