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Teledyne LeCroy Key Features
256 SierraFC M8‐4 Protocol Analyzer User Manual
FC InFusion supports Fibre Channel link up to 8 Gbps. FC InFusion monitors traffic from
both directions in real‐time and relies on predefined rules to replace any bit, ordered‐set,
or parameter with one you specify. FC InFusion can change traffic when it detects a
specific sequence or reaches a designated time interval, yet it requires no complicated
scripts, programming, or simulation tools.
FC InFusion can monitor traffic in both directions and act on Events occurring in either
direction of the communications link. FC InFusion can modify traffic in only one direction
within a given test Scenario, but that direction can be either from the Originator or from
the Responder.
FC InFusion is specifically designed to verify recovery characteristics within a subsystem.
An easy, user friendly menu interface with icons and hyperlinks allows you to create
specific test Scenarios in just minutes.
Once an FC InFusion session starts, the system automatically handles protocol
handshaking between devices. FC InFusion transmits a faithful copy of the original data
stream down to the CRC value which, if needed, it recalculates. FC InFusion allows test
engineers to systematically verify error recovery in ways not possible with other test
platforms.
Key Features
The key features of FC InFusion are:
 Error Injection: Injects CRC, disparity, 8b/10b encoding, framing, and coding
errors.
 Break Link Recovery: Programmatically breaks the connection to test link recov‐
ery.
 Value Replacement: Monitors the link for specific values, patterns, or ordered‐
sets (as low as bit level) and replace with user‐defined values. You can replace
values on every occurrence, after a specified number of occurrences, or after a
specified time interval.
 Packet Drop: Removes individual ordered‐sets or frames from the stream to ver‐
ify retry behavior.
 Ordered‐set Manipulation: Replaces handshaking and flow control ordered‐sets
to help validate robustness of a design.
 Traffic Monitoring: Operates as a traffic monitor, collecting statistical data on
user‐specified parameters. In this mode, data passes unchanged in both direc‐
tions.
 Menu‐Driven Interface: Allows easy set‐up of test Scenarios.
 API based on C++: Allows development of custom test applications.
 Scenario Batch Files: Allows using scripts to run multiple Scenarios in a batch.