High-Speed Test Solutions for AI Infrastructure

Anritsu Corporation will showcase application-focused measurement systems at ECOC 2026, held in Malaga, Spain, from September 21 to September 23, 2026. The demonstrations address growing demands for speed, bandwidth density, and latency reduction driven by hyperscale data centers and artificial intelligence workloads.

Participant Roles and Technical Challenge
Anritsu acts as the test and measurement solutions provider, supplying precision instrumentation for optical, microwave, and high-speed digital interfaces. The industrial challenge involves characterizing high-speed transmission systems operating at 224 Gbps and 448 Gbps per lane without signal degradation. As next-generation networks transition toward 1.6T and 3.2T architectures, engineers face challenges in signal integrity, receiver compliance, and multi-core fiber alignment.

Technical Architecture and System Responsibilities
The exhibition highlights several measurement platforms designed for specific physical-layer interfaces. The Signal Quality Analyzer-R MP1900A generates 128 GT/s pulse-amplitude modulation 4-level signals for PCI Express 7.0 receiver testing and incorporates a compute express link test option for memory validation.

For optical device characterization, the AH15203A/B wideband linear amplifier delivers a frequency response up to 125 GHz with a 2.0 Vpp output to drive optical modulators for 800GbE and 1.6TbE systems. Additionally, an ultra-high-frequency opto-electronic setup combines the VectorStar ME7838G 220 GHz broadband vector network analyzer with reference calibration modules to achieve traceable measurements up to 170 GHz for silicon photonics. The BertWave MP2110A combines a bit error rate tester and sampling oscilloscope for assessing optical transceiver parameters such as transmitter and dispersion eye closure quaternary. Furthermore, the MT9100A multi-channel fiber tester utilizes optical time-domain reflectometry to evaluate four-core weakly coupled fibers using specialized fan-in and fan-out devices from partner suppliers.

Deployment and Infrastructure Integration
The test solutions are deployed across research and development, manufacturing, and field maintenance environments. The systems interface with physical test fixtures, photonic integrated circuit components from joint exhibitors such as SmarAct, and multi-core fiber infrastructure provided by Heraeus Covantics Denmark and Chiral Photonics. For cloud environments, the Virtual Network Master extends performance verification across virtualized mobile and fixed networks under full-load conditions.

Applications and Operational Impact
Target applications include artificial intelligence data centers, submarine cables, telecommunications transport, and enterprise edge computing.

The integration of precision test equipment shortens debug cycles, isolates physical-layer signal integrity defects early in the design phase, and ensures compliance with industry standards. Automated testing workflows minimize calibration overhead and maintain signal fidelity across high-density optical interconnects.

Edited by Sucithra Mani, Induportals editor – adapted by AI.

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