Agilent | PCI Express

PCI Express is based on a 2.5-Gb/s serial channel in contrast to the 33/133-MHz multidrop parallel PCI/PCI-X buses. PCI Express can employ up to 32 lanes to push performance up to 80 Gb/s. Therefore, you must learn new physical, data link, and transaction layers to implement a system based on PCI Express.

PCI Express interfaces conforming to the 1.x standard operate at 2.5 Gb/s, while the new 2.x devices will support 5.0 Gb/s. Designers need wide bandwidth measurement tools to aid quality interconnect design and protocol analysis.

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The Test Portfolio for PCI Express 2.0
PCI Express 2.0 interfaces conforming to generation 2 standard will start shipping by the end of the year 2006. Designers need wide bandwidth measurement tools to aid quality interconnect design and protocol analysis.

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Brochure: Signal Integrity Solutions To move to the next level in high-speed digital design, with sub-nanosecond edge rates and slim design margins, you must add additional problem solving tools to your trusty toolbox.	2008-06-28	1.95 MB	order a copy
Brochure: Jitter Solutions for Telecom, Enterprise, and Digital Designs Complete solutions for characterization and test of jitter in high-speed digital transmission systems, high-speed I/O connections, and buses.	2008-01-25	3.48 MB	order a copy
Brochure: Agilent PCI Express 2.0 Brochure The Agilent E2960B Series for PCIe2 provides the fastest time to insight by providing an integrated suite of analyzer and exerciser tools.	2007-05-15	1.29 MB	order a copy