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PAM4 Test Patterns
PRBS13Q, PRBS31Q, SSPRQ:
PAM4 patterns defined by IEEE802.3bs, 802.3cd 200 GbE, and 400 GbE standards
QPRBS13-CEI:
Pattern for Tx output measurement and Rx input calibration defined by CEI-56G PAM4 standard
JP03A:
“0303…” pattern string for evaluating transmitter RJ
JP03B:
Pattern (shown below) of 62 symbols composed of string of 15 contiguous “03” followed by 16 contiguous “30” for evaluating
transmitter Even-Odd jitter
03030303030303030303030303030330303030303030303030303030303030
Square:
“3333333300000000” pattern string for OMA evaluation of optical interfaces (OMA: Optical Modulation Amplitude)
Transmitter Linearity Test Pattern:
Pattern of 160 symbols with following sequence of 10 PAM4 symbols repeated in 16UI lengths
{0, 1, 2, 3, 0, 3, 0, 3, 2, 1}
The newest specification for the Linearity Test uses a PRBS13Q pattern.
RLM= min((3 x ES1), (3 x ES2), (2 – 3 x ES1), (2 – 3 x ES2)) (120D-5)
V
mid
= (V0+ V3)/2, ES1 = (V1– V
mid
)/(V0– V
mid
), ES2 = (V2– V
mid
)/(V3– V
mid
)
Gray-xxxx:
PAM4 signals use four levels to express 2-bit pairs, but sometimes a 2-bit change such as 01→10 may be detected incorrectly for
one level. To prevent this, a Gray code (00→00, 01→01, 10→11, 11→10) is used as the pattern at the Tx side.