Benzinga | Jun 17, 2021 12:03PM EDT

Keysight Technologies, 800 Gigabit Ethernet Ecosystem Collaborate To Reveal Physical Design Validation Solution

* Keysight Technologies Inc (NYSE:KEYS) announced a physical design validation solution demonstration featuring high-speed Ethernet partners in the quad small form-factor pluggable double-density (QSFP-DD800) ecosystem.

* The QSFP-DD Multisource Agreement (MSA) group announced a hardware revision 6.0 to introduce the QSFP-DD800 specification and Common Management interface Specification (CMIS) 5.0 in May 2021 to meet the power and performance demands for high-speed network solutions.

* The multi-company demonstration is the first to showcase this form factor running full line rate Ethernet speeds based on the IEEE 802.3ck 100G Pulse Amplitude Modulation 4-level (PAM4) electrical lanes.

* The demonstration also includes partners in the DD800 ecosystem, including host board connectors from Amphenol Corp (NYSE:APH) and link partners from Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO).

* Price action: KEYS shares traded higher by 1.58% at $151.25 on the last check Thursday.