Now that the Jitter+ Noise and Ber Analysis software (JNB ) provides TDR/T and S-parameter channel emulation and IConnect V 4.5 provides some equalization capability there is some overlap between the two applications tools which run on the sampling scopes. Please provide clarification on the differences?

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Now that the Jitter+ Noise and Ber Analysis software (JNB ) provides TDR/T and S-parameter channel emulation and IConnect V 4.5  provides some equalization capability there is some overlap between the two applications tools  which run on the sampling scopes.  Please provide clarification on the differences?

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The following table defines the differences: Jitter, Noise, BER IConnect Focus Tx / System Cable, Backplane, system Signal source Tx TDR Application Serial&#160; link characterization Cable, backplane, connector, package Active/passive device focus Active, Tx Passive, interconnect Typical measurements Jitter, noise Impedance, S-parameters BER DDJ and eye Additional capability Single S-parameter block Multiple S-parameter blocks FFE, DFE Equalization Pre-/de-emphasis Emphasis, FIR filters Fixture de-embedding Fixture de-embedding Channel emulation Multiple S-parameter simulation FIR filters Spice modeling

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	*Jitter, Noise, BER*	*IConnect*
Focus	Tx / System	Cable, Backplane, system
Signal source	Tx	TDR
Application	Serial link characterization	Cable, backplane, connector, package
Active/passive device focus	Active, Tx	Passive, interconnect
Typical measurements	Jitter, noise	Impedance, S-parameters
Typical measurements	BER	DDJ and eye
Additional capability	Single S-parameter block	Multiple S-parameter blocks
	FFE, DFE Equalization	Pre-/de-emphasis
	Emphasis, FIR filters
	Fixture de-embedding	Fixture de-embedding
	Channel emulation	Multiple S-parameter simulation
	FIR filters	Spice modeling